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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1941
Page
4
The Bedford Democrat reflects on retirement remarks by Lewis E. Lawes former Sing Sing warden. He notes some inmates remaining valuable and “very fine friends” after paying their debt to society and serving their sentences. The piece stresses earned rehabilitation and the challenge for ex-convicts to rejoin normal life.
The article notes slow progress on an international highway across Canada to Alaska. It warns that renewed tensions in northeastern Asia, with Russia and Japan at war, could heighten Alaska’s defense needs. It imagines dangerous scenarios if Japan or Germany gains leverage against Russia and the Pacific.
The piece argues expanding an Alaska road network to support military and civilian needs as ships grow scarce. It cites Magnuson Diamond Buckner and Canadian authorities urging a northern link that could secure Alaska and unite North America in peace and war, serving as a defense and growth project rather than a St Lawrence seaway.
A Clifton Forge column critiques shifts in consumer policy from urging thrift to encouraging debt. It argues forced curtailment of installment buying would drive cash borrowing and questions how easy credit, high debt, and government spending shape the economy. The piece notes installment sales at 10.4 percent versus 13.2 in 1929 and warns reversal may be difficult.
Veach Redd argues in favor of small town America noting the essential role of rural buyers in sustaining factories and national prosperity. He defends small town life and critiques urban superiority while praising longtime local retail experience.
Announcement states Miss Anne Kerr Russell will marry F. L. Largent Jr. at home on August 24. Air forces of belligerent nations pound each other all day and night. Agriculture department in Washington forecasts a large decrease in the apple yield compared with last year.
American swimmers and athletes continue to pace the games in progress as major league baseball leaders Chicago Cubs under Charley Grimm reclaim top status in the National League.
Engagements for Miss Louise Hollis and Miss Virginia Rehill were announced recently with showers held in their honor. In Winchester plans move forward to form a Frederick County Farm Bureau. President Hoover marks his 58th birthday quietly at the White House in Washington.
The 16th annual Berryville Horse Show starts strong as attendees fill the venue. Local residents face a call to approve $20,000 more in bonds to advance the Winchester-Wardensville railroad project.
A Rockingham County man, 30, Armentrout of Melrose, was fatally struck while walking along the Valley Pike three miles north of Harrisonburg. Orville Neff, 30, of Timberville, said he did not see the pedestrian until impact. Neff slowed for a parked car as two oncoming vehicles approached. Dwight Neff, 21, nearby, said Armentrout appeared to be in the road center. He was rushed to Rockingham Memorial Hospital and died en route. No charges against Neff were filed.
Treasury data show receipts of 26 million 232 thousand 337 dollars and 4 cents and expenditures of 51 million 293 thousand 610 dollars. Gross debt stands at 49 billion 800 million 836 thousand 391 dollars 82 cents, with an increase of 49 million 935 thousand 72 dollars 28 cents from the prior day. The sabbatical year origin traces to ancient Hebrew law as every seventh year for fallow fields, now used to denote teachers' vacation awards after certain years.
A quiz page asks seven questions on geography history language and culture. It covers US distance, citrus and chemical names, Vermont capital, a Norse discoverer, Cotter’s Saturday Night author, Navy to Army rank equivalence, pyramid block count, Spanish J sound, a current king called Conquering Lion of Judah, and the Sepoy Rebellion country.
A guidance note explains that general truths are stated in the present tense. It contrasts phrases like whosoever dishonors the flag declares himself a trait or with past tense forms. The emphasis is on timeless applicability.
Washington reports Hugh S. Johnson condemns judges who offer probation to convicted criminals in exchange for enlistment. He cites Los Angeles cases of moral unfitness at recruiting offices and warns such practices threaten selective service and the army’s character, noting the potential impact on discipline and public trust.
The article traces the evolution of compelled military service from early Anglo Saxon law to Stuart and Georges periods, noting press gangs and conscription controversy. It argues against automatic exclusion of men deemed morally unfit after punishment, comparing England and Canada with strong opposition to compulsory service.
The piece notes notorious ex-convicts in the French Foreign Legion and among early Columbus sailors. It questions automatic moral fitness exclusions for ex-convicts and discusses the harsh discipline of historic crews. It warns against judicial leniency offered to convicts who enlist.
Opinion argues that fear of military service could drive minor crimes to avoid the draft. The writer cites cases of self harm to become unfit and a risk of mild larceny, robbery, or arson to gain a short sentence instead of service.
Across clues listed with many common crossword terms. down clues included. Solve to fill grid with common words for quarrel permit mud fold of cloth type measures constellation Chinese particle of fire alath sinewy goddess of mischief cut as grass French measure one of the three graces Norse god having spiral form source of sugar musical study solemn wonder employ lick up capital of Delaware small rodent goddess of peace Alaskan river manage alath?
North Carolina state and federal agencies operate vehicular road inspection stations on major highways to halt Japanese beetles. Vehicles are checked for infested plants or soil and only with permits can they proceed. The program aims to prevent beetle spread and protect crops and gardens.
House Republican Leader Joseph Martin announced a special committee to study small businesses at risk in the transition from wartime to peacetime economics. He warns that thousands may be destroyed without policy changes, noting that firms under 200 workers comprise 99 percent of all businesses and 65 percent of commerce. He cites issues with government contracts, priorities, regulations, and taxes.
The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau provides brief Q and A items answering questions on CCC fence miles, World War II bonus deadlines, Alaska minerals value, Pamir Roof of the World, Oscar Levant, San Francisco parking, Boake Carter birth, Arctic Ocean submarine attempt, extra stanzas to In Flanders Fields, first streamline train, surname derived words, soldiers food preferences, Great Lakes coldest, Alice Freeman Palmer bells inscription, Taranto origin of tarantella, Spy Battalion naming, and the song Can't You Hear Me Callin' Caroline.
Home Law Book offers simple non technical guidance on contracts property wills marriage licenses divorce and naturalization with tables of interest rates ages of majority and residence rules Readers are urged to send ten cents postage prepaid to the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau for a copy in Washington D C.
Dr. Clendening notes that every major conflict revealed the need for an organized army medical department. From Lexington to World War I, medical advancements and challenges, including wounds, vaccines, asepsis, and disease, shaped military hospitals and care. The column ends with a misinformed twin question and correction.
Dr Clendening offers seven pamphlets including Indigestion and Constipation, Reducing and Gaining, Infant Feeding, Diabetes Treatment, Care of the Hair and Skin. Each pamphlet sells for one cent. request by sending one cent and a stamped return envelope to Dr Clendening in care of this newspaper.
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