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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
10
The Winchester Evening Star prints editor H. F. Byrd Jr as editor and notes its newspaper is entered at the Winchester Virginia post office as second class matter.
A church bulletin on Thursday August 29, 1940 quotes John 9 31 stating God heareth not sinners but hears a worshipper who does His will. The blurb frames a religious message around devotion and obedience.
The piece notes a year of European hostilities ending with a looming attack on England. It cites renewed German air raids, RAF retaliation, a British blockade threat, and Big Bertha batteries along the Channel. It says invasion plans may target the Dutch coast and southeastern lowlands, while Britain remains confident in air and sea dominance.
Holiday safety groups and officials issue warnings as past Labor Day data show 250 deaths from auto accidents in a single weekend. Despite calls to slow, avoid speeding, and drink driving, the death toll and misery threaten again this year with hundreds of drivers at risk.
An excerpt discusses pronunciation and accent for place names Bucovina now Bucovina in North Rumania Chisinau Dobruja also Dobrogea Galati Galatz on the Danube Russia Germany Hungary and Romania names and pronunciations for Danube and its variants in multiple languages.
A compact explainer outlines anglicized and native names for Hungary and Sofia. It presents Hungarian Magyarorszag and the German Ungarn forms, plus Sofia as Sofit or Sofiya, noting pronunciation cues and capital status.
A Staunton News Leader critique argues current U S military education lags in mechanized warfare. It cites West Point Virginia Military Institute The Citadel and Culver as failing to teach modern tactics. The piece warns building a two million man army requires thousands of mechanically skilled officers.
The piece recalls World War I era morale messages from German forces to French troops and Allied signals. It notes Britain’s wartime broadcasts and the claim that the fight would be to the last Briton, while acknowledging French and British resolve. It ends with a tribute to British resolve in defense of France.
George Britt argues in his book The Fifth Fifth Column Is Here that in 1933 the German consulate-general in New York had 33 diplomatic passport holders, now over 100, while trade with Germany is nil due to the British blockade. He notes no passports or immigration and questions the growth of consular staff over seven years, urging inquiry into the record.
Citizens form Independent Hose Co with R. E. Ayler as president to purchase the South End truck amid efforts reflecting prewar tensions as England and Germany exchange notes.
Five years ago Queen Astrid of Belgium died when King Leopold’s car crashed. The Ethiopian emperor, worn by the League of Nations stalemate with Italy, prayed for victory. Mrs. C B Stickley returns from Columbia University summer session with a Master of Arts degree.
Ten years ago the 61st Winchester Fair opened with over 5 000 in attendance. Wheat sells for 86 cents and corn for 97 cents a bushel in Chicago. Winchester gasoline pumps at multiple stations are found to be inaccurate.
Twenty five years ago H D Fuller was named to replace A M Baker on the Handley Board of Trustees after Baker resigned to pursue the treasurer position with the fund. A new offensive on the Western Front aims to reach Paris before year’s end as German advances bolster hopes. Roosevelt attacks Wilson over foreign policy calling the peace with honor plan unsuitable.
Forty years ago W H Crawford was elected president W H Baker secretary and Shirley Carter treasurer of a new Woolen Mill industry in Winchester John C Grove was named manager of the nearby paper box factory in town.
In a column by Dr Logan Clendening the rise of eye conservation in factories is praised. He cites better shop hygiene, exhaust and lighting improvements, and fewer amateur shop oculists. He notes post office studies, fatigue links to eye strain, and calls for caution with poisonous chemicals.
A reader information column lists facts: since 1870s women have about 20 000 patents in the US, 8 to 12 of 700 plus patents go to women weekly. The largest daily double paid in England in 1934. Ellery Queen is the pen name of Frederick Dannay and Manfred Lee. Benjamin Symmes left land and cows for a free school in 1634. Shellac protects copper wire screening. The British Women's Auxiliary Air Force has about 11 000 members with 1 000 flying.
The text notes two famous Whitman poems written on Lincoln's death: O Captain My Captain and When Lilacs Last in the Door Yard Bloom'd. It also lists Q A items about U.S. government terms, Greek myth, film rights, kidnapping cases, and a 1940 FBI case count.
The Star asks seven questions about monuments nations and sports covering topics from whether the Statue of Liberty is a national monument to the location of Soldier Field and the author of Mr Britling Sees It Through.
Guidance on phrasing avoid using too and before past participles. Replace with clearer wording such as too much or very much. Prefer direct descriptors and avoid awkward constructions to improve readability.
A 10 cent booklet titled Home Law Book offers layman friendly explanations of naturalization contracts buying property promissory notes wills missing heirs estates and more. It includes tables on interest rates ages of majority marriage licenses divorce grounds and residence requirements with request to send money to Washington D C for a copy.
Gun Cotton, famed Scotland Yard agent, visits Sleichtner’s Egyptian Ray Baths and notices a tattooed stranger named Pullinger. A striking flame-haired woman greets him by the pool as intrigue unfolds.
Gun tracks a secretive meeting between Pullinger and a red-headed woman at a seaside baths setting. Daphne reappears, quelling Gun’s worries with flirtation as he plans to shadow Pullinger and confront X about the matter, while Prescott may be his best backup if available.
In a scene from a serialized thriller, Gun hires the assassin Coffin Prescott to tail a man named Pullinger. Prescott meets Cotton in a restaurant opposite the baths and is ordered to monitor the suspect’s movements, reporting back by phone. The stake is to uncover where he goes and what he says. To be continued.
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