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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1936
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star details subscription and carrier rates for 1 month to 1 year, both in paper and mail delivery. It lists advertising rates, display and classified options, and notes Associated Press rights and regional advertising reps.
The message urges diligent work and steadfast effort as a guiding principle. It frames purposeful toil as a moral imperative and contrasts it with the finality of the grave. The quote underscores commitment, perseverance, and the value of action in life.
The Senate convicted Judge Walsted Ritter on the final article for bringing the court into disrepute after acquitting him on six counts. Sherman Minton alone voted to convict the aggregate but acquit each separate charge, a paradox noted by observers.
Richmond fans welcomed the new major league season with 203000 viewers and 55000 at the Polo Grounds watching the Giants beat the Dodgers 8 to 5. The piece notes spring weather, loyal crowds, and the festive return of the sport, with reflections on the fan experience and the game's evolution.
A contemplation on how many people follow games and sports experts but rarely engage in politics. The piece argues that specialization makes tasks look easy yet hard to imitate, leaving the average person as a spectator in both sports and public life.
The Danville Register critiques using reforming criminals as sociology lessons in high schools. It argues for objective, scientific study of crime and opposes sensationalized, crime conscious teaching and melodramatic appeals. The piece targets Mr A W Dittmore and the idea of crime stories as curriculum.
A Vermont mother recalls a doctor visit after her boy allegedly swallowed a dime. The physician checked on her to confirm instructions were followed, only to learn the child had swallowed only a penny, not a dime, and the concern was resolved.
A collage of Q and A snippets from Frederic J. Haskin’s Formation Bureau discussing Blossom Festival origins in Winchester Virginia sailing questions on tower lights air routes and skiing trends. Includes facts about Crippen hatchings blood density and canal history.
A light frost last night did little damage to fruit crops. Mrs. Virginia M. Haycock, 92, lies at Clearcrook Cross Junction class preserves local folklore gathering old songs sayings and remedies. Apple Blossom Festival coverage will be broadcast by sixty stations featuring Senator H F Byrd on the Farm and Home Hour.
Five years ago Patricia D. Morton sailed to New York aboard the Homeric on route to Winchester as Queen Shenends V Co. J. Hottel flour mill burned at Mount Jackson. Miss Henrietta Cornwell was elected president of the Farmville State Teachers College senior class. Betsy Rice became president of the Y W C A at Hollins College.
Ten years ago today Baltimore papers recalled the Southern Maryland Society's reception for Governor Harry F Byrd and over twenty Virginians in April 1918. Alson S Hott was named manager of the Virginia Loan and Thrift Company in the same item.
The Cumberland Times reports a business leader argues poets must glorify home ownership to spur a building boom. He began the idea with a verse and two friends added stanzas, suggesting poetry could boost housing and ease economic troubles, urging lower costs and construction loans.
Twenty five years ago additional candidates filed names in the Democratic primary. Road commissioners include G R Shirley A C Slonaker E D Shenk J W Bowles Shawnee Joseph T Richards Carter Hale and others. Road directors overseers of the poor justices of the peace constables and related county posts are named with locations Gainesboro Stonewall Shawnee Back Creek Opequon.
Historic record notes the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and subsequent fire that devastated the city on April 18. It details widespread destruction, lasting fires, and the massive rebuilding effort beginning afterward.
A letter from Charles A Cooper argues against moving festival events to Saturday or Sunday noting Sabbath observance and public plans to visit orchards on Sunday. He questions the need for a vote on the festival date and suggests an all-day Sunday parade with orchard visits, dismissing Sabbath concerns as few.
Detroit reports beauty experts from the American Beauty Trades exhibition predict a spring trend with hair worn high in curls. Six thousand stylists and cosmetic technicians attended the event.
Roosevelt faces internal strife as Daniel C. Roper and Frances Perkins dispute whether a shipboard disruption qualifies as a strike or mutiny. Roper argues mariners on board are at sea. Perkins says they are free to quit until the ship docks. The debate cites Morro Castle and Vestris incidents to illustrate evolving maritime practice under U.S. law.
A report identifies Dr Joseph Hermann of England as a prominent religious figure and spiritual head of Orthodox Judaism, overseeing a large community of about 13 million followers worldwide. The piece notes his role among 15 priests and a judge in religious leadership.
Don Van Every hosts Gary Maughan and Margalo Younger at his home to view the Camden ruby. The scene centers on the prized gem as guests admire its size and brilliance, suggesting a setup for a murder plot connected to the theft.
Margalo handles a blood red ruby linked to a worn chain as Van Every retells a long grim backstory. The Camden ruby’s history unsettles him and Margalo insists on wearing the stone while Joyce would want it too. He cautions about the chain and the murder stone’s dark aura.
Van Every recounts the legend of the Camden ruby starting with James, Lord of Camden, who returns from Jerusalem with the gem as a betrothal gift for Gwladys. Gwladys dies on the wedding night with the ruby clasped in her hand, and James suspects the stone’s curse, a tale set in medieval England and Asia Minor.
Lloyd Sines, once sentenced to 16 years for killing his brother in law, gained his freedom by a 1936 parole order signed by Governor Kump. Fred Reynolds of Sand Springs played a convict in a Tuskegee?夜 style school production, with Reynolds portraying Jean Valjean in Victor Hugo’s The Bishop Candlesticks. He won best actor after a jail stint to gain mood.
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