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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1940
Page
4
A fragment from The Winchester Evening Star includes advertising rates and printing notices for the Daily Edition, with display ad deadlines, classified rates, and a Bible verse quotation. The text references H F Byrd Jr as editor and notes press and transmission details for the publication.
The International City Managers Association reports 155 cities use meters in congested areas and 1939 revenue neared 290000 a month across 102 cities. Houston with 3869 meters led income, while Washington DC earned about 38000 from 300 meters.
The piece argues that global finance is strained as major powers borrow heavily and tax shares rise. It cites Germany 26.2, France 23.3, Britain 21.7, and the United States 22.4 percent of national income, noting Britain may borrow up to 10 billion annually. inflation and debt repudiation loom as war continues.
The American Museum of Natural History hosted a demonstration comparing human and rat problem solving. Text says a maze with passages and blind alleys challenged rats. humans navigated by pushing a sliding button along a path. The event highlighted intelligence comparisons.
Demonstrator notes humans outperformed rats in a test of choosing correct slots. Rats averaged ten attempts, humans six, though some humans tried up to 15 times. A young man bragged after three attempts that he was three times as smart as a rat.
The New York Herald Tribune editorial notes Mrs Roosevelt will not support amending the Wagner act. It contrasts her position with broad calls for change from CIO AFL Smith committee and Wagner. The piece questions her certainty and urges a cautious stance toward national policy debates.
A set of general knowledge prompts asks for a singer who led Chick Webb's Orchestra after Webb's death, the 20th U.S. president, the capital of Puerto Rico, a Civil War era Spanish coin, the Dog Star among Rigel Sirius Capella, a cabinet officer seeking gubernatorial office, William Green’s predecessor at the AFL, the average adult heart rate, the author of The Last Days of Pompeii, and the term for a living widow cremation rite in India.
The guidance urges avoiding the word liable for forecasts and instead using likely to describe chances of weather. It emphasizes avoiding implications of harm and aligns wording with plain tone.
In a War of Nerves analysis Dr Clendening notes civilian neuroses akin to shell shock seen in soldiers. Air concussion and suffocation trauma are discussed along with dangers of anxiety, hysteria, and panic in civilians during wartime. He lists signs of stress and urges readers to recognize mental strain in society.
The piece notes James A. Farley and Franklin D. Roosevelt as eminent figures in politics. It reports their luncheon and ball park outing where they avoided talk of Democratic conventions or presidential candidates, illustrating a rare, deliberate political detachment.
On the eve of the 16th annual Apple Blossom festival a hundred additional officers are deployed. Genevieve Garner arrives to be queen. Richard Himelright narrowly misses Handley high jump record by 1 to 2 inches, clearing 5 ft 8 in in a meet with M M A. Mr Madison H Rosenberger is honored at Hayfield for his 97th birthday.
Lieut. Harry Butler and Miss Mabel Crenshaw were selected as mounted marshals for the military division of the feature festival parade. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Mudd celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at their home on South Washington Street.
Ten years ago a six mile parade ended the seventh annual festival with an estimated 125 000 attendees. Handley band placed second earning 100 dollars. Mise Garnet Hamrick a Harrisonburg Teachers College student wrote a song for Suzanne Pollard festival queen sung by the college glee club at coronation. H Russell Potts district supervisor says the official 1930 census count for Winchester will be announced soon.
Twenty five years ago E N Larrick Noble Grand officiated at special services for Madison Lodge members of I O O P. Many residents complain tar treatment on Valley Pike from here to Middletown is killing silver maples along the road. War reports from the Western front describe intensified German bombardment with heavy guns near French towns and Ypres though details vary.
A Chicago shopper left a potted plant in Pi A Stationer during a downtown trip and asked the proprietor to water it daily and ensure sun exposure until she returns. The card asks for continued attention and notes she will call for it later. Film Daily reports about 60 percent of motion picture theatres show double features.
The Star advertises Kernstown Old Rye as the best whiskey for all uses. Mrs. John S. Miller is credited with preventing a serious house fire on Fairmont Avenue when a lamp chimney toppled and lamp ignited the floor.
The narrator escapes with a box of knives, hides them at Jerry Montcalm’s, and learns Belzer’s schemes. He confronts the growing tension as police arrive and contemplates revealing the killer to George Markham and Louise Markham.
The piece portrays General Hugh Johnson as a sentimentalist who courted Madam Secretary Perkins in New York. After a political clash in Washington he sought a kiss, received it, and later disclosed the incident. The column urges more romance in the political scene alongside a forthcoming campaign.
A local editor in a nearby county received a handsome bouquet from grateful citizens. A church quartet sang and the minister spoke briefy. After the talk six strong citizens placed the editor in a model 1940 sedan and the town stood at attention.
Frederic J. Haskin presents a Q and A column compiling answers on Mizpah meaning and Garfield's death details, plus statistics on 1939 records and radio phonographs. The piece also covers the Ark construction materials, Nile Kinnick as athlete of the year, average age of Declaration signers, horse racing costs, and Jenny Lind’s New York debut dates.
The catalog promotes Everybody's Song Book, a 144 page 6 by 9 inch volume with words and music for 205 songs, edited by noted musicians, suitable for schools and glee clubs. It includes notes on patriotic songs, complete index, three color cover, and a 20 cent coupon for ordering from The Winchester Evening Star.
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