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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1940

Page

4

The Infinite God Is Our Father Verse Excerpt

A religious verse from Psalms 147.3 4 praising God as healer and creator. The excerpt highlights God healing broken hearts counting stars and naming them, reflecting spiritual consolation.

False Prosperity In Morgenthau’s eager wartime plea

The Treasury Secretary Morgenthau praised a British demand for 36 000 airplanes yearly and argued that war profits would boost American prosperity. The piece notes this as a dangerous shift away from the New Deal on economic strategy and warns against repeating war profit myths.

Morgenthau Washington Wreernis America

Madden Faces Opposition to Reappointment as NLRB Leader

The five year term of J Warren Madden as chairman of the National Labor Relations Board expires August 27 and the American Federation of Labor opposes his reappointment. The National Lawyers Guild supports Madden calling him fearless and impartial, while Berle Jackson and Margold quit the Guild over communistic ties. Employers distrust the board and demand a unanimous Senate rejection amid tensions between labor and industry.

J. Warren Madden National Labor Relations Board American Federaltir Labor William Green Gen National Lawyers’ Guild A. A. Berle, Jr Guild Mr. Berle Jackson Nathan Margold Ickes Interior Department Het

Defenders of the fox provoke a storm of letters

A rural defense of foxes in The Pennsylvania Farmer sparks a flurry of hostile replies from farmers and hunters. The Letters discuss fox predation on poultry, citing fox life, feeding, and the impact on game birds, while noting foxes' rising presence in metropolitan areas and low pelts prices driving hunting.

New York Herald Tribune Farm Journal Country Weekly Pennsylvania Farmer Huntingdon County Walker Pennsylvania West Virginia Aesop

Virginia adopts premarital disease tests and licensing reforms

The St. Louis Post Dispatch notes Virginia joins 27 states requiring premarital disease tests and discusses how county clerks gain from marriage licenses. It contrasts Missouri’s opposition by marrying justices and legislators and suggests renewed battles ahead to protect public health over private interests.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Virginia Missouri Illinois Post-Dispatch Winchester Maryland Clerks of Court The Richmond Times-Dispatch

Winchester and Clarke Counties Stage August Primary Balloting

In the Winchester Frederick and Clarke counties area heavy balloting occurs during the August primary. The Army unveils a new flying fortress bomber racing across the continent in under ten hours. Abner Johnson, former Park player, forms the Winchester Red Sox to mentor younger players.

Winchester Frederick Clarke Counties Abner Johnson Park Winchester Red Sox

Virginia Counties Report Infantile Paralysis Epidemic

Over fifty eight counties report rising infantile paralysis cases as the epidemic reaches an alarming stage. Dick Griffith is announced as director of the Little Theatre production of Mary The Third.

Virginia Dick Griffith Little Theatre

Negro pool room shut by police on Fairfax Lane

Ten years ago police closed a Negro pool hall on Fairfax Lane after nearby residents complained of disorder. Ninety seven prisoners crowded Winchester jail during the hot month of July. The Virginia Sand Glass Corporation begins operations in Western Frederick county near Gore.

Fairfax Lane Winchester Virginia Sand Glass Corporation Frederick County Gore

America set to become world leader amid WWI era turmoil

Twenty five years ago America aimed to become the greatest nation as Europe’s war toll grows. Britain tightens the blockade on Germany despite heavy merchant losses. Virginia National Guard sergeant F W Pingley tops the summer encampment with 232 of 250. Anti Saloon League campaigns rise ahead of the primary.

America Europe Britain Germany F. W. Pingley Virginia National Guard Anti-Saloon League

Forty Years Ago Noted In Star Newspaper Files

A fragment notes that no copy of The Star was included in the files for this date, reflecting gaps in archival preservation and record keeping from forty years ago.

Infants Health tips for hot American summers

Dr Clendening outlines infant care for summer health including clothing, bare feet, milk safety, and the role of pureed vegetables with milk. He notes hygiene advances, the value of air flow and water for cooling, and the need for individualized feeding. The piece promotes pamphlets available for 10 cents each.

Clendening Logan Clendening

Answers to Questions From The Information Bureau

Three cents for reply. Reader asks about Coolidge syndicated articles earnings. Other Qs cover presidents third terms perfect games and notable historical facts with concise answers from the bureau.

The Star Quiz Answers for Page 2

The piece presents seven trivia prompts and asks readers to turn to page 2 for the answers, covering topics from biology to government to stamps and history.

Answers to Today's Quiz Hinting at Reported Speech

A reader instruction requests paraphrase guidance for direct speech in a quiz format. It emphasizes avoiding explicit phrases and encourages using indirect reporting such as began to cry or she cried.

A Home Law Book For The Layman Ad Offered

A compact promotional note advertises A Home Law Book compiled for laymen covering naturalization contracts property wills copyrights patents and more. It urges readers to send ten cents to Washington Information Bureau Frederic J Haskin director for a prepaid copy via mail response form.

The Winchester Evening Star Washington, D. C Frederic J. Haskin

Drama in Uptown Bronx as Suspicions Rise After Murder

Mina Nevins hosts Robert Barton and Linda at Sue Ackerman’s apartment while the case unfolds. Sara Markely calls with word of the murder and questions about Ronnie, deepening the web of fear, alibis, and possible espionage links.

Mina Robert Barton Linda Ackerman Miss Ackerman Sue Ackerman Robert Miss Avery Mina Nevins Bronx Sue Undertaker's Rob Sarah Linda Honey Caroline Terry Hamilton Ronnie Ronald Violet Sarah Markely

Coffee slogans and seamen shelter facts in Q and A

The Q and A discusses egg iron location in the yolk and notes 127 014 lodgings for seamen in New York during the first six months of 1940. It cites Maxwell House slogan origins and Theodore Roosevelt drinking coffee. It covers Ford's 1918 Senate nomination loss and Japan gaining Korea jurisdiction in 1906 and annexing in 1910.

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