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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1940
Page
6
Present and past rainfall show April to date 3.82 inches and year to date 9.68 inches. Average monthly precipitation over 27 years 1913 39 inclusive lists January 2.56 and December 3. regions. Average annual rainfall 35.53 inches. Statistics courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.
April 27 brief social column notes weekend visits and guests. Mrs J H Funkhouser and family hosted in Charlott e ville. Sir Carl DeHaven visited Kenneth Combs. Daisy Grubbs hosted by Raymond Grubbs in Winchester. Joe Perry family with Robert White at Stephenson City. Funk of Strasburg and Strosnider group visited Millville West Virginia. Ella Rae White joined Stevens City cousins Betsy and Nancy Perry.
Five year old Garth Russner choked when a grasshopper jumped into his mouth during play. A surgeon removed the insect, saving him from further danger.
New York April 27 report: Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s radio return extended to 46 stations, including the Pacific coast, with programs starting next Tuesday at 12:15 pm on WEAF NBC. She will discuss women’s topics Thursdays. sun spot disturbances affect shortwave signals from Europe. Evening and Sunday schedules feature CBS MBS WEAF NBC programs and multiple station lineups across WABC WJZ MBS and others.
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