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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1947
Page
6
The Star notes continued stray dogs and the SPCA appeals to owners to license tags on collars so dogs can be promptly identified. Owners had not claimed several trained pets, highlighting licensing as the key to reunions.
Reynolds Storethree and families from Sunnyside visited neighbors including the Moores and Bunner households. Mr E N Luttrell reports a notable harvest moment after killing a very large black snake while making hay in the area.
The Restchurch W S C will meet at 8 p m Saturday at Mrs Addie Shirley's home for the August meeting with devotion led by Mrs Bessie Ridgeway and missionary program by Mrs Newton E Snapp. Rest vacation Bible school closed with certificates for attendees. The Sunday school plans its annual Mill Creek picnic at Bunker Hill on Aug 16.
Elevators in some South African mines travel at 3500 feet per minute, more than two and a half times the speed of the fastest Manhattan skyscraper lift.
Aug 7 reports show A L DeHaven Harry DeHaven Linwood DeHaven and Mrs Mary DeHaven spending Sunday with Hollis DeHaven of Hedgesville W Va Hiram Whitacre of Charlotte visits uncles A P Whitacre and I C Whitacre Mrs Clara DeHaven visited Mrs Harry Kerns Harry Kerns and family went to Winchester on business Murl Puffinberger called on Othella DeHaven Harvey Maury repairs a barn roof damaged last spring by a high wind
The late president Franklin D. Roosevelt left a stamp collection that was auctioned in 1946. Total sales were reported at 212847 dollars.
Present and past rainfall figures show 24 hour precipitation none at 7 am. August to date 0.42 inches and 1947 rainfall to date 22.59 inches. Average annual rainfall for 34 years is 36.30 inches. Monthly totals from 1913 to 1948 list January 2.45 February 1.97 March 2.95 April 3.07 May 3.64 June 3.86 July 3.79 August 3.77 September 2.61 October 3.36 November 2.40 October 2.43. Statistics courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.
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