Winchester Evening Star front matter and masthead July 2 1936
The Winchester Evening Star lists editor Byrd Jr and service details including subscription rates, advertising policies, and memorial card costs. It notes postal entry, Associated Press membership, and national ad representation with offices in major cities. Publication date July 2 1936, Thursday.
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Sige
Tenney, Woodward & Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Greatest in the King Dom Quoted in Fragment
An OCR fragment discusses humility of a child as central to heavenly greatness and compares team spirit to cash outlay, noting past attempts often failing. The text blends biblical reference from Matthew 18:4 with stray lines about a bail team and ownership costs.
Shenandoah Park Dedication and Gift to Nation
The Shenandoah National Park at Big Meadows will be dedicated and formally received into the national park system as a gift from Virginia. The ceremony will be honored by the U.S. president with Virginians urged to view the project as a source of spiritual and physical renewal, surpassing potential financial rewards.
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Big Meadows
Shenandoah National Park
National Park
Virginia
United States
Andoah Park
Morgenthau Reports Budget Gap Despite Tax Gain
The federal government ran a deficit of 8.5 billion dollars, 4.4 billion more than revenue. Tax receipts rose by about 30 percent year over year, but officials warn that spending remains more than double income.
Yawkey Pushed to Buy Pennant Amid Red Sox Shortfalls
Boston owner Thomas Yawkey aimed to buy the pennant by spending to acquire top talent for the Red Sox who trailed the Yankees by 1042 games and clung to a second-division race. The roster leaned on young, unproven players obtained cheaply, leaving the team short of pitchers and ironies of strong contention in the first division.
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Thomas Yawkey
Boston
Yawkey
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Washington
Red Sox
Mussolini Vows to Persist, Defends Italy in Heat of Europe
In remarks echoing World War era rhetoric, Mussolini rallies support and condemns foreign extremists while defending Italian actions during a turbulent period. He asserts victory is his and compares opponents to Napoleon, urging national oath as Italy faces pressure in Europe.
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Cumberland
Duce
Ethiopia
Napoleon
Mussolini
Italy
Europe
Treasury Department
A Courageous Senator Carter Glass Honored
Comptroller J F T O Connor praised Senator Carter Glass before the Virginia Bank Association in Virginia Beach. O Connor said history will record Glass as a high banking figure and a fearless lawmaker who stood by his convictions, admired by supporters including Harry Byrd.
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Carter Glass
Virginia Bank Association
Virginia Beach
Mr. O’connor
Congress
Harry Byrd
Treasury
Flowers to the Living at Middletown Mill Celebration
Middletown Ohio marked its 71st mill anniversary with a town parade and a free party for 4700 workers who funded a vaudeville show, fireworks, and free food for all. Delegations from Zanesville Ashland and Butler attended in honor of M Verity Day. The event showcased employers’ concern for workers and the community.
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Waynesboro
Virginian
Middletown
Ohio
Zanes
Ashland
Andville
Butler
Misreads on labor war raise real issues in steel industry
The Times-Dispatch argues against a closed shop and warns the industrial war to come. It states not all steel barons are cruel and not all unions are idealists, noting social complexities in labor relations.
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Richmond
The
Times-Dispatch
Will Rogers Humorous Story of Bobby and Cod Liver Oil
A child named Bobby resists cod liver oil. He misbehaves by breaking his sister Ellen’s dot and bouncing on a swing. When his father returns, Bobby laments that he cannot have cod liver oil because the doctor prescribes it after meals and his mom won’t feed him dinner.
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Ellen
Dad
American News Features, Inc
Labor unions and industrial relations debate in press editorial
A reprint letter argues the steel industry uses weak company unions to block broad federation. It criticizes outside drives to unionize steel and auto workers while praising Britain’s stricter labor laws against sympathy strikes. It warns the closed shop would force union membership for employment and urges alternative protections for workers.
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Richmond
Great Britain
Britain
One Year Ago in Roanoke and Nearby Crimes
A liquor conspiracy hearing cleared C Lee of Franklin county in Roanoke. Old Tom Quesenberry pleaded guilty to slaying a police officer in Loudoun county. Rosa Ott becomes Miss C bride of Mr. R M Davis at Harrisonburg. Clarendon A C booked to play Park in a July 4 doubleheader. G W Ropp named superintendent of Middletown High School in Berkeley county West Virginia.
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Franklin County
Roanoke
Tom” Quesenberry
Alexandria
Loudoun County
Rosa Lee Ott
R. M. Davis
Harrisonburg
Clarendon A. C
G. W. Ropp
Middletown High School
Berkeley County
W. Va
Apples shipped to Argentina must be wrapped
In a five year old note a rule required that apples shipped to Argentina be wrapped. A police dog survived a Niagara Falls crossing and returned to barking. Miss Vivian Cronk of Salem was reelected president of the Luther League of the Virginia Synod. The Norfolk and Western Railway ended trains 27 and 28 between Hagerstown and Shenandoah. Col. B M Roszel addressed the Kiwanis Club.
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Niagara Falls
Vivian Cronk
Salem
Luther League of the
Virginia Synod
Norfolk and Western Railway
Hagerstown
Shenandoah
Col
B. M. Roszel
Kiwanis Club
Shenandoah Valley Academy purchase on Stewart Street
Ten years ago Mr and Mrs Lewis N Barton of Shenandoah Valley Academy bought a dwelling on Stewart street. Mr and Mrs O C Cooper host for their son Lawrence. Mrs C L Guerrant arrives in Paris and informs Stephens City friends. Major A Willis Robertson is named chairman of the Commission of Game and Inland Fisher-.
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Shenandoah Valley Academy
Stewart Street
O. C. Cooper
Lawrence
C. L. Guerrant
Paris
Stephens City
Major A. Willis Robertson
Disappearance and peril in Whitacre section and steamer scare
Twenty five years ago Theodore Grove vanished from his Whitacre home as an Excursion steamer near Alaska struck causing panic. Mercury records 100 degree heat locally as Henry Mort, aged 80, dies in Kerns.
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Theodore Grove
Whitacre
Alaska
Henry Mort
Kerns
Historic Event July 2, 1867 New York's first train ram
A fragment reports New York witnessing its first train ram incident on July 2 1867. Details are limited but the event marks an early railway accident in the city with notable public and safety interest.
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New York
Answers to Questions in Navy Mastery Quiz
A compilation of Q and A items asking about naval training, impeachment trials, sponge rubber origins, student transport costs, and other historical curiosities. It includes details on Roger Williams Rhode Island settling, the 1870 Heathen Chinee poem, Cumberland altitude, Battle of Ackia, and Yellow Stone/Park notes.
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National Bureau of Standards
William Eward Newton
Middlesex
England
Newton
Roosevelt speech sparks Democratic convention energy
Central Press analysis notes the Democratic gathering opened with enthusiasm and ended weary, while Roosevelt’s acceptance speech revived the mood. It critiques the Al Smith demonstration mishap and predicts labor unrest linked to John L Lewis and the steel industry, warning of cross-cutting coalitions with Coughlin’s movement.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington
Roosevelt
The Willows Weekend Keeps Joan in Emotional Turmoil
Joan’s social duties clash with jealousy as Sheila True arrives with Julian’s guest Pierre Durand while Joan grapples with memories of her wedding, her past feelings for Win, and a growing tension with Alex Garrity. The Willows weekend promises theater, cocktails, and whispered doubts.
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Sloane
Sheila
Joan
Stephan Winsloe
Dorothy
Jim
the Biltmore
Willows
Win
Alex
Julian
Tam
Mrs. Henderson
Sheila True
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