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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1936

Page

4

Winchester Evening Star 1936 April 29 edition notice and rates

The Winchester Evening Star lists publication details for Winchester Virginia including editor H F Byrd Jr and postal facts. It provides subscription rates 4.50 annual 2.25 half year 1.20 quarter 1.40 monthly, plus advertising and memorial rates and deadlines for display ads. Also notes Associated Press affiliation and national reps Tenney Woodward & Company.

Winchester Evening Star H. F. Byrd, Jr Winchester Virginia Tenney, Woodward & Company, Inc New York Detroit Kansas City San Francisco Chicago Boston Atlanta Los Angeles Associaed Associated Press

Making Haste to Be Rich Proverb Adage

A verse from Proverbs contrasts usury and unjust gain with divine blessing. It warns that grabbing wealth quickly diminishes innocence, while a faithful life leads to abundance of blessings. The quotation emphasizes patience, integrity, and care for the poor.

Democratic Party Opposes Abrogation of Two Thirds Rule

A press conference quoted James A. Farley signaling a Philadelphia Convention push to drop the historic two thirds rule for presidential nominations. Critics warn such a change could destabilize party unity by undermining the unit rule and privileging large states over regional balance.

James A. Farley Democratic National Committee Philadelphia Farley Democratic Party Atic Baltimore Champ Clark

Co operation Welcomed for Albemarle Charlottesville Apple Blossom Float

Charlottesville and Albemarle join the Apple Blossom Festival parade with a double float sponsored by the Piedmont Fruit Growers Association and the Albemarle Chamber of Commerce. The article highlights Albemarle County fruit reputations including the Albemarle Pippin and Winesaps and notable peaches.

Virginia Whottesville Albemarle Nexty Piedmont Fruit Growers Association Chamber of Commerce Albemaine County Charlottesville Piedmont Virginia Albemarle Albe

Winchester Emphasizes Shared Success of Apple Blossom Festival

In a speech praising collective effort, Winchester credits past support from friends and neighbors for the festival’s success. Albemarle’s first-time participation is welcomed as a sign of broader regional cooperation and a hope that more groups from the Valley and nearby areas will join in future years.

Marle Winchester Albemarle

Check on Stolen Goods

The Federal Bureau of Investigation forms a lost and found department for stolen property. J Edgar Hoover announces that records will track all stolen goods with descriptions victim and suspects names. The database will aid local police nationwide along with fingerprints and histories of criminals in the identification division.

Alexandria Federal Bureau of Investigation Department of Justice J. Edgar Hoover Bureau America G-man

Valley blossoms draw thousands as county schools close

A week after a water supply and fire protection recommendation by the Southeastern Underwriters Association, county schools close for a day as thousands visit the Valley to see the blossoms. City officials authorize condemnation of properties on Millwood Avenue to widen the road. A pageant will depict dawns of many days.

Southeastern Underwriters’ Association Millwood Avenue

Miss Patricia D Morton to be enthroned in rites five years ago

Five years ago ancient rites will mark the enthronization ceremonies of Miss Patricia D Morton. The note appears in a Frederick county area report with other brief items including garden club enrollments and a train incident in Connellsville Pennsylvania.

Patricia D. Morton Frederick County Mary Rhodes Lineweaver Burg Willoughby A Winston Salem N. C Edwin A. Alderman Neagency of Virginia Connellsville

Stouffer Named Winchester Postmaster Ten Years Ago

Ten years ago Harry C. Stouffer was named Winchester postmaster as reports note the appointment. A hundred girls from the Har i association board seek $500 for rental of grounds during wartime. The University of Virginia committee plans to confer with the head of Gra.

Harry C. Stouffer Winchester Hari Association Board University of Virginia Gra

Milteen Salon Receives Business License Amid Local Happenings

Twenty five years ago the organization gains a license to operate Me Milteen Salon, a well known Valley newspaperman falls ill with pleuro-pneumonia at Mt. Clifton, and a Richmond marriage is noted.

Milteen Valley Mt. Clifton Richmond

April decree marks religious feekaar to Russia

A dated April decree outlines a religious feekaar to Russia, detailing sponsor entities and intended participants. The notice emphasizes ceremonial aspects and organizational steps for the planned event.

Russia

Will Rogers Humorous Story on Food Fads

Will Rogers jokes about people chasing food fads such as raw wheat and weeds. He notes restaurant diners who become particular and hard to please, reflecting a lighthearted take on culinary trends.

Convention humor ends with liver and bacon joke

A convention scene shows a health nut causing chaos while claiming he is doing stunts for his liver and bacon. A bystander jokes about his liver as the man leaps on a table, kicks dishes, and is stopped by the manager.

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Oglethorpe University Peace Memorial Library Seeks Southern Books

The Star's Open Forum highlights Oglethorpe University Ga establishing a Peace Memorial with a special library of Southern historical works and invites Southerners to donate. The memorial features four sections including an International Hall of Fame an art gallery and a museum with international gifts and rare volumes.

the Star Ogelthorpe University Oglethorpe University Robert E. Lee W. Earl Hopper Oglethorpe University Peace Memorial Peace Memorial America New York City University South Africa Mexico Utah California Sun Yat-sen Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Questions and Answers From the Huet De Writing Column

A reader asks about Roosevelt radio speeches and center of rotating shafts. The replies cover Roosevelt speeches, shaft centers, telephone call origins, U S labor, California's acquisition, expected spring graduations, iron-rich foods, artificial wood from sawdust, radio equipment exports, and Yellowstone as the oldest National Park.

Keynoter Split Threatens GOP Convention Unity

The column weighs possible GOP choices for the Cleveland keynote in light of Borah's stance. It ponders if Senator Steiner would alienate Borah and trigger a split, versus Snell and Tilson steering a conservative bloc. Roosevelt's New York dinner receipts and machine entanglements are also critiqued.

Washington D. C Frederick Steiner Oregon William E Borah Idaho Horah Steiner Bertrand H. Snell New York John Q.tilson Connecticut Idaho Statesman Borah James Farley James Dooling James M. Curley Massachusetts Robert F. Warner Herbert H. Letman Wilbur L. Croas George H. Earle Pennsylvania New Jersey Mississippi New England Melien-Reed Ohie Roosevelt Chicago Kelly- Nash Horner Wiscénain Towa Minnesota

Old Guard Republicans Highlighted In Local Discussion

The piece portrays Congressman Snell of Potsdam New York as a likable but conservative figure nicknamed Hard-boiled Bert. Colonel Tilson, noted as a parliamen tarian and former House leader, is described as equally affable and ultra conservative. Steiner is seen as mildly liberal, not radical, in the portrayal.

Steiner Representative Snell Tilson Snell Potsdam N. Y Bert House of Representatives

Kidnaping case linked to Martines in Los Angeles

Testimony from operator Tom Makeplace describes three men holding up a filling station and dragging Robert Martines 30 feet by his necktie to the rear. Municipal Judge Clement Nye orders Martines held for trial on kidnapping and robbery charges. In Marysville California police report calves stolen and other odd thefts including a missing typewriter and overcoat. A Millenium St. Paul item notes Arch BD Campbell seeking the Republican nomination while rejecting campaign on Lincoln's fame or coastal imagery.

Los Angeles Tom Makeplace Robert Martines Clement Nye Martines

Murder mystery deepens in Margalo Younger case

In Margalo Younger's death, detective Keyes questions Van Every and Gary Maughan while Margalo's maid and Joyce expose tense relations with Barrimore, Gonzales and a missing green dress, as a clipping about the Camden ruby surfaces amid a household full of secrets.

Margate Younger Don van Every van Every Camden Gary Maughan Keyes van Avery Maughan Margalos Joyce Van Marghar Splie Margalo Tate Mia. Peoples Margale Yeat Mr. Maughan Mr. Barrimore

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