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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1936
Page
4
Subscription and Advertising Rates Display
Subscription rates by mail are listed for various terms with advance payments. Advertising rates include Classified at two cents per word with a 25 cent minimum and Display ads at 42 cents per inch with a 10 a m deadline. Memo lines and cards are noted with prices.
National Advertising Representatives Listed for Devine Tenney Corp
The Devine Tenney Corp located in New York lists national advertising representatives covering Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Des Moines and Atlanta as part of its sales network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devine - Tenney Corp
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Des Moines
Atlanta
Associated Press Notice About News Reuse Rights
The Associated Press states it holds exclusive rights to publish and republish its news dispatches and local news printed in this paper. The notice covers all AP credited and uncredited material and asserts control over local content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
When Trouble Comes Be Not Far From Me
A reflective verse citing Psalm 22 11 about seeking aid during fear and trouble, urging closeness to divine help and protection.
Publicity Grinds Lindbergh Tragedy as Hauptmann Trial Draws Ire
The Lindbergh kidnapping case is denounced for sensational coverage and profiteering. The family has endured four years of intrusive publicity, while critics blame ads and vaudeville offers that exploit the tragedy for money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruno Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
America
Lindbergh
Variety
John F. Condon
Jassie
Bronx
Hauptmann
Looking Ahead to 1936 in Rappahannock County
The 1936 year promises a presidential election campaign likely to rival 1896 in intensity. Global tension may lead to a major European war, while science advances hint at transatlantic air travel growth. Economic recovery remains uncertain but on track, with ongoing yearly growth in public spirit and hope for better times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rappahannock
Bryan
McKinley
Pacific Ocean
Memphis
Rembert Gilman Smith
Methodist
Pryor
Oklo
Methodist Federation For Social Service
No clear event or names in crowdfunding text
Fragmentary note discusses improvement and justice in vague terms with no identifiable people places or dates. No concrete actions outcomes or entities to anchor a summary.
Call for Nationwide Strict Enforcement of Motor Vehicle Laws
The piece argues for a nationwide campaign to enforce existing motor vehicle laws on size load and speed to improve safety. It suggests testing true transportation efficiency by ensuring conductors obey laws and questions why enforcement should not occur everywhere.
After Mussolini What Next for Europe
Ottawa Journal notes rising pressure in London and Paris to end the Italo Ethiopian war quickly. It warns oil sanctions could topple Mussolini or worsen global risk if they fail, and ponders consequences for collective security and a potential Italian collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Journal
London
Paris
Mussolini
Ethiopia
England
Europe
Italy
Townsend revival draws vast crowd in Springfield
The Springfield Massachusetts Republican reports a large turnout at a Western Massachusetts Townsend Clubs mass meeting. Dr Townsend appeared as founder and leader of the movement, described as the most significant since the founding of Christianity, signaling strong popular appeal and political concern among both parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Townsend
Massachusetts
Little Change In Road Program Is Looked For
Richmond Virginia January 4 observers close to the General Assembly predict little fundamental change in the states road policies when the session opens. A bridge and ferry authority and a reallocation of highway funds to southwest Virginia are suggested by Governor Peery s roads commission along with a ten year program to accelerate construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
General Assembly
Virginia
Peery
Commission On Roads
Legislators Clash Over Virginia Pension Costs
State Senator elect Benjamin Muse and three state fiscal experts debated the projected cost of Virginia old age pensions. Muse called the report by Morrissett James and Shands exaggerated, citing $11,376,720 as top cost and $2,661,456 as bottom, while arguing $756,000 yearly would fund a liberal system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Benjamin Muse
Petersburg
Virginia
Muse
Peery
Morrissett
Arthur W. James
William R. Shands
Millwood Road project progress and local incidents noted
One year ago reports show a clear path for a new cross town road from Millwood to the city. George B. Forney died and Woodstock’s Boyer Grocery Company suffered a third robbery. Annie Dorsey was injured after a collision at Cameron and Monmouth. Roosevelt proposes a new relief plan to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millwood
George B. Forney
Boyer Grocery Company
Woodstock
Annie Dorsey
Cameron
Monmouth
Congress
Roosevelt
Last rites held for C M Showalter at grave
Five years ago funeral rites were conducted for C M Showalter as the Ellis ritual was read at the graveside. Local citizens resume holiday activities with post-Christmas cheer and events around town. A drunk driver injured Mrs. M C Ellison of Charlotte, North Carolina, while passing through the city. Leonard I Miller wins election as chancellor commander of the Winchester Lodge Knights of Pythias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Showalter
Ellis
M. C. Ellison
Charlotte
N. C
Leonard I. Miller
Winchester Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Flashes of Life and Odd Encounters in Two Cities
Detroit scenes recount a car stalled on an elevated railroad track as a locomotive loomed and a frantic driver failed to move the vehicle. In Philadelphia a man guided a 500 pound Shetland pony into a patrol wagon after a humorous sidewalk encounter with a puzzled policeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Francis Corteau
Goreteau
Philadelphia
Max Kranzel
Kranzel
Oddities and Crimes in Brief from the West
A series of short local items: Mrs M ees moves family to Coutts for oil workers. Mrs Crawford relocates a house due to housing shortages. In Chicago John Brady chases a hammer headed gun misperception. Robert Daley arrested after hammer head falls from his pocket. Ed Hoehl confesses to a planned church hour burglary but leaves a snow trail. Hoehl receives a ten year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Brady
Brady
John Regan
Robert Daley
Daley
Carroll
Iowa
Ed Hoehl
Phillip Redig
Redig
Hoehl
Handley Opens Basketball Season Against Shenandoah Club
Handley faces Shenandoah Athletic Club to start the basketball season. Week of Prayer unites Winchester churches. Mrs. B Lee Trinkle watches surgery after Richmond executive mansion fire injuries. Shenandoah Valley Inc to hold annual meeting January 13 in Harrisonburg. Dr and Mrs J B Howe of Ithaca injured in collision with Winchester and Western Railway bus south of Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Shenandoah Athletic Club
Winchester
B. Lee Trinkle
Richmond
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Harrisonburg
J. B. Howe
Ithaca
N. Y
Winchester and Western Railway
Danbury Fireman Danblity Heroic Winter Blaze Rescue
In subzero cold Danbury firefighter Danblity and Conn Carlo Ross responded to a house fire. Danblity ran to fire headquarters, drove the truck to his home, and extinguished the blaze before filing the report to the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danblity
Conn
Carlo Ross
Danbury
Judge’s Order Shuts Grace Carson After Verbal Clash
In Tulsa Municipal Court Judge A A Hatch ordered Grace Carson to stop talking but she persisted and was held in custody for an hour after the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
A. A. Hatch
Grace Carson
Davenport boy jokes about injuries after many breaks
Amil Wolfson of Davenport Iowa says he has broken his left arm once and his right arm three times and legs three times. He quips that one more break may get him shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa
Amil Wolfson
Martinsburg petitions seek liquor election vote
Martinsburg residents circulate petitions calling for a local election on liquor sales. The weather report notes a cold spell moving east and south. President Taft greets 5,625 attendees at the White House New Year’s reception. A masked ball draws a large crowd at the Winchester Inn. Two solar eclipses are scheduled for April 28 and October 22 this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
Taft
White House
Winchester Inn
Oswego Kansas Forecast by Dr D B Fordyce for 1936
Oswego Kansas resident Dr D B Fordyce offers a prediction of a prosperous 1936 with cautious optimism. The report cites his forecast as a local outlook for the coming year.
Roosevelt and party factions shape 1936 campaign bids
Washington reports hint the administration abandons broad business support and seeks to unite agriculture and workers behind Roosevelt. Col. Howe pushes strategy while Farley’s predictions draw critique. In Hot Springs Arkansas, SMU youth conference hears clergy criticize profit motives and advocate cooperative economics amid rising South tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Ark
Southern Methodist Church
South
Memphis
Tenney
Mississippi River
Arkansas
Edwin McNeill Poteat
Pullen Memorial Baptist Church
Raleigh
N. C
Poteat
Rivers Rampage as Rain and Melted Snow Flood Virginia
Flood conditions stretch across Virginia as two days of heavy rain and melting snow push rivers like the James and Dan toward major rises. Ice floes threaten bridges and flood controls, with vessels damaged and dredges torn from moorings near Fredericksburg, causing material losses and navigation hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Virginia
Richmond
James River
Dan
Danville
Rappahannock
Fredericksburg
Norfolk Dredging Company
James
Rainfall totals and averages from Winchester records
Precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 a.m. shows none. January to date 1.27 inches and year to date 1.27 inches. The 23 year average is 34.56 inches. Monthly averages: January 2.42, February 1.93, March 2.81, April 3.15, May 3.83, June 3.57, July 3.36, August 3.32, September 2.52, October 2.82, November 2.52, December 2.20 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Research Laboratory
School Days Quiz Questions on History and Science
A historical trivia item lists three Q and A prompts: 1 Ma dame de Lafayette wrote The Life of the Duchesse d Ayen in prison on margins with a toothpick and india ink. 2 milk is over 87 percent water with rest being milk sugar fat and protein. 3 Mount Everest would be submerged if placed in the Pacific deepest point, with a 5 mile summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame de Lafayette
Ommutz
Ans
Duchesse d’Ayen
Buffon
Pacific
Fifth Reprieve For Two Felons
In Richmond Virginia Governor Peery grants a fifth reprieve to John Shell and Joe Jackson two inmates condemned for the murder of Mr and Mrs Coleman on a Spotsylvania county farm The Colemans were killed by clubbing and their bodies dumped in a well The reprieve postpones execution to February 21 while attorney E A Norrell prepares a US Supreme Court appeal
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Peery
John Shell
Joe Jackson
John Thomas Coleman
Spotsylvania County
Colemans
Jackson
Shell
E. A. Norrell
United States Supreme Court
Norrell Warned Against Unwarranted Delays
The document records a warning issued to Norrell urging no unwarranted delays. The language stresses timely handling of the matter and cautions against further slowness in action or decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norrell
Vacancies In Army Service In Lima and Panama
The local army recruiting office lists openings in air, infantry, coast artillery, old artillery, and the medical department effective immediately. Panama offers infantry, field artillery, and positions for bandsmen, clerks, and airplane mechanics. Applicants may write or call in person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Infantry
Coast Artillery
Old Artillery
Medical
Panama
Field Artillery
Murder Upstairs in Boarding House Mystery
Lieutenant Larrabee probes the murder of Andrew Darien in Alice Penny’s boarding house. Darien’s fortune, disliked by tenants, surfaces as a motive while Alice learns she may inherit 200000. Suspects include Grace the cook Janet Bell Mme Starmont and Mrs Upham as detective notes possible clues and voices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirk Larrabee
Andrew Darien
Alice Penny
Alice
Larrabee
Darien
Grace
Lucy
Mr. Penny
Jury Deadlock Reported in Culpeper Stabbing Case
In Culpeper County Virginia a tag jury failed to reach a verdict in the voluntary manslaughter trial of Alfred Seattle 20 accused in the death of Jack Williams a Negro. Witnesses said Seattle stabbed Williams with a pocketknife in a fight behind a store at Egehornesville. Seattle testified he acted in self defense claiming Williams advanced on him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culpeper
Alfred Seattle
Culpeper County
Jack Williams
Williams
Egehornesville
Settle
Juror Holds Out Dismissal Ends Ten-Hour Deliberation
Reports from the jury room say one juror stood out against conviction. Judge Alexander Browning dismissed the twelve jurors after they had deliberated ten hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Browning
Hables Palace presents Maynard and Jones western double feature
Two major westerns headline the Palace today starring Ken Maynard and Buck Jones. Maynard rides the revenge trail with high stakes while audiences enjoy thrills suspense romance as scripts promise danger and dynamite peril for gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Maynard
Buck Jones
Ken *Maynard
Ken
Palace Men and Tues Gloriously Romantic Comedy
Herbert Marshall and Jean Arthur lead the Columbia comedy If You Could Only Cook at the Palace Men Tuesday. Lea Carrillo stars in a light hearted romance with a park bench scene and mischief as the lovers lie and kiss. Fox News Reel cartoon and novelty accompany the feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Marshall
Jean Arthur
Lea Carrillo
Columbia
Palace Men
Fox News
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