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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1942
Page
4
The Evening Star Winchester Virginia publishes with editor K F Byrd Jr and lists national reps DeLisser Inc New York. It notes AP and Audit Bureau affiliation and requests readers report delivery delays to help maintain service and accurate circulation.
By mail rates listed in advance for one year three months and six months with varying prices. The fragment also mentions a Bible verse urging readers to seek what is above and to be risen with Christ.
The piece asserts U S strength rising on land and sea, with bold actions in the Pacific and Atlantic. It cites battle off Northern Australia, heavy Japanese losses, and U S willingness to fight on two fronts. It praises Navy, land and air forces and defies Axis claims of U S weakness.
An article notes the military honors ceremony where top officers call soldiers from the ranks to receive citations and commendations. The scene underscores the importance of recognition within the armed forces and the orderly process of presenting honors.
Aemy Mary and the Marine Corps announce many bravery medals. The President’s address blends citations with stories of extraordinary drama. The young men show daring fused with noble faith in freedom, combining valor with skill and superb training.
The Charlottesville Daily Progress argues Americans can endure a three gallon weekly non essential car ration and criticizes Mr Henderson and Mr Ickes for heightening morale issues. It faults Henderson's congressional testimony and urges calm despite shortages and political flak.
The Newport News Daily Press notes skepticism over a new rationing plan for Virginia and West Virginia. Charleston Gazette quotes State Defense Coordinator Carl G Bachman who says West Virginia has surplus gas and full storage, questioning rationing logic and calling for more information before limits of two gallons a week.
News briefs note lawmakers in both parties delay action on convoys while weather faults appear with drought in northern Virginia affecting pasture and hayland. Anxieties rise as the Nazi and Fascist press recall Japan's pledge to join any war against the United States.
Receipts of the local A B C store were five thousand dollars higher than the previous week during the Apple Blossom festival. Ireland Williams an eight year old schoolboy is badly injured when struck by a car on Route 50 several miles west of here. Miss Margaret Crockett of Questover near Berryville becomes the bride of William K Milhollen of Washington.
National mourning follows the death of the Lindbergh baby found in a ditch near the New Jersey home after 72 days of disappearance. Berryville High School names Hunter Burke valedictorian for the 1932 class.
Roy Cather forms Troop No 2 as a new Boy Scout unit. A hail storm sweeps Lower Frederick county and parts of Warren and Clarke counties. The Winchester Fair directors plan a 7000 dollar livestock exhibit building.
Russia complains of many German agents infiltrating through lines and stirring talks of revolution. Officers in training camps are warned the path will be hard. Warren Grim sustains a fractured leg after a horse accident.
Forty years ago Billy Milburn shoots a 21 inch copperhead at Stonewall cemetery. John Barr slips on a sprag onion in a local market and crashes into a crate of eggs.
The text explains port openings on one side of the gadget allow admission or expulsion of gas, with exhaust and inlet occurring once per four piston strokes. It describes short sliding sleeves in cylinders driven by two short rods off a lay shaft and notes small crank throws. It then answers a Q about census religious bodies showing church contributions in 1936 at $518,953,571 versus $817,214,528 in 1926, blaming the "de peeerie" for the decline.
The text notes the Japanese invasion of Malaya ending with the fall of Singapore on February 15, 1942 after landing at Ko Bhar airdrome on December 6. It also mentions wartime pay rules under the Hague Convention and details about wartime employment guidance for a widow and son, along with a sleeve engine design distinction.
Seven test questions cover geography language and history from Ceylon to Canada. Topics include Caribbean borders antithesis of black and classic figures such as Guido Reni and Jefferson Adams.
The rule states that a verb must agree with its subject in number, not with any noun or phrase between them. In the example, the subject is order, so the correct form is has been instituted.
Tibby Lane Steena Winters and Marg Baker share a Manhattan apartment while Tibby faces romance with Wayne Courtright and Steena pursues him. Tommy Dare a medical school grad visits as Steena’s interest in Courtright grows after a near plane emergency reveals Mary’s safe rescue by the captain.
Washington discusses possible summer or fall rail rationing include passenger service curtailment and vacation rate changes. Railroads contest shortages while planning to boost tank car traffic as inflation fears grow and Allied offensives unfold in the Crimea and Don basin with Churchill signaling air and sea actions.
Virginia pasture conditions on May 1 were 62 percent of normal, the lowest on record, with hay at 63 percent. Pastures east of the Blue Ridge were poor though Shenandoah Valley fields remained green. Small grain straw short but wheat and rye yield promised good. barley and spring oats reduced. Farm labor remains scarce as farmers rely on machinery and more diverse labor. Apples and peaches show a strong bloom and milk and egg production stay high despite pasture losses.
The STAR notes press time differences with 9 PM in London, 10 PM in Berlin and Rome, and 11 PM in the Balkans, marking the postponement of afternoon reports.
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