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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1941
Page
4
Notice details advertising costs for Winchester Evening Star readers including 2 cents per word, 25 cent minimum, display ad deadlines by 9 PM, and transient and contract rates with prepaid options.
Ancestral text warns the foundation of the house of sin is unsound as the structure collapses. The passage envisions erasure and decay of the house, using archaising phrasing to imply moral or societal collapse on a Tuesday in October 1941.
The ticket lists Colgate W. Darden Jr for governor W M Tuck for lieutenant governor Abram P Staples for attorney general and E Blackburn Moore for the House of Delegates under the Democratic banner for the November 4 election.
Congress considers a bill to exempt government imported defense materials from duties. The plan, replacing a prior section, would boost RFC funds by 1.5 billion dollars while avoiding tariff arguments. Debates cited scarce supplies and potential price effects from free wool and copper imports.
The discussion notes that paying import duties on protected commodities with insufficient domestic supply appears wasteful, comparing to coffee and silk. It cites Henderson’s Oct 12 ruling allowing higher iron and steel imports, tariff walls delaying materials, and Navy free-duty imports under 1914 provisions. It also mentions Jones’s testimony on duties paid as Navy agent and the extensive use of drawback provisions and sales abroad to offset duties.
A note discusses 100 tons of Chilean copper shipped to Europe and used in domestic electrical goods, highlighting that a bonded plant in the United States producing only foreign sales can avoid any duties, using a British owned airplane plant as an example.
Noted French essayist Andre Mourous argues frank leadership could have saved France from collapse. He asserts a quick, honest reproach minimizes harm versus persistent resentment and emphasizes timely candor with the people.
The Christian Science Monitor editorial reviews views on vitamin needs in the U.S. It cites Dr. Logan Clendening arguing that vitamin deficiency is overstated and that modern food systems make vitamin intake unlikely to be a national problem. The piece notes hospital diagnoses and surveys showing low deficiency rates.
Raleigh reporters describe a 20 year old Negro executed in the state's gas chamber as one of the most revolting acts in prison history. Critics say North Carolina uses a dreadful method that is indecent and unjust despite arguments for capital punishment.
Washington faces a severe traffic problem as a boomtown rush today. President Roosevelt urged better traffic control to ease congestion. Each weekday thousands of cars flood downtown from 7:30 to 9 a m and return 3:30 to 5 p m with pedestrians and other transit adding to the jam.
Miss Dorothy E. Robinson becomes the bride of Dr. William P. McGuire in Glen Rock New Jersey. The Rev Herman McKay pastor of Market Methodist Church for four years is moved by the Conference to Parts Church. The R AF F area reports growth and air show activity.
Five years ago the Knoxville Tennessee church invited local Presbyterian pastor Rev E B McGukin for a second time. A people’s army formed from home and factory mobilizes into defenses near Madrid as fascists press toward the Spanish capital. Quail season ends in Frederick and Clarke counties after a hearing by the Commission on Game and Inland Fisheries.
President Hoover extols Virginia hospitality during a Yorktown stop. Roy A. Larrick leads a Winchester Christian Endeavor rally. Notre Dame crushes Drake 62 in a decisive game by a top team of the era.
Twenty years ago the U S Labor Board warned railroad brotherhoods not to strike. Prohibition agents raided three Berryville residences and found stills in operation. E B Luttrell was chosen president of the reorganized Patrons League of Carpers Valley.
Twenty five years ago flour trades at seven dollars with corn rising to four. Miss Martha Legge plans a Baltimore winter. Buffalo Bill praises Wilson and supports his reelection as president, a note of national political sentiment.
In 1932 the International Amateur Athletic Federation declared Paavo Nurmi ineligible for further amateur competition. Nurmi had competed as an amateur at Edison Square Garden in 1925 and 1926.
List of questions asking about baseball positions southpaw presidential White House first occupant prawn meaning sunrise flag day month Colosseum uses Deseret state coal oil Johnny nickname first Postmaster General under FDR and composer of the 1812 Overture.
The text explains a common error in English: using plural adjectives like those and these to modify singular nouns kind and sort. It cites examples such as this kind of things and that sort of people as incorrect.
Hugh S. Johnson argues the New York mayoral contest between Fiorello La Guardia and opponents tests national democracy. He praises La Guardia’s record, warns machine politics could prevail, and contends a defeat would insult public trust and municipal merit.
The Little Flower stands alone and strong, with strength felt by those who break silence. Without his support, Mr Roose cannot be certain of the outcome as voices rise to rally.
The Petersburg City Council, advised by the Petersburg Community Chest, will no longer permit tag days without explicit approval. The move benefits shoppers and volunteers, reduces street solicitations, and aligns with donations channeled through the Community Chest. Poppy Day will continue with poppy sales as a special case.
The Bureau promotes a booklet titled FORTUNE TELLING covering physiognomy palmistry tea cup fortunes and card fortunes. Readers can obtain a copy by enclosing ten cents and mailing to Washington D C with name address and state.
Sudden cloudbursts dumped up to a foot of rain in central Kansas causing rapid floods across dozens of towns. Farmers rushed to save stock as rivers rose. Roy Poland, a Geary County farmer, is missing after his farm along 12 miles south of Junction City was swept away. Roads blocked and merchants faced stock losses as Smoky Hill and Kaw river levels surged to record highs.
Reader questions answered by the Information Bureau with concise facts. Topics include nickel intake by juke boxes, Mrs. Andrew Jackson's burial gown, U.S. airplane production rates, Weather Bureau forecast methods, the Illinois university supermicroscope, Churchill’s cane, Canada's first post office, and premarital syphilis rates by state.
Dr Logan Clendening notes modern medical practice relies on hospital pathologists and laboratory teams. He highlights how tissue slides, tests, and reports guide diagnosis and treatment, with pathologists shaping care behind the scenes. He cites The Doctors Anonymous and McKee German’s book and urges reading for families.
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