This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1936
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists JOHN N. GARNER for Vice-President CARTER GLASS for U S Senate and A WILLIS ROBERTSON for the House of Representatives in a campaign slate.
A Bible verse from Jeremiah 10 24 asks for correction with judgment rather than anger to avoid ruin. The line emphasizes divine discipline balanced by mercy.
As the 1936 football season nears the Southern Conference debates the Graham plan to curb bought teams. While presidents Newcomb and Graham seek fair play and scholarships, gaps allow fathers or alumni to fund a player indirectly. The rule clash challenges practical enforcement and sportsmanship.
The speaker concedes no constructive alternatives exist. They acknowledge the Graham plan may work, noting its defects but calling it the only proposal available and worth a fair trial.
Roanoke World News notes Michigan Governor Wilbur M. Brucker defeats Senator Couzens in the Michigan Republican primary while New Hampshire Governor H Styles Bridges defeats former Senator Moses. It contrasts their records, cites Moses as an ally of Reed Smoot and Harding, and observes overall party primary dynamics alongside remarks by Rep Dough ton on future Senate plans.
One year after his episcopal duties Mrs. Mitchell wife of Bishop Walter Mitchell of the Episcopal Church in Phoenix Arizona dies. Paul H. Behrens is elected president of the Frederick County Teachers Association. Citizens ask Council for Arm ory funds. Shenandoah Valley Academy gridders arrive for practice.
Five years ago the local Chamber of Commerce distributed the official sesquicentennial program. The handout outlined events, schedules, and notable speakers marking the town’s 150th anniversary.
Will Rogers jokes about florist shop workers being careful with orders as misreadings can cause offense. The humorous bit notes how easy it is to guess wrong and hurt feelings in everyday gift choices.
A sad man enters a florist and asks for flowers for a wife not dead. The florist offers an expensive orchid bouquet and suggests daisies instead for their tenth anniversary, delivering a witty exchange about gifts and relationships.
Rotary Kiwanis Lions and the American Legion sponsor the fourth annual Boy Scout campaign as it opens its doors for the current school year. The report also notes a ten year old fatal auto accident near Richmond involving Robert Lee, grandnephew of General Robert E. Lee, and that Jack Dempsey is acclaimed heavyweight champion. Rev J C Hooks praises Virginia history in a letter to The Star. A Wythe county grand jury investigates the lynching of Raymond Bird, colored.
Twenty five years ago W H Stellman collided with the Hack Miller wreck on Park Heights Avenue Baltimore and paid a $50 fine. Samuel Smith, chief guide at Luray Caverns, dies after walking an estimated 12,000 miles underground during service as a guide. Winchester orchardists return from a Berkeley County orchard tour including Gray Silver.
Historic note reports the Battle of Winchester occurring on September 19 1864 during the Civil War. The clash involved Union and Confederate forces, shaping campaigns in Virginia and drawing attention to battlefield engagements of that season.
A Winchester Star forum letter argues against treating political belief as a religion and asserts citizens must judge measures by merit, not party loyalty. It warns against silencing critique and defends right to disagree with methods used by a political group.
A compiled Q A column answers varied questions on softball popularity currency design Ireland air services car tires wire screens butternuts birds eats memorial to Admiral Peary Fire Prevention Week and nitroglycerin discovery. The piece cites Frederic J. Haskin as director and notes the Q A format with short factual responses.
Washington dispatch analyzes Maine's result with caution. Republicans claim a strong majority signals potential gains in November while Democrats view the margin as modest. The piece notes Woodrow White Jr. won by about 5,000 over Brann, and discusses campaign spending and the "As Maine goes, so goes the nation" adage.
Sly columns poke fun at Germany organizing assistant mothers and wage earners, straw polls, Diogenes, optimists, noise versus importance, Wall Street episodes, a poetess in housework, moth spraying, anti child labor, homework, dawn myths, hangovers, nudist leaders and shrinking bathing suits.
Gay Elwell attends Tim Keenan’s house party with socialites Breck Carter Wayne Adams and Marian Wilson amid flirtations and rivalries. Tim plots redecorating projects while Grace Larrimore and Peggy Pennell tighten schemes to win Tim from Eleanor Randolph. Gay fears discovery as she overhears rivals plotting and considers fleeing to her room.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.