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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1941
Page
4
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A New York Times piece contrasts Russian conduct in war with Nazi rules, noting Russians resist the German invasion and employ irregular tactics while facing harsh scrutiny from Berlin. It questions how Russians would act under different pressures, and mentions Soviet methods in the Russo Finnish conflict.
Thomas E. Dewey resigns as New York County district attorney to avoid tying his fate to a single office. He rejects re election to keep the office independent and signals a return to national political ambitions amid Lehman and Roosevelt in high office.
The piece analyzes Tom Dewey as a leading Republican figure with a strong preconvention profile. It notes his earlier New York bustings and presidential potential while detailing Governor Lehman’s reluctance for a fourth term. It assesses Albany ambition and how incumbency could bolster Dewey’s standing at future conventions.
The piece argues against broader government fuel regulation, noting gasoline supply and tanker shortages but saying government should simply coordinate tank cars and tankers with railroads and steamship lines. It contends that more controls would curb private liberty and favor a totalitarian regime while only modest gains would come from limiting night operations.
The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot reports a Friday compromise between ASCAP and NBC reopens broadcasts of classic songs. It promises singers from the past will again share familiar melodies, suggesting memories of American standards and the era of treasured radio music return.
Local guardsmen entrain for Rennsalaer Falls New York for summer maneuvers after parade and send off. The Senate Military committee approves compulsory conscription bill 12 13 and will go to the floor for debate. E E Cuthbert wins men singles and Ruth Cuthbert wins women singles in state trapshoot tournament here.
Garland Quakes notes the public schools carried 2,508 students for last term, staffed by 76 teachers and a total outlay of 110,293 dollars. In Madrid the Spanish Fascists push to within two miles of the outskirts as government forces defend the capital. Company 1 and Headquarters Company depart for summer camp near Indianhead, Pennsylvania.
Ten years ago a local stock dealer faced a 50 000 breach of promise suit in the Western District of Virginia. Bob Smith Burr Harrison Ross Pannett and Lee Whitacre win county offices as voters record more than 2800 ballots. Thieves break into the Coca Cola plant rear window drag out a safe containing 300.
Twenty five years ago local business leaders endorsed a proposed railroad between here and Wardensville. Edward Jones was named the Game Warden for the city of Winchester.
Forty years ago police kept a sharp eye on alleged booze graft as an excursion from Baltimore arrived. Rains fell across Winchester and the southern county while blistering heat persisted locally.
AAP reports travels of Private Clifford E. Withdrow from Cedar Rapids to Gallup and Atlanta to his induction at Fort Benjamin Harrison then to Camp Callan. Fort Bliss men joke with a passing girl as three tanks are halted by smoke and tear gas near Fort Jackson in a mock battle.
A list of trivia questions covering language, history, and geography includes topics from Star-Spangled Line to battles and manufacturing clues. The piece asks readers to turn to page 2 for the answers and tests general knowledge across ten items.
A grammar note explains that the verb must agree with its subject in number. The example shows a singular basket receiving flowers, so the verb uses was. The rule helps avoid mistakes in writing and improves clarity.
A brief information service offers readers answers to questions of fact. The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington D C provides this service directed by Frederic J Haskin with a 3 cent reply fee.
Hugh S Johnson argues the new economic defense board is not the War Industries Board and should not be staffed for political reasons. He says the agency aims to leverage American economic strength overseas to pressure enemies and aid friends, while criticizing language about Wallace’s Spanish skills and the border patrol joke.
The piece condemns the Mercantile and Wallace trade boards as chaotic and ineffective. It likens their performance to a bungled wartime effort, citing disruptions in silk and automotive sectors, export markets, price stabilization by fiat, and rising costs from flawed conscription and tax actions.
Fragmentary text discusses enlarging a statute related to Wallace era economic defense board. It notes arguments about the board's purpose and potential implications, reflecting a legislative or policy debate in a historical context.
The speaker argues a prepared Spanish speech does not qualify Iowa farmers for Latin American expertise. He criticizes cabinet boards as ineffective and condemns Wallace for a price pegs export policy harming farm markets. Emphasizes civilian morale as essential alongside military morale and urges attention to international needs.
New York August 5 hosiery manufacturers dispute a looming shortage of sheer stockings within the next year or so differentiating sheer from all silk One silk stocking producer says no shortage for women six months supply could last two years with changes in silk content and production Robinson Hosiery Mills president Lee I Robinson notes silk stocks in U S total about 120000 bales with 40000 in warehouses 000 in transit and 40000 in mills Overproduction estimates reach 25 percent Nylon stocking production of 8000000 dozen annually could replace at least double that silk output Substitutes like cotton and rayon used in some brands New York department store stockrooms report bedlam as shoppers buy quickly with limits imposed and guards present.
Camp Lee officers disclosed that 10 000 men in the quartermaster replacement center will learn Tarzan tactics during a 13 week basic training period. The program, now in its fifth week, adds an obstacle course runway with hurdles trenches fences and a tartan swing to toughen men and build cross terrain maneuverability.
A list of trivia Q A pairs covers ostrich egg hatching 42 days aviation pancake landing CPA numbers great seal defense training Senate pages uniforms sit versus set army food and Mussolini national figures. It cites Mark Twain definitions, Joe Louis title, Nellie Ross Mint directorship, Benito Juárez origin, and French phrase a la bonne heure.
Advertises a 32 page booklet Common Household Pests offering pest control tips for ants cockroaches bedbugs and mice. Describes inexpensive send in coupon with ten cents and name address for a copy from Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington DC.
The House rules committee approved a resolution authorizing the Merchant Marine Committee to conduct a thorough study of the national defense program in its jurisdiction. It would review progress in merchant ship construction and other defense efforts under the maritime commission and assess efficiency and economy.
An Australian nurse Eliza Kenny reports a new early motion based treatment for infantile paralysis tested at Minneapolis General and University Hospital. Twenty patients started within two weeks of onset. eleven discharged cured, average stay thirty six days. The method uses early exercises, no splints, hot packs, and aims to re educate muscles rather than immobilize. Further reports are awaited.
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