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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1936
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription pricing options including one year in advance for $3.50 six months for $1.75 three months for $0.90 and one month for $0.30 with a total annual rate of $4.50.
A cautionary line from Psalms 4 5 urges readers to sacrifice righteousness and place trust in the Lord. The text centers on faith, devotion, and divine guidance as a moral tenet.
The state department of education introduces two policies to improve learning. Teachers shift from flunking to passing, aiming to ensure student advancement. Homework is reduced or eliminated to keep study within school, with better supervision and conditions. This is framed as better for students overall.
Ohio and Illinois experiments show air vehicles guiding ground units to congested areas and pursuing fugitives. Cleveland and County Illinois police use blimps and airplanes with short wave radio to coordinate traffic and block fugitives, leveraging commercial radio facilities for real time guidance.
Men at strategic roadpoints followed Chief Laird instructions to divert vehicles from crowded routes to relieve congestion. Air observations showed obstructing cars and officials coordinated removals to break tie ups and guide Sunday motorists home with minimal delay.
A Texas suit seeks Col Ned Howland Green’s $50 million estate under a 1917 will that left all to Hetty Green’s widow. Hetty, famed for extreme frugality, lived cheaply in New York and stored wealth at Chemical National Bank. The article contrasts her thrifty life with the family’s legal battles over wills and dower rights.
Quote contrasts a politician’s focus on the present with a statesman’s consideration of the future. Limited, reflective snippet from the Birmingham News.
A brief, rural tale recounts a very poor man caught stealing a chicken in a Southern town. The church pastor intervenes and spares him with a promise to refrain, illustrating rural mercy and moral lesson from a humorous anecdote.
A story told by an unnamed pastor and parishioner describes a Black man praying for a turkey. After initial delays the man improves his petition and, within ten minutes, receives a fowl, illustrating a humorous lesson on persistence and phrasing.
French officials approve a sizable defense budget aimed at expanding re armament. In other news Russian balloonists claim a world distance record for 2 200 cubic meter balloons previously held by the United States. Dr John Lloyd Newcomb university president is honored by William and Mary with a Doctor of Laws degree. Heavy gold shipments move to the United States as Ethiopian tensions rise.
Five years ago a balance exceeding 7 000 000 existed in the Virginia state treasury. Capt John Paul is named for the Federal District judgeship. State schools close due to excessive heat. H B McCormac to lead unemployment discussion at Virginia Manufacturers Association meeting.
Ten years after a Rotary Club relief effort, funds were raised for Miami Florida. Bishop William M Bell of Harrisburg Pennsylvania addressed the Virginia Conference urging a spiritual revival to stabilize America. The Hudson saw the burning of the million dollar yacht belonging to Mrs Hugh Dillman widow of Horace Dodge.
Twenty five years ago Harrison Johnson of Columbus Miss is a guest of his nephew B C Shull of South Bos cawen street. He is nearly 97. The Southern Railway advertises reduced fares to Memphis for the Blue and Gray reunion September 26 28. A sketch of Miss Belle Boyd's life appears in Curious Bits of Hist edited by A W Macy. California Franks wild west show comes to town with broncho busters as chief attraction. W H Dinges Dr C R Anderson Dr P B Stickley and Dr F A Cochran are appointed to the county Board of Health.
The educator William H. McGuffey is born on September 23 1800 marking a notable milestone in American schooling. McGuffey later became known for his widely used readers shaping generations of students.
A series of questions and answers presents trivia on art history astronomy and public figures. Topics include automotive paint damage by sun exposure plant acreages in 1935 and 1936 forest park Shakespeare garden plantings Nile flow timing Palisades Park location astrology houses and more with named individuals and institutions referenced.
Charles P. Stewart reports that New Deal allies forecast victory but stiffen efforts while Republicans intensify their push. Dems summon regional chiefs to Washington for conferences while field staff return home to campaign, and 8,000 to 9,000 government apartment tenants relocate.
A collection of wry social snippets by William Ritt offers satirical anecdotes about American life. The piece mocks materialism marriage trends and everyday quirks with sharp punchlines and light social commentary.
At Tim Keenan's Rose Heath gathering, Grace Larrimore and Wayne Adams dance openly, while Gay Elwell battles jealousy and social pressure. Breck Pennell boasts a flying record as Peggy Pennell drinks to dull heartbreak, and a shattered tray leaves Wayne injured as tensions spill over.
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