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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1936
Page
4
The Evening Star published in Winchester Virginia prints daily except Sundays with second class mail designation. The notice appears under the Evening Star Publishing Co. of Winchester Virginia.
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A fragment from a 1936 newspaper notes Unfruitfulness and a tale of a root condemned to be cast into the fire as a Bible reference appears alongside a date. The snippet credits the Associated Press for news dispatches and mentions publication conventions.
In Geneva Anthony Eden reports guarantees of armed support from France Yugoslavia Greece and Turkey if Italy attacks. Britain warns that unilateral action by states risks reviving old alliances and calls for genuine League driven collective action despite weak unity.
A historical view argues Louisiana's election proves dictatorships end only when a leader is violently removed, followed by intra rivalries among successors. The piece predicts a new opposition figure will rise within two to three years, ending a period of humiliation under the previous regime.
The piece outlines Huey Long’s promises of free schooling, buses, bridges, tax relief, debt moratoriums and poll tax abolition, and notes Long’s control via the New Orleans ring and backers like Maestri and Weiss. It describes the opposition as weak, with Long’s machine still powerful yet losing momentum, leaving the public with a bleak choice.
Cumberland Times notes the Prince of Wales becomes King of England and dominions beyond the sea, guiding the empire with restraint. It praises Kings George VI’s anticipated reign, calling him a steady Englishman who will reign but not rule, and who will influence public affairs through ministers. Americans favor the sober, disciplined royal future.
The Roanoke World News discusses Robert Quillen’s paragraph on what makes a he-man. It links leather boots to readiness for roughing it and the psychology of confidence from rugged attire. The piece notes the contrast with wearing patent leather pumps as a lack of thrill.
Will Rogers humorously notes how a child delights in giving its father a playful let down. The sketch highlights light family mischief and the child’s sly antics in a wholesome rural setting.
Mary presents a sheet to her father claiming to draw the whole family of swallows. He jokes that there are no swallows on the sheet and asks if they have all gone south for the winter. The conversation blends nature and convention.
Christian General Feng Yu Hsiang proposes cutting 12 inches from Chinese gowns to fund a war against Japan. He suggests button money could buy 400 million bullets a year, a notion met with mixed American interest as Chinese attitudes toward invasion differ from Western views.
The Hartford Courant argues that while persuading Townsend adherents is hard, broad public common sense will grow stronger as the Old-Age Revolving Pension becomes a political issue. It warns congressmen and candidates who pander to Townsendites for votes may regret it before election day, echoing Lincoln and Barnum on fooling the people.
A notable new translation from Kagawa, Japan's leading Christian evangelist and writer, is highlighted as a publishing event. The Handley Library announces the book Meditations on the Cross is available for borrowing, noting Kagawa's prominence and the book’s anticipated impact.
Dexter Fellows, dean of press, has produced a manuscript about a man who travels with ringling brothers as a roustabout in summer and spends winters in New Britain. The memoir recounts an adventurous life around the world and is now ready for publishers.
The department of agriculture reports chinch bugs is hibernating in southeastern Iowa and west central Illinois in alarmingly large numbers. The finding warns growers of potential damage to crops as temperatures drop and roots are stressed.
Yazoo City Mississippi. J J Halford came to town to pay taxes and collapsed from a heart attack after learning the amount owed. Doctors say recovery is unlikely. Springfield journalist reports light tone on strange encounters.
Kansas City resident 86 year old Richard Lillard, born a slave, asked if he could live on an $8 monthly pension, exclaims he will become a banker. In Manchester Iowa, a dog freezes to death standing at the fairgrounds amid 25 below temperatures.
A Chicago divorcee testified that 36 hours after her 1926 Hammond Indiana wedding her husband left to seek work and never returned. Ten years later she still did not know if he found a job or where he was.
Sioux Falls banking department won circuit court approval to pay 33 cents on a $44.87 claim of Clarke County Banks of Naples against the Sioux Falls Trust and Savings Bank in liquidation for 12 years. The department must pay 65 cents to file the claim.
Washington reports on the looming Republican and Democratic conventions in Cleveland and Philadelphia. The piece weighs potential candidates like Landon Knox Vandenberg and Dickinson against ultra conservatives Mills and Wadsworth, while noting Roosevelt’s anticipated renomination and New Deal dominance. It also flags deflation fears in New York amid Supreme Court decisions, and signals labor organizer John L. Lewis could sway electoral politics if he sides with farmers on court issues.
Grace confides she sheltered Doris Reeve alias Mrs Helen Starmont after Doris killed her husband. The loyal servant recounts past days in San Francisco, the changed appearance, and plans for a fresh start while fearing exposure and police scrutiny. Grace hides a torn confession to protect Doris and herself.
One year after the Lindbergh kidnapping Bruno Hauptmann testifies in his defense claiming he never saw the Lindbergh baby. In maritime news the Ward liner Mohawk sinks with dozens missing and presumed dead. Flooding and snow hamper travel while highways reopen in the region.
Taylor Foxx of Middletown Virginia ties for fourth at the Virginia Grain Show in Harrisonburg. The governor’s mother dies at the Annapolis executive mansion. William H. Hubbard dies from blood poisoning after a thorn injury to his hand.
A bill to legalize four percent beer is introduced in the Virginia Senate. In New York, two rival mobs clash in a nightclub shooting.
Ten years ago a county Sunday School meeting discussed tentative district convention plans. Frederick circuit court opening is postponed to permit attendance at Governor Byrd’s inaugural in Richmond. Women’s Democratic Club meets at Handley Library. Ruby Painter hosts a Stephens City party. Nan Keating visits Philadelphia with Mr. and Mrs. Casey.
Twenty five years ago R S B Smith of Berryville announced his Senate candidacy. Mrs Elizabeth E Zirkle 75 dies in Washington while receiving treatment and en route to her New Market Virginia home. Dr J H Lacy of Berryville gives an oration at a program in honor of.
Jacob Hable of Baltimore visits his parents on Ey Water street while Ray Hayes returns to New York City after visiting relatives in Winchester and vicinity.
Precipitation in the last 24 hours is None. January to date 4.29 inches. Year to date 4.29 inches. Average monthly rainfall from 23 years of records at Winchester Laboratory ranges from 2.29 to 3.83 inches across months.
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