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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1941
Page
4
The 4-H Clubs Encampment a Peaceful Nationwide Assembly
The Washington Monument Grounds host the annual 4-H Clubs of America encampment with 1 500 000 youths aged ten to twenty inside 90 000 clubs since 1914. The program roots in the agriculture extension act guiding self reliant youth to learn by doing through home and farm tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Department of Agriculture
Uncle Sam
Character Building Agencies Guided Youth Founders Honored
A group described as one of the greatest character building agencies guides young people in making important decisions. They aim to aid the formation of good habits in deed and thought through guidance and example.
Reprinted Editorial Questions Hopkins Lend Lease Promises
The editorial questions Harry Hopkins as lend lease administrator and critiques broad promises to Britain and Russia. It cites the Richmond Leader doubting next year’s U S ship output and warns against overpromising while urging realism about available goods and timing. It notes Hopkins’s emotional stance and warns that big promises risk discouraging Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Forge
Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
United States
Richmond News Leader
Mr. Hopkins
England
Britain
America
Russia
Marriage of Miss Mary V. Aites and Harvey L. Grubbs
Announcement of the marriage between Miss Mary V. Aites and Harvey L. Grubbs appears in the news. Also noted is Jimmie Eyler achieving his lifelong goal by catching a 10 pound catfish in the Shenandoah River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary V. Aites
Harvey L. Grubbs
Jimmie Eyler
Shenandoah River
Food prices rise nationwide amid drought conditions
Prices for food are advancing across the United States due to severe drought in the Northeast and Middle West. Loyalist troops are rushed to reinforce a column attack on a rebel Fascist stronghold at Zaraganza in northwest Spain. Mr and Mrs Russell Williams welcome a daughter born yesterday at their home on Cameron Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Neca
Middle-West
Zaraganza
Spain
Russell Williams
Cameron Street
Local scenes and notable visits in Shenandoah county towns
Louis Baker of Winchester entertains the Rotary Club at supper at his Braddock Street home while Peachy Hockman returns from San Francisco as a National Christian Endeavor delegate. The article notes New Market and surrounding Shenandoah county towns with ongoing work in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Market
Shenandoah County
Louis Baker
Winchester
Braddock Street
Peachy Hockman
San Francisco
Calif
National Christian Endeavor Convention
Zeppelin threat and shocks from war fill the age
Twenty five years ago a massive German air fleet crossed the channel dropping over 60 bombs on England. Charles W. Tanquary dies at his home after a lightning strike in June and lingering shock. Berlin reports a giant German seaplane capable of Atlantic flight with passengers, freight, and mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Channel
Germany
England
Charles W. Tanquary
Burnt Fac
U.S
Berlin
Atlantic
Siestas Sodas and Weather Disrupt Winchester Farm
A heat wave disperses then heavy rain drenches Winchester. Lightning strikes the plow of Jonah Hardesty as he unhooks his team and rushes to shelter in the barn. Police confront Sunday whiskey sellers described as booze grafters amid rising social tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Jonah Hardesty
Here
We Take Our Stand on Washington Power Struggle
The Lynchburg News reports a behind the scenes battle among old line and new dealers over control of power, oil, and coal through the Office of Production Management and allied defense agencies. Ickes backs power, Corcoran and others oppose him in a pro Somebody Else stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Washington
Office of
Production Management
Harold Ickes
Ickes
Gen Cohen
Tommie Corcoran
Bennie
Tommie
Mill Damaged By Crashing Roof In Pennsylvania
A twister lifted the roof from the Myrna Lee Hosiery mill in Wanda Pennsylvania dropping it back in ruins. The sprinkler system activated and heavy rain forced shutdown. Several workers escaped serious injury as timbers fell. The piece also notes Mayerling tragedy on January 30 1889 when Crown Prince Rudolph and Baroness Vetsera were found dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda
Myrna Lee
Mayerling
Prince Rudolph of
Austria
Vetsera
Character and competence as wartime cornerstones
The Mirror of World Opinion cites Kent Cooper of the AP urging war correspondents to couple character with professional skill. It argues character is a continual discipline, essential for truth and judgment, and will guide nations through a long, challenging war toward eventual victory. Youth are urged to adopt higher standards now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent Cooper
Associated Press
Cooper
Long time between drinks between NC and SC governors
The passage recounts a historical exchange between North Carolina Governor Edward B. Dudley and South Carolina Governor Pierce Mason Butler in 1838, noting their remark about the long interval between drinks. A later remark by North Carolina Governor J. M. Morehead to South Carolina Governor J. H. Hammond mirrors the sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Sun
North Carolina
South Carolina
Dictionary of American History
James Truslow Adams
Edward B. Dudley
Pierce Mason Butler
Nancy Anne Jones
Raleigh
Durham
N. C
Charlotte
J. M. Morehead
J. H. Hammond
Johnson on war production and equipment in Russia
Hugh S. Johnson argues in this wartime column that production quality and aircraft endurance matter more than sheer numbers. He notes supply limits, fuel and munitions shortages, and the advantage of longer airframes and reliable planes, suggesting 15,000 superior aircraft may equal 25,000 weaker ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hitler
Russia
Life lines of armies hinge on home-front support
The text notes that modern armies need lifelines for repairs and supplies back to home-front factories, and that disruption can be as crippling as a front-line defeat. It cites the German loss at the first Marne due to outrun artillery and supply trains and hints at consequences if the 1918 armistice had not arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marne
Brain of Man Explains Superiority Over Brutes
The article surveys why humans stand apart from animals, arguing brain material and structure matter more than size. It contrasts binocular vision with neokinesis, citing Eliot Smith and Tilney, and explains hand development as key to human advancement. A diet plan and editor’s note follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piltdown
Eliot Smith
Tilney
Frederick Tilney
French catastrophe blamed on Ardennes defense and road congestion
The analysis attributes the French disaster to weak defense of the Ardennes and road congestion from fleeing civilians, noting blitzkrieg appears slower and harder on the Eastern Front. It mentions long exchanges of officers between Russian and German armies and claims blitzkrieg originated from studies at Fort Benning ignored by the U.S. staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest of Ardennes
Fort Benning
Red Army at risk if supplies fail to reach Russia
The article argues that German victories and captured matériel plus Soviet losses threaten Soviet resilience. It notes Nazi replacement production outpaces the Reds and warns Russia may crumble without new supplies, questioning where those supplies could come from.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Russia
Man seeks name change blending Rogers Copernicus Christopher
An individual in Los Angeles petitions the superior court to legally alter his name to Rogers Copernicus Christopher G Rock Grubstake. He cites admiration for Will Rogers Copernicus and Christopher Columbus as inspiration for the new signature Rogers C C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Martin
Brush
Rock
Grubstake
Warshafsky
Superior Court
Will Rogers
Copernicus
Christopher Columbus
el Ge
Rogers C. C
Rogers Copernicus
Christopher G. Rock — G
Star Quiz Questions From a 20th Century Page
A reader-facing quiz asks seven questions about fables, the US Supreme Court, Matsuoka’s office, room air weight, the Slough of Despond, the author of Three Weeks, a garbled Kap saeh line, P L & R on mail, a macabre dance, and the Battle of Monterey’s war context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
M. Yosuke Matsuoka
Despond
Kapsaeh
Monterey
Language note on your grammar question
The passage explains that the object of to is the gerund form of being. It points out incorrect phrasing like why do you object to me be here and clarifies that my being inaxe is a gerund phrase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerresi
Slaying Case Hearings Begin Closing Arguments In Maryland
In Allegany County Circuit Court closing arguments were scheduled as the trial of James Lee Miller, a Washington county farm hand, entered its fourth day. Miller disputes the state’s claim that he delivered the fatal blow to 76 year old Raleigh Poffenberger and provided an alibi for October 11, 1940, including a stay in West Virginia and return to the Loveless home by 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Allegany County
James Lee Miller
Washington County
Raleigh Poffenberger
Keedysville
Miller
Poffenberger
William Loveless
Omar T. Kaylor
Defense Staff
West Virginia
Loveless
Answers To Questions Answers To Questions
A reader can obtain the acee question of fact from the Information Bureau Fredeic J director and W. D. Co. Please enclose three cents for reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Cee
Psig Star Information Bureau
Frederic J
W. D. Co
Quick Quiz Answers From a Historic Public Q A Sheet
A compiled Q A list covers costs for CCC feeding at 43 3 4 cents per man daily and a monthly total around 3 million. Plains of Abraham location southwest of Quebec. counting to a million at one per second takes about 1.6 weeks. Davy Jones locker means drowning at sea. US public debt at end 1918 was about 21.08 billion. longest Senate filibuster was 18 hours 23 minutes for the Aldrich Vreeland bill. Mitchell Field named for John Purroy Mitchel. 1940 electricity users: 24 850 500 urban and 686 127 rural residential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Aldrich- Vreeland Financial
A New Quiz and Answer Collection
A promotional item offers 750 questions with 750 correct answers on subjects about the United States and possessions. Readers are encouraged to test knowledge using the scoring system and to mail ten cents with a coupon to the Information Bureau in Washington, D. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
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