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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1936
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star published daily except Sunday in Winchester Virginia by The Evening Star Publishing Co. Subscription rates listed include carrier yearly, monthly, and weekly in advance with a note on delivery regularity.
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A religious quotation from Luke 13 34 about the eye as light of the body and its relation to darkness. The passage emphasizes moral focus and inner purity as guiding light for conduct.
A. Willis Robertson notes fourteen reciprocal trade agreements have given concessions to Virginia apple growers. He cites 1935 apple export value at 17 million dollars and highlights France increasing its quota by several hundred thousand bushels. Exports to England and Germany remain weak amid high duties and barriers.
A federal study shows thousands of rural schools enroll very few pupils with Illinois and Iowa each hosting about 600 under ten pupils. The report notes high costs per pupil in tiny schools and cites transportation improvements fueling consolidation nationwide.
Shenandoah Valley Inc urges all residents from Roanoke to Harpers Ferry to support a 25000 drive to advertise the region. The letter notes improved finances since 1933 and stresses cooperation to attract tourist trade, praising the Valley Pike and other routes as vital links to the scenic area.
Rev. L C Cornish head of the American Unitarian Association criticizes the modern habit of passing responsibility up the line from town to state to nation and finally to the treasury in a recent address. He notes the practice is old and traces it to colonial times.
A farmer in Ohio bragged that his dog Shep could identify crooks and robbers, never harming honest folk. The dog was praised as the smartest he ever had until he bit a stock salesman courting the farmer’s daughter and was killed.
A quiz-style list covers topics from relief and emblems on the Hindenburg to the Driftless Area and Amelia Earhart. It details origins of electric hotbeds, durability of furs, and the Whisky Insurrection, plus notes on drifted regions, notable figures, and common terms.
A historical passage argues that communal land use in Virginia 1607 and Pilgrim settlements in 1620 led to laziness and lack of work, prompting a shift to individual toil. It links these ideas to current trends of localities relying on state or federal aid, noting penalties for shirking burdens and reduced investment. Included is a note about events from one year ago listing Jane Addams’ illness, a marriage in Kuromoto, and other regional notices.
Mrs. Carl F. Massey hosted the Century Club gathering five years ago. Mrs. W. A. Baker planned to present Girl Scout awards the following day. George N. Whitehead received a royal thank you from Mary Queen for a Winchester candy gift. The Hoover Dam Act was upheld by the Supreme Court. Brig. Gen. R. H. Dunlap of the Marine Corps died under wreckage when ruins collapsed at Tours France.
Ten years ago hail caused damage in Hagerstown Maryland. A forger allegedly signed Harry K Thaw's name to checks. C S Krick, VP for the eastern area, inspects Pennsylvania railway facilities locally. Logan R Fay presides at a tri state orchardists meeting on bail insurance rates. Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer and Mrs Palmer visit a local hotel.
Twenty five years ago Sarah Zane Fire Company members arrange to sprinkle streets to curb dust. Nemo proclaims the Virginia seal sound, and the Virginian Goddess of Judge Faulkener of Charles Town WV endorses high liquor licenses. Rev Dr J H Lacey will preach to Royal Arcanum members. Levi Sager of Page County has a coffin made and digs his grave himself saying it won’t be long.
On May 21 1848 California was ceded to the United States marking a key transfer of territory following regional agreements and formalize a shift in sovereignty during the mid 19th century.
The piece notes Republicans in Washington debate Hoover's idea to court anti New Deal Democrats to widen the party. It discusses risks of Democratic dilution, the value of persuading stay at home voters to switch, and the balance with core principles. It also covers newsroom ethics and questions on the Roosevelt tax bill and a possible VP bid by Arthur Vandenberg under Landon.
The passage argues that major parties have swapped positions on government scope. Democrats once favored states’ rights and limited government, while Republicans backed broad central control. Now Democrats regulate nearly all and Republicans denounce centralized power as dictatorship, marking a historic shift.
The article notes Democrats move toward lower import taxes through reciprocal trade agreements while Republicans push for high customs imposts, indicating a near swap in positions on tariff policy.
Detective Keyes investigates the murder of Margalo Younger during a gathering at Don Van Every's home. Laura Randall is killed in a taxi, and Van Every reveals Joyce's troubled guardianship as his motive to protect his sister and heir while confronting a hidden family past.
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