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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1941
Page
4
Advertising rates listed for the Winchester Evening Star include 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum, display ads 45 cents per inch, and contract rates on application. Copy must accompany the order and be in by 9 PM the day before publication.
A fragmented OCR text shows subscription terms with prices for yearly six months and three months but contains garbled figures and stray characters making exact rates unreadable. The readable portions indicate in advance pricing but lack coherent amounts or currency formatting.
A biblical fragment notes Elijah traveling to a cave seeking rest when the word of Jehovah comes to him. The account emphasizes divine communication amid solitude and pilgrimage.
British and American experts warn that 50,000 tanks are needed to counter a German blitzkrieg. If the United States supplies half, production at current rates would take more than four years, delaying any offensive.
The October 9 order by the Supply, Priorities and Allocations Board restricts new construction not essential to defense or health and safety. It targets projects with substantial use of critical materials and excludes repairs. City and state officials brace for delays, while defense needs and unemployment fears rise as nondefense work slows.
Reprinted from Fayettesville Observer, the piece notes John A Lang’s defense of Administration policy and laments suppression of criticism. It argues that Americans, from WPA workers to the Comptroller General, must retain the right to criticize government policy without fear or punishment and warns against retreat from liberties.
Richmond wartime note explains ethyl alcohol scarcity reaching 3,000,000 gallons. Distilleries convert 20,000,000 bushels grain into 50,000,000 gallons of industrial alcohol for powder production. Radford Charlestown and Ravenna ordnance plants ramp up, reducing whisky output but unlikely to affect current beverage supply soon.
The Federal Works Agency pressures defense housing projects without local permits or adherence to city building and sanitary codes, challenging Baltimore's standards and integrity. Officials defend local codes and insist on municipal oversight to protect public health and safety.
Anne O'Hare McCormick analyzes American and British reactions to Soviet resistance in World War II. Public opinion in Britain questions why the Allies do not press Stalin harder and fear of a separate peace if the Soviet front weakens.
Frederick County’s Board of Supervisors recommends to the Game Commission a three day deer season this year. The item appears amid other year old notices and regional affairs.
Ten years ago Gainesboro petitioned the county supervisors for improved roads in the area. Prohibition officers raided Yonkers New York uncovering 55000 gallons of beer and barrels of imported whiskey. The U S Navy budget faced a 60000000 cut while the recruiting service also faced limits.
A 20 year old ad shows Buick steering by H W Ebert. A C Carson and W Davis Conrad form a New York City law partnership. About 25 professionals join Elks Club to organize a relay with F E Clerk as president.
Forty years ago Miss Nancy Nuton is elected president of her class at the Womens College of Baltimore. The M J Grove Lime Co suffers a great loss when fire destroys the dehydrating plant at Stephens City operations.
A list of seven multiple choice and factual prompts including Roman numerals after names, true or false questions about intelligence and planetary motion, army motto options, seas connected by the Dardanelles, Yom Kippur, Daniel Chester French, Knights of Columbus membership, Sverige translation, the composer of Largo, and planetary orbits.
The text explains that adjectives modify subject condition while adverbs describe the verb. It uses examples such as vegetables boiled soft and vegetables boiled softly to illustrate the distinction between describing state and describing action.
Hugh S. Johnson reflects on a West Point yearling who, despite immaturity, carried the dignity of a Roman senator. He notes the classmate’s intellect was modest but he made the most of his abilities and “got by on his shape.”
A narrator recalls Paul’s failed bold geometry show in a reading room, likening it to flawed commentary by Walter Lippmann and Stacy May. The piece contrasts theatrical bravado with real understanding and notes the risks of overconfident analysis absent solid facts.
June week at West Point brings a testing recital before the board of visitors. Paul, a skilled draftsman, sketches the board in colorful angles, yet struggles to progress as the moment arrives.
The quote compares Mr Harriman and others to lacking knowledge on military principles and supply capabilities. It notes uncertainty about Russia's stance, war price control, military needs, and technical math, ending without a clear conclusion.
An advertising notice promotes a booklet FLAGS OF THE UNITED STATES with history and display rules. It invites readers to mail twenty cents and fill a coupon to receive the pamphlet from the Information Bureau in Washington, D C.
In disparate fields four individuals are described as delivering results with the authority and certainty of Moses presenting the law. Their impressive performance crosses domains, prompting comparisons to a legendary standard of certainty and judgment.
Fire of unknown origin gutted the Main street store of Hamlin and Hamlin wholesale distributors and threatened a city block. Firemen battled three hours of flames and dense smoke before controlling the blaze shortly before 9 o clock. The fire likely started in an elevator shaft used by Hamlin and Hamlin and Herb Juice Peno Co. but the cause was not yet determined.
A reader can obtain factual answers by writing to The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington DC. Enclose three cents for reply.
Q and A excerpts discuss the meaning of totalitarianism as central authority over all social and economic life and the elimination of opposition parties. Comparisons of fascism Nazism and communism are noted as having little difference in practice.
Dr. Logan Clendening discusses how life span appears linked to ancestry, noting aging limits and the role of genetics. He cites family examples, dismisses extreme longevity claims, and references historical figures, while offering asthma dietary guidance and listing pamphlets available from his office.
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