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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1940
Page
12
The Winchester Evening Star lists advertising rates and submission deadlines. It covers classified word rates, minimum charges, and national reps, noting 9 PM cutoffs and 1940 publication details for Thursday April 25.
A religious inscription quoting 2 Timothy 1 13 urges hold fast to sound words in faith and love through the Holy Ghost guiding believers. The line emphasizes steadfast doctrine and spiritual safeguard.
A Traveler’s Insurance safety study reports 32,100 highway deaths and 1.25 million injuries in a year. Speeding, dry weather, and clear skies drive most fatalities, with pedestrians making up nearly 40 percent of victims. Men cause 93 percent of crashes. Sundays see more deaths, Saturdays more injuries.
A survey shows Canada has taken over most export wheat and flour trade with 108 million bushels shipped in seven months ending March 1. The British Isles bought 67 million, with over fifty other nations purchasing, while Argentina remains a heavy exporter and Australia tightens its supply. The piece notes potential U S competition and shifting global demand.
The United States Senate recently passed a bill, reintroduced by Senator Byrd of Virginia, proposing an embargo on tobacco seed shipments from the United States to foreign countries. A similar measure had been discussed earlier.
The passage and veto of a tobacco seed bill are discussed. Representative Tom Burch and Senator Harry F Byrd are praised for advancing the measure while the President vetoed it due to advisory issues. The piece argues U S seed exports bolster tobacco production despite domestic and foreign competition.
The article contrasts benefits for Finnish relief. It notes tennis matches paid players and expenses totaling a net of 37 percent of gross, compared with higher nets from baseball and track benefits. It cites W. T. Tilden Bruce Barnes Fred Perry Ellsworth Vines J Donald Budge Berkeley Bell Vincent Richards and locations Detroit Toronto New Haven Madison Square Garden Forest Hills Forest Hills.
Willie Mae Brumback takes first in the girls reading contest at the northern district literary meet in Fredericksburg. Across the nation soft coal miners strike, factories and railroads ration coal. Virginia Governor James Price announces no more honorary Colonels from his office.
Five years ago Robert B. Nelson of Winchester served as president of the University of Virginia German Club. Hershey Lunsford topped bowling with a 125 score that week. The era marked the first California to Hawaii round trip by the China Clipper.
Ten years ago Suzanne Pollara daughter of Virginia's governor crowned Queen Shenandoah VI in a ceremonial gala. The first day of festival opens with 5 000 school children shivering in a parade as North Atlantic states endure an unusual spell of freezing weather with snow forecast.
Washington dispatches recount deadly fires storms and floods in Texas. Mrs Lucien Lupton leads the newly formed Women s Civic League at the Library for its first meeting. Canadian troops stave off a major setback on the Western Front as Norwegian and Finnish ships are sunk by German submarines.
Forty years after heading west in 1849 W G Wilson returns to town and plans to visit relatives near Wardenaville. Thomas Lillis sustains injuries while repairing a Cedar Creek bridge south of Middletown after slipping into the stream. no other workers harmed.
Seven questions test readers on U S presidents peace and war history geography and science. Topics include presidential lineage constitutional drafting dynamite inventors army acronyms wisdom pretenses and Roosevelt cabinet continuity since 1933 with a final political quote about pride in battle.
A language note explains choosing fewer hours over less when comparing time, guiding writers to correct economic and grammatical usage. It clarifies that fewer modifies countable nouns like hours, while less applies to mass nouns.
Dr. Logan Clendening urges expectant mothers to consult dentists regularly as part of modern prenatal care. Emphasizes vitamin D and calcium rich diet with eggs milk and vegetables, and stresses oral hygiene and teaching proper brushing for mother’s health and future well being.
In a tense courtroom scene McGuire and Harvey McGuire question witnesses about the garden, the river stool, and a left handed stab. The coroner onlookers note a garden trowel weapon as the motive. The judge finds no solid evidence against Montcalm, Jerry is hailed, and reporters hunt for more.
An article discusses methods to mask the taste of disagreeable medicines. It describes effervescent salts as easiest to swallow in ice cold lemonade and suggests a cold oil sandwich with water and orange juice to hide castor oil’s taste.
The Open letter from The Voice of the People discusses the Shenandoah County school shake-up, noting efforts to balance the budget and support for children. It praises Mount Airy curriculum, calls for public cooperation, and emphasizes sports as positive for character. The piece also mentions the Apple Blossom Festival and local orchard activity in Oppequon.
A reader guidance feature by Frederic J. Haskin provides brief Q and A. Topics include who first popularized free verse in Leaves of Grass, a summary of the Malthusian Doctrine, a famous quote on the color blue by Ruskin, Shaw's religious views as expressed in his plays, and notes on the strongest wild animal, the Alaskan bull moose, with details on weight and antler span.
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