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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1941
Page
14
Classified-2 cents per word minimum 25 cents. Display advertising 9 PM deadline. Transient rate 45 cents per inch. Rates on application. Includes quote from Bible and patriotic lines. December 11 1941. God cannot be bribed quotes and reflections.
A reflection on democracy noting its growth from a vague idea to a robust system enshrined in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. It stresses freedom of the press and worship, the right to free speech, and the tension between liberty and state control, praising adherence to the Bill of Rights as essential to ongoing freedom.
Roosevelt said Turkish defense is vital to U S security and will receive lend-lease aid. Across editorials in Louisville St Louis Norfolk and others the stance is praised as a strategic blow to Germany while questions arise about Turkey's commitments and neutrality. Some papers view the move as boosting Britain and the anti Axis coalition.
Editorials note Turkey moved closer to the democracies only if lease promises convince it to join the Allies. The Detroit Free Press warns assistance remains a gamble with uncertain outcomes. The Buffalo News highlights American factory output as pivotal to the war’s direction.
The Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch notes Secretary Knox’s year end report showing 325 new ships commissioned and 356 in commission in operation, with major gains in battleships carriers cruisers destroyers and submarines. It compares Pacific fleet estimates to Allied forces and argues for greatly increased ship production and faster construction despite prior delays. The editorial stresses firepower and armor advantages and urges unwavering effort to expand the fleet.
The author argues the Japanese attack unites Americans, justifies entering war, and condemns the treachery of the assault. It notes the surprise bombing of Hawaii, the need for clear explanations from defense leaders, and the resolve of a nation now united in response to the aggression.
Dr. Logan Clendening explains that most tuberculosis starts in childhood, largely in lymph nodes rather than lungs, and that adults with active TB often carry a childhood infection. Prevention focuses on school screening and reducing household transmission, with notes on spina bifida and available pamphlets.
Washington remarks by Hugh S. Johnson condemn the President's request for a military plan estimate as overblown rhetoric. He notes the joint army navy effort follows little prior officer experience and minimal combat readiness, calling the debate a show of sound and fury signifying nothing.
A column condemns the disloyal act of leaking documents, states Mr Stimson’s criticism is warranted, and argues the leak lacks military value. It asserts German and American estimates align and recalls a prior November 17 forecast matching official position.
The author argues that true victory requires destroying German land forces, with air and economic power aiding but not replacing ground combat. He notes the Allied plan’s moderation, mentions a “war of the continents” comparison, and references the joint board’s fiscal questions influencing strategy.
The writer argues the plan is not practical financially or economically. He notes an unknown factor that could alter the situation, such as a possible internal collapse in Germany.
Kansas City December 11 Mayor John B. Gage urged citizens to show patriotism by flying the flag. An item in the Kansas City Times classified section offers to provide flagpole ropes and assist in raising flags. The Pitcairn Bible history ends with its 1924 NYPL gift details.
A reader questions column provides brief factual answers on topics from aluminum production compared with Germany to rubber heels in shoes and horse racing. It cites sources such as the US Bureau of Mines, the American Meat Institute, and the 1937 Supreme Court decision on the Social Security Act.
A list of seven trivia items asks for Louisiana parish names, 1916 tank use, September Morn painter, Nicolay’s secretary, the largest living bird, the pope’s selecting body, Paraguay’s capital, Champs Elysees location, Lockley Hall poem author, and Roosevelt’s birthplace Hyde Park or New York City.
The article explains that in American usage we say a before accented aspirates and an before unaccented aspirates such as a hotel and a hero, but an before an hour or an honor due to silent h. It cites pronunciation patterns and traditional rules guiding the indefinite article choice.
The Peninsula Horticultural Society hosts its fifty-fifth annual session in Cambridge with a banquet and dance to honor two governors and university presidents among a long list of scientists and notable horticulturists. The exhibition runs in the armory, drawing about 100 members from Delaware Maryland and Virginia for a three day meeting. Governors Walter Baker and O Conor, former Governor Emerson C Harrington and university leaders Dr Walter Hullihen and Dr H C Maryland University president were expected at the banquet.
A Winchester reader commends The Star for demanding open information from the Common Council. He argues councilors are stewards of the people and must report all governmental affairs clearly, ensuring taxpayers understand actions before approval. The letter pledges broad public support for transparency.
The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau offers UNCLE SAM'S ALMANAC 1942 a 48 page booklet priced at ten cents. Readers are urged to send remittance and a name list for personalized donor identification inside the Christmas gift booklet.
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