Winchester Evening Star Tuesday, September 28, 1937
The Winchester Evening Star is published daily except Sunday by the Evening Star Publishing Co. in Winchester Virginia. Subscription rates list three months six months and one year plans in advance. Advertising rates apply per word and per inch. The paper is a member of the Associated Press.
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Chicago
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Associated Press
Impartial God Quote Opens Peter’s Lesson
A Bible passage from Acts 10 34 35 proclaims that God shows no favoritism. It notes that in every nation those who fear him and do what is right are accepted. The text emphasizes universal access to divine favor regardless of origin.
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God
Peter
Justice Black questioned on Klan ties in public debate
The Norfolk Virginian Pilot raises six pointed questions about Justice Black and possible Ku Klux Klan membership or affiliation. It asks whether he ever joined, resigned, or held honorary life membership and how he now views the Klan’s philosophy in light of a decade of controversy.
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Virginian-Pilot
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Ku Klux Klan
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Butler Frames Democracy Clash With Totalitarian Threat
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, says fascism poses a greater danger to democracy than communism. He argues the world faces a choice between democracy and totalitarian rule, noting threats from fascism in Spain and Asia and urging Americans to resist both ideologies to protect liberty and peace.
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Columbia University
Spain
Far East
Japan
Rotary
Sympathy politics and Supreme Court nominations debated
The Baltimore Evening Sun criticizes sympathy for well meaning men like Senator Wagner who voted for the Supreme Court bench yet say they would not have voted if they knew of alleged Ku Klux Klan ties. It argues senators ignored truth and blame those who claim they did not know.
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Baltimore Evening Sun
Wagner
New York
Supreme Court
Senate
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Supreme Bench
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Roosevelt Criticism Over Supreme Court Choice Sparks Debate
The piece denounces Senate members for dereliction and questions President Roosevelt's handling of Judge Black's nomination. It argues Black was a snap appointment, unvetted and unfit, and warns of national humiliation from a lifetime Supreme Court judge. It frames scapegoating as the outcome of behind the scenes manipulation.
Convulsions for Insanity Explored in European In Experiments
The Alexandria Gazette reports on a new method in European and early American medical centers using insulin or metrazol to induce convulsions for dementia praecox. Baking soda alkalizes the system before metrazol, producing short convulsions and potential mental improvement. Outcomes uncertain, risks discussed, preliminary hope noted.
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Police warn merchants over suspicious cashing of checks
Police warn merchants to beware of checks cashed with suspicion as apple season peaks. Edward Williams of Berryville is named chairman of the Seventh District Young Democrats. David Headley and Harry Cook, both FFA students, will join state judging teams at the national FFA convention in Kansas City. Denver, Colorado reports eight inches of snow impacting livestock and property.
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Kansas City
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Edward Williams
Berryville
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Yankees top Cubs in World Series opener amid downpour
In a rain soaked opener the New York Yankees beat the Chicago Cubs as only 12 000 fans attended. Harry K Thaw is to lead the Winchester firemen in a Charles Town West Virginia parade for a local Independent Fire Co celebration. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad seeks a 3 million dollar loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to repair and rebuild.
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Harry K. Thaw
Winchester
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W. Va
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Government Reconstruction Corporation
Miss Estelle Castleman Dies at 69 After Stroke
Miss Estelle Castleman, 69, dies from effects of a stroke felt a year ago. A Clarke family member and long-time resident of the Castleman home place overlooking the river, her death marks the end of an era in the community.
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Clarke
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Luray
School Board Reports 544 Pupils at John Kerr Public School
The City school board notes 544 pupils registered at John Kerr Public School system. The 263 acre Klines farm is sold at Vaucluse. Boston defeats Baltimore to clinch the 1897 pennant race. In Niles Michigan a Chinese laundryman named Foo Lee rides a bicycle, as does a locally named peer.
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Vaucluse
Boston
Baltimore
U.S
Niles
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Crow control debated as crow useful to wildlife says survey
Kalmbach argues that crow destruction is limited in effect on waterfowl egg losses and should be done only by trained officials. The US Biological Survey finds crows more helpful than harmful overall, urging restraint to avoid economic losses from widespread killing.
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Kalmbach
United States
United States Biological Survey
Answers to Questions by Frederic J. Haskin
A compiled Q A listing common inquiries on topics from town names in Massachusetts to redwood ages book fairs air mail service and the Washington Redskins. It provides brief factual answers including dates locations numbers and key figures. The piece cites sources such as the New York Times National Book Fair Rockefeller Center and figures like George P Marshall.
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New York
New York Times
Rockefeller Center
Behind The Headlines: Civil Liberties and Johnstown Committee Strike
Washington reports a brewing political clash as Citizens National Committee and La Follette Civil Liberties panel prepare rival influence campaigns. Chicago gathering aims to extend the movement with local representatives while Alcatraz riot precedes a film preview touching prison life.
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la Follette
Not So Black As Painted Crow Slaughter Debate
The piece defends wholesale crow slaughter, noting claims crows prey on duck eggs. E R Kalmbach of the US Biological Survey studied 512 nests and found 156 nests raided, but the region had high crow density and limited overlap with the duck nesting area across Alaska and Canada. Hunters still kill crows at winter roosts with powder company support.
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Christian Science Monitor
E. R. Kalmbach
United States Biological Survey
Alaska
Canada
Powder Company
Upside Down Rainbow Puzzles Readers From Texas
A Texas reader reports an upside down rainbow provoking disbelief and debate. Explanations vary from overindulgence to madness to lies, but some suggest the phenomenon mirrors a broader view that the world itself is inverted.
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Lynchburg
Texas
Soil Loss and Dust Bowl Ground Loss Probed
The article notes renewed rain alone cannot restore the dust bowl area. It will take long years or generations for natural processes to regain fertility after topsoil loss. Each inch of topsoil can mean about 150 tons per acre blown away, and restoration with commercial fertilizer would cost roughly $200 per acre for nitrogen and phosphorus.
A Bustle of Silks Chapter 31
Mari Barat grapples with fame as Mark Sutherland and publicity chief Larry Holk push her glamorous image. Letitia Higgins recalls how a press agent crafts celebrity, while Mari plans London visit with Ellen Verlaine and prepares for a high profile tour.
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America
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London
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Classics From The Slot Machine In London
A machine near Piccadilly Circus offers sixpence for a choice of thirty books. It dispenses titles like Hamlet Almayer and Erehwon without shopkeeper pressure, though a second hand bookshop’s tactile charm remains appealing.
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Christian Science Monitor
Piccadilly Circus
London
Almayer
Erehwon
Submarine Tumble Adds Embarrassing Moment in New York
Ernest Glassford, 54, fell overboard from a submarine in New York waters, joining a growing list of awkward incidents. Authorities investigated the mishap while rescuers searched the area for the missing crew member.
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New York
Ernest Glassford
Submarine Salvage Vessel Incident Sees Watchman Fall
Submarine owned by Smor Lake used for salvage work surfaced when Glass ford, a watchman on the vessel, toppled into the water. He was rescued by Ernest Wol mer, a fellow crew member and friend.
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Smor Lake
Glassford
Ernest Wolmer
Boat in Henhouse Spurs Fort Worth Shed Demolition
Fort Worth police traced a boastful claim by J. E. about a trim boat under construction in his henhouse. Investigators ruled the craft either must stay in the shed or the shed be torn down because the boat was too large to fit through the door.
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Tex
J. E
Dallas
Singular pupil leads school board contract vote
In Columbus Kansas Eugene Humble, nine, stands first and last in class as the only pupil. The school board votes to renew teacher Robert Shaw's nine month contract behind the back of Humble who never whispers in class.
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Kas
Eugene Humble
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