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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1936
Page
4
A brief political notice urging support for A Willis Robertson for U S Senate and for the Democratic ticket in the House of Representatives. The item promotes voting yes for the Democratic candidates and emphasizes party alignment.
A devotional line cites Job 36 19 warning that wealth commands no respect without virtue. The verse emphasizes that riches and earthly power cannot secure true esteem or divine favor. The message frames wealth as insufficient without moral substance.
The St Louis Post-Dispatch calls for a backbone congress that debates openly and rejects subterfuge, upholding the Constitution and divided powers. It argues for democracy over fascism and warns against class rhetoric and power surrender by the legislative branch. Richmond’s mayor assails wealth politics and urges national unity.
The Petersburg Progress Index notes Cuba censored North American publications after an anonymous American woman posted a piece titled Latins Are Lousy Lovers. It argues Latin nations may retaliate against perceived insults and questions long held views of Latin culture and tolerance.
Mayor J Fulmer Bright comments that Jeffersonian Democrats votes "won't amount to a hill of beans" reflecting a belief widely held by close political observers in Roanoke. The remark signals skepticism about the impact of the faction in local politics.
An editor laments the decline of phrases like truthful honest straightforward and plainspoken comparing Lincoln Cleveland Roosevelt Wilson era language to modern terms such as adroit agile and deft. The piece argues for restoring plain sincerity in public discourse and reflects on perceived loss of character driven values.
Ten month old Jo y is rocked in a cradle while his mother visits the groceryman in the kitchen. Mrs Jones warns that the baby may be sick or need changing, and Joey recalls trying to swap the infant for a bicycle before his mother refused.
Brig Gen Gardner Waller seeks more details on planned armory site. Apple growers gain 20 percent freight rate cut. Frederick County School Board plans a new high school for next year. Lady Nicotine honored at South Boston tobacco festival. Winchester restricts water use amid shortage. First carload of Virginia Grade apples ships to Argentina. Virginia farmland values drop 12 percent. Judge Philip Williams named to State Judicial Council.
Ten years ago local pastors opposed a proposed permissive ordinance on Sunday soda fountain service as the Common Council weighed the measure. Winchester Memorial Hospital planned a bond issue to finance completion of its building project. Dean Inge predicted Britain would soon lose world power status.
Valley Turnpike Company directors survey the Mt Jackson to Woodstock stretch. Mrs Muller of Winchester is described as an Olympic, aboard the largest ocean liner rammed by a British battleship in the English Channel. Uncanny prowler haunts North Market and North Kent streets. Union Bank completes new furnishings. Historic Sept 25 1690 first American weekly newspaper in Boston. Education doesn’t change many votes but aids arguing for one’s own error.
An editorial urges voters to approve a $500,000 water bond to secure a new soft water supply. It argues the bond is self liquidating, with a small average annual bill rise and long term benefits, while noting potential sources Cedar Creek or local springs Fay and Rouss and stressing council accountability to residents.
A collage of Q and A items covers records, broadcasts, Harvard graduates, liquor duty, foreign language newspapers in New York, tree bark treatment, area comparisons of Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany, Elsie Janis stage appearances, government job placements, terminology on irons, and church membership totals. Notable figures include 165,000 at Indianapolis 1936 crowd and 34 dailies in New York in 25 languages.
Charles P. Stewart narrates a Washington tale about savings accounts versus government bonds. He describes his attempt to move funds from a checking to a savings account in a large bank, hearing that banks are saturated with government securities and cannot offer better rates. A teller and a confidant explain banks face limits and government pressure, implying dealers push toward bonds.
A compact humor and opinion snippet by William Ritt lampoons sport writers, government finance talk, and social quirks. It notes the season opening, mockery of bankers, equal rights talk, and jabs at radio jokes. Mentions Haile Selassie, Chicago politics, and windy city nickname.
Gay Elwell navigates confidences at Marian Wilson's house after saving Mrs. Wilson's life. Marian suspects a plot around Tim Keenan's money, but bonds grow as Gay reveals truth and a friendship forms. Wayne, in a darkened library, teases Gay as she reflects on the day's revelations and a dinner invitation hangs in the air.
Engineman Jack Kennally of the New York Central Railroad adds to local fishing lore by landing a five pound pickerel near the Lyons roundhouse after a coal toss by a fireman. The big fish had eluded anglers for two years and became the talk of the river.
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