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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1936
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star announces subscription prices for home delivery including one year four fifty, six months two twenty five, and three months one twenty with additional carrier options and delivery terms.
A brief political ballot line urges voters to back the Democratic ticket headed by John N. Garner for vice presidency, reflecting a campaign framing from a historical newspaper page. The item records a party candidate and the office sought.
A devotional line cites Hebrews 12 14 urging harmony with others and holiness as prerequisites to seeing the Lord. The brief reflects spiritual guidance from a religious text in a periodical format.
A 1936 item notes Yankees beat Giants 4–2 to win the world series, then discusses an inventor Guy T. Lunsford filing for a patent on an automatic umpire using photo electric cells and a light shaft under a transparent plate to call balls and strikes, with a $1,000 per unit cost. The piece cites the device’s potential disruption to baseball and the author’s preference for traditional umpires.
The Norfolk Ledger Dispatch notes a gift from John D. Rockefeller Jr his wife and son John Rockefeller to a party described as Mr Rockefellers party gift details are summarized from the newspaper clipping.
Armory construction proposal defeated by the city council. Frost chills the area with a 29 degree reading in the city, and Col Roszel receives a hometown tribute for fifteen years of service to the Boy Scouts. Selassie pledges to lead Ethiopian forces against Italy.
Five years ago Winchester building operations were active and local business considered firm. Daniel Chester French, noted American sculptor, died at his Stockbridge Massachusetts summer home. Ocean freight rate on Virginia apples reduced by ten cents per barrel. Valley school system officials asked Governor Pollard for higher teacher pay. A Berryville avenue filling station was robbed for the sixth time in months.
An official report notes sixteen auto accidents daily in the United States. Philadelphia mayor declares the Sesqui Centennial Exposition a financial failure. A residence on M. H. Reardon Street catches fire triggering the first alarm in weeks. John M. Massey retires as superintendent of the parish farm. Babe Ruth dominates the fifth World Series game in St Louis.
A faded reminiscence recalls two salesmen seeking lodging in a sparsely equipped Western hotel. The irritable proprietor cannot accommodate them and weighs refusal.
A sleepy town experiences a late night scare when a man in the pew rings the church bell seeking ginger ale, prompting the night clerk to investigate and disrupting the quiet with a prank that lured new arrivals to stay the night.
Major C. M. Brown wounds himself while cleaning an old gun. Winchester W. C. T. U. reports over 200 members. Valley Railroad in Virginia shows a sharp revenue decline for the year. Austin PA flood scenes shown at Palace theatre. Historic note: Edgar Allan Poe died on October 7, 1849.
Winchester readers receive J H Henry's prompt reply to a Field article. Henry claims omitted details show election day pumping reached 2 247 000 gallons and asserts added notes about water supply and filtration discuss public health and bond votes.
The Star's Forum welcomes reader communications and will print them promptly. Letters must be signed with the correspondent's name and limited to 200 words. longer submissions may be cut by the editor if needed.
A compilation of questions and expert answers covers constitutional ratification by states. It also includes queries about shipwreck treasure salvage, Vatican value, O Henry’s widow, Empress Carlotta, Perry’s squadron ships, Anne Hathaway’s age, 1935 songs, termite damage, Mohawk Trail origin, Hollywood Masquers, Siam abdication, and Washington Irving’s Spain ambassadorship.
Political observers weigh Al Smith as an asset or liability for Governor Landon. Critics label him a loudmouth with pro big capital ties and question his popu larity and relevance. Smith's link to the Empire State Building and the American Liberty League fuels the debate over his influence and appeal.
Notes on Minute Men as Just a Minute Men. Power as a boomerang for dictators. Biologist mocks owls as wise. Lou Gehrig and Carl Hubbell dominate politics lore. Actress objects to radio broadcast. Egyptians and advertising link. Indians in Hollywood protest pale faces. Night football harms theater rivals. High schoolites demand cafeteria replacement.
The article notes the 1912 Taft order placing stars in six rows of eight as a representation of states. It mentions ancient Egyptian bowls used as clocks with a small bottom-hole releasing water to indicate time, with marks on the bowl as the time indicator.
Gay Elwell, weary from a broken relationship with Wayne, meets artist Mark Vance who proposes a portrait and a fall exhibition in Detroit. She contemplates a future with Christian Scott while considering a marriage proposal from him sent from eastern Canada as the summer ends.
In Norman Oklahoma a misfired invitation led to the dean E N Comfort rushing to a dining room for a meeting with state college leaders. He waited in vain as no guests showed, the secretary admitting she sent the mail late.
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