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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1936
Page
4
Public notice of publication details for The Winchester Evening Star including postal classification, pricing by mail and carrier, weekly rate, advertising rates, memorials and display ad rules. outlines deadlines and minimum charges for ads and notices in Winchester Virginia.
The article announces Associated Press rights and credit rules for Hyde dated Monday December 28 1936 detailing republishing provisions and local news ownership by the paper.
A compact meditation based on Ecclesiastes 9 10 urging diligent effort in all tasks. The exhortation emphasizes seizing present opportunities with vigor before death.
Cincinnati welfare officials refine a system to protect child workers such as newsboys and bootblacks. The program uses annual rosters, age verification, and casework involving schools boards welfare agencies and employers to enforce the ordinance and place repeat offenders on a blacklist.
Advisers to the President reportedly expect little cut in administration costs from proposed federal reorganizations. The goal is efficiency, not economy, and it remains unclear how the plan will align with the Byrd and Buchanan committees.
The article says Congress and the White House discuss merging cabinet functions and creating a department to aggregate welfare activities. Senator Byrd and Representative Buchanan are to be drawn into talks to reduce overlapping agencies, with hoped for efficiency and potential large economies. Harmony between leaders is noted.
The piece argues democracies should avoid choosing sides in future conflicts. It praises strong centralized governments as not superior to democracy and cites Roosevelt’s Buenos Aires address urging armed neutrality to deter aggressors and reduce war’s costs.
The article compares current Spain turmoil to the Napoleonic era, noting foreign troops and volunteers forming large, multi nationality columns. It cites Barcelona reports of about 60 000 foreign combatants split between Rebels and Loyalists and recalls Wellington 1808 allied coalition and Spaniards' strong resistance. Irregulars once fared better than today’s tech warfare.
The Evening Star in Washington D C invites readers to submit questions to the Information Bureau directed by Frederic J Haskin for a three cent reply. Enclose postage and return details as required.
A series of Q and A items covers ancient deaths and legends, Alpine Club origins, South U.S. death and birth rates, Mary Baker Eddy honors, spirits of hartshorn, Mickey Mouse Magazine publication, Columbus remains memorial, Inauguration Day date choice, Mount Rushmore carving plans, and Chinese suspension bridges with bamboo cables.
Sir Henry Severinge's murder is investigated after bloodhounds lead to a crypt beneath the chapel. The coffin of Sir Henry's father is found, and Colonel Graham concludes Sir Henry may be in a lead-lined tomb. The group agrees on a Scotland Yard inquiry, awaiting expert confirmation.
Will Rogers jokes about audience taste in musical shows and explains why large choirs are costly. He notes critics prefer spectacle over pure music and that directors keep many singers to spread blame.
Central Press columnist Charles P. Stewart argues Congress will clash over shifting work relief costs from federal to local governments. He notes each level seeks to maximize its share while minimizing contributions, while the federal government can print money and borrow more freely than state or local bodies.
H. D. Fuller steps down as bank president and becomes chairman of the board at Farmers and Merchants National Bank. The city budget for the coming year shows revenue of 1.5 million dollars. A Woolen mill retiree Thomas J. Williams, 81, is killed when struck by a car on Millwood Avenue. The Winchester Credit Bureau is robbed amid rising European oil embargo tensions.
Five jail inmates at Berryville jail receive Christmas parole from Clarke County Deputy Sheriff C. M. Feltner. The report notes other regional updates including Japan's new offensive against China and Virginia fire insurance discussions in Richmond.
Police seek to keep heavy trucks off main street. Miss Ideal Clevenger engaged to Mr Lewis A Hudson of Frederick County. Twenty three dead in New York from poison liquor. Auto licenses cheaper than fines for lacking them says local officials. Mrs Joseph Massie in Philadelphia for Benedict Ball at the Ritz Carlton.
Twenty five years ago Benjamin F. Laine, a B&O Railway employee for forty years, died at his home after an attack of paralysis. The current question asks if the right to vote on the prohibition issue will be granted by the present state legislature. Senator H. D. Flood says he will introduce a bill to Congress favoring apple men.
William Ritt lampoons public figures and current events with satirical quips about government plans and touts the era's hustle. The piece riffs on Alf Landon Roosevelt fishing lies and worries over Christmas bills and paydays as January nears.
Noble Childs Pierce born January 26 1889 in Clarke county attended local schools Randolph Macon Academy Front Royal engaged in grain and mercantile business at Swimley since 1910 and with Va Carolina Chemical Corp since 1922. He served as chairman of Winchester Democratic Executive Committee and mecifies Mason Shriner Elks and Christ Episcopal Church vestryman. He married Hennie Scott Pickey of Grottoes and has three children Noble Jr Frank Co and Elizabeth C. He enjoys travel.
Denver patrolman W. E. Scott shouts at a pedestrian for a traffic violation. The offender rushes over and hands Scott a note claiming it is the first time a cop has bawled him out.
Yonkers police traced a store robbery to William F. Carter 27 who allegedly distributed 14 stolen radios as Christmas gifts. Detectives recovered the radios and charged Carter with the theft and related offenses.
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