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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1935
Page
4
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A devotional excerpt emphasizes receiving the engrafted word to save souls. The passage echoes James 1: ai urging readers to lay aside filthiness and excess naughtiness and welcome divine instruction for spiritual renewal.
Walter Lippmann argues in Today and Tomorrow that US form of enumerated powers protects against dictatorship by preserving state sovereignty. He warns progress rests on convincing each locality and cautions against rushing to centralization, urging citizens to uphold limited government.
An essay extols fundamental principles and warns that free government requires frequent recurrences to core rights. It argues against centralized control and monopolies of power while stressing the American conviction that no one may hold unlimited authority.
The Roanoke Times argues that a pervasive decline in personal responsibility underpins social decay. It criticizes hit-and-run behavior and appeals to law’s lax enforcement, blaming both citizen indifference and weak authority for worsening crime and moral erosion.
The piece extols Santa as a real, living symbol of happiness and generous giving, linking the season to youth, trustful thoughts, and the birth of Jesus. It condemns cynics who view Christmas only as commerce and emphasizes joy in giving.
The passage critiques gift giving as costly and burdensome, arguing it corrupts the Christian spirit from generosity to obligation and debt. It frames gifts as more than tools, highlighting moral tension and social pressure in charitable exchanges.
The piece mocks William Randolph Hearst's attempt to pressure the Republican Party by staging a Kansas gathering of writers to install a loyal governor as a figurehead. It notes the plan's failure is predictable and suggests the Landon campaign gains fade as Hearst outlets publish fawning pieces.
In Santos Brazil a nitrate laden Swedish freighter the Britt Marie exploded in the harbor killing at least 21 and injuring many. The ship sank shortly after the blast and rescuers searched for bodies while quay vendors and a fireman were among the dead. The vessel had loaded nitrate from Chile and planned to return to Valparaiso with fruit.
Prof. William F. Ogburn of the University of Chicago reports a survey finding it is not cheaper to live in the South than elsewhere in the United States. He cites a $1,300 income with food costs averaging 543 dollars in the South and 537 dollars in other regions, a negligible difference.
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour end at 8 a.m. four inches. December to date one point forty three inches year to date thirty four point seventy seven inches. The Winchester Laboratory 22 year average is thirty four point six one inches. Monthly averages list January to December with values from two point three five to three point six zero inches.
Forefathers Day marks the Pilgrim landing at Plymouth in 1620, observed especially in New England and first commemorated in 1769. The Christmas origin note refers to midnight Mass in Catholic practice, and broadtail describes dressed skins of unborn lambs.
Mrs. Eleanor Cooper 23 must explain to Judge Ray mond MacNeille why she could not hire a lawyer for her husband so he can oppose the divorce suit. William Cooper 26 says he needs counsel to prove his wife's grounds are false. Cooper notes she has a job while he does not.
Mrs Thelma Williams 25 seeks to place her husband Jack under a peace bond alleging he pulled her car tire, harassed her by phone and threatened her dog. The court denied the bond as Jack declared he loves her, while she sues for divorce. he jokes the dog won.
Carpenter Jack Wennesheimer of Stuart builds a “quint-crib” rocker as a Christmas gift for the Dionne quintuplets. He ships the 25 pound, 300 pound capacity rocker to Cal en der, Ontario, saying it can hold five children easily and has room for one more.
Wake Forest College graduate athletics manager Al Dovntin reports a confessed Tree Sitter at the Wake Forest versus Duke football game in Greensboro. The individual says he enjoyed the game and enclosed 1.25 dollars for a general admission ticket he dodged three months earlier.
Records show 21 Iowa cities with birth rate peaks. Nine cities peaked in 1929 or 1930, eight in 1934 during early recovery, and four hit a peak in 1931 amid severe downturn. The data reflect affordability factors and regional recovery timing.
A quirky note to Santa included in a post office letter asks for a suit of clothes a hat and shoes. The child provides measurements weight 180 pounds hat size 7 1 8 and shoe size 8 12.
Central Press reports opposition to NRA payroll numbers as Congress prepares for debates on relief and federal role. It notes about 2,000 staff after a cut from 2,800 and highlights concerns over reliance on NRA personnel for agencies like the Social Security Board and Federal Trade Commission amid broader unemployment relief struggles in Ohio and across states.
Aboarder Andrey Darien is found murdered in Alice Penny’s boarding house as Lieutenant Larrabee questions seven residents and two servants. Hairpin clues point to Janet Bell while tensions rise over Miss Cambridge and Mr Talbot as alibis form and Mr Withers’ late nights draw suspicion.
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