Conscience Not Impulse Must Be Your Guide
A 1941 newspaper page shows advertising rates and policies, border ads and display rules. It notes AP membership and distribution details, plus subscription pricing and a Bible quote from Exodus 20 3.
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National
DeLisser-Bord, Inc
New York
Richmond
Inicage
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Rochester
Atlerté
Franciscomm
Associated Press
British Food Ration Increases Seen Amid Allied Aid
The article notes Britain’s relief from privation due to American aid with sugar allowances rising 50 percent and fats up 25 percent. It reports British workers may gain more rations as government canteens supplement supplies and clothing controls remain less strict than in Germany.
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Britain
Germany
Italy Suspends Sales as Rationing Reforms Start
The article reports Italy halting sales of shoes hats and textiles until inventories finish and a new rationing plan begins. Germany lowers civilian textile allotments by about half due to Russia's cold and Africa front needs.
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Italy
Germany
Russia
Africa
Axis Peoples Face Hardship Amid Prolonged War
The text notes ongoing conflict into year three with calls for easing rather than intensifying sacrifices. It contrasts axis suffering with the greater woes of conquered populations.
Army Maneuvers and Lessons From Large-Scale Exercises
Army commanders praised after first maneuvers for technical gains and shortcomings. Despite weapon and transport shortages, some units conducted long forced marches under war conditions. Engineers enabled river and swamp crossings, and the exercises offered lessons for future organization and equipment. Public confidence in the Army’s progress grows.
Arming Merchant Ships Through History
The piece notes few ships carried arms historically. It recalls World War I submarine threats and the near precedents to war declarations. It argues merchant vessels have rarely been safe unarmed, implying current posture favors armed ships.
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Chicago Daily News
Pacific
Buying off the AFL in defense housing bid policy
The Currier Lumber bid for 300 prefabricated houses in Michigan faces AFL opposition amid jurisdictional disputes with CIO unions. The issue centers on labor control, potential nationwide strikes, and whether the government should restrain union power or risk biased policy.
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Hillman
Currier Defense
Administration
Michigan
Federal Works Administration
Currier Lumber Company
Detroit
Currier Company
CIO Construction Union
Currier
AFL Buildings Trades Unions
CIO
AFL
AFL Building Trades Unions
APL
John Carmody
FWA
Carmody
Senate
AFL Construction Trades Unions
OPM
Supreme Court
Duplex Company
Deering
Justice Frankfurter
Hutcheson
Thurman Arnold
United States
Slips in the Old School Tie Trigger War Time Chats
Paul S. Patterson of the Baltimore Sun remarks on England during wartime shifting etiquette. He notes reduced stiffness as Britons begin addressing one another by Christian names, reflecting social changes spurred by the conflict.
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New York Times
England
Paul S. Patterson
Baltimore Sun
Can't Get Ahead in Charlotte News Commentary
The column blends social critique with political satire about public sentiment in Charlotte. It juxtaposes optimism with references to a notorious figure, suggesting pervasive doubt about progress versus troubling extremes.
Good Old Days Lynchburg Tax Bill Mention
A fragment notes the phrase good old days linked to a tax bill discussed around March 15, suggesting nostalgia for past times amid financial changes.
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Lynchburg
Adams on Freedom Letter to John Quincy Adams
John Adams writes to his 10 year old son in April 1776 about bearing losses and dangers to preserve freedom. He urges enduring any suffering to prevent surrender of the country’s liberties.
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the Holy Press
John Adams
John Quincy
Willkie Roars Through New England By G O P Tour
One year ago Wendell Willkie led a GOP presidential tour across the East with rapid speeches. CIO efforts to unionize Virginia Woolen Co. failed by more than three to one. Draft registrants told to avoid evasion as the 16th approaches.
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Wendell Willkie
New England
CIO
Virginia Woolen Co
Traffic across Potomac bridge at Harpers Ferry resumes
Vehicle flow over the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry resumes for the first time since March 19 with traffic using a railroad span after floods destroyed bridges over both rivers. Spanish sources report over 1 000 Lians fought with Spanish Fascists in an attack on Madrid. Mrs Kenneth Legg newly married receives a shower from friends.
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Potomac River
Harpers Ferry
Madrid
Kenneth Legg
Edison Fights For Life Amid Illness Report
The article notes Thomas A. Edison battling a lingering illness as he fights for his life. It also quotes Japanese declarations justifying bombing of Chinese towns in Manchukuo and mentions Virginia official William Carson opposing transferring state battlegrounds to the federal government.
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Thomas A. Edison
Manchukuo
Ee William Carson
Virginia Conservation and Development
Winchester High Opens 1921 Season With 48-0 Win
Winchester High School eleven opened its 1921 season with a commanding 48 to 0 victory over Massanutten Military Academy. Two local pupils Misses Adrian Mason and Celia Smith won Empire Theatre essay contest prizes. A number of northern Congressmen are calling for an investigation into Ku Klux Klan activities.
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Adrian Mason
Celia Smith
Empire Theatre
Winchester High School
Massanutten Military Academy
French Bomb Bulgarian Troops as German Submarines Emerge
The report notes Bulgarian troops remaining in Greece while German submarines slip past British patrols near the New England coast within three miles. Frederick County reports its first heavy frost of the year.
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Greece
Three Mile
New England
Frederick County
Martha Randolph
Clarke County
South Stewart Street
Citizen Exhibits Mt Vernon Cane at Local Shop
Erwin Brent shows a cane carved from Mt Vernon wood at a community display. J Blair wins the bean guessing contest held by Guy H Hyde in his drug store. John Snyder, 75, rides from Wardensville to Winchester by bicycle to shop.
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Erwin Brent
Mt. Vernon
J. Blair
Guy H. Hyde
John Snyder
Wardensville
Winchester
Test questions on geography literature and history
Seven quiz items ask for pronunciation of Thailand capital of Switzerland identification of Cygnet the common name for sodium chloride the correct scale for gold Becky Sharp novel Locarno pirate coins Do-lns composer of popular songs and Roosevelt's yacht name Potomac Mayflower or Hiawatha.
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Thailand
Siam
Switzerland
Becky Sharpe
Locarno
Charles K. Harris
President Roosevelt
Sentence tense rule a rare grammar note
The excerpt explains a rule for English tense use where a sentence mixes perfect or pluperfect with the future. it requires repeating the verb after each tense marker, as in He always has sent and always will send.
Johnson warns against profit ceilings in inflation fight
Hugh S. Johnson argues that wage and farm price ceilings would require profits caps for business. He critiques proposed anti inflation bills as confusing and notes that politicians and big monopolies influence calls for limits higher than many firms have enjoyed.
Price ceilings on wages and farm goods explained
A discussion outlines a flexible ceiling on price increases for wages and farm prices tied to cost of living and parity goals. It notes business price limits only with government permission while criticizing efforts for a blanket profit ceiling as potentially bankrupting for small firms.
Wages Rise vs Profits Hit by Taxes
The piece argues wages and prices climb while net profits stagnate due to heavy state and federal taxes. It predicts new tax legislation will cut profits further, noting government takes as much as 40 to 80 percent from profits tied to wartime policies.
New slogan sparks clash over price control bill
A debate erupts over a proposed price control bill as critics call the slogan in support of taking profits in war dangerous. Proponents argue timely action is needed to curb inflation and wartime wage and price pressures.
Three Kansas City eateries greet Sam Feltenheimer each morning
In Kansas City on October 10, Sam Feltenheimer requires three restaurants for his daily breakfast routine. One provides orange juice, another oatmeal, and a third coffee before he walks to the bus stop. A reader asks about tea use in major U.S. hotels, with a survey citing about 400 million cups a year.
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Kansas City
Sam Feltenheimer
United States
Plea for Teachings to Put Down Crime in Virginia
Dr. Malcolm S S MacLean urged cooperation among schools churches and families to build shared world values to withstand future crises. He said leaders must move beyond past concerns to engage on the world front. William Shands Meacham called for more state and local housing initiatives as Virginia’s public housing expands into smaller communities.
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Lynchburg
Malcolm S&s. MacLean
Cooperative Education Association
Virginia
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Dr. MacLean
William Shands Meacham
Richmond Times-Dispatch
State Housing Board
Meacham
College Baptist Church
Which plant has the smallest seeds among varieties
The seeds of various orchid varieties are the smallest of any plant. Some orchid pods are estimated to contain a million seeds.
Facts and Figures For Home Budgets promote budget booklet
Experts outline how to allocate income to food shelter clothing insurance saving and other essentials. The HOUSEHOLD BUDGET booklet offers these figures for individuals and families to balance their finances and gain satisfaction from thrifty management. Order your copy for ten cents postpaid by mailing ten cents to Washington DC.
Answers To Questions By Frederic J. Haskin
A reader can get the answer to any factual question by writing to the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Frederic J Haskin director Washington D C. Please enclose three cents for reply.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Trivia Q&A and Answers from a Historical Quiz
A collection of trivia questions and concise answers on topics from taxation in England to Houdini’s real name and the origin of Mackintosh raincoats. Includes notes on Pitcairn descendants, Racmaninoff inspiration, and kinships with Russia’s California post.
Reducing Diet Has All The Needed Vitamins
Dr. Clendening discusses diet plans that provide 1200 calories daily with balanced protein, minerals, and vitamins while warning against unnecessary vitamin supplements. He notes many popular diets lack essential nutrients and cites a Q and A example on ideal weight calculations.
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Hollywood
Morris Fishbein
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