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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1936
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription prices for mail and carrier delivery. Mail rates are 12 months 3.50. six months 1.75. three months 0.90. one month 0.30. Carrier rates are 12 months 4.50. six months 2.25. three months 1.20. one month 0.40.
A biblical verse notes that a person of two minds is unstable in every path. James 1:8 emphasizes the instability arising from wavering beliefs and divided loyalties.
The Interstate Commission on Crime proposes a four point program to simplify extradition, enable cross state arrests, summon out of state witnesses, and allow interstate parole supervision. It urges teletype and radio use, state bureaus of identification, firearm sales curbs, crime prevention education, and a Justice Department information clearinghouse. The American Legion backs the plan with varied state approvals already in place.
In a Paris newspaper a high French official urged France to begin paying its war debt to the United States. The piece by Ben King quotes a melancholic verse about paying back and the emotional weight of debt.
The piece discusses fall gambling via pools and numbers games led by cigar stores and street peddlers with odds seen as against players. It cites a Richmond case of missing thousands, notes the large scale of take, and calls for federal control or a nationwide drive, comparing U S and English pools and law enforcement failures.
Horace Greeleys famed poor handwriting troubled printers at the New York Tribune. A printer mocked his script with a Belshazzar wall inscription quip and later used the note to land a job elsewhere. Greeley declined a Sandwich lecture, then a committee accepted the offer after deciphering his overwork note and agreeing on sixty dollars.
The New York Post notes that the more civilized section of the population will be glad the Virginia issue prompts broader national reflection on manners and policy, as reported in a Bristol Herald-Courier context.
A humorous Willie Rogers remark notes that a man asking for a dime to buy food deserves charity even when ideas about giving vary. The piece highlights public sentiment on aiding the needy through humor.
A destitute man seeks a meal outside a house while a woman questions him about drinking. He replies with a sharp quip about whether the invitation implies alcohol, revealing social tension and hunger in a brief encounter.
William Green, AFL president, speaks against war and foreign entanglements. C. D. Windhell of Winchester wins the National Truck Safety Medal from the American Trucking Association. Shenandoah Valley Academy readies for a season opener vs Luray. Rev Dr D Burt Smith of Philadelphia addresses Grace Lutheran rally. District Nurse Association weighs cooperation to battle tuberculosis.
Five years ago Handley High School Cadet Band won second at the Forest Festival in Elkins West Virginia. Missouri adopted highway marker style used by Virginia with other states Massachusetts Ohio and Kentucky considering it. A memorial service was held at Leeds Episcopal Church for Dr James M Ambler N S N who died in an Arctic expedition. Mrs Anne Fellows Johnston author of Little Colonel dies at Peewee Valley Kentucky. City Ministerial Association supports Boy Scout work and the school dental clinic.
Ten years ago Ogden Mills was nominated by the Republican Party for governor of New York. Cardinals lead Yankees by one game in the world series pennant chase. Arthur Bowie Chrisman of White Post wins the John Newberry medal for distinctive child merit in Show of the Moon. Eastman engineers announce a panoramic film sensitive to all colors in the visible spectrum. American Bankers Association address urges Americans to use time payment credit wisely.
Twenty five years ago report of Miss Lillian Brunner Lewis marrying Mr. Robert Bruce Slonaker in New York. Also notes New York clinched the National League pennant by beating Brooklyn and a Glidden tour caravan passing Winchester amid a southbound route. Charles F. Massey buys the Aulick farm as Italy wages war over Tripoli.
On October 6 1892 Alfred Lord Tennyson the renowned English poet passes away at age 83 after a storied literary career led by In Memoriam and Idylls of the King. His death marks a significant moment in Victorian literature with tributes from scholars and readers worldwide.
A compilation of Q and A items covers Ole Bull arm length water for rice sonata origin Stakhanoff system pioneers bounties for scalps northern national park and other facts. It includes Rabbi Wise birthplace compass plant and High Point Park in New Jersey with a 225 foot monument.
Washington observers note erratic trends in the 1936 presidential race with Roosevelt gaining momentum as he employs stronger oratorical tactics. Landon’s appeal rises and falls with regional support, party organization, and public sentiment, reflecting an unsettled campaign dynamic.
William Ritt notes quirky items from New York and beyond. A wagging fund of gags spans topics from gold teeth for dogs to pedes trians and ex princes planning books. Observations mix humor with social foibles in a witty column voice.
Gay overhears Wayne in his home as Grace Larrimore presses him to accept her money and renewal of his suit. Tim Keenan’s engagement to Eleanor reaches Detroit ends plans, delaying the pair’s future. Gay confronts her own humiliating position and contemplates a ready escape from the entanglement.
Gay Elwell plans to leave Wayne after an evening of passion and confrontation. Wayne resists, accusing her of coldly pulling away from their entangled past with Grace Larrimore and Christian Scott. Gay vows to escape, but the night ends with unfinished tension and a chained ultimatum.
John Gardner a 48 year old grocery clerk in Meraux Louisiana shot and killed Ernest Leach eighteen after an intruder crawled from beneath his bed. Deputy Celestin Rowley reports Gardner had earlier kept vigil with a broom handle. The incident adds a violent note to a quiet neighborhood. Chicago knitting season sparks club despite friction with instructor. One married man attends first session despite ostracism.
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