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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1940
Page
4
A political ticket lists Franklin D Roosevelt for president Henry A Wallace for vice president Harry F Byrd for U S Senator and A Willis Robertson for Congress The message quotes Isaiah 42 3 promising tenderness and justice and declares the intent to bring forth judgment unto truth
The Post Office Department will issue a one cent stamp on October 7 to honor Eli Whitney among a group of thirty five peace heroes. A bronze marker will be placed at Mulberry Grove, home of General Nathaniel Greene, where Whitney developed his cotton gin design. Whitney, born 1765 in Massachusetts and Yale graduate in 1792, once taught before moving South to a school post and visiting Mulberry Grove with Mrs. Greene before his duties began.
A narrative recalls Eli Whitney's path from losing his school to entering law study with Mrs Greene offering hospitality. It covers his early trials with gin technology, the brush cylinder idea sparked by a Greene hearth broom, court battles over patents, and later government arm contracts. The reflection marks an approaching day for a southern benefactor honored with a special stamp.
Orton L Clark, associate professor of Botany at Massachusetts State College, notes October as the season's brush wielder turning green woods to vivid fall scenery. He argues October earns high marks among months with lingering sun, crisp air, and burning-leaf incense as days shorten and foliage peaks.
The passage links October to Thanksgiving and holiday cheer, noting October’s transition and the science of leaf coloring with pigments like xanthophyll and erythrophyll to explain the gold and red hues.
The Chattanooga Times, defender of honesty and courage, breaks with executives Julian Harris and Hunt Clement over Willkie versus Roosevelt. The dispute highlights the tough choice facing the nation in the presidential election and tests the paper’s integrity amid internal disagreement.
A frequent caller at a house with four daughters wins time alone with Agatha the eldest. He touts his baking and housework and asks if, upon his marrying one of her sisters, Agatha would agree to live with them. The moment hinges on her reply.
The New York Sun hosts a symposium on attracting inattentive waiters in restaurants. The New York Times asks for argument but settles on a blunt solution. It suggests throwing something at waiters with good aim, noting legal risks if not done immediately.
Attorney Sloan Kuykendall denounces State action to relocate Route 50 around Boyce and Millwood. In a separate case, Harry and Lloyd Rinker receive 15 years each for the slaying of Warren county farmer Charles H. Steele. French and England leaders recoil from German Russian peace proposals.
Five years ago Miss Virginia Glass Dove is appointed manager of Miles Music Company's local store. The League of Nations Council remains hopeful of halting a looming war between Italy and Ethiopia. Harry K. Thaw, critically ill in Quebec, is moved to Kenilworth near Stephenson in this county.
The Rev. E. A. Lambert of West End Methodist Church Roanoke will move to Braddock Street Church by conference action. Mrs. Sara Hoge widely known in WCTU circles is reelected State president and resides in Lincoln Virginia. German officials face drastic salary cuts as part of national reconstruction efforts.
Atlantic City crowds form on the boardwalk as a girl bathers parade in fur swimming apparel. Across Europe, Champagne sees the war’s most intense action yet while Allies tout advances against German forces. In baseball, the Philadelphia Phillies win the 1915 NL pennant from the Boston Braves and will face the Boston Red Sox in the World Series.
Forty years ago a state superintendent notes only about one third of eligible children attend public schools. A. J. Tavenner and Sam Chiles take a fishing trip to several Shenandoah points. Lyon Petrie writes home from the Philippine Islands where he aids the U S Army in quelling rebels.
Dr Clendening describes vitamins as essential food substances not providing energy. He notes bachelor scurvy, religious dietary rules, and alcoholics as deficiency risks, citing cases of vitamin B deficiency causing neuritis. He highlights recovery with balanced meals and vitamin B, and advertises seven pamphlets available for ten cents each with a self addressed envelope.
Information Bureau provides quick fact answers on topics from history to currency. Notable items include Drunken Parliament at Edinburgh in 1661, the first gold coins by Croesus, Bucephalus the horse, the Presidential Chair at Woodmont Rod and Gun Club, and the U S Army meat allotment of 18 ounces per day. The Winchester bushel and DC land ownership figures are also noted.
The item asks seven answer prompts from a newspaper quiz. It lists questions on radio programs Canada Lincoln assassination On Borrowed Time Eads Bridge self evident truth fob meaning thinking deeply and the first child of English parents born in America and a state without air mail service.
A style note urges writers to fix the phrase ill advised to ill advised. It cautions against splitting the two words with a space and encourages correct hyphenation and spelling in editorial practice.
Information Bureau circulars offer details on trades vital to national defense. Materials cover Airplane Mechanics Auto Mechanics Craftsmen Cabinet Makers Electricians Machinists Pattern Makers Sheet Metal Workers Toolmakers Welders and more. Send five cents per trade with name address and state to Washington DC.
Gun suspects a looming threat from two black planes after a night of uneasy sleep as Coral Merridew joins Otto and Trent at a secret aviation factory. Coral uses charm to probe captives for information while Otto contemplates coercion, and the crew debates how to extract the needed data from Tommy Hazeldeane.
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