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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1936
Page
4
The notice lists subscription prices by mail and carrier, including one year at 1.75 and 4.50 yearly carrier rate, with six and three month options. It also details obituary and memorial ad costs, display rates, and deadlines for in office publishing.
The page features a religious quotation from John 11 26 and connects it to belief in eternal life. It notes Associated Press rights for re publication of news dispatches and local news published in the paper.
An obituary style tribute notes King George V as sagacious dutiful and loved for uniting the empire. It recalls his wartime field service joining troops in France and his close personal ties to the Army and Navy. The piece credits him with restoring monarchic prestige and fostering unity among diverse races and creeds within the Commonwealth.
The piece argues newspapers have a vital stake in industrial growth and warns that taxation and overregulation threaten advertising revenue. It highlights the auto industry’s expansion as a major advertising boon and notes damaged trust from political attacks on industry.
The piece argues that cutting advertising harms business and raises unemployment. It cites local newspaper ad volume from 1929 to 1933, peaking at 600 million then dropping to 325 million, linking ad decline to record unemployment and urging newspapers to defend business against demagogic attacks.
The resignation of Thomas Jefferson Coolidge from the Treasury Under-Secretary post comes as the department faces heavy criticism over policies and revenue losses after the Supreme Court ruling on AAA. Coolidge oversaw government securities and refunding operations, guiding the large refinancing to lower-rate bonds started in 1934. His departure follows other conservative advisers who struggled to align with the administration’s spending and silver policies.
Will Rogers recounts two famous boxers at a party who show off casual blows. A punch accidentally strikes a woman in the eye, prompting a lighthearted exchange as the fighters joke about making amends and offering to swap blows.
An advertising researcher canvassed 5,000 people in 21 states across 122 occupations. Eighty five percent favor newspaper ads over public office statements and eighty eight percent find ads in daily papers more reliable than sales pitches. Salesmen favor ads over their own talk.
The Danville Register criticizes media leniency toward Governor Hoffman's reprieve for Hauptmann. It argues press bias toward liberal academic questions over full facts and notes essential new evidence was omitted in the original framing.
Governor Hoffmans reprieve for Hauptmann challenges the courts and presses the case into public view. He cites newspaper debate as trial while avoiding new evidence, prompting questions about executive mercy and the balance with judicial processes.
The Explorer II record flight carried millions of spores from seven plant diseases including bread mold strawberry rot and stripe rust. Five of the seven types germinated after exposure to extreme cold low pressure ozone and UV rays, explaining how plant blights spread widely via wind carried spores and complicating early detection and control efforts.
A news column notes advances in materials and food tech. Innovations include a soft durable wool from a new process, razor blades with longer lasting sharpness, fireproof glass and awnings, spun glass theatre curtains, and a soft metal wool enabling steel adhesion for fireproofing. Also mentioned are flake coffee tastes like fresh brew and progress in smokeless fuel for cleaner cities.
Brief items from Hinton West Virginia Park Avenue Manhattan Charleston South Carolina Kansas City and Lincoln Nebraska note various incidents. Reading losses at Bluestone dam readings. a roller skating party with whiskey prizes. a fire department veteran’s day of incidents. a dangerous unassisted high wire stunt. a jailed actress injured. road paving rises on Nebraska highways after drought with moisture return.
Charles P. Stewart outlines Edward VIII's visits to the White House and notes his informal royal image. The piece then condemns J. P. Morgan & Company and bankers for steering U.S. neutrality and trade toward British interests, urging a full reading of Nye committee testimony.
A London correspondent recalls the coronation era for King George and Queen Mary, noting Lord Kitchener's barricades hindered crowds and limited pageantry. He observes George as a steady, if unglamorous, ruler whose influence persisted through his ministers. Edward is expected to excite more enthusiasm. The elder Edwards bronchial pneumonia and smoking are mentioned as contributing factors to their robust build and health issues.
Capitol reports Sweet Ade line at Palace as potential clue in the Hauptmann trial. Local briefs note three deaths: Mrs Charlotte Nesbet Diffen derfer 87 dies in sleep Kenton Taylor 45 found dead in bed and Mrs W L Payne 77 of Clarke county dies from bronchial pneumonia.
Five years ago Mrs. A. H. Herrell widow of a Confederate veteran and four natives of Rock Enon died in Washington. George Washington Hotel reports its best year yet at the annual meeting. Rev. G. B. Fadeley 73 retired U S clergyman dies in Harrisonburg. Virginia farmers drought hit seek opportunity to work rather than charity. A fire of unknown origin destroys Gilbert DeHaven’s barn at Gainesboro.
Hon. Robert M. Ward addresses Turner Ashby Chapter U. D. C. at a Lee birthday banquet held in the George Washington Hotel marking a commemorative event ten years ago.
David Hepburn, superintendent of the Virginia Anti-Saloon League, opposes a bill to abolish prohibition fees. Clifton Saffell, 33, of Front Royal, is taken to Memorial Hospital with deep stab wounds near the heart and on the wrist. Handley Seniors plan a Swedish folk song program tonight. Announced today is the marriage of Miss Dorothy V. Wisecarver and Herman J. Dyke of Middletown.
Miss Hazel and Richard of Mountain Falls marry Mr Paul P Glynn of Annapolis in Hagerstown. A 6 year old, Malcolm Hodgins, escapes serious injury after a bicycle crash into a wagon. A small fire at Staunton Methodist Church is suspected. Dr Robert C Randolph of Clarke County recovers from typhoid. Republican Senators flee Charleston to avoid service summons in the Senate.
Ghent in northwest of Brussels proclaims itself the flower capital of the world. Its suburbs host miles of hothouses where orchids begonias lilies and carnations are grown for the continent, dating back about 300 years to the first greenhouse.
In a tense household of Mrs Penny and Sergeant Ross the case grows by the hour. Delia Randall and Andrew Darien are dead, each killed by knives. a back stairs escape and a hidden weapon suggest a methodical murderer at large. George Larrabee vows to uncover the truth.
The text notes Gottlieb Daimler of Stuttgart Germany as the father of the automobile for building an early gasoline engine vehicle. It also mentions gospel outreach unfinished in Asia and Africa and advises oats as a cover crop in orchards. It reports the Detroit Tigers entering spring training in Lakeland Florida led by a pitcher Bridges aiming to improve after 163 strikeouts.
Detroit pitching ace Tommy Bridges aims to raise his strikeout record this season as his club pursues a win in Nashville Tennessee.
Present and past rainfall data list last 24 hours ending 8 a m none January to date 4.29 inches year to date 4.29 inches. Average annual rainfall 34.56 inches based on 23 year Winchester Research Laboratory records. Monthly averages range from 2.29 to 3.83 inches across the year.
Commander F. C. Parker names committees for the event with a 7 p.m. start. Reception committee includes M Roszel Clifford Grim W Nelson Page Fred Read Arthur Field and W A Baker. Reservations by Arthur Field tickets by Howard Solenberger Clifford Grim and Harry Butler.
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