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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1943
Page
7
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour ending rainfall as None and December to date as None. Year to date totals 28.86 inches, with 30 year average annual rainfall 36.11 inches. Monthly averages list figures from January to December, based on 30 year period 1913 1941, and courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
Berlin reports through neutral channels indicate phosphorus incendiaries set many fires during the raid last night. The new British bombs are described as harder to extinguish and likely to have strained German defense services.
An old merchant ad for winter readiness from Goodrich Silvertown Store at 36 E Piccadilly St promotes Ajax Anti Freeze at 1.40 dollars per gallon and DeLuxe Auto Heaters at 16.95 dollars. It invites customers to use a budget plan.
Russell spent weekend with son in law and daughter A H Lakey. Derflinger shows improvement after hospital stay in Front Royal. Grover hosts birthday party for daughter. Stickley family present. A. M. Dyke visiting Washington. Billy Rinker returned from Washington DC. Rubbish fire on Ridge Road caused excitement. Middletown Fire Company responded. Ira K Grover digs cistern and porch at tenant house. Woman's Missionary Society host this week led by Mrs. Stickley. Christmas Seal sale underway with strong response. Ritenour keeping busy with chickens for winter. Haden Clem visits weekend with Gruver family.
Hunting season closed last week in Rock Enon Virginia. Hunters from across the county and Winchester were present. Mr. Combs killed a large buck near Rock Enon and several wild turkeys were taken. Mrs. Mamie Forman of Cumberland visited, and Mr. and Mrs. Turner Lockhart with Mrs. S B Larrick spent Friday in Winchester. Mrs. Louise Householder has moved back to Rock Enon.
Four American children from Shanghai aboard the Gripsholm will be reunited with their mother during a radio broadcast. WMAL airs Gustav Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde in full performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Serge Koussevitsky. Lehman discusses UNRRA's future at 8:15 p.m. on WMAL. WTOP features news and music at 10:45 p.m. by Robert McCormick.
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