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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1936
Page
4
A joke about domestic life where a husband brings a friend home for dinner without warning his wife. The tale emphasizes forgetfulness among men and the potential trouble in marriages, ending with the punchline that the wife is too nice to complain.
Partial OCR shows Chester, Virginia edition with a rate card for subscriptions and a May 2 1936 date. The text notes The Eggoing Star and Associated Press credit, with pricing for annual six month and monthly plans.
A Frederic J. Haskin led discussion argues fear lowers highway traffic and revenue while safety improvements boost both. The piece cites public questions about travel and car use and notes the broader cost of accidents beyond lives and property.
The text presents a biblical quotation from James 2 8 9 on fulfilling the royal law to love one’s neighbor as oneself. It contrasts loving neighbors with transgressing the law when favoritism or divisions occur among persons.
The 13th annual apple festival crowned Queen Cornelia Anne Larus amid a rain-softened but radiant Winchester pageant. The Handley plan parade featured novel floats, Richmond ties, military honors, bands, and color to wow thousands, under the direction of Garland Aries and H. B. McCormac.
The fragment suggests that in some degree one should feel the most profound satisfaction and happiness. It reflects an emphasis on inner well being and fulfillment.
Postmaster General Farley told West Virginia postmasters that over 400 mail pieces reach the dead letter office every five minutes of the workday due to bad addressing. He cited about 4 000 dollars paid per minute in post office revenue, and noted 22 000 000 pieces of mail in 1935 along with 214 000 000 money orders and 55 000 000 registered letters yearly. Since March 1935, about 1 300 000 baby bonds disposed of with face value over 4 000 000 000, and postal success shown by delivering 700 special delivery letters in Johnstown after floods and collecting 85 mail bags from street boxes.
Confucius' idea of calling things by proper names is applied to a campaign for clarity. The author analyzes terms like republicanism democracy individualism economic freedom capitalism liberalism personal liberty nationalism Americanism constitutionality money credit labor industry and trade to improve understanding and voting choices.
Petersburg Progress Index notes a Notre Dame association plans a marker at The Forest in Amelia county where John Banister Tabb was born. The piece highlights Tabb as a Confederate veteran turned priest and compares his growing reputation to Emily Dickinson, mentioning Virginia ties and local literary heritage.
W A Harriman chair announces six new streamlined trains for Union Pacific. Two are in service and four to begin running in May and June, signaling continued railroad modernization despite wider transport progress.
Harriman cites a Chicago to Portland trip under forty hours, about eighteen hours faster than prior schedules. He notes freight running times cut 23 to 55 percent over seven years while passenger service emphasis grows and air conditioned cars become common on main line trains. The railroad reports workers paid three times more than stockholders in 1935.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter H. McGuire host Madmoiselle Nella Veverka as her official residence is established. Armed guards stand at local banks for added protection. Mrs. Dora Strosnider and Phillip Wisecarver of the county marry. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lillis celebrate their fifty sixth wedding anniversary. Millions of Germans shout as Hitler proclaims peace desires.
Malcolm Ford of near Luray is in Memorial Hospital seriously injured from an automobile wreck on the Blue Ridge mountains. P. P. Pilcher takes on new duties as city manager. Winchester Memorial Hospital Board of Directors to hold their annual meeting May 15. True Stories of Winchester goes on sale here.
Ten years after the Hillsville shooting Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards receive pardons after 14 years in the penitentiary. The famous Southwest Virginia case is noted as cleared. Also reported is a Bakersfield oil blaze threatening 500000 barrels. Mr and Mrs Robert Arnold of Alexandria visit for a local festival with their large family.
A 7-5 victory by S. V. A. over M. M. A. is noted as the main sports result. Reports also describe a street fight between Vv. M. I. cadets and carnival crowds. Richmond tax collector and Civil War veteran Capt. Frank Cunningham is reported dead. Suburban home sale details include Scott Grant purchasing City Treasurer George H. Kinzel’s home for 34 000 and the Byrdmont estate selling for 12 000 to C. E. Gudebrod.
On May 1 1898 Commodore Dewey secured victory at Manila Bay a turning point in the Spanish American War. The following May 2 1843 saw the Oregon provisional government organized marking a key milestone in the state's early governance.
In Washington a Red convention linked to the Workers Alliance of America and other groups is tied to big business fears of strikes. Senate probes show corporations stockpiling arms and gas, while civil liberties tests reveal espionage against unions. The piece argues hard boiled capitalism breeds unrest and that strikebreakers profit from disruption.
The La Follette committee reports about 500 agencies operate through the winter, ranging from small to large, and some are alleged to have earned millions.
Depositors in close state banks begin to gain relief as some judges intervene in sales at sacrifice prices for insiders. An investigation into receivership could reveal dire ideas for creditors, yet depositors remain unorganized and state banking departments face political control in many states.
Businessmen question the sudden quiet of opponents to the administration gas bill in Congress. The piece links the election season and broader anti tax ideas with muted Republican pushback, notes expected amendments and tax exemption shifts after the election, and mentions telephone rate rulings and convention plans in Cleveland and London.
Rochester reports Sergeant Jesse O Smith puzzled by inquiries about Indian lands and a 45 star flag on a federal building hinting at pre 1907 manufacture. San Jose and Edith Mitchell urge better schools and jazz to deter youth from beer parlors, reflecting reform era concerns.
Los Angeles reports John Waldron was brought to Municipal Court on a charge of striking an automobile. John Valla testified the defendant ran in front of his car during the incident.
In a mansion, Margalo Younger is found dead beside Don Van Every as detective Keyes and Maughan corner suspects. Clues include the Camden ruby and a telegraph hoax while Allan Foster and Joyce Van Every emerge as key figures in a widening list of persons linked to the murder.
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