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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1940
Page
4
Classified rates listed by word and minimum charge with 25 cent minimum. National ad reps named for major cities. Display ads with border due by 9 P M the day before publication. Transient rate 45 cents per inch. Contract rates on request. Associated Press rights noted.
The notice lists subscription rates by mall and by carrier with advance pricing. Six months cost 38 dollars and one month costs 53.50 dollars. The item is dated Thursday May 2 1940.
The excerpt emphasizes Proverbs 4 7 that wisdom is the principal thing and urges gaining wisdom through understanding. It blends a biblical maxim with exhortation to seek discernment beyond mere knowledge.
Saturday is the final day to pay the poll tax to vote in the upcoming general election this fall. The piece urges citizens to fulfill this duty and exercise their democratic right, warning that bad officials are elected by those who do not participate.
J F Seiberling warns that Japan seizing the Netherlands East Indies could briefly tighten rubber supply. He argues shortages would spur Brazil sources, while a prolonged shift would end monopoly control and revert to competitive markets for rubber and tin, affecting U S Far East interests.
The Aeronautics Authority approved American Airlines Inc. to compete with Pan American for trans Atlantic air traffic. War limited European access but postwar they will reenter the race. Uplift in efficiency and usage of Atlantic routes signals growing American leadership in civil aviation.
Reprinted editorial notes a string of Virginia events from the Apple Blossom Festival to the Dogwood Festival in Bristol, pony penning at Chincoteague, Tobacco Festival in South Boston, and a statewide aim to showcase orchards, scenic regions, and regional harmony. Governors from Virginia and Tennessee and many visitors are expected to attend, with bands, parades, and pageants promoting tourism and state pride.
The piece argues Hitler used a War of Lies to betray small nations and gain footholds without fighting. It cites Denmark and Norway as first full uses, noting Oslo and key cities fell, morale collapsed, and the betrayal delayed resistance. It warns of lasting damage, yet sees a cautionary, civilization-saving lesson for others.
The State Department weighs a plan to establish a 12 mile territorial zone in coastal waters as a national defense measure. In local politics Republicans hold separate reorganizations led by W. C. Deming. Jack Zimmerman becomes chairman of a banquet hosted by three city rolling leagues.
The Star poses seven questions from the quiz and directs readers to page 2 for solutions. It asks about flying fish wings the first President of Germany turning salt water to fresh water fjord pronunciation in the US which end of a speckrame is hot the Dark Continent nickname and the ruler of Sweden plus a synonym for expert.
A formal note records the speaker giving advice to everyone during the event. The account emphasizes the broad reach of the guidance and highlights the speaker’s role in shaping audience confidence and action.
A condensed look at soft drinks composition and nutrition. Bottled drinks show eight to 10 percent carbohydrate yielding about 100 calories per bottle comparable to a slice of bread. Carbonation speeds stomach to intestine transfer, aiding thirst quenching. Soft drinks lack vitamins or minerals unless fortified. Fresh grape juice offers vitamins B and C. orange and tomato juices provide vitamin C. Lemonade and fruit juices supply acids that are neutralized in blood and do not raise body acidity. Skim buttermilk has no fat. whole buttermilk contains about four percent fat, supplying calcium and phosphorus. Sourness stems from bacteria potentially beneficial for constipation. Iced coffee provides only sugar and caffeine boosts blood flow.
Dr Clendening notes spring vegetables contain higher vitamin C than later crops. Early summer cabbages can have nearly twice as much vitamin C as autumn cabbages.
Miss Winifred Weaver daughter of State Senator A G Weaver of Front Royal represents Hollins College during the festival. Officers jail 79 drunks in city lockups on South Market Street as thousands visit Winchester for the feature parade despite dismal rainy weather.
Medical answers note that small foreign objects often pass through the digestive tract without injury. Physicians recall no clinical cases where swallowing such objects caused illness. Large objects can be swallowed safely by sane people, with no harm reported.
Ten years ago Lester D Arnold was chosen as president of the Winchester Rotary Club. Corporation Clerk records show 31 couples wed in April, an all time monthly record, while Winchester native James A Forney of the B and O dies in Martinsburg.
Lackawanna Railroad operations note a 63 mile wireless message anniversary. A school fair parade is announced for May 4 with decorated cars to be featured. A German ambassador warns Americans traveling abroad at their own risk amid metropolitan ads as 3,000 ships sail from American ports.
Editor notes that Dr Clendening offers seven pamphlets, each costing 10 cents, and requests readers send 10 cents plus a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Logan Clendening care of the paper. Pamphlets include Three Weeks Reducing Diet Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
Forty years ago R. T. Barton was nominated by the Democrats as their candidate for mayor while T. L. Redmond was named sergeant. The note also mentions the marriage of Miss Nannie Love Bartlett to Mr. Charles E. Timberlake at Braddock Street Methodist Church and reports telephone communication established between Hagerstown and the city.
In McMinnville Tennessee on May 2 rural letter carrier Thomas J Barnes found a note with an egg in a patron's box asking him to leave a postal card. Barnes delivered the egg next morning for breakfast. The question about Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe sources notes Dampier's voyage and Selkirk's adventures among others.
A flood of 500 hopeful young women storms Merrifields mansion as Bill Bailey channels order and Gayle Dixon helps, narrowing the pack to six for employment while Mr. Merrifield regains control and orders payroll action.
A political column argues about long European power shifts from 1450 to 1850 and the unification of Germany. It critiques France and Britain for interfering in German affairs and warns against neutrality violations and U.S. entanglement in the current war.
Jack Wise of Toms Brook enlisted in the army and was assigned to the Infantry Hawaii. He was sent to Fort Slocum to await sailing for his destination. Army recruiters report vacancies in Hawaii and Panama and invite applicants at 11 am on Mondays and Fridays.
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