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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1941
Page
12
The slate lists Colgate W. Darden Jr for Governor W M Tuck for Lieutenant Governor and Abram P Staples for Attorney General on the November 4 1941 Democratic ticket.
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor spent much of their U S stay in New York City wowing crowds with regal charm and friendly reception. Edward avoided discussing international affairs calling himself Bahamas governor while visiting Hayden Planetarium and posing questions about running the universe.
Bicycle production in the United States will reach a new high this year. A 20 percent rise from last year 1 300 000 machines elevates total bikes in use beyond 10 000 000. More bikes and higher vehicle mileage boost expected traffic casualties. Last year 700 deaths and 34 000 injuries occurred in bike related crashes.
National Safety Council reports two of three injured bicyclists violated traffic laws. Improper turning leads, 25 percent. disregarding signals 17 percent. carrying an extra rider 13 percent. no right of way 10 percent. One third of auto bicycle crashes involve drivers. One in five bicycles had defects. Two-fifths occurred at intersections. Most victims are school age males. In 1940 seven hundred deaths, 400 in cities, 300 rural. Urges stronger safety programs as bicycle use rises.
The Virginia Association of Future Farmers of America ranks among the top five Virginia chapters in the state association contest at Kansas City. Since 1926, Virginia’s FFA has earned national honors, including Star Farmer of America titles for Robert Lee Briton and Hunter Roy Greenlaw. The piece lauds the program’s shift from soil-depleting one crop farming to self sufficient, citizen minded, business oriented farming, with 8 200 members actively demonstrating modern practices.
The Atlantic argues labor dues and fines could total 500 million this year and cites abuses driving racketeers to seek control of unions. It presses for annual elections, secret ballots, lawful audits, sworn financial statements, fair work distribution, and open board disclosures to match corporate and political standards.
National draft lottery opens with No. 158 drawn in Winchester Frederick County Clarke County and by S W Walker W M Bayliss and Garland Lloyd. Court Manor horse farm of Willis Kilmer near New Market sold at auction by his widow.
The article notes the 50th anniversary of telephone service in Winchester with H. D. Fuller identified as president of the first company. It also mentions Russian tanks aiding government forces in Madrid defense and records set by James A. Mollison for trans Atlantic crossing with a 4 day 20 hour trip from New York to London.
Reports say vandals kill sheep in pasture near Boyce and haul off meat. Armed bandits seize ballots in Russell County as political fever runs high. Loryn Craybill earns an amateur radio license enabling receipt and transmission.
The Sarah Zane Fire Co votes to buy a new 11750 Sea grave pumper. J A Hinkle president announces Peoples Bank of Stephens City plans to erect a fine new building. The Lone Ranger showing at the Auditorium stars Bill Farnum in a western film.
The notice recounts a fire that destroyed a barn full of grain and hay owned by Walter B. Stine at Fort Collier, marked as a twenty five year past event. It also notes military movements in Transylvania and a historic Virginia dry deadline at midnight following Gent John Smith's Jamestown landing.
Fort Worth era Richmond News reports Miss Esther Harris resigns as a noted Winchester Item reporter. M. M. Lynch is elected president of the Frederick County Teachers Association. Ancient Rome exempted military service for those tied to the spice trade.
A page of 10 trivia prompts asks about the first completed building in Washington D C the meaning of F W A the Robin Hood confessor Hall Roosevelt Franklin D Roosevelt relatives an old adage about early to bed and rise the color with the longest wavelength the reynard animal whether there has been a Jewish or Catholic US president the solidity of human hair and the composer of Pomp and Circumstance
A guide to misuse of adjectives verbs prepositions and conjunctions shows examples like girls are not near hard to control as boys and Ethel is somewhat better today. It also covers ill chosen words such as felt badly for bad yesterday and rose smells sweetly for sweet and he acted like he was angry.
Data from the Staunton Evening Leader shows total 21 963 strikes from 1933 to May 1941 under President Roosevelt. It questions administration stance on labor, strategy behind conditions, and responsibility for the conflict with John L Lewis.
In a Washington speech dated October 29, Hugh S. Johnson ridicules Mrs Roosevelt's claim that wage controls could infringe the 13th Amendment by equating wage stabilization with slavery. He argues government and private fixed wages create a vast class of "slaves" and defends price fixing as constitutional.
The writer argues a government order reallocating supplies and delaying contracts harms many small enterprises. He questions whether the emergency action impairs contract obligations and whether compensation is provided, noting broad losses while few protest at constitutional limits. He blames federal action for widespread business distress.
In a tone of opposition to coerced labor, the author argues that compulsory service cannot be justified in this country during a crisis. The piece warns against hysterical rhetoric and compares dangerous claims to extremist substitutions, urging resistance to such ideas.
New York City prepares defense training for vital utilities civil services and airline services under Mayor La Guardia guidance. The Civil Service Commission develops courses to teach protective measures as part of civilian defense efforts. Navajos avoid burial sites by leaving graves in a counterclockwise route due to beliefs about spirits moving clockwise.
A promotional notice invites readers to purchase The Haskin Quiz Book offering 750 questions across history sports politics geography abbreviations and government. Readers are urged to mail ten cents plus address details to Washington D C for a copy and learn from this educational publication.
In New York public schools French remains the top foreign language with 21,000 students but its numbers dwindle as German and Italian drop. Spanish classes surge, with enrollments about 4,000 doubling to meet rising demand amid the Nazi occupation of France.
Jim Simpson and wife fished at Novata Oklahoma after bait ran low. Mrs Simpson suggested using hot dogs from their lunch and Jim returned home with a notable catch.
A compilation of factual Q and A items from the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau. It covers air shipments to Britain in 1941, Finnish asset freeze date, ocean depth, early dog licenses, time zones between Pennsylvania and Newfoundland, the 1921 Arkansas River flood, San Pedro to Yokohama distance, aviator oxygen thresholds, and Vatican room counts.
A medical feature explains that the brain generates electrical currents measurable by scalp electrodes. It describes alpha and beta waves, how recordings are made, and notes differences in epileptic and normal brains. The piece also covers practical uses in psychology, psychiatry, criminology, and mentions a health Q&A about infant sitting milestones.
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