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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1941
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists display advertising guidelines with border must be at the office by 9 P.M. the day before publication. Transient rate 45 cents per inch. Classified rates apply. The Associated Press holds re publication rights for news dispatches. Local news appears as provided by the paper.
A September 1941 feature urges spiritual growth and adventure of mind and spirit, citing Genesis 12:1 where the Lord tells Abram to leave his country and kin to a land he will show. The piece frames personal renewal as a religious charge for readers.
At the American Legion National Convention last week a resolution protesting aid to Russia failed 800 to 600. The writer argues 60 percent favor helping Russia and 40 percent against, condemning both Nazism and Stalinist communism as threats to democracy and urging bolstering Russia to counter Nazi influence.
The Belfrons Times-Dispatch editors recall years of standing against censorship and defending freedom of speech. They note a recent shift toward cautious talk of suppressing isolationist utterances and urge vigilance to avoid curbing their own rights.
Washington officials led by Paul McNutt are urged to curb NYA and CCC personnel competition amid government waste critique. The News-Leader questions why agencies clash over benefits to boys while taxpayers pinch, warning wrath unless non essential cuts are found.
The piece notes the Grand Army twelve marching this year and twenty two afoot last year. It recalls a long history since the Civil War era and the interwar gatherings, with ninety two delegates at the 1941 national encampment, while aging has reduced numbers but not the legacy.
A reminiscence honors 99 year old veterans and others who kept marching in a city procession with pipe and shillalah, pausing for record steps, showing gallantry beyond praise. The piece frames veterans as symbols transcending regional divides, uniting a nation after a terrible war.
The piece notes wartime tobacco shortages forcing nations from France to England Germany and Spain to ration or abandon smoking. It cites Kingsley Lincoln and Grant to argue tobacco sustains morale in war and peace, while highlighting cultural shifts and the retrofitting of daily life around scarcity.
Baltimore audiences faced disappointment as the Twenty-ninth Division show at the Maryland Theatre was shut down hours before curtain after an adjutant-general order citing a national defense act provision. Officials deny outside pressure, urging proper enforcement of the law.
A father appeals to drivers to slow down near schools and intersections to protect his seven year old daughter walking to school. He urges careful driving and notes children often dart into streets. The letter emphasizes parental love and the need for safety.
W. W. Glass is named chairman of the Democratic presidential campaign in Winchester. The Winchester Park-Blairton baseball game ends in a tied tenth inning when the Martinsburg club walks off the field after a discordant finish. The Admiral commanding the English fleet off Dakar orders the town to surrender or be blown up.
War correspondent notes Spanish government forces struggle while fascist forces gain strength daily. John Birmingham, 26, injures back when he falls from a ladder while painting at 315 Handley Ave. Joe Louis defeats Al Ettore in the fifth round in Philadelphia.
Capt John Paul tops the field for Virginia Western district judgeship. H B McCormac head of a local woolen mill guides unemployment discussions at the Virginia Manufacturers Association meeting. Winchester schools prepare to shield students from the heat sweeping the area.
The Federal Road Aid bill assigns Virginia 110000 dollars with Frederick county seeking a small share. Sir Douglas Haig’s British forces advance on the Western front by capturing two German trench lines and briefly surpassing their own barrage. Judge T. W. Harrison presides his final Corporation Court session before resigning October 1 as Democratic congressional nominee.
Miss Carrie Elizabeth Burgess will marry Robert E. Yowell, her father's partner in the Hotel Evans. Herman Hable returns from a week in Baltimore. James Seabright Ed Anderson and Clarence Haymaker installed a new boiler at the Cover tannery near Lost City West Virginia generating 125 H P.
The Pullman Company says names for new lightweight cars are chosen in consultation with the railroad or railroads over which the cars will be regularly assigned for operation.
A set of seven questions tests knowledge on animal terms famous social settlements Goucher College location aviation zero zero voting on constitutional ratification NFL 1940 winner and Tudor queens from England.
The note explains common usage errors in late writing where words like scissors and wages are plural while athletics meaning sports is plural, whereas athletics meaning training is singular. It clarifies distinctions between related terms to avoid misinterpretation in period texts.
A scanned page lists Scott J. Scott Leads the nation in oil gas wool roses sheep goats hides cotton mohair pecans onions mutton helium spinach turkeys sulfur highways pipelines beef cattle cotton seed carbon black land in farms sorghum grains railroad mileage number of farms mineral production acres entuates land 4a number of domestic animals
Hugh S. Johnson discusses the rule of general average in U S war production, warning of its impact on small businesses and workers. He notes varied practices among nations, growing global uniformity, and the difficulty of reducing it to a single principle.
The author warns that as the program expands casualties will rise and public sympathy may erode unity and confidence. Large firms lack capacity for war orders, risking slower production and higher costs. Unlike World War I, this time the demand is broader and materials come from domestic and allied sources, making the United States the arsenal of democracy including Russia and China.
A commentator warns that delaying offset measures will trigger massive private sector destruction. The piece argues government inaction would starve small manufacturers and retailers of supplies, risking widespread business collapse and echoes historical precedents in maritime law.
The passage uses a maritime analogy to question how wartime burdens and laws are applied. It warns of rising resentment over harsh sacrificial rules imposed by untrained decision makers and urges timely action to avert unfair war costs.
Mrs. Alice Barksdale a boarder fell and snapped her left wrist. Mrs. B C Farmer Boswell’s daughter fell and broke her left wrist. Mrs Boswell fractured her left wrist while reaching to turn off a light.
A promotional booklet titled THE AMERICAN BOOK promises seven hundred fifty questions and answers across presidents geography constitution states politics government famous Americans history possessions art and sports. Ten cents postpaid to Frederic J. Haskin director Washington DC. Include name address and state for mail order.
Health authorities order quarantine on Feagaville district farms to halt a second anthrax outbreak after a cow on Mrs. Willis Derr’s farm died. The Derr farm and nearby holdings are restricted. Earlier, three Urbana district animals were killed and quarantines kept in place until danger subsided.
A Reno purse snatcher used a ploy at a fashion show to burst into the dressing room as models changed outfits. He grabbed their purses and fled while the injured or unclothed models could not pursue.
A reader can get the answer to any question of fact by writing Winchester Evening Star Information Service in Washington DC. Enclose three cents for reply.
A compilation of Q and A items covering insurance purchases by women, guide dogs, tallest structures, radio set sales, German theatre output, Attorney General wife again a composer, Russian America now Alaska, moth balls in gasoline, compulsory auto insurance by states, surviving Confederate Veterans, and protective foods. The document presents quick facts and figures from various sources.
A study discussed by Dr. Karl M. Dallenbach shows bats use hearing to avoid obstacles, emitting 50 000 Hz sounds that reflect off objects. Tests with blind and sighted people reveal the blind can detect walls via hearing, a result matching bat navigation.
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