This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1940
Page
4
The page lists advertising rates and submission deadlines for The Winchester Evening Star with general notices and mailing details. It includes address, rates in cents per word, minimum charges, and contact regions for national advertising. The edition is dated Friday March 15 1940 and features a biblical quotation from John 6:45 as source motto.
Article notes emphasis on food's role in soldier morale and logistics. Discusses emergency field rations developed by U S army dietitians and upcoming trials. outlines British frontline provisions including pre cooked meat cans and coffee packs. Describes a planned two day Texas maneuver test and a potential four ounce chocolate bar bar bar emergency ration with 6600 calories per day.
The International Ice Patrol may struggle to gather ice hazard data as wartime radio silence restricts liner communications. Halifax bases unavailable push operations to Boston and New York, lengthening response distances while ships remain at risk in the North Atlantic. President Roosevelt promotes a 1940 Travel America Year as World’s fairs and conventions draw tourists to the United States.
The article analyzes the Russia Finland peace terms demanding Karelia and Leningrad approaches, plus transit rights and a potential railroad. It questions why Finland rejected earlier terms, cites war fever and hopes for foreign intervention, and compares to 1861 American Civil War sentiments and British French responses.
The Richmond News Leader notes a tired legislative reporter who says an important bill was omitted from Sinaia and identifies it among bills that should be credited. The commentary argues the omission affected circuit considerations and underscores the need for careful bill tracking.
The Virginia General Assembly discussed reducing judicial circuits to save money and improve efficiency. A 1938 plan linked higher salaries to fewer circuits, arguing better judges could handle more work. In 1940 lawmakers added a gatekeeping step requiring Supreme Court inquiry before appointing successors.
Armies of Germany and Hungary partition what remains of Czechoslovakia while Britain and France are urged to stay out. Clarence Cather of Round Hill is declared the winner in two judging contests sponsored by the Frederick County Junior Farmers.
Five years ago a drive began to raise six thousand dollars for needy city families after federal aid ended. Jack Widmyer was elected president of the Winchester Softball League, which has twelve teams, with Chet Hobart as vice president.
Ten years ago weather conditions point to full apple tree blossoming by April 20. A glass sand mine in western Frederick county will begin soon after high grade product is found. American and Japanese delegates reportedly reach accord in five power naval parley in London.
A Havana date of April 4 is announced for the Jack Johnson Jess Willard heavyweight title bout. The match is planned for 45 rounds in Cuba.
Fort Worth area guards pursue two fugitives who escaped from Berryville jail. Joseph Denny named steward at the Virginia School for the Deaf and Dumb in Staunton. A. C. Brown to chair a city Republican meeting.
The Daily Quiz asks seven questions on conventions painting music roosters harbor pilots world organizations magnetism language cranberries and Brazil. It then queries the largest steel center in the United States and the meaning of persona grata.
Editorial note discusses incorrect use of former and latter with three or more people and advises using explicit names. It emphasizes clarity in writing and avoids ambiguity by referencing individuals directly.
Dr. Clendening warns parents about rickets the spring disease in children linked to low sun exposure and vitamin D shortages. He explains causes signs stages and treatment including cod liver oil standardized by the U S Pharmacopeia sun exposure proper diet and cautious activity for bone strength.
Breakfast features fruit two wheat cakes with syrup and coffee with cream. Lunch includes boiled mutton greens ice cream and black coffee. Dinner offers clear soup celery olives shredded carrots cabbage pimento salad a boiled egg stewed apricots and black coffee or tea with lemon.
A man recounts a nighttime raid at the Rio Vista club where he was seized by a boatman, taken to a deserted warehouse and forced into a desperate escape plan. He unties rope bindings, climbs to a river, and slips into a rowboat as a rifle shot echoes from above.
The Voice of the People letter questions why Northern Frederick County students must endure a 50 mile bus ride to Stephens City for high school. The writer urges starting a local high school at once and argues ninth grade expansion to elementary schools cannot provide proper high school instruction. Mrs. Edgar F. Gordon of Grimes Virginia signs the appeal.
A compendium of Q and A style entries from Frederic J. Haskin covering topics from animal sounds and poetry to incubators, baseball pants, meanings of Rasputin, White House dining room details, the Salton Sea, Burgess Meredith, the Metropolitan Opera House, nutrition values, aluminum weight, assassination attempts on Andrew Jackson, cottonseed oil yields, and Milton's works linked to his blindness.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.