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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1941
Page
14
In Camp Haan California a mock battle tests discipline as Private Walter Vetters and two others are sent for reinforcements. Vetters correctly reports in with salute and proper address while swifter couriers fail to salute. The captain praises Vetters for following orders.
The record lists 24 hour and year to date rainfall figures up to August 1, with monthly amounts from January to December. It notes year to date totals of 1.93 inches for present and past precipitation and 19.68 inches year to date, alongside 18.73 inches for another YTD measure. An average annual rainfall of 35.80 inches over 28 years is cited, with monthly averages based on a 27 year period ending 1939. Data credited to Winchester Research Laboratory.
Classified notice from The Sheridan requests a 61st C. A. soldier to exchange places with Pvt. Gordon W. Elson of Battery G 19th C A C at Fort Rosecrans San Diego California. He praises Fort Rosecrans camp and officers and asks interested men to write.
After Percy Sutter spent a decade crawling the courthouse mail chute to retrieve stuck mail he quit after being dumped on. Now the task is performed by an armload of bricks and lumber.
In La Madera Ylena hosts a tense gathering with Diane, Tate, and Scott Hamilton. Tish Reynolds arrives with flirtatious bravado as secrets simmer about Ylena and Tate while Scott taunts and watches from the bar.
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