Wheat supplies and Europe grain reserves described
The article notes Argentina restricts wheat exports amid anxious forecasts of a poor winter crop while Europe holds sizable reserves. It warns famine would reflect distribution issues from war, not scarcity, and reports Central Europe grain down 15 percent with potato yields up. Europe regains bread-grain exports to England as Canada ships wheat, maintaining a large reserve.
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Argentina
Europe
England
Canada
Peacemaking by Hitler and Mussolini in the Balkans
The piece argues big gangster leaders seek to keep peace among themselves and how Hitler supports Hungary in tension with Romania to gain and appease allies. It notes Versailles revisions and possible postwar carving up of Romania with Hungary Bulgaria Germany and Russia involved.
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Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Balkans
Adolf
Benito
Hungary
Romania
Hitler
Versailles
Germany
Bulggaria
Russia
Russie
Rumania
Mechanization alters views on battlefield might
Military experts question the primacy of sheer manpower. With tanks planes and anti aircraft guns the decisive factor shifts to well equipped rack front forces and continuous production of weapons and munitions behind the lines.
Child Accident Deaths Drop in 1939 Safety Push
The 1940 National Safety Council yearbook Accident Facts reports that children ages 5 to 14 set a record low in accidental deaths in 1939, totaling 6 250, down 5 percent from 1938. Since 1922 safety education reduced deaths in this group by 37 percent, more than twice the gain of any other age group.
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National Safety Council
Safety campaigns eye age gaps in accident rates
The 1939 rate was just 1 percent below 192. The 25 44 age group fell 14 percent while the 45 64 group rose 6 percent above 1922. The piece notes younger people seem quicker to learn safety, while the saying that old dogs cannot learn new tricks is suggested.
Reprinted Editorials Question Vichy Puppet Status
The Swiss border report shows hundreds of anti Nazi refugees in unoccupied France handed to the Gestapo. Vichy ministers, under orders, allowed internment and aiding the conqueror. Petain admitted German control, proving the government a puppet and a crime against France.
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New York Times
France
Gestapo
Vichy
Marshal Petain
Face to Face Debate Boosts Willkie Campaign Interest
The article highlights Willkie proposing public debates with the President over the next two and a half months to sharpen campaign issues. It recalls Lincoln and Douglas as the classic example, noting their seven joint debates in 1858 and how those exchanges elevated Lincoln to national prominence ahead of the 1860 presidential race.
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Mr. Willkie
Apprause
Willkie
Lincoln
Douglas
Illinois
Ottawa
Alton
Freeport
Germany declares war on Poland sparks European crisis
Miss Kathleen Knight and Mr. Leonard Wise wed in the First Baptist Church. W. 8. Huyett and Earl Rinker chosen chair and secretary of the Democratic executive committee as The Staterset issues an early morning extra edition.
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Germany
Poland
Europe
Kathleen Knight
Leonard Wisecarver
First Baptist Church
Huyett
Earl Rinker
Staterset
Florida Keys Hurricane Toll Five Years Ago
Five years ago more than 500 people were believed dead after a hurricane and tidal wave struck the Florida Keys. The council plans to seek funds to build a lake for boating and swimming at Rouss Park. Edith Jones married Nancy Dorsey in Grace Lutheran Church.
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Florida Keys
Rouss Park
Edith Jones
Nancy Dorsey
Grace Lutheran Church
Ten Years Ago Big Santo Domingo Hurricane Devastates City
Ten years ago a hurricane in Santo Domingo killed over 1,000 and injured about 900 as residents faced terror from strong winds. Walter Cochran shows his two pound tomatoes grown amid drought, while The Sanitary Grocery Company opens a Washington branch at Piccadilly and Loudoun streets.
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Santo Domingo
Walter Cochran
The
Sanitary Grocery Company of
Washington
Piccadilly
Loudoun Streets
North Mountain Brick Plant Fire Sparks $150,000 Loss
Twenty five years ago a blaze devastated the North Mountain Brick Plant destroying machinery and mineral deposits, valued at about $150,000. President Woodrow Wilson signaled possible peace talks but would not act in Europe without mutual interest from Allies and Germany. Winchester readied for the annual fair as merchants and property holders joined a decoration appeal.
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North Mountain
Woodrow Wilson
Germany
Winchester
Broaddus Elected President of Shenandoah Baptists
Forties era note records the Rev. Julian Broaddus chosen as president of the Shenandoah Baptist Association and Miss A H Hobson rehired as music teacher at Fairfax Hall School for Girls.
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Julian Broaddus
Shenandoah Baptists Association
A. H. Hobson
Fairfax Hall School For
Typhoid Immunization and Hidden Typhus Reservoirs
Dr. Clendening explains typhoid vaccines reduce disease, while typhus persists unseen in rats in Mexico. Historical cycles show once common diseases can reappear, stressing public health vigilance with water, milk, and food safety. Implies continued child vaccination before school and notes available pamphlets.
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Mexico
United
United States
Bridgeport
Cambridge
Elizabeth
Fall River
Fort Wayne
Kansas City
Kansas
Lowell
Lynn
Milwaukee
New Bedford
Salt Lake City
South Bend
Utica
Wichita
Questions and Answers from The Winchester Evening Star
Reader queries yield answers on Gershwin contributions and Roycroft origin. Noted items include Columbus on Cuba and iron rails first used in 1831, with details on Reno's namesake and Lastex production.
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England
The Star Quiz Answers on Page Two
The questions ask about Hemingway Vir gin Islands ophthalmology Neptune size US Poland recognition which president was oldest when inaugurated the second oldest US college Battle of Lake Erie Naval Commander the Jefferson nickel and the author of Quo Vadis.
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Ernest Hemingway
United States
Virgin Islands
Neptune
Earth
Washington
Lake Erie
Jefferson
Careful speakers prefer underhand over underhanded
Some writers and speakers favor the noun phrase underhand trick over the adjective underhanded form. They argue that underhand is more precise and records the action as a tactic rather than describing a quality.
Household Helps booklet offers time and labor saving tips
The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau promotes HOUSEHOLD HELPS a booklet with hints to simplify homemaking tasks. The publication promises labor, time, and money saving ideas and is available for ten cents postpaid.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
The
Winchester Evening Star
Frederick J. Haskin
Gun Cotton Traces a Flame Haired Woman Across London
Gun Cotton, a Yard agent, chases a mysterious couple led by Pullinger from Soho to Brixton then Brixton Road, while Prescott fails to keep up. X, a shadowy organizer, hints at a Chenham coast job as Gun tails a striking woman to the Five Arts club in Bloomsbury. The case hints at a larger plot and a needed return to Watson’s duck shoot at Chenham.
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Gun Cotton
Leichtner
Inetiana
Puilinger
Nilinger
AE Haen
Gun
Coffin Prescott
Aene
Pullinger
Prescott
Cotton
Soho
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Rema
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Carleton
Essex
Chenham
Whitehall
Watson
Grosvenor Place
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Fine Arts Club
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