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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1947
Page
5
The report lists 48 hour precipitation ending at 7 a m with August to date totals and year to date figures. It shows rainfall amounts by month from January through December and the average annual rainfall, noting a total near 34 inches is expected.
In Port Huron Michigan an 18 year old, Michael Edward Ernst, shot himself during a dare to play Russian roulette. Police said he and two boyfriends watched as he spun the cylinder on a .32 caliber revolver and fired. He died within the hour.
Across clues list common crossword terms and partial phrases including Apex Soothe Parrot Pitcher New wine Distress signal Goddess harvests Thickly branching shrub Imitation of a rose Black hard woods Sign of the zodiac. Down clues include Leather bag for all Areas between tees and greens Distress signal etc. This entry compiles a puzzle fill with multiple themed and miscellaneous items and cross references.
HAL BOYLE recalls Nagasaki after the atom blast urging world leaders to visit the ruined city. He describes the scorched landscape and the dead in the hospital, noting the power of the bomb and the need for diplomats to witness its impact to advocate peace.
Detroit August 11 Patrolman Alger Borders weighing 210 pounds of animal expert tried to capture a small agile monkey at a backyard using four sacks of peanuts and a 20 foot dog snare. By dark with peanuts gone and the snare drooping he retired while the monkey remained aloft in a tree.
First Lt. James W. Brooks of Winchester has entered a four week Basic Officers Training course at Fort Sam Houston Medical Field Service School. An official history of the U S Army in World War II is in preparation by the War Department Historical Division, but only the first volume is ready for printing.
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