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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1940
Page
4
Advertising rates for classifieds 2 cents per word with minimum 25 cents. Cash with copy. Display ads 45 cents per inch. Evening Star Publishing Co. Winchester Virginia. Associated Press member. Display ad deadline 9 PM day before publication. Carrier rates and national reps listed.
A religious line quotes Psalms 19 7 praising the law of the Lord as perfect and converting the soul. The verse asserts the testimony of the Lord is sure and empowering to the simple.
Virginia ABC store sales jumped 26 percent in January and February from a year earlier. For eight months of the fiscal year, sales rose 12.35 percent, aiding the push for higher liquor tax revenue to balance the state budget.
The article argues U S pressure on Mexico over nationalized oil assets and a silver purchase policy could force Mexico to compensate Americans. It claims Mexico has mistreated properties and warns a reckoning may come if Washington abandons hesitation and acts decisively.
In the North the war's thunder and censorship blur claims yet Norway's position becomes clear. A Nazi peace would rely on continued German occupation of Norway, turning it into an Allied enemy belligerent. The piece notes Norway cannot find peace while major powers fight.
The text argues that a true peace must include Western Europe and all of Scandinavia. It notes Norway as a legitimate target for Allied raids and blockade, Denmark already in blocking reach, and a continued Nazi threat if Norway resists. It emphasizes Scandinavian unity against Germany.
Reprinted editorial notes Senator Carter Glass received honors at the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce annual dinner in Richmond. Jesse Jones praised his long public service while President Roosevelt and Vice President Garner sent regards. Glass called a proud Virginian and an international figure amid tributes.
A Chicago librarian questions public libraries shelves of alleged falsehoods by demagogues. He cites books with distortions and misquotations, arguing that dictating absolute truth for selection would hinder librarians. He warns that even sincere censorship may be mistaken and presses for freedom of the press with room for error.
President Roosevelt asks Hitler and Mussolini to back a peace program to prevent another war for ten years. Alonzo Fox of the Gainesboro FFA reports members plant strawberry and raspberry crops for money income. Otis Sargent Norvell Hottel and Ralph Hardy elected softball officers for 1939.
Five years ago Mademoiselle Nella Veverka of Prague Czechoslovakia was announced as Queen Shenandoah 12th. John Hopewell aged 21 was killed and Paul Miller and James Madigan were injured in a motorcycle accident at Stephens City. Mr and Mrs Vance Whitacre received congratulations on the birth of a son.
Ten years ago Virginia led the standings of its agriculture high schools among twelve Southern States. Game Warden Pingley appeals again for local aid to fight forest fires in the west Frederick county mountains. Miss Margaret Butsler stars as Princess Handley in the Apple Blossom Festival.
Twenty five years ago news recalls Ada March and James Cave tying the knot in this city. Reports from Essex and Suffolk England describe heavy Zeppelin raids causing deaths and property loss while British planes claim several enemy craft shot down. U S observers return from Europe predicting a prolonged war and economists foresee earlier peace. locals note Elsie Oldham continuing her stage run with William Faversham in New York.
Ralph Savage declares plans to build a new front on his saloon at 142 North Lou doun Street. Nellie Boden Julian Snapp Minnie Boden and Jessie O Connell wed in a double ceremony at the Boden home in Brucetown Virginia. father Sam Boden presided.
The item presents a quiz asking seven questions about pronunciation fruit science history and politics and directs readers to page 2 for the solutions. It lists query topics from brochure pronunciation to amnesia and cosmopolite with references to Westminster Abbey and coal based hosiery material.
A brief note on phrasing urges concise legal like wording. It contrasts “within a week” with “inside of a week” and emphasizes avoiding bulky expressions in daily communications.
In a Washington suburb a large lab breeds thousands of mice to study cancer. Mice are ear-punched to mark cancer or non cancer pedigrees as Dr. Clendening notes cancer is rare in older animals. Mice help show heredity in cancer and aging comparisons across generations.
The article discusses heritability of cancer risk and how selective breeding in mice can yield high cancer rates, while noting low risk if selection avoids cancer. It highlights global cancer research, major U S institutions, and the immaturity of cancer cells, plus a note on early treatment and pamphlets by Dr Logan Clendening.
Blood makes up about one twentieth of body weight. The average English sparrow lives two to three years, with rare cases reaching five years.
A kidnapped narrator plans a risky escape from Pete's barge to contact allies at Big Bend. He hides among sacks, dodges detection, and phones The Morning Eagle to arrange support while signaling caution about a possible assassin aboard.
The elementary school section of the Students' Cooperative Association met April 12 at Springfield school Pri day drawing about 450 attendees. Miss Irvin planned the program with Lois Campbell of Luray chairing the opening. Groups practiced by doing in eight fields including art, science, music, drama, and hobbies.
A supervised study examined library use under guidance of experienced field leaders. The work continued for an hour and a half, focusing on systematic observation and analysis.
Endless Caverns hosts a pageant for Senorita Lillian Somoza Virginia’s Apple Blossom Queen on April 28. The Mountain King will present an onyx Apple Blossom bracelet from stalactites linked with gold. Somoza, daughter of Anastasio Somoza, is a Gunston Hall senior turning eighteen May 3.
Roanoke April 17. Frank D. Preston, general secretary of the Children's Home Society of Virginia, told 300 welfare superintendents and staff at the Virginia conference of social work that the Social Security Act will be seen as a great achievement. He urged expanding coverage and noted the act does not cover enough ground.
Reader questions cover government registration for propagandists, Washington versus Baltimore area, violin wood count, altitude record by Colonel Mario Pezzi, origins of O Little Town of Bethlehem, New York birth registration law, white as driven snow, World's Fair bad money, top world country Tibet, Vice President Garner and the Senate, average cosmetic spending by working girls, grape crop use for wine, Arctic moonlight cycles, and Lafayette at Bunker Hill monument.
A Winchester Evening Star information offer promotes the Household Budget Booklet 1940. It invites readers to mail ten cents for a 32 page guide with budget planning tips and record pages. The notice directs requests to the Information Bureau in Washington D C.
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