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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1940
Page
10
The writer weighs a long overdue winter and ponders whether it will ease shortages by yielding a milder season than 1939 40. The oracle of seasonal signs offers only hints as summer forecasters stay silent awaiting real events.
An artilleryman who is color blind spotted 40 camouflage guns that a normal pilot could not, prompting the Army Air Corps to reexamine color blindness in its selection. Observers with color deficiency could become valuable for detecting camouflaged targets, potentially changing camouflage design and recruitment policies.
A column promoting salads for hot weather details vegetable ingredients and preparation tips, nutrition facts on iron and vitamins, and several Q A items about salt intake and wisdom teeth. It includes a note about Dr. Clendening offering pamphlets for ten cents each.
Secretary Cordell Hull calls on Americans to prepare through hard personal service and broad sacrifice to avert war. He warns against complacency, urges sustained armament, and pleads patriotism over partisan interests to keep the nation impregnable amid threats.
A state analysis shows New Jersey's overall six month traffic deaths rose 19 from 1939 to 1940 but this increase is confined to Union County. Excluding Union, New Jersey fatalities match 1939 levels, suggesting local conditions such as dangerous intersections or policing quality may drive the rise.
The piece reflects a hesitant Summer entering its calendar span with a skeptical public. Early warm weather failed to arrive, the season endured cooler days in the forties, and gloom persisted through cloud and rain. It questions whether Summer will recover and exceed expected performance in the months ahead.
The Cumberland Times notes U S Public Health officers battle rats and plagues at ports. New York Harbor is under wartime scrutiny with ships fumigated for signs of infestation. Delousing stations ready on harbor islands. emphasis on cleanliness to prevent epidemics.
Miss Linda Dailey of Cross Junction is chosen to represent Frederick county as a princess in the Rockingham Turkey Festival this fall. S. D. Rogers and son Clay depart for a Western states tour, including Kansas where they once homesteaded. Henry Jennings suffers a badly crushed foot in a motor shooter collision with a circus truck near the fairgrounds.
Virginia allocates state funds to match federal money for Route 11 construction from the local area to the Maryland West Virginia line. Hog prices in Chicago rise to 12 dollars per 100 pounds marking the first such peak in six years. G B Lambert of Carter Hall near Millwood sails with the King and Queen on their yacht at Solent as he competes in a sloop race.
Peyton Marshall and Donald Weems advance to the semi finals of the Winchester Golf Club championship as city officials warn of a looming water shortage after a 103 degree reading. Looting and theft reports mount at the Gore fire scene as authorities intensify inquiries.
Twenty five years ago veterans and families gather for an annual reunion at Fisher's Hill after a long march and civic ceremonies. Businesses plan to tidy downtown after Saturday activity as Empire Amusement Co. is acquitted of showing an unfit picture. Russians resist defeat in eastern Poland while Germans press on the Eastern Front.
A brief reminiscence recalls events from four decades past in the town, highlighting prominent local figures, places, and notable happenings that shaped the community.
The Information Bureau provides factual replies on varied topics. Some highlights include broadcast plans for Wendell Willkie speech from Elwood Indiana, Indians Six Nations calico treaty, life expectancy 60 for men 64 for women, pickerel speed ten mph, lakes with no outlets like Great Salt Lake and Salton Sea, Jo h Strauss waltzes about 400, McLaglen fight Johnson in 1909, tax totals by category for 1939, Army-Navy game date November 30 1940, four South American aviation factories, Capitol air conditioning, and South Dakota governor salary 3000 annually.
The quiz on page 2 asks about fencing sticks John Bull the world flight post and Gatty the Cradle of Liberty the Monroe Doctrine the Statue of Liberty index finger length the Kiel canal the author of Advice to the Love ... columns the origin of the Mamelukes and the legs of house centipedes.
A concise explanation contrasts using such with so in phrases describing value or degree. It urges choosing so for emphasis and clarity and warns that such may sound stilted or overly formal in everyday usage.
Crisp 48 page booklet answers hundreds of questions about earth sun moon stars and planets in clear authoritative style. It serves as an introductory survey for laymen and astronomy enthusiasts with a handy index for quick topic access. Send for copy today at ten cents post paid.
A note from the Information Bureau requests a copy of the Astronomy booklet. The sender enclosed ten cents in coin wrapped in paper and provided a mailing address including Name Street or Rural Route City State TKs for Washington, D C.
On a Staten Island ferry Linda recognizes Sue Ackerman, sister of the murdered Clarabell Ackerman, and learns a sensational detail from a newspaper paragraph about Miss Sarah Markley’s revolver tied to the shooting. Linda contemplates Ronald and the risk of delaying justice for a photo possible in future visits.
Linda clings to past loves, awaits Sarah’s fate, and faces a call from Ronald that could reframe her life. A tense street scene unfolds as Robert arrives and the doorway closes on a choice that may define her future.
The text explains symposium origin as a Greek drinking party with talk, linked to Plato's The Symposium. It also describes license plate insignia for Gram a Nebraska and Wyoming showing a peach, state capitol, and cowboy rider.
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