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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1936
Page
4
A political slate lists John N. Garner for Vice President Carter Glass for U S Senate and A Willis Robertson for the House of Representatives. The trio represents a ticket aiming to shape national leadership and legislative direction.
A brief quotation from John 6 51 proclaims Jesus as the living bread that came from heaven. It promises eternal life to those who partake, declaring the flesh he gives is for the world’s life.
The piece credits FDR era bank protections and FDIC deposit insurance for reducing bank suspensions from the 1930s highs. It notes 435 suspensions in 1933 and only a few later years, compares Republican and Democratic eras, and cites the Liberty League declining to endorse Landon.
The report notes Chancellor Hitler applauding Germany’s Max Schmeling and Nordic racial ideas after Schmeling defeated Joe Louis. It cites Jesse Owens and American Negro athletes cracking Nordic supremacy claims, while Hitler shifts to asserting Nordic German superiority over other Nordic peoples. The piece suggests Hitler will push a revised theory regardless of Olympic outcomes.
The Texas constitution would transfer pardons and commutations from the governor to a state board. The Selma Times Journal argues this relieves the executive from a heavy burden and reduces stress in deciding life or death outcomes.
A new schoolteacher arrives in the city and, despite confident pretensions, feels unsettled by the move. Mr Dunham and Mrs Dunham offer hospitality and invite her to lunch as she begins her settlement in the unfamiliar town.
In a Detroit wry vignette locals fear gang killings and political violence. A nervous woman voices a dread of an administration gunman under the bed while her husband counters with a similar anti administration omen. The couple resolves to sleep and let conflict unfold.
The passage notes Dunham and his wife delivering a simple welcome to teachers to set a positive tone. It suggests many local groups could repeat the greeting and host a party for all city teachers to boost their confidence and present a favorable view of the city.
Dr C A Mills of the University of Cincinnati argues warming since 1850 with prior cooling for centuries. He predicts a long warmer period, pleasing ice dealers but worrying fuel producers as winters seem less severe and parking on streets becomes tricky. The Farmville Herald notes motorists triple parking and pedestrians navigating sidewalks.
Clarke county Democrats back Burtner Smallwood Thomas Lee in county offices. Gainesboro school expands with an 8 room brick building. Associated Gas-Electric paid Hurley a 100000 lobbying fee. General Motors doubles dividends on 43.5 million shares. Miss Charlotte Fairfax Rowland and Joseph Hausenfluck Jr marry. Winchester Presbytery gains corporate charter five years ago. Winchester Woolen Mills resumes weaving. Middletown precinct shows turnout anomaly in commonwealth attorney race. Election officials halt canvass and summon judges. Hable Theatres Inc gains charter for 50000 max on 100 share units.
Rev. William A. Koontz 85 longtime Market Street M E Church pastor dies in Baltimore. Marguerite Rinker and John L Turner marry in the county. Gertrude Ederle swims English Channel in 14 hours 31 minutes becoming first woman to do so. Thomas Spillman recovers after right arm torn off in local machinery. Troop I of Boy Scouts established at Camp White Rock.
Miss Meta C. Trenary and Charles J. Wingfield celebrated a silver wedding twenty five years ago. Rev. Dr. John O. Knott, Methodist pastor at Warrenton, was expelled from the ministry. F. S. Tavenner of Woodstock filed his candidacy for the State Senate. Ten thousand people attended the Fishers Hill picnic before a noon deluge drenched the crowd. William Mayo Atkinson of Winchester married Miss Margaret Scott McKay of Brooklyn New York.
The note marks the birth of American poet Drake on August 7 1795. It places the event in a historical context, noting the date and person associated with early American literary history.
The Evening Star Information Bureau offers questions and answers on vocabulary from newspapers, population in Spain, US exhibits in Paris 1937, New York City area, and terms like punka. It lists figures for refugees, Mount Vernon residence, 1932 hat fad, state trees, driving tests clinic, folk festivals dates, Mayo brothers ages, and William Cutten as a famed speculator.
Central Press examines how party lines blur on states’ rights and centralization. It argues Roosevelt era shift toward Hamiltonian policies and GOP tilt to Jeffersonianism, with the South seen as durable Democratic habit and Iowa historically Republican despite past swings.
Grain Exchange reports dollar corn equal by bushel and jug. A Cuban sugar baron is now Broadway's leading playboy, famed for raising cane at home and abroad. Public commentary notes the paradox of progress as streamlined trains make stations seem shabbier.
Private mint run by Christopher Bechtler and his son produced about 5 million dollars in gold coins around 1830s to 1850s with Bechtler coins circulating freely for most transactions except taxes. The operation involved knowledge of the authorities and persisted for more than two decades in the Carolinas.
In a healing household, Joan cares for Julian as spring offers beauty and memory. She finds purpose in knitting and supporting him while keeping her own heart guarded from past hurts and April memories of Win. Their quiet life contrasts with lingering longing and social expectations.
Joan hides feelings amid jealous Pierre and Pierre Durand suspicions as Sheila's star turn in the season’s hit play strains loyalties. Julian's calm defense of Sheila and Joan's tactful restraint shape a tense domestic web. Sheila’s crisis erupts on a late night wire call, hinting at deeper trouble to come.
A gunman dubbed the sorry so sorry to do this bandit robs four victims in Richmond. He forces them to drive out of the city, then yields their money and cars and leaves the vehicles parked within blocks if police stay quiet. Police track the case as a strange city crime.
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