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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1940
Page
6
At the World's Fair Acquacade Frank Libuse uses fake mustaches in a joke act and blows them off. Stage hands later found three bird nests built from Libuse's mustaches in movable scenery.
Washington August 16 ten million more workers would be eligible for Social Security old age benefits if Congress enacts amendments by Senator Wagner D New York. The proposal would extend benefits to agricultural and domestic workers state and local government employees non Civil Service federal workers and workers of non profit religious charitable and educational institutions. It would also extend unemployment compensation to firms hiring under eight workers and to non Civil Service government and charity workers. Farmer workers would not be included.
Berlin reports Nazi papers resumed lectures to Switzerland on neutrality and urged defense against British planes. Swiss outlets rebut Germany’s claim of a duty to forestall famine in Nazi occupied France and accuse Berlin of meddling in affairs not its concern.
Present and past rainfall figures cover 24 hours ending at a.m. None for August to date. Year to date total is 24.61 inches. Average monthly rainfall across the 1913 38 period is listed by month with Friday through December values. The 27 year average annual rainfall stands at 35.53 inches, with statistics courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.
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