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Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1941
Page
4
Penalty on Marriage in Tax Bill Sparks Outcry
The piece argues that a proposed tax rule forcing couples to file joint returns when the wife earns her own income would economically punish marriage. It says middle income white collar families face higher costs and taxes while wage increases go to industrial workers. The author warns the provision undermines the family as a social unit.
Farmers urged to limit parity demands says O Neal
Edward O Neal president of the American Farm Bureau Federation warns farmers against pushing beyond parity. He cautions that prices driven by crisis demand could spark inflation harming farmers and urges sticking to reasonable long standing demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward O. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
Mr. O'Neal
Farmers Reach For Power Despite Restraint
The speaker notes farmers now wield influence and face a hard task restraining their use of it. Persuasion will be needed to prevent public sentiment from turning against the farmers or their gains.
Ford opens postwar era with hopeful industrial outlook
Richmond Times Dispatch notes industrialists seek certainty amid global tension. Henry Ford urges moving forward, warns against postwar contraction and monopoly risk, while RFC and New Deal policies shape defense era production. Industrialists must discuss realistic prospects to sustain competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
America
Henry Ford
Ford
Charles M. Schwab
NRA
RFC
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Campaign That Failed On Gasoline Conservation
The article argues voluntary gasoline use restrictions failed due to public distrust in Secretary Ickes and lack of understanding of national needs. It contends transport limits, not shortages, drive regional shortages and calls for compulsory limits as essential to meet the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ickes
Wendell Willkie Ready to Start Campaign with a Bang
Newsmen report Republican candidate Wendell Willkie says he is prepared to launch his presidential campaign forcefully. Meanwhile observers note German naval goals focus on North Sea and English Channel ports as major powers begin new ship construction and decommission older warships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Willkie
North Sea
Channel
England
J. Few Brown
Fays
Wrights Springs
City approves 25 mile per hour speed limit
Twenty five years ago the common council adopted a city speed limit of 25 miles per hour. Tugs hauled the German merchant submarine Deutschland down the Chesapeake Bay on the return trip with supplies. Renewed Western Front activity suggested a new Allied offensive was underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore driver to tour Virginia towns in trial of roads
Howard Gill, famed Baltimore automobilist, plans a road permit tour driving his vehicle to major Virginia towns. The same issue notes the Civil War drama Winchester opening in Philadelphia. Tilden and Edward Snapp lose their barn at Opequon to a lightning fire destroying hay and grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Gill
Baltimore
Virginia
Winchester
Philadelphia
Tilden
Edward Snapp
Opequon
Virginia Democratic machine critiques cited in Featherston letter
In a letter from N. R. Featherston of Appomattox dated August 1, 1941, the writer defends the Virginia Democratic organization and its leaders against charges of a ruthless machine, praises Senator Byrd and editorials backing Darden, and challenges candidates Page and Cary for offering only negative appeals amid gubernatorial politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Democratic Party
Virginia
Campai
Darden
Press of Virginia
Virginia Press
Byrd
Cary
Brands
Union
Glass
Messrs
Page and
N. R. Featherston
Appomattox, Va
Johnson Defends Price Control Amid Cotton Market Turmoil
Washington reports quote Hugh S. Johnson defending price control as a cure for inflation while criticizing cotton price swings. He cites overproduction and argues the administration’s policy distorts markets and harms export prospects. He questions anti Axis “good neighbors” support and warns of collateral economic damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
India
Brazil
Peru
Baruchian ceilings on some prices not wages
The column argues against wage restraint and notes Baruchian limits on certain prices while warning labor to curb inflation. It claims wages drive most costs in goods from steel to transport and manufacturing, estimating about 95 percent of price is labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Plain Nonsense On Price Ceiling Speech
The speaker complains about a price ceiling that ignores its component parts likening it to a military halt order where soldiers continue marching, calling the idea illogical and misapplied.
Nothing to Replace In Agriculture Policy Critique
The piece questions the Department of Agriculture for failing to replace reliance on imports with domestic fiber and crop production. It argues for expanding mechanical decortication of flax jute hemp and ramie, and for domestic silk guayule and rubber, accusing past administrations of short sighted price policy and harming export farm markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
South
Do private banks appear on Federal currency notes
Currency notes that show the Treasury on the reverse also depict in the background the American Security and Trust Company and the Union Trust Company, both privately owned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
American Security and Trust Company
The
Union Trust Company
Virginia dairy prices under review as costs rise
Virginia Tech extension dairyman R G Connelly questions price ceilings for milk and dairy products amid rising production costs from drought, defense demand, and labor costs. He argues ceilings may hurt dairymen unless prices rise with broader inflation and warns of higher feed, equipment, and labor expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Virginia
R. G. Connelly
Virginia Tech Extension Dairyman
Loudoun County
Connelly
Virginia Dairymen
Answers To Questions By Frederic J. Haskin
A brief information bureau releases factual answers upon request. Readers mail questions to The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington D C and include three cents for reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic J. Haskin
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Washington, D.C
The
Winchester Evening Star
Frederic J. Hain
Washington, D
What became of Houdini's library and other Q and A
A mixed set of questions and answers covers Houdini's library bequest to the Library of Congress minus his dramatic collection, the Graf Spee’s fate, irrigation land and crop value, origin of the theme industry, and various curiosities about soldiers kitchens noses and Lincoln. It includes pay scales for sailors, presidents born in log cabins, and animal tail regeneration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houdini
Library of Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson
Jackson
Fillmore
Uchanan
Garfield
Arthur
Star Quiz Answers From Page 2
Quiz asks seven questions on sugar sweetness epic poetry geography titles and relations. It covers Saccharine meaning McGill location Midway Islands KP meaning coif hair or cap adult female hog Rowena heroine in Scott Daisy weed status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGill University
Midway Islands
Queen Victoria
Great Britain
Wilhelm II
Imany
Rowena
Walter Scott
Daisy
Grammar Note on Collective Nouns and Pronouns
A guide explains that collective nouns viewed as a single unit require singular pronouns, such as The mob blindly followed its leader, while emphasizing variations when the group is seen as individuals. It clarifies agreement with verbs and pronouns.
Annual Events in the United States booklet offer
A Winchester Evening Star notice promotes ANNUAL EVENTS IN THE UNITED STATES a 48 page guide with pictures and state by state celebrations. It claims events reflect national character and invites readers to order a copy for ten cents postage paid by sending coin with mailing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Union
Insects Wage a World War Against Humans Debate
Dr Adrian Gibbs discusses insect immunity to insecticides and the idea of insects as a force of life. He notes bacteria kill some pests like Japanese beetle grubs and suggests lethal germs could curb other pests but the war against insects hinges on finishing the battle with humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian Gibbs
Gibbs
Department of Agriculture
United States
Atlantic
Opeake Bay
Long Island Sound
Calamine lotion for acne questioned in reader inquiry
Calamine is described as a soothing preparation with no effect on acne germs. A suggested alternative is ammoniated mercury ointment. Editor notes refer to an unrelated promotional insert about Drs and fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R
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