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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1940
Page
4
A theologically framed verse from Isaiah 42 4 proclaims a righteous rule that will endure and govern until every land awaits its law. The passage emphasizes steadfastness and universal expectation of justice.
The Defense Advisory Commission led by Edward R. Stettinius Jr is praised for six weeks of work securing raw materials for defense. It notes progress toward independence from foreign sources and asserts airplanes tanks and anti aircraft guns are being produced in volume, signaling readiness for any future aggression once Britain endures its hurdle.
The United States passes the 20 billion dollar gold mark as it weighs a definite policy amid world turmoil. Gold certificates total 17.8 billion in Federal Reserve reserves, 1.8 billion in stabilization funds, and 185 million free in Treasury holdings. The government faces policy choices that could alter banking and monetary structure and hinge on international policy shifts.
The article notes bottlenecks in preparedness, focusing on manufacturing 16 inch guns for land defenses. It states big guns take two to three years to build and, given capacity, could require four to eight years to supply enough for the Navy 70 percent expansion and the Army’s growth plan.
The text argues that resisting selling Britain what it wants can protect US defenses. It notes big guns as a factor and warns against denuding the US in any category to be thoroughly prepared. A political writer criticizes the Republican platform for length, while noting the framers’ reply that most words are meaningless.
Petersburg editors note police are checking tourist camps and hotels for compliance with a new law that requires permanent registers with real names and addresses. Operators failing to comply face up to 500 dollars fine and one year in jail. The piece urges fair treatment of properly run lodgings and supports the law to curb abuses.
The Petersburg Progress Index calls for firms to guarantee jobs for National Guard members during training or wartime. It argues that many workers in communities with guards will be affected and warns past broken promises during WWI erode trust. The piece stresses good faith and promises kept to support enlistment and national defense.
R M Stephenson averages 25 bushels per acre in wheat while Walter Funk records 44.7 bushels per acre in barley. Sgt William G Pingrey Jr earns commendation for an excellent record at Fort Benning Infantry School. Jacob Biedler, about 30, from Shenandoah county, is killed when a threshing machine runs amuck near Dr E W Millers farm.
Funeral services for the late Mrs. Margaret B. Bryant will be conducted tomorrow afternoon by the Rev. S. L. Flickinger. A blast at the city quarry caused a rock weighing about 15 pounds to crash through the dwelling of Morris Shanholtz. Norman Ochs named coach at Handley High School.
Hollywood actress Miss Forest Hope Wall withdraws her $100000 lawsuit against Harry K. Thaw. The matter ends without further litigation.
Advices from Petrograd say German Right repelled by Russians north of Warsaw as Paris reports Kaiser aims to win by October. Local sale of Mrs. John P. Keith’s brick dwelling postponed. Mrs. Frederick W Koehler’s body sent to Sharon Pennsylvania after a fatal crash.
The Star reprints J. J. Cornwell obituary from Romney West Virginia and learns the subject is alive after a letter to the paper. A man thought buried in Jefferson county under a straw stack remains missing after threshing. At Harry W. Dean’s farm chickens lose feathers and die following a lightning strike on a chicken house.
Medical note explains fontanels in the skull, typical closure times, and factors delaying closure such as rickets and cretinism. Includes dietary anecdotes for underweight and a recipe for cucumber soup, plus information on Dr. Clendening’s pamphlets available for ten cents each.
A reader question and answer column covers voting residency Maine, Communist presence in Congress, notable stamp collection value, condolence visits, Benjamin Franklin creed, legless pilot George Copping, books on cowardice, Mary Curley School name, Romanian aviator, Roosevelt messages to Hitler and Mussolini, Mars radio signal, and P T Barnum circus automobile exhibit.
Hudson Bay is in Canada. The question asks to identify the country containing Hudson Bay among options.
editorial note explains that show up is vulgar when used intransitively to mean appear or attend and when used transitively to mean show or expose, warning against improper usage in formal writing.
A Winchester Evening Star information notice advertises a Budget Booklet to help readers manage spending within income and save for a rainy day. Readers enclose ten cents with their request and send to Washington DC.
Linda Avery and Ronald Stafford navigate romance on a luxury voyage while a vanished emerald ring tests loyalties. Robert Barton supports Linda as Mina Nevins, Sarah Markley, and Terry Adams complicate love and suspicion aboard the ship. Linda fears exposure as detectives search cabins and a secret perfume scent links witnesses.
The piece criticizes American relief policy toward aliens and political dissenters. It cites the 1940 41 Relief Act aimed at removing aliens Nazis and Communists from federal relief by July 1. A poll found only four of 1 611 213 admitted such ties, suggesting evasions or voluntary departures from relief rolls.
Petain designates Pierre Laval as vice-president of the new French Council of Ministers. Laval, 57, long acted as policy spokesman and aligned with Mussolini, signaling hopes for lenient peace terms postwar. He, with Weygand and Marquet, forms a triad the aged Petain will rely on amid uncertain days for France.
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