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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1940
Page
4
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A political ticket is listed with Franklin D Roosevelt for president Henry A Wallace for vice president and Harry F Byrd for U S Senator. The text includes a Bible verse from Ephesians 2 8 9 about salvation by grace through faith.
The Sixth Circuit upheld the right of Ford Motor Company to speak on union matters, rejecting claims that anti-union literature was an unfair labor practice. The ruling supports free speech under the First Amendment, with Ford arguing the Wagner Act imposes limits not to be used to punish speech. A Detroit reporter interview sparked the dispute, emphasizing constitutional protections.
The article compares 1914 18 trench warfare to modern digs in London and Berlin as cities plan massive underground work. It notes plans to house millions inLondon East End shelters with sanitation and ventilation measures and tickets for sleeping space amid ongoing bombing and war demands.
A statement by the head of the American Racing Pigeon Union warns that giving a boy homing pigeons could curb juvenile delinquency, presenting pigeons as a preventive remedy. The remark frames birds as constructive, community-minded tools for youth behavior.
The article argues parents must provide purposeful outlets for children to channel restless energy. It suggests pigeons or other pursuits like model aircraft as structured activities with responsibility and regular performance. An intelligent parent seeks opportunities to give expression and avoid idle, dangerous options.
Reprinted editorials note the Twenty-ninth Division may mobilize around January first, with Virginia National Guard to be called to colors. A state protective force will be organized under the governor to maintain order, while industry and agriculture must support national unity and defense efforts.
The United States orders an embargo on scrap iron shipments to Japan effective after a few weeks. Other armament components may still be shipped in unlimited quantities. A stray quip from a fictionally framed policeman warns a burglar to desist or face loss of bullets and tools.
Miss Mary Scully is elected secretary of the Junior class at Sweet Briar and serves as class editor of the college annual. More apples are being moved into local cold storages than in 1935, with over 270,000 bushels reported. Students in Middletown and Stephens City open their tenth annual fair in Stephens City.
Five years past, the League of Nations weighs easing an arms embargo as Ethiopia faces Italian invasion. In other news, The Knitting Mill operates with three daily shifts. A beer truck plunges down Route 7 near Castleman's bridge, killing two and injuring one.
Ten years ago Chief Hollis night-chief Boyd and patrolmen Dove Strasnider Hinkins Funk Cline Bowers were reappointed by the city council. Captain J P Haddox, a retired merchant and civic leader, is seriously injured crossing Loudoun Street. In the first night football game in Washington Georgetown defeats West Virginia Wesleyan 67-12.
Twenty five years ago heavy attacks by French and Belgians on the France Belgium front aim to hold Germans while reinforcements move to Serbia. Retail Merchants Association organized with S. B. Price president. Dr. B. M. Knight and Dr. E. C. Yost on program of Valley Dental Association meeting in Woodstock. George Shepherd hosts the Mutual Farmers Club.
Forty years ago Miss Mamie E Fuller wed Norton DeRouville of Albany at her Martinsburg home. The new Reformed Church building in Martinsburg collapsed during completion work on an $18 000 structure by Winchester contractors. A Locomobile recently passing through halted after breaking down beyond Williamsport Maryland and was hauled by mules back to Martinsburg and shipped to Pittsburgh by train.
Statistics reveal longevity gaps with women in the United States living about four years longer than men. Lifespan averages, life expectancy by birth year, and age milestones are discussed, along with seasonal death rate patterns and regional variations in leading causes of death across states.
Fragments from Frederic J. Haskin address questions and reports on gas prices across states. He notes per gallon differences, urges Virginia price probes, and praises Shenandoah Valley agriculture and soybean potential while affirming farmer support for the President.
The writer describes a late summer trip with family through Ohio Indiana Pennsylvania and West Virginia. He recalls farmer friend Jacob Cutterer praising farm visits for new ideas and notes drought affected crops with poor corn but promising soybeans while Indiana shows better season and a strong state fair in early October.
Gun and partners wreck the Trent facility after a gas raid, set explosions, and a planned escape by plane. They live to fly away as flames engulf the workshop and hangar, while Coral faints and the team races toward France for a final act.
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