This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1941
Page
4
A quotation from Luke 24 35 about being known by small virtues and great deeds is presented as a reflective reading note for Saturday June 21 1941. The text emphasizes how events are remembered through shared bread breaking.
Major Alexander P. de Seversky argues the twilight of sea power and the rise of air power, urging the United States to accelerate mass production of long-range bombers and pursuit aircraft to outpace rival navies and sustain national defense. He contends air power can decisively counter sea control and land-based air threats, and that reversing an air balance is faster than altering naval strength.
Treasury urges Congress to require joint returns for couples living together though earning separately, claiming a $5 billion annual tax rise. Critics call it punitive against marriages while praising easy living and divorces.
Danville City Council ends an old rule forcing coat wear during meetings. Members may now sit coatless in sessions, promoting comfort in hot months and a lighter, more humorous atmosphere for the city governance.
The Richmond News Leader summarizes a Washington dispatch on renewed House Ways and Means Committee debate over a tax schedule. It notes proposed 11 percent surtaxes on the first dollar of taxable income would be softened, exemptions held at 2 000 for married couples, 400 per dependent, and 800 for single filers. It argues lawmakers avoid taxing moderate incomes to protect jobs and office, fearing voter backlash, while rich earners offer little revenue.
Charles Houston notes editors Byrd Wall and Robbins advocate sensible dress for men including coats, fewer neckties, short sleeves, and open collars. He observes shared ideas across The Hopewell News Farmville Herald Winchester Star and Richmond Times Dispatch editorials as heat continues.
The piece notes the American Profanity League reaching forty, led by Arthur Collborne, distributing pink cards. It weighs the persistence of swearing in literature and life, citing Kipling, Washington, Farragut, Pershing, Grant, and Shanghai Pierce as examples of famed cussers and debated social impact.
Omaha World Herald notes termites have caused alarm in Washington as pests invade desks and threaten job security. The piece lingers on the symbolic risk to officials and the fragile stability of public service amid a growing infestation.
A mix of historical items recalls a baseball game with a $150 cited, a birth at a local hospital, Axis France conflict pauses, and Harpers Ferry highway bridge woes. Nearby towns coordinate to ease traffic disruption while Rouss Park welcomes over 1,000 children to new recreational facilities. France faces strikes as it seeks ways to restore production.
Edward Presgrave of Boyce injured in a fall from his truck. The Rev and Mrs S J Goode depart Winchester for an extensive Ohio tour. The Commercial and Savings Bank, despite low mood, continues paying its usual 3 percent dividend.
Capt. R. Y. Conrad and Lieutenants F. S. Anderson and R. T. Barton Jr. lead Co. I as it prepares to depart for the Mexican border and the anticipated war. Russians drive on Austrian forces on the Eastern front with sparse Western front updates. Former President Roosevelt backs Charles Evans Hughes in the fall election despite GOP division.
The Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society asks the city council to extend water mains beyond the fair grounds. The Millwood Hunt Club agrees to exhibit jumping and racing animals at the upcoming Horse Show to benefit the proposed Winchester Hospital.
In SCIO Oregon Dr A G Prill caught a blackbird that proved to be an albino with pink eyes. The note then shifts to a World War I trivia item listing Corporal James B Gresham Evansville Ind Private Thomas F Enright Pittsburgh Pa and Merle D Hay Iowa as the first American soldiers killed in action in World War I with the date left incomplete.
A condensed presentation of the crossword puzzle clues across and down with entries including Winged, Female horse, Elder Fr, Uncooked among others, and the note Saturday's Answer 3T. Winged as part of the pairing.
Spokane report notes Richard Sharpless, 83, sought divorce after wife Emma, 76, left eight years earlier claiming love for another man. He recalls their golden anniversary, and says Emma has not returned. Brigham Young's will details discussed include provision for wives and children.
George deGrange proposes free parachute jump training for the Virginia Protective Force and the local Police Department. He relays multiple officials’ mixed responses and notes a lack of cooperation from Capt. Sandy Baker and Chief Hollis, despite state support. The plan envisions four classes and at least three live jumps per trainee, creating a pool of about a dozen trained jumpers for emergencies.
A set of trivia items asks about a British Ambassador to the United States the founder of Pennsylvania the first Secretary of Commerce under FDR and other facts including living ex presidents the young of geese Sancho Panza the Clinch River tributary the sport of Al Hostak Alcatraz location and the term for a country’s earliest inhabitants.
The note suggests avoiding direct claims of future plans and instead using neutral wording such as expect to go. This guidance emphasizes concise, precise language in reporting intentions without committing to a specific future action.
Crisfield Maryland is described as the crab capital of the world. It serves as the center of the crab fishery and processes and ships more crab meat than any other locality.
Reader can obtain facts by writing to the Washington Bureau of the publication. Include three cents for reply and envelope.
A collection of trivia answers covers Mussolini's fruit based diet per John Gunther, Pasteur’s rabies treatment first used in 1885, Anthony Eden's birth date and place, top strawberry producing states, origin of booze, Marguerite Clarke's early stage appearance, giant pandas in U S cities, Casey at the Bat publication, and Seeing Eye dog usage numbers.
Dr Adrian Gibbs frets over vitamin overkill in foods and a patient over supplemented by products. The column recounts vitamin excess causing domestic turmoil and recalls dietary experiments, while Dr Clendening offers general health Q A on breath and cloves with pamphlet details.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.