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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1941
Page
4
A biblical verse notes Moses is dead and calls Joshua to lead the people across the Jordan into the land promised by God. The message urges action and continuation of divine tasks.
The editorial warns that renewed hostilities between Peru and Ecuador threaten regional unity and complicate the US role as mediator. It argues a settlement formula is needed to prevent broader tensions, noting the wider pattern of Latin American border disputes and the rise of jealousies akin to Europe.
The Dispatch reports General Archibald Wavell’s transfer from the Near East to India as a surprise and possibly unwelcome to Britain. It notes his Libyan victories were sacrificed for the Greek expedition and suggests political reasons may have driven the decision while offering an alternative view of German advances and their impact on the British position.
The article notes Russia’s historical role as a wheat exporter is limited and that postwar mechanization boosted production. It suggests the famine risk hinges on peasant burdens and foreign exchange needs, with Russia not a major current wheat exporter.
The text notes Russia’s expansion of gold production to secure foreign exchange and suggests Germany’s wheat imports from Russia would primarily be cereal Russia already consumes, potentially lowering living standards in Russia to pitifully low levels.
Reprinted editorial recalls Lt General Ben Lear’s confrontation with a battalion on a Memphis golf course. The incident led to severe punishments and a hard five day march in 97 degree heat, prompting the editors to urge generals in golf attire to stay off courses when troops pass by.
The Roanoke World News outlines how Congress weighs extending the draft and National Guard service beyond one year and allowing their use outside the Western Hemisphere. It notes past votes, proposed amendments, and the 1940 Democratic platform promising no overseas action except within the Americas unless attacked.
T Russell Cather is named president of the Handley Board of Trustees to fill an expired term of Gray Williams who resigned. The Duke of Windsor is named governor of the English islands near our coast, mainly the Bahamas. Germany's ravages against Britain's lifeline of supply have been costly, a survey reveals.
The temperature exceeds 100 for the third day as rain moves over the parched Midwest from the Pacific easing crop fears. Wheat falls 60 cents and corn 7 cents while Mr and Mrs Denver Hewlin of Hayfield announce the birth of a son.
C Fred Barr, Winchester photographer and appleman, is struck and dragged 40 feet by a car at Water and Braddock. Page Ashby, 13, son of a Lewis Cooper farm, is killed when his car is struck by a B&O train at Red Bud crossing. Reverend Louis Tucker plots Grace Church centennial services in Berryville.
Twenty five years ago a bloody Somme battle pushed the British forward while German reserve trenches provided comfort and plenty. An article reprinted from The Packer notes lessons growers drew from a disastrous apple season the prior year. U S Naval experts are barred from visiting the German submarine Deutschland in Baltimore until approved by the German ambassador.
A barn floor collapsed under heavy wheat brought in from fields at the Dr Jonn Lupton farm. Edgar Lemley of Stephens City wore a derby hat that likely saved him serious head injury as bricks slipped from a stone and crib chimney, landing on the hat and breaking their fall.
Berlin reports that in two days of combat over the German held channel coast the RAF lost 50 planes. DNB cites 25 British aircraft shot down today including 21 Spitfires, at the cost of two German planes. Fighting centered on Calais Cherbourg and Le Havre.
Hugh S Johnson discusses the debate over extending service for National Guardsmen and drafted men beyond one year. He urges canvassing volunteer willingness before any law, noting likely public unpopularity and risks of demoralization if discharges rise. He cites patriotism and historical quotes on soldiers wanting to go home.
The text argues that military persuasions can be far stronger than civilian rousing, noting that the men have severed ties to civilian life. If their training worked, they should already exhibit high morale and loyalty to their organizations, with men insisting on their resolve.
Dr. Clendening explains leanness differs from obesity and that lean individuals can gain weight on high caloric diets with proper guidance. He notes adherence challenges but offers a sample vacation diet and tips to tailor nutrition to individual likes, plus reader questions on foot powder safety and eye exposure.
The passage notes repeated short six month to one year enlistments undermined American forces in the Revolution. Washington faced dwindling numbers from New England to New Jersey as troops dispersed after actions at Bunker Hill, Saratoga, and beyond, with overall enlistments peaking near 400,000 but never more than 50,000 serving simultaneously. British forces never exceeded 7,000 in the early phase and grew to 15,000 against Washington's 8,000 when base shifted to New York.
A historical test item list asks about a tongue gift festival racial claims capital cities ad valorem meaning boiling point effects air pressure presidential ancestry Haile Selassie nation divorce procedure IDL direction and Henry George as essayist or inventor.
The note explains that the phrase He did noble is incorrect while nobly should be used. It emphasizes the distinction between the adjective noble and the adverb nobly in describing actions.
The piece condemns repeated short-term enlistments from 1812 through Civil War, argues for extended service and warns against decimating new divisions. It questions who bears responsibility for the recurring mistake and discusses voluntary acceptance of longer terms. It ends with a Q A about grain color.
A letter from Mary A. Robinson and Mildred P. Whitaker of the United Spanish War Veterans Department thanks The Star for publicity and for sending a reporter to gather information, praising Winchester citizens for courtesies received.
A reader is invited to write The Winchester Evening Star Information desk in West Virginia to obtain factual answers by enclosing three cents for a reply. The notice requests readers to address questions to the information desk.
A compilation of trivia with facts on driver age safety from AAA 35 to 55, US government style usage, soap consumption 2.5 billion pounds in 1940, the Infanta Maria Theresa wedding to Louis XIV, the Unknown Soldier at the Capitol in 1921, vitamin 2 discovery by Evans and Bishop in 1922, light plane definition under 80 horsepower, 339 Negro newspapers and periodicals, and coddled egg cooking.
This 32 page booklet titled Common Household Pests offers pest control guidance for ants roaches bedbugs mice flies and mosquitoes. Send ten cents postpaid to Washington DC via The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau director Frederic J Haskin for a copy.
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