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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1941
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star presents advertising rates and subscription prices. It lists display classifieds minimums and deadlines, national representatives, and carrier pricing for various terms. The text reflects standard newspaper rate cards and publication policies.
A reflective verse prompts readers to question the nature of suffering and divine will. It contrasts human judgment with divine plans, citing Job to explore whether hardship may conceal hidden good. The text invites contemplation of faith and humility.
Neutral observers credit the United States with three of seven factors behind the reduced British shipping losses in June. American flying boats patrol lanes, naval patrols ease convoy burdens, and warship construction on this side aids anti submarine efforts. Losses fell from 500000 to 329000 tons as port conditions and British seamen toughness improve, while the war in the East also plays a role.
About half the states in 1941 amended unemployment compensation laws to freeze benefits for draftees during their year of Army service. Some states shortened waiting periods and raised maximums while Rhode Island and Washington added protections for service members.
Reprinted editorial from Norfolk Virginia Pilot discusses Harold Denny and Frank Gervasi interviews with General Wavell and General Sir Claude Auchinleck. They argue for American manpower, aircraft, tanks, munitions, and transport, noting public statements in Cairo and the shift toward realism in wartime planning.
The Petersburg Progress Index reports four Minnesota families canceled Virginia vacations after Secretary Ickes spoke of gasless Sundays. A fifth family added to the news, raising questions on how many travelers were discouraged and how tourism revenue might be affected across Atlantic states. The piece criticizes scare talk and urges balanced conservation without unnecessary travel restrictions.
A Lynchburg opinion piece praises Hitler's energy and industriousness while condemning his evil. It argues that those threatened by him must match his relentless drive, or be lost, warning against hesitation and delay.
In a fierce storm that ends a long heat spell, H. L. Gruber reports his house struck by lightning. A separate item notes a permit for a $60,000 project on Braddock secured by the telephone company amid wartime concerns.
In Hollywood experts declare Arline Judge possesses the world’s most beautiful feminine figure while Alf Landon receives official notice of his nomination as the Republican presidential candidate. Madrid dispatches report fascist rebels in Spain are being rounded up rapidly.
A conference in London brings leading nations to back Germany’s credit stability. Mr and Mrs Harvey Yeakley of White Hall announce their triplets. Miss Dorothy D Levi wed William W Blythe in Berryville.
S B Grove and H J Frazier return from a Shenandoah fishing trip with stories of a shark encounter. H W Ebert markets a four cylinder open car priced at 665 dollars. James Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosier poet, dies. French and British forces tighten trench lines in the Somme region after weeks of gains.
Lindsay Leafe writes from the Philippine Islands to his father Joseph Leafe in this city. The 18th Regiment Band member describes the injury from a wagon accident. A shaft will be erected to Florida Confederates buried in Stonewall Cemetery with other fallen comrades.
Norfolk officers Jennings C. Hartsee and Conrad A. Seymour found guilty of accepting a $50 bribe. Both were sentenced to 18 months in the penitentiary. Hartsee released on $2,000 bond. Seymour jailed awaiting bond posting. Prosecutor alleged bribe involved efforts to shield a foster daughter under 14 from arrest.
Hugh S. Johnson reports price controls will likely curb inflation by 50 to 75 percent, yet faces strong Congressional resistance from labor and farming groups. Leon Henderson argues for federal authority, while farmers insist on price parity as the baseline for any ceiling. Parity, a pre-war farm price relation, is cited as central to the debate and should be the initial farm price floor on declaration day.
The article argues the Baruch price ceiling idea aims to cap prices from a set day, allowing downward movement with market forces and permitting increases only under government approval to prevent hardship and protect reasonable profits. It stresses the plan is often misunderstood as a price freeze.
Dr Clendening warns that keratoses on sun exposed skin may signal skin cancer. Elderly men especially show such spots on the forehead temple nose and hands. tan or dry scaly patches should raise suspicion and prompt removal of irritants like tobacco.
The writer argues a price ceiling offers better odds for parity than broad nonfarm price inflation. Farmers and salaried workers would suffer first from inflation, so a ceiling must be set and then adjusted as living costs rise, despite Congress resisting price controls. The piece warns of a dangerous drift without action.
Seven trivia prompts cover roosters flies herbs battles ironclads and geography. Topics include bird wing sounds housefly biting Santiago currency and wartime events plus a Wizard of Oz character clue and a question about a state named for a president.
The note explains a frequent mistake where the present participle used as a gerund takes the possessive before it. It illustrates with an example about dreaming of Mary doing something rash.
Richmond July 23 The resignation of Col J Sinclair Brown Salem chairman of the State Board of Education and the appointment of State Senator Leonard G Muse Roanoke to succeed him were announced by Governor Price Brown who joined the board in 1939 citing private business pressures Muse a Roanoke lawyer and Roanoke senator serving his second term will represent the 21st district including Roanoke Franklin Floyd and Montgomery counties and the cities of Roanoke and Radford
Treasury reports July receipts of 29,694,063.87 dollars and expenditures of 84,108,250.14, bringing gross debt to 49,281,270,002.65 dollars. The daily increase is 12,236,804.83 dollars.
The STAR notes that press deadlines align with local times in major regions: 9 P M in London, 10 P M in Berlin and Rome, and 11 P M in the Balkans, marking synchronized publication windows.
A reader can obtain factual answers by writing The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Frederic J director Washington D C. Enclose three cents for reply.
A question and answer style quiz notes Theodore Roosevelt rode from Washington D C to Warrenton Virginia and back a 104 mile relay trip starting 3 40 a m and finishing 8 40 p m on the same day. It records the trip as a famed endurance ride with multiple horse relays.
Government publication describes forty five breeds with history and description plus thirty four photographs from Airedale to Whippet. Information Bureau of The Winchester Evening Star offers copies for five cents to cover postage and handling. mail to Washington DC.
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