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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1938

Page

3

Hazards To Life May Be Reduced in 25 Years

Chicago on October 11 W H Cameron managing director of the National Safety Council predicts hazards to life and limb will be reduced in 25 years. He cites driver education stricter driver checks and pedestrian education as key steps while noting home protection for children and social responsibility will be enforced by authorized agencies. The movement began with one stenographer and now has 130 staff and 856 volunteers with an annual budget between 700 000 and 800 000.

Chicago W. H. Cameron National Safety Council Council Cameron

Real Estate For Sale On North Braddock Street

Real home with seven rooms bath large basement hot water heat garage on a 40 by 160 foot lot cash 2000 or financed 1150 total 3150 double frame house ideal to live and rent half. Seller guarantees resale at own expense after 90 days if not satisfied and suggests inventorying properties to boost income. 133 N Cameron St.

Braddock St

End In Washing Of Apple Sprays Seen By Wenatchee Daily World

The Wenatchee Daily World reports scientists foresee ending lead-arsenate and fluorine sprays within two years. New non toxic compounds and nicotine bentonite mixtures show promise for controlling codling moths, potentially lowering costs though some options remain expensive.

Wenatchee Wash Daily World

HASKIN QUIZ BOOK Offered For Ten Cents

The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau invites readers to order the Haskin Quiz Book by mail for ten cents. It promises Q and A on popular subjects from the original Answer Man, with a Washington D C address for requests. Nicotine bentonite sprays discussed as experimental pest control with cost concerns and safety notes for growers.

Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin Washington, D. C

Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Exiled Leader Talks of U.S. Sympathy

In a secret Syrian mountaintop citadel interview, Haj Amin al Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, discusses U.S. sympathy for Jews, Arab independence for Palestine, and his exile status. He notes American clergy backing Zionist gains and seeks an independent Arab Palestine with minority Jewish rights.

James A. Mills Beirut Syria Associated Press Palestine Jerusalem United States Karnayel Anyewspaper Haj Amin Effendi al Husseini Trans Jordan Iraq Arabia Egypt Persia Mohammedan Mufti Supreme Holy Land

Some Home Always Is Burning

During National Fire Prevention Week the piece urges inspecting every home for fire hazards. It cites two thirds of fire deaths in dwellings and thirty percent of fatalities under ten, urging readers to use safety information, testing stations, and fire prevention engineers to reduce risk and make homes safer.

America National Board of Fire Underwriters

Boy Shoplifters Sentenced to Church and Scout Ties

Six boys charged with shoplifting stood before Police Magistrate A. O. Langer in Williamsport Pennsylvania. One boy recited the Ten Commandments at the magistrate's direction before all were sentenced to attend Sunday School each week and to join a Boy Scout troop.

Williamsport A. O. Langer Langer

Yankees Pitchers to Undergo Arm Operations

New York October 11 two World Champion Yankees pitchers Spurgeon Chandler and Wesley Ferrell planned to enter St Elizabeths Hospital for bone growth removals and splinter surgery. Dr Robert E Walsh team physician to perform the operations.

New York New York Yankees Spurgeon Spud) Chandler Wesley Ferrell St. Elizabeth's Hospital Robert E. Walsh Yankee Club

October Is Best Month in Virginia for Fall Colors

The Virginia Department of Highways notes October offers peak foliage from mountains to seashore with rapid color change after recent frosts. By October 15 the Blue Ridge and valleys should display vivid hues, plus Skyline Drive views await distant mountain sides. Road work continues, including Route 7 Winchester to West Virginia and a new outlet to Berkeley Springs aiding interstate traffic.

Virginia Virginia Department of Highways Blue Ridge Mountains Route Winchester West Line Westginia Bergely Springs Pennsylvania

Cat escapes as Police Lieut. Jensen chases tabby

Police Lieut. Axel Jensen ascends a tall tree to capture a cat that had perched high and caused a neighborhood distraction. On descent his pipe fell, a tooth was knocked out, his pants ripped, and the cat eluded capture.

Chicago Axél Jensen Jensen

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