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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1941
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists advertising rates and policies including classified and display ad pricing. It notes deadline times for display ads and outlines subscription options with monthly and yearly rates for readers.
The fragment notes a religious inscription citing Isaiah 46 11 about God fulfilling promises, calling a ravenous bird from the east and a man from a far country to execute counsel. Dated Friday January 17 1941. It presents a ceremonial or devotional line rather than a news event.
Analysts say Britain’s chances of victory now sit 55 to 45 in favor, down from 70 to 30 for Germany last June and 55 to 45 for Germany last September. Hitler hesitated at a Channel crossing, faces two fronts with Mussolini fallen, and Russia grows closer to Germany, but strong sea control by Britain and American help could blunt that. Russia remains weak in production and transport, keeping the war largely land locked in disrupted Europe.
James Joyce, who died in Zurich, forged a lasting literary presence through Ulysses and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Finnegans Wake, finished late in life, baffled critics with a self invented language and elusive meaning. His work reshaped twentieth century literature and his name remains central to its history.
The Petersburg Progress-Index editorial questions Mrs. Roosevelts proposal that every young person should spend a year in nation service via work camps. It warns of government overreach, asks who would supervise and what tasks would be done, and notes public resistance and fears of militaristic imitation by other nations.
The Bedford Democrat mocks the phrase no taste to the first kiss. It rhapsodizes about tastes of honey pumpkin pie nectar and cherry blossoms. The piece playfully condemns the editor who coined the line.
George Jones of the safety commission reports Winchester tallies 117 auto accidents in 1939 with three children killed. Winter returns, snow blankets the valley since Christmas. Handley High beats Staunton 33 to 31 in its first game of the season.
Lee Grant celebrates his 29th birthday at Tokes Inn with a surprise party. John Seal Sr. is recovering from pneumonia and confined for several weeks as Senate officials discuss a soldiers bonus bill despite anticipated veto.
The Senate passes a 25 million relief appropriation for the Red Cross while President Hoover opposes using federal funds for relief. In a rural incident eighteen chickens were stolen from the Miller Newlin roost at the Lantz farm overnight. Wheat prices fall about five cents in Chicago trading, closing around 80 cents a bushel.
Twenty five years ago Sarah Zane Fire Co plans a bazaar next week to liquidate debt from purchasing a new hose carriage. The Old Dominion aims to raise funds via the General Assembly to place a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg Park. Robert M. Ward calls on President Wilson to advocate appointment of Andrew Jackson Montague to the Supreme Court.
Forty years ago a report notes a strong possibility the city may assume control of a mile of North Frederick Turnpike. The Sarah Zane Fire Co. bazaar opens with a parade down Main Street to the Hartman building on Piccadilly Street where the event is staged. Miss Laura B. Shiner and Mr. James H. Myers plan marriage soon at the Gearing residence.
In a medical column Dr. Clendening argues teething is a normal process with few health implications. He cautions against blaming illness on teething and urges thorough exams to identify real causes like infections or nutrition. He credits Dr. Caldwell Summers for practical advice on soothing teething.
A 1918 Armistice Day record cites 213 AEF killed in action between midnight and 11 am on November 11. The notes cover origins of six man football, Lincoln bed length, Borabora island, Benjamin Franklin epitaph, and other trivia with brief factual details.
The advertisement promotes a Red Letter Edition of the New Testament with 254 pages, a black flexible cover, and supplementary material including gospel harmony, Lord's Prayer, Bible history, and a section listing biblical named trees waters mountains instruments and birds. Readers can obtain a 4&4 copy for 20 cents plus handling by mailing a coupon from the Information Bureau in The Winchester Evening Star.
A set of seven trivia prompts asks about synthetic fuel in Germany, the largest land animal, Mardi Gras city in the U S, location of the U S Silver Depository, extreme U S points, material strength of tubes, prospector overalls, minimum U S Representative age, Sam Snead’s sport, and a famed Roman general known for Africa and Carthage.
A guide notes the word villain is pronounced vil-in not vil-ain, highlighting common mispronunciations and stressing the standard phonetic form for learners and readers.
In a tense scene Nancy recalls a window sighting and a frightening gaze from Miss Althea as Mark confronts her on a terrace. Jabez suspects the old woman while Cary Essex III’s possible past haunts the household and spurs speculation about hidden scandals.
Easton Md Jan 17 A ban on sale of alcoholic beverages at military training camps is sought by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. The tri county WCTU from Talbot Dorchester and Caroline counties received a request from state president Mrs Bertha Tyson to aid the prohibition for army camps move. She asked members to write the President Senators and Congressmen urging legislation to prohibit sale at training camps.
In Fairview New Jersey on January 17 11 year old Peter Sgambati was critically wounded when a .38 revolver carried by the pupil discharged in a Lincoln School fourth grade classroom. Police said the weapon belonged to the boy’s grandfather and he had borrowed it that morning after parents had confiscated toy guns.
Berlin md January 17 Dr George H Preston state commissioner of mental hygiene says a strong public health program supports mental health. He spoke to Worcester County Public Health Association where Louis G Llewelyn was introduced as the new health officer.
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