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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1941
Page
8
Salisbury report says draft officials in Maryland and other states are directing military service deferments for men needed in volunteer fire units. John McNaulty, president of the Maryland State Volunteer Firemen Association, told county firemen the deferments are not blanket approvals.
A bronze memorial in Worcester Massachusetts states that John Adams taught at the first schoolhouse there from 1755 to 1758. The inscription refers to Adams as the second president of the United States and notes the early context of public service.
The piece discusses lifting the moral embargo on Russia and the prospect of Russia joining the Anglo Allied camp. It notes British resistance to Soviet Communism, a Japanese-American rift, and Moscow’s neutrality while stressing Russia’s potential industrial and military strength and its pivotal role in easing Japanese pressure and aiding a potential European victory.
The Associated Press picks the 1940 All-America squad with Ends Severin of North Carolina and Elrod of Mississippi State, Tackles Chahos of Cornell and Reinhard of California, Guards Suffridge of Tennessee and Alison of Nebraska, Center Gladchuk of Boston College, and Backs Albert of Stanford, Harmon of Michigan, Franck of Minnesota, and Kimbrough of Texas A&M.
Miss Lucille Hamilton of the University of Virginia Hospital urged Virginia nursing graduates to join a nationwide nursing inventory tied to national defense. Virginia offices are in Richmond with Mrs. Jess Wetzel Faris heading the effort for the Virginia Nurses Association.
A jagged health advisory notes kidney and bladder issues causing nighttime awakenings and swelling. It urges timely care and references symptoms like eye puffiness and dizziness, advising readers not to delay seeking treatment.
Fae 67 distributed by King Features Syndicate Inc. presented as a comic or feature in newspapers. The note indicates distribution through King Features with a possible misprint or cataloging entry. No further context or details available in the readable text.
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