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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1941
Page
4
The capital faces severe housing strain as government agencies swell and 300000 federal workers are projected for the next year, with at least 35000 settling in Washington. Overcrowded hospitals and scarce lodging push expectant mothers to home births while HOLC relocates to New York City.
The piece denounces German arrogance and Nazi terror in Europe and predicts a rising revolt. It cites mass executions, hostage killings, and property seizures as tools of oppression while warning of a coming bloody revolution against Nazi rule.
Reprinted editorial from New York Daily News urging the United States to join Britain against Hitler with a substantial American expeditionary force. It estimates millions of troops and a 3,000 mile supply line, warning of a long, bloody war but endorsing aggressive action to defend the Western Hemisphere and spread the Four Freedoms.
The Farmville Herald promotes U. S. Navy enlistment as expansion to a two ocean fleet increases demand for skilled workers. It highlights training needs, diverse roles from electricians to nurses, and the patriotic, adventurous appeal of naval service with ships and career opportunities ahead.
Dr Francis P Gaines, president of Washington and Lee, told a student assembly that the value of the trained man will be the inviable constant in any future world. He urged students to pursue education despite anxieties, asserting that resources stored in the mind, competence, and devotion to ideals spell lifelong success and national renewal.
The Free French join British forces in the assault on Dakar the capital of French West Africa. The George Washington Hotel Corp reports a profit of 15000 dollars for the past year. A two inch rainfall ends a September drought that had left the region unusually dry for the season.
The Star endorses issuing bonds to fund an adequate new supply of pure soft water for Winchester. Fascists invaders at Toledo are repulsed near the city as the Loyalist forces cut the river and bayonet charges push back enemy fighters. Sarah Zane Fire Co votes to erect a new building on the site of the old unsafe structure.
Ten years ago Winchester residents faced strict guidance to limit water use as Springs supply waned. Virginia farm land values fell by twelve percent over the past year. Judge Philip Williams was named to Virginia’s Judicial Council.
In Champaign Illinois Sam Smikler founder of the Illinois Glove Company returns $12,500 to local charities twelve years after moving the business from Chicago. The company employs 230 workers and is one of the citys largest industries.
A page offers seven questions from a historical quiz, asking about the Blarney Stone country, Washington's VP, p m meaning, Earth Moon distance, crops in paddy fields, nationality law, Social Security payment start year, postmaster mail access, Jacob's twin brother, and the source of chocolate and cocoa.
A language tip explains that when two subjects of different number are joined by or not the verb agrees with the nearest subject. Example given is Neither his father nor his brothers were present.
In Washington, Hugh S. Johnson argues that maximizing quick use of transportation is key to mobilization. He cites World War I gains from halving turnaround times for ships and trains and notes long idle periods for tank cars in Savannah, illustrating systemic delays that hamper supply chains.
The essay argues that a gasoline shortage is really a transportation issue with conflicting proposals. It cites Ickes urging pipelines, SPAR opposing steel usage, and railroads offering idle tank cars while noting contradictory figures and the need to determine truth. Look out your car.
The column laments fragmented leadership for national transport, naming Ralph Budd and Jerry Land as key figures but blaming a lack of coordinated effort on all fronts. It calls for a chief transportation adviser and notes a Siberian meteor heard four miles away in 1908.
Fall social season brings luncheon clubs and bridge foursomes. The Winchester Evening Star advertises a 300-recipe booklet APPETIZERS with salads soups hors d oeuvres and sandwiches, promising economical dishes from common kitchen staples. It offers the booklet for fifteen cents postpaid via a coupon to Washington D C.
Edinburg reports an early morning fire destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Marston, a house that had been threatened by fire last week. The blaze started around 1 AM by a pulp wood loading site, spread rapidly, and left only a few personal belongings saved. The origin was blamed on defective wiring.
A reader can get factual answers by writing The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington D C. Include three cents for reply.
A compilation of trivia questions and concise answers covering topics from language translations of a presidential speech to gas usage in military maneuvers, Notre Dame and Princeton football history, Rio de Janeiro seasons, FHA mortgage figures, royal birthdates, the War of the Roses, film rights pricing, accident deaths, Edgar Allan Poe, and a biblical proverb.
Metropolitan Life reports a fall in appendicitis deaths from 15 to 9 per 100000 among policyholders, citing public health campaigns for better recognition and prompt surgery. Dr Clendening answers reader questions on stomach health, garlic, rice, soap use, and pamphlets offered through his column.
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