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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1940
Page
4
A religious excerpt urges readers to humble themselves under God’s mighty hand and trust him to exalt them in due time. The verse 1 Peter 5 6 emphasizes casting all care upon the Lord who cares for you.
The piece cites Virginio Gayda defending Nazi London bombing by claiming London as the brain of England and the Empire. It notes Berlin and Rome as heart and sacred sites, arguing that destroying London risks attacking historic relics and cultural heritage. The logic of military necessity is shown to have no safe exceptions.
Wartime dispatches warn of a typhoid and dysentery wave in occupied France prison camps with as many as 800000 victims. The report links Nazi occupation, food hoarding, and malnutrition to potential plague spread, noting Vichy sources and Berlin rebuttals while cautioning humanitarian aid may aid Hitler.
The Lynchburg News notes the Supreme Court ruling that only the General Assembly may set constitutional officer salaries, denying the governor a raise. The editorial welcomes the decision amid broad executive power challenges and asserts the high court upholds a key state restriction.
The piece contrasts Virginia Attorney General independence from the governor with the U S attorney general's cabinet role. It notes Virginia's AG is elected by the people and free to disagree, while the U S AG serves the President and can be dismissed. It references salary cases, constitutional Terms limits, and the politics of legal opinions.
The history cited shows Jefferson directed negotiations for New Orleans and West Florida while doubting constitutional power. Napoleon, seeking to end transatlantic ventures, agreed to sell the Louisiana tract for about 27.27 million dollars. Jefferson approved the treaty and Congress ratified it. possession occurred March 10, 1804.
Bennett J. McCarthy of Ann Arbor Michigan takes over duties as business manager of Winchester Memorial Hospital. Hitler continues air attack on Warsaw and Lwow as German forces sweep Poland overnight. Tony Thomas an Oklahoma cowboy from the Red River Valley rides through Winchester en route to the New York World's Fair.
Coach Norman Ochs aims to field a strong Handley team after 60 candidates report for practice. The gas company plans a new plant near tanks at a $58 000 cost to curb downtown fumes. A farewell party honors Miss May Bywaters departing for a nursing course at Garfield Memorial Hospital in Washington.
A Boy Scout parade promotes fundraising with signs reading Our Success Depends On You and Boys Today Citizens Tomorrow. A drought causes water shortages and health concerns with rising typhoid and pellagra. Over 190 pupils enroll in a new school building easing congestion at John Kerr.
United States officials report no full agreement with Germany over the sinking of the British liner Arabia with Americans aboard. James McDowell returns to Washington and Lee University to finish law studies, recalling his student days under General Robert E. Lee fifty years ago.
Dr. Logan Clendening compares cottage cheese and porterhouse steak for protein content and calories. Cottage cheese provides 20 percent protein 1 percent fat 4 percent carbohydrate and 112 calories per 100 grams while steak offers 22 percent protein 20 percent fat and 280 calories. He notes cottage cheese’s protein is mainly casein and easier to digest and adds general medical Q and A on colds vaccines and aluminum oxide.
Reader questions and concise answers cover topics from politics to science to travel. Notable items include Webster as a presidential candidate defeated by Van Buren in 1836, Billy Sunday's baseball career from 1883 to 1890, Mocha Arabia trade history, and details on the Pan American Highway naming.
A seven item quiz asks about fish respiration Woodrow Wilson's father statehood Vermont the Fates the capital of a U S possession copper in coins Labor Day origins Babe Ruth sale race of Genghis Khan and Lee De Forest credited as Father of.
The guideline notes that the common expression he wired me is vulgar and should be avoided. It recommends alternatives such as telegraphed to me or sent me a telegram for clearer reporting.
An up to date 20000 word dictionary with supplements on new words abbreviations foreign words origins and compounding. 382 pages printed on Bible paper bound in imitation leather offered for 25 cents postpaid by The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau directed by Frederick J. Haskin.
Gun Hazeldeane and Tommy face threats from a disguised American named Trent in a tropical villa. Trent presses for details on a new plane, offering liberty and a rich payoff in exchange for design information. The captors endure a luxurious but tense standoff as the plot thickens.
Roanoke Times columnist Eddie Brietz predicts Joe Louis may skip further bouts this year and embark on an exhibition tour through the United States possibly Central America. He argues Louis is dominant but tired of mismatches and that a true challenger is needed to renew public interest.
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