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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1940

Page

6

Bee Catching Contest Staged in Barton Maryland

A contest at P. E. Conroy s apiary offers a prize to the man who catches the most bees in three minutes during the Mountain Counties Bee Keepers Association convention. Speakers include Dr. C. E. Burnside of U S Bee Culture Laboratories and Harold Kelly, president of the Eastern Shore Bee Keepers Association.

Barton. Md Ture Mountain Counties Bee Keepers’ Association P. E. Conroy C. E. Burnside U. S. Bee Culture Laboratories Harold Kelly Eastern Shore Bee Keepers’ Association

Embroidered Towels Pattern 6486 for Gay Touch Kitchen

Pattern 6486 offers a transfer with seven motifs for towel embroidery and applique pieces. Includes materials, stitch illustrations, color guides, and transfer art. Send ten cents to Winchester Dept. 259 W 14th Street New Orleans Taney with name address and pattern number.

Winchester Dept 14Th Street New Orme Taney

Tire e Without Rubber Rubber

Dr Waldo L Lemon director of synthetic research for B F Goodrich inspects a tire made with Ameripol a synthetic rubber. Dr Semon notes Ameripol is derived from oil gas soap and air after 14 years of work. The feedstock is butadiene a by product of American petroleum.

America Waldo L. Lemon B. F. Goodrich Company Ameripol Semon

Understudy Marie Nash Shines in Higher and Higher on Broadway

Marie Nash, a blonde showgirl turned featured Broadway player, finally sees her name in lights after stepping into the lead in Higher and Higher. She first covered the role when Marta Eggert fell ill and later secured the part, having previously stood in for Joy Hodges in I’d Rather Be Right.

Mary Barron New York Broadway Marie Nash Miss Nash Marta Eggert Miss Eggert Joy Hodges George M. Cohen

Average monthly rainfall from 1913 to 1939 period

The report lists present and past rainfall data for 24 hours ending a.m. August to date and year to date totals. It includes averages for each month based on 1913 to 1939, noting an average annual rainfall of 35.53 inches and credits Winchester Research Laboratory for the statistics.

Winchester Research Laboratory

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