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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1941
Page
4
Glory of Children and Fathers Reflected in Proverbs
A brief feature notes the saying from Proverbs emphasizing the value of fathers as role models for children. The piece reflects on morality, family, and virtuous conduct guiding youth.
Invasion of Yugoslavia Stirs World War Tensions
The article describes a sweeping Nazi invasion of Yugoslavia, blaming the Axis for war and propaganda. It notes German divisions moving from Germany Romania Bulgaria and Greece with Italians aiding, Belgrade bombed though open city and Greece threatened by propaganda. It warns a Hitler Balkans victory would threaten Britain in the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Gression
Yugoslavia
Berlin
Hitler
Greece
Salonika
Aegean Sea
Belgrade
Rome
Germany
Romania
Bulgaria
Balkans
Britain
Mediterranean
France
Two Billionth Nickel Circulation Marks US Mint Milestone
The United States Mint has put into circulation the two billionth nickel, a buffalo and Indian head coin. Nickels, mostly copper, have circulated for about seventy five years, lost or spent across the nation. The coin carries Liberty and E Pluribus Unum and continues the nickel's journey through everyday transactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
Spring in the Country Observations on farm life and spring scenes
The passage paints rural spring imagery with lambs in muddied yards and soft swamps. It notes pussy willows opening and a school hack passing by as daylight wanes, with women discussing eggs and a late night farm visit to the barn. Tomato seedlings appear as a closing note.
Spring Arrives in the Country as Nature Awakens
Spring bursts forth with blooming marsh marigolds and singing robins. Farmers prepare for class day outfits and graduation gifts while tending sheep, beehives, and fruit trees. Rains threaten corn planting as zinnias may edge the chicken lot.
Defining the jigger in drink service reform
A Detroit News reprint notes the jigger size varies from five-eighths to two ounces and praises state Legislatures, especially Pennsylvania, for proposing glasses marked with quantity to end the confusion. It argues for an accepted standard to reduce errors and heartache for lay mixers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit News
Pennsylvania
No Napoleons in Business Etiquette Lesson
A Western city department store executive learns courtesy matters in sales as a customer recounts a negative encounter. The wife reveals her husband, a local manager for a large oil company, advised against buying there after a harsh reception. The piece argues manners outrank mere morals in commerce.
Taxpayers urged to fund defense as taxes rise
Portsmouth Star columnist Paul Mallon warns taxpayers that next year’s tax bill will be higher and urges support for defense spending. He notes many approve paying taxes to back defense and view income tax as fair, while a public demands value for taxes and broader backing of a government and freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Mallon
Uncle Sam
Hitler
Internal Revenue Collection
Congress
Medical students and draft deferment debate
A Murray bill would postpone conscription for medical and dental students, internes, and resident physicians until they finish training. Proponents say hospitals need staff and trained doctors, while opponents warn of broad deferment requests if one group gains exemption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World-Telegram
Murray
Montana
Congress
News of Other Years One Year Ago
Germans invade Norway and major naval action unfolds as spring campaign opens. C A Robinson announces independent mayoral bid against Democratic incumbent C R Anderson. Jane Rosenberger named top student at Farmville State Teachers College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Denmark
Hitler
C. A. Robinson
C. R. Anderson
Jane Rosenberger
Farmville State Teachers College
Police arrest driver for loud car through town
The report notes a driver detained for excessive vehicle noise as he passed through town while other suspects remain at large. Patricia Morton, approaching forty years ago, is referenced alongside social events. Sam Boden entertains for local couples as wedding anniversary celebrations are listed. The Board of Trade seeks strategies to attract new industries to Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Morton
Sam Boden
Julian Snapp
Jessie O'Connell
Board of Trade
Winchester
Robert M. Ward
Answers To Questions By Frederic J. Haskin
A Washington D C Information Bureau feature explains radio call letters N K and W E T A and their geographic assignments. It notes 73 percent of U S sugar comes from beets and details Martha Washington tomb inscriptions. It also explains the Poor Richard Club as Philadelphia's men’s advertising club with a Franklin birthday anniversary event and a gold medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D.C
N. K
Federal Communications Commission
8. Navy
U. S. Coast
Cnare
Mississippi River
United States
Mississippi
Poor Richard
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
Franklin
Sunday movies in Winchester reignite town debate
Letters to The Star from Rita Milburn and Stephenson Methodist Church members urge or oppose Sunday films. Milburn argues Sunday movies would cut dullness and aid the needy while posing no greater evil than other activities, suggesting churchgoers would still attend. Church group cites religious concerns and asks what would Jesus do, asking to keep Sunday free from movies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Winchester
Woodstock
Washington
Rita Milburn
Clearbrook
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Stephenson Methodist Church
Jesus
Test questions from Star Quiz on page 2 answers
A list of seven quiz prompts asking about fortified wines proverbs ship names Daudet Hoover religion train speeds eminent domain Landbergh children Tom Harmon and diving depths across bathysphere diving suit and diving bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
Akron
Alphonse Daudet
Herbert Hoover
Charles A. Landbergh
Tom Harmon
Adjective and Adverb Forms in English Usage
The note explains that some words share forms for adjectives and adverbs such as fast first ill and loud. It also notes that both quick and quickly and slow and slowly function as adverbial forms in typical usage.
Reading Faces to Gauge Minds in Civilized Life
Edwin C. Hill surveys Dr. Holmes W. Merton and the allure and limits of physiognomy and phrenology in American culture. He notes Lombroso’s stigmas falling out of favor and shares Ade’s fables showing appearance can mislead about intellect and success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes W. Merton
Merton
Merton Institute For Personnel Guidance
Started Too Late In Education
In Philadelphia a 60-year-old man was found unconscious with a gas hose in his mouth. He had enrolled in WPA vocational classes to learn welding and said he wanted to die because he felt he was not progressing at school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal America
Ingomar the Barbarian
Cesare Lombroso
Ator
Daniel Webster
Philadelphia
What is sea foam pipe and its meerschaum origin
A poem asks what sea foam pipe is and explains meerschaum as soft clay like material. It notes sea foam name derives from its ability to float in water and its foam-like appearance.
Rheumatic Fever and Public Health Care
Medical writer discusses acute rheumatic fever and its heart damage, stressing community health measures, rest, open air, and nutrition. Notes a Boston sanitarium's experience and England's prewar public care initiative with beds for children in London.
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Boston
England
London
Ministry of Health
Ang
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