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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1942
Page
7
County agricultural leaders examine measures to fight inflation and rising living costs. Speakers include George C. Herring, Iva Byrd Johnson, and Elizabeth Sprouse outlining price controls, wage aims, and farm price parity concerns amid wartime costs and warns of higher materials and living expenses.
DETROIT May 21 The A's beat the Detroit Tigers 11 to 3 as three pitchers combined for 17 hits. Ray Bee played strong before Phil Marchildon earned his sixth victory. Dizzy Trout took the loss as Paul, Puchs, and Manders joined the day’s hits.
CAMMER TIRE CO promotes a recap service claiming added miles. Ad copy notes cost savings and warns drivers about tire durability while referencing Handley School as a nearby landmark.
In Harlan Kentucky on May 22 Sheriff Ball said Jack Heaton 26 surrendered after a pistol shot wounded a man in the courtroom as the Shepherd trial continued. Shepherd was alive and the jury later learned he faced the electric chair for Joe Christian’s killing. A mistrial had been ordered previously and Heaton’s actions followed the shooting there. The case tied to Christian’s throat-slash murder on Black Mountain.
Boston May 22 A trainee who walks in his sleep or faints at the sight of blood is not likely to make an efficient air pilot Wing Commander H D Mitchell of the Royal Canadian Air Force warned Nervous men with market anxiety or inferiority are weeded out of the crew The doctor described a selection process for aircrew through educational and psychological testing He noted that in the last war about 90 percent of air accidents were due to flyer deficiency and 50 percent of trainees had some type of neurosis.
Local paper highlights community events and interests with concise items about neighbors, services, and upcoming activities in the town.
The Senate Naval Committee issued a tentative report blaming careless use of an oxy acetylene torch for the Normandie fire and criticizing slow and disordered conversion. It favors creating an inspector general of the Navy to monitor conditions, report to Congress, and avoid similar mix ups in the future.
Dr Karen Horney of New York City told a Boston audience that high self standards reflect an arrogance used as a defense against fear of others and worthlessness. The talk at the Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis explored how infallibility and perfect self sufficiency mask deep hopelessness driving self reliance.
Sid Hudson limited the St. Louis Browns to two runs as Washington beat them 5 to 2. Bob Muncrief yielded three singles and a double in the second and Roberto Estalella homered in the fifth with a man aboard, his sixth of the year.
At a special meeting Tuesday night at 8 oclock Hiram Lodge will present a Masonic Defense Week program. Grand Master Robert S. Barrett of Alexandria issued a proclamation and will have his address read by H Harm er. Worshipful Master M B Clowe will presstress and the song Faith of Our Fathers will be sung. Lee Miller Senior Warden will read the Grand Master address. Rev R A Whitten will deliver a patriotic address with three minute talks by Walter M Shade on Cooperation with Red Cross C Vernon Eddy on the Grand Lodge s Masonic Defense and Welfare Commission and Wilbur Hewitt on Con-
A local feature outlines continued sale of war bonds and T Russell Cather's remarks on civilian defense. The article notes community service efforts and calls for public participation to support wartime mobilization.
Dr. William V. Silverberg of New York City told the Boston meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis that psychoanalysis can and should work with religion to restore belief in man’s essential goodness. He argued the world crisis is a spiritual conflict between belief in violent force and belief in mutual adjustment, and that only one outcome is possible as mankind cannot abandon social living.
In Chicago on May 22 Prof. R A Gortner of Minnesota described shifts in view of plant and animal proteins. He noted early scientists believed protein subclasses were identical but newer methods like ultracentrifuge and electrophoresis reveal internal differentiations within proteins affecting food processing and nutrition.
Denny Shute, two time PGA champion, predicts Byron Nelson will win the 1942 title at Seaview Absecon N J next week while noting Ben Hogan and Sam Snead as strong challengers. Shute, warming up in Philadelphia, recalls Nelson won in 1940 and was runner up in 1941 to Vic Ghezzi. He also adds his own chances depend on improved putting.
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