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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1941
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star prints with daily except Sunday editions from Winchester Virginia. Advertising rates list classified 2 cents per word with counting head line and 25 cents. Cash must accompany copy.
A brief biblically inspired reflection cites Jeremiah 8 4 urging vigilance against defeat. It emphasizes turning away and not returning to bad paths, urging steadfast faith and repentance.
The article notes that auto plants, except steel, may contribute most to defense. It highlights the Detroit meeting of the Society of Automotive Engineers with speakers from the British purchasing commission and U.S. generals and an admiral. It praises auto firms for rapid production, toolmaking, and improving efficiency as defense demands rise.
English artist Sir Charles Ross argues England should mechanize farming and rely on tractors to maximize food production. He claims the island has about 1,000,000 horses needing 5,000,000 acres. removing them could feed more people and free land for nonfood uses. Ross backs the American mechanization model and operates a 30,000 acre Scottish farm.
The United States gold reserve surpassed 90 billion dollars on January 3 1941 marking a historic peak as the global stockpile concentrates in one nation. Analysts note the vast share of the world’s gold and the rapid growth since 1939 with continued increases through 1940.
The United States holds earmarked gold for foreign accounts totaling 1.8 billion dollars in addition to 22 billion on hand. Against the 22 billion, gold certificates or warehouse receipts in the Federal Reserve System total about 19.75 billion.
Reprinted editorial notes Virginia spent 225.7 million on highways in ten years, mostly from current funds with no debt. About 164.8 million funded primary roads while 19.7 million supported secondary roads. Robertson act loans totaling 3.4 million remain repaid from gasoline taxes as Virginians praise debt‑free road development versus North Carolina’s bond plan.
The 1940 farm outlook shows improvement per state agriculture expert. The Friendship Fire Co bowling team takes League C second half title by flipping from third to first in a single night.
Bruno Hauptman, sentenced to die for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping murder, receives a 30 day reprieve from the New Jersey penitentiary authorities. In other news, a $50,000 estate is left by T. J. Williams, former woolen mill owner who died in December. Miss Elizabeth Virginia Hausenfluck and Mr. Joseph Grover Christian wed by Rev. Dr. E. T. Clark.
Ten years ago stockholders face dim chances to purchase the Arthur Jones Woolen mill after a protective committee negotiates with a bankruptcy trustee John M Steck as the government returns income taxes to pay creditors. Virginia fruit packers told British markets prefer barrels to baskets. Supreme Court of Appeals in Richmond rules private land can be condemned for a national park.
Twenty five years ago James M. Frye a Confederate veteran and well known city gardener dies at his home on South Main Street. A bill is introduced in the General Assembly for a Woman's College at the University of Virginia. Allied forces repulsed on the Eastern front as Italy ends Balkan campaign after Austrian resistance.
Forty years ago Ludden Bowers of Clearbrook possessed a London Twist model gun of ancient make and used it to shoot ten squirrels with four shots. The Reuss Hook and Ladder Company reelects Henry Schneider as captain after its annual election. Robert Doran wins a $100 horse for $1.73 in a Clarke county raffle run by John Lindsey.
The column reviews Pepys eye trouble and the history of spectacles from medieval times to the 1900s noting lenses, Snellen tests, and cataract risks. It cites four main eye problems presbyopia cataract retina vessels macular degeneration and glaucoma with advice to consult an oculist. It mentions Dr Clendening questions and offers pamphlets on health topics.
A compilation of trivia: first Montgomery Ward catalogue was a single sheet 8 by 12 inches. Twilight length varies by latitude with minimal twilight at the equator and prolonged twilight beyond 48.5 degrees. A Haligonian is a Halifax resident. The largest dwarf tree collection is in Hayward California by Toichi Domoto. Reno marriage licenses vastly outnumber divorces in 1940. The Piedmont region spans Virginia North and South Carolina. The U S Secret Service was established in 1865. Farmer Takes a Wife adapts Walter Edmonds novel Rome Haul. Washington to Denver by air about 1500 miles. Backward-firing machine guns exist in Royal Air Force service. Some Australian koalas avoid drinking water. other desert rodents obtain moisture from vegetation. A dollar weighs 485 one-dollar bills. The first dining car Delmonico started in 1868. Middleton Gardens at Charleston cover a seven thousand acre plantation with about forty five acres of gardens.
Up to date dictionary offering 20000 words in common use with supplements on current terms mispronunciations abbreviations foreign phrases and origins. The compact volume suits home office or school and includes a coupon for 25 cents postpaid to receive a copy by mail to Washington D C.
Seven quiz questions cover air mail routes snowflake uniqueness Jayhawkers Tarheels Hawkeyes first capital after the Constitution Kirsten Flagstad burn water President nicknamed Wizard of Kinderhook unicameral state pension for retiring presidents and Gettysburg’s Union commander.
The adjective separate may be pronounced sep-a-rit or sep-a-rate, but never sep-rit. This guidance clarifies common mispronunciations and offers two accepted pronunciations for speakers.
In Chapter Twenty Seven of a melodramatic tale, Mark pressures Cary and Dave to force matings for family sake while Nancy discovers overheard quarrels and a dangerous secret. Kaye rebels against an arranged marriage to Proctor Rand. Nancy hides in fear as a masked revelation looms.
Orval Boyd, a Hale County farmer, was selected for jury duty and traveled 25 miles home overnight. He fractured his leg after stumbling in the barn, was taken to Plainview for treatment, and appeared in court on crutches. The piece also notes inventor H C Booth naming the vacuum cleaner.
A white rock hen from Redwood, Mississippi, rode a sealed lumber car to Brantford, squawking loudly as two eggs frozen solid were found inside. The bird dodged around the railway yards until workers finally corralled her in.
In Loup City Nebraska residents awoke two hours early after the town telephone operator activated the usual 7 A M alarm at 5 A M causing people to rise and search for more sleep.
Most sulfur used in the United States comes from Texas and Louisiana, which supply the majority of the nation’s needs.
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