Winchester Evening Star Subscription Rates and Political Ticket
The Winchester Evening Star provides daily publication with Sunday exceptions and lists subscription rates by carrier and mail. It also presents a political ticket featuring Franklin D Roosevelt for President John Garner for Vice President Carter Glass for U S Senate and A Willis Robertson for the House of Representatives.
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Divinely Directed: Waiting for Christ in 2 Thessalonians
Scriptural verse directs hearts to love of God and patient waiting for Christ. Reflects devotional focus on faith and endurance.
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Peninsular Enterprise 55th Anniversary Edition
A retrospective edition published August 8 by Alfred and John W. Edmonds Jr. in Accomac celebrates 55 years of the Peninsular Enterprise. The seventy two page issue traces the paper’s growth from early settlers to present, with sections on transportation religion industry and agriculture and a photogravure feature.
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Mecca For Tourists Brings Virginia Big Revenue Ahead Of 1936
Wilbur C. Hall predicts tourism will inject about 150 million dollars into Virginia before year end 1935. Hotels inns and resorts show higher July patronage and Shenandoah National Park with Skyline Drive spurs growth. He says autumn travel will set records as beauty of the region remains widely recognized.
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Wilbur C. Hall
Conservation and Development Commission
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Shenandoah National Park
Skyline Drive
Shenandoah Park
Virginia's Tourism Potential Yet Unreaped Benefits Rise
The piece argues that once the nation and Virginia recognize their attractions, tourism will surge beyond current expectations. It claims Virginia has not fully capitalized on its resources and hints at a coming boom in visitor interest and economic gains.
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Byrd confronts vast federal reorganization challenge
The author speculates on Senator Byrd possibly entering a contest against Mr Price, noting Byrd’s caution and the magnitude of reorganizing a sprawling federal apparatus. The piece traces reform efforts from Taft to Hoover and Roosevelt, highlighting vast agency growth and costs while praising Byrd’s cautious, procedural approach.
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Theyre reforming prisons with new facilities and training
Will Rogers recounts reform efforts across the country as prisons replace old joints with nicer residences and add amenities. A convict asks to learn a dangerous craft and jokes about outside funds and parachute division training in a comic exchange.
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Political slyness and public life in the era
A critique notes how a crafty political operator wins over wary lawmakers through persuasion and timing. The piece warns that such leadership tests a politician like Harry Byrd with patience and strategic gains. Other remarks mock traditional advice and absurd quips about crime, coins, and a joke about a bee’s sting.
Notable tributes and reflections on Rogers and Post gathered
One year ago Henry Ford praised Will Rogers as a wise man. Admiral Byrd honored Will Rogers and Wiley Post who died in an Alaska air crash. A cartoon by L Neill Woods warned against reckless driving. Harold Sheetz Jr celebrates marriage with Elizabeth Lucas. Bedford Firemen's Band wins Clifton Forge prizes.
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Alaska
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Harold Sheetz, Jr
Elizabeth Lucas
Bedford
Clifton Forge
Winchester ace wins western Maryland tennis title at Oakland
Randolph Shields of Winchester, a Washington and Lee star, clinches the men's singles championship at the Oakland tournament in western Maryland. The report notes his victory amid regional tennis news and local sports updates.
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John Garland Pollard
Virginia
Local Dignitaries and Events Highlight Regional News
Dr. B. M. Knight travels to New York for the world Orthodontic Congress. Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Cooke visit from Mt. Vernon New York. The Luttrells hold their seventh annual reunion at Collinsville. Ensign F. L. Busey marries Harriet N. Harper. Governor Byrd invites orchardists to the Rosemont picnic in Clarke County.
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New York
Harry T. Cooke
Mt. Vernon
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Luttrells
Collinsville
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Harriet N. Harper
Byrd
Rosemont
Clarke County
Sprint Produce Buys Stewart Bell and E V Weems Orchards
Twenty five years ago the Sprint Produce Company purchased the Stewart Bell and E V Weems orchards for Southern markets. Regional notes report elections, resignations, and illnesses affecting local church and community leaders including Rev W T Walters and Rev Z H Pore.
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W. T. Walters
Winchester
Valley General Christian Conference
Leakesville
Rachel Glaze
Bristol - To - Washington Highway Association
Z. H. Pore
Bethany Presco
Washington
Virginia Dare Birth Noted in Historic Timeline Entry
Historic entry marks August 18 1587 as the birth of Virginia Dare, noted as the first English child born in the Americas, tied to the Roanoke Colony and explorer efforts. The brief reference emphasizes the significance of Dare’s birth in colonial history.
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Answers to miscellany questions from The Evening Star Bureau
A reader queried The Evening Star Information Bureau about topics from economics to geography. Questions covered liquor investment, West Point attendance, deliquescence, Delves into Buck the dog, Doppler principle, Ford car production, Go age, and John O Groats House with concise, factual answers provided by the bureau.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt uses social visit to rally old time Democrats
President Roosevelt reportedly hosted a secret visit at Sumner Welles Maryland estate to scold and pep talk twenty leading Maryland Democrats. He followed a critical letter to young party organizers urging action, aiming to counter anti New Deal sentiment among traditional Democrats.
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Youre Telling Me! A wry 1930s column by William Ritt
A collection of jests and opinions on economics and culture from a 1930s Central Press columnist. It pokes fun at Japanese manufacturers flooding the market, a dog acquitted of murder, and detectives in fiction versus real life. The piece closes with light advice to playwrights about overacting lines.
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Central Press
Love Isn t Important Chapter 1 Night at Pontchartrain Club
Gay Elwell works as a check girl at the Pontchartrain club in Detroit. She watches wealthy patrons from behind the counter while dreaming of a richer life and independence. Her friend Jean Briggs offers comic relief as Gay struggles with longing and class barriers. The scene shifts to the dingy dressing room and Gay's memories of rural Traverse City as she pursues a brighter future.
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