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Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1940
Page
4
Democratic Ticket List for 1940 Election Page
The page announces the Democratic ticket led by Franklin D Roosevelt for president with Henry A Wallace for vice president Harry F Byrd as U S Senator and A Willis Robertson for Congress dated Friday October 18 1940. A biblical quotation from 1 John 2 25 accompanies the ticket.
Power of Electors and Historic Presidential Contests
The article explains that electors are not legally bound to their candidate and outlines how the Electoral College works. It recalls key moments in U.S. history when the House decided the presidency in 1800 1824 and the Hayes-Tilden episodes in 1876.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Congress
House
Senate
Young Republic
House of Representatives
Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr
Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
Jackson
Clay
Adams
Hayes
Tilden
Reprinted Editorials On Churchill Leadership Unity In War
The editorial notes Churchill’s unanimous Conservative leadership in a time of war and argues national unity overrides party lines. It recalls Churchill’s political arc from early Liberal roles to Conservative control and Free Trade stance, highlighting his return in 1924 after coalition years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Times
Winston Churchill
Churchill
House of Commons
Joseph Chamberlain
Coalition
Churchill as Prime Minister and enduring Britain
The passage recalls Winston Churchill as a brilliant but doubted leader. It notes his early role as Chancellor under Baldwin, his independence in opposition, and his longtime focus on maintaining Britain’s greatness and imperial heritage. It concludes with Churchill’s reflection on serving two supreme public causes: Britain's enduring greatness and imperial continuity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Churchill
England
Britain
Newport News to trial parking meters for traffic relief
The City Council will try parking meters to alleviate downtown congestion. The paper urges a measured, ongoing trial with a council committee to monitor results, noting free parking near the city jail has eased a block’s congestion and suggesting broader experimentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Dakar Expedition Blunder Costs British Hope in Africa
Newport News reports on the Dakar disaster involving General de Gaulle and British forces. Churchill defends actions but reveals bungling, including six French warships sailing from Vichy ports and leaks undermining the expedition. Dakar’s loss is a major reverse, with Germany capitalizing on bold French naval moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News Daily
Dakar
General de Gaulle
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Vichy
Africa
de Gaulle
Mediterranean
Bucky Walters Named National League Most Valuable Player
Harry Fowle son of Philip Fowle joins Christchurch School eleven as quarterback. Mrs. W. P. Massey is chosen delegate from local council to the National Council of Girl Scouts meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati Red
Harry Fowle
Philip Fowle
Christchurch
W. P. Massey
National Council of Girl Scouts
United States Exports Questioned Over Italy War Ties
Britain and France press the United States about possible export reductions to Italy amid Italy’s war with Ethiopia. Hugh Crisman of Handley class of Spring graduates has an appendectomy at Memorial Hospital. Miss Mary Lyman leads Noel Coward play Private Lives to be staged soon by the Little Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Britain
France
Italy
Ethiopia
Hugh Crisman
Handley
Memorial Hospital
Mary Lyman
Noel Coward
Little Theatre
Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club Elects Pres
Ten years after 1920 census, the Winchester and Clarke county Garden Club re elects Mrs. Melvin Green as president. A Boston Labor Union meeting votes to adopt 2.75 proof beer amid union discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Green
Winchester and
Clarke County
Garden Club
Boston
Caldwell town beer piping plan shocks residents
Twenty five years ago a beer storage tank contractor petitioned Caldwell New Jersey for a system to pipe beer to homes. The proposal included a large vat on a mountain and a gravity flow to every residence and a free fountain in city hall. In a separate item, Doe Lewis fractured an arm after a horse kick at John Walker’s farm. Nearby, Serbia faced swift Teutonic advance and appealed for Allied aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
N. J
City Hall
Doe Lewis
John Walker
Serbia
Rev J P Hyde elected Chaplain General of Virginia Grand Camp
The Rev J P Hyde wins the post at Staunton conclave and serves with Turner Ashby Camp of Winchester. A Clarke county youth E A Miller is knocked down and robbed on Millwood road while heading home across the Opequon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Hyde
Virginia
Staunton
Turner Ashby
Winchester
Clarke County
E. A. Miller
Millwood
Opequon
Premature graying linked to vitamin diet experiment
An experimental vitamin B diet in rats yielded uniform white back stripes in all offspring, sparking theories on premature graying and diet. Experts caution against overreaching human implications, noting birth-onset feeding and hereditary factors. practical human results remain distant.
Reader Questions Answered From The Winchester Evening Star
A reader questions column provides concise answers on civil service preferences for widows of ex service members, historical inquiries about Saturn in Rome, postmaster titles, destroyer speeds, Pepys burial, famous literary Bibles, French heels, cream for whipping, US geography, first use of United States phrase, heart rest, Dunbar age at death, bullet speeds, presidential terms, and the first US legislature.
Star Quiz Questions Prompt Answers
A compact quiz item list from a newspaper page asking on page 2 for the answers. It covers topics from color of black eyed Susans to early cabinet members and archbishop martyrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
George Washington
John Adams
Pine Tree State
Herbert Hoover
Detroit
Roosevelt
Canterbury
We Enjoyed Listening to You Play
The note requests a phrasing correction for a compliment. It contrasts two sentences and emphasizes changing “an enjoyable evening listening to your playing” to “we enjoyed listening to you play.”
Auditions Start as Kit Reilly Seeks Break in CBC
In the Consolidated Broadcasting offices Kit Reilly seeks an audition after a glowing letter from WRTX's program director, while Vance Healey faces demotion from J T Gregory for overstepping limits. The senior secretary guides her toward Munson’s aide for a quicker shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Gregory
Consolidated Broadcasting Company
WRTX
New York
Kit Reillys
Kit Reilly
Mary Johnson
Vance Healey
Crown Prince
CBC
Consolidated
Vance
Mr. Gregory
Mark Craley
Munson
Craley
Louis
Healey
J. T. Evers
O’connor
Gregory
Tion
Jane
Kit Kit Reilly
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
U. S. Senator
Harry F. Byrd
Congress
A. Willis Robertson
John
Newport News Times-Herald
By Logan Clendening, M. D
Clendening
K. L
Logan Clendening
Frederic J. Haskin
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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Saturn
Rome
Forum
Capitol
U. S
Samuel Pepys
St. Olave’s Church
London
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R. T
Atlantic
Pacific
Charleston
South Carolina
San Diego
California
United States of America
Robert Ingersoll
Thomas Paine
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
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L. E
House of Burgesses
the Star Quiz
Scott
U. & Patent Office
R. J. Scott
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Central Press Association
Chapter
Kit
America
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