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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1936
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star is a daily newspaper published by The Evening Star Publishing Co. of Virginia, with a Sunday exclusion noted.
A religious service sermon or bulletin cites Psalm 34 verse 17 asserting the righteous cry to the Lord and claim that he delivers them from troubles. The line emphasizes divine aid and steadfast faith within the community gathering.
President Roosevelt praised the American people for conquering fear at the start of the low mood and noted many fears were groundless. He cited sports examples from baseball golf and boxing to show mental attitude shapes outcomes and urged punishment of fear to achieve success.
Cordell Hull praises the Philadelphia convention as the most enthusiastic yet but many delegates call it dull and wasteful. Jim Farley aims to convert Pennsylvania to the Democratic crash by turning delegates into spenders and adherents through a New Deal summer school.
The text notes promises exacted to permit delegates to return home, with funds running low. Virginians may reach base by the Fourth of July, Texans after Labor Day in El Paso, and Californians arriving at Frisco in time to vote for Roosevelt in November.
The Senate financier Carter Glass of Virginia refuses a role on the Philadelphia Democratic Convention platform committee. He warns the proposed currency plank may clash with his longtime pro‑sound money stance and predicts the draft may push free silver.
A Baltimore Sun summary notes a 1935 report from the Association of American Railroads showing fatalities from grade crossing accidents fell about one third since 1928. There were 3,933 accidents last year with 1,680 deaths and 4,658 injuries, down from 5,800 accidents, 2,568 deaths, and 6,667 injuries in 1928.
Will Rogers relates a jockey who faces blame when a horse loses a race. The owner chastises the jockey for not passing rivals in the home stretch. The jockey admits he would have won only if he could bear to finish ahead of the horse he loves.
A long readers inquiry column answers questions on population estimates, World War II bonuses, inventors, and historic roads. It covers census data, a cartoonist who drew every member of a Congress, counting to a billion, and various factual trivia about people, places, and events.
Recap of past events including deaths in Maryville Georgia Sing Sing murder case Front Royal All-Stars leaving Valley League a stroke death in Front Royal and a Baltimore wedding. Also listed are a railroad service change in Cumberland Valley a world flight mishap in Siberia a police chase for a stolen car near Front Royal and a captain’s death.
A ten year retrospective recalls a man firing on eight in Baltimore with five officers hit. The Passion Play of Oberammergau is staged at Braddock Street church. Miss Gladys Ann Humston of Berryville marries James Anne Dorsey of Washington. Byrd homecoming is planned for July 14. Joe Ridley, 95, veteran bootlegger, faces two liquor trials in one day.
Reginald H. Parsons of Oregon records a market price of ten dollars per bushel for a solid carload of pears on London markets. Obituary notices include John Oberlin, 70, Union veteran, and Thomas Keating, 56, who died locally. Harrisburg police hold Leon Gilbert, a Winchester waiter, on a charge of shooting Daniel Milgil, a local proprietor, with intent. Daily weather reports to be received by telephone.
The entry notes the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28 1919 marking the end of World War I era terms. It also records Henry Clay's death on June 29 1852 as a related historical note.
Prepared Urbana resident Al Arthur Julian Nicolet aged 69 visited an undertaker to select a coffin. The undertaker heard a gunshot and found Nicolet fatally shot with a pistol nearby. Police recovered a laconic note in Nicolet s pocket describing illness and financial concerns.
In Philadelphia the Democratic party debates the idea of a Roosevelt third-term. Farley dismisses third-term talk as asinine while southerners resist abandoning the two thirds rule. The convention faces splits among Tammany, the South, and the progressive north west.
Joan Spencer a small town schoolteacher becomes secretary to Julian Sloane writer at The Willows. She loves the work and life until a late night with Alex Garrity prompts a reprimand after a scene of a mysterious woman embracing Julian. Joan treks into the woods to cope with heartbreak and changes ahead.
In a stormy house, Joan dresses to impress Julian and faces Sheila True, a famed actress and Julian's associate. Sheila hints at luring Joan away, prompting Julian to declare Joan essential. The scene ends with a dramatic tease: TO BE CONTINUED.
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