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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1942
Page
4
Public notice from The Evening Star Winchester Virginia urges readers to report delivery delays and irregularities. It lists subscription prices and carrier rates, including 1942 figures, and features a Bible quote from John 3 17. The notice appears in a daily Winchester publication and requests timely ad submissions by 9 PM the prior day.
The author argues for postwar occupation by an Allied force with non German teachers guiding German youth. He calls for UN control of Germany’s government until it reaches political maturity and can join world affairs as a peaceful partner. He frames this as education replacing militarism rather than punishment.
The Chattanooga Times reprints commentary noting Churchill’s 1915 farewell speech and urging Americans and Britons to endure adversity. It cites his resignation and calls for perseverance, warning bad news will continue but can spur resolve.
A brief note discusses how negotiations shape the arrangement of topics and terms at the peace table. It highlights the balance of power and the sequence of concessions, with emphasis on procedural pacing and strategic framing by principal actors.
A 35 year old woman, once burdened by obesity, loses 300 pounds in a year and a half under medical supervision. The piece links medical progress in weight loss to broader human evolution through science and improved well being. It notes past triumphs against deadly diseases and imagines curing obesity via medical advances.
Greensboro News questions Tugwell's fate after his hectic Washington and San Juan assignments. The UP reportedly plans to send Tugwell to Washington on official business and perhaps to a new Federal post, amid public doubt over his repeated failures and wartime efficiency goals.
One year ago officials said the Navy was not in combat with Nazis while Nazis claimed Reds lost a million. The Vichy government rejected British armistice terms. Five years ago a heat wave killed 335 nationally as fighting resumed along the Yungting River. Governor Roosevelts tow to continue a vacation voyage drew winds. The local Democratic Committee backed Chicago convention nominees and many merchants joined Dollar Day sales.
A fleet of giant truck-trailer units, approved by the California Railroad Commission, will operate from Los Angeles to Terminal Island within 30 days. Each trailer carries 110 passengers and 70 cars equivalent, with three daily runs to cover shifts. Other firms pursue similar trailers with herringbone seating for 105 passengers and rail-ready options.
Synthetic vitamin K may curb dental caries when added to sugar, gum, or candy. Northwestern University dental and chemistry researchers Fosdick Fancher Calandra report in Science that acidity reduction, not bacteria, explains the preventive effect. They note vitamin K may be removed from sugar cane juice during purification.
A dialogue with Dr Adrian Gibbs tests rival nutrition theories on eggs dairy and vitamins. It notes disputes among authorities including Dr Robert Williams and Dr Frederich Hoelzel, mocks Dr Clendening, and ends with an ad about Clendening pamphlets and cocoa fattening.
The Star's Service Bureau invites readers to send clear questions of fact or information for free answers. Sign name and address, include a three cent stamp, and mail to the Washington Service Bureau at 1013 Thirteenth Street, Washington D. C. No medical or legal advice provided.
The text lists shortages in chemicals such as ammonia butadiene styrene and other rubber chemicals chlorine phenol toluene and glycerine. It notes Lt. Colonel Boyd D Wagner as the first American WWII ace and recounts filibuster history including La Follette’s lengthy 1908 stand. It covers flags in church services fealty to the flag forewords in induction booklets patent fees and sunspot movement.
A twenty year old item notes rail strikes in major railroad hubs slow the nation’s mail service. The Philadelphia Journal of Commerce lauds textile executive H B McCormac. Hilda Harmer weds Harry Mason.
Forty years ago W W Corburn was installed as noble grand of the Madison Lodge of Odd Fellows. Bushrod Pifer and Vance Plum direct mining on Plum’s Frederick county farm where a seven foot coal vein was found beneath the ground.
A set of seven trivia questions covers Aleutian islands Dutch Tarbor the Coral Sea Lexington ship type true false iron horse Trappists ace Rome guard bridge Onondaga tribe Allied powers and largest water body.
A usage tip contrasts archaic whither with modern where. It explains that where asks about location or destination in everyday English, while whither is obsolete except in formal or poetic contexts.
Camp Blanding Florida July 11. First Sgt. Eugene Safford of Belton Texas, famed as one of the toughest infantry top kicks, withdraws a verbal order barring any man he could not lick or whose name he could not pronounce. One man, Pvt. Peter J. Maleucis of Englewood New Jersey, former Yankees pro football player and heavyweight boxer with 23 straight knockouts, breaks the ultimatum.
Virginia Real Estate Association reports deeds recorded totaling $2,102,444 across 399 transfers in five areas. Norfolk, Richmond, Arlington, Roanoke, and Alexandria show activity with deeds and values ranging from $126,720 to $932,359 in this summer period.
A military unit trains away from home and receives a morale boost with a message titled The Stare to lift spirits. Soldiers are urged to stay connected with loved ones through letters and gifts during strenuous drills.
Washington dispatch outlines Hitler’s strategic shift toward German goals with limited Italian and British involvement. Rommel’s advances are deemphasized as Berlin concentrates on forcing an armistice before December 1 and preparing for renewed strikes on Moscow if southern efforts fail. Roosevelt faces sub menace and wartime criticism, while Congress and senators press on production.
Ensign Robert B. Nix of Jamestown Louisiana sketches aboard the warship Lexington after the Coral Sea battle. He plans five paintings for possible display at the Navy museum in Annapolis. Nix studied at LSU and Columbia and has shown works in southern and eastern museums.
Treasury reports on July 9 receipts of 38.00 million dollars and expenditures of 205.49 million. Total debt stands at 77.95 billion, reflecting a daily increase of 42.32 million.
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