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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1942
Page
4
The Evening Star in Winchester Virginia informs readers of office policies and advertising deadlines. It lists subscription rates by mail and carrier, including annual, semiannual, quarterly, and monthly options, plus outside zone surcharges and a weekly single copy price.
A public notice invites readers to a June 27 1942 event titled Your Inner Will. The message quotes Matthew 10 26 and asserts openness and disclosure of truths.
A Washington dispatch reports the Office of Price Administration weighs allowing families to buy a year's sugar in advance while keeping weekly per person allotments. If approved, households would store 104 pounds for a family of four, shifting storage from warehouses to kitchens amid high sugar availability.
The Indiana Public Service Commission said it will not require Certificates for private cars used to transport passengers. Insurance Commissioner Frank J Viehmann suggested measures to prevent future legal trouble for drivers in shared ride arrangements, outlining precautions for insurers and operators.
Officials urge drivers to verify public liability and property damage insurance before accepting passengers. Contact insurers in advance to secure protection and avoid circumstances that may void coverage. Drivers should exercise extreme caution as negligence can create penalties even where guest protections exist.
Reprinted editorial argues Japanese expansion in the Aleutians endangers the Pacific front and the Panama Canal. It cites U S Official Chart No 1282 showing Seattle Unalaska Manila Yokohama on a great circle, and notes the Aleutians near the United States and key to defense against long range Japanese bombers.
Tony Renner leads the 42nd Virginia Trapshooters Association event as the tournament enters its final day. Roosevelt discusses ammunition shortages shaping national defense while global tensions mirror the era. Reds retreat as Hitler presses the Eastern Front. Fred Snite Jr begins a long journey home in an iron lung. European capitals ease worries over the Ish revolution. Youngstown reports a general back to work movement after a steel strike.
The Newport News Times Herald urges immediate civilian aid in the war. It lists scrap steel, old rubber, tin cans, waste paper, and money as needed, plus conserving tires and carrying packages home. The article scolds anyone not helping in one of these ways as a shirker.
The Washington family bore several historic forms in records of earlier centuries including de Hertburn de Wessyngton Weshington and Wassington. The name Washington itself appears in later generations as the established family surname.
Rep. Rankin of Mississippi accuses Wendell Willkie of aligning with Communists in anti Jim Crow efforts. He cites Willkie's Supreme Court brief on citizenship, PM newspaper links, and Marshall Field III financing, claiming Willkie seeks political gains amid race trouble.
London reports through neutral channels indicate the Nazi reprisals after Reinhard Heydrich's death have killed at least 800 Czechs in Bohemia Moravia. Prague and Brno executions, including judges, lawyers, professors, teachers, and Joseph Edward Srom, are noted with hundreds more unannounced.
The Star's Washington Service Bureau offers free factual answers to questions. Send a clearly written query with name and address and a three cent postage stamp to 1013 Thirteenth Street Washington D C. No medical or legal advice provided.
Dr Clendening summarizes how a recent finding explains about five to seven percent of sciatica. Herniated nucleus pulposus from the vertebral disc presses nerve roots, often mistaken for other causes, with surgical relief possible after conservative treatments.
The editor lists seven health pamphlets available for ten cents each. Readers can pay a few cents in coin and send an envelope with postage to Dr. Logan Clendening for titles such as Weeks’ Living Diet and Condition, Infant Feeding, Care of Hair and Skin, and related topics.
A readers’ Q and A style list covers a soldier’s address abbreviation BIRT C, wartime survivor and dependent benefits, War Savings and Thrift Stamps denominations, candle colorants, how to color wax with fat dyes, how to obtain government publications, why eggs aren’t frozen in shells, and the meaning of canape.
At the Democratic National Convention opening Roosevelt supporters express confidence in nominating the New York governor. Miss Mary Hyde departs Baltimore for Bermuda to spend the summer. Chief Hollis and Officer Jack Bowers trap and capture a robber at a local wholesale firm, seizing $420 in loot.
Twenty years ago a fire destroyed Isaiah Roe’s $800 sawmill rig at Gainesboro. George S. Bailey sold his Main Street residence to Mrs. Mollie Evans Janney for $8,500. A B Henkel of Shenandoah Bank returns to work after an injury while diving at his summer camp along the Shenandoah in Shenandoah County.
The page presents a quiz with questions about geography history and notable figures asking for single word or brief answers across topics like borders Burma to the south and identifying various historical or cultural facts. The questions require recalling specific details such as naval vessel types and beliefs about graphology.
The words affect and effect are often confused. Affects means to influence or produce a change in something. Effects are the results or outcomes of actions. The verb affect describes influence while the verb effect describes bringing about.
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands toured a Massachusetts drug store in LEE to meet children and share a friendly exchange with Frank Pease. She is visiting her daughter Crown Princess Juliana and Juliana's grandchildren at a summer home nearby. The queen and entourage included a maid and a chauffeur.
A Milwaukee court ordered a 23 year old man examined after his disruptive theater conduct. He sat behind a girl, pulled her curls and spoke in a crude way. He carried four unused marriage licenses in his pocket.
Washington reports a new war front in the Amazon where U S rubber tappers must cut through jungle to reach Hevea trees. They carry machetes shotguns knives and tapping gear while facing malaria mosquitos and harsh travel.
Voting underway in Danville Virginia as about 12000 workers at Riverside and Dan River Cotton Mills cast ballots on joining the Textile Workers Union of America through a CIO election. Polls reported satisfactory progress with challenges to voter eligibility and no notable incidents.
Crowds in London watch a calm Indian soldier lead a small lamb along Piccadilly Circus. The animal had been adopted after its mother died, drawing astonished onlookers.
In Chicago on June 27, Montgomery Ward Thorne heirs seeks increased support from his father’s estate. His mother asks the Circuit Court to raise monthly income from $500 to cover just the needs of hosting friends, trains of children, swimming, theater trips, club dinners, and extensive care. The will sets $1,000 at age 21. the court has the case under advisement.
A note urges supporters to send The Star to cadet trainees as they train away from home. The appeal frames reading letters and news as morale boosters and a link to home for servicemen in training.
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