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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1941
Page
4
The notice details advertising rates 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum and 9 P M display copy due the day before. Transient ads cost 45 cents per inch. It lists office locations and notes national representatives. A stray religious excerpt appears mentioning fidelity as a divine ideal and a biblical admonition.
Irish industrialists and American businessmen debate how curtailing exports and lend lease affect Britain's wartime conduct. They warn a perceived peacetime profit motive could erode support for vital aid, risking Britain's survival if war demand rises.
President Roosevelt and Attorney General Biddle clash over which parts of the British Empire are at war under the Neutrality Act. Proclamations include the United Kingdom India and four Dominions, while Biddle limits belligerency to England Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland. American ships may ship arms to many British possessions, with exceptions for Ireland and certain combat areas. The Lease-Lend Act restricts entry into combat areas, and Britain maintains its own view on dominion status and belligerency.
Reprinted editorial notes 8000 miners walked out in Pennsylvania after a 50 percent dues rise authorized by the United Mine Workers. It highlights the strike against the union itself as operators deduct the higher dues from wages, raising questions about who negotiates grievances.
The Milwaukee Journal argues Japan could have avoided conflict ten years ago by submitting the Pacific case to friendly conferences under its treaties. It contends the chance is gone but urges new conferences to establish a base for order in the Pacific to prevent a Japanese American war.
The Petersburg Progress Index reports a police push to curb speeding on Washington Wythe and South Sycamore Streets. It notes dangerous crossing on Sycamore Franklin green arrow, laments unpunished speeds of 70 to 80 mph, and calls for effective safety solutions for pedestrians and drivers.
A humorous column imagines Civil War era enlistment and clashes as if Alabama and Maine soldiers reenact a modern front line. The piece recalls yells, rifle drills, and a mock battle that ends with officers separating fighters and a note on future unity against a common foe.
Wendell Willkie appears to press a one man government in Texas campaign tour. Sixty six young people enroll at the Chamber of Commerce for the citys first Civilian Pilots Training program.
Local businessmen arrange travel for the Handley band to Elkins West Virginia for the Forest Festival. Lightning strikes a corn field on Robert Lewis farm, slightly dazing three workers and a horse. The Philadelphia Athletics win the league pennant with the Washington Senators as runners up and unable to catch them.
Ryan and Orndorff advertise a new line of full clothing from 15 to 40 dollars per suit with price increases expected later in the year. Judge T W Harrison vacates in Atlantic City New Jersey. London War Office reports an armored car perfected and nearly unstoppable. The Annual Winchester Fair anticipates ends meet and profits.
Edgar C. Hottle is attacked by his horse tied to a post in front of a post office. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Willis and their son Carroll return to Winchester from the Buffalo Exposition and see the body of President McKinley lying in state after the assassination.
Alexandria Indiana September 17 Jim Madden a grocer strapped a pedometer to one leg to gauge his daily trek. He spent the day at the store chasing customers and goods, ending with a 17 mile reading on the pedometer.
Seven questions test readers on armistice timing, religious text names, authors, Tulane location, DC geography, the press as Fourth Estate, Lincoln's Proclamation, Casimir Pulaski, Niagara Falls recession, and Julius Caesar quotes.
Certain foreign nouns ending in a are treated as plurals in modern usage. Words like data errata addenda and phenomena examples show plural forms and require plural verbs in formal writing. Usage varies with style guides but many authorities prefer plural agreement for these terms.
Hugh S. Johnson argues for a real survey of wartime requirements across steel copper oil and transport to sustain Allies and the U S. He warns against hoarding by government buyers and urges rationing or control to prevent shortages harming labor and small business. The piece condemns past mismanagement and calls for decisive, realistic action.
London reports wartime notes that German forces pulled back nearly 500 900 seasoned troops from the low countries and occupied France. Replacements appear to be younger recruits and veterans over 35, while western Europe remains garrisoned by about 800 000 men.
The Winchester Star offers a full color map of the United States 21 by 28 inches including Detached Territories. Send ten cents post paid to receive the map and learn the country for school use. Address to Washington DC with name address and city.
The United States and Haiti signed an agreement for lend lease goods valued at 1 100 000 to aid Haitian defense. Secretary Hull and Haitian minister Fernand Dennis signed. repayment will be by shipments of Haitian products to the United States.
A reader can obtain the answer to any question of fact by writing to The Winchester Evening Star Information Please enclose three cents for reply.
A series of trivia Q A items cover topics from Supreme Court appointments to British taxation and Napoleon's escape vessel. Included are details on patent costs, the electric fan inventor, Army food, Harry Hopkins birthplace, hunting fatalities, and Buckingham Palace as the largest English residence with extensive corridors and rooms.
Dr Logan Clendening emphasizes early lip reading and hearing aids to slow progressive deafness in middle life. He cautions against the mindset of “it can’t happen to me” and notes improvements in hearing aid design. Reader questions span climate advice, inoculation fears, diets, and health tips.
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