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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1936
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star displays a political campaign ad listing Franklin D. Roosevelt for President, John N. Garner for Vice President, and Carter Glass for U. S. Senate. The ad appears as a daily notice from The Evening Star Publishing Co. in Winchester Virginia.
A brief religious quotation urges humility and regard for others over personal pride. The line, attributed to Philippians 2 3, emphasizes lowliness and mutual respect in conduct.
The piece surveys Europe’s tense stance amid the Spanish Civil War, noting fascist and leftist blocs, possible German and Italian backing for rebels, French neutrality, and hopes leaders avoid a broader war. It also mentions a custody fight between Mary Astor and Dr. Franklyn Thorpe over their four year old child.
The Asheville official nicknamed the college bred sheriff has long made numerous arrests and releases but now has no detainees to release. He instead issues statements reflecting ongoing law enforcement posture and public concerns.
The article traces humanity’s dream of flight from ancient times to modern glider pilots. It notes sixty gliders in a meet with German, American, and Soviet pilots and long-distance flights, with Big Meadows in Shenandoah National Park as a noted American glider site sponsored by the Soaring Society of America.
A northwestern country editor argues that chain stores have not harmed independents. They pushed merchants to improve through advertising and real merchandising, yielding lower prices for consumers. Independent dealers who adapt with cooperative buying and innovation can compete with chains.
The piece recalls Rudyard Kipling’s four year stay in Brattleboro from 1892 to 1896 where he produced prose and verse. It notes his marriage to a Vermont woman Catherine Galestier in 1891 and his later decline in popularity as an imperialist writer. It adds Vermont’s unique political history voting Taft in 1912 and Hoover in 1932.
A humorous Will Rogers piece recalls a lady who enjoyed visiting ships anchored in Santa Barbara harbor. She brightened sailors with cheer, posted herself as motherly, and learned that shipmates were not quite used to sea life.
A column of Q A style facts addresses social security numbers unemployment laws and public policy. It covers seating capacity at a university auditorium a Hearst political background a Gandhi age Mount Etna eruptions and other various trivia with names and figures.
Quotations from Waynesboro News-Virginian and others suggest witty takes on habits and values. The snippets reference cocktail limits, athletic classification of contests, meal frequency, and money versus vice in lighthearted phrases.
Report recalls events from a year ago when a large labor strike in Crete led to many injuries. The piece also notes charges against Mandeville W. Zenge for the emasculation murder of Dr. Walter J. Bauer in Chicago and mentions a youth vote drive by Virginia G. O. P. along with a fatal auto crash near Berryville and mass fish die-off near Wadesville.
Winchester band travels with the Shenandoah Valley special to Canada and performs its first concert at Niagara. The agenda includes agricultural notes and local civic updates on electricity pumping, a two year contract with Northern Virginia Power Company, and a Fairfax area picnic August 12.
Barrels larger than state law size are in use by local apple growers. Miss Lula V Hoffman wife of Samuel V Robinson of one week dies of appendicitis in Washington DC. The couple hailed from Fort Valley. Mutual Farmers Club meets at Evandale home of Mr and Mrs J S Haldeman with J L Rees presiding. Nurse arrives to assume anti tuberculosis duties. Over 6000 Presbyterians attend Pen Mar annual reunion.
On August 5, 1858 the first transatlantic telegraph cable was completed linking Europe and North America. Newsmen record the historic achievement as a leap in communication enabling rapid messages across the ocean.
Margaret Brown of New York writes that Republicans may vote differently this year. She notes her husband left the WPA for private work, claims he was not pressured to contribute or vote, and argues the President has aided the public despite financial media reports of recovery.
Central Press analysis examines how John L. Lewis and his United Mine Workers could shape Roosevelt’s re election. It notes labor unity within the A F of L and splits with Lewis faction threatening to siphon members, potentially altering the vote split in key states.
William Ritt comments on Landon and Roosevelt with humor about golf scores and sports elites. He mocks American speed and modern conveniences while noting fashion and machines. The piece reflects playful social satire on national identity and progress.
Joan, a young secretary in New York, supports Julian on his rise to fame. She attends his premiere with friends, enjoys critical praise, and longs to witness his success, only to return home to a chilling scene showing a hypodermic needle in the library. The chapter ends with Joan alone in the house awaiting what comes next.
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