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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1937
Page
10
Nation erupts in royal spectacle as Archbishop crowns the new monarch. World leaders, thousands of troops, and glittering uniforms fill Buckingham Palace and Westminster as the coronation unfolds with grand processions and enduring symbols of empire.
A long report recounts the 1936 crisis as King Edward VIII faces three options to wed Wallis Simpson. Baldwin resists changing the law, Edward chooses marriage, and abdication follows after December events.
The fragment speaks of an individual burdened by responsibility and aided by the love of a woman. It hints at exile and a journey toward a dramatic century end, with a mention that tomorrow Baldwin wins again. The tone is theatrical and rhetorical.
Diana Gibson 22 plays Candida on a 16 by 14 foot stage in a former Idaho cafe before about 100 miners. The Miss Gibson, a Chicago native, loves the role as RKO backing brings her to Springs with miners, merchants and visitors watching her gain experience with local amateurs and a mining engineer, auto salesman and pharmacist among supporters.
The State Roads Commission announced bids for a new bridge across the Potomac at Shepherdstown West Virginia. Bids open June 8. The project replaces the March 1936 flood bridge and is an emergency relief highway with Maryland West Virginia and the federal government sharing costs.
The Washington Information Bureau markets Uncle Sam's Almanac for 1937, a 64 page, color cover reference with world clock illustrations on the back cover. It is promoted as a best value for a dime and urged for daily use.
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