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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1942
Page
4
The Evening Star in Winchester Virginia notes delivery tips and advertising deadlines. It lists subscription prices by motor route and carrier options, with annual and short-term terms.
A devotional line from the July 15 1942 issue quotes John 14 27 urging readers to find peace through divine companionship. The brief note emphasizes keeping faith to avoid fear and trouble in daily life.
The piece discusses oil supplies and strategic stakes in 1940 including Baku's oil, potential German shipments, and British and Russian actions. It notes the Inter Allied Command in London preparing Europe for air campaigns and hints at a more active U S role in a coming autumn, with multiple surprises anticipated.
The editorial lauds Elmer Davis for guiding the Office of War Information toward transparency without compromising national security. Davis pushes for public access to trial progress and clarifies OWI’s role as pro press rather than a censorship arm, aligning with newspaper interests.
A historical wartime statement praising Chinese resistance against Japan. It notes five years of guerilla fighting, heavy casualties, and the invincible spirit of Chinese people. It urges continued Allied support with more planes and guns to sustain morale and prevent a Chinese conquest that would worsen the war.
A cautious note imagines a German advance to Cauca sus oil and predicts a comprehensive scorched earth program. The plan would involve multiple nations dismantling and destroying oil facilities, not just a single country.
In Wadesboro North Carolina during a 90 day Army maneuver the Sixth Army Corps conducts modern armored drills. Red and Blue forces rehearse deployment, flank collapse, and frontline tactics as generals mingle with troops and prisoners receive water.
In Oklahoma City July 15 Josh Lee 50 year old senator and reform champion won the Democratic renomination after defeating nine opponents led by 72 year old former governor W H Murray in unofficial returns. In 2112 of 3674 precincts Lee had 96753 Busby 46868 and Murray 19821. Republican nominee for governor emerged as W B Pine while Kerr led over Gomer Smith in the Democratic gubernatorial race.
Roosevelt requests daylight saving time for national defense as Russia claims German defeats. A heated fight grows over proposed draft legislation to retain draftees for use abroad amid looming military needs.
A north wind cools a severe heat wave along the Atlantic Seaboard. Local Democratic Club members unite to promote their ticket in the city. A million dollar fire devastates five blocks of Coney Island, New York’s famed resort.
The Star provides a regular message for service members in training to stay connected with loved ones. The notice outlines how to send letters and stay informed while away from home.
The Star's Washington Service Bureau invites readers to send questions of fact or information for free answers. Sign name and address, include a three cent postage stamp, and mail to 1013 Thirteenth Street, Washington D. C. Medical or legal advice will not be provided.
In the wartime period Senator Swanson faces attacks over his loyalty to President Wilson amid difficult days of the war. A note on market outlook mentions potential good apple prices this season. W Nelson Page is reelected president of the Lewis Knitting Mill.
Twenty five years ago twelve states hinder the nation's draft boards by failing to organize. Republicans plan a state convention in Roanoke. Mr Worthington of this city hears his son Charles is held in a German prison camp.
Forty years ago July weather tops near 100 degrees at Water and Main. Western Frederick county draws attention as several large coal companies from Pennsylvania fund expeditions seeking new veins in the region.
A collection of questions covers the Navy motto Ex scientia tridens, steel wire in car tire beads, A-card gasoline rationing figures for Eastern states, employment preferences under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, iced tea sweetening with corn sirup and orange, attribution of the proverb To understand all is to forgive all, distant Roosevelts relations, and loam soil definitions with sand silt and clay proportions.
Seven test questions cover Axis nations on the Invasion Coast, royal residence, a U S battleship loss at Coral Sea, Captain Cook, horse height, US big game species, Welland Canal location, Supreme Court effectivity, Columbia University president, and amyl acetate odor resembling which fruit.
Dr. Clendening states that enemies spraying germs is not a credible threat. Modern hygiene and Sanitary Corps protections shield civilians and troops. Only limited risk exists from certain germs like histoplasmosis and coccidioides, but these are not sufficiently communicable or widespread to fear.
Clifton Forge daily notes that 500 million pounds of waste cooking fats will be salvaged yearly for rendering into materials for war industries. Loss of territories cuts off half of oil and fat imports, making household fats crucial for paints, varnishes explosives glycerine and medicines. housewives urged to salvage fats from cooking drippings and leftovers for victory.
Guidance on avoiding adverbial use of way. Recommends using prepositions or direct verbs. Advocates clarity by replacing phrases like acts that way with acts in that way. Emphasizes precise phrasing over informal or ambiguous constructions.
A blaze at Midland Boat Works Ontario destroyed two small naval craft and two large buildings, with damage estimated at 500000 dollars. High winds pushed flames toward Midland Shipbuilding Company where two wooden ships were under construction and four more vessels were being finished. Firemen asked for aid from Barrie, Orillia and Elmvale as fires spread to docks and nearby yards.
In Warrenton North Carolina July 15 a lighthearted note says rationing spurred an auto wrecking business mock tale about a cow and a wrecking truck freeing an old car. The piece also notes tobacco’s rank in 1939 Census manufacturing data with values and employment positions.
The article surveys possible Allied steps for a second front in Europe, including Norway, Sweden, Sicily, Libya and a cross channel assault. It notes unofficial talks about Marshall becoming commander and Somervell or Burns in staff roles, stressing the need for unified leadership and rapid, decisive action.
Fine flying weather returned and RAF fighters attacked Nazi installations on French soil across the channel. Several squadrons took to morning operations and strong formations roared over Folkestone from Cap Gris Nez. Overnight raids on Germany were prevented by adverse weather.
Richmond Chamber of Commerce reports cigarette production, the city’s largest industry, rose 20.8 percent in January through June 1942 versus the same period in 1941. Output reached nearly 40 billion units for six months, about seven billion more than 1941, and June alone topped seven billion.
Two aviation cadets at Foster Field promised to dust off a chimney with barrel rofls to announce their visit to two local girls. The girls, daughters of a Lieut. Colonel and a Major, questioned the plan. the cadets admitted it would be noticed, and it was.
In Hawthorne California on July 15 a girlfriend, Helen Self, learns her boyfriend Gunner Michael Son, an air force mechanic with the Royal Norwegian Air Force in Iceland, is away months. Mechanics report a love note on a newly repaired wing reading To my dearest Helen, a dramatic scene unfolds as she arrives breathless at the hangar.
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