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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1942
Page
4
Publication and mailing information for The Evening Star Winchester Virginia dated notice lists editors addresses circulation bureaus and advertising deadlines. It includes subscription rates by period and mode and an embedded verse from Acts 2 28 emphasizing life and joy.
The piece notes that German air raids over England are sporadic and less effective than RAF bombings, while the RAF advances target German arms plants and naval sites. It mentions German doubts about reallocated planes from Russia and the Mediterranean and their failure to affect Malta or Libya.
The Monsanto Chemical Company introduces a chemical coating for steel drum interiors used for lacquers shellacs and nitrocellulose products. It eliminates tin lined containers and the firm estimates savings of 100000 pounds of tin gear. Bell Telephone Company also reports a cable splicing method reducing solder tin use by about 600000 pounds annually. The push to conserve materials speeds industrial innovation for the war effort.
George Bernard Shaw writes letters to the London Times in protest against wartime limits on musical instruments. He explains his path to writing noting a near career as an oboist ended by $56, and cites his method of finding the right thing to say with levity.
Reprinted editorial cites Frank B. Hutchinson of Rutgers urging federal use of advertising to foster victory-minded America. It traces advertising from ancient potters to modern merchants and Medici displays, noting it calls public attention and boosts demand.
Strasburg on May 4 will see the John Rhodes Chapter D A R of Luray unveil a granite marker above the grave of Michael Roads at the Rickard Farm cemetery three miles south of Strasburg. Roads, also called Rhodes, was the sole survivor of a 1764 massacre in the Shenandoah Valley where his father mother and six siblings were killed. He was carried off by Native Americans and stayed with them for years.
The Nazis strike back at Bath Exeter Norwich and York in Baedeker raids proving Britain’s air attacks on Germany have pressured Berlin. These reprisals show German retaliation but offer no evidence of sustained blow for blow parity or future reversals.
Arnold Bernstein, who fled Germany after two and a half years in a concentration camp and paid $30,000 to escape, plans to convert German ships into merchant vessels for Allied use. He undertakes turning the Savannah, a former U S submarine tender, back into a merchant ship for Uncle Sam.
The Baltimore Sun notes inland waterway routes from Philadelphia to Charleston and Charleston to Jacksonville allow 12 and 6 foot depths, enabling slow freight flow by small barges up to 1500 tons. Oil and sugar items are not rapidly deteriorating, but progress needs ingenuity and energy to expand coastal shipping against submarine threats.
Moscow reports the Red Army swore to execute Stalin's order making 1942 the year of final defeat for Germany. Pravda says floods will ease soon and promises more active operations as Russia plans its spring offensive despite German threats. Stalin's May Day order was read to troops with pledges to fulfill it.
Glen Ridge New Jersey draft board No 6 called 38 year old Ernest L Bridge unmarried for training a replacement. The board appealed for deferment until someone could be trained to take his place and the appeal was granted. Bridge's occupation was clerk.
Pvt. Arby A. Johnson on guard duty at Gowen Field Idaho hears a noise and investigates behind boards. A gopher bites him, prompting a cautious response and no further incident reported.
A review of Dr. Louis W. Sauer's From Infancy Through Childhood notes its comprehensive coverage of infant and child health topics. It highlights chapters on feeding, vitamins, growth, mental health, and disease, with discussion of immunization records and common questions answered by Dr. Sauer in a pediatric context.
A notice invites readers to submit questions for the Star's Washington Service Bureau at 1013 Thirteenth Street, Washington D C. It explains free answers for factual inquiries not needing extensive research, requests sign name and address, and three cent postage. Medical or legal advice is not provided.
A compilation of brief Q and A items about citizenship birth certificates war declarations time systems biblical origins and U S highest rainfall heights with origins and dates. The piece lists queries and concise explanations attributed to Star Service Bureau, Washington and other locations.
News notes from a prior year report Whirlaway winning the Kentucky Derby in a set time. Walter Chryslers purchase price noted as 175. The British siege at Tobruk and Iraqi strikes against the Axis are mentioned alongside a local festival queen presented to the monarchy. Hospital Auxiliary votes 200 for a new elevator.
Witnesses describe the opening parade of the annual festival as a highlight. An attempted theft of the new Waco airplane at the local airport is noted. Al Capone begins his 11 year sentence for income tax evasion in Atlanta.
Twenty years ago the council voted to petition the court to order an election on a bond issue to finance extensions in water and sewer lines. Charles J. Jones a bachelor merchant who died recently left an estate appraised at nearly 13 dollars. J B Russell, oldest bank president in the state, is reelected president of Union Bank at 81 years.
Gov. Stuart calls Virginians to enlist in army or navy as war looms. Dr. B. M. Roszel speaks at Braddock Street Church Golden Rule Bible Class meeting. Coal operators assure ample supply, signaling no anticipated shortage.
Forty years ago the Shenandoah Normal College seniors hosted a picnic at Reliance where juniors prepared the meal. The regional smallpox outbreak in nearby Virginia and West Virginia counties has been brought under medical authorities’ control.
The quiz covers recent leaders and events as well as general knowledge. It asks about Argentina Chile or Paraguay, Nazi occupation in Paris, New Zealand capital, Pearl Buck childhood, cube surface area, Selma Lagerlof, a CIO convention in 1940, Alexander the Great India campaign, Liberty Bell casting site, and the motion picture industry czar.
A brief note notes that a few educated individuals use phrases such as "he don't" and "proven" but contends these forms are not proper English and are rejected by most educated readers.
Washington May 4 The Federal Wheat Marketing Control program is favored for another season by growers with more than 81 percent voting yes in 40 states. Totals show 281 295 in favor and 63 against. Support argues control prevents oversupply and builds a two year stockpile, stabilizing prices and aiding related farm sectors.
Washington reports ongoing debate over whether the Wright airplane factory in Columbus Ohio should be seized. Public notices avoid military secrets while acknowledging the plant broke ground January 20 1941 and delivered first aircraft only weeks ago after a 14 month period with no deliveries.
A December christening marked the hoped for first plane off the line but the craft was a test model. It wrecked during durability tests, delaying deliveries by about five months. Factors cited include a 92 percent inexperienced staff and a new plant, with broader notes on wartime funding and use of a secret fund.
Reports claim morale is low and labor slowed at the plant with both management and workers seen as unable to run the operation efficiently. A naval inspector may be assigned, but no decisive change is evident as explanations outpace actual production.
Stalin’s May Day address to Red workers eschews revolution and classic collect ivism. He appeals for freedom and justice and limits ambitions to reclaim Ukraine, White Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Finnish Karelia. The speech aims to unite Russians and bolster support for the United Nations while the United States faces shipping challenges to China.
Virginia Tech will hold its seventieth commencement May 29 and 30 with no speaker. The two day schedule is shortened from four days to fit wartime acceleration. About 500 students are to receive degrees during morning exercises with a brief address possible by the president.
Attorney General Biddle announced a four day meeting of U S attorneys from 14 eastern and northeastern states in New York starting May 7 to discuss wartime issues with emphasis on sedition and espionage. Participants come from Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jersey Delaware Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia West Virginia and Ohio.
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