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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1941
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star dated December 5 1941 announces advertising rates and submission deadlines for classified and display ads. It includes mailing details, office rules, and a Bible verse from Psalm 84 5. The page is edited by H P Byrd Jr and published in Winchester Virginia.
The House approved Congress man Howard Smith’s bill by a near two to one margin. It would bar strikes in defense sectors and require secret ballots, union registration, and a 60 day cooling off period. The plan maintains current shop status during emergencies. Support came from 129 Democrats and 123 Republicans. opposition from 108 Democrats and 2 Republicans.
Massachusetts residents begin funding the state old age pension with a 5 percent tax on meals served to the public costing a dollar or more. Special meal checks will bear the inscription "Massachusetts Old Age Tax 5." The 1941 legislature enacted the levy to increase old age assistance revenue.
Chicago officials filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission on December 3 to raise freight and passenger rates to cover wage hikes. The Fact-Finding Board had said railroads must earn profits under current rates or raise them. The board's estimates rose from 270 million to about 300 million annually, with 1940 Class I net income at 188.9 million and nine‑month 1941 income near 560 million, while wages now near half of operating costs. Passenger fare tax and past fare adjustments are noted amid ongoing revenue shifts.
The text traces railroad rate debates from late 1930s era with general 15 percent freight hikes proposed to raise hundreds of millions in revenue. President Roosevelt warns of trouble and opposes government ownership while urging quick I C C action. The ICC grants selective increases and faces complex decisions. The industry seeks wage cuts but accepts a board’s stance against reductions.
An excerpt from a Times editorial discusses a 1998 press conference quote about amending the Wagner Act. It contrasts English nonpartisan Royal Commissions with U.S. politics, notes the President’s later committee moves, and criticizes rushed, inadequate labor legislation amid wartime crisis. The piece ends by reaffirming the line We are indeed a funny people over here.
Richmond News Leader assesses global sea power comparing Axis and Allied fleets. It notes battleship counts and carrier numbers, highlights range and durability differences, and argues democracies can project force across the seven seas while Axis fleets are coastal.
Dr. Logan Clendening lays out how tuberculosis is hard to detect due to subtle symptoms and social stigma. Early signs include extreme fatigue, afternoon fever, and an unexplained cough, mainly affecting young adults aged twenty to thirty. prompt doctor visits can lead to cures.
In a December report, Hugh S. Johnson notes that the America First Committee, once nonpartisan, has attracted a mix of communists pacifists and others. He objects to speakers whose rhetoric veers into religious or racial intolerance and stresses the group's original aim to avoid overseas war and limit presidential overreach.
A column recounts reluctance to abandon original committee principles while condemning calls to oppose mid term candidates who vote against them. It compares threats to Willkie and warns that any politicization risks American troops. The piece praises the President's conduct in Asia and naval strategy amid rising global danger.
Frederic J. Haskin directs readers to mail questions to the Information Bureau in Washington with a three cent reply fee. The notice explains how to obtain factual answers to queries from the Winchester Evening Star.
A collage of Q and A covers inventors, unions, ships, royalty, music, egg weights, IQ studies, Mount Rainier, King Edward VII, birth toast, and other misc. items. It includes questions about Mussolini, Lum and Abner, spider man?
A published column asserts the paper’s commitment to independent editorial responsibility while acknowledging it hosts an ex-member of America First. The speaker stresses the writer is not a candidate for any pressure group supporting or opposing U S war or non-war policy.
A guide explains that to form possessive plurals add an apostrophe after the s for plural nouns ending in s such as boys hats and the Ladies Home Journal. It notes common patterns and exceptions for spelling and punctuation.
In Glastonbury Connecticut two white mice named Major and Minor were given different diets for two months. Major, fed milk cereal fruit eggs and whole wheat bread, now weighs 268 grams. Minor, fed doughnuts coffee cake and candy, weighs under 100 grams. Teachers say the mice teach behavior and reduce mischief among pupils.
Washington December 4 The Senate has confirmed postmasters including Henry H Dickenson of Lebanon Virginia and Elizabeth B Davies of Manassas Washington.
Dr. E. C. Stuart Jr buys the Conrad residence at Stewart and Boscawen for 8500 dollars. Broadway hosts Tobacco Road now in its eighth year, portraying Georgia sharecroppers.
King Edward informs his cabinet of his determination to wed Mrs Simpson. Pope Pius suffers a light paralysis in both legs at Vatican City. Announcement is made of the engagement of Miss Elizabeth Truitt of Norfolk to Mr Walter H Bosserman Jr of Winchester.
Ten years ago a blaze of burning straw near the main building housing most of the animals threatened the Walter Main circus wintering at the Fairgrounds. A planned raid aimed to confiscate 26 slot machines from restaurants and filling stations around Winchester. Mrs Dorothy Rice hosted the Handley High School Alumni Association event.
Twenty years ago Ireland won independence and becomes a sovereign state as peace hoped to settle the troubled isle. A Danville hotel adds a wireless set for guest music in lobby and dining room. Rudolph Valentino, star of The Sheik, appears in Winchester. the film is screening in New York and Washington.
Twenty five years ago Judge T W Harrison was sworn in as the representative for Virginia's seventh district. Four men were arrested near the area for violating the new state prohibition law by hauling whiskey from Maryland. The Bucharest defense stiffens as Romanian troops halt a German push.
Forty years ago Mt Hebron Cemetery directors plan to begin work on a mortuary chapel at the cemetery entrance with a projected cost of 10 000 dollars. George McFarland age 12 narrowly escapes serious injury when a shotgun he was using for hunting misfires under a heavy load but causes no harm. The Museum of Modern Art in New York showcases an emergency type house for barracks defense housing or beach guests, built from two connected corrugated steel cylinders.
Public information notice offering a ten cent booklet titled Astronomy tells about the earth sun moon stars and planets. It promises authoritative Q and A coverage with over 500 questions and includes indexed illustrations. Order through Information Bureau Washington D C.
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