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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1936
Page
4
The Evening Star published in Winchester outlines daily publication except Sundays. Subscription options include $3.50 yearly, $1.75 for six months, and 90 cents for three months in advance. Carrier rates are listed as $4.50 yearly, $2.25 for six months, and $1.20 for three months.
Advertising rates for the paper include minimum charge 25 cents and 42 cents per inch for transient ads. Memorials priced at 1.50 for four stanzas, cards for play advertising must be in by 10 a.m. in office. Contracts available. National reps listed: Devine Tenney Corp New York Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Des Moines and Atlanta.
An archival AP rights note states the Associated Press holds exclusive entitlement to use all its news dispatches and any news published herein, restricting reproduction by this newspaper and others.
An ancient biblical excerpt notes the command of Rechab to abstain from wine. The passage specifies that he and his descendants shall not drink wine forever as instructed by their father. This brief quotation emphasizes strict, perpetual temperance.
William A. Bradford ends a forty year tenure as Clarke County treasurer after ten re-elections. The public honors his integrity courage and devotion to duty as the most popular and beloved official in Clarke County. He did not seek re election last year and leaves an enviable record of faithful service.
In Norfolk and Richmond 1935 pages refer to constitutional experts amid debates on Supreme Court roles and a controversial commission anniversary. The piece notes historians will revere the era and questions Roosevelt's moves to adjust the court, highlighting figures like O’Conor and Goolrick in a charged civic moment.
A Hartford Courant analysis argues the bus crash underscores the push for stricter regulation of bus operations. It notes state authorities often collect license fees while federal oversight lags in safety standards for interstate lines.
A service publication reports air force bombing of Mauna Loa lava streams to protect Hilo Hawaii. Five planes scored direct hits with 600 pound bombs and slowed the most threatening flow. Additional operations are planned to divert lava away from population centers and reservoirs.
In 1935 Columbia University Press took over the longest publishing project, the Dictionary of the It , begun in Italy around 1904 with fascicles. The first volume finished in 1912, and the press aims to complete the monumental work in 200 years, weather permitting.
Dr Lloyddata of the University of Illinois warns the common cold will cost the U S about 100 million dollars through winter illnesses and related deaths. He cites 2 million workers likely to miss eight days due to colds and sinus infections with pneumonia and influenza, urging simple health rules as a practical safeguard.
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt relinquishes a $50,000 annual income and disclaims claims to wealth. She will leave a New York townhouse and costly furs, moving to a small apartment funded by her dress shop earnings. She says money does not bring happiness.
AAA leader Thomas P. Henry calls for national scale organization to study fatalities and causes. He backs Thomas H. McDonald plan for an official federal safety committee with state and local branches to develop standards and enforceable rules and promote education for drivers and pedestrians.
Precipitation for the past 24 hours ended 8 a m shows December to date at 2.00 inches and year to date at 35.39 inches. Winchester Laboratory records 22-year average annual rainfall at 34.61 inches. Monthly averages span January to December with values listed for each month including 2.35 inches in January and 3.35 inches in August.
Orpheus pleaded with Pluto to restore Eurydice after she died. The Camp Fire Girls organization originated in 1912. Theodore Thomas founded the earlier group in 1891, with Frederick Stock succeeding him.
A light AP roundup notes a probate judge in North Carolina offering name changes on marriage licenses after grooms lose faith when refunds aren t possible. It also mentions temperature extremes across Salisbury Charlotte Winston-Salem Asheville and Wilmington. Separate items describe a TV comic seeking a twin for his 26 month old son and a divorce docket shuffle involving Irving and William Seldon. A Des Moines reporter bones up on sled tricks and a bandaged knee.
Ogden Utah mayor Harman V Peery conducts a novel protest by riding a one horse open sleigh through town to highlight gasoline price differences with Salt Lake City. He jokes that this method is fun and saves on fuel costs.
Goose market owner Becky Goldstein testified before Judge Edwin Hasten that new clerk errors caused incorrect goose weights. The clerk allegedly did not know how to weigh geese, leading to a fine of $25 for the market.
In Washington the Wisconsin aligned Farmer Labor Progressive association blends La Follette progressives farmers labor groups and invited Communists. Observers fear it could grow into a serious factor by 1938 and 1940 if unemployment remains high, though most expect it to fade without a strong statewide showing. The piece contrasts radical trends with conservative reactions.
A year past, the Hauptmann trial begins in New Jersey. Other items note a water conservation survey seeking to cut 720000 gallons daily losses, New Year's riots in Saar basin claiming two lives, and various local notices including Virginia teachers and stock dividends at the Hotel Jack.
Five years ago Marshall Joffre was kept alive by serums. The state improved drainage on the Martinsburg pike. An inquiry began into a fire that destroyed the Baltimore Post plant. Scripps-Howard papers, toppled during a revolt, collapsed at the John Marshall Cafe in Richmond.
A brief archival note states that ten years ago there would be no increase in a specified rate or fee. Details are sparse in the fragment.
Twenty five years ago the United States Army planned to acquire 5000 acres in Virginia for a remount station. Other items include the Comptroller of the Currency mandating uniform bank bookkeeping, and a Virginia plant explosion that killed sixteen with many injured. Mr and Mrs N W Solenberger celebrate their golden wedding anniversary.
Dunedin New Zealand Jan 2 The steamship laden with food and medical supplies began a search mission for Ellsworth. Aerial coordination and naval support were arranged to locate the missing vessel and assist any survivors.
Lieutenant Larrabee probes the Darien Darten case at Alice Penny’s boarding house. Suspects include Alice, maid Delia Randall, and other eight residents while clues hinge on knives, windows, and Grace’s clock as tension mounts in a lingering detective tale.
Washington on January 2 begins a $20,000,000 show as Congress convenes. The annual cost covers the legislature and all appurtenances. Salaries dominate, but funds are needed for the Capitol, grounds, Government Printing Office, and Congressional Library.
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