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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1940
Page
4
Dr Clendening and a National Association committee discuss malnutrition and below par children in schools. Open air classes help some but segregation is unnecessary unless active tuberculosis is present. Home and school share responsibility, with individualized care over blanket grouping.
The CCC reports over 300000 boys learning defense trades while WPA enrolls 25000 in courses and NYA lists 68000 participants. These programs aim to ease unemployment as the emergency grows and skilled labor demand rises in public and private work, reducing relief needs.
Reprinted from the New York Times, E Y Hartshorne notes how Hitler’s rise has decimated German higher education. He cites drastic drops in male and female students, heavy party duties, firings for studying less, and Gestapo scrutiny turning campuses into fear filled, spying environments.
An analysis explains how tobacco taxes raise 75 cents per pound while farmers receive 1714 cents per pound for tobacco, with government taking 3.00 per thousand cigarettes. It argues consumers pay hidden taxes on daily purchases and cites Roosevelt on taxes paid through labor and production.
Article notes European air losses shifted from ground destruction to underground storage. Poland’s air force largely eliminated on the ground, British and American observers report British planes housed in underground hangars in Britain and elsewhere. The piece argues underground housing could determine if air power decides the war and calls for considering similar measures in American rearmament and factory design.
The Civil Service Commission plans to recruit 100000 skilled workers for Navy yards arsenals and other defense establishments. Labor head Sidney Hillman says 5500000 idle men have been made available for defense industries via offices tied to the U S Employment Service. The registry targets specific trades and locales and can be deployed immediately as the preparedness program expands.
The Lynchburg News notes two recent rebukes of American envoys James H. R. Cromwell and John Cudahy for undiplomatic remarks. It argues the rebukes were deserved and stresses the need for careful naming of American representatives and to curb campaign contributor influence in the diplomatic service.
A compilation of questions and answers from The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau covering geography the Inland Empire region, Liszt life, the Marriage Meddlers timeline, historical figures like Palmer and Tudor, platform lengths for parties, Sid ney Smith Gumps salary, early ice shipping, Sam Davis statue location, moon rise timing, fastest moving elements, pigeon domestication, and types of flogging used as punishment.
Breakfast sparks planning as Gun and Tommy discuss who pirated their bomber and why. They identify guards as mechanics including a likely Prussian and an Italian, then debate captivity motives and possible rescue routes while assessing risks and a sixth sense about their location.
Fire damages the Gore residence of Russell Hook with an estimated loss of ten thousand dollars. British troops increase in France as Poland weakens. The Maginot line is reinforced while over 700 children receive free ice cream at a traffic safety demo staged by the Junior Board.
John Barrymore and Elaine Barrie are definitively estranged with their lawyer stating there will be no reconciliation. The report notes international reaction alongside Italy and Ethiopia.
Work starts on a new Heinz plant at the southern edge of the city. Capt Karl Boy Ed, known German diplomat of the World War era, dies in Hamburg from injuries after a horse accident. Twelve prisoners in Clarke county jail at Berryville become drunk on confiscated whiskey, tied it with belts, and are moved to a nearby cell. Deputy Grubbs wakes the jailer as they continue to drag liquor through the bars.
This guide explains that the possessive form of who is whose and that the possessive of which uses the phrase of which. It notes common errors and provides examples to clarify correct usage in written English.
Twenty five years ago reports say the motor farm tractor influenced by Henry Ford will be produced soon. The United States demanded Germany publicly dismiss the submarine commander who sank the British liner Arabia with Americans aboard after a mutual warning agreement between nations. Massey brothers living west of Winchester win all cups and prizes in the Winchester Fair apple division.
Seven trivia prompts include pecks in a bushel and the Gem State. Identify Gulf States not listed, capital of Yugoslavia, insect metamorphosis, CIO vs AFL question, Thackeray heroine, world population, Go West author, and the architect with the monument epitaph.
Forty years ago Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Lupton hosted a gathering at their South Washington street residence. Amos Mosser issues a playful challenge to county residents for a corn cutting duel as autumn fashions from Horsey and Atwell feature in advertisements for men’s hats.
The text notes Fort Ross, initially Fortress Rossiya on the Sonoma coast, as the chief Russian outpost in California. It describes fortification details and mentions its dismantling by Johann Sutter. It also includes a quizzed item about hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
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