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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1937
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star is published daily except Sundays by The Evening Star Publishing Co. in Winchester Virginia. Editor is Elfp Byrd Jr and the edition is entered at the Winchester post office as second class matter.
Classifieds with two cent per word rates and minimum 25 cent charge plus memorials at 1.50 for four stanzas. Display ads due by 10 A M day of publication. Transient rate 42 cents per inch. National reps Tenney Woodward. Associated Press permission noted. Wednesday September 22 1937.
A brief religious verse from Ephesians emphasizes salvation as a gift from God and not earned by human effort. It highlights grace through faith as the source of salvation.
Berlin plans a royal reception for Mussolini during a five day stay with Adolf Hitler. He will be greeted in Munich, escorted to Berlin, and speak at the Olympic Stadium. Five miles of eagle pylons line his route, signaling a deepened Axis alliance.
The Roanoke World News notes New York City runs a brief one week campaign with Labor Day fireworks and primaries on September 16. Polls run 2 to 9 pm Eastern Time, or 3 to 10 pm Daylight Time, allowing many workers to vote after hours. Virginia could consider similar voting hours to ease November turnout.
The Atlanta Constitution examines the Democratic party in the South facing a need to reassess its national role. It notes decades of championing Jeffersonian principles of states rights and individual liberty in private matters, as southern leadership weighs its future stance.
The piece argues Southern Democrats resist coalition shifts within the Democratic Party led by Guffey OConnell and Lewis. It laments attempts to read out pro freedom leaders while praising southern stalwarts like Glass Byrd Bankhead and George, urging the South to choose whom it serves as the era of party realignment continues.
Legion officials stage a parade during their convention in Cleveland Ohio. Rev E B McGukin resigns as pastor here after two years to accept a call from a Knoxville Tennessee church. Governor Alf Landon campaigns in Missouri under Republican colors praising voter honesty. Bowling leagues announce total pinfall to decide winners with Texaco Oil and Jewish Club placed in B group.
Five years ago the city sued to establish part ownership of county property and a court decision now seals Winchester as half owner of the jail, county home, and a mountain land parcel. Bishop Batdorf addresses the Virginia U B Conference at Keyser West Virginia describing a morally ill world. C P McVicar, son of a Confederate veteran, is named chairman of Winchester Pension Board.
In Chicago the Tunney Dempsey championship bout grosses over two and a half million dollars. Dempsey’s handlers question the long count while Tunney retains the title. Captain Ewart Johnson’s horses win prizes at the Essex Show in New Jersey. Dr. Arthur Wolfe of the Southern Planter speaks at the Rotary Club and praises local research lab. Miss Colleen Glass marries H. N. Stevenson in a quiet home ceremony conducted by Rev. Dr. F. T. McFaden.
Edward Herrell indicted for Granville Johnson murder in Warren County attempts suicide with broken glass in his cell. Kalem Motion Picture Co. arrives with producers to film reels of Shenandoah. Weather experts forecast rain for election day. Board of Supervisors votes to shorten the game season this year.
Forty years ago a goat escaped in the baggage car of the Washington Winchester train and chewed tags from trunks and bags. Autumn starts at 1 45 today with warm, dry weather. Dr. Hunter McGuire earned a Health Board certificate and heads to Baltimore to study ear eye and throat care at Ear Eye and Throat Hospital. Officer Hollis detains a county farmer found undressed on Reuss Avenue sidewalk readying to sleep.
The text urges the Democratic South to break from bureaucratic or socialist trends and align with true Democrats to preserve the constitution and liberties. It argues a unique historical moment to shift power within the party, ending centuries of crumbs and demanding the South dictate the party’s future path.
Federal Agent D M Clements writes Sept 10 1937 to editor Dowell J Howard praising the August 10 Winchester Star Future Farmers of America supplement. He notes FFA originated in Virginia and now has 143000 members and commends the editorial A Chosen People.
A compiled Q and A column answers inquiries on colleges social hygiene courses the President's Cup Regatta food for the Soviet Polar Expedition gelatin discovery Burgess Meredith Hamlet pay almanacs Victoria music Lloyds insurance magician’s truth Texas cotton value Toledo restaurants Edison Memorial Tower project and more with brief facts and dates.
Washington reports that Japan's China invasion unexpectedly aids U S efforts for an international economic conference aimed at averting broader war in Europe. Officials coordinate covert diplomacy while Britain weighs a trade pact as Germany faces self sufficiency pressures and a looming policy shift.
Mari, a Brooklyn born fashion businesswoman in Paris, hires Miss Letitia Higgins to manage her growing shop as cables and rumors of espionage unsettle her. A committee of textile magnates arrives offering capital to expand the business, signaling a turning point amid fears of intrigue and personal doubt.
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