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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1940
Page
4
Religious Appeal Clips Political Slant in Bible Verse
The passage blends a presidential ticket line with a biblical quote from Acts chapter seven. It cites Franklin D. Roosevelt for president and Henry A. Wallace for vice president alongside Senator Harry F. Byrd. The quoted verse portrays Stephen praying for forgiveness as he dies.
Still Rules The Seas
The piece argues Germany under Hitler seeks to push east toward oil and food supplies in Romania Persia and the Danube region while Britain continues to dominate the seas. It notes Romanian diplomatic resignations and warns of possible attacks on Greece Turkey and Italy aiming at Suez and Gibraltar with Russia potentially entering the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hohenzollerns
Romania
Old
Persia
Germany
London
Danube
Greece
Turkey
Italy
Suez Canal
Franco
Gibraltar
England
Britain
No Time For Despair Brooks Defends Hope In Literature
Van Wyck Brooks criticizes contemporary writers for promoting a death driven pessimism. He cites Joyce, Hemingsway, Eliot and Dreiser as examples and contrasts them with a few like Lewis Mumford and Robert Frost who offer confidence and a heroic spirit in humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wyck Brooks
New England
George N. Shuster
Hunter College
Brooks
James Joyce
Hemingsway
Eliot
Robert Frost
Optimism Persists in Brooks View of Contemporary Literature
The piece argues optimism has persisted since Homer and will return, contrasting Brooks's view of current despair with New England optimism. It notes Concord and Cambridge groups once swayed minds toward abounding faith and stresses the need for affirmation over denial, asserting a positive turn is underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks
New England
Concord
Cambridge
De Gaulle and Weygand clash for Africa’s loyalty battle
Reprinted Times-Dispatch editorial assesses De Gaulle’s Duala and Dakar actions and the risk of Francoist leaders shifting loyalties across Africa. It notes potential outflanking by De Gaulle loyalists, Weygand’s Dakar arrival, and the fragile allegiance of Vichy colonies amid WWII power struggles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Times-Dispatch
de Gaulle
Dakar
Duala
Camerons
Africa
Atlantic
Libya
Sudan
Suez Canal
Weygand
Vichy
France
Nazi Germany
Petain
General de Gaulle
Winston Churchill
Gibraltar
Churchill
Cameroons
Senegal
Razzle Dazzle Loss for Handley Beats Blue Streaks
Harrisonburg defeat of Handley 7 0 marks first loss to the Blue Streaks since 1928 as a dazzle attack dominates. Mr and Mrs Aubrey Macagan welcomed a daughter. Raymond Myers sentenced to ten years in penitentiary for armed robbery at McKinley Turner filling station about a month ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Handley’s
Eleven
Aubrey Macagan
Raymond Myers
McKinley
Turner
Italian advance skirmish injures over six hundred in Africa
Five years ago strong Italian forces clash with Ethiopian outposts injuring more than 600 and sending many to the coast for medical care. Sherwood Eddy, a world traveler, predicts a future world war around 1940 if Nazi Germany moves to strike. Joyce Wolfe, six, is struck by a car near her home while waiting for her brother after school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherwood Eddy
Joyce Wolfe
Here
Dogs Enter Field Trials. Veterans Plan Winchester Camp
Ten years ago more than 58 dogs competed in the Northern Virginia Association annual Field Trials. Spanish American War veterans announce plans to form a Winchester area camp. Berlin and other German cities face election riots needing police and army to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Virginia Association
Winchester
Berlin
Boston Red Sox win World Series fifth game against Phillies
Needlework guild reports over 540 articles in the past year under president Mrs. 8S. L. Lupton. Austro German forces overrun Serbia while Russian sources claim Teutons are being pushed back on the Eastern front farther north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Red Sox
Phillies
Needlework Guild
8S. L. Lupton
Serbia
Teutons
Public schools chief withdraws night homework order
Forty years ago Captain Van Fossen, principal of the city public schools, withdrew an order requiring night homework after parents and school board members opposed it. In Charles Town a social wedding drew much attention as Miss Elizabeth Willis wed Mr. Samuel W. Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Fossen
City Public Schools
Elizabeth Willis
Samuel W. Washington
Charles Town
Fatigue and war as a cure for neurasthenia dialogue
Dr. Logan Clendening discusses fatigue in wartime terms, urging work and purpose to counter neurasthenia while critiquing medical habits that label normal tiredness as disease. He cites two main patient classes and suggests warlike engagement could restore vitality through focused, meaningful activity.
Dr Clendening Offers Seven Health Pamphlets For Sale
Editor notes readers can obtain seven pamphlets by sending 10 cents per title plus a self addressed stamped envelope. Pamphlets include Three Weeks Reducing Diet Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Es Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clendening
Logan Clendening
Answers to Questions by Frederic J. Haskin in 1930s column
A compiled Q A feature explains answers from Frederic J. Haskin, Washington DC, including trivia on flags, Mona Lisa, Da Vinci, George Washington Bridge naming, free zones, and historical anecdotes. It covers topics from moonlight reflections to the Sumner Brooks incident and the Independence Hall goldfish bowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic J. Haskin
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
O— Q
da Vinci
The Star Quiz Answers Preview
The page asks seven quiz questions on topics from U S coins to Arctic explorers and Santa Claus post offices. It tests knowledge of geography, animals, history, literature, and notable figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Granite State
British India
Gota Canal
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
China
Vilhapalmur Stefansson
Santa Claus
United States
Angelic Doctor
Today’s Common Error in Bedtime Phrasing
A guidance note argues plain language is clearer than ornate phrasing. It contrasts simple statements like He went to bed with archaic forms such as He sought his downy couch, noting modern beds are rarely described as downy.
Gun and Coral At A Sealed Meeting Of Flight Scheme
In a dim mansion, Captain Trent and Coral join a clandestine board of financiers and engineers plotting a piracy scheme gone wrong. Gun suspects lawless action as police edge closer, while Coral is moved aside to a private room to listen in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gun
Watson
Can
Coral
London
Stein
Bronson
Gruchere
Madolesta
Saffely
Cannes Air Station
Trent
Thomson
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
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Charles Sumner
Preston S. Brooks
South Carolina
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George Washington Bridge
Port of New York Authority
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