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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1941
Page
4
Winchester Evening Star page lists advertising rates and deadlines. Rates include 45 cents per inch for transients and 1 year carrier subscriptions with monthly and daily options. The page notes submission by 9 P.M. the prior day and references AP news use rights.
A dated religious quotation from March 12 1941 cites John 20 29, promising blessing to those who believe without seeing, attributed to a Wednesday observance of faith.
The Richmond Times Dispatch quotes Admiral Darlan arguing for French food convoys if the British blockade persists. The paper weighs duties to France versus England, noting France must feed its people while England fights Hitler, and argues both sides face harsh wartime choices amid near starvation and strategic aims.
As British Isles war tightens supply, France and European brands disappear from shelves. Argentinian imports curb champagne shortages and vermouth, while Spain increases brandy. American champagne demand jumps eighty percent last year with more expected this year.
A revived Spanish hoax spreads south of the border as scam operators in Mexico and South America lure victims with letters claiming the writer is imprisoned for bankruptcy or political reasons. The scheme promises quick riches and reproduces in several versions.
A warning notes that fraudsters target victims with letters promising a fortune from supposed papers hidden in a trunk. Receivers are urged to avoid responding and to report to the local postmaster, as operatives take money and threaten harm.
Reprinted editorials discuss Senator Byrd’s stance on HR 1776 and aid to Britain. They note Byrd’s amendment to curb transfer of defense funds to foreign nations and his pledge to vote for bill 1776 while opposing unconditional belligerence. The writers urge calm, defend national defense, and warn against hysteria.
A dispute between W. S. Campfield of the Virginia State Horticultural Society and W. D. Anderson of Local 592 over fees charged to nonunion truckers delivering to union warehouses prompts calls for a court test. The conflict centers on union control of platforms and a new financial burden on farmers and independent haulers in Richmond.
Des Moines Register reports on staged invasion footage filmed near Antwerp as Germans rehearse for a future England assault. Lars Moen recalls the boasted newsreel setup showing barges, runners, and temporary runways to simulate an airborne coast invasion for later real use.
Tom Ritter is named captain of the Handley basketball team which has won only two games this season. The article notes the team’s rough campaign and Ritter’s leadership role amid a challenging schedule.
A compilation of Q and A style facts from The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau. Topics include submarine depth 200 feet, draft numbers about 17 million registered, 1940 gasoline tax receipts $281,653,761.31, concrete floors need one year aging, Bible verse at inaugurations, Miles Standish landmarks in Massachusetts, Glinka founder of Russian opera, Earth tilt 23 1/2 degrees, newspaper column stick meaning, preposition end rule obsolete, 1940 DC traffic fatalities 65, John Anisfield Award to Louis Adamic, total US life insurance owners 65 million, Washington Monument wind sway observations.
Washington Bureau provides a five color 21 by 28 inch MAP OF AFRICA with full economic and political data on every geographic division. Priced at ten cents postpaid, ordered via mail to Washington D C. Enclose ten cents and provide name address and state.
This piece marks March 12 as the birth anniversary of Gabriel D Annunzio a flamboyant poet novelist playwright and bold war hero. It recalls his Italian patriotism his daring raids his villa shrine to art and war and Mussolini paid him handsomely for his influence.
A list of seven trivia prompts asks about a juvenile film actor who recently wrote a symphony, Raleigh's cause of death, Williamsburg restoration funding, an American poet with a son on the Supreme Court, mint money supervision, Samuel L. Clemas pen name, the composer of the Pathetique symphony, Roosevelt’s veto or approval of a 1936 bill, a Belgian noble killed by fall or car accident, and which Davidic son rebelled.
A person seeking relief must apply to the individual who holds the authority or resources to grant it. The process hinges on directing the request to the rightful recipient of aid or assistance.
Gene Krups a snow plow operator conceded that misfortune struck as he cleared a highway drift an airplane ran out of fuel and landed on the road blocking traffic for two hours. Krups and the pilot then used a team of horses to haul the craft off the highway near Montrobe Pennsylvania.
In Carrollton Missouri the Wabash train whistle triggers a growing list of canine visitors as dining car chef Ray Mack saves bones for the local dogs at the depot. The scene unfolds with barking crowds whenever the train stops.
Richmond March 12. A suit on behalf of Ollie May Branch seeks bus transportation for Negro pupils equal to that for whites. The federal suit asks an injunction against Greensville County School Board and superintendent to stop race based refusals. The case cites long daily travel by the Negro plaintiff and alleges local practices violate state and federal constitutions.
The piece discusses coffee as a basic commodity, its consumption trends, and its potential health effects. It notes Brazil’s large exports to Europe, questions its necessity, and compares coffee with exercise in terms of impact on the body. It mentions Brazilian cafe culture and cautions against overuse.
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