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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1936
Page
4
A. Willis Robertson campaigns statewide for the U.S. Senate with support from key party leaders. He emphasizes constitutional oversight, regional interests, and continued postwar recovery as he vies for the open seat.
Psalm verse echoes a vow of devotion as the speaker proclaims the Lord as their strength and refuge. The brief devotional line emphasizes faith, endurance, and worship in a personal declaration.
Communist candidate Earl Browder was arrested in Terre Haute Indiana as he planned a speaking event. Police Chief James C Yates defended the arrest, while Browder supporters condemned the move saying it infringed on free speech and could boost Communist publicity.
The speaker argues that Communist speeches harm the Reds and that democracy thrives without police state methods. They warn that suppression of speech would destroy democracy and its core values. The tone defends current democratic freedoms and rejects censorship.
A Wall Street Journal dispatch notes the President crossed several states last night. A Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch item jokes about a hypothetical double cross if Mr. Coughtin had sent the report.
Mr and Mrs Gardner B Hill yard suffer injuries in an automobile collision. Hi K Thaw is moved to Kenilworth from Canada after illness. National Park Service asked to survey historical points near Winchester. Clifton Pitcock treated at ed hospital with a fracture. A French fruit growers delegation spends the night in Winchester inspecting nearby orchards.
An old wound, sustained years prior, proves fatal to E. Clark of Bloomery section. In the county, sixteen hundred twenty eight schoolchildren undergo examinations. Premier Laval plans to sail for the United States on October 14. The Athletics defeat the Cardinals in the first game of the World Series. The Lindberghs reach Wuhan district of China for a flood survey.
Ten years ago an ordinance to permit sodal fountains and shoe shine parlors to stay open on Sundays faced opposition. Col Alexander S Williams drowns when his car plunges into San Francisco Bay. Gunmen seize 47500 from a Baltimore paymaster. a robber is later found shot in a car. Rev Francis Casselman and family prepare to move to Mercersburg Pa. Co Vernon Eddy named Virginia delegate to ALA convention in Atlantic City and Philadelphia.
Twenty five years ago George Finley, 94, walked six miles to visit Moorefield for the first time in 12 years. Austin Pennsylvania faced near destruction when a pulp mill dam burst. The Glidden tour of the AAA drew over 70 entries from New York to Atlanta. H Clay Krebs fell ill at his North Market street home. Ellis Lipe, 12, died tragically when crushed by a roller.
The Evening Star prints reader reactions after the Water Bond Issue failure. A letter notes a potential $239 000 government gift for a new water supply would now benefit other towns, while residents would bear tax costs.
A Will Rogers humorous piece laments civic virtue in small towns with Rotary and Kiwanis clubs. It notes booster culture and recalls a boy asking what virtue is, contrasting it with the bleak label of state hospitals and asylums in different states.
The letter laments serious spring pollution and ongoing sewer plant issues. It calls out scant water supply harming industry, a burned house due to pressure, and cites two men who backed a costly $2.39 million bond for a new Winchester water system, urging a needed ideal solution and jobs.
Hampshire Observer chief reporter Gardener writes from Winchester England about welcoming the Winchester Virginia mayor and family. He praises Dr. Anderson and notes British citizens seek a sustained world brotherhood, cautioning American aloofness from the League of Nations while appreciating wartime ties and shared heritage.
A historical Q and A on the Five Cet Series tied to New York area games, Civil War service initials P A C S, CCC camp injuries, and rates. It covers Beatrice Lillie birth, Charleston earthquake 1886, and early U.S. tax and printing history.
The piece explains how the franc devaluation helps Americans abroad and hurts French finances and tourism. It notes how US devaluation kept dollars buying relatively the same abroad and how French revenue from overseas suffered, with money changers quickly adjusting the franc value against dollars. It argues the move is a national acknowledgment that French money is worth less than previously claimed.
A column humorously contrasts football coaches with Broadway producers and mocks fan expertise, political bans in Germany, and perceptions of democracy. It notes women entering professions, wealth and athleticism, New Yorkers at a race track, and an eastern cop who endures gas in his job as a trade predicts 5 million new cars next year with 5 million careful drivers as a counterbalance.
Gay Elwell receives a box of pure white roses with a note from Mr Scott as she cleans a hot, messy flat. Breck Carter visits, offering dinner and a moonlight swim, but Gay resists. The scene reveals her pride, social aspirations, and tension with a privileged circle.
A famous Maine born singer is cited as a political distraction before elections. The piece hints at attempts to keep the matter quiet while recalling the 65 year old Charlie Ross kidnapping case. Two guesses are offered on the location of the missing child.
A quip on government statistics claims married men avoid handling dynamite, suggesting they have been blown up too often. The line uses a joking contrast between professional risk and domestic life.
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