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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1936
Page
4
A brief quotation from 3 John 11 urges readers to pursue good and shun evil, affirming that those who do good are of God while those who do evil have not seen God.
Senator Byrd asks the Treasury secretary for the 1934 earnings and dividend data of large corporations to assess how the proposed tax bill would affect big firms versus small and middle sized businesses. He warns big firms may pay little tax while smaller firms could face heavy rates or debt pressures.
The article notes Washington and Lee students have a strong track record in nominating party leaders. This week their mock convention backed Vandenberg with a decisive margin, surpassing Landon and suggesting Vandenberg will prevail at Cleveland next month. Michigan hopes mirror WL’s history.
Barcardi rum owners won a New York injunction preventing certain restaurants from serving cocktails labeled Barcardi with other rums. The judge called such drinks a subterfuge and a ud beyond doubt. The column questions truth in food naming and notes biases toward chicken sandwiches and other dishes.
The court reverses a lower court verdict convicting two newspaper men of contempt of court as it weighs the balance between free press rights and court authority. The decision prompts debate over press criticism and judicial restraint amid public and press interest.
The excerpt portrays Will Rogers humor about women and husbands with playful lines about domestic scenes. It hints at social dynamics and comedic banter from an American humor feature.
The article argues courts must not escape criticism in a free society and that public figures should endure honest, reasonable scrutiny of their acts. It notes judges may err in favor of defendants in welfare matters and stresses that newspapers' criticism, while constrained, is not forbidden.
Lord Allenby, noted for conquering Jerusalem in World War I, addresses Edinburgh University students on nationalism versus internationalism. He praises the world state idea for collective security but cautions that human intellect has not yet fully achieved it and warns war remains a danger amid selfishness and fear.
One year ago the Ebert Memorial chimes at Market Street Church were dedicated. Mrs. L. M. Nulton was injured in a fall. Sloan Kuykendall accepts to speak at Memorial exercises. June 6. Henry A. Wallace defends the administration against Huey Long. Gov. Peery praises an historical measure in Virginia.
Five years ago a severe storm struck southwest Frederick County just before the 45th anniversary of an ice storm. Pharmacists from twelve counties gather locally. Thi p Hoye Riley is nominated as president of the Winchester Lions Club. Governor Pollard reviews a plan to cut automobile taxes. Aristide Briand announces candidacy for the French presidency.
Admiral Nurton and Winchester citizens honor Commander R E Byrd after his espa flight across the North Southern Chemical plant south of town. A blaze injures Miss Rose MacDonald, juvenile judge in Clarke, and Katherine Powers, formerly of Berryville, is injured in Charlottesville by an automobile.
Twenty five years ago a fire razed R L Omps barn and outbuildings near Ridge Post Office. Also noted is a plan for government remount depot improvements at Front Royal, a Winchester horseman injured in a buggy accident, and a request by X Y Z for street sprinkling or oiling.
A compilation of quiz questions and answers covering topics from newspapers and editors to monuments and world geography. It includes details on Frederic Os D.C. and Buster Hoefer, the number of Washington taxis, Emperor Hirohito's horse Shirayuki, Carl Zeiss, Gettysburg monuments, Belgian bread eaters, cremation practices, presidential election plans, and the League of Nations new Palais in Geneva.
Charles P. Stewart argues proponents claim the government would not compete with private landlords but warn that public housing could draw tenants away, forcing rent cuts. He notes Washington’s growth, slum rents, and banker concerns about inflation and debt under New Deal spending, contrasting laissez faire and Roosevelt methods.
In Fairbanks Alaska campaign notes for the Republican Senatorial nomination Thomas J. De Vane advertised he had no photograph but claimed equal home field status. He trailed the winner by 12 votes as the victor’s ads featured a two column photo.
Detective Keyes and Gary Maughan chase clues in the Margalo Younger case at Don Van Every's home. Suspects include Allan Foster, Roy Barrimore, Joyce Randall, and Miss Younger’s ties to the Camden ruby described as a murder stone.
Baton Rouge governor elect Richard Leche formed a naval staff to advise him on nautical matters and timing of attire. In a separate item, aviator Clarence E. Durfort Malone and Potsdam officer William F. Drucker survived a crash with minor injuries after a fuel mix up. Nearby Santa Rosa residents report a white pigeon guiding a fast freight train into town daily, then returning with the passenger express.
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