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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1949
Page
5
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour and year to date figures for August 1949 and overall annual rainfall. Average monthly precipitation from 1913 to 1948 lists specific inches for each month with figures provided courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
The Danville rent advisory board, with seven of ten voting against decontrol, refused to loosen controls on rental properties. Two abstained and one member was absent. A spokesman cited ongoing housing shortages as a reason. An Atlanta housing expeditor had requested a vote.
The Winchester Star advertises 118 nursery songs with words and music suitable for kindergarten and primary grades. It includes directions for singing games, is bound in a colorful cover, illustrated, and priced at 25 cents postpaid with a coupon to the Information Bureau in Washington DC.
Governor William M. k has purchased a 400 by 100 foot lakefront lot at Lake Christine in Virginia Beach and plans a three bedroom house with Fred Haycox noting the site at the south end of the town. A separate note discusses thick gummy ink sediment formed by chemical reactions per the National Bureau of Standards with no known dissolving method.
A proposed farm bill would lower government supports for wheat, corn, cotton, peanuts and most grains while raising floors for beef, hogs, lambs, milk, butterfat and wool. The parity-based changes, drafted by Senator Anderson, await full committee action after subcommittee approval.
The text notes subsidy support could drop to 60 percent for some crops while others may receive 90 percent or nothing, depending on the secretary of agriculture. The statement highlights discretionary levels in farm assistance policy.
Community yard party at Carpers Valley Church set for Wednesday August 17 starting 6:00 p.m. Rain expected the following night. event details noted with date August 13 2021.
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