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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1936
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists editor H. F. Byrd Jr and details post office status. It shows subscription rates including one year 3.50 in advance and carrier options 4.50 yearly plus monthly pricing.
A dense classifieds snippet lists pricing for word counts, minimum charges, and display ad deadlines. It references 2 cent per word rates, a 25 cent minimum, 75 cent for Cards of Thanks, 42 cents per inch transient rates, and contract terms plus national reps. It ends with a biblical quote from Jeremiah 17:10 in THE HEART SEARCHER column.
Finland paid its war debts to the United States as due by living within its income. Baron George De Gripenberg, Finnish Minister to Great Britain, told a News Leader reporter in Richmond last week that Finland’s approach reflects prudent budgeting and financial discipline.
The House spared praise for the Pomkilling Frazier Lemke plan to refinance farm mortgages and issue three billion dollars in new currency. Critics warned of inflation and a possible panic, while members faced minority threats but stood firm against inflation and excessive spending.
Maxi Litvinoff urges either abandoning war sanctions or imposing stronger ones on Italy after Ethiopia. The current penalties failed to deter Italy and left Europe unsettled, exposing the League's inability to unite on a decisive course and suggesting collapse of the sanctions program.
A citizen asks about proper flag display and the official code governing it. The guidance emphasizes flying the flag from a staff and observing respectful handling whether indoors or outdoors, reinforcing the ceremonial duties taught alongside saluting and pledging allegiance.
The article emphasizes two basic display rules for the American flag: it should be flat and not draped, with the blue union and white stars at the top left to the observer. It notes there is more code, but these are the essential citizen requirements for holiday display.
The Charlotte Observer reports Italy's advance on Addis Ababa with Emperor Haile Selassie seeking refuge abroad as Ethiopians resist in their capital. The piece notes the campaign's end is not marked by notable military prowess and cites difficult terrain and weak opposition.
Major Messer of the State Board of Health argues in The Star Forum for a central softening system to improve Winchester water quality. He notes hard water wastes soap, damages fabrics and plumbing, and increases fuel and maintenance costs, urging a public debate led by Mrs. Melvin Green and the Women's Civic League.
A fragmentary Will Rogers anecdote jokes about how others misperceive us and pokes fun at a card party scene. It mentions Mrs Bugg and Mrs Hanger in a playful misunderstanding about someone beating the wall and keeping secrets.
A memorandum outlines the cost savings from municipal water softening in Winchester. It estimates about 28 pounds of soap saved per family yearly, equaling roughly $3.40 per family, with Winchester’s 12 000 residents nearing $9 000 annual. The memo cites reduced soap waste, longer fabric life, and lower hard water costs across laundries, hotels, power plants, ice plants, bottling, and textiles. Richard Messer, Director Sanitary Engineering, endorses larger, dependable water supply.
One year ago Winchester Memorial Hospital reported a deficit of 6612 for the past year. A relief drive here nears the halfway mark with 2532 raised toward a 6000 quota. Junior Auxiliary to host a bene fit card party on June 28. Miss Edna Dinges and William B. O Neal wed. Five years ago locals faced auto crash injuries and a pharmaceutical convention drew about 75 attendees. Miss Margaret Henry of Knoxville and Miss Martha Virginia Snyder wed in Charlotte in a double ceremony. Fort Loudoun chapter D A R regent elected. Ten years ago Shenandoah National Park debate moves through the House. Carl G. Brown on leave to tour Europe. Luther Lewis sues over brush-fire damages. Admiral Byrd discusses North Pole flight in Spitzenbergen articles. S V A and Handley place in an 11-school track meet at St James Md.
Twenty five years ago Miss Maude Stouffer and Frank S Strickler wed. The bride, once of the city, now lives in Hemlock North Carolina. Mrs Margaret Anne Orndorff, 80, dies at Hayfield. Col Robert E Lee grandson of General R E Lee to be Memorial Day orator June 6. R Oliver Williams dies in Baltimore when car crashes. Former State Senator S L Lupton named director of Farmers and Merchants National. Historic event notes 1681 first women dancers on Paris stage.
A reader questions Frederic J. Haskin on topics from Pontine marsh towns to the U S Constitution. The Star Information answers cover Olives growth in California and Arizona, Sarah Siddons as The Tragic Muse, Westminister Abbey organ plans, Nobel Peace Prize history, and the Hippocrates statue in Athens with related notes.
Mrs. Jennie Gross, 65, died after a neighbor ran into the street with clothes aflame. Doctors attributed the death to fright induced heart attack. Another woman, Mrs. Florence Kurs, 40, suffered only minor burns from clothing catching fire while using cleaning fuel.
The piece weighs the GOP's weak campaign management in a minority role with focus on Landon Knox Borah Vanderberg and Vandenberg. It notes Ohio delegates under Walter Brown favor Landon and sketches possible second ballot splits as Cleveland eyes the pre-convention horse-trade.
Detective Keyes probes Margalo Younger's circle as Gonzales deflects questions about the Camden ruby. Laura Randall plans a tomorrow visit to Captain Keyes while Maughan mounts a late-night search for clues and confronts a web of jealousy, money, and possible murder.
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