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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1936
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star is published daily except Sunday by The Evening Star Publishing Co. of Winchester Virginia.
A Willis Robertson is identified in connection with the House of Representatives, detailing his role and association with the vice presidency in the period. The record notes his involvement in legislative duties and party affiliations within congressional proceedings.
A brief religious message citing Mark 10 9 on marriage unity, urging lasting bonds and forbidding separation by human actions.
The article cites Roger Babson saying the economy has returned to normal and moved into a period of prosperity unseen since 1929, a trend likely influencing the upcoming presidential race. It contrasts Democratic recovery actions under Roosevelt with Republican criticism, arguing public sentiment now centers on improved business conditions. A golf vignette about Johnny Fisher illustrates discipline and focus, likening self-control in sport to broader national resilience.
Johnny Fisher, a lanky law student from Kentucky, won the national amateur golf championship at Garden City after seven gruelling rounds. He defeated Goodman in a rain soaked semifinal and then edged Jack McLean in the final, showcasing remarkable self control under trying conditions.
Safeguarding America Against Fire warns that panic costs lives. If clothes catch fire, roll on a rug to smother flames. In a fire alarm, walk to exits. Night-smoke danger calls for hand on door to test heat, then exit. Most fires are preventable and most deaths avoidable with simple precautions.
Will Rogers recounts a humorous tale about Sandy Gow delaying his marriage to Mary McDougal. A friend teases about Mary receiving his box of personalized stationery and vows to marry only after it is used, reflecting a playful Scottish humor tone.
Covington Evening Virginian notes a fall release of a living literature style Bible arranged by time and subject with modernized spelling and omitted passages. First printing to include 85 000 copies. It discusses the Authorized Version's literary influence and urges contemporary readers to study the Bible as literature.
A roundup notes a rise in apple exports to Britain. Virginia Supreme Court grants writ of error for Joe Jackson and John Sneil, condemned to die for the Spotsylvania well murder. Brig Gen S Gardner Wailer plans to attend a Common Council meeting on Winchester armory and auditorium. Local Odd Fellows head to Northern Virginia Odd Fellows meeting in Alexandria. League of Nations awaits Italy's decision on Ethiopia report. Judge Phillip Williams picks Frederick County grand jury for the coming year.
Eight 4-H champions from Virginia travel with their group on the way to the Eastern State Exposition in Springfield Massachusetts. They stop at Winchester where the Winchester Concert Band directed by Prof W H McKlwee performs before the Court House crowd.
A collage of distant events includes a Florida hurricane toll of 2000 and 200 million dollars in damage, bank theft recoveries, Virginia merchants sending 12.17 overseas, royal engagements between Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium and Princess Astrid of Sweden, 2000 Berlin artists in destitution, ice storage annex nearing completion, Virginia former governor J Hoge Tyler facing a risky operation, crowded cemeteries at Hancock Maryland with Watfordsburg space needed, a Page Brook couple’s New England trip, and a Danville WCTU convention planned for Sept 26-28.
A historic note marks Sept 21 as the date when the first daily newspaper began in the United States marking a milestone in American journalism and communication.
The Evening Star Information Bureau provides a wide Q A of topics from 1935 automaker gains to growth of cities and rail stockholders. It covers naval academies, Marco Polo, the Berlin Decree, social work terms, grape origins, whale physiology, and President Van Buren memorials with concise explanations.
The piece recalls Senator James Couzens of Michigan as a volatile, independent figure who defies easy party alignment. It notes his willingness to risk renomination, his split loyalties between Democrat and Republican lines, and his famed bluntness that unsettled many in Washington.
A satirical column mocks an astrologer claiming good times for all and recalls Haile Selassie’s throne talk. It jokes about a former college star failing to score, mosquitoes, a European tipping law, and a football coach boasting a 26 touchdown win with blunt bravado.
Gay Elwell, a Detroit club singer, attends a dinner party hosted by Dr. Wilson and catches the interest of Breck Carter Wayne Adams Tim Keenan and Christian Scott. A storm, a near death, a dramatic rescue, and a secret—as Wayne returns to New York and Gay encounters Wayne Adams in a music room.
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