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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1942
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia provides delivery notices and subscription details. Readers are asked to report delays and irregularities to maintain service. Rates are listed for mail and carrier options with zones and advance payments. The issue date is July 7 1942 and includes a Bible verse.
Reports from neutral Stockholm suggest Berliners feel immune to air raids amid rumors of a gentleman's agreement between Germany and Britain. British raids on other cities are noted, while Berlin remains warned that immunity is wishful thinking and the coming blow will be harder to bear.
The editorial argues the rubber shortage pushes innovation toward synthetic rubber and related materials. Advances include heat resistant raincoats and improved lab glassware like pyrex. It highlights dyes, nylon, rayon, and synthetic rubbers filling gaps in hoses cables gaskets and other uses, promising diverse future rubber types beyond india rubber.
Opinion urges swift executions for eight Nazi saboteurs nabbed on Long Island and Florida shores. The writer argues the death penalty serves as a deterrent against traitors and spies plotting against the United States during wartime.
The speaker urges swift punishment for sabotage operatives trained in Germany and linked to the German American band. He argues effective sabotage could cripple U S war production and calls for execution or other harsh penalties, noting no saboteurs have yet been sentenced to death since the war began.
The article recalls a doughboy tale of a green replacement fleeing from battle, using it to note changing generalship in this war. It cites Major General Lewis Brereton reporting air raids from India, Brigadier General Doolittle leading the Shangri-la to Tokyo raid, and Brigadier Generals Ralph and Scanlon directing raids from Australia. It also mentions Cliffside Field near Amarillo containing large helium reserves and references the Canadian National railway.
Since February 10 1942 about 6000 people have donated 1654 binoculars to the Navy for wartime use. Only 6x30 and 7x50 models from Zeiss or Bausch & Lomb are accepted with donor tags. Donors ship to the Naval Observatory with ownership and serial numbers. the Navy buys for 1 dollar and will return them after hostilities if still in use.
NY report recalls past kindness as air raid wardens take over the back room and children are moved to a vanilla colored bungalow where they receive no food. Police note the risk as many have already eaten. It takes 71 trains with 20 cars each to move an Army division of 15 000 men with gear.
Public notice describes free factual answers from The Star Service Bureau at 1013 Thirteenth Street Washington DC. Readers must send questions with name and address or a three cent stamp. Medical or legal advice cannot be given.
Dr. Clendening argues chronic ill health often stems from faulty body mechanics starting in childhood. The piece outlines posture issues and two exercises: abdominal breathing with head raised seated back alignment, and wall-backed leg lifts with controlled spine alignment to improve spinal posture and relieve pain.
The notice discusses a controversial series of medical booklets and the request for a three-cent stamp in a self addressed envelope. It mentions Dr Clendening and a policy on payments, while urging readers to consider short works on reducing constipation and infant feeding.
A compilation of brief Q A items answering questions on tank weights gold content of the dollar delayed birth certificates Shakespeare phrase Greek to me labor union membership milk and cream weights WPA radio broadcasts and boogie woogie books. The responses cite approximate figures and point readers to official sources or publications.
The wages and hours law prohibits employing children under 16 in industrial establishments that ship products in interstate commerce.
United States naval forces have succeeded British units as the defenders of Iceland. Many local soldiers are with the United States army on maneuvers in Caroline County, Virginia.
Twenty years ago Elhanah LaFollette a Rock Enon Springs Confederate veteran died from a fall at a friend's home. Mr B B Jones imported Kentucky brood mares to develop his Audley stables in Clarke County. Plans moved forward for the Winchester Fair with agriculture and fruit exhibitions as features. Twenty five years ago Lieut Claude R Cammer and others aided Pershing in France. Charles Worthinston of Winchester was a German prisoner of war. Details to follow on July 10 and 11 food registration canvass with nine teams.
Forty years old record notes the Handley trustees purchase the Mesmer property at Piccadilly and Brad dock streets for a proposed Handley Library. The Cumberland Valley Firemen's Association organizes here with W. R. Kline of Martinsburg as first president. The Winchester Horse Show Association forms and plans its first annual show for July 30 and 31.
Read the second page for solutions to seven questions. Topics cover wartime figures, naval command, regimental ranks, congressional reports, citizenship rules, Capone status, Shakespeare, the Hanover monarchs, a screen star's title, and a geography trivia query about a state with a single neighbor.
A language note explains that the pronoun you takes a plural verb form in standard English when referring to the collective you. The guide emphasizes correct agreement as you use you were rather than you was in proper constructions.
In Miami on July 6 a small defense factory faced a labor strike after two workers refused to sign war bond or stamp purchase agreements. Joe Parker of Metal Trades Corporation said the dispute began when one employee could not afford stamps and another showed disinterest. A walkout followed as pickets proclaimed We Won't Work With Slackers, affecting about 20 workers.
Lord Halifax British ambassador to Washington has returned to London with a planned stay of about a month. The foreign office disclosed the trip and said the ambassador flew to the United States and will be here for roughly four weeks.
Washington reports Japan moving to preemptively threaten Russia with a large offensive while fortifying Attu Agattu and Kiska as submarine bases. Analysts deem these holdings unlikely to host airfields but warn of potential disruption to Russian trade and the Kamchatka port.
Price fixer Leon Henderson faced resistance as he admitted the first break in ceilings raising prices on several fruits and vegetables after pressure from farm groups and Senators. Congress refused a subsidy, Henderson sought an alternative, and pressure persisted amid debate over a large revenue bill and looming sales tax plans.
A correction notes the Sugar Land refinery closed for two weeks and will reopen July 6, with warehouses full of refined sugar and shipments to Houston and Galveston. The berry crop suffered from lack of sugar and a neighboring canning plant halted operations.
A Sydney widow, 79, stacks stones in her backyard to throw at the Japs. She jokes she wanted hand grenades but civilians have none, so she will rely on stones in a stocking.
In San Diego Christopher Patrick Coffey arrives for Navy induction at the training station after a brother Patrick Coffey already serves in the Army. The Coffey family has one member in each branch, with another Eskimo reportedly among naval personnel.
A Bangor gasoline station operator paid $15 after a thief’s conscience led a messenger to return two stolen books and a note two years after the theft. While reporting the incident, the owner found another thief had rifled the cash register of $12 in bills and $3 in change. The piece mentions the origin of the word canteen as well.
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