Radio Notes and Evening Schedule Listings
A dense radio schedule lists programs from 6:00 p.m. through 6:45 a.m. with show names such as News Optimi Earl Goewin Agr sky News and Nightly Serenade Get In Swing Dream House Watch World Lum n Abner and Mystery Theater. The page also notes station identifiers WMAL WRO 980 K C Mahoney and various program titles including Lucille Ball era features and music blocks.
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Earl Goewin
Sky
Kiernan
WMAL
K.C
K. C. St
Leif Eid
Musicade
Dutch Bergman
Lowell Thomas
Music Shop
News of World
D. Haymes
Johnny Presents
Ginny Simms
Judy Mystery Theater
War Rabbits Enter Front Line Lore In France
Leaves from the notebook recounts American troops in France aided by pet rabbits Butch and Whiskers. Butch, an AWOL combat ally, is famed as the army champion patrol rabbit while Whiskers carries a grenade pack and earned a Purple Heart claim after a shrapnel wound. Also noted is Pvt Wilfred G Roberts's dramatic escape from a buried hedgerow as shells explode nearby.
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France
Butch
Whiskers
Lawrence Swain
Vernal
Utah
Swain
Leo Silkey
Marshfield
Silkey
Wilfred G. Roberts
West 8Th
Dallas
Texas
Robert
Roberts
John S. Jensen
Arco
Ida
No Extra Sugar For Canning Will Be Available
OPA Roanoke district office announced that sugar for home canning cannot be increased under current regulations. About 100 Selma residents signed a petition seeking larger allowances, but stock levels and broker holdings are below three-year norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Roanoke
Selma
Alleghany County
Woman Found In German Uniform On British Front
A British stretcher bearer reported discovering a German woman soldier during the Normandy battle in the Vire sector between Viessoix and Burcy. She wore a full German uniform with silver star badge and corporal epaulets, and carried a small pack. No name or identification was found on her.
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Normandy
Normady Bulge
Vire
Viessoix
Burcy
Rainfall Statistics for Winchester Area and Historic Averages
Present and past rainfall figures show 24 hours ending 8 a.m. at 2.22 inches, August to date 2.31 inches, year to date 24.92 inches. The 31 year average annual rainfall is 35.95 inches and monthly averages from 1913 to 1943 are listed, with August at 3.74 inches and October at 3.45 inches. Statistics courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
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R G. Swine
George Hicks
Yrself
Evans
Charlotte
Hildegarde
Richard Harkness
K. C
the Doctor
Calmer & Howe Arch
McDonald's “Moon Dial
Claire de Lune
Food Center
Leudouir St
Just Dial
Cc. B. Smalts & Son
National Ave
Chapman Motor CQ
W. Boscawen St
Bell
Bell Clothes Stores
Winchester
Front Royal
George Washington Garage
Grimm’s
E. Boscawen
Haldeman
South White Post
Blazemore Farm
E. C. Smallwood
Dunn & Duvall
Malaga
New Florida
California
Panty
Waswes Rasuy
Loveuest
Wedge
Miller’s Hardware
Escapudine
J. W. Grove
S. Loudoun St
Cloverdale Quickie
Air Corps
Cloverdale Soft
D. A. Gordon
Cloverdale Spring Company
Newville
Northern Virginia Power Co
Harpers Ferry
Leesburg
Potomac By-Products Co
W. Va
Jke
Blondie
U. S
Patent Office
Chic Young
Himble Theatre
Popeye
Sims & Zaboly
Will, the
Secret Agent X-9
Big Sister
G-Man
Hunter
A-2
Robert Storm
Les Forgrave
Come
Hei
Sareei
Rock
Wally Bisho
Etta
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