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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1936
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia announces its post office entry and daily publication schedule except Sundays. Rates listed include subscriptions, carrier options, display advertising, and classified rates with required copy and deadlines, plus national reps in major cities.
A 1936 newspaper page shows a religious quotation from Ezekiel 33 9 and a date line Saturday January 11 1936. The page begins with Associated Press rights notice for re publication and local news content.
In the Ninth District the Democratic nomination for Congress features incumbent John W. Flannagan and Wise County candidate Robert P. Bruce. Bruce pledges support for the President as long as policies align with his convictions, while Flannagan promises unqualified backing. Critics call Flannagan inconsistent citing a 1934 pledge and Roosevelt veto votes. Bruce is praised as more sound and patriotic by the author.
The article notes Roosevelt aims to be renominated in Philadelphia on June 28, sees Chicago as Democratic stronghold, and suggests Westward defection concerns. It highlights Philadelphia as a symbolic, strategic battleground with Keystone Republicans under pressure and echoes history from Philadelphian politics.
The article recalls Babe Ruth arriving in St Petersburg with the Boston Braves for 1936 plans, now aging and out of favor. It notes fading form, a controversial release by Emil Fuchs, and Ruth turning to golf and recreation rather than baseball heroics. The piece frames a fallen icon reflecting on a shifting baseball history.
The passage praises Ashton Dovell as the new leader of the delegates, noting his courtesy and fair play. It predicts a distinguished tenure marked by hearing every delegate, firmness without autocracy, and expeditious but considered business.
Fredericksburg Free Lance Star notes Old Mother Nature acts independently of expert forecasts bringing near zero weather and snow storms despite plans for a mild winter. The piece reflects on nature as a free agent beyond meteorological authority.
The year’s top three box office films were David Copperfield Mutiny on the Bounty and The Informer, underscoring strong American audience demand. Dickens’ immortal tale, adapted to the screen, led all pictures in pulling power across the nation, surprising both young and old with its enduring appeal.
An economist notes business will rise and fall in short spurts this year, not a steady ascent. The analogy compares the cycle to a frog climbing out of a well, gaining five feet by day then slipping back.
Virginia House finance committee reviews a bill altering liquor profit distribution. It proposes 60 percent to the state general fund and 50 percent to counties and cities, with 10 percent to localities with stores and possible reserve funding of 500000 dollars. Areas dry after January 1 1936 would be excluded from profits, while those already dry might still receive shares. The assembly plans a Williamsburg session Saturday and a Freeman address Monday in Richmond. General Lee’s birthday is January 19.
A commentator predicts a renewed but cautious recovery after midsummer, with a possible relapse before election day. Attendees at a New York economists meeting express confidence in the American public and favor a sane recovery that avoids another crash like 1929.
The city of Walla Walla Washington with 16000 residents posted no traffic fatality none murder and no manslaughter in 1935 police records note. The National Safety Council should study the feat to help other communities where violence persists.
Gl en Kidd an eight year old Draper School pupil was fatally injured when struck by an automobile after leaving a school bus near his Drapers Valley home. The car driven by Early Green 31 a negro chauffeur for G J Wallinger of Austinville and carrying Mrs Wallinger was held on $1000 bond for a January 20 hearing.
Senate majority leader Senator Joseph Robinson and Representative A Willis Robertson left for a weekend hunting trip in Virginia. They planned to meet Virginia game commissioner Carl Nolting at his Louisa County estate, with birds in the area assumed to be on guard.
Stanhope Scott Hurt, longtime Pittsylvania County circuit court clerk, died in Chatham at 85. He served 62 years in the role, retiring on January 1. His nephew Embrey E. Friend had been elected to succeed him, and Hurt was sworn in as deputy clerk on January 2.
The National Economy League signals imminent action affecting major agencies including the NRA PWA AAA and CWA, with broad economic implications noted in the Virginia Pilot summary.
Lynn police raid interrupted by a race winner inquiry with a wry joke. Tulsa crow-hunting reform aims to misfire on a liver bait trap. Evanston resident recounts fending off a 200-pound burglar with repeated punches and a fast exit assisted by a locked door.
Barnard Missouri voters backed a bond to finance a new schoolhouse but a technical error requires a new election on January 14. In the interim the town’s children remain without a school building.
In Seattle Hicks described as six foot six told the court he was too tall for her. She refused to go anywhere with him. The judge granted the divorce citing cruelty.
A Milwaukee couple found a sequence of deliveries at their home including orchids a table six chairs imported cheese crackers Christmas wrappings and two tons of coal. They reported the pranks to police seeking the person behind the disturbing gifts.
Roosevelt's January 3 message to Congress dominates Capitol Hill talk as the Democratic keynote of the 1936 campaign. Critics concede much of it is sound while faulting parts for neutrality and social policy. The piece notes war declarations differ by issue and a New Deal stance is seen as war by other critics.
A past report states Hauptmann is declared author of the Lindbergh kidnap notes. Also noted are plans for the council to buy pitometers for a water leakage survey and a feature on Amelia Earhart’s Honolulu to San Francisco solo flight.
Maurice S. Ritter and Miss Nel lie Stoner marry in Chambersburg Pennsylvania. The item notes local wedding coverage with brief details of the ceremony and attendees.
Ten years ago stock holders schedule a January 20 meeting for the George Washington Hotel. The Jack Hotel will reopen in March after a full renovation. Isaac F. Sprout, 80, dies at Le nore. George Malvin Wynkoop and bride from near Berryville are terrorized by bandits during their honeymoon in Mexico. Mrs. Crawford Reid Coleman dies locally.
Twenty five years ago five persons were held in Somerset county Maryland on charges of blackmailing. John Henry Nulton of Win-
Chester and Miss Mabel Irene Flounders of Philadelphia are married. Edgar R. Harmer, veteran newsdealer, dies at his home here. George Sidney, noted comedian, scores hits in The Joy Rider at the Auditorium. A windstorm in the Valley unroofs barns, kills stock, and uproots trees.
Present and past rainfall data indicate no precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 a m January to date total 2.40 inches year to date 2.40 inches. Long term averages from 23 years of Winchester Research Laboratory records show monthly means ranging from 1.93 inches in February to 3.83 inches in May.
The excerpt lists quiz questions and answers: which states share chief rivers names Illinois Arkansas Kentucky Mississippi Missouri Ohio and Wisconsin. It notes Napoleon’s son the Duke of Reichstadt died from overindulgence in violent exercises and was buried in Vienna. Umbrellas appeared in Baltimore in 1772.
Lieutenant Larrabee investigates the stabbing death of Andrew Darien at Alice Penny's boarding house. Janet Bell acknowledges entering Darien's room the night of the murder and admits a heated quarrel but denies killing him. Rumors of threats and a shared secret weigh on the case as Hemingway challenges Bell's story.
Six Southern Conference college presidents meeting in Richmond endorse a draft plan to ban preferential treatment for athletes. They sign a statement prohibiting any athlete from receiving scholarships or other aid on the basis of athletic ability. The proposal aims to deny special treatment and penalties for athletes, affecting tuition, room, board, and other aid.
A notice states a student is ineligible to represent the institutions in an intercollegiate contest. Details specify the restriction applies to participation in upcoming competition. The ruling appears to affect eligibility for college teams and associated events.
A light joke notes the latest carpet pattern full of tiny spots as ideal for a man who struggles with his fountain pen, delivering a Humorous quip in a brief item.
About 400 revolutionaries from Pernambuco movements were captured in November and sent to Fernando de Noronha island in the Atlantic, roughly 300 miles offshore.
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