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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1942
Page
4
A 1942 Winchester Virginia edition of The Evening Star notes publication details and rates. The page carries a Bible quote from John 1 14 and a subscription notice urging timely delivery and address of irregularities.
Edgar Snow warns the Persian Gulf region near oil fields is the crucial frontline for Allied survival. He argues loss would force fuel for planes to come from the United States and would allow Germany and Japan to control a vast stretch from the Pacific to the Atlantic, threatening China India and Russia.
Reprinted from Washington an editorial faults the Office of Civilian Defense for spending 124000 on publicity while lacking funds for gas masks. It argues government press agents flood the system with mimeographed releases and ignore wire services, calling for internal reform and noting widespread waste across bureaus.
Time advances as Japanese positions remain at Attu and Kiska while the planned Seattle to Alaska road moves from blueprint to reality. Mr. Snow is deemed a close call at best.
A satirical note argues that women facing rubber and girdle shortages will be better off as gasoline and sugar also become scarce. The piece suggests women will walk and skip sweets, concluding they won’t need girdles at all.
Norfolk Virginia Pilot argues price hikes are driven by unnecessary distributor profits and discriminatory wartime taxation. It calls for national pooling of oil distributors and inland waterways to secure minimum gasoline and heating oil supplies nationwide, condemning half measures in responding to the rubber and energy crises.
Fort Des Moines Iowa July 8 Colonel Don C Faith commander of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps Training School said a special detachment of 330 basic auxiliary women will report July 20 along with 440 officer candidates. Recruited only in the Ninth Corps area for speed and occupational selection the group will become the permanent training center detachment and replace about 175 regular army enlisted men later in the war. They will include a band cooks clerical staff chauffeurs mimeograph operators and more earning a basic pay of 21 dollars a month with later allowances.
Dr. J. E. Hatfild, chairman, said Shenandoah has raised $1,000 for the U S O, matching Page county's entire quota in the campaign. no report yet for the county.
Mrs. Ruth Del Mastro saved her husband during a grocery store hold up in Colorado Springs by rushing the assailant with a bottle and butcher knife. The robber, battered and shot at, fled after four wild shots failed to deter her.
Premier Refik Saydam of Turkey died after a heart attack at age 61. He had led the government since January 1939. Dr Faik Buztrak, minister of interior, to serve as acting premier until a new appointment is made.
A tiger escaped from Alexandria zoo near Cairo amid air raid alerts and an advancing enemy force about 70 miles away. Keepers fired shots to stop the animal and ended the threat.
Two years after Miss Elizabeth Kenny of Brisbane introduced her treatment in America, reports from respected clinics say the method yields far better recovery and fewer deformities by avoiding splints and using moist heat followed by gentle muscle movements. Medical experts caution it is not a cure but reduces crippling effects and improves motor function, with several orthopedic surgeons visiting the Kenny clinic to observe results.
The Star invites readers to submit questions of fact or information for free help from the Washington Service Bureau. Sign name and address, do not seek medical or legal advice, and mail to 1013 Thirteenth Street NW Washington DC.
The bill to deter men over 28 from military service is expected to pass the House without a fight. The O Sull ivan Rubber Company signs a one year contract with the American Federation of Labor providing wage increases totaling about $60 000 per annum. Reds claim Hitler's blitz against the Stalin line has been virtually stopped.
Five years ago the Navy resumes its search of Phoenix Islands for Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan as part of ongoing efforts. Fights flare in the suburbs of the ancient Chinese Dragon Capital amid heightened tension and instability reported locally.
Twenty years ago the City Council moved to submit plans and funding measures for extending water and sewer systems to voters. A whiskey runner was seriously wounded escaping through Winchester with 55 gallons of liquor. John F. Birmingham, a retired farmer, died at his son’s home, Mr. and Mrs. William Birmingham.
Twenty five years ago a vast air fleet bombed London as Captain Dughore, a noted British officer active in the war, prepared to deliver a lecture here on World War developments. Food registration cards were set for distribution to city housewives.
Forty years ago a lightning bolt hit a walnut tree in the back yard of Manuel Grim on E Clifford Street, stunning the entire family. A visiting couple from western Frederick County spent the Fourth of July in Winchester and had never seen a railroad train or a brick house.
A quiz page lists ten questions covering Navy E awards college Madame Chiang Kai Shek Diego Suarez seaport Duke of Windsor years religious denominations Russian Baptist Church Book after Jeremiah in English Bible author Zane Grey US states named for Presidents Queen Victoria proclamation head of India CIO president industrial unions leader.
A quiz compilation covers a U S Army Air Force squadron having 12 to 15 planes and a flight of 3 or 4. It cites the Lend Lease era seizure of the Normandie under the law of angary and notes compensation and France negotiations. It also recalls training averages in World War I and biographical notes on Salvation Army leaders and historical figures.
Common error note explains correct use of had in if clauses. It contrasts with the incorrect would have form and provides example sentences to illustrate proper grammar.
London dispatch reports Flight Lieutenant Charles Kuttelwascher, RAF Czech night fighter ace, awarded a bar to his Distinguished Flying Officer medal. Since winning the DFO, he has downed 12 more German bombers, for a total of 22 confirmed victories.
An Allied merchantman reached port after repelling a four engine Japanese bomber over the Bay of Bengal and then withstood five hours of fire from two or more Japanese submarines off the Australian coast before docking at Melbourne on July 8.
Reports say norske and Swedish vessels were torpedoed in the Mozambique Channel. Two other ships, possibly British, were attacked by submarines with unknown results.
Washington dispatch notes British and Axis supply strains in Egypt with raids on Gibraltar routes and air superiority shifts. Nailed as pivotal are Kursk Kharkov moves and Rostov drive, while Norris weighs an independent bid after the August 11 primary amid Roosevelt’s influence and Coffee’s potential Democratic backing.
Charlottesville report summarizes wartime finance views from Thomas C Blaisdell Jr and others at the University of Virginia institute. It notes saving as the key rule, discusses bonds and debt, and outlines panel remarks by Richard M Bissell Jr Thomas H Eliot Orville Poland and Tipton Snavely.
Air Minister C. G. Power announces Canadian army units and Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons are now stationed in Alaska in a statement from Victoria B C dated July 8. The disclosure marks a notable deployment involving Canadian defense forces.
Swiss Telegraph Agency dispatch from Ankara reports 16 people dead at a prefecture headquarters in Ladikie northern Serbia including a provincial governor. Authorities believe Yugoslav patriots set off the explosion.
A Denver clerk wrote beans on a scrap to locate daily receipts at George Green's grocery. The boss later found the $303 missing, suspecting burglars who could read the note among the bean pile.
Charles Hall, who has been mining alone up the Feather River since October 12, returned to Quincy and reported a Sterling discovery. He says America is at war, as noted by his draft board.
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