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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1937
Page
1
President Roosevelt urged national unity and a spirit of aid to Americans in need at Antietam commemorations in Maryland. He avoided judging the Civil War, lamenting it might have been avoided, and stressed that distress anywhere affects all parts of the union.
President Roosevelt marked the seventy fifth anniversary of Antietam with a speech praising national thinking and action. A 21 gun salute welcomed him as 15 000 to 20 000 crowded the battlefield. Senators Tydings Byrd Radcliff and Rep. Lewis attended, amid rain giving way to clear skies.
Gov. Harry W. Nice was ordered to hospital treatment for a peri rectal abscess after a conference at Atlantic City. A state police ambulance took the governor from the executive mansion to Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore. Doctors Hamburger Graham and Basil reported his condition not alarming and noted the abscess was in formation.
A column notes Nazi shirt tails shortened by five centimeters to conserve fiber while questioning if Germans will adapt on their own. The piece mentions growing Boy Scout troops in Shenandoah Area including Hamburg Shenandoah County Middletown Frederick and Rappahannock Page counties and praises the new county office building entrance.
President Roosevelt received a warm greeting in Frederick as he passed through the city in an open touring car on the way to Sharpsburg for the Antietam battlefield re enactment. A dozen cars in the White House caravan and hundreds cheered as the procession moved along through the business district.
Antietam Battlefield in Washington county Maryland reenacts the Civil War clash dated Sept 17 1862. Confederate General Robert E Lee with under 40000 soldiers and Union General George B McClellan with about 87000 clashed. casualties total about 23000 with 2108 killed and 9500 wounded for the Union and 2700 killed and 9000 wounded for the Confederates. The engagement ended as a technical draw and a setback for the South. Lee then withdrew diminishing hopes for Northern elections European recognition and strategic wins.
A spokesman at the event noted the chief executive had won a difficult struggle against paralysis, describing it as his own Antietam while the president prepared to speak. The report continues on page 3 column 6.
The Frederick County 4-H Club Project and Hobby Fair will be held Saturday October 23 at the Episcopal Parish House on West Boscawen Street. Cash prizes will be awarded in most classes with special awards for contests and a boy and girl prize in each hobby class. An attractive mimeographed catalog lists 48 classes and ten committees oversee arrangements including Gardening and Crops, Apples, Canning, Clothing, 4-H Contests, Poultry and Hobbies with named organizers.
That desirable property at 406 South Main Street will be sold Saturday September 25 at 11 AM in front Court. See advertisement inside page 5 column 2 for details.
deer in Frederick and Shenandoah counties and nearby West Virginia appear to be dying from a suspected Black Leg outbreak. More than a score of adult deer were found dead and carcasses were discovered across a 10 mile area around Vance Cove. The disease's cause is under study with carcasses sent to Washington for analysis.
Geneva reports say a committee of experts debated redrafting the League covenant to remove postwar settlement references and ease Germany’s reentry. The plan, linked to Eden's policy outline, would blue pencil allied terms. Hitler later repudiated Versailles clauses and rebuilt military power.
Bishop G. D. Batdorf of Harrisbore Pa will preside over the 138th annual Virginia Conference of the United Brethren Church. The session meets Sept 21 23 in Winchester with Batdorf delivering a world travel address and motion picture showcase on Sept 20.
Bishop G D Batdorf of Harrisburg Pa will address the United Brethren Church auditorium on North Braddock Street at 7 30 pm Monday. The talk, illustrated with 3500 feet of motion picture film, covers his seven month world tour for foreign missions and preludes the Virginia Conference’s 138th annual session. He and Mrs Batdorf visited Japan China Philippines Indo China Siam Singapore Sumatra India Egypt Palestine Syria and the Near East then returned to the United States via Europe aboard the Queen Mary.
Skyrocketing war risk insurance rates dampen shipments to war torn China. Rates rise as high as 21 percent of cargo value for war materials requiring buyers to bargain with underwriters.
New York asbestos heir Tommy Manville proclaims feeling 20 years younger after his fourth wife Marcelle Edwards Manville arrives in Reno for a pending divorce. She retires from show life while planning the split, citing hullabaloo and domestic limits.
Shanghai dispatch reports 1500 U S Marines arriving late Sunday under Gen John C Beaumont to reinforce defense lines at the northern settlement border and relieve the Fourth regiment. Japanese reinforcements reach the Yangtze area as weather disrupts operations. lighthouses on the Chinese coast may be seized as needed.
Scout Executive Dan O Henry will join a three day conference at Eagles Mere Pennsylvania next week Preliminary sessions start Sunday and the event ends Wednesday The Shenandoah Area constitution and by laws will be reviewed during talks Also plans for a Martinsburg fundraising drive are set for September 29 30 with Harry Hammann directing and John Kern as solicitor chairman A Winchester drive under C P McVicar is scheduled later
New York voters propelled Fiorello LaGuardia to a GOP primary victory and Jeremiah Mahoney over United States Senator Royal Copeland in the Democratic mayoralty race. Copeland suffered a double setback as LaGuardia toppled him and Mahoney carried the city ticket to victory with late campaign momentum. The results mark a sharp inroad for Tammany Hall as the fight continues.
Nanking reports the Chinese government officially protested to the United States against the arms embargo to the Orient. Dr. C. T. Wang conveyed China’s bitter reaction to the State Department. China calls the ban partial and argues a neutral or complete embargo would be fairer than restricting government ships only.
Japanese forces 60 000 men cross Yangting and Chuma rivers under moonlight. Chochow captured 40 miles south of Peiping cutting off 50 000 Chinese along the Peiping Hankow railway. Chinese divisions rushed in to stem the advance as 60 000 Nipponese push toward Paotingfu.
In Paris on September 17 police probed the Hooded Ones secret military group suspected of planning a government overthrow. Four members faced an examining magistrate as raids yielded machine guns grenades and documents.
Garbage rules require separate covered containers and curb placement by 7 30 a m Wet garbage is collected in the morning before 10 o clock The notice also mentions new chintz printed linens Moling and Catherine and advertises a Pure Food Store with a smiling service and delicious foods
Washington marked the 150th anniversary of the Federal Constitution amid ongoing debate over a proposed Supreme Court reorganization. President Roosevelt will headline tonight's ceremony at 9 30 P M EST, with anticipation of clues to his judiciary plans.
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