Minute Watchfulness Needed in Character
The Evening Star front notes biblical quotation urging vigilance in moral character. The item cites Song of Songs 2 15 about catching foxes hindering vineyards, marking a June 8, 1942 publication date.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1942
Page
4
Senator Tydings Reproaches OEM Critique On Teen Mentality
The Maryland Democrat denounces an Office of Emergency Management article titled How To Spend the Weekend Without an Automobile as trash while defending the value of youthful energy. He mocks the notion that Americans have a ten year mental age and defends advice for children to bike ride play games and pursue hobbies rather than car use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tydings
Maryland
Office of Emergency Management
Washington
United States
Total War Defined as Total Effort by Jonathan Daniels
Jonathan Daniels argues that total war means total effort not total danger. He insists the public misreads total war as peril and urges citizens to contribute to the national effort.
Total War Ethos Recalled From Frontier Self-Sufficiency
The speaker invokes frontier days and wartime caravans to urge a lasting total effort spirit. He argues Americans already practiced total war long before Hitler and will sustain it after his disappearance, boosting morale and framing united action as homegrown rather than exotic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Coasting to Save Gas Stirs Debate with Hopkins Expert
Reprinted from the Baltimore Evening Sun the piece reports an automotive correspondent testing fuel savings from coasting in neutral with the engine off. Professor J C Smallwood of Johns Hopkins notes hazards for unskilled drivers, but suggests modest gas savings per mile while noting tire wear and engine load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Evening Sun
J. C. Smallwood
Johns Hopkins School of Engineering
Smallwood
Pibog Dus
Bicb
Dr. Smallwood
Professor Smallwood
Japan for the Japanese slogan sparks UN war aims debate
Washington reports float the phrase linked to a pledge to strip Japan of its empire. Pacific War Council members offer no interpretation, while observers infer it signals UN resolve to dismantle Japanese power and monitor all occupied territories after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton Evening Leader
Japan
Washington
Pacific War Council
United Nations
Korea
Manchuria
Osa
Morse's Claim to Telegraph Invention Questioned
The excerpt states that Samuel F B Morse did not write about electricity or telegraphy. In 1869 he published a brief account of his claims as inventor of the telegraph, but it is suggested this work was not substantial or clearly predictive of ongoing telegraphy work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel F. B. Morse
Berty
Betty
Russia seeks postwar territorial understandings amid war effort
Washington reports Russia pressing for a postwar deal on limited territorial gains deemed essential to its defense. The piece argues such promises would undermine United States and British war aims and warns against secret treaties or promises. It notes unlikely use of poison gas except in limited cases and contends air power and incendiaries offer greater military impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
Moscow
New York Times
Karelian
Baltic
Lithuania
Latvia
Poland
Romania
London
United States
Great Britain
Senate
China
Tokyo
Berlin
Gas warfare in modern conflicts and historical uses
The article argues gas is largely ineffective in fast moving modern warfare. It notes limited utility for delaying retreats and describes historic Japanese and Chinese gas exchanges in China. It references World War I gases and recent usage in China, Russia, and Japan, concluding that production is easy and Roosevelt's warning will deter its use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Japan
Roosevelt
Youth Warned Against Strenuous Sports Games
Dr. John D. Ellis of Chicago warned in Boston that youths under 19 should be barred from rugged competitive sports to protect developing spines. He cited risks of adolescent angulation from diving, football, and some baseball causing powerful spine flexion and twisting before growth is complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John D. Ellis
Chicago
American Association For the Surgery
Chinese Editorial on Midway Battle Declares Japanese Downfall
In Chungking on June 8 a Chinese editorial appraisal discusses the Midway clash. A Communist New China Daily News piece calls Midway a boomerang for Japan and says the invincibility hoax was blown apart by the American navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Midway
Japan
New China Daily News
Ten tee demands of seven regarding raw items from East Indies
Freemont Thompson leads all in The Star's Frederick Clarke league with a .715 batting average. Mrs. E. G. Ayres is re-elected chairman of the Shenandoah Baptist Women's Missionary Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Indies
Freemont Thompson
Frederick Clarke
E. G. Ayres
Shenandoah Baptist Women’s Missionary Union
Berryville items include deputy beaten by escaping prisoners
Five years ago Deputy Sheriff R. W. Buckner was badly beaten about the head by two escaping prisoners from the Berryville jail. Also Jack McAboy of Stephens City FFA wins second prize in a state essay contest for agriculture students. Harold L. Scheuer becomes president of the Berryville Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Buckner
Berryville
Jack McAboy
Stephens City
Harold L. Scheuer
West Virginia athletes in Olympic tryouts highlight Martinsburg ties
Bill Miller, from Martinsburg, is among three West Virginia athletes at Olympic tryouts. Handley High School notes its graduating class of 99 is the largest in the school's history. G. M. Carson is praised as county superintendent of roads, a post ending when the state assumes control of the road system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Miller
West Virginia
Martinsburg
Handley
G. M. Carson
Senate stalls soldier bonus bill amid Civil Strife in Ireland
The soldier bonus bill wins House favor but is blocked in the Senate. British and Irish troops clash near Belleek as civil strife continues in Ireland. Virginia faces broad road-improvement bonds totaling 12 million dollars with Shenandoah Valley as the sole opposing region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Ireland
Belleek
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Winchester Parade Draws 10000 For Sixth of June Anniversary
Twenty five years ago a storm caused huge crop and property damage in West Virginia and Maryland counties north of the region, with Frederick County spared. A massive Winchester parade drew over 10,000 people celebrating the Sixth of June. Reports listed several missing and one killed. Charles L Worthington, a Winchester youth serving in France with Canadian troops, was reported killed in action again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Maryland
Her
Frederick County
Winchester
Charles L. Worthington
France
Fort Worth Marriages and College News Highlight Local Events
Miss Gertrude McBrien and Miflin W Swartz wed in the University of Fort Worth chapel. Wood Glass, a Washington and Lee University class of 1902, earns a Bachelor of Law. The Order of Red Men picks the Golf Course grounds for a Fourth of July sham battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude McBrien
Miflin W Swartz
University of Fort Worth
Texas
Wood Glass
Washington and Lee University
Order of Red Men
Seven Quiz Questions From Page Two
A set of seven test questions asks about a South American president's Washington trip, the alias of Josiph Dz hugashvili, Palestine's mandate power, Madagascar's capital, a spice and ceremonial staff, true or false about male mosquitoes biting, and completing a country name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Josiph Dzhugashvili
Palestine
Madagascar
Mozart
Donizetti
Tschaikowski
Joseph M. Schenck
Dangling modifier guidance for storm narration
A grammar note warns against distant modifiers. Use concise phrasing such as the storm broke with great violence rather than linking the action far from its subject.
Myrna Loy Starts on Honeymoon
Myrna Loy begins a honeymoon with John D. Hertz Jr after a Reno divorce from Arthur Leen Jr. The ceremony took place at Hertz sister’s home and the couple left for an undisclosed destination. Hertz, 33, is son of Chicago magnates. Loy, 36, previously separated from Hornblow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Myrna Loy
Arthur Leen, Jr
John D. Hertz, Jr
Pepal
Hert
John D. Hertz
Chicago
Hornblow
Ensenada
Mexico
Treasury Daily Status Shows Debt Rise and Spending
Treasury figures for June 5 report receipts of 35.3 million dollars and expenditures of 158.9 million, lifting total public debt to 74.506 billion dollars, an increase of 36.4 million from the previous day.
Advertise In The Star For Real Results
An advertising pitch highlights The Star as the place to reach readers with value. It stresses paying for effective ads and getting measurable returns, urging merchants to choose the paper for proven results.
Questions We Need Answers From The Stars Service
Readers can send questions to The Star’s Washington Service Bureau for free factual inquiries at 1013 Thirteenth Street, Washington D C. Sign name and address, include a three cent stamp, no medical or legal advice offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star’s
Service Bureau
Star
Washington Service Bureau
Thirteenth Street
Washington, D. C
Youngest General in American Army Named
Brigadier General Lawrence 8. Kuter is thirty six and the youngest general. Soldiers, sailors and marines may send first class mail free by Act of Congress in Public Law 507 Section 901 to expedite war prosecutions. United Services Organizations started February 4 1941 with presidents Walter Hoving Harper Sibley and Chester I Barnard. Public transport use up over fifty percent since gas and rubber shortages after Pearl Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kuter
Congress
United Service Organizations
New York State
Walter Hoving
Harper Sibley
Chester I. Barnard
Japanese Deny Using Gas In China Conflict
Tokyo broadcast quotes official spokesman Tomokazu Hori denying Japan used poison gas against China. He insists Japan has never used poison and will not unless international law is violated by the enemy. Roosevelt had claimed U S info accusing Japan of gas use and threatening retaliation. China has repeatedly charged Japan with gas warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Far East
China
Ichang
Yangtze River
Kinhwa
Tokyo
Tomokazu Hori
Japan
Hori
Roosevelt
Youth Not To Fear Changing World Says William Allen White
William Allen White, editor of the Emporia Gazette, told graduates at Randolph-Macon Woman's College that youth should not fear the world war era changes. He urged unselfish effort and faith that the human spirit will endure and guide the path forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
William Allen White
Emporia
Kans) Gazette
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Hole in One Marked as Three at Local Golf Club
Robert Eicholtz scored a hole in one as a three at Media Heights Golf Club in Lancaster County after two tee shots went out of bounds. He played with Frank Soulier and Henry Muller. The item also notes Cab Calloway’s height as five feet seven and a half inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Robert Eicholtz
Media Heights Golf Club
Frank Soulier
Henry Muller
Eicholtz
Minor Athletic Injuries May Affect Men in Training
Dr Clendening explains several athletic injuries from overuse including muscle bound barley horse and shin splints. Rest heat and massage with gradual activity aid recovery while taping helps shin splints. Tennis elbow may require bursa dissection in severe cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus Thorndike
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