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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1941
Page
4
A religious quotation from Luke 11 2 emphasizes addressing God as our Father and the tone of prayer. The text appears as a devotional or catechetical line suitable for church use.
Legislatures in New York and Oregon join Indiana and Maine in authorizing scientific tests of breath blood urine or saliva as evidence in drunken driving cases. Tests determine alcohol content and results affect verdicts with varying prima facie rules while some states permit compulsory testing under attorney general opinions.
Dr George Canby Robinson warns that 40 percent of men aged 21 to 35 are unfit or limited for service due to poor diet housing and medical care. Despite advanced medicine national health has not improved since World War I and selective service remains stringent.
Reprinted Greensboro editorial notes Virginia reports 250 marriages this year versus 1,084 in 1940 due to a new pre marital test law. North Carolinians urge caution while easing access to licenses and ministers. South Carolina may follow, but the piece argues North Carolina first in enforcing the new standard and urges national adoption.
The Baltimore Sun notes President Roosevelt acted swiftly to seize the North American Aviation plant in Inglewood. The move follows a union mediated agreement and aims to return the plant to private operation once it can be run to meet national defense needs.
Washington June 10 The farm to city migration cycles recur as wages rise and factory work grows. The piece notes past shifts during 1914 16 and 1920 30 and discusses government aid loans and land reclamation costs amid potential renewed rural flight or back to the land trends.
President Wilson censures a Bridgeport machinists strike after they refused a National War Labor Board award. He warns of bans from war industry employment and draft exemptions, urging workers to return to work and accept the award.
A condensed profile notes Adolf Hitler at age 52 as a remarkable success story from a poor background through hard work and moral living, while acknowledging his rise created global notoriety as the most hated figure.
A medical journal note by Dr. Clendening discusses Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases in Pennsylvania and New York, tick bite risks, and tickborne diseases. It covers transmission, reservoirs like rabbits and rodents, seasonal outbreaks, symptoms, vaccination, and public guidance on reducing tick exposure.
A quiz page asks seven questions including the Detroit Tigers star outfielder who entered the Army, the meaning of Old Glory, a windstorm named after a sailor hat, the capital of Northern Ireland, the Luftwaffe, liquid quart measurements for girls, and inquiries about AFL president, a Cabinet wife, Strauss brothers, and the Wynken Blynken and Nod references in Eugene Field's poem.
A compact reminiscence lists events from 1 to 40 years ago. It notes engagements, graduations, labor strikes, political conventions, and local incidents involving Frederick County figures, infrastructure, and regional reactions to global events.
A reader can get factual answers by writing to The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin director Washington D C Please enclose three cents for reply.
A compilation of quiz style questions with concise answers. Topics include spending on hosiery versus beauty shops, Cubs longest streak, U S millionaire counts, deer vs other big game, colonial churches, film making, alien service eligibility, Delaware ratification, peanut meal use, and Whistler signature motif.
A language note warns against saying I wish you hadn't of done that and explains the correct form without the of. The guidance emphasizes proper grammar and common mistakes in everyday speech.
Mary Wisecarver writes that Winchester property owners suffer repeated damage from youths. She urges parents and officers to curb acts such as broken windows, smashed lamps, and trampled evergreens, advocating firm discipline to instill civic respect.
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