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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1941
Page
4
Psalm quotation from Psalm 91 1 2 appears as a religious Bible verse in the Winchester Evening Star. The excerpt presents a devotional line invoking refuge and fortress in the Lord. No news events or names are provided.
The Southern Shenandoah Valley suspends two passenger trains between Harrisonburg and Manassas due to a threatened coal shortage. The editorial urges workers and employers to arbitrate quickly, warning delays threaten national security and public safety during a time of crisis.
The piece argues the Greek and Yugoslav resistance delayed but could not prevent a Nazi victory. It notes Britain faced a hard choice to aid Greece, praises wartime grit of British and Australian forces, and warns of potential future German moves from Turkey to Suez, Iraq, and Gibraltar. The empire’s fate hinges on morale and Hitler's next campaign.
Reprinted editorial questions Frances Perkins tenure as secretary of labor amid rising industrial strife. It urges Roosevelt to replace Perkins with a stronger anti strike stance, blaming delays in mediation for coal and Allis-Chalmers disputes and warning that unrestrained labor demands imperil the nation. It argues a firm presidential hand is needed to avert disaster.
A 1939 census shows U S barber shops earned 230 983 000 while beauty shops for women earned only a few hundred thousand more. The piece questions vanity and notes men’s higher per capita spending and time spent in barber shops versus beauty salons. It argues women spend less overall on beauty despite more hours in shops and laments gendered vanity notions.
A collage of oddities from years past notes German advances in Norway and royal attendances at Apple Blossom rites, with Wall Street slumps and political shifts. It mentions Miss Helen Cather, the Democratic push to end the two thirds rule, and Bank actions in Frederick and Shenandoah counties amid a turbulent year.
Twenty three planes landed at Admiral Byrd airport as part of a state wide tour to boost interest in the life of Ollie H. Gaunt, 53, a prominent Clarke county merchant who died at the scene.
Forty years ago the Board of Trade, organized about a year, held its second annual Clean-up week. Over $87 was raised by Presbyterian church youth at a Mother Goose social. Residents on East Cecil street formed a bucket brigade and extinguished a kitchen fire at the Jones residence.
A reader’s questions column lists factual answers from Frederic J. Haskin. Topics cover Edison quotes Nazi internment details Georgia to New Mexico, Wilsons peace without victory, Jewish corporate directors, George Inness Jr paintings, Patriots Day origin, Morning Zephyr speed, egg yolk nutrition, military training in Germany and Italy, Sherman on War is Hell, and early graphite pencil history.
An up to date 48 page booklet offers more than 80 sample letter forms. Includes business and social communications, diction, punctuation, grammar, salutations and closings, with a section on formal government communications. Send ten cents postpaid to Information Bureau Washington DC.
Edwin C. Hill reflects on Mount Athos, the ancient monastic republic of Greeks Serbs and Russians with about 5000 monks, isolated for centuries and untouched by conquest until the German invasion. He contrasts their vow of withdrawal with the Nazis as modern antitheses of civilization and faith.
A historical meditation on Crusaders departing and returning as a starving ragged horde amid rising mercantilism. The Renaissance shines then fades into decay, while city states yield to sovereign powers creating blocs and fueling hate to the mountain tops.
The page lists ten trivia prompts including population by gender, garment warmth, the Channel crossing aviator, the capital of Italian East Africa, Galahad’s Arthurian partners, the Robert E Lee vs Natchez race winner, Johnson’s impeachment outcome, Yugoslavia’s displaced head of state, U S death records, and the composer of The Lost Chord.
A linguistic note argues that began is the proper past tense form of begin while began to make excuses is standard but widely deemed literate.
Arne Sveen 22, a Norwegian midshipman, started in Oslo aiming for Canada. He skied to the Swedish border, rode to Stockholm, flew to Moscow, traveled by rail to Odessa, sailed the Black Sea to Istanbul, then by train to Bombay and arrived yesterday aboard the President Madison in Hoboken, New Jersey, with only a little left to reach his destination.
The passage laments the suppression of medieval religious music by modern powers, noting ancient monastic discipline and limited chorale practice. It contrasts sacred chant with the absence of secular music and warns that Hitlerian influence endangers this enduring medieval survival and heritage.
The piece argues civilization has deeper roots than fifteen centuries ago and would not fall into another Dark Age. It notes Alexandria's library loss versus Louvain’s books in print and the resilience of free minds, concluding science and learning endure despite peril. June 22, 1940 partly occupied Texas.
A medical column discusses high blood pressure often lacking symptoms and the nocturnal headache pattern. Elevating pillows reduces headaches, suggesting a posture effect. It rebuts the 100 plus age rule and notes safe use of deodorant containing no harmful ingredients.
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