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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1936
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription prices for mail and carrier delivery. Rates cover one year six months three months and one month options with different advance payment terms for in person and carrier subscriptions. A small portion indicates weekly delivery pricing.
Classified ads priced at 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum and cash with copy. Memorials cost 1.50 for four 4 line stanzas. Cards of Thanks 75 cents. Advertising with border due by 10 AM on publication day. Transient rate 42 cents per inch. Contract rates on application. National reps listed.
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A Bible verse from Acts 3 19 urges repentance so sins may be blotted out as times of refreshing come from the presence of the Lord.
Sir Samuel Hoare, First Lord of the British Admiralty in London, urged mobilizing industry on a war footing while opposing blanket export bans. He called for full use of labor and machinery, warned of labor shortages, and stressed maintaining foreign trade to support national finances during expanded defense spending.
News from the Far East reports Chiang Kai-Shek captured near Sianfu by mutinous forces led by Chang Hsueh liang. The event, denied by some, could shift power in China as Chang seeks a homeland, army payroll, and united action against Japan with potential Russian and German involvement.
The piece argues China faces a Chinese civil and Japan conflict with Russia and Germany involved. It highlights Chang Hsueh-liang's position, Chiang Kai-shek's inaction, and calls for U.S. neutrality, warning against sympathy for either side. It stresses the larger Pacific and Atlantic fronts and the need for American restraint in Asia.
Postmaster General Farley discourages talk of current rate cuts but expresses hope that the old 2 cent rate may return in the not distant future if business remains strong. He predicts a balanced budget and even a surplus by June, noting subsidies to ocean and air mail carriers could be offset by increased postal use.
A Japanese newspaper man told Marion Kiwanis Club that the strongest war deterrent is mutual trade, arguing nations resemble individuals who avoid harming their best customers despite personal dislikes. He presented figures to support the claim.
A Will Rogers humorous tale notes changing manners with age. A family dinner is interrupted when a daughter announces she is married, prompting reflections on respect, tradition, and generational differences.
An allusion to Lola revealing she is newly married and insists the butler join the talk, clashing with her mother’s etiquette. The exchange highlights social snobbery and a playful, ironic tone about propriety in a pressured household.
Shenandoah Valley Academy defeated Berryville's basketball team 55 9 in the season opener. The result highlighted a lopsided score as the season begins.
Harry K. Thaw, owner of Kenil worth Farm near Stephenson, returns from France and Germany. A tunnel is being driven through a hill in Page county for the Skyline Drive road. Inter State Commerce Commission is asked by Virginia and West Virginia Horticultural Society to balance a freight rate. Mr and Mrs Percy Randolph of Clarke county celebrate tenth wedding anniversary at the home of Mr and Mrs R Richardson. Richard Duvall named captain of the 1931 Handley football team.
Ten years ago Henry Kern of Winchester bowling team was injured in a car accident returning from a match with Charles Town. The report notes local Christmas Seal project sales by The Country Store to aid weary shoppers with donated food from county residents.
Central Shenandoah Valley schools shut due to a surge in diphtheria cases. Mertline Dutrow, while hunting on William Anderson's farm, mistook a bullfrog’s croak for a child’s cry. Egg prices fall to .27 and butter to .25 a dozen. Rowland T. Bryarly becomes Winchester’s second resident to join the $100,000 Prudential league.
A historic milestone on December 17, 1903 as the Wright brothers achieve the first powered flight in the United States, demonstrating controlled air travel at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina with the Flyer.
Harold C. Sheetz a prominent Winchester businessman born November 27 1869 in Romney West Virginia. He graduated Winchester High School in 1886 and later worked as a clerk and sales representative before helping establish Gray & Sheets in 1905 where he remains partner and part owner. He served as past master and high priest in local masonic bodies and as past president of the Kiwanis Club. He attends the Presbyterian Church and is married to Maud Cooke of Gaithersburg Maryland with a son Harold C. Sheetz Jr.
A reader questions bureau provides brief answers to varied facts. Topics include turkey specifications for U S Prime, 1939 New York War Fair, Braille cards, Philadelphia newspapers, ore dressing, strawberries as dentifrice, Beaux Arts Balls, telephone counts in Atlanta, top mail order item, Theda Bara in Camille, Marne River width, Boston name origin, deer population, high novel price, David Warfield age, and Florence Nightingale’s impact on mortality rates.
A Washington report notes a rare news drought outside the King Edward Mrs Simpson affair. Other events from floods in the Philippines to Spain and Roosevelt’s Buenos Aires reception received little attention as the Simpson story monopolized print and air time.
The six day race features East Bicycle with Squirrel Cage Johnson and Pickle. Dumbkopf and Yawn lead early amid falls and mash notes from Miss Bebe Bubblegum. The duo later races as the Zebra team after numerous spills as Snigglefritz and Hassenpfeffer take the lead at 56 hours. finish to come tomorrow.
Kathleen Preston schemes to boost the Avondale hospital charity by arranging a Mother Goose performance for blind patients. Alix agrees to perform, using a guitar and costumes, and her poignant signal moment comes when she recognizes a hidden admirer and sings to comfort the room.
In St Paul a thief entered the Joseph Wichtl residence and found Richard seven and Lucille five alone. The children explained they were saving $4 in nickels and pennies for Santa Claus as the intruder demanded money. The incident prompted a police search for the suspect. In Kansas City William Callaway, a 59 year old constable elect, said he cannot take the post due to bond costs and workload. He reported he did not intend to run and had been elected by write-in votes from four friends.
Newport Kentucky Ray Willis driving an automobile struck a telephone post causing hours of disrupted communications to Alexandria. County Probation Chief James Wood admitted the probe was not thorough though he found one whiff from the rumble seat. Willis claimed the cargo consisted of polecat hides and accepted the driver’s promise to pay damages.
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