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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1940
Page
4
While Britain Stands
A persuasive editorial arguing that Britain's resilience against totalitarian powers offers hope for Europe. It links freedom in small nations to a broader peaceful order and urges continued U.S. defense planning and readiness while Britain remains steadfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Europe
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Norway
Denmark
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Japan
Russia
Italy
Tobacco Publicity Drives National Tobacco Festival in South Boston
Publicity chief Tobacco Publicity Wide-awake and Director-General Tucker C. Watkins III led efforts to promote the National Tobacco Festival set for September 5–6 in South Boston. Miss Martha Scott will crown the queen, with Farley to present the crown. Festival officials also courted screen stars Madeline Carroll and Fred MacMurray in Charlottesville, Virginia, to attend the jamboree and bolster nationwide interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wide-awake
Tucker C. Watkins, III
Watkins
South
Martha Scott
Virginia
Scott
Charlottesville
Madeline Carroll
Fred MacMurray
France Tightens Famine Era Rules On Pastries And Sweets
The article notes Petain era France aims to conserve food by strict laws on desserts and confections. Tea rooms must ban custard cakes while cookies gain only a brief respite. ice cream and sherbets are banned after thirty days. Sugar limits to ten percent in cookies and restrictions extend to chocolate and milk chocolates. The piece contrasts wartime austerity with American wartime references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petain
France
Chantilly
Farley lauded as practical, loyal political leader
In a Baltimore Sun editorial, James A. Farley is praised for practical political skill as Roosevelt s chief political marshal and postmaster general. He is honored for loyalty, integrity, and sportsmanship as he departs from official duties and from the Democratic National Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Congress
Farley
Democratic National Committee
Jim” Fraley
Save Every Tooth in Arthritis Debate
A letter questions whether arthritis patients should extract dead teeth. Experts now favor case by case decisions, highlighting conservative dental care and questioning a direct link between focal infection and arthritis. Editors note Dr. Clendening’s pamphlets offered for 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial
Charles Mayo
Rosenow
Clendening
Logan Clendening
Answers to Questions From The Winchester Evening Star
A reader information column lists concise factual Q A entries on topics from botany and Roman Empire size to posthumous novels and a 1908 North Collinwood school fire toll. It includes notes on tanks, Knossos origins, boll weevil cotton losses, Lincoln Memorial pillars, apocalypse meaning, and Sherman at LSU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Collinwood
Ohio
Information Wanted and the Louisiana Title Tale
A Philadelphia Evening Bulletin excerpt recounts the Post Office Department seeking a Louisville site for a new post office. The land title traced to 1803, when Louisiana was acquired by the United States from France, via Spain and finally divine claim, as stated by the landowners' attorney. Louisville secured the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Phila
Army Engineers
Post Office Department
Washington
Louisville
Kentucky
United States
Louisiana
France
Spain
Christopher Columbus
Genoa
Italy
Rome
Jesus Christ
God
Fred Snite marries after years in an iron lung
Fred Snite, who has spent three years of his 29 in an iron lung, marries a college sweetheart. Mayor Kelley of Chicago says the people want President Roosevelt to run for a third term. Roy A. Larrick is elected president of the Virginia Central Conference of the Congregational Christian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Snite
Kelley
Chicago
Roosevelt
Roy A. Larrick
Congregational Christian Church
East crop expected to top 34 million barrels this year
Apple survey magazine reports the commercial crop in the east will exceed 34 000 000 barrels. Sam Yates dies in Memorial Hospital after injuries in the B O yards here recently. Wilbur Tidler, former Kernstown principal, named principal at Stafford Virginia in a major promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apple
Sam Yates
Memorial Hospital
Wilbur Tidler
Kernstown
Stafford
Voice of the People letter on conscription debate
Willis Lee Suddith voices concern that supporters of the Burke-Wordsworth conscription bill label opponents unfairly. He warns such purging rhetoric threatens liberty and Jeffersonian ideals, urging fair treatment of dissent and warning against suppressing citizenship aspirations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Thomas Jefferson
America
Willis Lee Suddith
Miss Viola Dick and Olen Grove Wed in Surprise
The notice reports the marriage of Miss Viola Dick to Mr Olen Grove. A drought relief forecast is offered as if in response to a public prayer service at the courthouse. Sam Jenkins dies at the hospital from injuries in an automobile accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Dick
Olen £. Grove
Court House
Sam Jenkins
Berryville Horse Show Leads With Prince Victory
Twenty five years ago Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Perkins hosted guests at the Winchester Inn for the Berryville Horse Show. Miss Just a Prince won first in the pony class with Dr. A C Randolph as champion rider and Roger Bayly in second. President Wilson endorses U S State Department action with Mexico as tensions rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B. Perkins
Winchester Inn
Berryville
Miss Just A Prince
Berryville Show
A.C. Randolph
Roger Bayly
Wilson
U. S. State Department
Mexico
All-Time City Visitor Peak Hits Winchester Lodgings
The summer visitor peak brings record crowds to Winchester and nearby resort hotels. Police report many scrapes and disorder over the weekend due to heat and drinking. Fred Hatcher hosts the Round Hill Literary Society at his Selma home near Hayfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Fred Hatcher
Round Hill Literary Society
Selma
Hayfield
Trivia Quiz From The Star Page Two
Spotted fever spreads by wood ticks or mosquitoes. Wiley Post flew solo around the world in the Spirit of St. Louis. The largest sea bird is the albatross. The River Ganges flows through India. Primary pigment colors are blue red and yellow. The sign a is unclear. Foundations of New York skyscrapers reach just over 200 feet. Americans do not need passports to enter Canada. The lady doth protest too much methinks was penned by William Shakespeare. The Speaker of the U S House is currently Kevin McCarthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley Post
St. Louis
Winnie Mae
America
Ganges
New York City
Canada
U. S. House of Representatives
Common Misuse of Team in Historical Language
A note explains that team refers to a group such as people or animals and should not describe a single animal or vehicle. It clarifies correct usage with examples like a team of horses or a team of athletes and warns against singular application to one animal or vehicle.
Tribute to Mrs Ward To The Editor of The Star
A brief reader note begins with tribute to Mrs Ward and references her kindness toward animals as a columnist on community values. The letter expresses gratitude and recalls personal memories of her care for four footed creatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Ward
the Star
Inheritance of Doubt Amid a Murder Probe
Linda Avery recalls how a handkerchief and Sarah Marksley entwine with the Parrish couple and a gun linked to the Bagley murder. Sue Ackerman weighs alibis and old business ties as the district attorney's office probes motive and opportunity. The room holds its breath awaiting the next clue as the case deepens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah
Linda
Clarabell
Bagley
Sue Ackerman
Linda Avery
Ronnie
Old John Parrish
Parrishes
Mr. Parrish
Hurdgurdy
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