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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1941
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists advertising rates at 2 cents per word with minimum 25 cents. Cash must accompany copy. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and reserves rights on news dispatches and local news.
A religious message from April 22, 1941 urges charitable deeds quoting a Biblical line. The item highlights kindness toward the needy and community service as moral duties reflected in daily acts.
Ben Burwell Johnston writes in the Richmond Times Dispatch praising Virginia seven weekly newspapers for liveliness. He argues weeklies outshine dailies overall and that small papers know local needs better, calling the weekly and small daily the backbone of American journalism.
Walter Lippmann argues the President misleads the public and concentrates control, urging Roosevelt to share authority and trust others to handle tasks like steel capacity and the seven billion dollar Lease-Lend program while guiding the nation through crisis.
An editorial denounces Mr. Roosevelt for trying to run the government personally and argues that a fraction of the U S business is managed better by competent subordinates. It warns that delegation is necessary for real results in this vast government.
Reprinted editorial notes Belgrade fell to German bombs, joining Vienna Prague Warsaw Copenhagen Oslo The Hague Luxembourg Brussels Paris Budapest Bucharest and Sofia as occupied capitals. It cites 3000 Belgrade dead, ruined infrastructure, and compare Britains wartime resilience to the fates of other capitals. London endures heavy bombardment while Britain resists, hoping the 18 fallen capitals cannot vanquish it.
News items note the start of county boxing championships held at Stephens City High. Capt Robert Losey, assistant military attache in Sweden, is mentioned in a Nazi raid context. Other items include a warehouse fire loss for Southern States Petroleum Cooperative and a festival queen invitation for John G Townsend Jr.
Ten years ago Patricia Morton visited Winchester Virginia as queen of the Apple Blossom festival while the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad won its petition to cut valley train services.
Forty years ago Harry Stouffer homered to lift S. W. A. past Hagerstown in a locals game. C A Guard put out a fire in the waiting room of a Stephens City railroad station as Winchester telephone subscribers gain long distance calls to Hagerstown and Frederick with the company’s expansion.
Reader questions answered by Frederic J. Haskin through the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau. Includes facts on sleep, lakes, stems, salaries, amusement spending, child labor law history, Phi Beta Kappa key timing, Yosemite Ribbon Fall height, Nashville named for General Nash, iceberg portion, Wright Field cooling plant, Spanish pieces of eight, La Follette votes, and Raymond Scott music titles.
The President assures the American Society of Newspaper Editors that there will be no government control of news unless vital military information is at stake. He says those who disagree have freedom of speech and urges self imposed censorship if war comes, stressing the press must report honestly while guarding national interests.
Public speaking can be learned not born. A booklet titled SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC SPEAKING outlines practical essentials for modern speech making. The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau offers a copy for ten cents, mailed to Washington D C with name and address.
Staunton Evening Leader notes that 50 million adults suffered colds and more than 20 million had flu from October to March. It highlights lost work days totaling 59 million and calls for stronger prevention to curb health and efficiency losses.
State committee recommends county nutrition efforts to plant gardens for all seasons and to boost milk, poultry, and fruit use. Chairmen to organize campaigns using existing groups. surveys show Virginia families often lack adequate nutrient intake and school lunch data will drive local actions.
Senator Connally asked the Senate elections committee to meet Thursday for a final vote on a contest for a West Virginia senatorial seat. Joseph Risier, educator, appointed by Governor Neely, and Clarence E. Martin, former head of the American Bar Association, named by former Governor Holt. Expect a close committee vote and a contentious floor fight ahead.
In Petersburg Indiana Charles Carlisle found a five and a half foot snake inside a pegn iron casing he was carrying for fence work. He killed the snake, an odd incident noted during farm duties. A reader quips on language asking if consensus of opinion is correct. answer: consensus is redundant as it means collective opinion.
The page presents seven quiz items asking about bamboo classification Boise pronunciation cat abbreviation Bud the Bonnie Brier author pen name and more. It includes questions on light bulb equivalence Greek myth twelve labors and a Lou Nova boxing reference.
The prompt outlines how to transform a sentence into a correct form by replacing a problematic phrase with a proper verb. It emphasizes concise, direct language and avoiding unnecessary or insulting language while preserving meaning.
Leslie Stallings of Til. Kearl bet $2 with Lyle Hyneman that he could swim across the Illinois river. He sank midstream and drowned, with Hyneman helping hunt for the body along with others.
In Bucyrus Kansas a jar sent heavy sheet steel splinters into a Missouri Pacific gondola car. The debris damaged trackside signal equipment worth 7 000 dollars over seventeen miles before a station agent flagged down the train.
A doctor narrator extols red blood cells as the body’s vital factory. It explains bone marrow churns one trillion cells daily at about one million per minute, their iron core recycled, and dietary iron needs. It notes hemoglobin production and treatments for anemia, including injections.
The note advertises a seven pace item offered by Sells for 10 cents. Readers may obtain the item by sending 10 cents with a self addressed stamped envelope.
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