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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1942
Page
4
The Evening Star announces postal details and subscription costs for Winchester Virginia readers. It lists rates by year or months and notes deadlines for advertisements. The page includes a Bible verse from Philipians urging readers to forget failures and strive toward goals.
The article traces historic Franco Russian ties turning into a 20 year mutual aid pledge between Moscow and London. It notes prior failed blocs and shifts from enemies to allies, with Russia betting on a victorious United States and Britain amid evolving 20th century geopolitics.
A historical note discusses weapons repurposed as tools for peacetime work and the challenge of sustaining families after conflict. It contrasts Britain shifting from arms to seven lethal weapons amid a Babel of 40,000 recently measured machines.
The text discusses converting cavalrymen into roles producing guns shells tanks and planes. It notes veterans may miss the saber but emphasizes transforming weapons into more explosive forms for the enemy. The idea is that sabers belong only in construction, not in combat. Beating tanks into plowshares is a concern for later.
Reprinted editorial from Roanoke Times recalls Steve Vasilakos a peanut stand operator near the White House who says King George inquired about his business. The king reportedly replied good boy and the peanut vendor suggested the king is good boy too. The piece jokes about democracy and royal visits.
Richmond eyewitness recalls the torpedoing of two merchant ships off a Virginia beach. The attack, seen from shore, underscores the Axis sea threat and the need for cautious, fact based anti submarine reporting until the Navy releases a full statement.
Greensboro Daily News argues that traditional wedding songs like Because O Perfect Love The Sweetest Story Ever Told Ich Liebe Dich and At Dawning are worn out after long service. The paper urges fresh tunes to replace the familiar bridal chorus and notes a growing demand from marrying couples.
The piece notes an expected American offensive in the Pacific focusing on Wake Island and potential MacArthur advances, detailing Japan's dwindling carrier strength after Midway and Coral Sea losses. It also critiques Congress for red tape in rubber and gas matters, listing multiple committees involved and a pending Senate audit.
Senator Gilletts urged a bill to create a single rubber authority with official backing after a White House call. Evidence grows that France may join the fleet against the Nazis at all costs. Washington notes and Petain hints reveal unease over the Russian front amid scarce official information.
London report says two Czech nationals dropped by British planes over the Protectorates killed Reinhard Heydrich near Prague on May 27 and were shot while resisting arrest after hiding in a Prague church. The broadcast notes reprisals and Nazi praise of Heydrich’s death as a martyr.
In Los Angeles on June 19 H. J. Burrows towed a 40 ton dirt carrier when a tire blew out. A second tire failed injuring Burrows or the vehicle in a curious roadside incident. Burrows stated he cannot replace the tire at that moment.
Beverley Randolph wins appointment to Annapolis through a competitive examination. C Ridgely White is re elected chairman of the Red Cross roll call. The 36th annual state convention of the Fraternal Order of Eagles opens with the local aerie as hosts.
Five years ago Johnstown Pennsylvania faced martial law declared by Governor Earle amid threats of deeper violence from striking C I O workers. A The Star front page showed four generations of the Parker family near Stephens City. Miss Viola Jones of Brunswick Maryland and Melvin Happy Dunlap wed in Brunswick Episcopal church.
Ten years ago a two cent tax on all bank checks was proposed to balance the budget. Judge Williams orders a preliminary hearing in the Mrs. Kermit Orndorff disappearance case with her husband jailed for murder. Walter M. Shade is selected to lead the local Shriners temple.
Twenty years ago over 4,000 Confederate veterans arrived in Richmond for the 32nd annual encampment of the United Confederate Veterans organization. Severe rain and hail storms affected towns within 25 miles of Winchester, though this area escaped damage. Bass, out of season in Virginia, cost $350 per pound, according to a county court verdict by Magistrate Alvin Tavenner.
Twenty five years ago Herbert Hoover appeals to American women to study waste and save food, estimating two billion dollars could be saved yearly. The government expects the Liberty Loan drive to exceed its goal by 900 million dollars, while prohibition advocates urge a drier nation to aid the war and claim liquor harms soldiers.
Misses Virginia Cover and Estel le Shore showcased piano solos as part of commencement exercises at Fairfax Hall. Local businessmen report Postal Telegraph Co planning to extend lines to Winchester from Hagerstown, challenging the Western Union monopoly in the area.
Public notice style fragment requests readers to sign a name and address and mail with a three cent stamp to the Washington Service Bureau at 1013 Thirteenth Street in Washington D C for questions of fact or information not requiring extensive research including disclaimer about medical or legal advice.
A collection of Q and A items covers gasoline use by mechanized divisions, whether Japan was invaded, John H. Sorrells role at the Office of Censorship, Sweden's aircraft industry, using a watch as a compass in northern latitudes, cremation terminology, and population decline in Dacca India between 1800 and 1840.
Rep Bland of Virginia urged a just and lasting peace in a New London graduation address. He called the current struggle Titanic and revolutionary, stressing that the world must keep faith with ideals from World War I, Pearl Harbor, and battles from Guam to Corregidor.
Treasury report from Washington shows receipts of 229,678,603.96 dollars and expenditures of 181,766,072.40 dollars. Total debt stands at 74,907,457,913.68 dollars with an increase of 295,080,082.04 dollars from the previous day.
The bulletin notes late evening updates at 9 P M in London 10 P M in Berlin Rome and 11 P M in the Balkans. It emphasizes synchronized reporting across major time zones for the latest developments.
Answers are on page 2. Question topics include memorial days ship dirigibles coins octopus arms monuments census violin maker baker's dozen and fly behavior. Answers require recalling specifics such as true or false, ranks, vessel names, minor coins, arm count, height comparison, census year, maker initial S, dozen count, and biting capability.
We passed a local notice listing a chain of businesses including a grocery store, a drug store, a barber shop and a florist shop with no further details provided. The fragment hints at a commercial district marker or directory style mention in the periodical.
Admiral Ernest J. King told graduates at the U S Naval Academy that victory in the war will require unremitting labor and heartache. He cited Churchill and noted Americans must prevent any form of enslavement as the war ends. He recalled Allied battles from Bataan to Corregidor and Java to reinforce unity for victory.
A lay summary by Dr. Logan Clendening traces the discovery and evolution of X ray use in medicine. It explains how X rays discharge tiny energy particles, affect tissues differently by cell differentiation, and notes environmental factors influence outcomes. Q&A covers diathermy for salpingitis with six months of treatment. editor notes offer pamphlets for readers.
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