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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1941
Page
4
A reflective note quotes Ruth 1 16 emphasizing family loyalty and steadfast following, presenting a devotional tone for the season. The piece frames loyalty as a social bond linking households and communities during the December 22, 1941 period.
The United States leads with 16 battleships, Britain has 14, and Japan 11. US ships include North Carolina to Oklahoma. British list names Duke of York to Renown. Japanese ships feature Yamato to Kongo. Losses: US one battleship, Royal Oak, Hood, Repulse, Prince of Wales for Britain, Ha Tuna for Japan. Carrier counts: US 7, Britain 6, Japan 8. Cruisers: US 37, Britain 60, Japan 46. Destroyers: US 169, Britain 200, Japan 125. Submarines: US 113, Britain 68, Japan 71. Tonnage afloat: US 1.4 million, Britain 1.3 million, Japan 1.1 million.
The article outlines wartime censorship powers in 1914 and references earlier acts. It notes the President’s broad authority to censor communications with foreign lands, and that within the United States censorship is voluntary but open to penalties under anti-sedition laws. It cites the War Powers Act and Trading with the Enemy Act, plus historic proposals to restrict military information during wartime.
The passage notes opposition to a censorship provision as likely aiding enemies, with the House voting to delete it and the Senate restoring it, only for the House to stand firm. World War I style domestic censorship ended up voluntary under the Public Information Committee chaired by George Creel, focusing on publicity.
Dispatches warn typhus grips Ukrainian occupied areas and Poland with reach to the Baltic states. Reports describe school closings and epidemics, with contagion risk to German troops absent sanitation. Warsaw ghetto sees hundreds of funerals daily, underscoring need for inoculation and hygiene measures to prevent spread to the United States.
The Richmond News Leader urges strict tire conservation amid wartime rationing. It explains that civilian tire supplies will be cut to about one fifth, with essential industry trucks ahead and private cars delayed. Five practical tips for extending tire life are provided.
Newport News Times-Herald urges readers to avoid public talk on troop, ship, or defense plant movements. It warns rumors travel far and advises questioning unsourced chatter, then not repeating it to prevent aiding enemies and to focus on work.
Dr. Logan Clendening discusses a 1941 Year Book review showing pneumonia mortality around 6 percent across clinics, with declines linked to earlier serum treatment and sulfonamides. He notes social status and nutrition affect outcomes, cites a clinic with no deaths in 1940–41, and contrasts with 1905 mortality of 20–40 percent.
Hugh S. Johnson argues weeks before war began that token bombings would mainly sow panic, divert critical steel and anti-aircraft resources, and urges expert civilian defense mobilization rather than amateur investigations. He contrasts 1941 with 1918 and warns against sensationalism guiding public fear.
A wartime reminiscence reports Japanese planes over the California coast from both north and south. Carrier and possible Baja bases are cited, with flares dropped and public fear rising. Civil defense officials allegedly spread confusion through conflicting orders, prompting calls for unified military directives and calmer press coverage. The President’s speech is praised.
An eyewitness recalls a man shouting during a blackout that thousands of Japanese planes were over Pasadena heading to Los Angeles. An army officer and a cop arrested him. the newsstand owner said he was not an employee and had never seen him before. Authorities view it as Hitlerian psychological warfare.
A newborn blue whale is larger than a full grown elephant. It measures about 25 feet in length and weighs about 8 tons. It grows to around 60 feet in its first year while still nursing.
A reader can get the answer to any question of fact by writing The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington D C. Enclose three cents for reply.
Questions and historical answers cover the Nazi oath sworn by German officers to Adolf Hitler, early fingerprinting usage in US government, designers of the Singer building, dental care statistics, Chicago Auditorium Theatre opening, Parnell’s US visit, Albany Regency as the first political machine, Mount Rushmore funding, hostess guest etiquette, soybeans vitamins, Labrador etymology, and Hieronyme Henry’s hair and eye color.
Questions cover Calumet tobacco item Confederate president Kenny Baker Dennis Day stage names governance nobility body organ voluntary motion Supreme Court justices death of Joan of Arc Fahrenheit to Celsius orthology and the Upper and Lower House of Congress naming which is which.
A language guide highlights a common error where both appears as a dependent adjective or as a floating qualifier. It advises correct usage as in a large crowd of both men and women and warns against saying both of men and women.
Quinn Anderson and Franklin Couch set up Seattle’s first schoolboy air raid lookout post in a tree house. News of aerial bombardment in Hawaii prompted a hasty remodeling with field glasses and wall silhouettes of enemy planes.
Noting the Elks Lodge in Bedford Indiana displayed a Christmas evergreen, burglars hid behind the tree and smashed the door glass to steal $50 from the cash register. The incident occurred as the lodge prepared for holiday spirit.
Federal Communications Authority arrests two men for live tips during Charles Town race coverage. Hal Kemp, famed orchestra leader, dies of pneumonia in California. Bill Williams, 18, of Boyce High, severely injured in a nonfatal school fire escape incident.
Five years ago stamp sales and mail volume reached new highs at the local post office. Councilmen adopt next year’s budget with a tax rate of 1.20. The American wife of Gen Chiang Kai Shek, kidnapped by a rival general, flies to join him.
Ten years ago crowds of prisoners filled the local jail forcing overflow to Harrisonburg. Dr W D Cameron a noted Clarke County veterinary dies while treating a horse. A Piggly Wiggly adds to Winchester’s growing list of modern stores.
Twenty years ago the weather man predicted rain or snow for Christmas. A new Handley School foundation began last July and was completed at a cost of $60,000.
President Wilson favors peace but will not tolerate insults from belligerents. In Charles Town, Miss Hettie Kater and Mr Walter Janney marry. In Waynesboro PA, John A Nicodemus, a wealthy county fruit grower who recently died, leaves a will requesting burial under a white oak tree in his family cemetery.
Forty years ago Fred Nurton and Holmes Sherman are stranded one night in the estock section after pranksters uncoupled buggy shafts as their horse bolts happened during a debate. C M Rosenberger speaks on Why I Am A Farmer at the Mutual Farmers Club of Frederick County meeting.
An advertisement promotes Uncle Sam's Almanac 1942 as a compact information source without advertising or propaganda. It promises daily usefulness, family value, and timely features, available by sending 10 cents and the reader’s address to The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington.
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