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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1936
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star is a daily newspaper published in Winchester Virginia except Sundays by The Evening Star Publishing Co.
A brief Bible verse-focused note emphasizes kindness tenderheartedness and forgiveness toward others as taught by Paul in Ephesians 4 32 and applied for Christian conduct.
The Star commends the Alumni Association of the University of Virginia for raising funds via the Edwin A. Alderman Fund to support the University. Living alumni will be solicited for annual contributions to honor Dr. Alderman’s 25 years of service and to fund improvements and stronger alumni ties.
Mr. Hopkins replies to Curtis alleging the Works Progress Administration in Missouri acts as an adjunct of the Pendergast political machine. Hopkins denies each charge, pitting his word against Curtis. The dispute hinges on affidavits cited by Curtis and Hopkins' personal authority, with both sides offering only their own corroboration.
Senator Holt read letters and affidavits from constituents alleging coercion within the WPA in West Virginia. Workers claimed they faced threats to lose relief jobs if they did not vote as the machine demanded. The letters described various forms of pressure used on relief workers.
Memphis tailor F. W. Langbein keeps his 1909 automobile in service, polishing brass fittings weekly and clocking about 600000 miles. He jokes he would swap for a horse and buggy and plans to keep the relic rather than modern chrome.
A Bristol Herald-Courier dispatch reports Jerusalem as an armed camp as Britain moves to quell terrorism in Palestine. Twenty six Jews sixteen Arabs and a Christian have died in a month from Arab disobedience. Road traffic is restricted and troops guard the city while tensions rise over Jewish return and Arab fears of a Jewish nation.
The fragment notes Will Rogers telling humorous tales about a senator. It hints at jokes about deafness and the reaction of joke-makers if they lacked deafness, suggesting a light satirical anecdote. No further details are available in the readable text.
A home town man visits the senator about a postmaster job and is loudly misheard at dinner. The guest explains his name is Thrupps, but the senator insists it sounds like Thrupps and finally calls him Mr Olson due to confusion. The scene highlights comic language mishaps.
The discussion frames Great Britain as facing a difficult task to restore Palestine to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, despite expectations to muddle through and reach a resolution.
The opium advisory committee reports contraband morphine prices risen from 12 to 150 dollars an ounce in the US and Canada since 1931 while European sales collapse. Powerful narcotics gangs broken up and agents fight forgery theft and adulteration as anti narcotic work gains support and momentum.
One year ago Miss Lillian Florence Anderson former superintendent of Memorial Hospital and Lynn Francis Stout wed in Richmond. Supreme Court declares NRA unconstitutional. William B. Leeds Jr thought lost turns up in a fishing boat at Miami. Frazier Lemke farm mortgage act ruled unconstitutional by Supreme Court. Mrs R A Cain wins misspelled word contest.
A compilation of Q and A items covering road fatalities linked to drinking, steel use in Manhattan, one room schools, King Gustav V hobbies, making synthetic wool from skimmed milk, frozen music phrase for architecture, phoebe description, Jena Germany fame, Felicia Hemans marriage, Court of St James name, Canadian Hall of Fame, Cheyenne Frontier Days, Boston Tea Party tea price and tax, American opera stars, Jesus parables, Adelaide Oval capacity, RCA Building elevator speed, and Japanese royal seating rules.
Over 100 entries listed for the Blue Ridge Hunt Club horse show on May 30. Miss Elizabeth Gold Crawford receives an A B degree at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton. Charles M Ripley of Schnectady New York tells Rotarians this is the most marvelous age. Mrs Susie B Davis 74 dies locally. Dr August Piccard lands safely in the Austrian Alps after a stratosphere flight.
Shenandoah Valley Apple Blossom Special departs August 3 for the Sesquicentennial in Philadelphia then to the New England States and Canada. S. V. A. finals set for June 2 to 4. Robert L. Thompson 58 Clarke revenue commissioner dies at University of Virginia Hospital.
Twenty five years ago Solomon Middleton, 20, lies in Memorial Hospital after a rifle wound. Henry Goetz of Strasburg is jailed in Shenandoah County for the shooting. Frederick A. Stottemyer, 15, dies of tuberculosis in Braddock, Pa. R. E. Byrd addresses Fort Loudoun Seminary graduates. State Board of School Examin ers is abolished saving taxpayers $15000. Dr Miller Henkel, former physician dies in Winter Park, Fla.
Wisconsin becomes the 30th state admitted to the United States on May 29 1848. The new state joins the Union amid national expansion, with statehood widely publicized in contemporary newspapers and civic ceremonies marking the milestone.
In Washington Farley’s remark about Kansas and the prairie states provokes GOP denunciation and Democratic concern. The London Times analysis notes Roosevelt opponents see weakness in the president’s appeal. editors predict a smaller November vote but continued political momentum for Republicans.
Farley is regarded as nearly cinching Landon’s nomination at Cleveland. He recognizes Kansas governor Landon as the Republican candidate feared by the Rooseveltians and did him more good than extensive pro London propaganda could have.
The article portrays Mr. Roosevelt as constantly at work from dawn, prioritizing duties while maintaining stamina and health. It notes his accessibility, regular visits to the White House pool, fishing trips, and broad interests including farming in Georgia and ownership on the Hudson. It highlights his role in developing a hydropathic spring and his personal network.
Captain Keyes and I chase a web of alibis around Margalo Younger and Joyce Van Every as a murder timeline grows tangled. Barrimore, near death, hints Margalo faced danger while a ruby’s origin fuels a perilous chase.
A mix of odd local incidents and quick crime notes. In Pittsburgh Robert Keeler, 60, collided with a safety car as it warned pedestrians to be careful. A Kansas City justice jokes about fees as a couple wed. In Los Angeles a boy locked in an icebox is found after 12 hours. Omaha police chase leads to a fall from a window. an ex convict named Tom Hughes is found with an injured back.
In Clarksburg a dispute at the Peck residence over a haircut escalates to open hostility. The 16-year-old Shepherd dog was injured by a veterinarian shin, and two pet cats that once shared the home now refuse Peck entry. The incident prompts local tension and a household rift.
In Peoria Lewis Tucker drove in zigzag motions to stop his girl companion’s hiccups. A motorcycle patrolman stopped the car, cited Tucker for reckless driving, and the hiccups ceased. The couple thanked the officer.
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