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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1938
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star publishes with postal designation at Winchester Virginia as a daily except Sundays. Subscription rates list mail options including yearly, monthly, and monthly carrier plans with various advance payment terms.
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A brief church bulletin fragment from September 30, 1938 emphasizes the Shema style belief that the Lord our God is one Lord citing Mark 12 29. The sacred note frames unity in faith for the congregation.
Richmond readers learn minor structural changes and a new kitchen and pantry at the Governor's Mansion remove past embarrassments. The improvements let the mansion serve visitors more efficiently and reflect the 1938 General Assembly's work without being lavish.
Donald Budge defeats a weaker field to win the men’s title, adding his fourth major. Alice Marble tops a competitive women’s championship, solidifying her season as a standout alongside Helen Jacobs and Sarah Palfrey Fabian. Pattie Berg wins the women’s golf title, proving consistency and public appeal. Estelle Lawson Page shows durability, repeatedly contending for medals.
Major Charles J. Carrow, chairman of the State Planning Board, told the Virginia League of Municipalities that Virginia's urban population was almost static. He cited 1936 natural growth at 19 521 persons across all races and 1 625 across 15 cities, noting cities hold about a quarter of the state population. He urged city planning commissions to adjust patterns to current trends and warned migration from rural areas or other states is needed for urban growth.
The move from cities back to the land rises as roads and cars ease congestion. Federal and state policy encouraged rural settling, and Virginia gains manufacturing alongside agriculture. Emigration slowed as in-state opportunities grow, reducing net outflow while attracting new residents from other states.
An extract from Paris Midi details the Duke of Windsor on the Rivera, at Miracca’s Carlton and the Paradise club. He is pictured in a good mood, savoring petit pots, Alsace wine, and champagne, with a guarded table and a reserved table in the Paradise. He nervously tends his tie, then later slips on the car steps, calling it a rare faux pas.
Construction activity in Winchester during September surpassed all months except May with permits totaling 23100. David M. Pitzer, a Frederick county farmer who witnessed John Brown’s hanging, dies at his Martinsburg home. Mrs. R T Bryarly leads the local drive for Children’s Home Society of Virginia funds.
Five years ago Eston Tevalt sustained a serious head injury after a trapeze fall onto a concrete floor. C B Carr, then a four year Star staffer, joined the Washington Post state staff. Claude Derflinger lost control, smashing a telephone pole and car, destroying a stone fence before stopping.
The article notes Franklin D. Roosevelt announces his decision to run for governor of New York. Reverent Dr. Murray D. Mitchell is reassigned by the Baltimore conference to Braddock Street M E Church. Senator William E. Borah speaks for Herbert Hoover on radio while Al Smith touts gains from a western tour.
C A Heller and Co advertises cleaning and dying services for upcoming fall and winter. Orchards in the valley suffer worst hail and rain storm in years with damage estimated at $75,000. J Ira Ritter of Winchester weds Miss Willa Ursula Daniel of Elkins West Virginia.
Forty years ago employees of the Old Dominion Paper Mill present Manager Fred A. Quantz with a handsome gift as he departs for a similar post in Cumberland. James L. Redman is named receiver for the Hotel Evans once run by H. H. Dovell. Spanish soldiers are being evacuated from Cuba by American transports amid reports of clashes at a Star Fort dance.
A reader quiz column presents questions and concise answers on topics from political caricature to ship histories. It covers Thomas Nast, Playwrights Company, Windsor grapevine, John Brown, the 1933 bank holiday, the word sybarite, Tommy Dorsey, CCC duration, Canadian tobacco, Reno naming, cloves growth, Flying Cloud and Three Brothers fates.
A special grand jury report in Princess Anne county accuses Virginia Beach officials of open gambling and lax enforcement. It singles out the chief of police for responsibility in returning confiscated gambling gear and for contributing to weak enforcement, urging show cause for removal.
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Washington reports skeptics suggest Hitler and Chamberlain understood each other from the start shaping the Sudetenland settlement at the first talk. The piece argues air power and allies' positions favored Hitler, while world opinion shifted after the agreement. It warns diplomacy may ride on military strength and aviation.
Noel learns Ruth Chester is engaged toJulian after weeks of doubt about his plans and Betsy’s illness forces Noel to confront her own fragile resolve. Laurie suspects manipulation as Noel faces a dangerous mix of love, finance, and family duty.
A sweeping summary notes naval expansion at planned rate with Army limits. Carter Glass blocks opposition to navy spending. Hitler hailed as realist yet called ruthless, Mussolini praised but fading. Analysts see air power potential within 48 hours of conflict and warn against overreaching declarations. President aims for peace while probing public reaction.
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