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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1940
Page
4
The message promotes Franklin D Roosevelt for President Henry A Wallace for Vice President Harry F Byrd for U S Senator and congressional candidates urging citizens to act with justice. It cites Isaiah 1 17 urging judgment relief for the oppressed and the widowed.
The War Department plans to form the most powerful U S cavalry unit with 20 000 more horses plus 17 000 in service Modern views favor mechanized forces yet the German use of 800 000 horses for transport in World War II shows terrain and bridge limits favor horse mobility in certain areas The American cavalry will focus on reconnaissance and rapid long distance movement to keep contact between mechanized forces in rough country.
The article assesses the Axis pact between Germany Italy and Japan and their expansion toward Indo China. It argues Russia may pose as neutrally aligned to aid the axis and warns of espionage lines into the United States. It notes risks to rubber and tin supplies and proposes cutoffs as immediate axis aims.
A 800 pound Time Capsule buried in a 50 foot well at the New York World’s Fair aims to preserve a book of microfilm about twentieth century civilization. Includes language key and copies in libraries. future readers face unknown language and distant eras. The Herald Tribune likens this century to a hero on a cliff with a villain at the edge.
The conviction of George Scalise as a union racketeer and thief marks a victory for labor and justice. Public exposure and trial show gangsters cannot hide within labor leadership. Honest labor officials must protect rank and file and not fear the law when such figures are exposed.
Walter Lippmann writes in the New York Herald Tribune that France's leaders were misled into yielding for better terms. He argues resistance abroad could have preserved negotiating power, warning that in today’s world there is no chivalry or mercy.
The wedding binds Miss Caroline Rust to Edward McC Williams of Clarke County as the Commonwealth Attorney. In other news Allies reject Russia Germany moves to end the war with a plan aimed at pressuring Britain for a quick peace. Betsy Arthur Patricia and Kitty Stevenson hosted a small doll show at Mrs Melvin Green's playhouse.
Five years ago President Roosevelt in a Boulder Dam speech urged private industry to accelerate efforts to provide work for the unemployed. Meanwhile Frederick county secured an $18 000 grant to enlarge the clerk's office and construct a county market. The Emperor signaled readiness to mobilize 2 000 000 tribesmen if Ethiopia is invaded by Italy.
Ten years ago Miss Frances Richards becomes head of the Endeavor Union of the Reformed Church. A fire behind the Commercial Hotel is quickly extinguished by firemen with little damage. In Danville Virginia over 4000 mill workers strike as companies refuse to recognize the union.
Twenty five years ago Portia Baldwin Baker a longtime Baker family member is found dead in her bed in her Cameron Street apartment. Ex Confederate soldiers join Grand Army of the Republic members for a Washington reunion and Roosevelt reception. Allies say three German army corps have fallen as the Western Front battle extends into a second week.
Dr Clendening reviews vitamin science and public messaging. He argues vitamin deficiencies are rare and often manufactured by advertisers while noting a diet rich in fruits like strawberries provides many vitamins. He cites surveys showing high vitamin A intake and minimal B shortages, and previews tomorrow's column on deficiency diseases with reader pamphlets available for 10 cents each.
Information Bureau provides concise answers on topics from public debt to Catholic converts. Questions cover Roosevelt on internal debt, Bank Night origin, Lake Okeechobee size, Tennessee nickname, and notable figures like Hattie McDaniel, Evangeline Adams, with details on Social Security Board salaries and gypsy moth history.
The Star presents seven sample questions covering topics from finance and botany to literature and geography. It asks about wartime stock slang, a fall flower known as mum, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Pulitzer work, the Miami river state, a math sign, dairy weights, Simon Lake, Arthur Purvis, U S nationality, and sea robin biology.
An up to date dictionary of 20000 words with supplements on new words abbreviations foreign terms and word origins. Printed on Bible paper bound in imitation leather contains 382 pages and is offered for twenty five cents postpaid via coupon information bureau with address to Washington D C.
Gun and Tommy survive a day of tension as mysterious planes depart and return near the camp. A small squad lands a lone pilot, and a female newcomer joins the night watchers, hinting at a broader plot to attack cities and widen the danger for the captives.
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