Avery in New Tilt To Keep M W Post At Ward Co
Avery, Montgomery Ward chairman since 1931, faces a stockholders showdown to retain his post as top executive. The company has installed eight new vice presidents amid a management upheaval prompted by Wellington Fund’s demand for explanations of recent disturbances.
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Chicago
Sewell L. Avery
Regent
Montgomery Ward and Co
Avery
Montgomery Ward
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Ward
Wellington Fund
Philadelphia
How a Large Snake Unties Knots Without Harm
A snake can be unharmed after being tied in knots due to its numerous vertebrae and flexible spine. Its back bones are nearly uniform from neck to tail, with many species possessing over three hundred vertebrae, allowing gradual untangling without injury.
Prospective Eighth Wife Sues Garage Owner in Court
John G. Jefferson a 43 year old garage owner is jailed on a $1000 bond after being charged by the district attorney with marrying wives Nos six and seven before a divorce from No five was final. A preliminary hearing is set for May 11.
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Los Angeles
John G. Jefferson
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Simon Rose
Rose
District Attorney's Office
Verna
Berwyn
Ill
Opequon Notes On Local Returns And Visits
Mrs Alonza Snapp returns to Winchester after visiting her daughter Mrs Floyd Newlin. Nellie Patterson drives Mt Airy school delegates Areta Funkhouser and Eunice Painter to the SCA meeting with daughters Patricia and Barbara. Lanham visits David Miller. Morley and Wright families return from Florida. Lenapp improving after illness. John Link builds a large shed for Mrs Hershman. A M Timbrook moves to Lucian Brumback tenant house to farm for Brumback.
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Opequon
Alonza Snapp
Winchester
Floyd Newlin
Nellie Patterson
Front Royal
Mt. Airy School
Areta Funkhouser
Eunice Painter
SCA
Patricia
Barbara
Lanham
David Miller
William Morley
Earl Wright
Florida
Lenapp
John Link
Percy Hershman
A. M. Timbrook
W. Va
Lucian Brumback
Mr. Brumback
Present and Past Rainfall Report
A weather note records 24 hour precipitation as none. April rainfall to date is 1.56 inches. 1949 rainfall to date totals 7.98 inches. The entry cites an average annual rainfall for a 36 year period.
Weather Averages by Month for 1913 1948 Period
Years 1913 to 1948 inclusive show average monthly precipitation in inches. January 2.47, February 1.92, March 2.91, April 3.07, May 3.68, June 3.88, July 3.81, August 3.82, September 2.58, October 3.34, November 2.50, December 2.43. Data courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
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