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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1947

Page

6

Strength For The Day by Earl L Douglas D C

A compact devotional urging daily character building through cheerful patience and diligence in present circumstances. It notes saints endure hardship to improve themselves and warns against withdrawing from life to seek perfection. The piece mentions mistletoe as a Druids belief protecting against witches.

National Inventors Council function and trivia

The Council created in 1940 includes investors industrialists and public officials with Army and Navy reps. It evaluates inventions via a technical staff and committees and has reviewed over 230 000 suggestions. The Buddy Poppy was adopted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars in 192 and the trademark obtained two years later.

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Rainfall totals and averages from Winchester area data

Present and past rainfall figures show 24 hour precipitation 0.41 inches ending 7 a.m. August to date 2.67 inches. 1947 rainfall to date 24.84 inches. Average annual rainfall over 34 years is 36.30 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1946 list Jan 2.48, Feb 1.97, Mar 2.95, Apr 3.07, May 3.64, Jun 3.86, Jul 3.79, Aug 3.77, Sep 2.61, Oct 3.36, Nov 2.40, Oct 2.43.

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