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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1936
Page
4
A short clipping features a religious quotation “And what soever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men” attributed to Sean. The line appears beside a monetary figure of 423 dollars.
A Richmond News Leader column argues about Roosevelts 1932 platform versus 1928 and calls for youth focus. It urges frank discussion of prohibition changes and the need for youth leadership to shape the future, highlighting community neglect of boys and playgrounds.
A rhetoric piece asserts that a boy will assume leadership of policy and governance, sitting in the Senate and at the nation’s helm. It warns that the boy will judge institutions and determine the fate of the nation and humanity, guiding work and reputation.
A Waynesboro News-Virginian column shares a tale of an overworked executive who ignores health advice and finds relief after taking a vacation. The piece notes rising stroke and heart disease risks among leaders and urges timely breaks. It also wades through assorted witty clippings about politics, architecture, currency, and social quirks.
Will Rogers recalls actors who ride waves of fame and forget last season quickly. In a New York restaurant, two performers joke about the show lacking a bed and quip the production must have been the Miracle.
Vernon A. Littleton and Benton Phillips, both of Baltimore, are killed when a runaway truck crashes at Castleman's Ferry after departing from a Blue Ridge mountain ride. W. W. Glass Jr. will be ordained Sunday in Halifax Virginia. Sarah Zane Fire Company honors Chief J. Lee Barr. Gen Chang Chi-Kiang visits Shenandoah Valley. Raymond Fishpaw of Clarke County coaches two winning dairy teams at the Piedmont Festival in Manassas.
A five year old item reports Huey Long retaining the Louisiana governor’s office with police support against a challenger. It notes four supervisors urging road improvements in Gainesboro district and mentions Pattie presented by the Girls Athletic Association. Prohibition officers raid Yonkers destroying 55000 gallons of beer and other materials.
A dirigible, Los Angeles, passes Lakehurst at 1500 feet en route to New York. A $60000 payroll for Singer Sewing Machine Co is robbed in Newark. Page Holliday, a retired farmer, dies in Collinsville. The Spottswood Club officially opens in Harrisonburg Virginia.
Miss Anne Douglas Williams attends a linen shower hosted by Mrs Walter T Gore. Empire plans to flash world series results on screen. John Armstrong Chaloner predicts greater insanity for his magnetic theory claiming it proves couples can live happily. Glidden tourists travel three days from New York to Atlanta and are warmly welcomed in Winchester.
In Columbus Nebraska a midnight barn blaze at the Ernest farm threatened fodder and hay. Fire crews lacking water called Frank Scholz a hardware merchant known for wells. He dug a well using flashlights and car headlights, providing water by dawn to stop the fire.
P. A. M. Hamrick reports a quail broke a window at his house and demanded 1.11. Game Director Bernard T. McCauley jokes that Webster Ransom, holder of a game protector badge, will be sent after it but there will be no ransom.
A collage of Q and A items covers music tastes of Mark Twain era, coal cubes, population estimates for Soviet Russia, acne rates among youths, auto counts in 1900, and old New York conventions. It lists names of scholars, officials, and historical figures alongside brief facts and dates.
Washington report notes voters will choose a president and Congress in November and potentially four to six new justices by 1941. The court is currently conservative, but a liberal or conservative president could swing its majority. Changes would be gradual unless liberalization accelerates.
The Star's Forum invites entries from all readers with letters to the editor capped at 200 words each. Signatures are required, and the editor may shorten submissions exceeding the limit to fit publication needs.
Columnist notes grass in a street after a WPA park boulevard project in Kentucky and mocks local governance quirks while commenting on prosperity, prohibition era liquor spend, and a tongue in cheek view of U S Europe relations and a Detroit student haircut incident.
Gay renounces a high society engagement with Christian Scott and returns to a modest life as a Pontchartrain club check girl. She regains her job, rejects gifts, and creates a comfortable home with Jean while accepting friendship from Tim and Eleanor. Wayne visits, hinting at unresolved reckonings as the chapter ends.
Week vessel Boston arrived with a bottle of water claimed to be from near the Red Sea parting. William Wesley Weeks, a New York man, said he obtained it while returning from Ethiopia after teaching school. He also had Nile bullrushes said to be from the river where Moses was found.
Emil Bekkevold reported his car theft where nearly every major part vanished within two days. The generator coils radiator rear wheel and tires disappeared and the engine was removed, leaving the vehicle in pieces. He contacted police to investigate the disappearance.
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