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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1936
Page
4
Bungling Leadership Warning From Dr McElroy
Dr Robert E McElroy argues public leadership failure fuels global muddle and wars not economic forces. He cites European diplomacy and partisan scheming as driving toward catastrophe while calling for a shift to leaders who preserve peace. The speaker urges awakening public demand for peace preserving skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. McElroy
Oxford
University of Virginia Institute of Public Affairs
Safety Progress in Virginia Traffic Fatalities Drop
The report shows a 26.30 percent reduction in automobile fatalities in Virginia in the first half of 1936, with larger drops in the Southeast and nationally. Despite fewer deaths, accidents continue and motorists must use caution and courtesy. The expanded state highway patrol may further reduce crashes with strong court support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Virginia
South Carolina
Ate
District of Columia
Mr Sproul Retires From State Agriculture Board
Governor Peery thanks W. W. Sproul of Augusta for long service on the State Board of Agriculture. Sproul represented the Shenandoah Valley from 1909 until resignation, serving as president for the past fourteen years, inspiring thousands of farmers who benefited from his leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond News
Peery
W. W. Sproul
Augusta
State Board of Agriculture
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia bids farewell to faithful Agri Board leader Sproul
The Ballot-era official led reform in agriculture during his tenure, shaping economic life and landscape. He advanced cooperative action and fought tenancy, leaving Virginia with a legacy of moral workers and bold experiments despite retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Agriculture
Yale researchers urge five daily meals for energy
Yale physiologists report that eating more often improves efficiency and vigor. They favor five or more meals daily, noting shorter intervals combat tiredness and suggesting hearty meals like pot roasts and corn to restore alertness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Farley Leaves White House After Cabinet Talk
Dialog shows Jim Farley exiting with the President after a tense exchange about the Cabinet and campaign plans. Farley downplays resignations as discussion shifts to the election and party strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Farley
White House
Jim
Dan
Roper
Will Rogers Humor: Kids Misunderstand Grown Folks
Will Rogers notes that children sometimes form funny ideas about what adults are trying to teach them. The column observes a lighthearted clash between parental instruction and child interpretation, reflecting on rural American life and social norms.
Prodigal Son Tale Confuses Sunday School Student
A child misreads the Old Testament tale and insists the prodigal father hurt his throat when running to greet his son. He cites a phrase about the father falling on his neck to prove the point, prompting a motherly correction about biblical text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American News Features, Inc
Free Discussion and Fear of Silence Recalled
A speaker urges patience for a return to freer discourse as a life once ruled by free spirits seeking God in their own ways fades. The old man notes walls once had ears and free expression was valued, but doubts both will survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Man
Liverpool
New Orleans
Leavensworth
Utah
Resignation of Melvin Purvis Head of Chicago Gmen
One year ago Melvin Purvis resigned as head of the Chicago Bureau of G-men. The brief note recalls his departure amid bureau reforms and public interest in federal enforcement leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Purvis
Chicago
Bureau of
G-men
Rapid City
S. Dakota
Lottie M. Wolfe
Red Cross
Stephens City
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Five Years Ago Five Years Ago Page Ashby Dies In Local Hospital
Five years ago Page Ashby, 13, died in a local hospital from injuries after the car he rode in was struck by a train at Red Bud. Grace Episcopal Church, Berryville, marks its centennial. C Fred Barr is knocked down and dragged 40 feet crossing a street intersection. Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Mr and Mrs R S Smith, becomes bride of S M Griffin of Bainbridge Georgia at Kernstown M E Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page Ashby
Red Bud
Grace Episcopal Church
Berryville
C. Fred Barr
Albert B. Fall
Elizabeth Smith
R. S. Smith
S. M. Griffin
Bainbridge, Ga
Kernstown Methodist Episcopal Church
South
John W Weeks Dies in Lancaster New Hampshire
Former Secretary of War John W Weeks dies in Lancaster New Hampshire. The report notes his public service and death location and provides a concise obituary point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Weeks
Lancaster
N. H
Company I
Virginia Beach
Frederick County
Charles Raymond Curl
Potomac Electric Power Company
Washington, D. C
Cafe Greco Remembers Its Famed Patrons in Rome
A Cleveland Plain Dealer staffer visits Cafe Greco on Via Condotti, Rome, once a Bohemian salon for Keats, Shelley, Byron, Goethe, Gogol, Wagner and Twain. The white beard proprietor laments the empty rooms and distant memory, yet holds onto hope for revival.
Historic U.S. Population, Draft Riots, and Witty Observations
The July 12 1935 U S population is listed at 127172000 and July 13 1863 recalls New York draft riots. London Opinion notes a man has kept the same umbrella for 39 years while Alexandria Gazette jokes about a radical who calls himself conservative for conserving radicalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
New York
London
Alexandria Gazette
Grasshoppers Invade Farm. Farmer Units Fight Back
Wichita Kansas resident Jesse Cozart reports grasshoppers swarming his truck garden. He buys six cow tails and hires six boys to swing them, claiming a red haired boy with a cow tail can whip any army of grasshoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kas
Jesse Cozart
Cozart
Answers to reader questions from Fredericksburg Star column
A long list of Q and A items from Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star and Roanoke Times answers readers on topics from blindfish to Betsy Ross House to Strokowski tours. The piece cites Fredericksburg, Roanoke, and Frederick, with notes on Mexico highway, U.S. education rates, and platform word counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Notre Dame
Fredericksburg
Free Lance
What’s What at a Washington World
Charles P. Stewart reviews early farming ideas by Campbell on dry farming and dust mulching, noting failures in dusty regions and wind erosion. The piece shifts to 1930s relief debates, NJ and PA aid cuts, and forced labor in Germany, comparing impacts on unemployment and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
American Association of Social Workers
Germany
German Reich
Reich
United States
Lily 5 Ge Gallant. By Marie Blizard
Joan Spencer a small town teacher becomes Julian Sloane's secretary amid jealousy from Sheila True. After wandering New York seeking dinner she encounters a handsome stranger who sits opposite her in a Greenwich Village restaurant. He mysteriously speaks and calls her name Donald before she realizes his identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Spencer
Julian Sloane
Sloane
Europe
Sheila True
Julian
Sheila
Joan
Madison Avenue
New York
Fifth Avenue
Alex
the Willows
Win
Washington Square
Blakeville
Dorothy
Greenwich Village
Marylou
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