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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1938
Page
3
The observer notes quail survived winter well and paired up strongly this spring. Pheasants endure winter but face hunting pressures and nest disturbance. Dogs and cats threaten ground nesting birds while woodcocks and mountain grouse hatch early. Quail likely to beat 1937 poor crop with good nesting conditions.
Virginia farmers planted 3,753,900 acres in principal crops, down 1.4 percent from last year. Cotton leads losses with a 35 percent drop, soybeans rise 20 percent, and corn yields face weather variability. Wheat, hay, oats, and barley show mixed changes as June rains and July warmth influence harvest prospects.
Boston July 15 The mysterious ailment that numbed Lefty Grove's pitching arm was tentatively diagnosed as intermittent claudication by Dr Edward J O'Brien Red Sox physician Grove has been unable to find a basic disorder yet He is described as unusual and indications point to a complete recovery reported to General Manager Eddie Collins
Mrs Oliver Harriman a New York matron renews her push for legalized sweepstakes and lotteries in the United States for charity. Incorporation papers for the National Council For Legal American Sweepstakes were filed with the State Commission by Harriman and two Park Avenue friends.
Premier speedboat pilots from the east gathered in Havre de Grace Maryland for the ninth annual Havre De Grace Yacht Club regatta. More than eighty drivers entered 43 events over today and tomorrow aiming to set new racing records on the Susquehanna River.
Mrs William P Lawler of LowellMass visited Winchester noting past reports of the Stonewall Jackson headquarters sale on North Braddock Street She says Jackson used her parents home at 215 North Washington as a headquarters and recalls a ham sent to General Jackson who ordered a band to serenade Mrs Miller The Boyd family say Mrs Miller spoke of Jackson occupying the house and a shrine conversion is discussed but no progress has been made.
The State Highway Commission announced a low bid of 147,507.54 by Haley Chisholm and Morris of Charlottesville for a bridge on route No. 33 over the south fork of the Shenandoah River at Elkton in Rockingham County.
A large limb fell from a tree on South Cameron Street near Betty Jackson’s residence, narrowly missing a music store truck underneath. The limb damaged a porch at the Jackson home. Park Commission actions and root weakening from curb and gutter work are noted as context for unsafe trees.
The City Welfare Department notes a busy June with 160 active cases, 98 receiving financial aid and 62 service cases. It seeks a home for a 14 year old colored girl who could be trained as a servant and offers work options for a man who could handle a gasoline station or lawn care.
Reverend Edgar Swann will lead the lesson at a joint session of the Margaret Collins Denny and Comrad Bible Classes of Braddock Street M E Church South Sunday at 9 45 am. Swann, son of Pastor T M Swann and a Duke University graduate, is expected to give an inspirational message. Officers urged broad attendance despite warm weather, stressing no reason to miss Sunday services.
Notice is given that a hearing will be held in the Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia on July 26 1938. Guardian Georgia B Leight seeks transfer of wards Mary Catherine Leight David B Leight and Robert Leight funds to their residence in Jefferson County West Virginia. Deputy Clerk Bessie Brannon signs the notice.
Los Angeles residents boost can opener use as public works reports show tin can collections reaching 150 truckloads daily. In Omaha Nebraska a heat struck mishap ends with Lester Bry and Dala Tucker’s horse rushing to the river and plunging into 10 feet of water after a driven cultivator. owners recover both.
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