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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1949

Page

6

Rainfall Totals and Averages Mentioned for April 1949

The report lists 24 hour precipitation ending 7 am as trace and April rainfall to date at .97 inches. It notes 1949 rainfall to date at 7.39 inches and references the average annual rainfall for 36 years.

Weather stats for 1913 1948 precipitation by month

Average monthly rainfall over 1913 to 1948 totals 2.47 inches in January 1.92 in February 2.91 in March 3.07 in April 3.68 in May 3.88 in June 3.81 in July 3.82 in August 2.58 in September 3.34 in October 2.50 in November 2.43 in December. Courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.

Winchester Research LaBoratory

Connally Seeks Pattern in Arms Spending Debate

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Connally urged linking Western European re arm proposals to a unified pattern of foreign, economic and domestic defense programs. He avoided predicting potential savings in the foreign arms budget as Truman weighs funding, and lawmakers press for details on bomber transfers and overall recovery costs.

Washington Connally D-Tex Senate Foreign Relations Committee Truman Congress Edwin G. Nourse U.S Army Royall Europe House Appropriations Committee Acheson George D-Ga Foreign Relations Committee Bridges R-Nh Appropriations Committee Great Britain Tydings Senate Armed Services Committee England Appropriations Senate House

Estimated 16 Million Americans Receive Federal Pay

About 16 million people were reported to receive regular pay from the Federal Government, roughly one in six adult Americans. The total includes armed forces and federal employees as well as Social Security recipients, veterans and their dependents, and farmers.

Pupils Attend Press Conference at Washington and Lee

Six members of Stephens City high school's Blue and Golf staff attended the Southern Intercollegiate Press conference at Washington and Lee University. The attendees are Doris Stone Patsy Barton John Ewing Ellen Rivers Betty Ebersole and Preston Conner R J A. The rest of the text shifts to a nature trivia about the whippoorwill song counts and Burroughs observations.

Stephens City High School Washington and Lee University Doris Stone Patsy Barton John Ewing Ellen Rivers Betty Ebersole Preston Conner

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