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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1936
Page
4
A confidential memorandum discusses the nation’s population and work status, citing 124 million eligible for Old Age Pension under Townsend, 30 million, 74 million employed by government entities, 60 million ineligible under child labor laws, and 13,999,998 unemployed. The note ends with a quip about Uncle Sam’s spending and revenue.
A reader submits questions answered by Frederico J. Haskin’s bureau covering diverse topics. It cites telegraph word totals for the Democratic Convention, the Goodnight buffalo herd origin, London Downs race track distance, piano accordion notes, California road topography, New York City building count, Queen Marie of Romania’s doll collection, Lyons Poor Men, oil well depths, list of men who run America, Edinburgh Gaelic name, peak efficiency age, mahogany versus birch, royal family links, Virginia’s Institute opening, Newport naming, Ford Motor Company incorporation, and Mexico’s independence ending in 1821 and ensuing turmoil.
In Scott's Scrapbook an assertion that the U.S. Patent Office never issued a perpetual motion patent is examined. The piece notes that presidents both defeated and canceled attempts, and mentions Bolivia stamps as a referenced item. Tiny beaked hatched turtles are described as breaking through egg shells.
The Winchester Evening Star is published daily except Sundays by The Evening Star Publishing Co. of Winchester, providing local news and notices for the community.
A compact biblical reflection notes that carnally minded living leads to death while spiritual mindset yields life and peace as taught in Romans chapter eight verse six.
The Interior Secretary lauds the Triborough Bridge project as built honestly and efficiently. He credits high standards to Ickes and Roosevelt, notes billions spent with no scandal, and contrasts Republican graft with Democratic integrity.
The Suffolk News-Herald drew criticism for not naming Virginia newspapers seen as spokesmen of the State political organization. The Roanoke Times notes the editorial exchange and questions the role of local papers in state politics.
The writer calls for transparency about Virginia newspapers that act as spokesmen for state political bodies. They urge The News-Herald to reveal which papers align with state organizations so readers understand the weight of their editorials and maintain press independence.
Covington Evening Virginia discusses the practice of adding salt to drinking water for workers in hot weather. Salt supplementation is linked to reduced heat prostration, with mention of Pittsburgh Cleveland Detroit plants and Detroit doctors collaborating with General Motors researchers. The piece notes salt loss through sweat and suggests increasing salt intake during heat waves.
Will Rogers shares a humorous tale about a young man Vince who reacts to his girlfriend’s longing for a home. He jokes that despite loving homes, he would not marry or leave a swell home with shade of big trees, playfully negotiating expectations before marriage.
Swiss motorists stage a stay in strike against fifty cent gasoline causing few cars on city streets mostly foreign operators. Families hitch horses to cars for outings and errands as gas remains expensive worldwide.
A year has passed since a blast wrecked the Hiram Walker distillery in Peoria killing two workers. The report notes thirteen new infantile paralysis cases in the state and mentions expansions by Winchester Cold Storage and Shenandoah Apple Cider Vinegar. It also cites a tentative $3.7 million federal fund allocation to erase Virginia grade crossings and reports Britain's large Mediterranean fleet maneuver.
The 1931 apple yield is expected to be much larger than 1930. The State Horticultural Society aims to pledge many barrels of apples to support a foreign advertising fund. A body of an unidentified man about 50 was found near Berryville along the Norfolk and Western tracks. G Casper Fries, a retired businessman, died at old age. Mr and Mrs John I Sloat return from a trip abroad to Scotland England and France.
Harold Red Grange, famed football star, is named as a correspondent in a divorce filing in Los Angeles California. Mercury hits 106 degrees as two very hot days and sleepless nights sandwich a pair of sultry afternoons. A spectacular early morning blaze erupts at Snapp Foundry sending flames from a cupola. A lightning bolt kills four men and injures another as blasting powder explodes at Powhatan Lime Plant near Strasburg Junction. Firefighters take about an hour to subdue the Commercial and Savings blaze.
Twenty five years ago a committee of school patrons urged the County School Board to raise the levy to fund higher pay and keep teachers from leaving for other posts. Beattie Jr of Henry Clay Richmond faces shotgun murder charges in a case tied to an auto outing. Washington motorcade receiving welcome here. Robert Keister of Strasburg undergoes a local hospital operation. A special grand jury returns true bills accusing several social clubs of violating alcohol and liquor laws.
Central Press staff writer Charles P. Stewart surveys Spain's complex mix of Moorish and Basque influences, regional languages, and a decayed economy. He notes urban hardship, church exactions, expelled Jews, and a split between anarchist individualists and Communists, with rightists hoping to restore the Bourbon regime.
A compact column mocks warfare submersibles and grand generals while lampooning Broadway chorus shortages and public misadventures. It jabs at truth telling and friendship, notes a New Jersey man in underwear arrested for wearing too much, and riffs on cigarettes, ashtrays, and the blue sky viewed from different courtyards.
Joan Spencer, a New York secretary to writer Julian Sloane, attends Sheila True’s opening night in Beggars of Life with Julian. Sheila’s performance awes Joan, revealing tensions as Donald Newberry renews marriage pressure while Joan weighs love for Julian, Donald, and former suitors.
A Philadelphia man claims an alligator bite after being stripped to an overcoat. In Memphis a dynamite cap used as a needle holder injures a child, risking eye loss. In Overland Park volunteers race to save a failing fire truck as flames threaten a grass fire.
The Wisconsi Journeymen Barbers' Association released a yearly tally of shop service times. Reported averages include shampoo 16.7 minutes and tonic application 8.6 minutes with other tasks listed such as water and mud pack procedures, but the document provides no data on words per minute or overall output.
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