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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1936
Page
4
A brief gospel verse emphasizes belief in Jesus Christ and loving one another as central commandments. The text cites 1 John 3 23 and underscores the connection between faith and love as essential Christian duties.
The piece argues Kansas could swing Democratic despite Alf Landon’s strong gubernatorial record. Voters in the region cannot judge him from afar. Alf’s Kansas base should give him a large win, but observers say Kansas appears divided. Business leaders may back London, while farmers and workers favor Landon.
The piece notes four leading straw polls diverge sharply with Landon or Roosevelt leading depending on which poll. Digest and Fortune show Roosevelt ahead by rising margins while Starch Gallup and London Digest offer narrower or opposite outcomes.
A University of Virginia News Letter summary shows Virginia ranking first in total physical wealth, railroad wealth, farm dwellings wealth, and tax exempt property among five neighboring states. It also places Virginia second or third across several categories including agricultural, utilities, non farm dwellings, motor vehicles, per capita wealth, and various property classes, with Maryland, North Carolina, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Tennessee occupying adjacent positions.
The piece traces how Democratic and Republican splits since 1896 influenced election outcomes. It notes Bryan's Free Silver stance, Gold Democrats impact, and rising conservative candidates. highlights 1904, 1924, and 1928 fractures and their effects on vote totals.
The son of a Texas newspaper publisher returns from college to tell a humorous tale about a student burning the midnight oil. He notes the boy studied with an oil burner used in automobiles rather than a lamp, highlighting a witty comparison.
A father makes his son a newspaper reporter to curb his habit of exaggeration. The boy covers a riot at the town edge, but his tale of thousands fleeing clashes with guns is challenged by the father who points to the town's small population. The piece shifts to a quiz of trivia with questions and answers on history, science, and geography.
Officials forward material from the ancient capital Winchester to Mayor Anderson. The American Federation of Labor seeks a successor to the NRA. Administration reports over one million workers on PWA projects. A truck and trailer overturn on Valley.
William Carson, Virginia Conservation and Development Commissioner, opposes transferring state battlegrounds to the Federal Government. Japan defends bombing Chinese cities as justified. Thomas A. Edison continues a declining struggle with his health. Mal Daugherty, convicted Ohio banker and federal figure, granted a new trial.
Ten years ago fields of Civil War landmarks such as Fisher's Mill and Cedar Creek will be marked under a Virginia Battlefield Markers Association and Stover Camp Chapter U D C joint sponsorship. Frank S. Emmert a prominent local merchant dies in Baltimore hospital. Charles C. Conklyn age 87 of Charles Town W Va dies. he was a guard at the John Brown trial. Votes for a shorter work week noted. Marrying parson of Cumberland Md unfrocked.
Inspecting officials of the Cumberland Valley Railroad are entertained at an elaborate dinner at Winchester Inn. The news item notes the event as part of a 25 year retrospective of local happenings.
Washington commentary argues the Wisconsin Progressives seek a broad 1940 realignment uniting New Deal voters, agrarian interests, and urban labor under a new major party. It notes defection of old Democrats to Republicans and the shift of key figures toward New Deal ideology, questioning whether 1940 marks the realignment moment.
British radio officials lecture subordinates on presence and airs. Pro nightshirt group cites Abe Lincoln preferring them to pajamas. A European lecturer claims Americans lack values but a schoolboy notes a touchdown and point after score. The piece mixes social quips with playful digs at politics and culture.
Gay Elwell attends a Detroit studio showing of Mark Vance's blue toned portrait. The painting sparks praise and social buzz as Gay faces personal tension with Grace Larrimore Wayne Adams and Christian Scott amid a yacht trip anecdote and mounting social expectations.
Gay Elwell becomes engaged to wealthy Christian Scott after a public announcement. He maneuvers her image and career, arranging a lavish pre nup gift and suppressing her past as a check girl while pressuring family and society. The Detroit tale follows their unfolding betrothal and social maneuvering.
A Norfolk Virginian Pilot item reports Elsie Laufred finding a vast swarm of crickets in her basement after a library attendant suggested using beer to drive them away. The note mentions humor about the crickets and a separate Hitler proclamation urging German farmers to grow more crops.
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