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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1941
Page
4
A short religious item quotes a Bible verse from First Kings 20 40 urging faithfulness and watchfulness in daily duties. The inscription reads Be faithful to your trust and be watchful.
The piece argues that high officials in the OPM and price controller Leon Henderson push to curb inflation as wage hikes in steel and coal rise 16 to 25 percent. It notes defense overtime costs and rumors of a motor industry strike, warning such trends feed higher prices and wages, while Washington lacks a clear policy.
The Treasury outlines Defense Savings Bonds baby bonds Series F G and Postal Savings Stamps to fund preparedness. Bonds priced at 75 74 and par with yields from 2.53 to 2.9 percent and postal stamps bear no interest until enough saved to buy a Defense Bond. The plan aims to curb inflation and curb civilian demand during shortages.
Old Park Game reports a billion dollar water ways bill uniting the Saint Lawrence seaway Florida ship canal Tombigbee Arkansas Valley Authority and Columbia River developments. Supporters seek votes for their plans in exchange for backing others in a scheme critics call pork barrel.
A reprinted editorial attributes a Mark Twain quotation to Satan, warning that crowds will demand war, suppress dissent, and accept fabricated justifications as a nation falls into collective self deception. The piece highlights antiwar voices fading, free speech being stifled, and leaders weaving lies to rationalize conflict.
The Goldsboro News-Argus notes Attorney J Robert Young of Dunn declares a hen’s Good Friday eggs will not spoil and jokes about the superstition. The piece mocks the belief, calls it a legend, and quips that bugs ignore dates and taxes.
In the wake of a massive night raid on London, residents emerge from dust and rubble fighting mad and united to bomb Berlin. The article hails England’s unbroken resolve, claiming the bombardment strengthens, not defeats, the will to resist and endure.
Morning in Central Park shows early risers birdwatching, joggers, and dog walkers as 8 o'clock zoo activity begins. Children fill paths with notebooks while baby carriages occupy benches, and the spring morning brings bright light and active public life.
May 5 and 6 are announced as dates for the 8th annual Apple Blossom Festival with director predicting about 125000 visitors. Invitations go out to a Berryville wedding on May 9 for Thelma Helvestine and Fred Alger. The Federal Surplus Commodities Corp suspends apple purchases on May 1.
Brooks Flickinger, Handley star and sophomore at William and Mary, clears 11 feet 6 inches to set a new pole vault record. Capt George H Grim, World War veteran, chosen commander of the newly installed unit.
Announcement states cil will supply electric power to the city for the next five years. Also noted is the approaching wedding of Miss Virginia Stone and Prof. F. M. Alexander. Reports from Hagerstown and Martinsburg mention traveling gypsies in autos heading south, having given up horses. German foreign office reportedly opposes any open break in relations with the United States.
Forty years ago the Rev. Dr. J. P. Hyde chaplain of the Virginia Confederate Veterans is named as state delegate to the Memphis reunion. Van Shirley is injured when a wagon carrying ties slides off a road near Clearbrook and pins him underneath. Davis Conrad a Winchester youth leads the German figure at the Spring ball at Washington and Lee University in Lexington.
A collector's page presents Q and A on topics from furloughs for draftees to the origin of the ampersand. It explains patent terms, vaccination history, polar bear physiology, and other trivia with brief expert answers.
An advertisement promotes a 20 000 word Modern Webster Dictionary and Word Book with supplements on new words, abbreviations, errors, origins, and compounding. Order now for twenty five cents postpaid via The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau directed by Frederic J Haskin.
The account recalls the 1805 Derna campaign where William Eaton led a diverse force to seize the Tripolitan stronghold. Presley O Bannon and Marines helped secure the fortress, raise Old Glory, and mark the first American flag over a European fortress.
A page presents a list of ten multiple choice or short answer items across science history geography and literature. Questions include converting Fahrenheit to Celsius, the poor man’s orchid, Nobel prize fields, a missing Dionne quintuplet, U S state capitals, the War of 1812 treaty, a physician known as the Labrador Doctor, a Virginia estate named for Admiral Edward Vernon, a term landangle, and Kerensky’s role in Russia.
An analysis notes that though be followed by a nominative pronoun is standard, everyday usage has normalized phrases like It is me and If it had been us among educated speakers and writers.
Representative A. Willis Robertson of Virginia argues against forced wage increases by government agencies on Southern Coal Operators. He warns higher wages could drive up coal prices and push Southern firms out of business, citing broad economic data and potential tax impacts while urging coordinated policy actions.
The license is reported to be housed in the Library of the Illinois State Historical Society, confirming the archival home of Abraham Lincoln’s marriage document.
Dr. Clendening discusses acne causes and the role of diet. Dr. Frank E Carmichael reports improvement in about 20 percent of patients with elimination diets and 70 percent with broader dietary changes, listing foods linked to flare ups and four diet plans with varied allowed items.
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