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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1941
Page
4
A dated religious excerpt presents a Bible verse II Chronicles 15 2 and a message attributed to Colgate W. Darden Jr about God welcoming those who seek friendship with Him. The piece emphasizes divine companionship and apostolic exhortation.
A wartime opinion cites a madman threatening Europe and notes U S production aids Britain. It laments underutilized resources due to defense-industry strikes, revealing seven million lost man days in early 1941 and projecting strikes costing a full month of steel output.
In a Wilhelmshaven speech on April 1 1939 Hitler framed a new system where capital is the power of labor and production backs money. The book My New Order surveys how he built a vast military machine on fragmented capital and the peril this posed to nations that trusted his rhetoric.
The Army aims to furlough about half its force for the holidays, roughly 800000 troops will travel home. Railroads face a holiday rush as transportation experts study the impact and camps decide on training days while giving soldiers preferred rail access.
Reprinted editorial lauds the United States Navy on its 166th birthday and its role as the first line of defense. It notes tensions with Japan, the Pacific and Atlantic fleets growing, and the two ocean navy slowly forming with three more years of shipbuilding ahead. The public backs the Navy’s readiness and sacrifices, with shipyards racing to finish new vessels.
DeWitt MacKenzie asserts Eden envisions an American engineer build up to support Britain in a second front via Persia and the Caucasus. He argues a Middle East army aims to protect oil fields and Russia while Hitler presses, implying an American Expeditionary Force may be required as U.S. involvement deepens.
An editorial sniffs at the gasoline shortage response and the Office of Petroleum Coordinator. It accuses timid rulings, Ickes holiday inaction, and suspect motives behind regulations tied to potential federal pipeline funding. The piece questions accountability and political optics in Washington.
From the New Statesman and Nation the piece argues the blitz offers a distraction from the blackout and provides some mental relief amid wartime tensions.
In Winc hester a large crowd fills Zane hall at R J Pankhouser to back Wendell Wilkie. Greece declares war on Italy after a three hour ultimatum with sea action anticipated in the Mediterranean between Italian and British fleets. Gus Kaknis, local restaurant owner with four relatives in the Greek army, vows Greeks will press the fight.
Five years ago President Roosevelt says the New Deal increased consumer buying power during his campaign. Fresh government soldiers are sent to Madrid as the battle to death for the Spanish capital intensifies. The Baylass Department Store opens a new branch at 136 138 North Loudoun Street.
Ten years ago Charles F. Mort of Winchester receives a Cathenis medal for valor. Dr. L. M. Allen is named head of the Shenandoah Valley Medical Society. The Akron and Los Angeles airships travel over Washington in display of Navy lighter‑than‑air power.
Twenty years ago Harry Carey, greatest of all Western movie stars, appears in a film at The Strand Theatre. The railroad strike is canceled in a victory for the government's Labor Board. Marshal Foch arrives in the U S to attend the American Legion convention in Kansas City.
Nemo, Star feature writer, ponders if today’s college youths could endure 1863 64 Confederate hardship. State wide prohibition law requires soft drink dealers to publish license notices in local papers. Woodrow Wilson Day marked nationwide with themes of Americanism and new freedom.
Forty years ago Miss Elizabeth Dunbar Long and Frank McMagruder wed at Christ Episcopal Church. Ernest Sloat leaves Winchester for a jewelry firm post in Washington. Plans begin to unveil Tennessee and Florida monuments in Stonewall Confederate cemetery. The James Arthur Collection of timepieces is housed at New York University in New York City.
A quiz asks on page 2 which holiday is observed April 5 1942 what Mandrake is a herb a male duck or a dragon fill missing words in Rub a Dub Dub men in a tub multiply 2 by 0 equals which numeral brass alloy composition copper with gold zinc or nickel is a guinea pig a rodent true or false meaning of Rex which William Joseph Hill a songwriter actor or pugilist does the post office forward all classes of mail free when the peaceee moves to another city state where Prof John T Scopes was tried for teaching evolution
A language guidance piece flags the use of double negatives as a grammar fault. It cites examples like didn't say nothing and wasn’t gone but a minute to illustrate common errors to avoid.
Hugh S. Johnson notes the volatile tides of public mood amid World War II battles. He cites German advances and retreats in Europe, North Africa, and the unknowns of Japan, warning against drawing precise lessons from the past yet urging attention to motorized and air warfare shifts.
The text compares Civil War forces and events, noting Union numbers and supplies, Lee's retreat from Gettysburg, Vicksburg's fall, and moves by Sherman and Thomas against Johnston and Hood. It reflects on the uncertain outcome with the Wilderness and Richmond sieges looming.
The piece praises Winston Churchill for doggedly minimizing disaster and holding sublime faith in eventual victory. It notes his impulsiveness yet unshakable determination elevating him among great leaders, while urging readers to avoid overreacting to war bulletins. It also reflects on Hitler and Stalin choosing to tear out each other’s entrails.
In Salt Lake City on October 29 a theft report notes two weeks earlier thieves stole Mrs Lotus Jacksons laundry from her line. Her washing has since disappeared along with her washing machine.
A 48 page collection compiled by public vote presents favorite poems from Longfellow Bryant and Whittier with later poets also included. The information bureau in Washington invites readers to order this publication for ten cents postpaid by enclosing payment.
Four Tennessee hunters faced fines after shooting a goose in Illinois in a restricted refuge. They paid 175.50 for the act, plus 15 for a non resident permit and 1.50 each for fake resident licenses. A warden fined one $27, and the group later paid 28 each after using earlier resident licenses. They also bought proper non resident licenses in Cairo, adding 45 to costs.
Frederic J. Haskin directs the Information Bureau in Washington to supply factual answers by mail from The Winchester Evening Star. Readers should enclose three cents for a reply.
Questions and answers cover testing of Army tactical trucks at the Holabird Quartermaster Depot in Maryland. The passage lists other trivia about parliaments, vacuums, snakes, children’s sleep, Iris myth, early unions, nicotine in denicotinized tobacco, and barnacle impact on ship speed.
A columnist notes home dangers peak in autumn with fires from lighting, ladders, and cleaning chores. Carbon monoxide from car exhaust poses a widespread risk, while leaves fires threaten children. prevention urged.
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