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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1941
Page
4
Fragmentary clipping notes a date Friday May 16 1941 with a brief, unclear religious or moral verse mentioning deceit vanity mischief under tongue. No identifiable people or organizations are present in the readable text. The fragment provides a dated line without full context or actionable facts.
Honorable Colgate W. Darden Jr a Democratic governor hopeful proposes adding 200 state policemen to Virginia streets. He cites current patrols with 150 officers over 45 000 miles and a potential annual cost of about 400 000 while arguing increased patrols could cut highway deaths up to sixty percent and injuries up to forty percent amid near 1 000 fatalities last year.
A historical overview contrasts Iraq and Iran, detailing Iraq as a small Arab kingdom with Baghdad, oil wealth, malaria, and ancient roots in Mesopotamia. Iran, larger and Muslim, centers on Tehran, agriculture, Persian rugs, and vast oil fields at the Persian Gulf, with geopolitical implications around Hitler.
University of Oklahoma botanist Mil ton Hopkins focuses on weeds as a horticultural curiosity. The article notes his interest in the role of weeds in gardens and landscape management.
A botanist named Doctor Hopkins favors consuming weeds like dandelions shepherds purse milkweed sprouts and curly dock as nutritious fare. He treats vacant lots as edible grocer rows and values green sustenance in these nutrition minded times.
Reprinted from Newport News Daily Press Byrd presses for Frances Perkins to quit as Secretary of Labor citing defense production strikes and lost man days. He notes overwhelming public sentiment in favor of replacement to better support national preparedness and defense efforts.
The Detroit Free Press honors Hank Greenberg who after ten years with the Tigers ends his baseball career to join the military. A legendary hitter and gentleman, he is praised for his impact on Detroit fans and the sport, and wished success in the next chapter of life.
A description of a house setup where the dining room serves as an eating area during kitchen re papering while the living room remains for everyday living during car repairs. The piece highlights practical room usage during home maintenance.
Investigation finds each Wellesley College student owns about 2.4 sport hats and 2.9 dresses. The report notes wearable fractions appear in the wardrobe observations.
The report notes confidence that French troops can halt the German advance while British and Belgian forces fight fiercely in Belgium. It cites rising U S involvement and growing tension along the Mexican border as war concerns mount.
Funeral services were conducted for Charles W. Brown longtime foreman in The Star composing room and a former Winchester compositor who served 52 years in the trade.
A new thirty thousand dollar textile industry is reported to be opening soon in Riverton or Front Royal. Mrs I N Good purchases another property on Peyton Street. The B and O Railroad tests a cigar shaped locomotive reaching a speed of one mile per minute.
A compact quiz of common facts answered by Frederic J. Haskin for The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau. Includes figures on territory conquered by Hitler, death rates, fish populations, female employment, Alaska stations, U.S. army troop definitions, unemployment benefits, and Iran’s religion.
Send ten cents for a 32 page booklet detailing how to identify and control pests such as moths ants bedbugs mosquitoes fleas centipedes silverfish termites flies crickets wasps and rodents. Include name address and payment to the Information Bureau Washington DC directed by Frederic J. Haskin.
A reader quiz asks seven items on flags voyages and governance. Questions include meanings of hoisted brooms, New States, relation to Champ Clark, Hanging Gardens location, Poet Laureate of England, first female cabinet member, and restoration of citizenship with missing letters.
The note observes that in contemporary usage many things are labeled as proposals while the proper term is usually proposal. It highlights a shift toward casual jargon that equates any idea with a formal offer.
Washington reports the United States leads in bread basket strength due to science, farmers, and experiments. It cites Thatcher wheat as rust resistant, the Bureau of Plant Industry as key, and advances in hybrid corn and nutrition research across the nation.
The exchange notes that while the Constitution allows the President to adjourn Congress during official disagreement on adjournment timing, no President has used this power. It is unclear if this power covers only extraordinary sessions.
Dr. Logan Clendening discusses natural drugs and their scientific basis, tracing origins from alkaloids to salicylic acid and aspirin. The article notes key figures like Kolbe and Hoffmann, and mentions the development of acetyl salicylic acid for rheumatism and fever, with history and references to pamphlets available from the author.
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