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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1941
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia publishes items daily except Sundays under the Evening Star Publishing Co. Content includes notices and related notices issued at the post.
A pious message echoes with the line Create in me a clean heart O God and renew a right spirit within me Psalm 51 10 inviting faith and moral renewal.
The Byrd organization backs Colgate W. Darden Jr for Virginia governor as voters rally to a rising star. Darden, 45, earned broad support through strong self-drive and mobilization, alongside long-time ally Harry F. Byrd in a notable political ascent.
Baltimore Sun reports London stockbrokers cut odds on Allied victory in 1941 from 10 to 1 to 3 to 1. The piece notes the speculative questions raised by bets against Britain and compares to Millerite market hysteria, while discussing potential consequences if British victory fails.
An Englishman faces grim future if Nazi triumph occurs, clutching a ten bob bet on Old Adolf. The piece uses sardonic tone to contrast economic buoyancy with political peril, emphasizing bravado amid looming catastrophe.
R J Thomas of the C I O Automobile Workers warns about possible 200000 layoffs if auto production is halved by OPM as plants shift to defense work. He argues the transition to airplane parts may be slow and questions speed of shift in major plants.
The Fredericksburg Free Lance Star argues that extending National Guard and selectee service beyond one year is essential. A fully trained fighting force matters now, as modern war demands readiness. Sending half trained troops risks heavy losses and national security.
Louise Larned Fasick of Douglaston defends the bluejay in a New York Times column. She argues the jay acts as a vigilant home guard, warning her of predators and sometimes battling hawk crow and gull to protect fledglings, despite the bird’s piratical nature.
Italian and British air forces clash for the first time in Libyan North Africa as the campaign in that region begins in earnest. A Senate floor debate frames draft legislation as a tragic necessity. Wise-child, a mare owned by Dr. Orville Van Deusen, is killed by lightning.
Helen Jacobs arrives in New York from England with the Wimbledon trophy among her luggage to compete in the American Tennis championships. The article notes political groupings of anti New Deal Democrats calling themselves Jeffersonian Democrats forming in various regions. A proposed Buff Lick road airport site gains state approval.
The Rev and Mrs B F Mc Gee of Philadelphia are killed when their car overturns on a Blue Ridge mountain curve below Bluemont. The Bartonville Presbyterian choir directed by Mrs Peter Y Brinton receives special mention during a Massa netta visit. Firemen plan a four day State and Cumberland Valley Volunteer Associations convention here, expecting 20 000 visitors.
Twenty five years ago German troops forced their way back into lost positions as enthusiasm ran high. An engineer claims the Winchester Wardensville Railroad plan would benefit western Frederick manganese mines, described as the east’s most valuable. A Virginia National Guard officer arrives from Richmond seeking single men to replace married recruits sent to the Texas border.
Forty years ago Thomas Stodden finds a compass probably dropped by a Union officer years before and notes it still functions. Dr. H W Maddox arrives in Winchester to open a dentistry office. Rouss Fire Company votes to spend 300 dollars on new uniforms for the fire company and band for a trip to Philadelphia in the fall.
Two American-born Red Army soldiers in Finnish captivity express hope of returning to the United States. Kiejo Doyle of Pittsburgh and Allen Jenkunen of Hoquiam Washington speak with Louis P. Lochner in Finland where prisoners are classified by race. Doyle explains he went to Soviet Russia due to issues at home.
Queen Elizabeth will deliver a message to American women at 3 p.m. Sunday using all networks. NBC adds a second parent child trans Atlantic broadcast relayed over the Blue Network at 12 30 p.m. for refugee children and their parents.
INGFIELD Mo Aug 9 Bobby Trigger is the champion hot dog eater of the North Side Boys Club again but he slipped. the 12 year old lad ate only 18 dogs at this year s picnic. Last year it was 21.
The 1941 Miss America Pageant will be held in Atlantic City from September 1 to September 7, inclusive.
Hugh S. Johnson argues against a voluntary one third cut in gasoline use and a five gallon weekly cap for automobiles. He warns the plan would disrupt business and daily life, noting car types seasons and distances vary and rendering rigid rules impractical.
The passage questions the meaning of a personal pledge tied to an unknown quantity and criticizes the term pleasure automobile. It argues that workers commute in varied car styles, and the automobile drives industrial geographic shifts, leaving cars idle during work hours while asking whether they are leisure vehicles or essential to industry.
The speaker recalls entering the farm implement industry in 1919 and notes a farmer cannot travel far for repairs. Spare parts and repair depots within seven miles ensured quick service to prevent harvest spoilage from equipment failures.
The speaker argues that any national push can succeed only with five elements including frank disclosure, a leading voluntary coalition, flexible common sense, inspirational leadership, and extensive preplanned hype. He cites past campaigns for conscription and reemployment as models completed in six weeks, meeting all five tests, then condemns the current petroleum effort as a bungled misfire.
Col. Robert Olds, head of the Army ferry command, argues the U S Army Air Force will be about half the size of Germanys air force when expansion ends. He cites Luftwaffe strength and four U S forces with about 180000 officers and men, and notes plans for 83 combat groups and 300000 air personnel.
Saul Artz, pressed for induction, obtained a deferment after telling draft officials his father had lost his job. A month later he returned and said his father would work tomorrow, allowing the army to send him away as soon as possible.
A page 2 answer key poses questions on military terms A W O L US Navy strategy Uncle Tom's Cabin author Madagascar ocean location US state capital Nashville moon rotation Hertzian waves British King and Mrs Fitzherbert dating whether Wednesday is the third or fourth day and the ancient poet Sappho.
A guidance snippet explains tense consistency in compound sentences and marks an example showing present perfect and simple present forms. It cautions aligning tense unless a time shift necessitates change.
A reader can get the answer to any question of fact by writing The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin director Washington DC please enclose three cents for reply.
A compiled Q and A list covers topics from tea consumption by northeastern states to Molotov’s name, corporal works of mercy, Brooklyn Dodgers nickname origins, Lamination Srv in Washington, and Park-O Meter inventor Carl Magee. It includes weights, advertising spends, poetry sources, longest baseball game, pulp magazine sales, and other miscellaneous facts with dates and names.
The Winchester Evening Star promotes a full color United States map 21 by 28 inches covering the continental U S and territories. Readers are urged to mail ten cents with a coupon to receive a copy by mail to Washington DC.
A discussion notes increased stomach ulcers and dyspepsia among Dunkirk veterans and civilians in London, blaming nervous strain and irregular meals. It contrasts opinions on acid, bladder, and bowel issues, urging caution with diets and urging readers to seek gentle, noninvasive remedies.
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