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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1941
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star announces publishing details including editor H P Byrd Jr and mailing info. Advertising rates and deadlines are listed with display and tribute notices and AP reprint rights noted.
A 1941 religious reflection urges readers to love their enemies and avoid malice. The message cites Romans 12 20 and promotes charitable conduct as the path to peaceful relations.
The Richmond Times Dispatch defends free speech amid wartime pressure and opposes partial suppression. It condemns prejudice, supports open debate, and endorses aid to Great Britain while contrasting views on U S policy with Nye Wheeler Clark and Lindbergh. It warns suppression leads to tyranny and affirms democracy through discussion.
The State Guard Act of 1940 enables states to form home guard units to replace National Guard units called to federal service. By March 28 this year many states pursued guards despite CIO opposition, with 44 states forming or forming plans and two more augmenting police forces. Oregon and Montana planned action. Missouri activated guard for the Kansas City strike. The act links state forces to War Department rules and loaned or sold equipment.
The policy sets a 50 percent cap on equipment per state based on its June 30 1940 national guard enlisted strength. States must provide their own uniforms and use designs distinct from Army Navy or Marine uniforms, ensuring clear identification as state guard attire.
The Moore Reorganization Commission completes an eight point study on Virginia government restructuring for Governor-Designate Darden. It cites nonpartisan analysis, notes use of Price program material, and suggests a State Department of Corrections while leaving details to the Legislative Advisory Council to avoid conflict.
A Kansas City power plant dispute between a company union and the local IBEW led to a blackout after the Mediation Board allowed continued operation during an appeal. The article frames the event as a crime against the city and labor rights, warning of national consequences.
The New York World Telegram argues that Congress will impose rising taxes as government spending nears 22 billion dollars this year and aims to finance war by borrowing about half of expenditures. It urges cutting waste and maintaining essential peacetime services while pressing for broader arming programs. It notes defense demands and suggests isolationists might push for compromises with Hollywood.
News notes a dividend declared by the Bank of England despite sustained bombing raids on London. The U S Army plans housing for draftees after registration on October 16. Funeral services are held for J Few Brown, 92, longtime Shenandoah Valley Bank employee.
Five years ago Fort Hill High School Cumberland Maryland was admitted to the Cumberland Valley Athletic League at the annual Fall meeting. The front page recalls the 72nd Cedar Creek battle anniversary between Generals Jubal Early and Philip Sheridan. Roger Babson says business is normal for the first time in seven years.
News notes a temporary halt to short selling in New York while eight city exchanges suspend trading. The New York Yankees and Washington Senators contend for second in the American League as Babe Ruth clocks his 43rd homer. China calls for Japan to withdraw troops from Mukden in Manchuria.
Twenty five years ago Louis Leith is named huntsman of the reorganized Middleburg Hunt Club. Six people four men a woman and four children in one house are infected with smallpox in Stephens City. Rain disrupts action on the Somme front as Germany and Allies fight for sea mastery. Jerry Russell is left dangling from a Cumberland Valley train car roof as the car pulls away. Laura E Gibson and George W Davis wed in a lavish town ceremony.
Jerome Hoersting, 22, spent 17 days in jail rather than report for induction. He surrendered to the Selective Act but flunked his physical examination at Fort Thomas, Kentucky.
Seven test questions cover stomachs of farm animals cockneys origin explorers and world leaders. Topics include Ann Rutledge Miauto the Boston Port Bill and two presidents dying on the same day.
Hugh S. Johnson argues that calls to enter war blame the United States for past choices. He says Americans risk overextending themselves and paying a heavy price for world peace. He notes Britain likewise accuses the US of not helping enough, signaling growing tension over foreign policy.
The speaker argues the Allies, led by Britain and France, created a postwar European balance that left Germany unable to rearm without assent. They claim U.S. efforts in 1918 and beyond forced Europe to accept lasting power from Britain and France, who did not act effectively to curb Hitler or Mussolini.
We look at what options faced the United States as alliances and leaders debated how to respond to Japan’s aggression in China. The piece notes restraint by League members and shifts in focus to broader pacts and power dynamics.
The author argues that interven tionists blame the nation for staying out of war and asserts Americans will demand full focus on building their own army and navy. A defense stance is urged while criticizing sending more materials abroad including those to Russia.
In Fort Myers Florida on September 19 Joe Whitehall called police to report an alligator inside his chicken house. Officer Dick Hendry arrived, drawn his .38 pistol and fired after locating two glowing eyes. The Whitehall family ate frog legs for breakfast.
A brief advertisement announces the booklet PARLIAMENTARY LAW a handy guide for citizen participants in groups from parent teachers associations to clubs. It explains organizing new societies presiding conducting elections and includes a model constitution and by laws. Send ten cents plus a stamped return envelope to Washington D C.
Mrs. Rachel Wright Day, former clerk to the Wicomico county commissioners, pleaded guilty to 30 charges of larceny and misappropriation of county funds. Court recessed to question the State's Attorney regarding the case against five county commissioners for alleged misfeasance tied to a $66,000 shortage.
A reader can obtain factual answers by writing to the Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington D C. Enclose three cents for a reply.
A sequence of general knowledge questions and answers covers topics from Newark and Seattle blackouts dates to Bushman the Chicago gorilla size, Panama Canal swim dates, Mount Tom location, a quarter horse record, Sousa earnings, Queen Victoria quote, a Reno divorce judge, British war work, and bee colony composition.
Dr. Logan Clendening summarizes Dr. Rong's views on heredity shaping body build and fat distribution. Identical twins show similar body types, while environment and activity still influence weight. small daily changes can yield large yearly weight shifts.
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