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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1942
Page
4
The Evening Star urges readers to report delays or irregularities in delivery to maintain a perfect system. Advertisements must reach the office by 9 PM the day before publication with transient rates at 45 cents per inch and contract rates available. The paper is published in Winchester Virginia and is a member of AP and Audit Bureau.
The notice outlines subscription pricing by mail or motor route with annual and shorter terms, including zone surcharges and per-copy rates. It lists one year options at four dollars by mail and five fifty by carrier, with six month and shorter terms, plus a weekly single copy price.
The note presents a biblical verse from II Timothy 1 8 about fearlessness and preparedness for good works. It frames a moral focus around power love and discipline in Christian life.
Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones warns the American public faces an inflationary gap larger than ever. He cites $30 billion more income in 1943 than goods available for purchase and urges drastic saving or taxation to curb rising prices. He notes Roosevelt urged a national economic policy on April 29, but Congress has not implemented any of the seven inflation safeguards.
The Roanoke World-News reviews Norris of Nebraska and Glass of Virginia as enduring Senate figures with divergent paths. It notes Glass's shift toward conservatism and federal roles, Norris from tariff conservative to New Deal critic and TVA advocate. At 81, Norris weighs running again as primaries loom and war plant leverage is exercised.
Army Air Forces training schools report a crash rate lower than any year since 1937. Col. 8 R Harris notes only one in twenty students is experienced now, a shift from earlier years, as new pilots face high speed planes and risky stunts.
The speaker stresses shaping the trainee into the kind of fighter pilot required in combat while limiting aggressiveness during training. Post crash investigations involve experts and witnesses, with a report to Colonel Harris. He notes 80 percent of accidents are caused by personnel, reflecting aircraft reliability.
A western bar association asks if surplus young lawyers can serve as daytime lawyers and nighttime war workers. The idea aims to reduce idle officers and provide useful service during wartime while a liberal reader notes gains in solving various problems.
Senator George said oil firms told him government subsidies could cover higher transportation costs to eastern states, ensuring adequate petroleum flow and potentially ending gasoline rationing. A 12 cent per gallon war tax was discussed to fund subsidies, with Treasury approval needed before Senate Finance Committee review.
In Vancouver Kaiser Shipyard records a worker earning 46.15 dollars weekly signs for 37.50 dollars in bonds each week. He explains that military pay would be about 21 dollars a month, leaving 33 dollars, and adds he has a brother on Bataan.
Luise Rainer portrayed Anna Held in the photoplay The Great Ziegfeld. Anna Held died August 13, 1918, leaving no living actor of that role.
An early discussion describes prefrontal lobe surgery and its claimed effects on emotions and behavior. It cites Freeman and Watts of Washington and notes about half of cases show good results, with others fair to failed.
The notice lists seven pamphlets sold at ten cents each with a prepaid return envelope to the editor in care of the paper. Included are titles like Reducing and Gaining and Infant F Disetes.
The Star's Washington Service Bureau offers free factual answers to readers questions. Send inquiries with name and address, including a three cent postage stamp, to 1013 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D C. Medical or legal advice is not provided.
A list details items sought such as centrifugal and electromagnetic guns, air guns, rocket projectiles, hydrocarbon explosives, remote torpedoes, mobile repair gear, lightweight armor, airplane catapults, retarding devices, mines, tanks, searchlights, anti-aircraft guns, small arms, field floodlights, gun and bomb sights. Also covers a WWI bonus, silk stocking preservative, J N Larned, salt water distillation, electric furnaces, rainbow ice cubes, and The Jazz Singer premiere.
The column recaps events across years with notes on WW II era claims of German seizures in Russia, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate praising the Navy, and Gen. Marshall urging extended draft service. It also references Senate delays, Spanish War losses, and Roosevelt era political notes.
US Geological Survey reports profitable cavern business in the lower Shenandoah Valley. State crops show notable progress last month. President Harding may call troops to quell coal strike unrest. Twenty five years ago American transport sailing to France sank a German submarine in the Atlantic. Army official urges full fitness before deployment. Draft preparations underway with ten states still unorganized.
Forty years ago Fannie Walters and Edith Gibson tie in the school board vote for a vacancy on the high school faculty. Two colored men are apprehended in the act of robbing the Gearing and Shiner saloon on East Piccadilly Street.
The page lists seven trivia prompts touching wartime leaders, film voice, wartime declarations, Native names, unit conversions, cooking, astronomy, state capitals, wording twist on prawns, and mushroom growing conditions.
Advice warns against vague phrases in writing and programming. It favors explicit actions and modern guidance on how to phrase intent.
Relatives and lifelong friends gathered at Mount Hebron to say goodbye to Mrs. Little a beloved figure in Winchester Virginia. Born Annie Conrad she recalled an aristocratic past yet lived in the present pursuing gardening and flower work. She helped create a sanctuary for wild flowers and bird life in Norfolk and left a lasting monument to her community.
The article argues Nazi advances on the Don and Voronezh sectors are limited by supply routes and river barriers. It notes potential threats to Timoshenko’s forces, the risk to the Caucasus oil path, and that decisive gains may not end the war, urging cautious interpretation of latest developments.
Private Edward J. Leonski, a former New York grocery clerk, was convicted by a U S military court in Melbourne of the slayings of three women Miss Gladys Hoskins Mrs Ivy Violet McLeod and Mrs Pauline Thompson and sentenced to death by hanging. The verdict came after a five day trial with confessions entered into evidence.
A quirky Australian recipe blends beer with cream and pepper for a savory drink. The unusual mix attracts curiosity and sparks debate over taste and tradition.
Moscow reports July 17 that the State Defense Committee ordered wound stripes for Red Army men. Dark red for minor wounds and sold silk for major wounds will be worn over the right breast.
Cumberland reports a war bond rally where Screen Star senate Young leads about 5,000 attendees. Virginia Lee Halterman, age 10, asks how long she saved for an $18.75 bond and says she has not saved it but won it in a bingo game.
The Star Classifieds list seeks help wanted items and job notices. Readable entries include positions, organizations, and locations with brief job requirements and contact directions.
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