Winchester Evening Star Weekly Post Office Entry
The Winchester Evening Star is entered at the Winchester Virginia post office as a second class weekly publication.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1936
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star is entered at the Winchester Virginia post office as a second class weekly publication.
Classifieds and advertising rules for The Livening Star of Winchester Virginia list yearly, semiannual, quarterly, and monthly rates, per word charges, memorials and cards of thanks, display and transient rates, and border ad requirements. It notes memorial rates at $1.50 for four stanzas and lists national advertising representatives and Associated Press rights. The issue date is Wednesday June 9 1936.
A religious quotation from Psalm 37 37 praising the virtuous and promising peaceful outcomes for the upright as a moral reflection.
Frederick Steiner comments as the Republican National Convention begins in Cleveland. The piece notes plans for a Landon nomination and a Roosevelt ticket, then discusses democracy in action, political liberty, and the lively, sometimes noisy, debates shaping U S government.
The Richmond News Leader highlights Virginia’s fiscal turnaround under Governor Peery. It reports the state borrowing ten year money at net 1.57 percent, closing the year with a treasury surplus and a debt lower than when the downturn began.
The passage lauds cooperation among the governor, his advisory council, the general assembly and department heads. It notes the courage required and asserts Virginians are proud of their public servants for their collective effort.
The piece argues for integrating landscape design with highway construction rather than adding aesthetics later. It cites Elizabeth Lawton on roadside improvement as integral to road building and highlights examples from California Connecticut and New York. It notes California expenditure on roadside work and New Yorks roadside planting law as steps toward harmonizing roads with scenery while citing rail and transit patronage trends affecting rates and service.
The Transmitter urges young men to cultivate enthusiasm as essential in any business. Enthusiasm enhances other traits, inspires peers, and drives action. True enthusiasm shows in consistent daily effort, attitude, and reliable conduct, not loud talk.
Reports from nine cities describe large crowds at passenger stations around midnight reflecting renewed public enthusiasm. The mood is described as stronger than in recent years, with notable turnout in big towns across the region.
A fragment from an American News Features piece notes Will Rogers humor about campers at summer camps needing swimming skills and matrons urging proper caution amid lighthearted banter. The text remains incomplete but conveys a cautionary, humorous tone about safety in camp settings.
The first ad for regular airship sailings across the Atlantic announces the Hindenburg crossing from Lakehurst New Jersey to Frankfurt Germany in two and a half days beginning May 11. The note credits peaceful progress against wartime fears and highlights the schedule as a milestone in commercial air traffic.
Ann Harding accuses ex-husband Harry Bannister of attempting to take their 6 year old daughter. Anne Lyddane stands trial in Rockville Maryland on a charge of conspiring to murder her husband. Catherine Byrer wed Dr Aubrey Webster Armentrout, both from West Virginia. Odessa Baker of Opequon marries Oliver McDonald of Berryville. Eulalia Savage Nalley begins full time county welfare worker duties.
Miss Elizabeth Farrar presents report to the board of supervisors. Ensign R. Tucker plans a furlough visit before west coast duty. W. H. Bowley attends a class reunion at VPI. The Rev. Vincent C. Frank, formerly of Berryville, receives an honorary degree from Washington and Lee University.
Mrs. Ella R. Page is seriously ill after a hard fall. Paul Hartman becomes second lieutenant in Company I. Dr. Allen T. Hawthorne elected Lions Club president. Augustus Swartz, 85, Confederate veteran, dies locally.
Shirley Carter, chair of the finance committee, warns Council of a growing deficit. The page lists social notes including marriages of Miss Henrietta S. McCarty and Robert B. C. Kremer of Clarke county, Lillian Timberlake’s burial, and a Japanese student Mr. Kubo addressing Grace Lutheran church. Plans for the Confederate Memorial building in Richmond are announced, with Charles Broadway Rouss contributing 100000 toward a 200000 memorial. Historic event notes Dutch land on Manhattan Island in 1610.
A garbled page presents a series of trivia Qs and As on topics from law and history to science and art. It mentions John Jay as an early Supreme Court justice, Thespis as founder of Greek tragedy, and Westinghouse inventing the air brake. Also notes about Vene tian blinds wood, Drexel Institute, and Pope Pius XI approving pilgrims.
The piece argues that Democrats favor centralization while Republicans defend states’ rights, with Hull promoting reciprocal trade. It notes the swap in policy stances across conventions in Cleveland and Philadelphia, and warns voters may not recognize the changed battles without clearer label realignments.
Veteran politicians compare the London snowball to the Cleveland convention surge as about 25 000 room reservations clash with a hall that seats under 16 000. Kansas led Landon’s dry, sober appeal while New York’s Wadsworth emerges as a strong vice presidential prospect amid mixed critiques of Liberty League ties.
In a tense interview, Mrs. Taft testifies about Mrs. Bryce and a gray cloaked visitor, raising questions on timing of Laura Randall’s fate. Detectives Keyes and narrator pursue Manda for details at Mrs. Bryce’s home as evidence accumulates.
County Coroner George W Way age 92 a carpenter by trade and one of the few Confederate veterans in public office announces plan to run again for re election. He says he can climb to the top of a house and lay as many shingles as the next man.
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