A Beautiful Relationship Prayer Verse
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1940
Page
4
No More War Holidays Evacuee Truant Issue Prompted
Wartime truancy worries officials as about 400000 British children miss school during the war. Evacuees moved from danger zones partly return home, with little regard for lessons. MPs warn street safety may reflect in schools and question who watches the youths during school hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Emigration Trends From Nazi Germany Reported
The State Department says 309,782 German aliens registered for immigration at U.S. consular offices by last June with registrations rising since. Many in Nazi controlled Poland reportedly seek to leave, despite hostile German press critiques of American democracy and liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States State Department
Germany
Poland
America
United States
Democ
Hitler
Nazi Germany
Canada
Free
Japan says no territorial designs on Philippine Islands
Japanese Foreign Minister Arita asserts Japan has no claims on the Philippines and would sign a nonaggression pact. The claim should calm Americans yet trust is eroded by prior pacts and Quezon’s drive for independence. The piece analyzes how U S guarantees and credibility affect Japan’s strategy amid Philippine pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arita
Japan
Philippine Islands
Interna
Quezon
Philip
United States
Anita
Japanese Efforts to Influence Philippine Independence Questioned
The article notes skepticism toward Tokyo's push to aid Philippine independence while warning of Japan using cultural and economic ties to shape outcomes. It points to Japanese colonists in the islands as a potential agitation nucleus and links future trade talks to the Philippine question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eign
Tokyo
Herald
Japan
United States
Uncle Sam
Arita
Reprinted Editorial on Boyce Highway Controversy
The Clarke Courier laments a proposed state bill to bar highways from skirting small towns. It urges support for Boyce and warns that while the road is under way, local merchants must pursue cooperation and local patronage to weather the change and promote regional progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke Courier
Boyce
Courier
The
Highway Commission
Presbyterian church adds Sunday School building
The Sunday School plant of the Presbyterian church will be expanded at a cost of 20000 dollars. Berryville post office is dedicated. A game banquet was held the same day as the dedication. Deputy Sheriff Robert W Buckner files as a Democratic candidate for Clarke county sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Presbyterian Church
Berryville
Robert W. Buckner
Clarke County
Rotary marks 30th anniversary with ladies night banquet
Five years ago the local Rotary International celebration included a ladies night banquet. Oliver Wendell Holmes, former U S Supreme Court Chief Justice, is reported ill. The Loring Crowser assumes ownership of the wartelle orchard and farm in Hayfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary International
Oliver Wendell Holmes
U. S. Supreme Court
Loring Crowser
Wartelle
Hayfield
Norton heads to Baltimore for Methodist meetings
Ten years ago William A. Norton Jr sails to Baltimore to take part in a series of Methodist church meetings. Miss Nannie Pelter presides at Burnt Church Christian Endeavor with William C. Miller in charge of entertainment. John Barrymore stars opposite Marion Nixon in General Crack at the cinema.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Norton, Jr
Baltimore
Nannie Pelter
Burnt Church Christian Endeavor
William C. Miller
John Barrymore
Screen
Marion Nixon
Constantinople in terror as fleets rain death in Dardanelles
Twenty five years ago allied ships bombard the Dardanelles while American liners arrive from England. Germany’s submarines create a death zone as scientists at Rockefeller Institute announce a new treatment method for docksaw that could aid wounded soldiers on Europe’s battlefields. The Star runs numerous ads for nearly new open runabout boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Dardanelles
England
Germany
Rockefeller Institute
Europe
The Daily Quiz Answers Challenge
A quiz page asks page 2 answers for ten questions covering capitals, authors, fuel origins, state nicknames, colonial governors, a 1940 convention site, gender ratios, electric shock units, global gold stocks, and the Dionne sisters count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
Nevada
Montana
Lord Tweedsmuir
United States
Correct Latin plural for ignoramus shown today
The note explains common English usage: the word ignoramus plural is ignoramuses not ignorami or other forms. It underscores typical error patterns and clarifies accepted spelling conventions.
Finding the Cause Of Low Back Pain
The article explains that most low back pain stems from strain or relaxation of the lumbosacral joints or sacroiliac joint, not true dislocations. It notes conservative treatment developments, causes from gravital stresses and jolts, and the role of posture and foot imbalance, recommending a careful standing and bending examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justes
St. Louis
H. L. Kendall
Baltimore
Paradise Is Here chapter forty five in a holiday twist
Dover returns home for Christmas Eve as Carrie pushes for an early engagement announcement. Cholly faces worry after Myra Noyes and Terry O’Rourke suffer severe injuries in a car crash. Romany wrestles with love and Bax while Hal Trotter promises Bax a show deal as the Hayworth clan parties amid hospital anxieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
Chelly
Cissie
Hayworth
Carrie
Cholly
Gold Coast
Charlotte
Star
Father Hayworth
Cholly O'Neil
Brent
Hal Trotter
Bax
Romany
Washington
Chicago
Sayin
Myra Noyes
Terry O'Rourke
Clark Street
Oak
O’rourke
Miss Noyes
Henrotin Hospital
O'Rourke
Terry
Romaniy
Dover Hayworth
Henrotin
Mr. O'Rourke
Myra
Tree
New York
Trotter
Hal
Brent Nelson
Baxter-Tree
The Jester's Sermon on Eating and Fasting
A quip on restraint accompanies a sample menu. Breakfast lists fruit eggs bacon toast coffee with cream and sugar. Dinner includes celery olives vegetable soup short ribs peas bread and butter with coffee and cream.
Examination Techniques Mentioned for Suspected Back Strain
The passage outlines steps to identify back strain including noting tenderness, seating a suspect to test tendon stretch, and watching for pain. It also recommends X ray examination of the spine and teeth to rule out organic disease or focal infection.
Treatment of Skin Eruption From Bromide Excess
Question and answer from K N R states that the eruption should be treated with ordinary table salt by mouth and in poultices on the skin. An editor note advertises Dr Clendening's seven pamphlets for 10 cents each plus postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clendening
Logan Clendening
Treasury Receipts and Debt Figures for February 28
The Treasury reports February 28 receipts of 11,534,576.22 dollars and expenditures of 19,172,494.12 dollars. Net balance stands at 2,352,082,446.60 dollars with gross debt at 42,358,571,903.92 dollars, an increase of 5,924,415.12 dollars from the previous day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Byrd Declines Any Virginia General Assembly Representation
The Lynchburg News reports Senator Harry Flood Byrd disavows any member representing him in Richmond. He insists he will not influence legislation and that no legislator speaks for him. The piece argues party factions have distorted actions and urged end to such practices for the state's sake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Harry Flood Byrd
Washington
General Assembly
Virginia
Byrd
James H. Price
Price
Senator Byrd
Answers to Questions from Frederic J. Haskin
A Q and A feature from the Winchester Evening Star lists brief answers to reader questions. Topics cover Madame de Maintenon influence on Louis XIV, the authorship of Jesus Lover of My Soul, Sir Francis Bacon's death, New York Citys first apartment house, the origin of allergy, President Roosevelts theater visits, the Broadway of America road, Pratt s Castle in Richmond Virginia, Stephen Girard s philanthropy, Ellery Queen radio casting, and the head of the Veterans Administration salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic J. Haskin
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Madame de Maintenon
Louis XIV
New York City
East Eighteenth Street
Practical Methods of Weight Control booklet offer
A plain 32 page pamphlet explains foods diet terms vitamins calories and nutrients and how to control weight without medicines or fad diets. It includes seasonal menus and tips for daily menus to maintain weight without starving or stuffing. Cost is ten cents by mail with a coupon to Washington D C.
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