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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1940

Page

9

Spreading Out of Enemy Nations May Halt Pressure on Britain

Opinion from Columbus Ohio argues that wider enemy expansion could pause pressure on Britain. It cites Stalin and Roosevelt while warning that US aid to England remains essential to resist Axis aims and preserve the status quo in world power.

Britain Fish Isles Great Britain Hitler Mussolini Egypt Stalin Iran Near East Japan China Indo-China Dutch East Indies India Pranco Gibraltar Morocco Portugal Russia British Empire Germany Italy Europe Finland Baltic Roosevelt America United States England Brest Nantes Toulon France

Vaccine trial and wartime ethic urge faith and defense

Dr Joseph Stokes Jr of the University of Pennsylvania reports inoculating 43 children against measles and notes two contracted the disease among the unvaccinated who were exposed. He links public health to national defense, urging moral reform and faith to back a broader defense program amid looming global conflict.

Joseph Stokes, Jr University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia

New Chevrolet Showing Tomorrow In Winchester

The Shenandoah Motor Company announces the first showing of the 1941 Chevrolet tomorrow. President C. H. Shutte invites all residents to attend at the showroom open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. for the nationwide unveiling of this low priced car.

Shenandoah Motor Company C. H. Shutte Schutte Winchester Shenandoah Motor Company, Inc

Thousands of Draft Jobs Planned as Registering Begins

Washington reports preliminary estimates of 1.64 million dollars a month for local draft board clerks to aid in registering and selecting men for compulsory service. Census puts draft age at 21 to 35, with 16.404 million in range. about 200,000 officials will work unpaid. housing for draftees faces Senate action after a 338.3 million dollar barracks bill.

Washington Concene Census Bureau Senate Army National Guard

Popular songs of the Gay Nineties list

Among the songs popular during this period were Sweet Rosie O Grady Little Annie Rooney Ta Ra Ra Boom Der E The Band Played On A Hot Time in the Old Town Sidewalks of New York After the Ball I Don t Want to Play in Your Yard

Sweet Rosie O'Grady Little Annie Rooney Old Town New York

Market quotations from livestock and produce markets

Baltimore quotations list prices for sweet potatoes poultry butter and cattle hogs calves sheep and other items with ranges for various weights and grades. Philadelphia butter eggs and live poultry prices are noted as well as Chicago hogs steers lambs and related trends.

Baltimore E. Sh Baltimore Livestock Philadelphia Cseseesess

Futures And Cash Wheat And Other Grain Quotations

Chicago buyers including consumers and prior shorts pushed September wheat higher by over a cent at times lifting deferreds and grain quotes. Closing prices show wheat Sept 77 7 8 to 3 4, Dec 77 7 8 to 3 4, May 78 1 8 to 78. Corn Sept 61 1 8, Dec 56 to 56 1 8, May 57 3 8 to 1 2. Oats Sept 30 1 4, Dec 30, May 30 1 2.

Chicago Chicago Cash Grain

Grain futures and cash grain prices across markets

The report lists futures and cash prices for soybeans, rye, bellies, wheat, corn, oats, barley, and field seeds across Chicago and Baltimore markets. It notes prices by grade, month, and contract, with year-ago comparisons and mill delivery pricing in a compact market snapshot.

Chicago Baltimore Grain Baltimore Winchester

Rites Are Held For Mr Brown

Funeral services for J Few Brown 92 a veteran Winchester banker and long time resident were held at Grace Lutheran Church led by Rev George 8 Bowers. Interment was in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Survived by daughter Edith Brown Painter and sons Edwin F and Henry W Brown.

J. Few Brown Winchester Grace Lutheran Church George 8. Bowers Mount Hebron Cemetery W. Nelson Page W. A. Baker Woodhull Baker William C. Miller Robert McNally S. Boyd H D. Puller John I. Sloat Jacob Yost John W. Rosenberger B. B. Dutton R. Gray Williams Albert Bradford B. F. Davis Bert S. Bell Stewart Bell A. D. Henkel Brown Sarah Cornelia Luke Edith Brown Painter Thomas A. Painter Swannanoa N. C Edwin F Henry W. Brown

War News Censorship Caution Reaches Readers

The Star warns readers that European war news is likely censored before reaching the United States, signaling limited and filtered information during ongoing hostilities.

the Star Europe United States

Quality Cleaning Suits Coats-Dresses Ad

Cleaned pressed and delivered by Rockwell Quality Cleaners. Call 994 for service.

Rockwell Quality Cleaners

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