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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1941
Page
4
The notice outlines advertising charges for Winchester Virginia paper including 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum, display ads with borders due by 9 PM the prior day, and transient rates at 45 cents per inch. It lists memberships and subscription prices with multiple advance payment options and carrier rates.
A brief note recalls ancient Jewish persecution as a recurring theme. It cites Haman’s plot to destroy the Jews in the Persian Empire as described in the biblical book of Esther, highlighting the timeless toll of hatred on targeted communities.
The projection totals about 50 billion dollars in war and defense spending by March 1542. Germany benefits from conquered Europe with 5 billion. Italy's axis contribution appears 2 billion. Britain plans 14.06 billion plus dominions 2.5 billion, while the United States may spend 15.5 billion this year. Taxation shares vary: Britain 42 percent, Canada 79 percent, Germany 47 percent, US 42 percent or less.
The 23 year old second cousin of Nicholas II, exiled in Brittany, hopes to rule Russia if monarchism returns. A former London student and British factory mechanic, Vladimir favors a German victory in World War II as a path to Russia’s collapse and royal restoration. He could not govern well as a Romanov ruler under any regime.
Detroit predicts a 50 percent cut in automobile output with 44 000 dealers and 380 000 workers facing income declines in financing and insurance. Dealers may shift to defense work while repair services rise as cars age. impact will test the broader economy though many dealers may survive in smaller cities.
The Newport News Times-Herald editorial notes that Britain and Russia sign a wartime alliance against a common foe. It argues treaties lose force unless backed by real fighting will and credits Britain with genuine purpose and a break from Hitler’s anti Bolshevik agenda.
The rail transport chief warns against using rail cars for grain storage as a large unsold wheat surplus looms. Government advances have encouraged planting, predicting a five largest U S harvest, with carryovers surpassing 1933 levels and potential impact on wartime Europe’s food supply.
A Lynchburg desk find of small aluminum tax tokens illustrates a call to voluntary aluminum donations for national defense. The piece urges citizens to hand over unused metal items to local committees, arguing this boosts war readiness and could reduce future government requisition.
News from Chicago reports Roosevelt booster chants as the Democratic convention scene unfolds. In other year notes local census counts show Stephens City and Middletown losing 62 residents over a decade.
Ten years ago a memorial plaque was placed in Grace Church to Gen Turner Ashby famed Confederate leader. Wheat in parts of Kansas sells for 25 cents a bushel as farmers leave grain standing in fields. Mrs Grover Seal found a 6 foot black snake on her wood range while cooking breakfast.
Forty years ago John L Whiteman with relatives in Clark county reportedly bought Hackwood, an old Frederick county estate, for 8200 dollars. Mrs Addie Deschon faints upon finding a huge snake in her wardrobe. Charles Broadway Rouss wires to Winchester that he over 5000 dollars to the hospital.
In Indianapolis two fishermen Geo Slick and son-in-law Joseph Stetzel hauled a 14 pound 11 ounce pike after a vacation. The pike had attempted to swallow an 18 inch widow sash weight used to anchor their boat and its own stomach impaled the weight. Inside the pike they found a 10 inch bass.
In Los Angeles on July 17 D. W. Cowan reported two right boot mates missing from a display table in his men s furnishing store. A visitor tried to claim the anchored footwear and police later found the right boots at the visitor s home leading to a suspicion of theft charge.
Johnson argues Patton embodies ideal combat leadership though flawed. He recalls Patton’s Mexican Expedition service with Pershing, his daring reloads, and early tank command at St Mihiel. The piece defends Patton’s drive to lead an army, despite critics.
A veteran recalls Patton staging a bold automobile raid with a small group to trap a band of bribones led by Can delario Cervantes in a large adobe cuartel, cornering them at a hacienda.
Dr. Logan Clendening discusses a ketogenic diet high in fat and low in sugars to induce acidosis for epilepsy. He notes the need to confirm ketone production via urine tests and provides a sample 60 pound child menu. He cautions the diet is taxing and should last no more than a month if seizures abate.
The text recalls General Patton as a striking figure from VMI who joined West Point after a long delay. It notes his intense interest in military history and his talent for writing jingles though he struggled with spelling. He aimed for the prestigious adjutant post but faced resistance from upperclassmen.
A U S officer who served in France embraced a medieval ideal of a versatile athlete. He trained as a swordsman horseman swimmer pistoleer and rifle shot and financed his own bid to compete in Stockholm. He would have won all events except cross country riding due to Swedish rules.
The reader is asked seven questions from a Star page including census population, dry measure quarts per bushel, Roland Hayes identity, location of the Ivory Coast, mirage visibility, USO meaning, and a boxing round query from a Conn Louis fight.
The item discusses common error in pronoun antecedents where a singular noun requires a singular pronoun. An example shows plural possessive or subject pronouns misused as in Let Upil study his every lesson.
Weekly crop report shows most districts advancing with good to excellent corn soybeans cowpeas lespedera and fruit crops in good shape. Eastern areas still lag but improving while excessive rains hinder wheat tobacco and threshing. Pastures strong and livestock healthy though hay shortages noted.
A reader can obtain factual answers by writing Winchester Evening Star Information for Washington DC. Enclose three cents for reply.
A reader question asks about the mother of Winston Churchill and notes she was a native of Rochester New York. The query gathers various trivia items from a mixed reader-page column.
Learn to swim with an authoritative self instruction booklet offering diagrams of strokes and rescue holds. Send ten cents and a coupon to Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau for a copy.
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