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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1936
Page
4
A short religious excerpt urges believers to let Christ's word dwell in them richly. It calls for teaching admonishing one another in psalms hymns and spiritual songs with grace in their hearts to the Lord.
Governor Landon criticizes excessive federal spending and promises to balance the budget in under four years by cutting waste and ending political use of funds. He would still provide farm subsidies and unemployment relief, but critics say his plan is an empty gesture versus Roosevelt’s record.
NSW Premier in New York says unemployment nearly ends in Australia as federal and state machinery work in unison. He cites durable policies and rapid recovery, predicting unemployment returns to normal within a year barring a new global calamity.
The Progress Index, an independent Democratic paper of Virginia, argues newspapers must avoid libel or distortion for any candidate. It notes Democratic papers harshly criticize Roosevelt while Kansas City Star questions Landon, urging fair coverage over partisan bias.
The Guardian notes autogiro demonstrations at Hounslow Heath last week showing vertical takeoff and rapid transition to horizontal flight. Observers wonder if private citizens will soon keep flying machines in back gardens as cars are kept at home.
The American Automobile Association suggests that a woman study the driving of her prospective husband to gain insight into his character and future happiness. Drive with him through traffic to observe temper, judgment, courage, manners, and sportsmanship, noting how he handles situations and obeys safety rules.
A fragmentary reminiscence by Will Rogers II reflects on memory after death and the faded kindness of friends. The text mentions a June 1864 death of Luke Ari and a curious misprint about a milch cow Wells Dane, with uncertain publisher notes.
Samuel P. Waddill of Henrico County, who died at eighty‑three, served as clerk for more than sixty years after starting in 1875. He began as deputy, then as clerk of Henrico County Court, and continued as circuit court clerk when the county courts were abolished.
A North Carolina traveler recounts Georgia justice where drunken drivers face a stiff fine of seven dollars and fifty cents plus costs. The anecdote contrasts Georgia penalties with other perceptions, ending with a tangential joke about shoe widths and a jab at constitutional language.
The New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals issues a unanimous opinion ruling against Richard Hauptman. The article notes the historic nature of the decision and highlights its impact on the case and public perception.
Ten years ago estimates showed over 20 million dollars won and lost in World Series betting. H B McCormack was re elected president of the Virginia Manufacturers Association. Business profits for the year reached new highs per the American Bankers Association Journal. Lynching condemned by interracial group leaders meeting in New York.
Twenty five years earlier H W Bowly and his wife left Plymouth Church Brooklyn to witness his brother's marriage to Miss Mary Hack of Winchester. Major Holmes Conrad of Winchester seeks further hearing in a Virginia West Virginia debt case. Nannie Fountaine Lippitt marries F H G Hatchell of Treland. Washington Miss Emma Wight of Middletown sells a movie scenario to a New York firm. Historic event October 10 1914 King Charles I of
In response to a reader’s questions The Se Bureau Frederic J Haskin provides facts on topics from the average motor vehicle tax in 1935 to the oldest parrot at the National Zoo. The piece lists figures on education attendance and notable political figures, with concise answers and brief dates.
A Byrd committee studying federal redundancy hints at creating an eleventh cabinet for public welfare to handle relief education health and related duties. It stops short of abolishing any department noting the pattern of expansion rather than consolidation in government agencies.
The World grows better and worse in turns with satire on science gas World public enemy No 1 in Palestine and Spain gun use. The Cubs Cards miss pennant and Yankees loom. Dictatorship strength means unhappy people. Cleveland sees taxi and truck holdups.
Charles P. Stewart states the committee will not recommend creating an additional department. The chairman explains the panel has not considered such a proposal and has not made any recommendation. The focus is on reducing departments and consolidating and simplifying government.
Gay receives a dazzling diamond engagement ring from Christian Scott and shares lavish plans for a Detroit wedding, New York honeymoon, and trips to Paris Egypt and the Orient. He pushes for an apartment and proper manners, while Gay resists moving from her flat and clinging to Jean Briggs.
Sightless 12 year old Boy Scout in Piedmont California earned Eagle Scout amid six years blindness after illness. His knot tying skill highlighted. In Chicago detectives at Deering Street station learned from Sam Jones janitor how to recover two pigeons. Sam freed a pigeon with a note prompting owner Marion Kniezny to claim the second.
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