Materialism Fails as Proverbs 22:1 Theme Appears
A 1941 note cites Proverbs 22 1 about choosing a good name over riches and gold and flags the idea of humble virtue over material wealth for the day.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1941
Page
4
Aiding The Greeks War Drive Opens In Winchester
A patriotic appeal lauds Greece for its brave, outgunned stand against the Axis and urges Americans to support the Greek War Relief Drive launched in Winchester. The piece praises Greek courage, perseverance and will to remain free, comparing Greece to Finland in resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axis
Winchester
Hoover urges food aid to war-torn Europe in plea
The editorial cites former President Hoover appealing Sunday for relief to Belgium and other nations facing mass starvation amid World War II. It notes he warned nearly 100 million more people are hungry than after the prior war and frames aid as a British decision on blockade success and food requisition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lief
Belgium
Europe
Herbert Hoover
America
Great Britain
Britain
Germany
Mr. Hoover
France
Hitler
Kaiser Wilhelm
Jobs For Those Over 40 Bring Brighter Day For Workers
A State Employment Service report says 17 000 men over 40 were placed in Pennsylvania in the last six months. Defense industry demand short of skilled younger workers has led employers to drop age objections, promising good jobs as plants expand to forge weapons for Uncle Sam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Employment Service
Pennsylvania
Uncle Sam
Turnip Shipping Costs Highlight Farmer Lang’s Philadelphia Loss
A Snow Hill farmer received one cent on two bushels of turnips sold in Philadelphia after freight and handling, prompting questions about Baltimore versus Philadelphia pricing. If shipped by boat with haulage and Baltimore commission fees, Lang could net up to 32 cents per bushel, illustrating market cost differences and potential risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour P. Lang
Snow Hill
Philadelphia
Commission House
Parmer Lang
Associated Press
Lang
Baltimore
Farmer Lang
Value of Journalism Education in Schools
An Aniston Star piece argues journalism teaching in high school and college enhances thinking and writing. It urges early exposure, emphasizes conciseness and active verbs, and notes deadlines sharpen perception and mental rigor despite some viewing it as a sheer newsroom track.
New Dealers for Courts
The president nominates Jerome N Frank to the Court of Appeals, debating whether retiring ardent New Dealers to lifetime federal posts is prudent. Frank’s SEC tenure was a cautious, balanced tenure amid postwar regulation, prompting questions about the breadth of Roosevelt era influence on the judiciary.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Roosevelt
Jerome N. Frank
Securities and Exchange Commission
Senate
Frank
SEC
Wall Street
Securities and Exchange Act
Washington
Jerome Frank
Frankfurter
Douglas
Black
Reed
Murphy
Supreme Court
American Bar Association
Bar Associations
United States District
Circuit Courts of Appeals
Fire Claims Curtis Carrier Family at Farm Near Penn
A fatal fire at the Carrier farm home near Penn destroys the residence killing Mr Curtis Carrier his wife and their young son Robert. County authorities investigate theft of meat from a smokehouse of E L Hamston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Carrier
Oung
Robert
Lecture on Aerial Warfare by Capt Cosmo Hamilton
Capt Cosmo Hamilton an officer who flies for the English to defend London against Zeppelin raids will lecture here on The Romance and Terror of Aerial Warfare. A letter to The Star urges the General Assembly to pass liquor sales only to voters. Erzerum, the great northern Turkish fortress long resisting Russian assaults, is near capitulation to Grand Duke Nicholas's army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmo Hamilton
London
Star
General Assembly
Erzerum
Nicholas
Spain Under Military Dictatorship Reaches Madrid
Ten years ago a military dictatorship settled over Spain as correspondents were censored and soldiers overran Madrid, with Walter H. Boyd among the prominent residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Madrid
Walter H. Boyd
Resi
Fairfax Club Re-elects Patton as President
Mr and Mrs 8 J Swimley host at a Brucetown home party sign as clothing prices rise in line with a national trend. Patton is re elected president of the Fairfax Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Swimley
Brucetown
M Patton
Fairfax Club
Answers To Questions By Frederic J. Haskin
A compilation of fact answers by Frederic J. Haskin from the Washington Information Bureau. It covers origins of phrases, nationality of Sholem Asch, literary works, birth control laws, the Volunteers of America, and other trivia with dates and figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic J. Haskin
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Color and migration tales from Miami Beach shore
A reflective piece by Edwin C. Hill visits Miami Beach to describe vibrant colors in bathing attire and birds. He notes flamingos at Hialeah Park, winter vacationing birds racing waves, and the charm of meadow larks robins and mockers among sunlit skies. The essay blends nature scenes with nostalgia and a Bok nightingale anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Omar
Edward Bok
Quiz pose seven questions from The Star page
reader is asked to answer seven quiz questions about capitals weights minerals Mephistopheles opera rail history speed of sound and light English author Cheshire Cheese bombing congressman baseball bones Doric architecture and related topics across ten items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Massachusetts
Mephistopheles
London
United States
New York
New York Yankees
Comparative and superlative usage in grammar
The guide notes that when comparing two persons or things use more or less. The superlatives are used only for more than two. It emphasizes correct formation in phrases such as the more reliable of the two authorities.
New Working Agreement Reached at Berwick Tank Plant
Berwick Pa Feb 18 a new working contract described as almost a model for the 8 W C C and Berwick foundry plant busy on tanks for the expanding army has been completed. The wage rise of five cents an hour applies factory wide and the pact was approved at a three hour union meeting attended by about 3 000 workers led by Warren E Trivelpiece president of the local union group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berwick
Interesting Facts About The Essential Vitamin C
Dr. Clendening explains vitamin C in foods and its importance to health. The column covers scurvy history, infant nutrition, vitamin P, vitamin D, and how processed foods lack these nutrients with Q and A on hair removal, slow pulse, and pamphlet availability.
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