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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1941
Page
4
National Representatives Listed for AP News Service
The notice lists DeLisser Inc as national representatives with offices in New York Richmond Chicago Pittsburgh Philadelphia Rochester Atlanta and San Francisco for AP news dispatch re publication rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
DeLisser, Inc
New York
Richmond
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Rochester
Atlanta
San Francisco
Subscription rates by mail and carrier offered
Rates listed for subscriptions by mail and carrier with durations and prices. One year by mail 8.50 pounds, six months 1.76, three months 0. ?, carrier one year 4.60, six months 2.25, three months 1.20. Weekly shan about 18.
Tyrants Take Material Goods Spirit Endures Says Bible Quote
The message proclaims that tyrants cannot touch spiritual treasures built by people, citing Matthew 6 19 Philosophy of enduring faith over loss and material destruction on September 6 1941.
Britain Strains Under Daily Expenditure Report
An Associated Press dispatch from Scotland quotes the chancellor of the exchequer saying Britain is standing up well under the strain of a daily expenditure of 50 million dollars. A U S Treasury report shows the United States spending 46 million dollars per day yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Scotland
Hagland
Britain
U. S. Treasury
United States
Consumer Credit Curbs and Installment Plans
Regulation of installment buying, now a week old, raises down payments from 10 to 33 1/3 percent and an 18 month repayment limit. Pros include budgeting ease and stimulated purchasing. cons involve overbuying, job loss, illness risk, and potential economic distress if the habit spreads.
Predictions of Nazi Russian campaign and strike impact analysis
The piece notes wartime skepticism about Nazi timetables for Russia and suggests Hitler used timing as a sleep tactic, while also warning that strikes against war production undermine defense goals. It cites walkouts delaying Defense Department orders and calls for stronger action to prevent disruption of arming the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Maginot Line
France
de Fuehrer
Russia
NLRB
War Department
Measures to curb installment buying after stock crash
The article notes after 1929 a collapse left many buyers unable to meet payments on time. It discusses postwar efforts to prevent a crash if the war ends abruptly and to curb installment buying to slow inflation and curb Americans ambitious spending.
Reprinted Editorials on Labor Strikes Draw Critique
A Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows 15.75 million man-days lost in the first seven months, five times 1940. The strikes hit strategic defense plants, delaying Army and Navy contracts, and provoke comparisons to 1937 sitdown protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Liberator bomber crosses Atlantic in record time
A British Liberator bomber built in the United States flew from Newfoundland to Ireland in seven and a half hours at over 300 miles per hour in sub zero air. Five crew members used oxygen masks as temperatures stood thirty two degrees below zero outside. The achievement aims to dispel doubts about Nazi air threat and demonstrates wartime air power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Ireland
Home Law Book offer in simplified language
An advertisement promotes Everyday Law Facts in simple non technical terms for laypeople. It covers contracts property wills notices patents copyrights naturalization and more with tables of rates marriage rules and divorce grounds. Send ten cents for a copy via the Information Bureau in Washington D C.
Sir Isaac Pitman Knighted by Queen Victoria
The English educator Sir Isaac Pitman was knighted by Queen Victoria for his invention of a shorthand system known by his name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Issac Pitman Knighter
F.lk. A
Queen Victoria
Star Quiz Answers on Page 2
The item lists a seven question quiz about horses, battles, prophets, art, pianos, coastlines, scarabs, the Supreme Court, Shakespeare, and presidents. It asks true false and short factual queries on historical, literary, and musical topics.
Language note on lay and lie usage in common errors
Explains the distinction between lay and lie with examples. The sentence compares placing a book on a table to lying in a bed, outlining transitive usage for lay and intransitive usage for lie.
Henderson and price controls under the wartime office
The piece profiles Leon Henderson as price administrator facing heavy inflation protections. It recalls Johnson’s humor about Henderson’s firm stance, noting his bold approach and public persona in Washington as he balances policy aims with political pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leon Henderson
Fitted For Job and a Debate on Accident Insurance
The passage discusses a man suited for a supervisory price watch role in modern industry and his preference for shaping a national statistical service over lucrative czar roles. It also questions attacks on a newly appointed official and notes the first U.S. accident insurance in 1864 for James Balter, insured by the Travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NRA
O’mahoney
United States
T.K.E
Trvalers Insurance Company
James Balter
Hartford
Leon the Hen and the shadow of Dies scrutiny
The author defends Leon's role in gearing war production through SPAB and the War Industries Board, noting his influence on national security and industry. The piece previews forthcoming revelations by Chairman Dies about Henderson, while acknowledging personal familiarity with Leon over many years and a mix of agreement and disagreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SPAB
War Industries Board
Leon
Dies
House
Isms
Henderson
Leon the Hen
Notable NRA Ally Praises Colleagues and Loyalty
A speaker recounts service in 1918 and later roles in NRA and civilian work. He defends loyalty and soundness while acknowledging strong, capable associates like Johnny Hamm as among the ablest in NRA and government service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Purchase and Storage
NRA
Dies
Johnny Hamm
Leon Too Cocky and the Connelly Clash
A political column mocks Leon and his confrontational approach with Congress, contrasting him with cooperative lawmakers like Senator Connally of Texas. It criticizes price control ideas and notes Henderson’s flawed theories, while preserving the writer’s candid stance and ending with a trivia exchange about the Liberty Bell weighing 2,089 pounds.
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Leon
Harry Hopkins
Congress
Tom Connally
Texas
Henderson
Roosevelt Urges Fast Conscription for Big Army
President Roosevelt calls for rapid conscription of young men to build a large army. Nazi planes pound London for hours while King Carol II abdicates the Romanian throne rather than bow to Nazi demands.
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Roosevelt
London
Caroll, II
Car Delivery Driver Injured in South Washington Crash
Lewis Bly, delivering fuel for a filling station, is badly hurt when his vehicle skids and collides with a tree on South Washington street. H Clay Manuel is named vice president of the Virginia branch of the National Letter Carriers Association. The Spanish forces in Madrid are conducting a large spy campaign to root out informers within their ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Bly
South Washington Street
Madrid
H. Clay Manuel
Virginia
National Letter Carriers Association
Winchester Fair opens with U S Cavalry display feature
The 62nd Winchester Fair opens with a troop of U S Cavalry as a major feature. Two American fliers who departed Japan yesterday on a nonstop flight to Seattle, Washington, are currently unaccounted for for several hours. Mrs Dan S Mattison is named president of the local W C T U chapter, one of the state’s most active groups.
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Winchester Fair
U. S. Cavalry
Japan
Seattle
Wash
Dan
S. Mattison
Winchester Fair Race Purses Reach Over Three Thousand
The Winchester Fair announces more than 3000 dollars in purses for the race program. A rumor says all state militiamen including Co I may return home soon. With renewed European war prospects and winter, wheat rises to 1.62 dollars a bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Co. I
Hobo Climbs Moving Freight Car Stirs B and O Station Scene
Forty years ago a powerful yet reckless hobo startled locals at the Baltimore and Ohio station by leaping under a fast moving freight car and pulling himself up on the rods. In the monthly report Winchester's population of 6 000 used about 14 754 gallons of water in August.
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Winchester
Answers To Questions By Frederic J. Haskin
Reader can obtain factual answers by writing The Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington D C. Enclose three cents for reply per instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star
Frederick J. Haskin
Washington D. C
Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Tuberculosis death rate in Washington compared to national rate
A reader asks if Washington DC has an unusually high TB death rate. Answer: 89 per 100000 in DC last year versus 47 per 100000 nationally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Tangled Forties Romance In a Deserted Plaza
Francie and Ylena clash over Tate Cromwell and money while Diane and Rose judge. Ylena explains Tate’s fate, Ferris Alkire offers support and jokes, and Ylena plans to marry Tate despite obstacles as Alcire hints at future wealth and Carlyle.
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Francie
Yiena
Barker
Diane
Ylena
Rose
Percy O'Neil
Tate
Percy
Davy
Dark
Yilena
Carlyle
Tate Ately
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