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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1940
Page
4
Readers ask on topics from showbread to rock butter and Athenia passengers. Blanche Kelso Bruce is noted as a Mississippi Republican senator, while Monrovia Liberia is named for President Monroe.
During the Civil War Walt Whitman volunteered as an army nurse after his brother was wounded at Fredericksburg. He served in Washington and Virginia until the war’s end. His war writings include Drum Taps Memoranda During the War and letters to the New York Times.
The text notes strict limits of four ounces of bacon and four ounces of butter weekly, with a proviso on sugar allowing marmalade makers three pounds of sugar per two pounds of oranges. This hints at broader rationing policies affecting household cooking and preserves.
An editorial argues for a concrete tax and debt plan as Congress prepares for a 1940 election. It notes divisions within both parties, cautious stances by President and rivals, and a likely evasive approach to fiscal reform amid defense spending pressures.
The list asks seven questions about rivers recognition acid vinegar Ig nace Moscicki medical treatment Pecos river buoyancy naturalization alien military obligation square inches in a square foot buoyancy change from fresh to salt water British island possession off the south coast of China and athlete Al Hostak associated with boxing.
The article notes ongoing U boat and air campaign against Allied and neutral ships, with 128 British and 93 neutral vessels sunk by January 7, while German losses rise only modestly. Allied gains in countering tactics suggest shipping supply would not be strategically harmed if trends persist for years.
Benjamin Franklin born January 17, 1706 shaped history as a hands on participant in social political and cultural developments. His name appears on the Declaration of Independence the Franco-American Alliance Treaty of Peace with Britain and the U S Constitution reflecting enduring honors from America England and France.
A reflection on how liberty lists differ by country with marmalade and pumpkin pie as symbols. It notes Americans would resist benevolent rule over a pie and England’s law dominance, including conscription and rationing thresholds.
In a daring incident at Alcatraz Island San Francisco two prisoners were shot and three others subdued by guards during a violent bid for freedom. Col Jacob Ruppert owner of the New York Yankees dies after a long illness. Andrew Babb wins election as president of the Chanters for the coming year.
Five years ago Winchester dentists approved a plan to donate $600 worth of emergency dental work for needy city and county school children. Mr and Mrs Raymond D Saxe welcomed a daughter. Virginia Sutphin of this city was named superintendent of the Charles Town West Virginia hospital.
Ten years ago Governor Pollard appointed McCall Frazier to succeed James Hayes as Director of the Virginia Motor Vehicle Department. Powell Page was elected president of the Clarke County Horse and Colt Show Association. Illegal outdoor advertising was removed from several main highways across the state.
Twenty five years ago William Massey won the Virginia State Horticulture Society election at its annual session. The General Assembly met in a special session called by Governor Stuart for immediate tax adjustment. John Massie, a Cumberland Valley Railroad detective in Hagerstown, escaped death when shot at by a man riding a freight car. Rheims faced heavy shellfire as France and German actions dominated coverage of World War I.
Forty years ago the annual Sarah Zane bazaar and oyster supper opens with a larger crowd than the table chairman Mrs. Thomas Barr expected. A report of smallpox in several colored families is proven untrue. Rev. E B Jackson preaches on Intemperance from the Market Street Church pulpit.
In a Central Press Association chapter five piece, tension rises at a radio studio as director Delacorte pushes for Myra Noyes and Bill Barber for leads while others like Romany and Baxter clash over casting. Brent Nelson scores an announcer slot and Romany wrestles with a dinner invite.
Romany watches as Delacorte and Lane cast a radio play with Myra Noyes, Baxter, and Brent Nelson. The crew records two scripts, rehearsals run for hours, and Baxter muses on radio drama as a life path while Romany vows to nurture the Brent Nelson connection.
Reports of Sanford experiments show orange juice with vitamin C promotes calcium deposition in bones and teeth. Growth in experimental animals rose 10 percent with orange juice added, and calcium ash increased when orange juice was present even with lower dietary calcium.
This note explains how to rephrase common traits avoiding vague phrases. It emphasizes precise terms like incident instead of generic statements and cautions against casual expressions in daily life descriptions.
The piece explains two main causes of winter skin trouble. Overwashing with luke warm baths and heavy soap in cold weather dries skin, causing cracking. Transition from hot dry indoors to cold outdoors worsens facial skin, while home conditions are viewed as harsher in winter.
Early breast cancer is usually painless and gentle pressure does not cause tenderness. A lump is proven cancer only by biopsy after surgical removal and microscopic examination. Blood tests and breast X rays help diagnosis. pamphlets offered by Dr. Clendening cover diet, digestion, infant feeding and hygiene.
Bowles Lippitt of near Charles Town and member of an old Clarke county family is critically ill at Charles Town General Hospital. Friends and relatives report he was stricken with a serious heart ailment several days ago and moved from home to the hospital. Visitors are not allowed.
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