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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1936
Page
4
A political ticket list names John N. Garner as vice president candidate alongside Carter Glass for U S Senate and A Willis Robertson for the House of Representatives. The trio appears as a compiled slate on the ballot.
A brief biblical verse urges youth to flee youthful lusts and pursue righteousness faith charity and peace along with those who call on the Lord with a pure heart.
Sociologist William F. Ogburn’s data published by the Public Administration Clearing House shows manufacturing employs over a third, trade one-fifth to one-sixth, and transport about a tenth. Clerical work, service jobs, and professional roles fill out the economy as Averagetown’s population ages 20 to 55 and tax burdens rise, with motor-accident statistics underscoring road dangers.
Readers are urged to study the now famous magazine piece And Sudden Death which outlines brutal consequences of speeding and careless driving. The article presents a stark, realistic account intended to deter dangerous behavior on roads.
The Queen Mary cut the Cherbourg Breakwater to Ambrose Channel Lightship leg to 4 days 7 hours 12 minutes with an average speed of 30.8 knots to Nantucket Lightship. The feat surpasses the Normandy by a margin but the shorter course and luck factors temper the claim. Further trials will decide whether Queen Mary or Normandie is faster.
The article notes Senator Couzens voicing fatigue at budget balance talk and endorsing Roosevelt for reelection. It contrasts wartime debt reduction with current deficits, urging a return to prewar fiscal balance to prevent inflation and credit loss.
Recap of news items includes a barn fire on the C. W. Snapp place near Opequon with an estimated $10 loss, a fatal auto wreck on Millwood road killing William H. Allen of Washington DC, the death of automobile magnate John N. Willys in New York, Ethiopians leaving Addis Ababa amid war expectations, and the engagement of Miss Bernetta Ritter to Harvey O Neil Kill of Elizabeth, Pa.
Five years past, The Star begins a serial titled Broadway Bride. The Lindberghs receive rapturous reception in Tokyo, drawing large crowds and acclaim.
Will Rogers recounts a street car scene in New York where a man and a woman dispute seating. The man offers a seat, the woman declines, and after a tense few blocks she finally agrees to sit to spare him discomfort, then he vows to walk to his destination. The anecdote reflects urban manners and neighborly behavior in big cities.
A compilation of reader inquiries and brief answers on topics from wagering payouts to snow removal in New York and election timing in China. It covers mutuel calculations, climate effects on animal size, the origin of fiasco, color use in papers, and notes on the Russell Sage Foundation and Florence Crittenton Home history.
A common council taboos gaso line tanks on Main street. A joint meeting of Winchester Civic League and Old Stone Church Memorial Association is set for September 4 at Green Spring. Mrs Jacquelyn Gados Hardy, wife of Charles C Hardy, a World War French bride, dies in Memorial Hospital here. Two small children survive.
Thousands gather to view the body of Rudolph Valentino, the film star, as crowds press to catch a glimpse. Mrs. E. D. Funkhouser hosts Confederate veterans at a luncheon. Lieutenant Cyrus K. Bettis is found alive but injured in western Pennsylvania mountains. A Pittsburgh bank offers a 1000 dollar reward for identification of a bomber's body from a bank wreck. Miss Mattie V. McCord, 385, dies locally.
Twenty five years ago Mrs. S. S. Robinson died from measles at age 49. The item appears in a condensed society column noting social and regional happenings of the era.
The Winchester Evening Star presents a 49 scene Famous Places in the United States booklet featuring national sites from Missouri to Maine. Each photograph is paired with authentic historical text to evoke pride in U S history and landmarks. Send ten cents with the coupon to the Washington Information Bureau.
Garvis Locke, a grocer in Hatchateria Butler Georgia, took eggs in payment for merchandise. He stored them in a box under the counter and left them during hot weather. A brood of chickens hatched when he opened the store one morning.
Senator James Couzens of Michigan announces support for President Roosevelt in the Republican primary. He says the nation’s key issue is Roosevelt’s re election and that his senate candidacy is secondary. The move strengthens reformist and progressive critique of Old Guard Republicans.
A satirical piece riffing on family money, modern Istanbul, critics, and everyday life. The author jabs at taxation, Broadway, and hay fever with wry observations and light mockery.
Gay Elwell, a club check girl, endures a drunken advance by Breck Carter after a dinner with Detroit socialites. She later receives flowers and an offer of medical help from Dr. Wilson, who takes her to his surgery to treat a burning hand.
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