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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1940
Page
4
Paths of Righteousness Inspires Faithful Reflection
The verse speaks of guidance along the paths of righteousness for God’s name’s sake. It emphasizes trust in divine provision and the promise of steadfast care through life’s journey.
Real Sentiment of American Youth on Compulsory Training
The Winchester Junior Board of Trade supports compulsory military training, urging Congress to pass the bill. Virginia’s Junior Chamber of Commerce affiliate and about 150 members met with legislators to advocate for the measure, contrasting with the American Youth Congress stance. The piece lauds local leaders and links patriotism to national freedom and endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Junior Board of Trade
State
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Junior Board of Trade
Winchester
Virginia
American Youth Congress
Young Men of America
Board of Trade
B. Powell Harrison, Jr
Leesburg
America
Petain
France
Resisting The Blitzkrieg In Britain Faceoff
The article weighs British and German claims on a week of air raids over the British Isles. It notes an estimated 2000 to 3000 German sorties, ongoing British counterattacks, and heavy damage but continued defense. It also links Mussolini’s Africa campaign and the strategic impact of naval control on Italian reinforcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Isles
Hitler
England
Britain
Mussolini
Africa
North Africa
British Somaliland
Greensburg Blacksmith Indicted for Public Nuisance
In Greensburg Pennsylvania David Ss Sukay a village blacksmith faces an indictment for maintaining and causing a common and public nuisance. A beer dealer filed the complaint and an indictment followed in the local case casting light on quaint yet troubling civic trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Pennsylvania
David Ss. Sukay
Sukay
Disturbed Tavern Visitor Contrasts With Quiet Family Man
The poem contrasts a working honest man and family man with disturbing boys in a tavern. His sledge clang disrupts the dulcet strains of songs like Down By The Old Mill Stream and Adeline, signaling tension between public decorum and private action.
Virginia Population Outlook From 1940 Census Projections
A preliminary census estimate by Charles E. Stuart suggests Virginia may rise to about 2.6 million in 1940, up from 2,421,859 in 1930, aided by an 8 to 9 percent growth in eastern districts and continued external appeal drawing residents from other states. The article notes natural increase and migration patterns and predicts improved prospects in the next decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Charles E. Stuart
Virginia
Commonwealth
Old Dominion
Judge’s harsh sentencing sparks courtroom outrage in Kings County
The Kings County court presided by Judge Franklin Taylor sentenced 19 year old Ciro Perrone to 7 1/2 to 15 years for robbery after a jury found him guilty. Perrone’s mother Mary Perrone shouted in court and was held in contempt and jailed for 30 days. The Albany styled opinion condemns the judge as tyrannical and criticizes the contempt ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News Daily Press
Ciro Perrone
Kings County Court
New York
Franklin Taylor
Mary Perrone
Associated Press
Taylor
Local Phone Office Buys North Braddock Lot for New Building
The C. P. Telephone Co. plans a modern new building after purchasing a lot on North Braddock beside the A. & P. Market. J. Swimley boasts quinces growing on a fire bush at Brucetown home. Miss Dora Boyd Singhass dies in a two car collision near Berryville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. & P. Telephone Co
North Braddock
J. Swimley
Brucetown
Dora Boyd Singhass
Berryville
Guardsmen spared from Indiantown encampment amid epidemic
Five years ago Virginia and District National Guardsmen will not go to Indiantown Pennsylvania for summer encampment due to an infantile paralysis epidemic. Local authorities arrest five men and seize a 200 gallon still and 1000 gallons of mash in the Green Springs area. Supervisors pay 568.23 in sheep claims from the dog fund, believed to be the largest monthly expenditure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Indiantown
Green Springs
Drought Threatens Nation as Rain Delays Return
Ten years ago farmers nationwide face drought with near famine warned by government experts if rain does not arrive. The Old Kent Street Presbyterian Church is razed by fire, a historic building lost. Mrs Kenneth Henry, newly married, hosts a shower organized by Miss Ruth Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent Street Presbyterian
Kenneth Henry
Ruth Jones
Rattlesnakes Found During Berry-Picking at North Mt
Twenty five years ago E. P. Creswell and several children discovered a den of rattlesnakes on North Mountain while gathering berries. Creswell killed twelve large snakes. Other dispatches describe Petrograd as the next objective of German and Austrian forces on the Eastern front with rear guards clearing Warsaw and Poland. W. M. Atkinson's Jack Hanover won the Berryville Horse Show feature race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Creswell
Creswell
Petrograd
Warsaw
Poland
W. M. Atkinson
Jack Hanover
Berryville
Storm Hits County Crops and Gainesboro Plant Burns
Forty years ago a wind and hail storm struck the county causing thousands of dollars in crop damage. The B F De Haven cabinet plant at Gainesboro was destroyed by fire. William Jennings Bryan delivered the acceptance speech as Democratic candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. DeHaven
Gainesboro
William Jennings Bryan
Dentures Can Create Galvanic Battery in Mouth
Dr Everett Lain argues human saliva acts as an electrolyte in mouths with dissimilar metal dentures forming a galvanic battery. He notes metallic tastes nerve soreness and digestive issues, plus possible radio- listening or colored patches. Dr Clendening offers pamphlets for readers at 10 cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Clendening
M. D
Everett Lain
Oklahoma City
NBC Network
Hollander
Clendening
Answers to Questions from The Winchester Evening Star
Reader questions cover topics from the origin of the Sunday newspaper to Roosevelt’s 1940 cake. Answers include Morrill Goddard’s role, goldfish respiration, airline pilot hours, Washington’s Farewell Address, Edison in WWI, telegenic and microgenic terms, Civil Service veteran points, toads in rock, horse domestication, Bible monument, the word news origins, Linus Yale locks, saccharine sweetness, lace-bark tree, Argentina beef vs US, and the “Tis not the whole of life” line, with dates and names where given.
Where could one build a house with four south facing windows
The quiz asks options on a house with windows on all four sides facing south and implies a puzzle about optimal sun exposure, a common trivia prompt from old newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Great Britain
George Washington Bridge
New York City
H. G. Wells
Manhattan Island
United States Postal
George Bernard Shaw
Ireland
England
When we entered the auto but it Mart substitute
The sentence instructs replacing the word than with when after entering the auto. It appears as a guidance note or editorial replacement rule rather than a news item or event.
Impostor actress ties to murder case emerge
In Linda's living room a tense scene unfolds as Sue Ackerman claims Mina Nevins impersonated her sister Clarabell at key moments. The revelation, tied to a studio broadcast and a possible alibi gap, pushes the case toward headquarters and a San Francisco call that unsettles Linda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda
Sarah
Sue Ackerman
Mina Nevins
Miss Nevins
Mina
Miss Ackerman
Sue
Clarabell Ackerman
Clarabell
Hollywood
Linda Avery
Terry
Mr. Barton
The
Law
Regan
Barton
Robert
Rob
Miss Trent
San Francisco
West Point cadet praises Army air corps career choice
Richard V. Travis of Harrisonburg Virginia writes to congressman A Willis Robertson praising his West Point appointment in 1937 and expressing strong belief in a future Air Corps role. He vows military devotion, duty, and resilience to defend liberty won by forefathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard V. Travis
Harrisonburg
Virginia
A. Willis Robertson
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
West Point
Army
Air Corps
Coast Artillery
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Shades of Longfellow
Dr. Clendening
Frederic J. Haskin
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
R. T
Morrill Goddard
B. W.S
President Roosevelt
George Washington
Washington
Thomas Edison
O— Q
Smithsonian Institution
Central Asia
Babylonia
Egypt
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington
Ill
James
Linus Yale
C. Fahlberg
Ira Remsen
John Hopkins University
Jamaica
Argentina
Rory A
James Montgomery
Scott
Alr
Italy
Namib Desert Diamond Area
Southwest
Ee Cope
King Features Syndicate
Earth
U & Paigar Ofer
R.j.scott
Ove Mitten
Hi Himerusic
Chapter
Congress of the
Star
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