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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1949

Page

8

Reynolds Store Notes Visitors and Local Movements

Reynolds Store column lists William Shenk and family visiting Akron Ohio, I D Shenk staying with Rom ney friends, Elmer Bageant E L Lewis and Loring Paghard families traveling on Washington business. Walter Gano from Winches called on local friends. Earnest Batt improving after two weeks sickness. Harley Place and daughter Louise weekending at Gainesboro with the Place and Hover Tale families and Mrs Charles Stickley of Berkeley Springs visiting Mrs C W Moore.

Earnest Batt Harley Place Louise Gainesboro Michael Place T. P. Hover- Tale Charles Stickley Berkeley Springs C. W. Moore

Brucetown Social Notes and Holy Week Overview

Brucetown reports Mrs. O. M. Swimley visiting Chicago while Mrs. Frances Hamman and daughters visit Mrs. Clarke Purcell. Mrs. Florence Bragg visits Easter relatives. Mrs. Herbert Fishell and Mr. J. B. Snapp return from Sarasota. Visitors include Mrs. Andy Whitacre and Mrs. Ross McKee in Winchester. Holy Week days named Palm Sunday Spy Wednesday Maundy Thursday Good Friday Holy Saturday Easter Eve.

Brucetown O. M. Swimley Chicago Frances Hamman Charlotte and Myrin Front Royal Clarke Purcell Florence Bragg Baltimore Herbert H. Fishell J. B. Snapp Sarasota Fla Andy Whitacre Ross McKee Calvin Cain Winchester

Whitacre Family and Community Notes From Local Socials

April 21 visitors at the Whitacre home include Elwood and Boyd Whitacre plus Ruth Mauzey and Myrl Dailey. Howards chapel Sunday school reopened with Thelma Crawley as superintendent. Mrs Charles Davis funeral drew many locals. Several residents reported illnesses, outings, and recent Easter family gatherings.

I. C. Whitacre Bruce Richard Havermale Thomas Seal A. C. Whitacre A. L DeHaven Mary DeHaven

California leads in civilian aircraft numbers in 1949 totals

The January 1 1949 totals show California with 10 741 civilian aircraft, Texas 7 856, and New York 4 661. Total aircraft at 95 997 marks a 1 percent rise from early 1948.

California Texas New York

Rainfall Totals and Monthly Averages From Winchester Lab

Present and past rainfall details include 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. none. April rainfall to date 1.98 inches and 1949 rainfall to date 8.40 inches. Average annual rainfall for 36 years 1913 to 1948 is 24.50 inches with monthly figures from January 2.47 to December 2.43 inches. Courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.

Winchester’ Research Laboratory

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