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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1941
Page
8
The text cites Proverbs 31 4 7 advising that rulers should not drink wine nor strong drink to avoid forgetting the law or perverting judgment. It contrasts mercy for the afflicted with giving strong drink to those near ruin and the heavy hearted, to help ease misery.
Frederick Md Aug 2 Mrs Lucinda Martha Utz 95 said she heard Lincoln deliver the Gettysburg Address and died last night at the New Market home of her daughter Mrs Walter E Bur Funeral services will be held in New Market at 2 pm.
Washington conference backs a union plan to reorganize the textile industry with federal funds. The proposal would increase rayon and synthetic fibre output by about 50 million pounds annually, allocate stocks under government control, and provide readjustment aid and training. About 100,000 hosiery workers face joblessness, with warnings to consumers not to overbuy stockings as prices rise.
The piece weighs German and Soviet maneuvers in the war front. It notes Berlin’s inflated reports of Russian collapse while stressing the Red Army’s defensive strength and the perilous task of an orderly withdrawal along the 1100 mile line. It discusses possible outcomes if Leningrad falls and the strain of a prolonged war.
Property listing for Cedar Creek Camp also known as Stewart's Camp located one mile south of Middletown Virginia on Route 11. Include facilities such as restaurant dance hall Gulf filling station grocery cabins and a mechanic's garage. Apply at camp by January 31 1911.
The District Nurse Association announced an orthopedic clinic at Memorial Hospital on Saturday August 9 from 9 am to 2 pm with Dr Robert V Funsten of the University of Virginia Hospital leading. The clinic aids youths under 21 with correctable injuries or deformities and no special appointments are needed.
Officials from Roanoke, Vinton, Salem and Tidewater area indicate cooperation with the governor's daylight saving proposal. Mayors Wood, Brown, and Host pledge council action. Staunton's mayor George Cottrell expects the same move.
The article notes escalating export controls on aviation fuels and petroleum products aimed at curbing Japanese moves toward Southeast Asia. It states licenses, since 1940, are required for aviation fuels and oil, with Japan a major buyer of other petroleum products in 1939 and 1940. The order lacks a clear pre war quantity formula.
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