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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1942
Page
4
The Evening Star lists its Winchester Virginia office details and national representation. It requests subscribers report delivery delays or irregularities and notes ad copy must be in by 9 PM for publication. The page features a quotation from Ezekiel 12 22 and urges trust in proven truths.
Adolf Berle predicts a coming quiet as rationing reshapes life. By summer's end leisure trips, movies, and night streets will be limited while war plants continue to operate. The piece weighs hardship against returning to a century old mindset and the shadow of Hitler.
A Civil Service Commission report dated May 12 shows 238000 civilians on the Federal payroll in Washington as of March 31. Employment is rising at about 7000 per month, with an estimated 50000 employees required for proper government operation.
The piece critiques growth in federal civilian staffing since 1933, noting 167000 workers in 1941 and labeling about half of the 100000 added as payroll riders. It argues Washington has become a war-time hub and a drag on production, warning against continued expansion of social programs.
Reprinted editorial notes a large Allied troop convoy to Ireland signaling rising invasion intent. It cites a Kansas glider fleet for Allied operations and quotes observers in New York and London on potential Western Front actions. It warns of German espionage from Dublin and Ireland’s neutrality.
The text compares per capita tea consumption in the United States with that of Britain. It notes the British prewar standard of about two ounces per week per person, roughly six and a half pounds per year, and implies a lower U.S. consumption level by contrast.
A 16 year old from a mountain area admits guilt in a triple shooting at a small general store east of Front Royal. The incident is part of a list of historical year-ago items spanning war events and local milestones.
Ten years ago Mrs. E. B. Cooper was chosen president of the Girl Scout Community Committee. Walter Shade announced the closing of the Fairfax Hotel on South Cameron Street after a decade of operation. The House of Representatives rejected a bill granting 2.75 percent beer.
Gov. E. Lee Trimble rides in a parade as his horse bolts, opening a grand historical pageant in Richmond. Mrs. Richard Griffith and Mrs. F. L. Buckley direct the Girls Athletic Association concert. Many farmers in Greenwood join the Farmers Union.
Government officials state that all registrants for the draft scheduled for June 5 will be classified within a month. Sidnor Jap Curl breaks his ankle after falling from the running board of his car. A fire ripping through Atlanta’s residential area causes over 3 million dollars in damages.
Forty years ago the S. W. A. and Charles Town teams were 5-5 when Charles Town quit to catch their train. Robert Smith fractured an ankle at the Baltimore and Ohio yards. Over 300 miners were entombed at Coal Creek Tennessee in the nation's worst mine disaster to date.
The page poses seven questions covering world city size OPA administrator author pen name Ethel Vance The First Triumvirate ancient city the earths most abundant metal legality of money paper bayonet weight Python constriction vs venom vacuum operation Tropic of Capricorn location south of the Equator
A discussion on predicative nominatives as subjects or complements in English. It contrasts phrases like It is I and Is it we that you accuse with the logic of case usage, noting that the predicate noun or pronoun should be in the nominative case following a finite verb.
Governor Darden voiced disappointment that Virginians did not heed the 40 mile per hour speed limit at the Virginia Statewide Safety Conference. He noted more than 3,400 speeding arrests since strict enforcement began May 1 and pledged continued enforcement of the limit and drunk driving laws to improve highway safety.
In Indianapolis on May 22 Harvey R. Dyer 40 of Speedway City was struck by an Army truck but refused to be deterred. He rode with Private Carl J. Boles of Fort Benjamin Harrison to a recruiting station and pressed his bid to enlist.
An ad copy promises Star readers fast results from advertising. It emphasizes payment for successful responses and urges placement for effective outreach.
The Star lists a service for factual questions requiring limited research. Readers sign requests with name and address, add a three cent stamp, and use the Washington DC address. Examples cover retirement truck figures, handbooks, and counterfeit currency restitution.
Mail to and from service members is censored in war zones and bases but not in the continental United States unless Local Defense Commanders order it. Residential construction over 500 dollars requires permission. maintenance and repair are exempt. Abbott and Costello question: Costello is the short member, Abbott the tall one.
Denver reports three year old Donald Linson tested curiosity at home and the family car traveling fifty mph. He grabbed a door handle as the door swung open and he tumbled from the moving vehicle landing in a ditch with a skinned nose as his only injury.
Greenwich Village artists, delighted by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt moving nearby, grew even happier when she purchased watercolors by Amy L. Stevenson and Richard Clarke Hare at yesterday's annual author exhibition of paintings.
Mrs. Adam Johnston of Adrian Michigan obtained a sugar ration card for her parrot after noting the bird’s health and peace of mind. The bird, fond of coffee with sugar and a dislike for cookies and candy, will receive one pound of sugar per month under the pet provision of the rationing order.
Capt. Harvey H. Hinman hid his role piloting one of the American bombers that raided Japan on April 18. His wife learned of his mission only after reading about it in the newspapers yesterday.
In a column on lip health Dr. Clendening warns that chronic lip changes such as keratosis leukoplakia and persistent ulcers can turn cancerous. He notes fever blisters, white patches, and horned keratosis as precursors and stresses early medical evaluation and regular examinations after age forty.
Washington reports the war turning as US skill and ingenuity show in the Coral Sea, Irish troop landings, and General Doolittle's raid. Seventy nine fliers bombed Japan, achieving a dramatic long range flight with no planes shot down, a feat celebrated for its audacity and impact.
The article analyzes Gen. Doolittle's raid tactics detailing low altitude strike over Japan to defeat anti aircraft guns, pattern bombing limits, and the use of fast delivery of bombs from 100 to 1500 feet. It links these methods to broader Allied strategy, noting China and Australia prospects and potential joint Jap Russia actions.
City Finance committee in Richmond recommends a $1,304 add on to raise college trained librarians to the same pay level as four janitors and a part time charwoman at the Public Library. This step aims to address wage disparities despite Book Learning being not everything.
The New York World Telegram front page shows a mythical map placing Shangri La near Plato's Republic Valhalla Utopia and other imagined realms. The piece cites a German broadcast claiming Brig Gen James H Doolittle attacked Japan from Shangri La, Roosevelt's reference to the location as a springboard.
Chairman Emory 8. Land of the Maritime Commission told a Senate Commerce subcommittee that while submarine conditions are improving, complete elimination is not expected. He added that barges on inland waterways should be developed by other agencies with existing authority, including the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the Office of Defense Transportation.
Notice from the personals column states a kitten and cat seek a loving home, with high type references required, published in Kansas City on May 2.
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