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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1940
Page
4
A religious verse from Psalms 27 1 is cited for emphasis on divine protection when earthly parents abandon. The line frames faith as a guiding response to abandonment and invites devotional reflection.
The Census Bureau lists 25 biggest U S cities with two newcomers Houston and Denver replacing Jersey City and Portland. Gains dominate as Washington posts the largest rise of 362,700 and Denver 10,670 with Houston 32 1 percent. Newark shows a loss of 3 2 percent.
The piece contrasts France and the United States, noting pre war France had 60 daily papers and 12 weeklies now about 15 dailies and 4 weeklies, with dailies mostly two pages. In the United States there are 2,000 dailies and 6,500 weeklies, arguing more news avenues and critical analysis reduce democracy risk.
The San Francisco presses publish reader letters arguing they were never counted in the 1940 census and that authorities show little remedy. New Providence New Jersey reports a county error where enumerators missed 553 residents and three streets, casting doubt on census accuracy nationwide.
The article describes intensifying air attacks by Hitler on England, despite Nazi losses, and suggests a possible blitz and invasion attempt. Observers note British resilience and the likelihood that continued defense could thwart any such invasion plan. Censorship clouds casualty reports, with both sides claiming four to one losses, yet the distant view credits British defense.
The report notes heavy German air raids on England with expected censorship. It cites British bombing actions against Germany and occupied territories, including Italy, and claims Britain’s aircraft production has caught up with Germany’s.
Reprinted editorial recounts Raymond Douglas of New York who challenged the New York Central Railroad after a drawbridge blocked his reconditioned boat Dottie. After he notified the War Department, the drawbridge was opened and his family could sail. The piece extols individual rights and government response.
The Baltimore Evening Sun argues English lacks an unmarried male honorific. It suggests MK as a label for an Unmarried Male parallel to Mr and Miss, noting Mr denotes master and Miss signals single status.
Dr. William P. McGuire becomes associated with his father at his offices here. A Chamber of Commerce survey shows 25 percent of tourist traffic is diverted by highway signs near Washington and Warren ton. The council will install its own signs. The council votes to ban hog raising in the city after January 1.
Five years ago Virginia guardsmen, blocked from Pennsylvania drills by polio, head to an old Virginia Beach camp as English statesmen warn that an Italian Ethiopian war could signal a new world war. Tucker McGuire defeats Mary Hyde to win the women’s tennis title at the Golf Club.
Anger over the dropping of two trains on the Northern Virginia branch of the Norfolk and Western line stirs local reaction. The notice also reports the engagement and impending marriage of Miss Mildred Gray Cooley to Mr. A Stratton Hataimack in Reliance. The Winchester Horticulture Society receives a non profit charter from the State Corporation Commission.
Twenty five years ago Sheriff George Levi is appointed postmaster at Berryville to succeed the late Ben F Foley a New York police figure. The piece notes attempts to round up gangsters as two officers are murdered. Russia retreats after a German pincher near Warsaw. German forces press toward Petrograd about 275 miles away.
A brief note reflecting on events from four decades past with no available Star newspaper copy for the date. The item signals a retrospective glimpse into historical moments and local happenings from forty years ago.
Dr Don Carlos Peete of Kansas City leads the column on heart disease in middle age. The piece discusses coronary circulation, aging arterial changes, and how stress and worry influence blood pressure. It notes lifestyle advice, mortality trends, and offers seven pamphlets for readers.
Reader questions cover topics from geography and history to science and biographies. Facts include Nassau capital details, the origin of French leave, Winston Churchill connections, Civilian Conservation Corps dates, dirigible hangar costs, elephant birth weight, Johnson patriots remark, animal dew claws, radium heat output, Shenandoah crash date, KneeHit teaching license, and golden age of carillon music.
A 32 page booklet offers practical, government sourced guidance on feeding housing training exercise breeding and minor ailments for all kinds of pets. Readers are urged to order by sending ten cents and their name address and city to the Information Bureau directed by Frederick J. Haskin in Washington D C.
Seven test prompts cover amendments temperance Greek letters temples architecture power costs global politics and engineering. Topics include the repeal amendment the first Greek letter Diana temple location manuscripts abbreviation power unit canal costs world figures and a motion to close debate.
A style note argues against using phrases like I went only that far and suggests rephrasing to so far. The guidance aims to improve adverb placement and clarity, though examples may blur distinctions between emphasis and precision in reporting.
Linda, planning a new life after Robert Barton leaves for the South America mission, discovers his note stating he will be away and that he regrets Mina Nevins’ wrath. She considers moving to a women’s club and seeks to hear his voice one last time, dialing his club number.
A vesper service at 6 30 Sunday evening will be held on the lawn of Mrs Ella Emmert. Members of Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church invite all. Theme is The Fingerprints of God in Nature with hymns prayers readings and Joyce Kilmer Trees.
A girl delivered a note to Captain Arthur B. Walker at the Sixteenth Avenue fire station saying a stove was on fire at the bottom. Firemen responded with a engine and put out the blaze which had spread to the floor beneath the range. They advised using the telephone next time.
A fragment lists special music and hymns including The Lily of the Valley The Day is Dying in the West and The Lilies of the Field The Day is Dying in the West appears with a Benediction reference in this partial church service page item
The Old Stone Church on Green Spring hosts its annual reunion tomorrow. Rev L G Bridgers of Winchester United Brethren Church will deliver a message during the afternoon service around two o clock. The public is invited to attend.
In Felipe Santiago village, Mexico state, about 200 armed peasants raided yesterday, killing fourteen and wounding at least forty. Houses burned, cattle stolen, village left in ruins as troops pursued the raiders into the hills.
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