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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1942
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia outlines publication policies and advertising deadlines. It asks subscribers to report delivery delays and irregularities to aid a perfect system and includes a Biblical quote as a motto.
The piece notes that former allies frequently turn foes, citing instances such as France and Britain clashing in Madagascar, the Soviet Union and Germany fighting after an alliance, and the United States shifting aid and loyalties across wars, including France, Japan, and Russia. It highlights shifting alliances through examples spanning centuries.
The text traces shifting allegiances: Britain and its allies shifted from opposing Napoleon to supporting diverse powers in the Monroe Doctrine era. It notes 1812 Anglo American war, 1864 Austria and Prussia in Denmark war, 1866 Austria vs Prussia, 1870 Prussia vs France, and 1912 Balkan wars with Bulgaria Greece Serbia and Montenegro against Turkey amid postwar realignments.
Observation notes the shift from orders to directives by military and civilian authorities. It questions whether directives carry more or less force than orders and describes how cabinets boards and subordinates issue directives that guide their own orders.
National Safety Council figures show 2440 traffic fatalities in March, down 11 percent from a year ago. Fewer cars on the road and lower speeds helped cut deaths as motorists slowed to conserve tires, with Virginia among states enforcing stricter limits. The drop reverses 27 months of rising fatalities.
The Navy will publish local casualty lists as of April 15 naming killed wounded and missing. The Post notes 2991 killed since December 7 including Pearl Harbor losses and stresses that missing account for nearly 40 percent.
Washington reports censoring weekly gas stock data as the Ickes office moves toward rationing. Only generalized totals will be published, with allocations to be set by Defense Transportation and Eastman, while a coupon system and five card types are planned after July 1.
A plan assigns A B and X cards to motorists from May 15 to July 1 with seven units for A, B-1 to B-3 scales, and unlimited X for medical staff. Commercial vehicles are exempt. teachers determine eligibility and fairness.
Joseph B. Eastman is placed at the forefront as the chief transportation authority. Roosevelt curbs Ison and Ickes with an executive order, later echoed by a War Production Board directive granting Eastman power to set policies across rail, bus, motor, and naval propulsion. He is noted for calm judgment and non political influence.
Deputy Sheriff R. George Woods confiscated a large homemade slingshot after four youths were charged with breaking street lights. The device, carved from a forked tree trunk with 15 inch prongs, required two officers to pull back the inner tube bands and could fling stones larger than a baseball.
A Japan legend says 830 curls crown The Great Buddha of Kama kura to shield his bald head from the sun. Americans show little interest in snail head coverings but seek healthy attractive hair. The Evening Star offers a hair care circular from its Service Bureau in Washington D C. Send a stamped self addressed envelope for a copy.
The English stock formed 83.5 percent of all the white population. If the Scotch and Irish are included, the British stock accounted for just over 90 percent.
Public notice inviting readers to submit questions to The Star's Service Bureau in Washington D C for free factual answers. Include a signed question, address, and a three cent stamp. medical or legal advice is not provided.
The Star announces it will sponsor the Marble Tournament here for the fourth consecutive year. Forty nine men from Winchester are to be inducted into the army before July under the accelerated State Selective Service program. Workers at O Sullivan Rubber Co vote to organize a local Rubber Workers Union of the AFL.
A U S citizen in Canada retains draft status but must renew permits to stay abroad. failure to renew could trigger U S call up if in Class I A. Tax guidance notes fountain pen tax only if gold parts are ornamental. otherwise exempt. Humidity measurement explained via the psychrometer wet bulb method, dew point defined and relation to absolute humidity.
The city of Baester marks the sec day of the 14th annual Apple Blossom Festival with festivities and community events spotlighting local growers and vendors.
Police seize two men linked to drug dealing after finding about 200 dollars worth of morphine in their possession. The incident prompts further ward investigations and arrests.
Dr Joseph Heller receives a commission as an army major after service in the Spanish American War. The House and Senate clash over the conscription bill while Theodore Roosevelt promotes overseas volunteer divisions. A city plaza historic site is to be converted into a car park per a council and board of supervisors decision.
Joseph Athey, a special B. and O. officer, is shot at while seated with his young daughter on the front porch of his home. The Kinzel building, a landmark at Main Street and Rouss Avenue for over a century, is being demolished to clear space for the Farmers and Merchants bank.
The quiz asks about a new name for Defense Bonds and Stamps and covers topics from Trincomalee and Colombo ports to Thai nationality, a federal housing agency, toothpaste tube materials, a Monticello estate reference, Bermuda capital status, Moorish emigration to Spain, Percheron breed, and Wightman Cup venues in England and the United States with city names requested.
The note lists verbs used as nouns in English such as come invite steal and try. It comments that these word forms function as nouns in certain sentences.
Richmond May 8 Horace H Edwards chairman of the Democratic State Central committee proclaimed Senator Glass the Democratic nominee to succeed himself and urged full support of all Democrats for the November general election. The certification notes United Senator from Virginia in the past year.
At Fort Leavenworth Kansas on May 8 a new group the Locators Club formed by Lt Col Charles R Bathurst's wife Mrs Bathurst aims to keep Army wives connected as they move between posts by compiling a national file of officers wives addresses to maintain contact.
Portland May 8 1942 report notes chit tam bark prices at 15 cents a pound and predicted a large 1942 crop. authorities say there has never been a real shortage and peelers will work hard as price rises.
SANTA BARBARA Calif May With 32 years experience in culture C Elmer Morgan finds that his charges grow lazy in the warm California summer So he has developed a system of shipping them north to Brooks Alberta Canada each year in wire cages that can be handled in railway express cars When ready to start home Morgan has a honey yield far above normal.
Gertrude Nelson, a Pittsburgh resident, argues morale rises with an entertainer rather than endless pushups for soldiers. She says a good performer lifts spirits, while drills and situps by a sergeant fail to inspire.
Cleveland reports a brushmaker claims American hogs yield better pork chops and that China grows longer bristles serving as protection. The article notes China feeds hogs scantily, while the U.S. raises hogs for meat, implying bristles there are inferior.
In Leonardstown Maryland Veronica Abell found a setting hen dead and the egg nest near hatching. She found no setter so she used a rubber water bottle to warm the eggs. A dozen healthy chicks hatched in the Abell yard.
A medical discussion by Dr. Miles Atkinson presents two main causes of Menières disease. Allergy similar to hay fever can trigger paroxysmal attacks, while a second group, often older than 64, stems from constricted arteries in the ear’s balance organs. Treatments focus on histamine testing and vasodilators to relieve symptoms, avoiding drastic nerve surgery.
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