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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1941
Page
4
Convoying Means Shooting and War Debate Rages
An op ed notes the public question of using US ships to convoy aid to Britain. Roosevelt urges caution, saying convoys imply war, while Willkie Rockefeller Douglas and Bullitt favor war as well, though the public prefers measured aid over full involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
Wendell Will- Bie
Roosevelt
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Lewis. Douglas
Ambassador Bullitt
Willkie
Rockefeller
Douglas
Bullitt
Mr. Willkie
Mr. Rockefeller
War Sacrifices in Congress Call for Tax Increase Debate
A historical commentary questions why the Morgenthau proposal for 3.5 billion more in next year’s taxes is not matched by cuts in nondefense spending. It accuses the administration of delaying sacrifices, cites payroll excess, and contrasts Hull and Knox calls for shared burden with ongoing nondefense boondoggling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Morgenthau
Hull
Knox
Reprinted Editorials Mark Nazi Entry Into Athens
The New York Times editorial laments the Nazi forces entering Athens as a grievous development in the ongoing war. The piece reflects on the emotional impact and the chilling implications of the advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Times
Athens
Greeks fight on in heroic six months resistance
The piece recalls the Greek stand during the war portraying heroic defiance against overwhelming odds. It notes Greece’s culture centered in cities like Athens and endorses the British pledge to aid Greece, while acknowledging bleak prospects and Churchill’s radio address urging continued resistance on Greek soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socrates
Plato
Pericles
Demosthenes
Churchill
Virginia forests burn in weekend wildfire toll
Dozens of fires across Virginia last weekend blackened about 30 000 acres of timber and buildings. The State Forest Service warned that carelessness with matches and cigarettes caused many blazes in hot dry conditions, saying losses could run into five or six figures and urging greater caution this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
State Forest Service
Public stance on Lindbergh remarks in Roosevelts policy debate
The Charlottesville Daily Progress endorses Roosevelt's foreign policy yet defends Col Lindbergh's right to speak. It rejects labeling him unpatriotic and condemns the President's use of stinging labels while asserting readiness to unite for an American victory if war comes. It cautions democracy must avoid name calling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesvile
Progress
Roosevelt
Lindbergh
Mr. Roosevelt
Colonel Lindbergh
Copperhead
Associated Press
Germany
Italy
Wilson
America
Have a Heart Mr Breen The Tidewater News
News from Hays office reports a push to ban scenes showing women in form fitting sweaters. Breen argues to protect the public while AFL affiliate ILGWU warns it would hurt about 50 000 sweater industry workers. Broadway will continue costuming as it pleases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays
GHQ
Hollywood
Breen
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
AFL
Broadway
Will Hays
Joe Breen
Mr. Breen
Carnal
Are We That Weak The Nation Faces Coal Strike Crisis
Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes says nothing can end the coal strike if the Mediation Board cannot settle it. He warns a government that cannot act in an emergency jeopardizes national existence and condemns defiance by a small faction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg News
Harold Ickes
Mediation Board
Miss Lillian Oakes honored by choir silver service
News items note Miss Lillian Oakes longtime choir director at the Baptist church receiving a silver service from choir members. The piece also lists local political and social notes including county Democratic delegates, Middletown score, and past anniversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Oakes
Baptist Chi
Earl Riffker
George Smith
William Huyett
Frederick County
James Judy
Middletown
Stephens City
Ten Years Ago Court Names Festival Queens
Ten years ago Miss Catherine McVicar was named princess Winchester and Miss Ruth McCann crowned princess Frederick County in the court of the festival queen event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine McVicar
Winchester
Ruth McCann
Frederick County
Park picnic and ball game for colored folk Forty years ago
The item notes a 40 year old gathering at Shug Evans Park for a picnic and ball game by colored folk. It also mentions a Brass instrument manufacturing company seeking a local site and the city council lowering stage lighting in the new city hall auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shug Evans’ Park
Board of Trade
Brass Implement Manufacturing Co
Council
Answers To Questions By Frederic J. Haskin
A Washington Information Bureau feature answers common questions. Notable items cover 1940 tax averages per family, rail employment, Napoleon sisters, Invictus source, San Marino independence, WWI animal use, and press history facts. Includes details on locomotives and facsimile broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic J. Haskin
Lord's Day Movies Debate in Winchester Letter
C W Taylor of Winchester argues against Sunday movies, saying the Sabbath and Lord's Day are not the same and urging readers to protect the Lord's Day from cinema influence. He endorses Charles E McVay's correction and appeals to spiritual focus over worldly amusements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Charles E. McVay
Winchester
C. W. Taylor
The American Quiz Book promotion in The Winchester Evening Star
A promotional notice offers The American Quiz Book a quiz collection with 30 quizzes of 25 questions on American subjects. It advertises the question and answer format as entertaining and informative and invites readers to mail ten cents postpaid to Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin Director Washington D C for a copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D.C
The
Winchester Evening Star
Washington, D. C
Human Side of The News portrait of Hap Arnold
Edwin C. Hill chronicles Hap Arnold from his 1912 altitude record to his rise as Major General Henry H. Arnold chief of the Army Air Corps. The piece lauds his foresight on air power, early Wright School training, Mackay Medals, and Alaska flight feats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin C. Hill
Arnold
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Corps
America
England
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Dayton
Alaska
Washington
College Point
Fort Meyer
Pennsylvania
Wright School
West Point
Mackay
Gen Arnold
Seven Quiz Questions From Star Page Two
A list of trivia prompts covers stalagmites, Hawaii coffee, shavetail rank, presidents named James, Henry L. Stimson’s cabinet role, Mars visibility, proven vs proved, Norwegian raids in 1941, South American letter rates, and the speaker of Acres of Diamonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
United States
James
Henry L. Stimson
War
Navy
Boulder Dam
Empire State Building
Great Wall of China
Earth
Mars
Norway
Early Baptist Origins and Founders Across Nations
The Baptist church began with English exiles in Amsterdam around 1608 led by John Smyth. Thomas Helwys aided the group and started the first Baptist church in England at Southwark, London, about 1611. Roger Williams is widely credited with founding the first Baptist church in America in 1638.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y— Q
Newes
London
America
New England
New York Weekly Mercury
Baptist Re A. J
Amsterdam
Holland
John Smyth
Thomas Helwys
England
Southwark
Roger Wu
Low Blood Pressure Symptoms and Standing Causes
Dr. Clendening explains how some people feel worse upon rising due to orthostatic changes, with relief as the day progresses. He notes a type where standing lowers pressure, and suggests corsets or leg bandages to prevent fatigue and malaise.
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H. F. Byrd, JR
Ofice
Evening Star Publishing Co
Winchester, Va
DeLisser-Boyd, Inc
New York
Richmond
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Rochester
Atlanta
San Francisco
Vance
Hitler
Danville Register
Have A
Heart, MR. Breen
the Tidewater News
NBC
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Lela Wright
Carl K. Wright
Opequon
Emma Belle Anderson
Red Bailey
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Ireland
France
High Seas
Napoleon
Elisa
Marie Pauline
Caroline
Murat
Grand Duke
Tuscany
Prince Borghese
William Ernestenley
San Marino
Urban VII
Europe
J Q
L. H
United States Army
Frank de Vol
Jerry Browne
Horace Heidt
By Fred Neher
State
Scott
LousiAnna 1
U.S.A
Regnard UB
R.j.scott
Central Africa
Bear
Forest OF the Nort West Co.s.a Built
PINE
Arnold Fell
West Pointer
Army
Billy” Mitchell
Mitchell
Providence
Star Quiz
By Logan Clendening, M. D
Clendening
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