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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1942
Page
4
A mixed page item quotes a religious verse urging humility and access to rest. Includes publication data for The Evening Star of Winchester and a brief note on subscription rates and delivery concerns. The passage combines ad copy, a Bible quotation, and newspaper masthead details from the era.
This piece links Nazi strategy to Allied bombing and warns that relentless air raids on Coventry Lubeck Rostock Ruhr Cologne Essen and other targets signal a path to total destruction. It declares no peace for Germans until Hitler ends his campaigns and the war ends.
Corn usage reaches record pace on farms and in industry as farmers feed meat animals and manufacturers extract value. Government loan stocks shrink, with an expected 100 million bushel drop in carryover by year end. A potential short crop could be calamitous, though a bumper output seems likely this year.
Reprinted editorial reflects on American workers in rail and industrial plants, noting their independence, skill, and quiet patriotism. It links a national drive to beat Germany and Japan with the pride and efficiency of U S workers who perform without boasting. The piece contrasts American craft with foreign marvels while praising home industry.
AReflection on inspirational wartime songs from poets like Tennyson to composers. A New Hampshire gunner bandsman writes Bill Come and Meet a Yank, praised for its sweeping march feel reminiscent of Madelon. The article recalls Verdun memories and the role of music in rallying troops.
Dispatches detail General MacArthur’s bombing of Rabaul and Lae bases and American naval power halting Japanese efforts toward Port Moresby. Japanese air forays, attempted sea landings, and a shifted focus to India appear limited by Allied interception, with Australia reinforcing defenses and Japan redirecting forces to Central China and airfield gains.
The report says China concentrates major forces in central areas and near its borders to deter or provoke a Chinese stance against possible Russian action. Bridges on the Burma Road are blown, while Japanese forces move up the Salween from Burma. Routes via India decline as work on 50,000 Coolies and rail lines falter. Only air routes and Tibet routes remain viable, with ten transport planes to Chungking carrying parts and supplies for P-40 fighters.
The VMI Board of Visitors meets June 12 in Richmond to decide if a $220,000 state appropriation should be used immediately for a barracks addition or waited until materials demand eases. The appropriation, by the General Assembly, becomes available July 1 and would relieve congestion for the 723 cadets.
Dolores Hegstrom fishing at Magic Dam, Sun Valley, Idaho, hooks a trout that had swallowed another angler’s hook and broken line. The fish still had a second hook and leader dangling, the free lure catching on her line and dooming the fish.
Marvin Fellers, while disposing waste oil cans in Hays Kansas, heard a loud chirp and found nine baby turkeys and one chick. Eggs from a hatchery had apparently hatched by sun exposure at the dump.
Alvin Hubbard's watch, stolen 13 years ago, is recovered through Detective Robert Wallace. The thief bought it from a paroled convict, who had obtained it from another prisoner who died in a Columbus Ohio prison fire.
A Columbia Mississippi or South Carolina report notes a wife in Richland County appealing to Selective Service Board No. 68 to enroll her husband in the armed forces. The board immediately began a review of the case.
A year ago the CIO criticized President Roosevelt urging a strike in the North while defense plants faced a call to avoid strikes. Tomatoes in Frederick County were set to revive after idle canneries planned reopening. Gas limits were forecast unless driving decreased. Five years ago a new airport field neared readiness but required danger control. Daniel Miller, 99, represented a Confederate veteran in Sixth of June exercises as Roosevelt's court reform faced expected concessions.
Ten years ago Lou Gehrig set a world record by hitting four homers in one game. Miss Evelyn Barrett became president of the Young People's Choir of the U S Church. John Warren Rice Jr was elected vice president of the Senior Law Class at W and L University.
Seven questions cover Manila Bay fort surrenders gas rationing yard bird a General killed in Australia Cardin al Mercier citizenship chives disease or slang for butler country of Cardin al Mercier and a pitcher homers record Ursa Minor star and whether Hamilton is capital of Bermuda Bahamas or Trinidad.
A guidance note explains avoiding ambiguous gerund phrases that modify the subject. It urges using clear forms like We have sung before Mr Brown leads in prayer to prevent misreading in church proceedings.
A reader blasts Winchester authorities for double parking on Main Street arguing trucks need space and warning about deterrents to business. He urges meters on one side only and cites a tired driver delivering vital material for defense. G. & Holt.
The Star's Washington Service Bureau will answer questions of fact or information free of charge. Send your question clearly with name and address and a three cent stamp. Medical or legal advice cannot be provided. Address to 1013 Thirteenth Street, Washington DC.
Red Army artillery repelled a German effort to split Russian lines on the Bryansk front forcing the invaders back to their positions with 280 dead. Kalinin front thrusts were repulsed with 400 German casualties. Soviet airmen destroyed over 20 aircraft and damaged many more in a raid on a large enemy airdrome.
The Q and A explain military policy on marriage and discharge status. A nurse in the Army Nurse Corps is not dishonorably discharged for marrying. she is deemed unsuitable for further military service with the Army.
Monaco suspends forthcoming elections as inopportune amid current circumstances. The small sovereign state, 370 acres with about 24 000 residents, lies on the Mediterranean and is surrounded by the French Alpes Maritimes department.
In Los Angeles on June 5 Dr Hans Helmut Gros 34 and his wife Frances Goellert Gros 31 were convicted of espionage. He faces up to 20 years plus a possible 5 year sentence for failing to register as a foreign agent. Frances seeks probation with a June 15 hearing.
German broadcasts reported by Stefani an Italian agency said a British destroyer was sunk off Tobruk by Axis units with no other confirmation available.
Dr. Clendening discusses concentrated and dried Army field rations for sustained energy, including K and C varieties with crumbled forms that dissolve in water. He notes the use of crystalline vitamins, 1800 calories per issue, and the shift to portable, science based food for prolonged campaigns and global feeding needs.
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