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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1936
Page
4
A political slate featuring John N. Garner for vice president and Carter Glass for U S Senate is presented as a campaign pairing. The display emphasizes their names and the ticket without additional context or dates.
A religious verse quote from Luke 1 53 about feeding the hungry and sending the rich away empty appears in this excerpt. The line emphasizes divine mercy and social reversal.
Newport News Daily Press reports at the British Medical Association convention Dr. R D Gillespie questioned overwork as the main cause of nervous breakdowns. In 100 cases he found only about ten linked to overwork, attributing most breakdowns to internal friction and mental conflict. He urged focus on mental and spiritual hygiene and better living techniques.
The passage argues that drinking continued despite the Noble Experiment and Dr Dodds' manifesto. It warns that the practice may not stop suddenly or altogether, noting ongoing defiance of prohibition in Princeton.
The Richmond Times Dispatch notes the futility of strong coercion to curb alcohol at Princeton football games. It compares President Dodds of Princeton’s appeal for restraint at the Princeton Navy game to Canute’s failed gesture against the sea, arguing legislation and enforcement have not stopped drinking at college contests.
The piece surveys Italy and Germany moving toward a potential alliance while tensions rise across Europe. It warns that France could fall to Communists, Britain may narrow, and American resolve will shape democracy versus fascism and communism. It urges Americans to reform governance to preserve liberty.
The Bristol Herald Courier critiques Richmond Times Dispatch on McCall Frazier’s political role as head of the Alcohol Beverage Control Board. It argues Virginians oppose active political involvement by liquor interests and notes Frazier is an agent for Virginia’s liquor dealers rather than a dealer himself.
Anti-Semitic riots in Lwow Poland injure four Jewish students and force the temporary closure of the University of Lwow Polytechnic School. Local authorities vow to restore order as investigations begin into the violence.
Junior brings home a prize winning book after answering a natural history question about a hippopotamus incorrectly. He claimed five legs, insisting peers said six and he was nearest, earning the prize.
Wendell B. Goode is elected president of the Kiwanis Club. Deputy state fire marshal reports 49 fire hazards in city. Ellsworth and Wilkins depart their third Antarctic expedition as city employees clean the main reservoir. Historic sites in the area are suggested to the National Park Service for Story of Nation.
Sixty and sixteen prepare to wed when a Frederick County man appears for a marriage license at the county clerk's office. Dr Edward Christian Glass, educator and brother of Senator Carter Glass, dies in Lynchburg after a long illness. Governor F D Roosevelt dedicates George Washington Bridge spanning the Hudson. John Lee Pratt buys Chatham, historic Virginia estate planned by Sir Christopher Wren.
Ten years ago San Francisco and other California cities reported a major quake with widespread building damage. Cuba was struck by a fierce hurricane causing 650 deaths. Turner Ashby Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy plans a turkey dinner and veterans event at the Richmond Soldiers Home. A library visitor tears a newspaper prompting a warrant. Virginia Hawkins is rescued from a burning second story by local firemen. Paris dressmakers charged over Fall marriage craze.
Twenty five years ago residents in Winchester held parties to view Brook's Comet as it approached dawn. The Glidden Tour, traveling from New York to Florida, passed through Winchester and a member was killed in Georgia when his car overturned. Capt. P. M. Walker sold his Sea string of racers in Norfolk. The historic note recalls friction matches patented on October 24, 1836.
A Washington Information Bureau booklet titled Everyday Science offers 48 pages of questions and answers on stars weather animals plants chemistry physics biology and psychology. The pamphlet promises fascinating facts and practical hows and whys and costs ten cents plus handling with a coupon.
Eight votes from distant locations will be counted next month in Aberdeen. One ballot comes from St Pauls Island in the Bering Sea, six from the Canal Zone and one from Manila. Mrs. Zetta Averill is flying the Pacific and plans to mail her ballot on the Clipper.
A reader poses multiple trivia questions answered in brief by a panel. Topics include aircraft numbers, Columbus portraits, Washington churches, odorless marigold, schoolboy patrols, Kentucky burgoo, Casper Reardon, Frank Norris cities, penknife etiquette, Persian Lamb fur, Blind Tom, Central Park land cost, noiseless typewriters, the Pennsylvania Historical Society, paddy birds, and Chamberlain relation.
Central Press report outlines Cordell Hull's consistent philosophy that American prosperity hinges on global commerce. Hull warned of crashes without lowered barriers and notes that Roosevelt shifted focus first to domestic recovery, then to world issues, with Hull gradually winning policy influence and improvement in international trade.
William Ritt portrays Zadok Dumbkopf as Sauer Kraut Center High hires a clueless coach who proposes a baffling Dumpkopf system with four linemen and seven backs and an invisible goal line, leaving players and fans skeptical of any improvement.
Alix Carey watches Paul Kennelly, a junior exec, rush for a million dollar prize as slogan ideas swirl. Kathleen invites Alix to a poolside chat while Alix weighs love, marriage, and a solid future against glamorous ambitions in New York society.
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