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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1938
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star details publication by The Evening Star Publishing Co. of Winchester Virginia with editor H F P Byrd Jr and advertising rates. It lists subscription prices in advance for daily and weekly editions including yearly, quarterly, and monthly terms.
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The notice states that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to use and republish all dispatches sent to it or not credited to this paper and to all local news published herein.
A brief devotional note quotes 3 John 1 11 urging readers to pursue good deeds and avoid evil. The message emphasizes moral living and alignment with God and contrasts righteous acts with those that are evil. No local events or names are given.
The Lynchburg News reports a devastating tropical hurricane striking the upper Atlantic coast, with near 500 dead and vast, incalculable damage. It notes rapid aid, looming reconstruction, and the risk of epidemics as survivors face a long recovery ahead.
Newport News Daily Press notes M Hampton Magruder in Baltimore actively supported Representative Lewis in Maryland’s senatorial clash against Senator Tydings. The issue centers on an executive order barring non classified federal staff from influencing elections, with Treasury Secretary Morgenthau declining to enforce it.
Wenatchee WPA workers are soliciting funds from merchants to build a fund aimed at pressuring candidates. The effort, led by David Lasser who is based in the east, was abandoned after concerns tied to Senator Shepherd. The objective is to back representatives who will secure ongoing federal support.
The passage argues that workers will seek funds from others while merchants face higher taxes and tight margins. It warns that WPA solicitors could divert charity giving from public charities and churches, risking boycotts and reducing support for Red Cross and YMCA programs, turning sympathies cold.
The Richmond News-Leader notes an American aircraft maker in Seattle conducting preliminary tests on a ship carrying an outstanding load to 10 000 feet. Officials say the exact payload remains a secret, surpassing the old Super Flying Fortress record while Europe convulses with war.
The piece argues Czechoslovakia is effectively gone despite allies and British diplomacy. It accuses London of dual aims, condemns Chamberlain’s Berchtesgaden meeting, and portrays Hitler as wielding real power while Britain and France falter. The tone is caustic about appeasement and betrayal.
An Associated Press dispatch from Nuremberg quotes a general saying Germany will not attack Czechs unless German lives are at risk. He adds that if Japanese brethren are unsafe, attackers may be deemed war initiators, with defense by offense suggested.
James Riddle, 77, dies of a heart attack at the First National Bank of Berryville where he was on business. L. D. Kline says county schools will open for the 1937 38 term on Oct. 5. Russia and Japan mass troops along borders amid rising tension not seen since 1932.
A five year survey shows cedar rust damages orchards in Frederick county leading to a large scale tree cutting campaign. Officials for a special prohibition election are announced by A R Breckenridge Lee Lamp and Allen Gray for Friday.
Ten years ago John Pollard refused a bid for Virginia governor and declared support for Al Smith in the presidential race. The Baltimore Conference of the M E Church South adopted a resolution opposing political activity in church pulpits. A local fruit plant advertised full time wages for women. Isaac Locke of Grafton West Virginia visited and recalled serving under General Phil Sheridan.
Congressmen James Hay promises to press for reestablishment of three U S Cavalry units in Winchester next summer. Treasury officials admit a San Francisco mint robbery but reveal no figures. Joseph Wright Jr dies at his North Washington street home after a long illness. Clarke county residents travel to Winchester for the New York Companys final Little Women performance. Forty years ago.
C E Hoover completes paving of muddy Main Street using vitrified brick at a cost of 6738 dollars. An announcement cards marriage plans for Miss Maggie Patterson of Baltimore to Thomas Henry Seal of Winchester. Workmen whitewash the W Roy Stephenson residence on Washington Street. The B and O valley branch reports 80 carloads of peaches shipped from Frederick County this season.
Quick facts show duralumin as as strong as steel but about one third lighter. Other questions cover Goering power, aluminum use on the Washington Monument, heart disease stats, tape transmission, Cleopatra's burial, and wage hour penalties, with varied brief answers from a reader quiz column.
Washington dispatch reports a national Wallace movement formed by prominent Illinois businessmen to back Henry Wallace for 1940. Wallace aides contemplate a campaign manager as Farley is approached, with Wallace speeches planned in Hutchinson Kansas and Fort Worth Texas. The effort intertwines with farm price fixing debates and anti monopoly probes led by Rep. Eicher and Isadore Lubin, signaling a possible shift toward federal price maintenance in farming policy.
Noel bonds with Betsy while tending to her meals and gentle play as Betsy shows early signs of alertness. Noel suspects Betsy’s weakness may be physical rather than mental and notices a tense atmosphere at the Garwood mansion. A visiting friend, Fay Garwood, is revealed to be in fragile health as Noel glimpses a card game with Luigi’s henchman.
Everett Herald notes Anchorage Daily Times description of an address as crack-pot theories delivered in a 45 minute ramble. The piece suggests the New Deal keep Ickes at home but allows him to speak, predicting a day when the public tires of such theories.
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