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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1941
Page
4
A snapshot of the Winchester Evening Star includes advertising rates and submission details. It lists classified words at two cents per word with a 25 cent minimum, display ads at 45 cents per inch, and requires copy with payment. It notes postal handling and AP affiliation and lists national ad representatives.
A World War II era message from a religious column urges readers to measure up to opportunities and be worthy as they face global conflict. The text cites Samuel and Jehovah to frame divine anointment of leadership and duty.
Paul F. Watkins, editor of the Hanover Herald Progress, notes the power of names in journalism. A reader objects to a headline using Franklin as shorthand for the President, while the piece argues that widely known figures can be identified by first name, last name, or initials alone.
A reflection on how a person’s name evolves from infancy to adulthood and across roles. It traces stages from Snooky Ookums to Joseph Forsythe Jones and beyond, noting how families, friends, and the world progressively alter how he is addressed and signed.
A profile traces the ascent of a local figure nicknamed Joe through J F Jones to public recognition. It notes how his initials become a shorthand cue for leadership roles, from Kiwanis to governor, while revealing his enduring, recognizably ordinary roots.
The piece argues that certain famous figures are instantly recognizable by given names alone such as Franklin and Eleanor, while others like Stalin remain obscure to many. It notes that headlines using full names with initials can still fail to inform or resonate with readers.
Reprinted editorial condemns AF of L and CIO disputes that halt production and threaten national defense. It cites walkouts in St. Louis, Detroit, and welders’ conflicts, arguing unions must settle differences peacefully to avoid public harm and potential restrictive legislation.
The author argues freedom is shaped by government needs and political power more than absolutes. He warns that attacks on press freedom harm leadership and voter information, noting publicity can protect rights by exposing restrictions and tax misuse. The piece critiques misunderstandings of press and religious freedoms.
The Tokyo announcement outlines a plan to prohibit individual newspaper ownership, cap dividends, and license newspaper enterprises. The piece argues licensing curbs free press by placing control in government hands, risking prints deemed undesirable and creating a state apparatus over journalism.
Hugh S. Johnson argues Floyd Odlum failed to preserve small business and warns that war production hubris and zero civilian priority risk wiping out independent firms. He asserts large corporations will dominate, undermining free enterprise and national policy.
Promotes a practical cookbook with 300 recipes sized for four to six servings. Includes 64 pages of index, durable cover, table setting tips, marketing advice, and cooking timetables. Order by mail for Fifteen cents postpaid to Washington D C with sender details.
The article describes a shift toward a corporative state through debt, taxation, licensing, and government ownership of defense plants. It argues this revolution in politics and economy is moving at hurricane speed, with many not recognizing or caring about the changes.
Richmond man leaves car with Great Dane inside. The dog waited, then escaped through a back window after door locking, trying to dig out through upholstery.
Oscar Bywaters, son of Sheriff Jann Bywaters and a senior, is chosen as captain of the Handleyigo football team. Alfred Shryock moves from Baltimore to Atlanta as manager of the National Fruit Prod. Co. office there. Greeks report from Athens that Do or Die Italian reinforcements are in retreat in the campaign.
Principal prizes at the Blue Ridge Hunt Club hunter trials held at Farnley go to horses owned by Dr. L. M. Allen. Argentina plans cordial welcome and entertainment for President Roosevelt on his South American tour. An "international battalion" with many Americans aids Loyalist forces near Madrid in the Spanish Civil War.
Handley star Lee Garber is the season high scorer with 116 points for the year. Secretary of War Pat Hurley purchases the Belmont station near Leesburg, 1200 acres. P. P. Pilcher, city manager, is chosen by Governor Pollard to represent Virginia at the American Road Builders Association meeting in Detroit in January.
S V A closes its 1921 season with a 48 to 0 victory over Shepherd College at Shepherdstown W Va. The local Rotary Club works toward establishing a new modern hotel here.
H. K. Green and Bro advertise as the best corset store in town. More than 3 000 people fill a hastily built tabernacle for a union revival service. In a separate note, two German Zeppelins are shot down in a nighttime raid on London but continue to appear on clear nights.
The Virginia Woolen Co suspends work to install electric lighting enabling night shifts. In Winchester area a new church is planned for Clearbrook due to growing Presbyterian activity. Winchester telephone subscribers will use numbers instead of names as announced by the local office.
Tucson mayor H O Jaastad considers a gift of 10 miles of abandoned streetcar track with steel worth about 6000 dollars. He checks if rails can be extracted from a concrete base for less than the appraisal to decide on acceptance.
New York Red Cross chapter shipped a dozen 10 foot Christmas trees to U S troops in Iceland after learning none were there. Museum gem curator explains opal colors reveal gray orange or colorless when light passes through.
The irritable colon or colitis is a digestion disorder tied to modern high pressure living and diet. Emphasis on two treatments: modify lifestyle and adopt a low irritant diet with rest and stress reduction, plus heat relief for spasms.
A quiz page asks 10 questions on telepathy Sonja Henie birthplace verdicts Lindbergh Paris airport Oslo former name beriberi Chinese bow meaning and US citizenship for native born children of immigrant parents.
An agricultural college notes that only good producing poultry flocks yield profit as about the first 100 eggs per hen must cover expenses. The finding highlights efficiency and breeding strategies to improve poultry farm profitability.
A reader can obtain factual answers by writing to the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington, D. C. Frederic J. Haskin is director. Enclose three cents for a reply.
The document presents a Q A chain covering government spending per second 570 dollars, number of FM radios in homes 120000, Florenz Ziegfeld entering theater in 1882, Office of Price Administration prices 38 cells, details of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge costing 2.5 million dollars and 5 040 feet long, New York County as smallest U S county, Lafcadio Hearn memorial in Tokyo and New Orleans, Dolf Camilli and Joe DiMaggio MVP awards in 1941, a Jersey calf born in 1940 as a transcontinental breeding milestone, and William Jennings Bryan’s burial at Canton National Cemetery in Virginia.
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