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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1940
Page
4
The piece argues drunken driving is a public menace requiring two measures: strong public condemnation and tighter, consistently enforced laws. It insists penalties for driving while intoxicated must be severe and universally applied.
The American people demand efficient use of tax money with less waste and red tape. They will not tolerate politics delaying weapon production and must see billions translate into air planes artillery and ships. Speed and industrial genius must be freed from political shackles to strengthen democracy.
Readers seek proper flag display methods per the United States Flag Association. The blue field position varies by wall, street orientation, and pole from a house, with rules for wall mounting horizontal hoist and not draped.
Reprinted editorial lauds Virginia for enforcing premarital venereal disease tests, ending the easy marriage business. Law targets out of state couples seeking licenses without examination and aims to protect youths from diseased partners, while noting clerks' support despite loss of fees.
The piece argues France’s social reforms and prolonged strikes led to national decay under German occupation and warns the United States against similar paths. It condemns prolonged hours cuts, bureaucratic growth, and debt while urging a return to work and free enterprise to avoid ruin.
Miss Hilda Whitacre and Clarence Cather receive All-Star recognition at the 4-H Short Course in Blacksburg. J Few Brown, a longtime local resident, marks his 91st birthday, noted as a native son.
Emperor Haile Selassie in Addis Ababa declares delegates to the League of Nations will accept arbitration terms on the border dispute with Italy. Tony Renner wins both singles and doubles titles at the state trap shoot meet in Norfolk. Russian flyers begin a nonstop Moscow to America flight over the North Pole to San Francisco.
Announcement lists Dr. Francis Pendleton Gaines as the new president of Washington and Lee University. Marriage news reports Miss Hazel Hoover wed Mr. Lester C. Lewis. Clarke county barn and outbuildings of Arthur Lee burn with losses around 10000 dollars.
Twenty five years ago German forces after taking Warsaw move to encircle retreating Russian troops. English citizens observe the first anniversary of the war quietly. Kenneth N. Gilpin wins nomination to the House of Delegates from Warren and Clarke counties. Mayor Ward informs council woolen mills must install plants to divert wastes from streams.
Forty years ago Charles Borden suffers painful injuries when crushed under a felled tree in Wad esville. Surgeon Joe Heller returns from U S Army enlistment with the Medical Corps in the Philippines. Mail carrier William Hawkins reports theft of his coat and pants from his stable.
Milk is presented as the ideal summer beverage and a key protective food. A quart daily supports vitamin A intake, calcium needs, and overall growth, with protein and minerals backing growth and immunity. The article compares milk’s energy content to various foods and stresses its economical value and digestibility.
Editor notes offer a concise answer that tables are lengthy and reference works. It lists sources such as The Balanced Diet and The Human Fuel along with U S Department of Agriculture Bulletin No 29. Dr Clendening offers seven pamphlets including Diet for three weeks Indigestion and Constipation and Infant Feeding.
Reader question page with multiple Q and A items on history flags half mast origin, Bryan presidential runs, cauliflower saying, inquilines, largest brewery Guinness, wallpaper rolls, keratin, crocheted stiffening, Joe Louis fight date, Tin Can Island location, Trinity College degrees, September Morn painting, and dramatic unities.
Seven test items ask about speed averages poets eggs ambergris sculpture AugustUS St Gaudens writers Pillars of Wisdom and weights of metals. Includes eclipse type Great Lakes and mosquito biting.
A terse directive urges sharp focus and no digressions in conversations about lodging or travel. The phrasing hints at a rule to avoid asking about hotel stays and instead maintain a concise, purpose driven exchange.
A new booklet titled The Women Are Knitting Again offers directions for Knitting Crochet Embroidery Decorative Sewing Applique Initials Monograms and Mending. It promises quick decorative stitches for the busy modern woman in thirty-two illustrated pages priced at ten cents postpaid.
Linda reads of Clarabell Ackerman’s death and a suspect link to the Bagley offices. The Parrish couple, elder janitor and his wife, drift into focus as investigators press why John Parrish did not descend by elevator. Linda confronts fear with Robert’s protective arrival and a planned visit to the Parrishes.
The color pink known as shocking pink entered vogue after its introduction by Schiaparelli in February 1937.
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