The Ramparts We Watch in a War-Wary Americas View
The article argues that British naval power protects the Atlantic approach as the U S Pacific fleet bears the burden. It warns that German victory could threaten Britain and force clashes on American shores, while planners debate fleet expansion and the risks of delaying preparations. It also predicts Germany may push for South American bases and promote barter over gold, undermining the U S gold reserve and currency stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Isles
Atlantic
Pacific
Brittania
Oime
Germany
South America
Great Britain
Hitler
United States of America
Debating Surplus Markets and Armament Costs
The piece discusses US crop and manufactured product surpluses, exchange with South American nations, and Germany seeking soil goods. It argues workers’ lower hours and higher pay challenge price competition and suggests armament spending of about forty billion dollars over four to five years to defend liberty and independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Germany
Patriotic Call for Sacrifice to Defend Liberty
A speaker urges heavy taxation and extended labor to fund armed forces. He argues one third of German wealth funded armaments and insists Americans must sacrifices luxuries to finance ramparts defending life liberty and the pursuit of happiness and preserve the nation’s flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Congress
Universal military training backed by 180 educators
A group of 180 educators including Yale and Princeton leaders and Harvard Law School’s dean endorse universal military training. They argue it does not conflict with free institutions and citizens have both duty and rights within democracy. The piece contrasts with Soviet compulsory systems to defend their stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Princeton
Harvard Law School
Russia
Children favor wholesome radio programs over thrillers
A New York City survey of 60 000 pupils in 21 schools shows children prefer programs that challenge imagination and broaden knowledge. They seek nature studies news of Scouts hobbies and cultural fare such as historical plays Bible tales fairy tales travelogues and music. They want mysteries with less shooting and a constructive radio role for education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Shaffer Announces Senate Bid and Local Motorcycle Crash
William R. Shaffer, 23, announces a Republican bid for the State Senate. Kermit Batt of Winchester is slightly injured when his motorcycle overturns on a dirt track near the city. The Interstate Commerce Commission orders higher freight rates for apples north of the Potomac and Ohio to parity local rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Shaffer
State Senate
Kermit Batt
Winchester
City
Interstate Commerce Commission
Potomac
Ohio
Local skeet shooters hunt Texas steer terrorizing Loudoun
Five years ago Tony Renner leads skeet shooters to Loudoun county to kill a steer menaced residents. The animal belongs to W. G. Massie. A comment by Senator Glass provokes a sharp clash with Senator Tom Connally in the Senate chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Renner
Loudoun County
Texas
W. G. Massie
Glass
Tom Connally
Senate
Ten Year Heat Wave and Fire Strike Nearby Farm
Ten years ago a record 98 degree high in Winchester amid a harsh drought. A barn on the Eddy farm near the Opequon east of town was destroyed by fire of undetermined origin found at noon. John Stuart, eldest son of Dr EB Do Stuart, was badly injured when struck by a car on the Berryville pike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Eddy Farm
Opequon
John Stuart
EB. Do. Stuart
Berryville Pike
Frozen Foods Use Grows With Nutritional Claims
Quick frozen foods expand availability across the continent. Storage below 82 F reduces contamination risk, while thawing increases it. Experts say cooking from solid frozen state is fine and vitamins are largely preserved. blanching affects vitamin B loss. Questions cover sepsis treatment with sulfanilamide and no diet impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Swartz Rose
Council On Foods
The
American Medical Association
Abscessed Tonsils Linked to Wide Range of Ailments
J. V. S notes that long standing abscessed tonsils are blamed for conditions from arthritis to neuritis and stomach ulcers. Removal may cure the source of infection, but in some cases infection implants in a joint, so tonsil removal alone cannot guarantee a cure. The editor lists pamphlets by Dr. Logan Clendening offered for 10 cents each, with titles on diet, digestion, infant feeding, diabetes, feminine hygiene, and hair and skin care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DITOR
Clendening
Logan Clendening
Reader Questions Answered by The Winchester Evening Star
Information Bureau provides concise replies on Rebecca Gratz as inspiration for Rebecca in Ivanhoe, Byron on annuities, World War explosive usage, Bermuda rainfall patterns, educational radio scripts, syphilis called the great imitator, Otto Lilienthal gliding, Mozart Haffner manuscript, Canada Book of Remembrance location, presidential heights, Old Silly Billy, Massachusetts Sunday travel laws, Carnegie's Taft annuity, and Walter Pidgeon biography with career highlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca
Ivanhoe
Rebecca Gratz
Michael Gratz
Langerdorff
Upper Silesia
Philadelphia
Maibone
Scully
Washington Irving
Walter Scott
Miss Gratz
Irving
H. T
Willian Iv
Massachusetts
Walter Pidgeon
Deanna Durbin
W.M. R
Mr. Pidgeon
East St. John
New Brunswick
Canada
Elsie Janis
Miss Janis
Movoa
Northern Virginia Power Company Declares Dividend
At the annual meeting Capt. Lewis F. Cooper presides as the Northern Virginia Power Company declares a dividend. Dispatches from Rome report 10,000 Austrian deaths over three days with Italian forces victorious. Pancho Villa terrorizes south of the Rio Grande and captures Queretaro with his flying cavalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Virginia Power Company
Lewis F. Cooper
Rome
Pancho Villa
Rio Grande
Queretaro
Mexico
Forty Years Ago Noted In Star Chronicle
No paper appears in the files of The Star for this date, leaving no corresponding summary of events.
Questions and Answers on Page 2 Quiz Preview
The page lists seven test inquiries and prompts readers to turn to page 2 for the answers. Questions cover Edw. Oglethorpe's colony, Manila's island, solstices, Liberty Island, U S House membership, a Dutch refugee princess, Mussolini's sons, Flatbush baseball fans, Jean LaFontaine, and Hawaii discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Edw. Oglethorpe
Philippines
Manila
Bedloe
Bedloe’s Island
U. S
House of Representatives
Canada
Mussolini
Flatbush
Jean LaFontaine
Hawaiian Islands
Common Error: Size as Adjective in Writing
Guidance warns against using size as an adjective and suggests phrasing like sized or of size. It notes examples such as different sized dies and a chain of any size to avoid ambiguity and maintain clarity.
Mystery Looms Over Yacht Party Romance Tangle
Linda Avery, a receptionist at a New York models agency, pursues romance with Ronald Stated while Linda’s childhood sweetheart vies for fame. Robert Barton befriends Terry Adams and Stella, as Mina Nevins, a famed actress, schemes to marry Robert and suspects Linda. A yacht party erupts when an emerald ring vanishes and Linda suspects its hidden in a stateroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Avery
Ht York Models
Ronald
Sarah Marks
Lamor Irl
Robert Barton
Sag Ipest
Terry Adams
Terry
Caroline Pickard
Mina Nevins
Robert
Linda
Sarah
Ring plot thickens as shipboard drama unfolds
On a cruise ship, Mina accuses Linda of a ring scheme while Ronald and others react. The detective orders a shipwide search for the ring as tension builds among Mina Linda Ronald Terry Sarah and Robert. The search yields no ring and the party resumes with unresolved tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda
Mina
Ronnie
Robert
Terry
Rob
Billie Anne
Sarah
Bet Bluff on Emerald Ring Sparks Cabin Tension
Linda suspects Mina Nevins hid her emerald ring in Linda’s cabin and faces derision from a crowd. Ronald and Robert press Linda for answers as the case strains their romance while Mina’s artistry and motives remain unclear aboard the boat.
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Winchester Evening Star
Star Publishing Co
Winchester, Va
Associated Press
National
Tenney- Woodward and Conklin, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
God
Job
Stalin
New York Times
Christian Science Monitor
By Logan Clendening, M. D
Aeound
Scott
By.r. J. Scott
Frederic J. Haskin
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Byron
O— Q
Ordnance Department
United States Army
Thomas G. Frothingham
Messines-Wytschaete Salient
Bermuda
Educational Radio
Office of
Thomas Parran
William Osler
Otto Lilienthal
Rhinow
National Orchestral Association, Inc
Peace Tower
Parliament Hill
Ottawa
Roosevelt
James
Elliott
Franklin, Jr
John
Andrew Carnegie
Justice Taft
Taft
Mr. Carnegie
OUI
King Ras
Uncle Sam
AIR Service Insignia
Lithuania
Waite
CK Witlignt
Helen_Welshit
K and
Rele
Miss Nevins
Mr. Henderson
Bedlam
Henderson
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