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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1921
Page
2
Local fruit growers report uneven impact from last week’s freeze with about half the crop still deemed safe. They warn latent stem injuries may appear during the May drop as warm weather returns.
Reports from the state health bureau show 279 deaths by burning in Virginia last year. Richmond accounted for 200 deaths with 11 white and nine colored. Norfolk saw fourteen. Most victims were children under three years old. some adults died while starting fires with kerosene.
Washington officials forecast a 25 percent cut in medical liquor costs as druggists buy whiskey wine and other medicines directly from distillers under a new government order. The change aims to reduce prices charged to the public and lower middlemen profits.
Engagement announced by Mr and Mrs H Rozier Dulany for their daughter Anne Willing Carter Dulany to Captain Frank B Hayne US Army A July wedding is planned at Oakley Upperville VA The bride is socially prominent in Virginia and Washington The groom comes from a Charleston and New Orleans lineage and is stationed at Camp Bennings
At the Staunton meeting April 6 growers heard that the Thursday night freeze caused damage to Shenandoah Valley orchards but King David apples withstood temperatures better. L W Wilson urged continued spraying cultivation and fertilization to prevent next year’s insect and disease pressures.
Luray Virginia April 6 report says a sudden freeze destroyed the Page county fruit crop. Orchards show blackened blasted leaves with desolate trees. Wheat and grass crops also damaged and overall yield prospects appear sharply reduced.
C A Greene of Ivy Depot Virginia urges spraying to protect apples from cold wave damage. He warns that 5 to 10 percent of the crop may survive poorly and pricing could rise to 10 to 12 dollars per barrel, making a spray investment worthwhile.
A Greene of Ivy Depot urges continued orchard spraying to protect trees from pests and disease. He warns that skipping sprays now could double costs next season and delay fruiting, with blossoms not yet opened and risk of leaf damage.
The article notes the return of the American dollar and nickel compared to 1920 levels. It cites increases in purchasing power for rice, navy beans, flour, and other staples, alongside a rebounding nickel and higher prices for various everyday goods as of April. It emphasizes a stronger dollar and nickel resurgent in postwar times.
Four Virginians will be given scholarships in the Fontainebleau School of Music for Americans in Paris. The course runs from January 25 to September 25, with the letter received by Governor Davis indicating the action.
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