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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1936
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star details its mailing at the post office in Winchester Virginia and publishes daily except Sundays. Subscription options include yearly six month and three month plans with carrier rates and in advance payment terms.
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The piece lauds citizen action and federal help in cracking organized crime in Chicago led by Col Isham Randolph and Al Capone, and New York prosecutions of Luciano and eight lieutenants. It praises Thomas E Dewey for leading the vice investigation, notes the need to address local conditions, and urges continued citizen vigilance and government action against crime.
The piece argues highway safety rests on mindset rather than better cars or roads. It notes experience shows improved infrastructure alone does not guarantee safer travel and emphasizes personal responsibility behind the wheel.
A columnist argues that better roads and cars raise accident rates as drivers overestimate safety and abandon caution. If drivers adopt courteous driving and refuse to break basic rules, the accident rate should drop.
Italian tenor Tito Schipa faced questions and protests in Mexico during a concert tour. Advertisements urged his views on Mussolini, fascism, the proletarian movement, and Texas annexation. Schipa replied he is an artist, not a politician, and voiced affection for his homeland.
Sponsors consider a surgical exhibit at the 1939 New York expo featuring doctors removing appendices and other operations. A full hospital unit with one way glass would let spectators view procedures while patients retain privacy. The idea prompts questions of public ethics and propriety for the medical profession.
In Corpus Christi Texas an oil well near Petronila Creek erupted spilling mud salt water and about 10000 barrels of oil. Over eight miles two dozen men lined the creek banks salvaging oil with one farmer filling a concrete container two-thirds full.
Allen E. Tilton, a film cowboy jailed on attempted robbery charges, says he longs for wide open spaces and home on the range. He stands six feet eight inches tall and complains his bunk is too short by a couple feet while asserting the claim is a bum rap.
A fragment discusses Will Rogers and humorous takes on American tourists abroad. It notes Americans visiting foreign lands in large numbers and hints at light regional observations. The readable text remains incomplete and lacks concrete events or dates.
An English tourist and his father touring America witness a Union Square riot. Police beat the foreigner amid the melee while the young man films the chaos. A storekeeper rebukes the rioters and the son, insisting on buying film for his pocket cinema.
One year ago events included the Loudoun Hunt horse show at Belmont Plantations, Mrs. Earl Grim hosting a shower for Mrs. E S Jobe, Joseph Dellinger of National Fruit visiting Winchester to plan the season, Mrs Julian D Steele's music class recital in Stephens City, and the 4 H Club camp set to open soon at White Rock.
Bryan Conrad delivers the commencement address as 28 graduates receive diplomas. G R Quarles gives Berryville commencement remarks. The Senate orders a gasoline inquiry prompted by Governor Byrd’s efforts. Mr and Mrs A R Armel host for Miss Clara Bowman. The Rt Rev Andrew J Brennan is named Catholic Bishop of Virginia.
Mrs Susie Glass Strider departs for Montana while Dr and Mrs Hunter McGuire return from Asheville North Carolina Mrs Alson Hott hosts a bridge luncheon Stewart Elting son of Col and Mrs S O Elting to row with the Tabor Academy crew at Henley on the Thames England Dr Daniel Lynch of Washington addresses the Valley Dental Club
Miss Lillie Timberlake funeral held as regional concerns rise over potato bug epidemic threatening Eastern Shore crops. General Charles Thurman of Clarke County buys a fine automobile. Bishop T C Carter of the United Brethren Church visits.
The June 8 1872 action marks Congress authorizing the penny postcard, enabling cheaper mail conveyance. This milestone expanded postal access, connecting urban and rural communities and accelerating correspondence nationwide.
L M Green of Winchester writes that Major Messer warned on March 26 1932 the Winchester water supply troubled the State Board of Health more than any other large system. He notes repeated pollution harming the city and questions why no fixes occurred, urging readers to review late 1931 early 1932 Winchester Star files.
Frederic J Haskin presents questions and answers touching stenography education figures, the Kaibab limestone pits near Flagstaff Arizona, Shakespearean quotes, long distance motor travel in 1899, Federal Reserve ownership and government control, lunar tidal effects, Walt Disney's cartoonist school, British Government property mark, armor weight, lightning conductivity, East St. Louis horse market, Louis Bromfield birthplace and prizes, Hershey chocolate plant inputs, poultry shortages, and reasons for the Red Sea and Black Sea names. The piece compiles diverse trivia with named people places and numbers.
Central Press reports on John Raymond McCarl, the U.S. Comptroller General, who has been reticent for 15 years and faces leaving office when his term ends June 15. Once a talkative GOP insider, he now keeps silent, remaining a fixture in Washington’s General Accounting Office as questions arise about his next move and possible career. The piece also notes Cleveland delegates and reaction to the era’s relief debates, plus convention atmosphere and a lengthy description of the Public Auditorium setting.
In this tense installment, Pietro squirmed under interrogation about the Camden ruby and his Madrid beggar dealer story. Jon and Keyes wrestle with a tangle of motives as Ward Van Every Edith Bryce and Joyce enter the frame, while Joyce’s safety becomes a pressing concern.
Des Moines police conclude William Benjamin’s car lacks a license and brakes while missing headlight bulbs horn windshield wiper rear warning light and improper wheel alignment. In Seattle a taxicab driver holds Harold A. Smith at gunpoint demanding a ride to Seventh and Jackson and threatening to shoot.
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