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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1940
Page
4
The automotive industry says high taxes shift family car use. In 1938 about 70 percent of U S passenger car sales were used cars, with 6 350 000 total sales and 4 475 000 used. New car sales fell 45 percent from 1937 while used car sales fell 27 percent.
The article argues that rising automotive taxes in 1938 place a heavy burden on drivers. It notes an average tax of over 50 dollars per car annually, equating to two weeks’ wages for many owners and one to two monthly car payments. Gasoline taxes fund about 40 percent of state revenues, with licenses and other motor taxes raising the cost to highway users.
About a dozen Doberman Pinscher dogs are serving Berkeley California police. Chief J A Greening reports they can face gunfire and disarm gun handlers. Owners pay 100 dollars per pup and cover nine months training. Dogs guard cars assist doors and alleys and track thieves or missing persons.
The Richmond News Leader weighs Rome's afternoon dispatches and Britain's response to Italy's blockade warning. It notes Italy's coal deficit, German aims to profit from Italian tensions, and the delicate balance Britain must strike between economic pressure and avoiding war involvement.
Dr. Wilburt C. Davidson of Duke University School of Medicine states that at least 180,000 American children die yearly from preventable causes. The piece urges broad prevention efforts, public health education, and cooperation between doctors, health departments, and an informed public to reduce deaths and improve maternity care.
D J Howard will speak and Sam Brooks will preside at the annual Rural-Urban meeting set for March 8. Fire damaged an eight apartment house on West Cork Street last Saturday night, with losses estimated between six and twelve thousand dollars. Rev William Obaugh named president of the County Council of Religious Education.
Five years ago Ruth Lovett, a four year old child of Mrs. Jack Wilkins, accidentally set herself afire while playing with matches and was saved by a maid's heroism. The report also notes rising tensions as Greeks and Turks confront each other on the Central European border. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jenkins hosted a hunt breakfast at their Clarke county home to celebrate his birthday.
J R DuShane named director of the grand feature parade for the seventh annual Apple Blossom Festival. Beverley reports 3 612 eligible voters in the city with 120 colored, and Ayler and Ropp defend their schools against gambling and vice accusations.
Fifteen days after the outbreak spread, Frederick County is placed under federal and state quarantine as hoof and mouth disease continues to threaten cattle in the area. The Boston English Opera Company performs Il Trovatore at Empire Theatre to a large audience. The Russian Black Sea fleet, along with French and English ships, gathers near Constantinople while the Sultan asks Germany for aid, blocked by Allied strategy.
Forty years ago John W Diffenderfer was chosen as superintendent for the Rouss City Hall project set to begin in several weeks. Captain J B Burgess also joined the Confederate Memorial Service Committee.
A quiz page asks seven questions about divorce timing Argentina leadership land areas a mixed heritage prime ministership publicity chiefs for parties papal names Pius pigment primaries and anatomy. It also prompts which building is shown on the Jefferson nickel and which body part the pigment tag separates.
Local business owner Maria Bennett and architect Theo Carter win the city open house contest held at Unity Hall. Officials from the chamber of commerce praise the duo for creative design and community focus. The event drew residents from downtown and nearby neighborhoods.
The piece says there is no universal ideal female figure and cautions that WPA measurements target dress standards, not perfection. It notes body types differ and fashion plates set false standards, with Dr. Clendening answering general questions through his column. It warns tall, languid figures may mislead young women into unhealthy ideals.
Chronic colitis of non infectious type, or irritable colon, is not cured by low carbs alone. Patients must avoid reliance on cathartics, understand that daily evacuation is not always necessary, and use oil retention enema after four days without evacuation. Explain away auto intoxication fears and constipations headache as reflex, not poisoning.
Lenten reducing diet plan for Thursday lists meals with applesauce, egg, toast, butter, and milk for breakfast. baked beans, bread, celery, olives, and tea or coffee for lunch. cottage cheese omelette, bread, stewed tomatoes, almonds, raisins, and milk for dinner. Day’s calories stated as 1000.
The article outlines a strict low carbohydrate diet with foods to avoid and items allowed, listing cereals, raw vegetables, milk, candy, and fruit restrictions. It promotes specific meals including soups, cooked vegetables, fish, meat, eggs, and oils, plus editor notes on pamphlets and infant guidance from Dr. Clendening.
In a quiet riverside clubhouse, Bill confronts a quarrel with Alfred Markham. John St Clair reveals Al has been stabbed fatally, shocking Muriel Benson who once planned to marry Bill as Jerry Montcalm leads a tense, unfinished puzzle.
The Raleigh News and Observer notes Hitler proclaims divine support while the world rejects mixing faith with war. The piece argues God is not on Hitler’s side and that war itself blasphemes the divine. It mentions wartime salaries and a personnel note about Fahy and Ben Cohen relatives.
An investigator for the Smith Committee found in NLRB files an application by Bernard W. Freund, 27, for an assistant attorney position. A regional director's report attached to the application notes his legal training.
Richard Armour suggests exchanging five unplanned children for the Soviet pavilion in a witty Herald Tribune item. He notes the plan would cost a million and would take place at the very spot where the pavilion stood, aligning with the Five Year Plan theme.
A reader submits questions answered by Frederic J. Haskin through the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau. Topics cover snow crews in New York City, Leviathan army transport crew totals, brain weight with age, musicians on U S postage stamps, Swiss navy history, origin of the word ounce, Fiji Islands data, valley versus hill temperatures, Nazi renamings, Socrates marriages, and the Pennsylvania Home Teaching Society for the blind.
An advertisement promotes a large five color United States map measuring 21 to 28 inches with details on geography history and state facts. Priced at ten cents, buyers mail a coupon and coin to The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau directed by Frederick J. Haskin in Washington D C.
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