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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1939
Page
6
The F T Steele pastor of the Temple remarks on his eleventh day of fasting and contemplates ending it today to gain strength for revival services. He notes weariness but says he has prayed more than in any prior period and opposes body punishing pursuits for material gain.
Paul C Buford of Roanoke was elected president of Shenandoah Life Insurance Company succeeding the late E Lee Trinkle Jr who died in Richmond November 25 Buford also becomes a trustee under the mutualization plan and the board chairmanship and executive committee were abolished at the directors meeting in Roanoke
Radio programs report Helsinki broadcasts reaching the United States via a Geneva link after overland lines through wartime Germany were unavailable. NBC CBS and MBS carry Helsinki signals. NBC adds new compact outdoor pickup gear for the New York station. Schedule notes include European, Washington, and farm broadcasts with faces like Hull, Roosevelt, Gould, and Toront o symphony referenced.
Present and past rainfall figures show December to date at .02 inches and year to date at 44.66 inches. The 26 year averages from 1913 to 1938 list monthly totals from January 2.53 to August 3.68 inches with November and October 2.32 and 3.13 inches respectively. The average annual rainfall over 26 years is 35.09 inches. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
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