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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1936
Page
4
The excerpt cites Ecclesiastes 5 12 about earned rest for the laboring man, contrasting it with the restless abundance of the rich. It presents a moral meditation on labor, wealth, and sleep in a compact, timeless form.
The Senate Finance Committee approves a compromise plan replacing a 42.2 percent undistributed earnings levy with a flat 18 percent corporate income tax and a 7 percent distribution tax. It exempts $1,000 of income for firms over $20,000 yearly and preserves capital stock and excess profits taxes.
A. H. Silver of Cleveland warns the nation is not immune to dictatorship and urges reform of economic life to secure freedom. He argues the strongest defense lies in constitutional bulwarks and the protection of free speech and assembly to fend off demagogic leadership.
A fragmented quote urges buyers to spend locally and consider the impact on the town. It argues that as a town grows the economy, investments by merchants become valuable and prudent spending protects the community’s future.
A Rocky Mountain Druggist editorial urges residents to keep money local to boost town capital and public services. It argues that spending with community merchants strengthens taxes, homes, and civic projects, while alien merchants drain town wealth and threaten prosperity.
A Chicago beach scene ends with 36 bystanders forming a circle around a woman's purse. After a real estate man fetches a cop, a ballplayer identifies the owner and recovers the purse containing a camera and three dollars. The episode prompts a remark that women should guard their belongings.
The Hindu lecturer Jinirapadasa of Madras sketches a sixth Aryan sub race for Australians described as hatchet-faced, open air loving with English level reasoning and American hunch. The piece notes Australians resemble Americans more than their English ancestry and recalls good wartime relations between the two forces.
Dr Aaron Bakst of Columbia University analyzes gambling forms noting little choice in games combining skill with luck and questioning the fairness of mechanical devices. He argues sweepstakes and lotteries, if honestly run, are the most innocent, while policy rackets loom.
A fragment notes How women view baseball with varied interest. Some won’t attend games, some go to please partners, and among them is Mrs Holmes referenced in the text.
A fragment recalls a social scene where Mrs Holmes and others attend a baseball game. The speaker notes Mrs Holmes’s sister asks if she enjoyed the game and mentions several attendees in suggestive terms. The passage hints at public morality and social scrutiny in a small community.
The passage notes the numbers game as nearly unwinnable with odds around one in a billion, questions any chance to beat the horses, and jokes that even Einstein could devise formulas yet few would understand them. It reflects discouragement about solving the betting puzzle.
The Alexandria Gazette notes graduates across the nation sit in caps and gowns listening to speeches and receiving diplomas. It asks if they are prepared for life and capable of independent thought, citing Dr. Alexis Carrel on mental balance and endurance amid postwar educational confusion, yet affirms youths show courage and practicality.
One year ago Handley faced the Hazers in a baseball game but were outhit seven to win. James B. Yates reviewed bowling season records with verse at the annual banquet. Mr and Mrs Frank N Hack returned from a world tour. Ellsworth Orndorff was elected president of Hampden Sydney College student Christian Association. Mr and Mrs H D Robinson departed for Europe.
Five years ago a monument was unveiled at Berryville Baptist church honoring the late Rev. James Ireland who led Buckmarsh Baptist church from 1788 to 1806. Rev R C Helfenstein of Dover will preach the Handley baccalaureate sermon on June 7. Sam T Park of Alexandria was elected president of the Order of Fraternal Americans at the state convention. Mrs Warren G Jones of Upperville announces a local flower show.
Mr and Mrs John H Snyder entertain cadets of Company A Handley high school Mrs Clyde DeHart entertains the Willing Workers of the Baptist church Harry R Gordon returns to New York from a visit to J T Cooper Bishop Harry St George Tucker accepts election as Bishop Coadjutor
A 25 year old wedding notice notes Miss Nena Gold Walter to wed Mr James Erle Carter of Baltimore. J M King of Berkeley county West Virginia is reported to have sold orchard holdings to wealthy New Yorkers. Walter R Abell of Baltimore returns from Europe and visits Winchester friends. W W Huntsberry advertises Maxwell runabo cars at 600 dollars. Historic event May 22 1819 first steamship to cross the Atlantic sails.
The page presents Frederic J. Haskin answering reader questions on topics from traffic codes and taxes to erosion, Scotland Yard, and famous figures. It covers a wide range of facts including acreage ruined by erosion, lengths of Heywood Broun and Jake Kilrain, and the origin of the word loot.
A pamphlet from the Machinery and Allied Products Institute argues that mechanization does not by itself cause unemployment. It cites 1934 gains attributed to mechanized industry, notes most job losses are in nonmanufacturing occupations, and explains rising unemployment from more job seekers rather than fewer jobs. The piece also analyzes 1929-35 tariff politics and the Republican stance on protectionism and isolationism.
In a tense scene from a crime drama, Captain Keyes questions Joyce Van Every about her movements on the day of two ruby murders. Joyce reveals a late store shift and a late walk to Fifth Avenue, while Van Every worries about Joyce’s knowledge of her father Ward. The interview hints at Joyce’s fragile state and the danger surrounding her inheritance.
In Buckhannon West Virginia a dog biting a cat led to children throwing stones and tobacco cans while mothers joined in. Criminal charges for assault and battery were dismissed by Magistrate T B Drummons. a local animal cruelty observer witnessed a fox terrier revived with water and cold air after a window break. In Aurora Ohio Mrs Matthew Kersch sued for divorce and won a restraint on her husband, who then sought temporary alimony. The lawyer quipped the matter serious though some find it humorous.
Stuart resident W. G. Meredith admitted the alleged horned snake was not natural. He said he grafted a rooster spur onto the reptile and hoped it would grow, describing the stunt as a hoax.
Tahlequah Oklahoma students from the hills lacking phones work with the science and industrial arts class to install a laboratory telephone system at the high school.
An Oklahoma City job applicant submitted a blank where physical defects were noted and wrote Mustache. City Manager Orval Mosier receives the form as part of an air tight case noted by E. E. Hanson.
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