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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1936
Page
4
Published daily by The Evening Star Publishing Co. in Winchester Virginia the notice lists John N. Garner for Vice President Carter Glass for U S Senate and A Willis Robertson for the House of Representatives.
A brief biblical verse cites Jesus in John 12 32 promising that when he is lifted up he will draw all people to him.
The Asheville sheriff Brown is criticized for sensational press ties in the Clevenger murder probe. The piece argues press interference damaged innocent reputations while noting better handling in another case. It also comments on athletic team concerns and moral tones surrounding Mrs. Jarrett.
The article criticizes Avery Brundage for disqualifying US swimmer Eleanor Holm Jarrett after a party toast on a ship. It defends her as a celebrated athlete with praised physique and appeal in American Olympic circles.
The Alexandria Gazette reports June cigaret production topped 14 billion with a nearly 1 billion year on year rise. Government revenue reached about 42 million dollars, up roughly six million from the prior June, suggesting a national puffing pace toward large sums.
A Washington Post column playfully debates watermelon etiquette and the joys of a leisurely, unhurried eating style. It contrasts refined dining with al fresco savoring under a shade tree, praising elbow room and meditative seed spitting in a Southern ritual.
Will Rogers' humorous tale recounts a New York novelist Freddie who finishes a marriage life novel and faces repeated rejections. Publishers deem it indecent, then declare it not indecent enough after a summer submission. The anecdote satirizes book publishing standards and public taste.
A reader asks about Pegsy Anne Landon’s college status and other factual queries. Entries cover Storm King Mountain ownership, bench marks, train butcher origins, patent counts, famous Negro actors, venous words, Leacock birthplace, kinkajou fur, cirques, German Olympic stamps, Casanova meaning, farm radios, why daylilies are named, and meat packing training.
The Greensboro Record cites examples of courts resembling circuses. It notes a Los Angeles case where rattlesnakes were displayed in court as part of evidence raising horror. The editorial condemns such methods and warns against turning justice into spectacle.
Twenty three Lions Club members get attendance buttons. Nancy Carroll faces a divorce case. President Roosevelt catches two fish on one hook. Henry Ford begins a difficult year in good health. Roanoke reports twelve infantile paralysis cases.
Five years ago Herndon and Pangborn completed their Berlin to Moscow leg in a round the world flight. Col Lindbergh and wife landed in Ottawa en route to the Orient. Louis L. Baker hosted a Rotary Club gathering on his lawn. George N Whitehead arrives in Manchester for the apple season. Colorado coal miners face wage reductions.
Ten years ago Miss Eloise Matters and Rodger Glover both of Baltimore are wed here. Miss Lillian Perry returns from a visit to Washington. Prof and Mrs D R Carpenter of Salem visit Winchester. Hail damage is reported in sections of the Shenandoah Valley from Winchester to Roanoke. Mrs Anna Shuler is bitten by a snake at Hayfield.
Twenty five years ago Dorsey Wells, a well known local figure, was injured when struck by a Baltimore and Ohio train. Winchester fair catalog copies are off the press. Sixty three members of Company I camp at Culpeper. A new cooperage factory is being built at Charles Town West Virginia by Swink and Company of Winchester. Mayor Joel Cutchin of Roanoke appeals to the Virginia Supreme Court after a malfeasance conviction.
A historic note records Christopher Columbus landing at Trinidad on July 1 1498 marking a key voyage moment. The entry highlights the discovery event and its place in exploration history.
Washington reporters debate Roosevelt's future policy if re elected. They note zigzag shifts between left and right and question whether a second term would bring liberal, radical, or conservative moves depending on the 1936 election outcome.
A quick collage of political quips and curiosities from Roosevelt hair to Landon goatees, census longevity notes, a nude dancer parachute leap in Dallas, wool from milk science, and mockery of campaign travel.
Joan and Sheila clash over Donald's affections while shopping for a suit. Sheila pressures Joan to accept his advances. Joan, tired of the love triangle, changes into a tailored blue suit and hat for a theater night, hiding her discomfort as the trio plans supper after rehearsal.
Mrs Margaret L Jones asked a district judge for a divorce after her husband William J Jones demanded they resume roles but assigned her a task she deemed trivial stuffing skunks. The filing cites irreconcilable differences in Wichita Kansas.
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