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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1936

Page

4

Winchester Evening Star Subscription Rates and Classifieds

The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription rates by carrier and mail, including one year three months and one month options. The page also shows advertising rates and rules for classified ads, with a border notice and deadlines for insertion.

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By Their Fruits Morality Proverb From Luke 6:43

A short religious reflection uses Luke chapter six to contrast corrupt fruit with good fruit. It emphasizes discernment by actions, urging readers to live righteously and cultivate virtuous conduct. The verse anchors moral behavior in daily choices and character.

Welcome To Winchester Apple Blossom Festival Greetings

Winchester extends cordial welcome to Apple Blossom Festival visitors. The community thanks supporters and invites guests to enjoy a joyful festival with flowers fruit and celebrations. The Thirteenth Annual event aims for fair weather and a festive spirit as spring returns.

Winchester

Youll Pay and Pay The Cost of Living Alarm

The piece argues that high living costs stem from recovery policies and taxes on large merchants. It warns that taxes and proposed congressional bills will raise prices, shifting the burden to American consumers. It urges 125 million shoppers to voice opposition to protect low-cost essentials.

Congress

Garden Week in Virginia Dims Into Popular Event

Garden Week in Virginia opens with strong hotel registrations and an official estimate of at least 20 000 visitors from across America. The event supports restoration of Kenmore and celebrates gardens dating back over a century amid favorable roadside bloom and social histories.

Richmond Times-Dispatch Kenmore Fredericksburg Betty Washington Lewis America Virginia

Garden Week in Virginia Highlights Hospitality and Heritage

Virginia celebrates Garden Week with garden and home openings showcasing hospitality and the state’s Civil War era charm. Proceeds support restoration efforts at Wilton, the Rolfe House, and other antiquities sites, aided by the Virginia Chapter of the Colonial Dames of America and the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.

Virginia Jamestown Williamsburg Yorktown Republic Wilton The Colonial Dames of America Rolfe

Police education proposal expands training for state and city officers

The piece argues a unified police school could be opened to municipal, county, and state officers. It suggests converting the present camp into a general police school with legislative and funding support while preserving local training. It notes Virginia’s crime and accident levels justify expanded patrols and calls for broader officer education.

Virginia

First Year In School Shapes Future Success

Dr. Rothney of the Harvard Graduate School of Education finds that a child’s first year in school largely determines later achievement. Early indicators like scholarship, behavior, and concentration predict future success, while lazy habits can be hard to overcome. Exceptions exist when a student finds engaging training or an inspiring teacher.

Rothney Harvard Graduate School of Education

Will Rogers on Discipline and Inspiration for Children

Will Rogers shares humorous anecdotes and practical guidance on raising children. He emphasizes two essential traits: firm discipline to enforce rules and inspiration to spark enthusiasm for work, ensuring a secure future.

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Stephens City's Open Forum on Apple Blossom Festival float

Mrs Julian D Steele of Stephens City Virginia writes to The Star explaining she designed a high school float for the Apple Blossom Festival without school input. She defends the cartoon about the coming election as harmless and asks voters to choose what she believes is the best candidate.

Stephens City the Star Julian D. Steele

Roosevelt orders military group to cease pursuing evidence

One year ago President Roosevelt orders a military group to stop pursuing evidence seized in secret sessions. Mrs. Wilson and other state officials attend a festival as Al Jolson Ruby Keeler and Will Rogers appear in performances. Curtis Puckett opens a soda fountain in organ opera town. Mile. Nea Veverka arrival is planned for the festival.

Roosevelt Mouse Commione Group Wwooarow Wilson al Jolson Ruby Keeler Capitol Will Rogers Curtis D. Puckett Orgaus Tage Mile Nea

Government notes on bonus bonds and general knowledge Qs

A miscellany of government mailing schedules for soldier bonus bonds and a quiz of general knowledge. Includes dates for bonus payments, Yellowstone Park proximity, Lawrence of Arabia abstinence, college hospitality courses, and Hopewell Virginia industrial status with population and factory details.

Roosevelt Speeches Prompt Cautious Praise in Washington

Political observers in Washington react to Roosevelt's recent addresses with faint praise from Republicans and mild disappointment from Democrats. Analysts expect the Senate to rewrite the tax bill, worried it may be unconstitutional and too complex to predict revenue, while markets show inflation fears and debt concerns.

Washington, D. C Roosevelt Washington Baltimore New York Senate

Charles H Weber Named General Manager of Chesapeake and Potomac

In Virginia Charles H Weber is chosen as general manager of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company. The home of Dr. and Mrs. H H McGuire is noted as the official residence of the Queen. Miss Patricia D Morton arrives in New York aboard the SS Homeric. Mrs Fred L Glaize Sr reads a Copenhagen paper at the Century Club. Misses Jean Hammack and Eleanor McCartney of Middletown host a bridge party.

Charles H. Weber Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Virginia H. H. McGuire Patricia D. Morton New York Ss. Homeric Fred L. Glaize Copenhagen Century Club Jean Hammack Eleanor McCartney Middletown

Sale of Mary Spotswood Buchanan estate draws hundreds

Hundreds buy heirlooms at a public sale of the late Mary Spotswood Buchanan ea. The story notes her estate's sale and a successful bid event.

Mary Spotswood Buchananea Niagara Falls New Zealand Virginia Byrd Melville Hamilton Carter Baltimore Nellie Taylor Rouse Dabney C. Harrison Edward Knodle Hagerstown

Swope Estate Claimant Disappears in Martinsburg

Twenty five years ago Elmer C. Swope, claimant of 150000 from the Thomas H. Swope estate, vanished from Martinsburg. Other items note a Berkeley county death, a Harrisburg hotel owner’s death, a church will benefit, and a primary precinct change with Louisiana admission date.

Elmer C. Swope Thomas H. Swope Martinsburg John T. Boyd North Mountain Berkeley County W. Va Joseph V. Kavanaugh Harrisonburg First Baptist Church Mary J. Glaize

Radio boosts power but print sheds light on presidency

The political verdict notes inspiring radio talks but weak print analysis. Radio experts say the national leader grows stale on air as listeners tire. Some blame the White House lack of Louis Howe, a late adviser and top publicity mind, who aided public messaging before his illness and death.

White House Louis McHenry Howe Howe

Giant 289-Pound Sturgeon Hauled From Columbia Canal

Lonnie Goodwin waded into the Columbia canal when a commotion drew him to a massive fish. Two passersby aided by beating the fish on the head with rocks, then dragged it ashore. The creature weighed 289 pounds and stretched eight feet.

Columbia, S. C Lonnie Goodwin Columbia Canal Hugh

Murder Mystery of Margalo Younger in Camden Home

Detective Keyes probes Don Van Every and Gary Maughan after actress Margalo Younger is found dead in Van Every’s Camden town home. A typed note threatens the killer and a telegram envelope missing its contents hint at a hidden motive linked to a coveted ruby.

Margalo Younger Don van Every Van Every Camden Rue de Mare Gary Maughan van Every Keyes Maughan Margalo Joyce Laura Reidel Staerh Barrimore Miss Younger Mr. Barrimore Ruby Mrs. Peoples Wright Central Preas Absoclat Roy Barrimore Homer Keyes Mangal van Zvery Mra Peoples

Flashes of Life Headlines a Goat Lost and a Double Funeral

In Greenville Perkerson mourns loss of a unique fox hunting billy goat that followed the hounds for 10 days. He suspects the animal perished in a fence or was stolen for barbecue. In Kansas City George and Mrs Katheter mark nearly 50 years of marriage. she dies and he follows hours later. A Milwaukee man, John Holtz, pays $50 for speeding and other charges after claiming he is on his honeymoon.

Greenville Cecil Perkerson Perkerson Kansas City George Katheter Milwaukee John M. Holtz Fort Peck Mont George E. Page Holtz

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