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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1940
Page
4
Postwar health drive echoes across nations
The article notes Germanys push to mobilize youth health through temperance education and exercise, while Britain orders wheat germ vitamin fortification in milled flour to curb nutrition and nervous disorders. It observes parallels in the US and Canada and warns that protracted war disrupts economies and risks future penalties despite scientific efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
America
Britain
Germany
American League Race Lacks Class as Contenders Scatter
The author critiques the American League for lack of standout teams as the Yankees slump, the Red Sox show weakness in pitching, the Indians impress in the infield but weak outfield, and the Tigers age, noting fans prefer a crowded stretch with rivals bunched rather than a dominant, flawless team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankees
Red Sox
Cronin
Indians
Tigers
Unity and Resolve Sustain Britain in World War II Struggle
Kerensky arrives in New York from Liverpool and praises Britain’s will to win. He cites England’s unity, workers’ determination, and collective purpose versus France’s fatigue and psychological collapse, arguing Britain can endure any German blow. Britain’s people unite to defend their homeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Britain
England
France
Reprinted Editorials on American and British War Policy
The Richmond Times Dispatch discusses the Manchester Guardian's stance on U S entry into World War I. It notes support for semi neutral aid over active belligerency, urging increased material assistance to Britain without drawing the United States into war or weakening defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Times-Dispatch
The
Manchester Guardian
United States
Guardian
England
Great Britain
Germany
Britain
Pre Marital Test Law Faces Lab Delays Across Virginia
The pre marital blood test law encounters delays as the State Health Department failed to designate enough laboratories. Alexandría Hospital and Washington hospitals were not approved, delaying tests for northern Virginia couples. Specimens now go to Richmond causing week long waits. Approval of Alexandria Hospital before the next survey could ease the bottleneck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Health Department
General Assembly
Alexandria Hospital
State Board of Health
Washington
Virginia
Ruhland
Richmond
General Hospital
Winchester
Woodland couple welcomes son at Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Clyde Campbell of Woodland Avenue receive congratulations on the birth of a son in Memorial Hospital. Claude Elkins a suburban Chicago bowling alley operator wins 10772 dollars and 40 cents on a daily double ticket at Washington Park track near Windy City. H H Hottle is reelected president of League C of the Winchester Bowling Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Campbell
Woodland Avenue
Memorial Hospital
Claude Elkins
Chicago
Washington Park
Windy City
H. H. Hottle
Winchester Bowling Association
Hay Fever Origins and Anaphylaxis in Medical History
An article traces early 20th century experiments on allergy and anaphylaxis led by Richet, noting differences between natural hay fever and experimental anaphylaxis. It discusses sensitization mechanisms, the mystery of cellular reactions, and previews vaccine treatment while mentioning Dr. Clendening and his pamphlets offered by the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Clendening
Logan Clendening
Questions and Answers from The Winchester Evening Star
An information column answers varied reader questions with brief facts. It covers topics from social precedence of officials to the origin of the Dead Sea, birth rates of quintuplets, insect species in North America, Fort Knox leadership, Wendell Willkie's ancestry, 1929 automobile radios, the 1924 Coolidge campaign slogan, state gasoline tax totals, and Pocahontas as Powhatan’s daughter.
Polio Concerns Close Berryville Horse Show
Virginia officials ban children from the Berryville Horse Show amid a polio epidemic. In other international scenes England pledges League action against Italy if Mussolini targets Ethiopia. Alvin Karpis writes J Edgar Hoover threatening harm if not left alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Virginia
England
League of Nations
Italy
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Alvin Karpis
J. Edgar Hoover
Van Lear Black believed drowned off New Jersey coast
Ten years ago the publisher of the Baltimore Sun, Van Lear Black, is believed to have drowned off the New Jersey coast. The Board of Supervisors and a Commerce committee member urged property owners along Valley Avenue to donate strips of land to widen the city approach. The Rev. Dr. John Gibson Beverly, pastor of the Capon Bridge Presbyterian Church, died in Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Lear Black
New Jersey
Baltimore Sun
Board of Supervisors
Amber of Commerce
Valley Avenue
John Gibson Beverly
Presbyterian Church of
Capon
Bridge
Memorial Hospital
The Star Quiz Answers Page 2 Quiz Questions
The item lists seven questions about military logistics moss cultivation art and architecture presidential eligibility Alaska acquisition coin mint locations and the 1928 NY vote plus Cordell Hull origin and soybean use for cattle or humans and the national anthem line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
United States
Alaska
al Smith
President Hoover
New York
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Kentucky
Alabama
Land
Sinking of Arabic and Lusitania grave memorial storm tolls
Twenty five years ago a German submarine sank the White Star liner Arabic near the Lusitania gravesite. Most passengers and crew were saved in lifeboats while Gulf storm damages reached over 62 million dollars and about 100 lives were lost. Miss Daisy M. Carper and John T. Noonan wed and left for Atlantic City and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lusitania
Gulf of Mexico
Daisy M. Carper
John T. Noonan
Atlantic City
New York
Presbyterian leaders hosted by Rev. Sibley on Braddock Street
Forty years ago Rev. Dr. James Graham entertained Presbyterian Church leaders at the residence of Rev. S. B. Sibley on North Braddock Street. Sons of Confederate soldiers gathered to form a military company the City Boys Infantry and County Boys Cavalry. Michael Hassett was injured when entangled in a lead rope from a cow on Sharpe Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Graham
Presbyterian Church
Sibley
North Braddock Street
City Boys Infantry
County Boys Cavalry
Michael Hassett
Sharpe Street
Note on grammar: suspicion vs suspected usage
Guidance on proper past tense and noun usage. Replace awkward phrasing with had a suspicion or suspected to convey belief or doubt without errors.
Divorce Granted After Wife Charged for Gas and Oil
In Dallas District Court a 30-year-old woman testified that her husband kept her paying $5 weekly for room and board. She protested when he billed her for gas and oil used by the family car on errands. Judge Dick Dixon granted the divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Dick Dixon
Officials Qualify In County Towns
Stephens City and Middletown councilmen qualified for terms starting September 1. Clerk Julian Baker administered oath of office in both towns. In Stephens City the qualified officials were W. Lomax Parker mayor S. A. Sargent Joe Clevenger Robert Campbell John W. Hartley David C. Petrie and Hailoes Yeakle. In Middletown the qualified were C. L. Wright S G. Larrick B. E. Rogers T. W. Sperry M. H. Rhodes and G. Wilson Borden. Mayor Fred Larrick was absent as he was in Winchester with a patient relative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
Middletown
Julian Baker
W. Lomax Parker
S. A. Sargent
Joe Clevenger
Robert Campbell
John W. Hartley
David C. Petrie
Hailoes Yeakle
C. L. Wright
S G. Larrick
B. E. Rogers
T. W. Sperry
M. H. Rhodes
G. Wilson Borden
Fred Larrick
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
Common Household Pests booklet offered for ten cents
The coupon offers a 32 page booklet titled Common Household Pests describing how to eradicate ants cockroaches bedbugs mice and other insects. Send ten cents postpaid to Information Bureau The Winchester Evening Star Washington DC with name address street city state and payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Winchester Evening Star
Frederick J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Night by the River and a Miner’s Rescue Bond
Linda watches as the river tunnel rescue ends and Robert Barton exits safe. Billie Anne and Robert rush toward the station as Linda clings to a fading hope and boards a returning train, deciding to leave him forever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pillie Anne
Linda
Robert
Ronald
Billie Anne
Red Cross
Caroline
the An
Robert Barton
Barton
New York
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Paris
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
State Department
Bureau of Animal Industry
George Washington
Spain
Dead Sea
Europe
Christian
Denmark
Haakon
Norway
J. H. A. Guzzani
North America
Fort Knox
Adna R. Chaffee
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J. H A
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Aschersleben
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Prussia
Henrietta
Trishh) Willkie
War Saw
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Automobile Manufacturers Association
Coolidge
Pennene
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R. J. Scott
Arink
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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