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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1938
Page
10
Historical rainfall data for 24 years from 1913 to 1936 show present and past rainfall: None in the last 24 hours and year to date. Monthly averages range from 1.97 inches in February to 3.65 inches in May, with an annual average of 34.74 inches recorded at Winchester Research Laboratory.
COLLEGE PARK Maryland Jan 4 University of Maryland scientists warned that the Japanese beetle could cause serious damage unless an expensive control campaign is started The control in an apple orchard might cost seven dollars an acre but damage without control could reach one hundred twenty three dollars per acre
A clipped line notes prompt postal delivery with no charge for the service. Winchester appears as the mailing reference for the evening ale mention. The fragment suggests a historic postal ad style, highlighting free delivery terms.
Dale Carnegie extols gardening as a remedy for urban dullness and consumer excess. He contrasts American lavishness with European self provision, urging readers to plant petunia and phlox seeds for a thrifty year of daily pleasure. Descartes is cited on cultivating the earth, closing with a Don Herold quip from 1938.
Governor Peery and his budget advisory committee propose a six point program to combat tuberculosis in Virginia. The plan includes a full time director under health, expanded free sanatorium beds, a new Southside Virginia sanatorium, county cost sharing, and ongoing pneumothorax follow up for indigent patients. The Virginia Tuberculosis Association cites national stats showing preventable deaths remain high, noting a 74.1 per 100,000 death rate in 1935. Virginia reduced TB deaths from 182.4 in 1915 to 79.6 in 1934, lagging behind North Carolina’s 64.8 in the same period.
Reports from Rock Enon Springs say a tan large feline, possibly a panther, roams Great North Mountain. Hunters with rifles investigated the area as nightly wails were heard and daylight sightings noted. A killing effort was planned to protect game in the sanctuary.
In Baltimore on January 4 the State Game Department sought reasons for muskrat hides price drops. Chief deputy Richard T. Norris reported brown pelts now sell for 60 to 65 cents, half of last year’s 1 25 dollar level, while black pelts fall from around 2 dollars to 85 cents each.
A scrambled and humorous tale from England features a native remarking on tact and its need to house his residence. The fragmentary illustration hints at a boast of tact and a playful misunderstanding.
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