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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1941
Page
4
Advertising rates for the Winchester Evening Star include 2 cents per word for classified ads with heading, a minimum 25 cent charge, and display ads with borders due by 9 PM the day before publication. Transient rate 45 cents per inch. terms apply.
A religious note cites Matthew 28 5 6 with the exhortation Fear not ye for I know that ye seek Jesus who hath been crucified He is not here for he is risen even as he said This message frames faith and triumph over sin and death across the community.
The article states that while the ultimate effect of the Russo German conflict is uncertain, it is good news for law abiding citizens when racketeering gangs fight each other. The writer wishes them success and hopes the battle lasts long until both sides are exhausted and defeated.
The Senate mourns Pat Harrison a long serving Mississippi senator and former Finance Committee chair who died after three decades in Congress He had risen from the House to the Senate in 1918 and mentored Finance leading to anticipated committee reshuffles with Walter George David Walsh and Alben Barkley among possible successors
The piece notes 1941 honorary degrees by colleges such as Princeton Rochester Brown Harvard and Middlebury linking awards to wartime democracies. It cites Princess Juliana Mackenzie King Churchill Hu Shih and Lord Halifax and questions the balance between scholarship and donor influence in degree selections.
The text argues that awarding degrees to figures such as Princess Juliana, Mackenzie King, Lord Halifax, and Hu Shih is driven more by symbolic friendship and sympathy than by direct recognition of contributions in arts and letters.
The Army tests at Fort Bragg North Carolina reportedly show Negro soldiers seeing in darkness better than white soldiers. Lecturers include Dr. Miles Yale's Dr. de Sylva and Maj. Palmer. No explanation given.
Newport News Daily Press notes the Virginia ABC Board refused to approve a proposed Virginia Dealers Association for wine and beer sellers. The editorial warns such a group could invite opposition from dry advocates and threaten the state's liquor control system, praising the board’s public trust.
The Montgomery Alabama Advertiser questions Frances Perkins fitness for office. It praises her credentials in labor and social security but argues she lacks public confidence. The paper urges Perkins to resign, saying her duty requires it for the country.
Winifred Yost and Kitty Baker head the Junior Board display at the Mayflower Hotel during the National Junior Chamber of Commerce Convention. Peyton Marshall, ex city council president, is appointed clerk of Corporation Court to replace Clark Smith.
A staged maneuver by Roosevelt forces at the Philadelphia convention signals a planned clash with Al Smith. A Winchester water supply meeting is convened. David Headley wins top prize in the Dairy Judging contest at the annual FFA rally in Blacksburg.
Ten years ago the Veterans of Foreign Wars held their ninth annual convention here opposing crime in movies and the press and the wearing of Sam Browne belts by bus drivers. Miss Helen Fugitt won the $100 first prize in the oratory contest during the Catholic Student Mission Crusade convention in Richmond. Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, two American airmen, crossed the Atlantic and prepared to depart for Moscow.
Forty years ago a group of young people staged a fundraising matinee at Rouss Hall for the hospital. Patchwork repairs were underway on Main Street. Valley Female College plans moving to Buena Vista to form Southern Seminary at the new site.
In Hood River Oregon on June 23 S Kusachi a 76 year old rancher owes his life to his Ram which leaped a fence attacked and defeated a large boar that struck him. Kusachi crawled to safety seriously hurt but alive.
The piece reflects on the fading personal journalism tradition and notes the demise of a venerable Indiana paper. It praises Joshua K. Bolles for his Father Was an Editor, a chronicle of his father who edited the New Milford Gazette and the generational shift in local news coverage.
Edwin C Hill recalls Bolles and the shop with affection noting a lovable old curmudgeon and a crowd wary of change. The piece portrays a human father figure and a stubborn, principled editor figure amid a fading print culture.
The passage honors lesser known cross roads writers who fought with a hot temper over Turks tariffs taxes county chairmen postmasters and city hall corruption while noting that their contributions were long overlooked and finally appreciated.
A reader critiques Bruce Blevin's ideas on IQ testing and selecting geniuses for a future society. The note questions IQ tests' effectiveness, recounts experiences from the last army, and argues that genius cannot be measured by tests alone.
The writer admires Bolles’s lean precise prose and recalls how small country newspapers were fierce guardians of the public good. He recalls their resilience, ability to publish despite adversity, and their rough, fighting nature across towns using simple presses and fonts.
The passage portrays collective enthusiasm for public affairs as a force that educated formative democracy. It emphasizes a robust, manageable, old flat bed world where civic energy circulated, shaping civic life even as it settled into familiar rhythms.
This page offers seven answers to a crosscut of quiz questions. Topics cover population density, animal birth sizes, literary figures, exploration finance, shipboard terms, Hoover era officials, Texan city etymology, 1940 World Series winner, safe currency mailing methods, and the author of The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard.
The prompt asks to avoid saying I cannot go further and to instead express a limit in positive terms. It emphasizes using practical phrasing like I can go this far or this is the limit, aligning with concise communication.
New York reports that no immediate sale of NBC Blue is planned despite FCC pressure to divest one chain within 90 days. Industry observers cite pending Senate hearings on radio regulation and a possible delay if the White resolution advances.
The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau offers factual answers by mail. Readers may write to Frederic J. Haskin director Washington DC and enclose three cents for a reply.
The piece notes President Harding’s Hoboken address over fallen A E F dead saying a hundred thousand sorrows touch his heart and a call rings eternal It must not be again The excerpt reflects postwar caution against repetition.
A wartime revival of interest in needlecraft prompts a booklet titled NEEDLEWORK. It covers knitting crocheting embroidery and decorative sewing with simple directions and many illustrations. Send ten cents to Washington for a copy with name address and payment enclosed.
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