Year 1936 Headlines Show Prosperity Myth Amid Global Tensions
A sweeping 1936 chronicle charts politics and economy with Roosevelt’s New Deal dominant, Mussolini and Hitler shaping Europe, the Edward VIII romance and abdication scandal, major sports moments, Hauptmann’s execution saga, and rising labor strife across industry as the year unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty League
Jeffersonian Democrats
National Union For Social Justice
Georgia
Talmadge
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Henry Breckenridge
Ohio
Land
New York
Landon
Aine
Jay Farley
Maine
Vermont
Joan Hamilton
New Deal
Works Progress Administration
Byrd
AAA
Congress
Europe
Ethiopia
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Agriculture
Mainpao
Americas
Great Britain
Mussolini
Spain
Britain
George VI
Edward VIII
Simpson
Locarno
Rhineland
Committee For Industrial Organization
John Lewis
Mid-West
Senate
Treasury
Supreme Court Supreme Court
TVA
J. Edgar Hoover
G-Men
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tommy Toughy
Chicago
Alvin Karpis
Harry Campbell
T. H. Robinson, Jr
Skunk in Mattress Triggers KC Police Shootout Joke
Getaway officers Conlon and Simpson answered a vicious animal call at P. E. Coleman’s home. They found a skunk in a mattress roll in the cellar and fired into it after sealing the ends. The skunk escaped unharmed as Simpson unplugged one end. Lieutenant Rabinowitz warned them the station already stank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Pat Con
Lon
James Simpson
P. E. Coleman
Simpson
Jake Rabinowitz
Hearing on Potomac flood control proposals begins
Army engineers hold a public hearing in Washington to gather proposals for flood protection in the lower Potomac River Valley. More than 200 individuals and groups are expected to testify on measures for Seneca Creek Goose Creek Rock Creek Anacostia River and towns including Bladensburg Edmonston Colmar Manor Hyattsville and Branchville Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Engineers
Potomac River
Maryland
Seneca Creek
Goose Creek
Rock Creek
Anacosta River
Bladensburg
Edmonston
Colmar Manor
Hyattsville
Branchville
Army
Potomac Area
Paw Paw
Petersburg
W. Va
Cumberland, Luke, Hancock and Frederick, Md
Strasburg, Va
Minister Whitten to Lead Timber Ridge Service Sunday
Rural Services The Rev. R. A. Whitten a Congregational Christian minister who has spent part of the holiday season away is expected to return in time to preach at 7 30 p m Sunday evening January 3 at Timber Ridge Christian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Whitten
Congregational Christian
Timber Ridge
The Highway Ahead Sermon at Church
A church invites all to hear a sermon titled The Highway Ahead by a featured speaker. The topic explores guidance and future paths for listeners.
Disappearance of Entire Negro Christmas Savings Fund
In St James Maryland on December 30 a savings society for African Americans reported the loss of about 350 dollars. The fund vanished and blank paper was left in its place, according to society officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Curtis
United States
Herbert Hoover
Albert Cabell Ritchie
Maryland
William H. Wilmer
Baltimore
Mitchell Palmer
Woodrow Wilson
George VI
Great Britain
George Dern
Roosevelt
Mme
Schumann-Heink
Metropolitan Opera
Arthur Bisbane
Martyn Miller
Irvin Thalberg
Screen
Norma Shearer
Joseph W. Byrnes
House of Representatives
O. K. Allen
Huey Long
Louisiana
Shirley Temple
Robert Taylor
John Barrymore
Elaine Bartie
Mary Pickford
Buddy Rogers
ST. James, Md
Job Printing Bill Heads Letter Heads
A brief item notes STAR JOB PRINT offering job printing services for bill heads and letter heads. The notice highlights printing capabilities and service scope for local businesses seeking custom stationery.
Uniforms Clash In Times Square Meeting
A discarded sailor predicts a future Waterloo for Lou who laughs at a khaki clad youth named Leslie Water near Times Square. She toys with jealousy as they part after a brief, tense exchange, leaving Lou surprised by the ensuing scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou
Waterloo
Times Square
Leslie Water
Napoleon
Althoug
New York
Eighth Avenue
Ninth Avenue
Solong
ARAX Herbal Remedy Promoted in Winchester Ad
An advertisement touts ARAX as a digestive aid and liver bile flow booster. It claims quick relief from gas heartburn indigestion and constipation with a herbal formula. The ARAX man visits Miller's 107 North Loudoun Street in Winchester Virginia each day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller’s
North Loudoun Street
Winchester
Virginia
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B. Carr
Front
Imperial Air Liner
Mediterrean Sea
Il Duce
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Atlantic
Wheel of Fortune
Ince
Italy
Hitler
Rest of
Madrid
Franco
France
Leon Blum
Germany
Russia
Stalin
Wallis Simpson
Alexandrine Louise
Denmark
Ernest Simpson
Stanley Baldwin
Edward
Austria
Cannes
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Tony Manero
Gene Venzke
Glenn Cunningham
Olympic Stadium
Berlin
Stars and Stripes
Jess Owens
Bold Venture
New York Yankees
New York Giants
Eleanor Holm
Fred Perry
Donald Budge
Pitt Panthers
Los Angeles
Washington Huskies
Hauptmann
Char
Les Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Death House
Trenton
N. J
Henry
Hoffman
Grand Jury
Pine Motor CO
Dodge
Plymouth
Braddock and
Cecil Sts
du Pont
Rural Services
Bill
Clowe
Clowe’s Jewelry Store
N. Loudoun St
Consumers Coal Company
E. Cork St
Front Royal Yard
Westinghouse Automatic
Northern Virginia Power Co
John S. Miller & Company
Sherwin-Williams Paints
SOS
Super Traction
Silvertown
Goodrich
Silvertowns
Cammertireco Vulcanizing
Braddock & Boscawen Sts
McGraw
Fleetwood
BUDG
Firestone
Oaea
Firestone Auto Supply and Service Stores
Loudo
Fieveniars
Rat Oleg
Plymout
Cote
Chevrolet
Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc
Bickers Motor Company
H. W. Ebert
Winchester Furniture
McCormick Deering
C. I. Brumback
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