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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1943
Page
4
The Evening Star page lists delivery and advertising details with 9 PM submission for ads and various subscription rates by mail or carrier. It includes national reps, domestic pricing, and a Bible verse from Acts 2 1 4 about Pentecost.
May advertising volume in American newspapers rose again after an 18 percent rise in April 1942 the largest monthly gain since 1929. War industries merchants and utilities rely on newspaper space for operations while job ads surge helping fill wartime needs. Automobile ads rose 38 percent in May 1942 versus May last year.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch notes the City Health Department projects 2000 new syphilis reports in 1943, about half Britain’s 1939 total of 5000. The editorial compares prewar Britain’s low rates to wartime projections.
In the January April period of 1942 venereal infections reached 164 with a prior period totaling 367, a 99.6 percent rise. Officials note gonorrhea figures are misleading and emphasize underreporting since many patients do not seek clinics or physicians. A proposed venereal disease hospital or rapid treatment center on Cary Street would aid prevention and treatment.
Richmond News Leader analyzes state funding for schools arguing Virginia should allocate at least 3 million dollars annually to improve public education. The piece cites multiple historical school funding scales from 1920 to 1936 and notes Virginia’s persistent low rankings in per pupil tax effort and overall educational support.
Salem Times-Register lauds J B Wall publisher of Farmville Herald for town paper excellence. Wall took over in 1921 and built a top weekly with multiple Virginia Press Association honors and national contest placements.
The French naval squadron at Alexandria has long rusted under British guns but now joins the Allies. The idle ships may aid the Allied cause, yet their usefulness is diminished by years of inactivity.
The Star highlights advertising efficacy with local sports coverage in the Evening Star Daily. Community teams and events are featured to boost reader engagement and sponsor interest.
The questions cover national anthems, Nazi ministers, dam location, spoken phrases, musical instruments, a bishop’s death, lunar distance, Ford’s education, Social Security ages, and calendar year types. Answers vary. the quiz blends general knowledge and trivia.
Washington June 11 Republican leaders discuss postwar policy to preserve peace. Spangler and a 49 member advisory council push a realistic peace-time program for American progress. They emphasize full part to prevent war recurrence and home-front recovery through free enterprise and rapid demobilization.
Jean Marsden, grieving for Melvin, shares memories with Steve Landis after a day in town. He hints at enemy espionage risks while suggesting they may accept the Parkinsons’ invitation to stay, framed as safeguarding loved ones and advancing rubber plant defense.
A Washington letter argues liberal thought enables exploitation by either employers or unions. It criticizes John L. Lewis and unions for wartime power, warns of a hidden wealth under wartime tax exclusions, and portrays liberalism as tending toward despotism and totalitarianism.
One year ago the aircraft carrier Lexington was lost in the Coral Sea to save lives. One hundred twenty diplomas were awarded to Handley High School seniors including Betty Edmonds and Brenda Carter.
Ten years ago Admiral Louis McCoy Nurton, a noted Winchester naval officer, ends 48 years of active service. The Apple Blossom Festival in Nova Scotia mirrors a local event. Two Spanish aviators complete a Seville to Cuba non-stop flight in 40 hours, the longest over water to date.
Twenty years ago the senior class staged Clarence by Booth Tarkington at the Empire Theater. The item notes German guerrilla actions in the Ruhr, a looming flood threat in Arkansas and Oklahoma, and a 27 year old reference to Russians near Lemberg with population evacuation. Work to build a White Way with seventy nitrogen lamp posts was planned.
Forty years ago the town announced a summer German event to be staged on June 15 with young men of Winchester participating. William Davis Conrad will receive a B A degree at Washington and Lee University. Mrs A M Baker and her daughter Virginia are visiting in Baltimore.
Forty five years ago Joseph H. Harris advertises he is opening a restaurant in the city. Mr. Thomas Keating spoke with his brother in Cumberland about a 100 mile distance from Winchester as the Wegener family grows.
In a hall discussion Dr. Adrian Gibbs and readers debate rationing and sustaining meat and potatoes for the aged and fixed dietary habits. A voice asks for relief from ration boards and rejects Italian foods, while questions on gout and diabetes address vitamin needs and milk calcium.
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