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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1941
Page
10
A biblical verse urges action before suffering to seek the Lord. It notes Hezekiah or a similar king humble himself before God in distress and seeks divine mercy. The passage emphasizes humility and prayer as responses to hardship.
The speech by Rep James W Wadsworth of New York urged prompt action on the lease-lend program but called for two changes. He proposed a definite aid cap and a time limit on presidential powers and contract execution to protect Congressional purse strings and prerogatives.
The piece argues against banning strikes via law, noting the Thirteenth Amendment bans involuntary servitude but upholds the right to quit. It urges relying on public opinion to curb disruptive sit-down actions and highlights the need to distinguish defense from non-defense industries while avoiding excessive government overreach.
Reprinted editorial lauds Wendell Willkie as a strong humane leader favoring aid to Britain. The writer supports his England visit and anticipates influence back home, but criticizes a sartorial misstep upon arrival in England a tie embroidered with his name Willkie burst open to the British.
The North Carolina Raleigh analysis notes two risks for flue cured tobacco. First foreign markets are cut off, requiring substantial production reductions to avoid a surplus. Second higher yields per acre threaten to keep acreage in other uses even if markets resume.
A World Almanac snapshot shows 29.5 million US homes with radios and 52 million radio sets in use. It notes one car for every four people, 31 million of 45.4 million motor vehicles in the world in 1940, and a rise from 1920 to 1939 in car production and price decline, asking what the figures imply for happiness and national strength.
Dick Crenshaw reels in a 58 pound sailfish during a Palm Beach Florida vacation. The event is reported among year ago notes from the era with other lifestyle and civic items.
President Hoover says the proposed 25 million dollar relief bill in committee form strikes at the roots of American self government. Miss Edna Virginia Adams and Mr. Williams Orndorff are mentioned in relation to the discussion.
Forty years ago the Winchester ministers edited an edition of The Star changing it to an eight column paper with Rev. W. L. Seabrook in charge. The city council met at Rouss Fire hall to discuss sewer rights at their February session. Miss Bessie Morgan of Warren County was critically ill after falling through the ice at the Shenandoah river above Riverton dam.
A reader Q A requests answers to factual questions via the Information Bureau in Washington D C. The exchange covers topics from fly wing speed to Benedict Arnold’s parents and the first cowcatcher. Also includes local letters urging temperance and moral action dated January 18 1941.
Virginia, a leading apple state, faces disrupted exports to Britain due to the war. Local growers seek to shift focus to American markets, highlighting apples as healthy, affordable, and flavorful whether raw or cooked. Emphasizes ripeness adds best flavor and urges Virginians to support local fruit to aid growers and the state.
A reader defends local civics and charity while discussing Sunday amusements liquor sales and support for the war effort. The writer praises Judge Handley for his generous benevolence toward a new school building.
General Weygand refuses De Gaulle’s plea to join Free French action against Italy and Germany. His power rests on a large army and a possible French fleet, balanced by Britain’s shield in the Mediterranean as he weighs whether to aid or oppose Hitler and Britain.
In Winston, chapters on the House of Commons and a growing public push for returning the Elgin Marbles to Greece. Critics link the issue to moral war aims and a possible theatre of amende honorable to Greece, while noting Lord Elgin and the 1816 Greece payment as unresolved points.
Edwin C Hill recalls the Acropolis glory from ancient sculpture to its Christian mosque and modern ruin. He notes neglect and war damage and urges England to return the Elgin Marbles as homage to Pericles era Greece.
A list of quiz prompts asks about fur animals a Coney is. sunlight heat. a storm dirigible over Ohio. the EIB agency. yen currency in Japan. solstice seasons. Washington's Farewell Address addressee. Swamp Fox nickname bearer. citizenship loss via marriage to aliens. and the science of word derivation etymology.
A phrasing note on proper punctuation in lodge inquiries. The guidance suggests rewriting a question to place the descriptor after the name for clarity. The example contrasts awkward original wording with a corrected form.
Eighteen year old Lionel Ellis Cripe, rated a perfect score on a naval enlistment physical, reveals a blue ribbon claiming he won first prize in a Tulsa County Free Fair baby show in 1923. He states he was the most perfect boy between one and two years old.
The column notes 60 degree water compresses on the throat and chest to relieve pain and symptoms, with two ear to ear cloth strips and a top head wrap. It extols counter irritation and cautions that these remedies supplement but do not replace medicine. It also answers a reader about duodenal ulcers, stating diet plus alkalis, and that smoking worsens ulcers.
An expert states that a person with one kidney functions as well as someone with two. Recovery after kidney removal takes about two to three months. Any reasonable job can be done by a one kidney individual. Editor notes Dr Clendening offers seven pamphlets for 10 cents each via mail order.
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