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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1939
Page
3
Two key pruning ideas help stabilize apple yields as citrus competition rises. Pruning aims to balance wood growth and fruit bearing on spurs, improve light penetration, remove unproductive wood, and promote uniform crops while not replacing fertilization or proper interplanting for pollination. The 1937 large apple crop stressed resources.
A scrambled cross word prompt lists across and down clues with word lengths and partial answers. The page includes an instruction line and a publication credit King Features Syndicate 1938, with garbled answer letters and faint grid references.
Clarke County saw a rise in hunting fishing and trapping activity in 1938 with about 400 more license dollars collected. Game Warden Charles T. Levi cites a longer season and more game birds as key factors. County residents received 540 hunting and fishing licenses, with 140 State resident licenses and 11 non resident permits.
Growing conditions in 1938 promise a larger 1939 crop barring low temperatures. Pruning should cut weak wood to reduce cull fruit and keep strong upright branches exposed to light for larger reddest apples. Over pruning risks lowering total quality and increasing marketing difficulties amid rising citrus supplies.
COLORADO SPRINGS COLO Jan 4 Football fans may see more shovel passes next season due to two rule changes by the National Rules committee. One change limits ineligible players to a three yard zone at the line before a pass, reducing screening. A second revision aims to aid defenders against passes.
Harrisburg story on January 4 1939 details Pennsylvania Republicans debating court action as Democrats who lost House leadership but kept Senate power ignite a Capitol clash. Levin seats amid court orders. Senate doors closed. party leaders clash over seatings and constitutional authority as James prepares to take office.
Albert J. Boyle announced that the new Waterford Downs race track in the northern Panhandle near Holliday's Cove should be ready for operation next fall. He cited support from Virginia and Eastern sportsmen including Jay A. Eyster Halltown John R. Buchanan Warrenton Va and Ewart Johnston Boyce Va. The Tri-State Jockey Club will operate the track after receiving a state charter last fall.
HABLES PALACE hosts a Hollywood star doubles revue from today through Thursday in Crazy Hollywood. The 45 minute program features stand-ins for Rogers West Garbo Crawford Young Crosby and others with Mary Boland and Ernest Truex in Mamma Runs Wild on screen. Reserved prices list 10c to 35c.
Miss Leslie Combs Foster urges Virginians who received Christmas seals to send in contributions to local TB groups. Heeding a goal of 109,819 dollars, the 1938 sales total lagged behind 1937, risking program cuts. final 1938 reports arrive February 1, with emphasis on completing payments to sustain health work.
New York Giants will pay Carl Hubbel the previous season salary between 22 500 and 24 000 despite uncertainty he will pitch this season. Hubbel signed contract received with no change in pay though he could not finish 1938 after arm trouble and elbow bone chip removal.
The Dillons Run West Virginia fourth class post office in Parks Hollow near Capon Bridge is ordered closed by the postoffice department. Postmaster Mrs. F M Orndorff will be replaced by routing mail through Capon Bridge.
Commissioner John L. Griffith surveys 1938 trends in school and college athletics. He notes larger squads with more first class players, rising attendance and participation across sports, and strong public interest in college football surpassing professional events. He cites six man football uptake and varied state trends in basketball and baseball.
Patromnian and Mrs John Vanston spotted a box in a gutter while out for a walk in Scranton. Mrs Vanston kicked the box despite her husband’s warnings, revealing seven fur coats spilled from a truck.
A new type of million-volt x ray tube, developed by General Electric scientists in Schenectady, promises higher current while maintaining penetrating power. The device, valued at about 90 million dollars in radium equivalent, may be installed at Memorial Hospital's cancer institute in New York City to tackle resistant malignancies. James Ewing, Memorial Hospital cancer expert, said experiments with higher amperage will proceed.
Reports from Tokyo indicate rising tensions between fascist and liberal factions over China policy may force a cabinet reorganization before Konoye resigns. Baron Hiranuma returned from holiday as observers note a shift toward long term mobilization and tighter control amid wartime material shortages.
Through the courtesy of Capon Bridge high school a moving picture of The Scarlet Letter was shown this afternoon at Gore High School. It was shown at Capon Bridge on Monday and will be repeated tonight for local patrons. It previously screened last night at Rio West Virginia.
Scranton mayor Fred Huester aims to make the city the safest in America by painting circles on the rear of offending vehicles. A first offense would earn a yellow ring, second offense red, and a blue for a third. Circles would stay on days if the scheme is legally upheld by city officials and repar decisions. The mayor believes the visibility of a marked car will force drivers to give wide berth.
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