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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1940
Page
12
A small note features Psalm 23:6 with a religious sentiment about goodness mercy and dwelling in the house of the Lord. The brief line appears as a devotional snippet accompanying the day’s tiny card.
Thirty states restrict early marriage with notice or waiting periods and pre marital health tests. The Council of State Governments notes many of these laws took effect recently with five states in 1939 and health tests expanding in 1940 and 1941.
An analysis by the Federation of Tax Administrators shows 1939 tax revenues shifted with new levies. income, payrolls, motor fuel, motor vehicles, and gifts and inheritances were absent 40 years earlier. Property tax share fell from over half to about a third, while sales and occupational taxes stayed near 11 percent. Motor vehicle and road levies highlight the automobile’s impact on finance.
The editorial argues Gibraltar is a crucial war prize and sea gate for Britain, linking oceans and continents. It discusses Spain's possible role, blockade relief, and the strategic value of Iberian cooperation and the Azores for U S access to Europe.
Dr Clendening discusses old and new theories on appendicitis grape seed theories and appendicitis like pains. He cites Maxinow on the appendix muscular layer and refutes appendiclausis while noting focal infection history. The column also covers pulpless teeth, blood pressure guidance for a 39 year old woman, and lists pamphlets offered by the author.
A 4A wartime letter from George to Jim touts life in occupied France. He reports plentiful food wine and household goods at reasonable prices With no daily supervision and freedom to move about he compares living conditions to a deluxe American hotel Sing Sing in a sardonic tone.
Reader's Information Bureau provides concise answers on varied topics. Q from Washington DC asks Hayes schooling and writes on art history, skywriting origins, and flags over Biloxi. Other queries cover Mona Lisa size, bath tub access in Paris, and artifacts like the Star Spangled Banner.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull urges handling wartime threats with calm resolve. He states dangers persist until Nazi Germany ceases to be a global military power and calls for actions aligned with preserving normal life.
William T. Sullivan, 60, prominent local businessman, dies. Mr and Mrs George Garber announce daughter Pauline to Charles Anderson on November 18 1938 in a forthcoming marriage notice.
Five years ago F L Glaize was reelected president of the City Council with all city employees also kept in office. Britain vowed to uphold the League of Nations in any action against Mussolini if Italy invaded Ethiopia. Hog prices rose to a high for the period at 12 25 per hundredweight.
Clarke county board of Supervisors votes to lower the tax rate by ten percent. Governor F D Roosevelt of New York endorses repeal of the eighteenth amendment. Madison Lodge I O O F announces plans to sponsor a baby show.
Twenty five years ago motorcycle races drew crowds at the Winchester Fair. Scout Ross Wheat received a first class camp pin from Commissioner George Bowly for his summer camp service. Deputy Treasurer Robert S. Smith suffered a knee injury after being kicked by a horse on his farm locally.
Forty years ago R Gray Williams and Warren Rice became lawyers after passing exams before the Court of Appeals. C M Gibbons once city treasurer is mentioned as a Republican congressional candidate for this district. Robert L Hartman and Miss Grace E F Cooper, both of Albin, marry at the bride's father home.
The thirty first of August a giant luxury liner departed at 2 18 PM with twenty five aboard from Washington to Pittsburgh. At 2 31 PM the pilot reported over Herndon as a storm doomed the craft and all on board died. Spectators gathered to view wreckage and mangled forms. Reported by Paul Anderson of Frederick Maryland.
A quiz featuring seven questions asks about Ri beria lions condolence visits canal names senatorial age Edward III heir color heat sun farm population changes football forfeits ambassadorial status and St Anthony s fire disease with answers on the next page.
A guide highlights a common mistake in prose usage by noting that writers should avoid the sentence fragment that contrasts mountain forests with fertile plains using the word while.
Gun and Squadron Leader Hazeldeane following coded orders land misdirected near night sea. They are guided to an island estate run by Trent and armed guards, with a comfortable bungalow, English and Spanish intrigue, and a deaf servant awaiting them for meals and rest.
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