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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1940
Page
4
Winchester Evening Star announces advertising rates for classified ads at 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum, with a 9 PM deadline the day before publication. Transient rate is 45 cents per inch and discounts available on request. Associated Press notice included.
A fragment mentions Franklin D Roosevelt and Henry A Wallace in a political context with a biblical quotation about God as fortress and rock. The text appears as an irregular clipping or note rather than a full article. No clear event date or outcome is provided.
A Senate interstate commerce panel urges a full inquiry into German and other foreign corporate holdings over U S defense industries. It warns foreign pressure could distort U S industry and even resemble black mail, noting German holdings in American firms run into hundreds of millions while American stakes in Germany are modest.
The American Municipal Association cites Hector Minnesota as the most air minded town with 40 percent of men aged 18 to 40 registered as pilots or students. The 1,044 resident town has 45 solo flyers and 100 students, with three council members licensed pilots and two as students. Located 85 miles west of Minneapolis.
Reprinted piece notes Wilhelm Kunze reports German American Bund membership halved from 20 000 in August 1939 to about 10 000, with chapters dropping from 60 to under 40. It argues Bund no longer a national menace and that German Americans have withdrawn upon discovering its true nature. The editorial praises loyalty to the United States and flag.
The passage denounces the Bund as Hitler’s henchmen and treacherous to the United States. It celebrates the Bund’s waning influence and calls for the final disappearance of its existence from a free and liberty-loving nation.
A pair of Paris dispatches dated September 22 and September 30 report contrasting skirt lengths—mid knee and mid calf—sparking questions about who obeys Paris decrees. The piece ponders if Berlin influences the Parisian fashion rulings and whether the contradictions matter.
The austere Nobel Prize winner Julius Wagner Jauregg died in Vienna. He pursued fever therapy for general paresis, testing malaria inoculations and alternating injections with neo-salvarian, achieving reported cures in about 83 percent of cases and earning worldwide acclaim.
Yankees win second straight World Series game against Cincinnati as fans endure Mudville gloom. Mr and Mrs Carroll Hummer of West Cecil Street celebrate the birth of a daughter on October 2.
Five years ago Haile Selassie orders a swift 120000 strong army to halt advancing Italian troops. The Detroit Tigers win their first World Series by taking game six from the Chicago Cubs. Miss Katherine Rose Goudenauer and Mr George Robert Slater of Upperville plan a Saturday wedding.
President Hoover says active citizenship guarantees peace. Rev. C J Clark of Brucetown wed Moody Williams of Roanoke. Over 70,000 American Legion members parade in Boston for the national convention.
A 25 year old report notes President Wilson endorsing women's suffrage by indicating he will vote in the New Jersey election. The piece also mentions a Chaplin comedy at a local theatre and Mayor Julian Ward presenting an ordinance to reorganize city government. Serbia’s invasion expands Central Powers reach as fighting intensifies on the Western Front.
Forty years ago a blaze at the Winchester Dye Works on Main and Cork threatens a nearby three story structure. Mrs. Arthur Leafe and Miss Lena Kern attend a state W C T U convention in Charlottesville. Charles B. Rouss withdraws his offer of a million dollars to anyone who could cure his blindness.
The piece discusses child and adult dietary proportions, noting protein needs rise with growth and that total calories per body weight are higher in children. It cites studies from St Paul’s School and Palmer, offers a 12 year old sample menu, and includes reader Q A on dental health and bone tuberculosis. It also advertises Dr. Clendening pamphlets and how to obtain them.
A reader questions a wide range of topics from conscription and penalties for draft dodging to hat sizes and smoking in Congress. The column provides brief answers with references to War Department policy, legal penalties, animal speeds, mufti meaning, and historical hinge notes.
Seven test questions with queries on Vesuvius location Greek alphabet last letter button cuff origins population rankings Culbertson Harding middle name initial La Follette reelection status Bell nationality and marriage citizenship rule and a Shakespeare line author.
A collision occurred on the B and O railroad according to local reports. Investigators arrived at the scene to document damage and interview witnesses and train crew.
The Winchester Evening Star advertises a colored map of South America to improve knowledge of southern neighbors. Readers are urged to send ten cents and the coupon to Information Bureau Frederick J. Haskin, Washington, D.C., with name, city, state, and street or rural route for delivery.
Coral and Gun plan a daring night escape from a guarded island fortress. The crew aims to seize Trent and Otto, destroy planes and the arsenal, and slip away using a forged plan and Coral’s key theft. The danger escalates as a radio message accelerates their timetable.
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