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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1941
Page
4
Friday March 1941 Winchester edition includes a religious reflection from Luke 7 50 about faith saving the woman and bringing peace. The page also lists advertising rates classified and display ads policy.
The editorial urges passage of the Lease-Lend Bill with safeguards on Congress finances and war powers. It argues for keeping Congress control over taxpayers money and for a Senate Byrd amendment tying funds to explicit authorization. It warns against sending American troops abroad and stresses honesty to both American and British publics.
The piece recalls historic Senate filibusters tied to the Lease-Lend debate era. Robert M. La Follette Sr. delivered 18 hours of talk in 1908 opposing the Aldridge Vreeland Currency Bill. Huey Long spoke 16 hours in 1935, ranging from Frederick the Great to fried oysters. Charles James Faulkner spoke 13 hours in the 1890s against the Force Bill.
The text discusses repeated German calls for space and dominance, from Iron Chancellor to Fuehrer, noting how diplomacy shifts to armed resistance and warning of Berlin’s assertions during wartime. It frames Germany’s aim to rule the world and introduces new propaganda amid ongoing conflict.
The text claims an order compels German women to bear four to six children to secure future military aims. It argues Hitler seeks cannon fodder for 1961 and, regardless of this war's outcome, Germany plans future wars and control of subject peoples. It questions whether Germany's wars are part of a longer conquest pattern.
The editorial notes Cordell Hull’s record as secretary of state, surpassing Seward’s length of service and earning universal respect despite policy criticisms. It lauds his integrity amid world tension and war, and suggests his ideas on international trade may prevail postwar. Hull’s eight years in office are highlighted alongside comparisons to Madison and Fish.
Sen Connally urges a vote as Sen Byrd urged earlier to stop talking and vote. Opponents push to keep debate alive, hoping public sentiment shifts against the measure, while leaders seek a quick vote despite continued contention.
Small-town dailies cut Saturday issues due to the 40 hour Wage and Hour Law. Publishers avoid overtime, workers face smaller pay, families lose Saturday reading. Paying higher wages would hurt publishers, raising costs for advertisers and ultimately for consumers.
The piece traces how future Chiefs of Whip in Britain gained practical training in the United States. Captain Margesson after becoming War Secretary spent time at Marshall Field in Chicago, while James Stuart explored oil work in New York and Oklahoma before joining the military in World War I. Stuart, an Etonian, earned the M C with bar by age 21 after serving as brigade major in France.
A historical column recalls past items five to twenty five years ago. Mentions Locarno pact, Hitler, Nasi troops in Rhineland, Virginia career note, sales tax committee defeated in Richmond, trenchmouth reports, Mrs Tom Boyd, D Hardesty death, Wilson attitude to aerial Germany, Sarah Zane Fire Co fundraiser, Mapp Prohibition Bill, and a Georgia man sending a divorce request via a 60 cent money order.
A report from forty years ago notes Bill Miller took the first prize of fifteen dollars in a contest conducted by Horsey and Atwell's store. The lower Valley section seeks higher wages amid disrupted communications and a funeral service was held for Rev. E. E. Anderson who died of pneumonia.
A letter from Edwin Ritter condemns the city’s efforts to eradicate a swampy vacant lot between Woodstock Lane and Piccadilly Street, citing persistent mosquito breeding despite prior promised weed cutting and police action. The missive humorously urges a spring cleanup to avert further invasions.
A quiz page lists seven questions on gravity Thanksgiving dates Gettysburg charge Spanish American War weight at earth center ship of the desert Wheeler vice president US Silver Depository location Robert Dollar role Mr Deeds Goes to Town.
A man contemplates his needs for funds and desires better security. He weighs financial support against safeguarding his future, considering options that balance capital with stability.
Edwin C. Hill reviews an Eastern Sunday gala at West Point featuring Arsenic and Old Lace with 25 corpses and a mix of farce and satire. He compares mass culture to classical catharsis, notes other murder plays, and ponders changing tastes amid a culture shift toward burlesque and detective fiction.
Providence voters chose to keep meters off city streets and to continue partisan municipal elections. Referenda to restore meters and to adopt non partisan elections were defeated as a majority abstained or offered no clear stance.
The Winchester Star informs readers to consult the Information Bureau in Washington D C for factual Q A, directing queries to page 4 for details.
In plain terms the difference between coronary thrombosis and angina pectoris is outlined, noting how a clot can block a heart artery causing acute chest pain. It covers diagnosis with electrocardiography, treatment stages of rest and controlled activity, and historic views on heart pain.
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