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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1936
Page
2
Officials urge strict fire precautions as a severe drought drives a high fire risk. Forest fire prevention focuses on responsible behavior, proper camp setup, extinguishing embers, and reporting any fires to local wardens to reduce losses during a dangerous season.
A party of 51 Schuylkill county farmers paused overnight at the Beverley Hotel in Staunton on their motor tour to Dallas, observing cedar rust in Shenandoah Valley orchards and drought effects on hay. Led by county agent W. L. Bollinger, the group reports richer pasture in the South and plans to inspect the TVA Nidam project before continuing to Texas for a seventeen day trip.
Hayfield Virginia reports a record extreme year with 14 below zero the winter high of 112 above and seven zero days. It notes a century flood in March and a three month drought causing over a billion dollars in losses while crops falter especially corn and wheat.
Manassas marked the 75th anniversary of the First Battle with a Civil War reenactment. Actors portraying Confederate and Union forces marched amid smoke and cannon fire as 150000 rounds were fired by 2000 Marines and infantry. Governor Peery noted the event aimed to show patriotism, not glorify war, while officials and veterans observed from the crowd. Modern aircraft flew overhead as the reenactment concluded with brief postbattle maneuvers.
Former Governor Alfred E. Smith confirms a meeting with Republican Chairman John D. M. Hamilton but declines to discuss participation in the fall campaign. Hamilton says Smith, in some form, will make his views known, though specifics remain undisclosed.
A religious meditation contrasts daily life with eternal concerns. It stresses personal salvation, assurance of life through faith, and a prayer for repentance and a new spiritual life, attributed to REV.J. D. RUSSELL.
J D Waddell of Bristol uses his cat Bob as a local ice breaker during sales calls. The tiger striped kitten, once from Texas, cheers up clients and helps him gain quick recognition in new towns.
In Millwood Virginia on a Wednesday near Pen Dag Mrs Edsall and Miss Kennedy hosted tea for Katharine Esten Stronach and Betty Welles who have been visiting. The event featured a terrace tea at six and a visit to the Black Penny with an international collection. Attendees included Margaret Della Meade Ann Goldsmith Jane Cary Randolph and many others. Later guests included prominent residents and visiting dignitaries from Washington Port Chester and Great Neck.
Memoriam poem from her children marks fourteen years since Mrs H A Hinton died on July 22 1922. It notes the mother was laid to rest and wishes to meet her again in heaven. It preserves the family’s memory and affection in verse.
The town will install two drinking water fountains at downtown intersections as ordered by Service Director A. B. Weger, after noting the presence of seven beer parlors and seven soft drink parlors in the area.
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