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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1947

Page

6

Frederick County Election Officials To Serve Tuesday

A corrected list shows election officials for 21 Frederick County precincts in the Democratic primary next Tuesday. Names cover Back Creek, Lamps, Russetts, Gaiesboro, Yeakleys, Ashtons, Dolans, Canterbury, Midditown, Old Forge, Newtown, Stonewall, Shawnee, Kernstown, and Greenwood districts with many specific precincts and official rotations.

Federick County Frederick County Back Creek Brill Elijah Pifer Willa Himelright Gore Robert Muse W. N. Oates J. F. Morrison Clinton Barr John McKeever Maynard Snapp Russetts W. Baker Zeiler IL Hawkins Brunce Wilson Whitmore Cory Swimley Neffstown Clayton Pingley Henry Lewis Esten Rudolph White Hall John Smith C. W. Lamp B Strother

Hog sale set by Virginia Purebred Swine Breeders Aug. 8

Blacksburg news item states the Virginia Purebred Swine Breeders Association will hold a second summer sale of registered hogs at Winchester on August 8. The sale lists 62 head including Hereford entries with bred sows open gilts and pairs offered.

Blacksburg Virginia Purebred Swine Breeders Assn Winchester China

Name Change Okayed in Corporation Court

An order was entered in Corporation court permitting Warren Franklin McMillan to change his name to Franklin Warren Jenkins.

Corporation Warren Franklin McMillan Franklin Warren Jenkins

Oldest Rocks Located on Karelian Peninsula

The oldest rocks studied reach 1,850 million years on the Karelian Peninsula in the USSR. Similar rocks in South Dakota are about 1,460 million years old.

Karelian Peninsula South Dakota

Driest Since 1914 in Imperial County

Imperial County irrigation district reports seven months without rain in 1947, the driest run since 1914. Weather condition highlights extreme aridity affecting El Centro and surrounding area.

Imperial County Irigation

Rainfall Averages and Totals From Historic Records

The record shows 24 hour rainfall ending at 7 a m as none. July to date 4 95 inches and 1947 year to date 22 52 inches. Average annual rainfall over 34 years is 36 30 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1946 list values such as Jan 2 45 Feb 2 45 Mar 2 95 Apr 3 07 May 3 64 Jun 3 86 Jul 3 79 Aug 3 77 Sep 2 61 Oct 3 36 Nov 2 40 and Oct 2 43 inches. Courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.

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