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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1942
Page
4
The Evening Star notes subscriber delivery delays should be reported by 9 PM. It comments on railroad freight capacity and tank car use, praising private ownership for efficient handling and troop movement during wartime, and suggests rationing may be needed for passenger traffic.
Josephus Daniels, on his eightieth birthday, argues the so called good old days never existed and that modern gadgets far surpass those of Jefferson and Franklin. He notes rationing may restrict access now but promises greater appreciation when supplies return. He compares wartime gadget deprivation to Hitler’s failure to curb American determination.
The article credits railroad management with anticipating the war role by increasing rolling stock and improving facilities. It notes freight service rose about 60 percent per unit from 1917 18 to 1941 and recalls labor and rate adjustments aided by the Interstate Commerce Commission under government auspices during wartime mobilization.
The article reports Hans Baldwin’s analysis of World War II context shared with 50 U.S. newspaper editors at Harvard via the Nieman Foundation. Baldwin notes Russia's uncertain prospects, Africa and East Asia campaigns, and Japan's and Germany's strategies, warning of supply cuts and a likely all-out effort on England as summer approaches.
The article notes that world sugar supply largely comes from the Western Hemisphere with cane sugar grown mainly in the Americas. It mentions beet sugar from Canada and production in Central States and the rest from other regions, listing Losteans and Plorida as places of note.
The George Washington hotel and Fairfax Inn report sharp drops in nightly tourist traffic as rationing tightens. Dining rooms at Southern Inn and Yorks on the Martinsburg pike show similar declines, though Yorks says it will stay open five nights a week.
The article discusses boosting savings through defense bonds and notes that about two billion dollars is estimated to be hoarded in large denomination bills in the United States. It frames a public savings effort and references the cash hoard figure.
A survey of a magazine quiz captures questions about Stukas bread currency diesel engines and key figures. It lists the director of Selective Service predecessors and a deceased radio personality nicknamed the cheerful philosopher.
Miss Norman June Richards a Latin major is among those receiving a degree from Randolph Macon Woman's College at Lynchburg. Airborne invasion troops mop up British defense on Crete as the war continues. Spanish and Latin American history will be taught in Frederick County schools next fall. Dave Hottle elected Grand Marshall of the state Odd Fellows at the Richmond convention. Officers of three states seek bandits who stole H R Kern's car and robbed filling stations between here and Romney. Mr and Mrs Lucius Ritenour honored at a shower by the Ladies Aid of the Fairview Church.
Miss Edna Holland leads Alumni Day planning for Handley during commencement week. Mrs. Mattie Dailey, 70, fends off two thieves who tried to enter her Cross Junction home. Robert B. Nelson Jr. earns Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Virginia.
Bids for completion of the Handley School on the Equity Grounds in the southwest portion of the city are opened. Miss Loveday Athey, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Athey, is engaged to marry William B Sinnott of Washington. Bethel Lutheran Church moved to Albin and rebuilt by the congregation, is reopened.
Dr J B Peters announces Virginia will be completely dry by July 1 under a state prohibition plan. Germany intensifies pressure on Russia, offering funds to reshape its new government. Henke Henry is elected director of Virginia’s Motion Picture Exhibitors league.
Over 5000 spectators attend the final performance of Pawnee Bill's show and circus. Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Mills return from a state honeymoon. Margaret Dame leads the women’s tournament at Winchester Golf Club.
The passage explains that I should use shall in the first person to express simple expectation and will for the second and third persons. It gives examples showing correct usage: I shall be able to come and he will be able to go.
Secretary of State Hull met 45 minutes with Soviet Ambassador Maxim Litvinoff before a White House conference with President Roosevelt. Litvinov said he carried a document from Hull. Officials said Hull handed a lend lease proposal to align Soviet aid terms with those of other United Nations partners.
Engineers from the State Highway Department report that shoppers are among the worst offenders in wasting gasoline. W. D. Horton notes that drivers to industrial plants carry more passengers than shoppers, averaging 3.4 and 1.6 persons respectively, before gas rationing began. The study suggests many cars carry fewer people now and urges better public facilities to reduce car usage. It also mentions a brief bio of radio singer "Singing Sam" Harry Prankel born in Danville Kentucky and raised in Richland, Indiana.
The Star documents readers questions on topics from egg washing to currency history and place names. It explains washing eggs affects spoilage risk and notes the dollar was adopted in 1785 under Confederation rules with origin linked to the Spanish dollar.
The piece explains the Army Postal Service under Brigadier General W C Rose with each major unit hosting its own post office. Mail is sorted by regiment and company at the control post and then distributed to regimental post offices and company mail orderlies. It covers weight of five cent coins, lack of national birth or death records, assessing gasoline mileage, linseed oil turpentine polish mixtures, and teaching history departments at several universities.
Reports from Rio de Janeiro indicate United States patrol planes confirmed the sinking of a German submarine off the northeast Brazilian coast near Aracity after an afternoon battle near Fortaleza. Officials cite oil slick and surface wreckage as proof while noting broader anti submarine actions and survivor arrivals.
A medical column summarizes wartime nervous conditions and their treatment. It notes civilian stress differs from shell shock, cites rest isolation and psychological methods as key remedies, and warns against overuse of vitamins such as vitamin D and thiamine chloride.
An explanatory note states that brain tissue and brain tumors do not cast shadows on X ray films. By draining brain ventricles and introducing air, deformities become visible, indicating tumor presence.
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