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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1942
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists classified rates at 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum, and display ads with borders priced per inch. Mail subscriptions are available at $5.50 for one year, $1.76 for six months, and 90 cents for three months.
A brief note reflects on spiritual guidance from Matthew 6 25 urging priority of life over material things. Published in a 1942 issue, the item offers a devotional tone and religious prompt for readers on the day.
Secretary Stimson approves a plan to expand women in the army via a volunteer auxiliary corps. Studies show women qualify for many roles, easing routine tasks to free men for combat duty. Historical examples from Britain highlight women serving as cooks operators clerks and in camp maintenance. American training demands favor reducing nontraining labor by women.
An unsigned memorandum notes an undercover rumor in the United States claiming the federal government would seize individual bank deposits. It warns the claim has no foundation and warns hoarding currency would not help. The piece cites a $500 million monthly rise in money circulation and an $11 billion total, stressing hoarding harms the economy.
President Roosevelt in his state of the union address urges Congress to approve an extra 56 billion dollars for the fiscal year starting July 1 to mobilize materials and personnel for total war. He argues the enormous armament program will hasten victory for the Allies against Hitler and Japan.
The report says about 800 commercial ships of all types will be completed this year, totaling 7,000,000 tons and costing $1,500,000. In 1943 output will exceed the prewar norm, with forty shipyards in operation now versus a dozen before the war, all driven by vast naval construction.
An editorial argues tire theft endangers motorists and economy, urging harsher penalties and higher police focus. It notes potential garage rents rise and calls tire crime a threat to national wartime conservation efforts.
Dispatch describes typhus spreading as German forces pull back toward Poland and Russia. It attributes the outbreak to Nazi actions in occupied Poland, where starvation and ghettos worsened living conditions, turning victims into carriers of disease as the army retreated.
The Mississippi Supreme Court dismissed contempt charges against Jackson Daily News editor Frederick Sullens after he criticized Judge Barbour over liquor case coverage. The ruling affirmed broad free speech, stating citizens may reasonably critique courts as long as not obstructing justice, reinforcing journalism's role in public accountability.
Washington reports President's state of the union speech praised as inspirational and determined, though readers crave more on military and naval strength, progress in arming troops, and implications for national reserves. The piece notes some reader frustration over perceived omissions.
The piece asserts the President should control war powers without limitation in strategic choices and argues for sending navy, air force, and army to any world area the high command deems needed. It questions sending troops to Great Britain given other areas, and stresses utmost discretion for the commander in chief.
The piece critiques excess war promises and praises the presidents frankness about defeats and hardships ahead. It notes the public has heard grand plans but seen limited action and warns upcoming programs will bring real pain within weeks.
The passage argues that no one will object to necessary unequal sacrifices if explained with care and fairness to individual needs. It criticizes Mr. Ickes and others for headlong oil rationing and suggests publicists overlook the need for thoughtful civilian supply planning.
The writer criticizes rushing to start projects during war, warning that unnecessary dislocations harm morale and unity. While time is short, hasty contracts may waste money and effort and create future problems instead of solving current needs.
The 1942 Household Budget Booklet is completely revised to help families balance income and outgo amid higher living costs. It offers expert guidance on rent food clothing and savings with new material on taxes. Send ten cents postpaid to Information Bureau Washington for a copy.
Independence Missouri report shows patrolman Charles Colovan Jr. delaying milk delivery to take a 12 minute call with his army brother who spent 82 dollars and 50 cents to reassure him. The exchange followed a Pacific bound phone request from a distant contact.
The British press reports ongoing Libyan operations described as a feeler advance into the desert. Phil Hunter is named head of the McIlwee Municipal Band for the coming year. President Roosevelt seeks over 17 billion dollars in an unprecedented peacetime budget.
A Cleveland trolleyman becomes the nation’s first to apply for Social Security benefits upon retirement at 65, receiving 12 cents. France and England urge Germany and Italy to halt the flow of soldiers into the Spanish war. Theodore F. Jakimier of Kern enlists in the United States Navy.
Dr Clendening warns mild throat infections in children can progress to serious laryngotracheitis or spasmodic croup. Diphtheria concerns persist though less common. treatment aims to keep airways open with hot moist inhalations, anti spasmodics, and packs. Modern techniques allow suction of secretions around the larynx, reflecting a shift from historic diphtheria care.
Fire destroys a barn at J. L O Connell's Clearbrook farm after a lantern upset in the feed room starts the blaze. Father Cox leads a 10 000 strong march on Washington demanding food and work from President Hoover. W F Boggs recovers Mrs H Clay deGrange’s Persian cat advertised as lost.
An oil company proceeds with plans to erect a filling station at the corner of Cork and Main despite council wrangling to block it. H.Seal Jr. is reappointed to lead the Reuss volunteer firemen as captain. The American Legion acquires Marshall Baker's Boy Scout building on North Main Street for $20,000 cash.
Virginia residents learn the Virginia National Guard will remain on the Mexican border indefinitely. In related items Kaiser Wilhelm addresses his troops promising to force peace by arms. William B. Cornwell, Ward, and J. B. Russell form a committee to seek federal aid for the Northwestern Grade from the Virginia Good Roads convention.
Announcement notes Miss Louise Henry a noted musical comedy star in Savannah Georgia where she is performing with her road company manager Joseph King. Kinzel named president and Charles Evans to captain the Reuss firemen. Sarah Seiad youngest office holder in the company.
Treasury figures show receipts on Jan 6 totaling 14,235,677.10 while expenditures reach 84,242,293.92, leaving a gross balance of 58,118,133,420.37. The data comes from the Washington Treasury status release dated January 8.
In Pennsylvania Dutch homes two front doors solved guest routing. A guest entered via the back door into a kitchen, then a second door opened into the parlor to avoid embarrassing meals.
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.
The Q and A discusses a draftee's liberty to leave his local draft board jurisdiction with forwarding address, and urges keeping contact with the board. It notes sunken ships being refloated and reused, mentioning Scapa Flow 1919. It cites automobile use for business and pleasure, parachute troop weight limits, origin of strafing from German, and mentions Mayor-Guardia with two children.
A condensed quiz item asks multiple choice style questions. It includes names, geography, and history such as the Emerald Isle country and the Rose Bowl location, plus a question about the U.S. dime symbol fasces and Robert E. Lee's presidency at a university.
A house with no occupants stands vacant while a bottle without content remains empty. The contrast frames absence and stillness in ordinary spaces, inviting reflection on what fills or empties places and objects.
A B-18 bomber crashed into the James River near Langley Field Virginia during a snowstorm killing three Army fliers and injuring four. The dead are Corporal Herald E Decker Private Dusan J Orane ec and Private James B Shannon. Survivors include Major E P Hampton Captain Carl R Russell Aviation Cadet Robert W Wert and Private William E McKinley, all taken to Newport News Hospital with undetermined conditions.
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