God Causes the Righteous to Prevail Fight Belief
A church bulletin quotes a biblical verse from Jeremiah 1:39 about God delivering the righteous. The message affirms steadfast faith and divine support amid opposition on a January 6, 1942 date.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1942
Page
4
Federal agencies consider moving offices to the Middle West
Growing space shortages in Washington push federal leaders to decentralize. The Social Security Administration with 27,000 employees moved to Baltimore and the Patent Office is relocating to Richmond. St. Louis and Kansas City are among cities under review for ready buildings and occupancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Middle West
Federal Social Security Agency
Baltimore
Patent
Richmond
St. Louis
Kansas City
Congress
Tin Saving Is Necessary In War Effort
The article notes tin scarcity due to Japanese advances in Malaya and Pacific shipping cuts, urging household and industrial cuts in tin use. The OPM targets half usage by many products and full elimination by March 31, aiming to save 15,000 tons in 1942 for armaments. Normal U S tin use is 100,000 tons yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malaya
United States
Pacific
OPM
Donald M. Nelson
Bolivia
Africa
Horses Return to City Life Amid Delivery Demands
As the rubber market falters, many New York area firms consider using horses for deliveries. A Jersey City horse company official doubts a buggy comeback, while a Gotham dealer notes a department store plans to buy 100 horses for delivery vans. Wagons are scarce, with bakeries, groceries, and laundries seeking old fashioned delivery methods and predicting wagon shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Jersey City Horse Company
Gotham
Horsea
New York Horses Spur Hope Amid Automobile Shortage
The piece notes a drastic drop in equine numbers from 75 000 in 1919 to 7 000 a year ago. It argues shortage of tires and autos could push New Yorkers toward horseback travel in areas lacking subway or bus service. It hints that war may bring hardships for motorists but lift spirits of those nostalgic for old transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Reprint Editorial on Lafayette Naming of Normandie
The United States plans to convert the luxury liner Normandie into a naval auxiliary named Lafayette. The piece notes Lafayette as a symbol of French spirit, contrasts Vichy and Free French loyalties, and questions State Department protests while praising the gesture as fitting recognition of real France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandie
United States
Lafayette
France
Vichy
Marshal Petain
State Department
St. Pierre-Miquelon
Marquis de Lafayette
Petain
Germany
Mr Roosevelt Signs Bill Extending Farm Subsidy Programs
The Baltimore Sun reports President Roosevelt signs a five year extension of the high loan farm commodity program and the self conservation program. Edible peanuts are added as basic crops eligible for loans at 85 percent parity, slipped into the bill during conference after being excluded in floor debate. The president’s protests appear more for the record than a firm stance against the farm bloc.
Reduce Your Speed Save Your Rubber
The article argues a real rubber shortage exists and urges slower driving to save tires. It notes a coming law may require reduced speeds within weeks and warns that slowing now won’t restore wasted rubber. It emphasizes practical restraint over relying on political statements about shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News Daily Press
Ickes
Shadowed balance in New York Civilian Defense row
Henry Fellowes Morgan Jr resigns after eight years as New York City commissioner of public markets following clashes with Mayor La Guardia. The quarrel centers on access to the mayor and the mayoral push to appoint subordinates, hinting the mayor split time between office duties and Civilian Defense leadership, risking friction and resignations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg News
Henry Fellowes Morgan, Jr
New York City
LaGuardia
New York
Office of Civilian Defense
Proposal for a Unified War Procurement Department
Vice President Wallace and Mr Harry Hopkins study a plan to create a central purchasing department for the army navy and allies. Some reports call it a king of Ministry of Supply. The draft system could be influenced by volunteers within the draft with board consent and possible enlistment if ordered by the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wallace
Harry Hopkins
Army
Navy
Ministry of Supply
Rumors on Voluntary Enlistment and Draft Oversight
Debates swirl over continuing voluntary enlistments after the draft and placing the 18 to 65 registration under a committee led by Stimson and McNutt instead of General Hershey. Agencies clash over classification control while a broader rift questions whether industrialists in government aided or impeded production delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stimson
Paul McNutt
Hershey
Ate Sympton
War time procurement chaos called for single authority
The speaker argues that war mobilization should not multiply agencies or duplicate purchasing powers. They warn that no single agency can spend 50 billion efficiently and fault the lack of clear, centralized responsibility to coordinate bureaus and speed wartime work.
Change Paralyzing Draft Reform Proposal
General Crowder warned in 1918 that a new purchasing department would halt forward movement with unproven value. The President and Mr. Stimson echoed the concern urging retention of the old volunteer system but recognizing the draft should place each man where government deems him most needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowder
Stimson
Ambitious Conflictas and the Draft Control Debate
The text examines competing political aims to influence the draft and assigns responsibility for production delays to organizational faults rather than any single class. It calls for simplified structures, clear duties, and removal of ineffective members across groups.
What is free verse in poetry
Free verse is poetry without regular meter or rhyme and often without regular stanzas. It can resemble cadenced prose arranged in verse-like sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bridges
England
First Aid Booklet Offers Quick Help For Emergencies
A 32 page booklet titled First Aid Booklet What To Do In Emergencies provides home and outdoor guidance, kit assembly tips, and a handy index. Price ten cents per copy. Order via The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Washington D C. Enclose ten cents and mail to Washington D C with name address and city state.
What Doctor Should You See for Common Cold
A humorous look at how doctors treat a cold in early medical discourse. It contrasts nose and throat specialists with general practitioners and notes that diagnosis is often uncertain. Modern advice highlights fluids, gargles, inhalations, and mild sedatives, with syrups and tonics given to ease symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
New York
Hartshorn
Dr Clendening pamphlets offer health guidance for readers
Editor notes seven available pamphlets each priced at 10 cents. To obtain a pamphlet, send 16 copies of the publication titles including Reducing and Gaining Speen Peeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clendening
Roosevelt asks armed defense surge at opening of 77th Congress
President Roosevelt calls for a swift armament increase as the 77th Congress opens. The Shenandoah Valley Bank marks its 75th anniversary with a $32,500 display of new bills. Lieut. George Miller departs for Fort Meade Maryland for a month of officer training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Shenandoah Valley Bank
George Miller
Fort Meade
Bankhead opens 75th Congress amid European war talk
Alabama Democrat William B. Bankhead launches the 75th Congress amid European war rumblings and domestic labor strife. C. C. Gough is named head of the South End Fire Co. for the fourth straight year. Ann Tucker McGuire announces engagement to Thomas MacCaulay Booth of London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
Europe
C. C. Gough
South End Fire Co
Ann Tucker McGuire
Thomas MacCaulay Booth
London
Brumback Reelected County Supervisors Chairman
C I Brumback of Stephens City is chosen to lead the County Board of Supervisors for another term. Capt Frank Wray, president of the Berryville and Clarke County Chamber of Commerce, delivers the annual report. The Winchester Concert Band reorganizes with Prof W H McIlwee in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. I. Brumback
Stephens City
County Board of Supervisors
Frank Wray
Berryville
Clarke County
Bride Hurt After buggy Toss in Boyce Virginia
Mrs James Hughes is badly hurt when she is thrown from a buggy near Boyce Virginia. Rumors circulate of a trust company with 500000 capital forming locally. Miss Virginia Marshall Baker hosts a lively dance at her parents home Mr and Mrs Jacob B H Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hughes
Young Boyce
Virginia Marshall Baker
Jacob B H. Baker
Mrs. Boden Nearly Drowned After Horse Buckles Buggy
A nervous horse upsets Mrs. Howard Boden’s buggy on the Opequon near Brucetown, nearly causing her drowning. William Sumption takes over as captain of the Friendshippers after Carson Spillman. Germany claims a breakthrough on the Russian front in the East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Boden
Opequon
Brucetown
William Sumption
Carson Spillman
Friendshippers
Germany
Local notes from Winchester dated forty years ago
Maude Anderson loses control of a spirited animal spilling her from a runabout at Peyton and Braddock streets. Lewis N. Barton named assistant cashier at Farmers and Merchants Bank. Ron T. McGuire to be runner. E. M. Houston named commander of Mulligan Post, Grand Army of the Republic in Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Anderson
Peyton and Braddock Streets
Lewis N. Barton
New Farmers and Merchants Bank
Ron T. McGuire
E. M. Houston
Mulligan Post
Grand Army of the Republic
Winchester
Investigation Into Derailment Near Richmond
Atlantic Coast Line officials announced a formal investigation into the derailment of a New York Florida passenger train near Richmond on Friday night. Early reports blamed a broken rail for six of twelve cars leaving the tracks but officials have not determined the cause. No serious injuries. wrecking crews worked 24 hours to repair the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Jan
Atlantic Coast Line
New York-Florida
Here
Brother Joseph Dutton and His Path to Molokai
An American Civil War veteran, he sought priestly life in the Franciscan and Dominican orders. Influenced by the Ave Maria editor, he learned of Father Damien and joined the Brothers of the Sacred Heart at Molokai, dedicating his life to the leprosy work there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Dutton
Father Damien
Molokai
Brothers of the Sacred Heart
Lepers
Answers To Questions Answers To Questions
A reader can obtain factual answers by writing The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau under director Frederick J. Haskin in Washington D C and enclosing three cents for reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederick J. Haskin
Washington D. C
Washington, D. C
Telegraph and telephone early milestone questions
A quiz of historical trivia covers first telegraph and telephone messages, earl y Salvation Army US start, Angelus Temple dedication, and blood proportion in the human body with simple factual answers. Entities named include Samuel Morse, George Railton, Aimee Semple McPherson, and general references to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
United States
George Railton
England
Angelus Temple
Aimee Semple McPherson
Porches and geography quiz from an old newspaper
A seven item quiz asks about porch types and geographic and political facts including Lone Star State nickname and Pacific Atlantic island locations. Questions cover Kathleen Norris, radio signs, Manila time relation, Army group units, rainbow colors, and off years in politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Star State
Dominion of Canada
Pan American Union
Falkland Islands
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Kathleen Norris
Manila
Phillippine Islands
Curious vs Odd Persons Distinguished by Nature and Look
A curious mind contrasts with an odd or singular person who differs in appearance or traits from ordinary humans. The remark explores how inquiry versus unusual traits shape perceptions of individuality.
Shenandoah County Fair Elects Officers
Shenandoah County Fair Association directors elected Frank M. Fravel as secretary and Eugene C. Geary as treasurer for the coming year. C M Shannon was re elected president. The board adopted resolutions honoring Dr. James H. Smoot and G E Pence Sr. Committees for the 1942 exhibit were appointed. Louisiana had a town named Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Shenandoah County Fair Association
Frank M. Fravel
Eugene C. Geary
Fravel
Geary
C. M. Shannon
Jackson
James H. Smoot
G. E. Pence, Sr
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