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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1936
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star outlines subscription prices by mail and carrier, memorial and card charges, and display ad deadlines. It lists national representatives and 10 A M submission rules for display ads and notices for a Winchester Virginia audience.
A fragment from an Associated Press dateline notes exclusive rights to use news dispatches. The item references Friday December 18, 1936. No other readable facts are present.
A biblical verse quote from Matthew 26 40 speaks of fellowship and service to others as service to the Lord. The line emphasizes that aiding the needy is equivalent to aiding Christ.
The Republican Party installs Leo Casey, a veteran newspaper man from Hartford Courant and New York papers, as publicity chief. He aims to shift from propaganda to factual exposure of Roosevelt administration weaknesses, emulating earlier attack lines and hoping to avoid past missteps.
The article notes Edward Windsor may earn substantial living from memoirs despite losing royal salary and palaces. An American publisher reportedly offered $1,000,000 before abdication, with rival bids expected to ignite a literary bidding war. Edward may refuse for now, valuing dignity and propriety over quick payouts.
A partial summary notes that in Buenos Aires the Presidents speech was censored for Italian readers and fascist papers filtered the content. It says reports omitted a critique of dictatorship and highlighted religion while portraying anti armament as an issue against France and Britain. German readers received even less information.
Readers are urged to consider constitutional matters as discussions in Argentina fade from focus. The article notes that full and honest statements by leaders are published in daily papers for citizens to read and reflect upon.
The recent death of actress Thelma Todd continues to puzzle police investigators. City officials announce a fifteen cent tax reduction as the council finalizes the budget. Lloyd Parker wins a Citizenship award in Berryville. Shenandoah Valley Inc faces a meeting to discuss financial and advertising policies at the George Washington Hotel. Dr Thomas W Hooper grand master of the Virginia Masons visits Hiram Lodge No 21.
In historic New York underworld event Legs Diamond is killed during celebrations after an Albany court acquittal. The same era notes a Virginia veterans hospital vote passing in the House. Virginia lawmakers hear a bill to regulate highway advertising and the state’s farm census shows Virginia ahead in modern farming equipment. W. W. Praley departs to Salisbury North Carolina for Christmas holidays.
Ten years ago ministers would ride Virginia buses at two thirds the regular fare. Judge Tavenner hears two cases involving Shoat, a sheep and a dog as key evidence. Virginia cities push to route Washington to Atlanta airmail through their districts. Weather bureau forecasts a white Christmas.
Twenty five years ago girls at Fort Loudoun Seminary enjoyed their annual Christmas feast. Invitations called for a dance to be hosted at Christmas by a group of young men in the Rouss au. A dog in Luray mourns the death of its master, while weather forecasters warn of a possible white Christmas blizzard. States Attorney Allen Noll from Martinsburg leads raids on five liquor and beer establishments as the area remains dry since June.
On December 18, 1865, slavery was abolished in the United States with the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment, ending a historical institution. The action marked a turning point in American law and civil rights, shaping subsequent emancipation and constitutional protections.
The Star's Open Forum discusses the Seventh-day Adventists belief in respecting civil enactments and upholding laws, arguing their stance on temperance and public morality within society.
A short piece mocks actors who seek applause and public acknowledgment. It contrasts the shy, overlooked performer with the star who assumes the crowd must be impressed by genius yet misses true appreciation.
A fragmentary column recalls a Denver vaudeville try-out by a quirky actor and a hometown admirer. It shifts to Seventh-day Adventist temperance beliefs urging total abstinence from alcohol and tobacco, citing scripture and General Conference Bulletin 1936.
A reader asks varied questions about social letters open house and pageantry. The bureau replies with facts on gasoline prices in several cities, church counts, Liberty Motor models, Madame Paus Dupuy, Hoyle's Whist rules, thermometer readings, Ruth Slewczynski's first appearance, Manchukuo Japanese settlers, Martha Custis and Washington descendants, race population, Christmas tree spending, and Winston-Salem streetcar replacement date.
In Richmond Virginia a resident remarks on the Loudoun street decorations from Fort Loudoun to Cork Street. The city street department and assistants are praised for their thorough Christmas display and the festive spirit it brings.
Among Our Citizens Harry W Ebert a Buick sales representative and agent since 1916 was born February 20 1895 in Frederick county near Lenore. He opened his Winchester office March 12 1916 and moved to the current site in 1924. He serves as a church steward former Kiwanis and Elks member and heads the underprivileged children's committee. He married Isabelle Sencindiver in June 1916 and has four children. He is a bowling enthusiast.
Senator Burton Wheeler leads a sweeping investigation into U S transportation systems through the Interstate Commerce Committee. The probe, inspired by Max Lowenthal and Pecora era banking inquiries, aims to expose financing links and evasion tactics tied to the Van Sweringen railroad empire and George A Ball control deal.
In East Bicycle Arkansas Snigglefritz and Hassenpfeffer lead the six day race until a photo break costs them the lead and ten dollars in damages. Xenophon Meeks and Squirrel Cage Johnson duel for the front while Dumbkopf and Yawnson stay asleep. Zadok Dumbkopf ultimately rides solo to victory as spectators depart.
Alix sings to John Sayre in a hospital ward as his vision returns after injury. They plan marriage before his possible operation, facing uncertainty, with Kathleen and Kim guiding the couple toward a hopeful union and a boxed miracle of love.
New Deal era note reports 22 Glassy Mountain High students invited to Greenville for free haircuts turkey dinner and radio movie party. Brief items span crime autos theft jail terms ambulance sirens and political quotes reflecting Roanoke Times coverage.
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