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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1941
Page
9
Joseph C. Doakes argues that taxes touch every daily expense from home to utilities to automobiles. He estimates annual tax drains on gas, electricity, insurance, and vehicle ownership and urges informed public budgeting without overhauling government.
In a sharp Senate speech Clark denounces the measure as abdication of Congress and an autocratic shift in defense policy. He argues the bill enables arming and aiding foreign powers at American expense and risks binding the U.S. to global alliances without Senate consent.
Final rites for Franklin Grove and his brother W D Grove will be held tomorrow. The Rev T M Swann of Braddock Street Methodist Church the Rev C A Honeycutt of Grace Lutheran Church and the Rev E T Bruch will officiate. Pallbearers include Peepee and Brill with burial at Hebron Cemetery.
A stream of Treasury data and citizen rhetoric argues for clear, plain budgeting. The speaker targets taxes, defense spending, and hidden promises, urging voters to demand straightforward figures and accountability before casting ballots.
Rome reports a Virginia Facist editor claims the Turkish Bulgarian non aggression pact clarifies Balkan ties and respects independence. He ties it to Britain’s military withdrawal from Romania and suggests Italy may view the pact positively if it spurs peaceful Turkey Bulgaria relations.
Richmond Indiana February 18 police forced their way through striking members of the Farm Equipment Workers Organizing Committee CIO as they escorted 200 workers into the International Harvester plant. A tear gas shell was exploded but police chief said it was an accident. Extra police were stationed after disorders were reported on the picket line.
Ste. D. Robinson, 455 N. Lou street, is a first year student in the intensive power laundry cooperative course at the Ohio Mechanics Institute in Cincinnati. The two year program covers all technical phases of modern professional laundering. Ohio Mechanics Institute and Joliet are noted as leading schools. Volunteers of America is a philanthropic organization founded in 1896 providing lodgings meals and transport for the needy and operates health camps and a relief league for parolees.
Market notes from Baltimore and Philadelphia show unchanged produce and dull poultry, mixed butter quotes, and varied cattle and hog prices. Chicago reports firmer hogs, strong cattle, and tight sheep, with higher quotes for fat lambs and select steers.
The Canadian legation reported today that a second notice has been issued advising Canadian citizens who can leave Japan to do so. The alert emphasizes expediting departures amid evolving conditions in Tokyo and surrounding areas.
A communique says bombs were dropped on the Suez canal area near Pegsse Egypt on the 18th but there were no damages or casualties reported. No injuries or damage were noted despite the air raid.
Stock market opens sluggish with selective gains. Key quotes show Alcoa 145 3 4, American Can 1 8, American Radiator 1 4, Anaconda 1 4, Bethlehem 76 7 8, Chrysler 65 1 8, General Electric 31 1 8, General Motors 41 5 8, Union Pacific 77, U S Steel 57 3 4, Western Union 19 1 2, Woolworth 30 1 8.
Wheat futures rallied from five month lows with May at 79 and July near 79 to 1 4, corn and soybeans also firming. Cash grain prices show No 1 hard wheat at 85 and corn in the 61 to 63 1 4 range, with other grades cited in Baltimore and Winchester markets.
The National Labor Relations Board accuses Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. of Wagner Act violations connected to the four year old little steel strike. The CIC organizing committee is pursuing the case as it moves through the legal channel.
The line Whatever brawls disturb the street there should be peace at home is cited as a line from Isaac Watts s Love Between Brothers and Sisters attributed to T J B A in a query about the source.
Italian news agency Stefani reports from Asmara about a native Ethiopian army siege organized by enemies of Haile Selassie. The item notes a Rome date of February 18 and describes Italian Eritrea forces in the context of the regional conflict.
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