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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1936
Page
4
Will Rogers imparts a humorous lesson on patience necessary to accomplish tasks. He compares learning arithmetic to fishing, stressing quiet focus and steady effort, asking Adolph what is needed to catch fish and receiving the answer worms.
The record notes radio station and network revenue of 86,492,653 for 1935 from 561 stations and eight networks. It includes a Q&A sweep on urban migration to farms, political publicity heads, party candidate lists, auto death trends, and other trivia.
Franklin D. Roosevelt is named for President and John N. Garner for Vice President, with Carter Glass listed for U S Senator and A Willis Robertson for the House of Representatives in the ticket.
A brief devotional note cites Psalm 90 verse 12 urging readers to number their days to gain wisdom and apply their hearts to understanding.
The Hamilton Darden Contest in the Second Sessionial District was hard fought and close. Darden carried four of five counties and Hamilton one. in cities Darden won two and Hamilton one. Portsmouth and Norfolk City gave Darden the nomination by the slimmest margins, with a shift of just over two percent changing the result.
A political exchange centers on tariff policy with Republicans advocating high tariffs and Democrats favoring lower duties to foster reciprocal trade. John Hamilton criticizes Hull over past tariff reductions while defending tariff principles and treaty outcomes amid debate on trade deals with fourteen nations and Canada.
The Baltimore Sun notes that Hawley Smoot tariffs triggered Canadian retaliation, reducing US Canada trade. It counters Hamilton and Canadian protectionists, arguing RepublicanGrundysim benefits no one and depresses foreign commerce, urging renewed emphasis on active foreign trade.
The Richmond Times Dispatch reports Representative Marion Zioncheck withdraws from the Seattle race due to his mother's illness. Observers note his past antics and brief periods in jail or psychiatric observation, while praising his earlier industry. The nine other candidates see little chance of defeating him. The piece questions public safety given his erratic behavior and travels.
A rural district scene centers on an elderly woman and a neighbor during a long, quiet walk. The exchange reveals community ties and simple daily concerns in a spare, descriptive column style.
A 73 year old woman from near Sunbury Pa begins a 225 mile five week trek to Washington DC carrying personal belongings in a go cart. She rests at farms nightly and plans to return with a winter relief gift from a religious society along with flour soy beans and rice.
The wedding unites Miss Virginia Hunter Boyd and Edward Wall Barr at a garden ceremony hosted by Dr. and Mrs. P. W. Boyd on Fairmont Avenue. The event follows earlier mentions of local civic items and upcoming community activities.
Frederick County casts a record primary vote with over 2 800 ballots. Lee N. Whitacre defeats Isiah Roe while Burr P. Harrison edges W. Erle Edwards. In Berkeley area, Charles M. Cline dies at scene and Frank Lovett succumbs to leukemia. Coca Cola Bottling Works safe stolen, worth 300, recovered near Bartonville dam. Clarke County primary selects Joseph S. Denny R. E. Reid J. T. Lindsey and J. M. Fishpaw.
Ten years ago a Catholic priest faced suspension in Mexico for yielding to government rule. Winchester Elks to host state assembly on August 30 and 31. A 7 500 acre game sanctuary is set apart in the Big Survey on Big North Mountain. Thomas B Spillman 21 an employee of Lewis Jones Knitting Co has right arm torn off near the shoulder. R Gray Williams elected president of Virginia State Bar Association.
A. D. Benner, a Warrenton horse man, was thrown from a mount at the Orange Horse Show and fatally injured. First rainfall in weeks brings relief. George Roszell and Donald Weems take over college baseball team management. A young woman found hiding in York, Pennsylvania, to witness in the Beattie murder case. John I. Sloat connected to a residence on Imont Avenue and a $5,000 matter involving John Barrett.
The poemist Alfred, Lord Tennyson, is recorded as born in August 1809 in Lincolnshire. The note marks the historic birth of the future poet laureate.
Prosecuting Attorney C Arthur Henderson of St Louis County ends his campaign from a hospital bed after a leg operation following a 1934 car crash that interrupted his bid for re election.
An identification tag found on a baggage tag near Charlotte, N C two weeks ago reaches Billy Hirst via mail from Smyrna Delaware. The note suggests disposing of rubbish within each state’s boundary and is signed Emma 8 Camper.
The piece argues prolonged Spanish civil conflict risks a broader war as leftist forces face rightist rebels with Italy and Germany backing the rebels and France, Britain, Russia opposing. It notes Cueta control, Mussolini’s aims at Suez, and global powers stoking a divided Europe amid U.S. concern.
William Ritt notes a Skye terrier entering New York society, joking that the dog may win blue ribbon fleas and join aristocrats. He pokes at Hollywood yes men, praises colored Olympic athletes, and muses on friendship, rejection slips, and the perils of trust.
Joan learns Julian collapses from appendicitis after a late night at home. Mrs Henderson reveals the illness grew worse with time and a burst appendix led to emergency surgery. Joan juggles hospital visits, home duties, and looming life changes as the couple faces a tense future.
A weekly collage reports amusing items from across the country. A Syracuse man miscalls a coal company when seeking relief from barking dogs. A Beaver judge cites golf terms in a civil verdict appeal. A D C bricklayer Clarence Coleman seeks election with dubious promises. A Tucson candidate shines as an advertiser’s impact unfolds. A Missouri family clocks four tonsils removed hourly. An Oak Park defendant wins release over labeled ale. A South Dakota case ends with a fugitive found by a hitchhike inquiry.
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