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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1938

Page

5

Many New Issues In Election Across States

Illinois voters face a November referendum on ratifying a new constitution in nine sections. Other states weigh old age pensions, taxes, and single issues such as banning sit down strikes and gambling, with Oregon and Oklahoma proposing constitutional and tax measures and Maryland eyeing lottery legalization.

Chicago Illinois William Hale Colorado Oregon Townsend Missouri Texas Washington California Nebraska Oklahoma Maryland

Lewis Regulate Navy Work? Frances Perkins and John L. Lewis

A Liberty magazine piece portrays Frances Perkins as a liberal in Roosevelt's cabinet who sometimes defers to CIO head John L. Lewis. It recounts a Navy budgeting moment where Perkins sought Lewis’s advice on the navy’s ship program and Walsh Healy labor standards, provoking notice from a high ranking officer. The piece labels the situation a curious power dynamic between labor and government over fleet build.

New York Frances Perkins Roosevelt Liberty Magazine John L. Lewis CIO Walter Karig Washington Madam Perkins Navy Miss Perkins Karig Madah Secretary of Labor United States

No Escape for Thieves Amid Flooded Rock River

Colona Illinois reports theft by boat as 20 chickens are stolen from Clarence Dobrin's flood surrounded farm. Dobrin notes water blocks road access and police investigate.

Colona Ill Clarence Dobrinsky Rock River

Persistency Gets Him Position Persistency Gets Him Position

Robly D. Stevens once advertised for work while wandering Baltimore streets carrying a sign about being for sale. A former Drexel student from Philadelphia, he says Mayor Howard W. Jackson helped him obtain a WPA job. He will work as a junior clerk in the U S Labor Department division earning $63 a month.

Baltimore Robly D. Stevens Drexel Institute Philadelphia Stevens Park Bench Howard W. Jackson WPA Division of Standards and Research U. S. Labor Department

Police Court Cases and a Fogbound Wake Note

Police Court cases include Dudley Rich on Orchard Avenue disorderly conduct with 10.25 dollars, Arthur P on trespass and coal theft with 30 days, Earl Rogers of Florida drunkenness for 10.25, Robert Showalter assault and battery, DeHaven Gore drunk with 10.25 and 10 days, John Caster reckless driving 13 dollars. In Astoria Oregon a fogbound wake reports Alfred Berthelson following a freighter by lightship signal then discovering he had tracked a freighter far into the Pacific for gasoline and food supplies.

Dudley Rich Orchard Avenue Arthur Pee Er Ae B. i Earl Rogers Homestead Fla Robert Showalter South Main Cea DeHaven Gore John Miller Freemont Street John Caster White Post Astoria Ore Columbia

Skirmishes Signal Stronger Southern Conference Football

In Richmond on September 27 the southern conference showed depth with Clemson upsetting Tulane 13-10 and South Carolina beating Xavier 6-0. North Carolina and Duke posted wins while Richmond stunned Maryland 19-6. Virginia Tech meets Army and Maryland plays Penn State as key inter sectional games loom.

Richmond Clemson Tulane South Carolina Gamecocks Cincinnati Xavier University Ed Clary Seeeters Navy William and Mary Indians Howek North Carolina Wake Forest N. C. State Davidson Duke Bob O'Mara Virginia Tech Maryland Terrapins University of Virginia Tennessee V.M. I Tar Heels Wolfpack Carolina Citadel Charlotte Army Penn State Georgia Columbia Palmetto State Randolph Macon Newport News Apprentice School Washington and Lee Virginia

Transients Referred for Aid Through Salvation Army

The article explains that many transients seek lodging and work daily, urging referrals to the Salvation Army at 20 Valley Avenue. Captain Bott will assess worthier cases and report back, with no phone needed and referral cards to sign for accountability. If cards run out, call 1344.

Salvation Army Valley Avenue

Haskin Quiz Book Offered by Original Answer Man

Frederic J. Haskin presents a new quiz book containing questions submitted to his bureau with answers. The inexpensive, authoritative publication covers art history sports science geography abbreviations music sayings and more. Ten cents postpaid. Mail coupon to Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Washington D C.

Frederic J. Haskin Haskin

College Teams Plunge Into Deciding Titles Across Regions

College teams begin October with major clashes as Pitt, Yale, Cornell, Harvard, and Navy headline east opens. Midwest matchups include Indiana vs Ohio State and Minnesota vs Nebraska. South features Tennessee against Clemson and Mississippi facing LSU. Southwest hosts Arkansas vs TCU while Far West reads USC against Oregon State and California vs Washington State. Rocky Mountain groups spark BYU and Denver in new Big Seven.

Hugh Fullerton, JR New York Pitt West Virginia Pop Warner Temple Owls Albright Yale Columbia New Haven Cornell Colgate Upstate Harvard Brown Dartmouth Bates St. Lawrence Princeton Williams Penn LaFayette Columbus Minnesota Washington Nebraska Cornhuskers Gophers Michigan State Michigan Marquette Wisconsin Kansas State Nebraska Illinois Ohio University de Paul Purdue Detroit Butler Chicago Bradley Iowa Kansas Texas Notre Dame Missouri Colorado Iowa State Luther Oklahoma Rice Tennessee Sewanee Clemson Tulane Mississippi Louisiana State North Carolina North Raleigh Tar Heels Wake Forest State Davidson Georgia South Carolina Southwest Arkansas Texas Christian Oklahoma Aggies Centenary Baylor Ok My Aggies Southern Methodist Arizona Texas -Aggies Tulsa

Denver Bishop Locks Church Over Loud Reading Dispute

In Denver the Liberal church leader Bishop Frank locked the church after a heated congregation dispute. He said the crowd was so loud no one could hear the Bible reading, citing disruption during services.

Denver Frank The Liberal A

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