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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1936
Page
4
The notice lists subscription prices for one year six months and three months in advance with separate rates for regular and other editions. It also states a poetry rate of $1.50 for four stanzas and outlines display advertising requirements including deadline times and base rate per inch. National reps and city offices are named for Deviné Tenfey Corp. and major cities.
An introductory note from the Association Press states its news dispatches may be republished in this paper and others. The message confirms copyright and republication rights, indicating all AP material is usable by member papers.
A brief note cites 2 Timothy 2 24 urging patience and gentleness in teaching and service. The verse emphasizes avoiding contention while guiding others with restraint and kindness.
The President's Birthday Ball at the George Washington Hotel tonight is to raise a campaign fund to combat infantile paralysis. Proceeds fund national child health study, with seventy percent returned to local youth causes.
A New York advertisement seeks a six month old baby to be developed into a musical genius with paid tuition and care. The piece questions the belief that genius can be manufactured and notes the long history of gifted individuals born with talent.
A late encyclopedia notes Andrew Jackson left office more popular than when he entered and his party was strong and organized on a platform of low taxes and reduced debt. It recalls Theodore Roosevelt likening himself to Jackson in a Jackson Day dinner address in Washington.
A visitor reads Hungarian labels like Gloomy Gus Alt o and Dimples on hats and in the ladies cloakroom. The piece suggests such tags mislead about character and prefers time exposures to understand people.
A column reflects on King Edward VIII’s clock reversal in royal palaces and asks how many Britons and Americans will adjust their time. It questions legislatures and cities for continuing to shift clocks for seasonal or ceremonial reasons, urging alignment with actual seasons.
The article laments a 19 to 0 result that failed to sustain the President and protect U S credit. It accuses powerful interests of pressuring democracy, notes threats by 40 and 45 year olds, and warns of adding 2 billion to the nation's debt as a historic constitutional defeat.
The Waynesboro News-Virginian highlights the essential role of Virginia's road system for development. It notes that good roads attract tourists, aid transport of goods, and support education by enabling centralized school facilities, urging funds for maintenance as stated by Highway Commissioner H. G. Shirley to the General Assembly.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Will Rogers and a caret movement. No clear event or date is readable to establish a factual item.
A reader notes a dog visiting a fire scene and questions its role after rats flee past it. The account hints at presumed rat-killing behavior but remains unclear on outcomes or verification.
The piece praises Commissioner Shirley for his qualifications overseeing Virginia highways and supports his three point program as a concise solution to rising travel needs. It warns that reducing surface maintenance would worsen road decay and threaten many jobs, urging serious consideration of the plan.
Leander McCormick Observatory astronomers study stars nightly while plans stir for rocket research to reach beyond Earth’s atmosphere. Dr. R H Goddard has built a twelve foot rocket at 700 miles per hour and aims to increase fuel load. Future flights to the moon remain speculative but possible with lighter construction materials.
A carload of Virginia grown apples bought by the federal government for needy families is allotted to the city of Fredericksburg and the counties of Stafford Spotsylvania King George and Caroline. The 528 bushels packed in bushel baskets are distributed today by county boards of supervisors and the resettlement division with Fredericksburg directing distribution. Apples stem from the Winchester orchard region and go to paupers and relief families with many children. Officials set central pickup points for distribution.
An unknown police officer William Anagnost, duty marked blue line tire bleen, receives a large wrapped box of chalk as a practical gift in Nashua New Hampshire.
Dr. Donald A. Laird head of psychology advocates rest periods in industry and uses a four hour class tea break. A Greenville incident shows a misaddressed telegram causing a retrace. New London tries to re open a hill after sand obstruction by youths. In San Francisco a night club fined $250 for serving a wild duck out of season with game warden Lee Shea among diners.
A fragmentary report notes two individuals named YS Months Ote and Turmel were saved from a hay stack fire. The incident occurred last fall and involved a rescue by local responders.
Fragmentary text describes two white males found after an opening of a can, with names Jeffers and Price and mentions of Anderson and Chicago context. details are garbled and no clear event, date, or outcome can be determined.
A fragmented account recalls Sir Notwood and Munn discussing a long concealed matter tied to Franzen and Leiden. Witnesses say a woman faced barriers and a man kept silent, while the couple remained with their parents until the truth surfaced recently.
Central Press reports Kansas Governor Alf Landon leading GOP presidential chatter with Borah and Knox close behind and Vandenberg as a compromise option. Analysis notes eastern resistance to Borah and the party’s cross country battle to win key states. New York’s Roosevelt response to Smith hints at national farm policy stakes and Liberty League criticisms of state versus national solutions.
J Wesley Nelson Jr 24 goes on trial for murder of his father in Mathews Virginia claiming the elder Nelson was killed when he attacked his wife in a December drunken rage. Jury selection expected to be tough as locals discussed the case widely and many jurors may be disqualified. Judge J Boyd Sears presiding. Also note Versailles library flag decree to fly American flag with French flag.
A political exchange questions bounties and tariffs. The speaker argues against general bounties while defending tariffs as a long standing subsidy to a favored class, and questions hidden taxes affecting the majority.
Report shows last 24 hours no precipitation. January to date 4.30 inches year to date 4.30. 23 year average total 34.56 inches. Monthly averages listed for all months with numbers, though some text is garbled.
Janet explains to the narrator how her brother Jerry, a Seattle bank teller, was framed for a $50,000 theft and escaped justice. She details their close bond, years of alleged pursuit, and her move to a new city to protect him while maintaining contact through coded letters. A threatening note foreshadows discovery.
A historical note recalls the execution of Mars and Legenza of the Tri-State Gang a year past. Chinese pirates seized a ship and two Russians during that period.
Five years ago the Charles Town Lions Club members gathered as Charles P. McVicar was reelected president of the Chamber of Commerce. The clipping notes several peddlers in default on bonds and mentions Memorial Wheat at 79 42 cents.
Miss Lou Virginia Mylinger of this county wed George E. W. Butsler of Cumberland Maryland, in a local ceremony noted amid other county news. The report also mentions a council gift to a fire company and a death of Mrs. Mary A. Trone at age 77. Rush H. Williamson, Shenandoah county Commonwealth attorney, plans a bid for the State Senate amid expected heated competition.
School Days quiz notes: William Penn allegedly occupied America’s first brick house. Trousseau derives from old French trusse meaning a little bundle. it refers to items a bride takes to her husband. Call money is funds lent with repayment demanded on call.
Bakersfield Califf Elmer Hou chin of the state fish and game commission blocks a vote on boosting Pacific Coast sardine fishing by 100000 tons annually, leaving the commission deadlocked.
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