Birth of a daughter noted in Lebanon Church area
Mr and Mrs Bob Supinger welcomed a daughter born November 30 their third child. Mrs W L Windle recovering from major surgery. Grace Hayden of Arlington visiting L Russell Miller family. Socials list local visits and guests from Bethesda to Strasburg with several residents moving in for winter. Attendees at Chicago livestock convention include Fred Hershman Densil Hershman Frank Funkhouser Jr and Mrs Carterstill.
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H. H. McDonald
Louise Rhodes
Arlington
George Wesley Rhodes
Rebecca Jenkins
Strasburg
Myla Mowery
Deer season opens with large hunt in Central West Virginia
Central West Virginia reports a brisk opening to deer season with 90 deer killed to curb fruit tree damage. Hunters range from 15 to 100, many returning with game. Notables include Edward Shingleton with an 8 point and Henry Kline with a nice deer. Local visitors and helpers named in attendance and at a butchering session at the Roger Combs farm in Augusta.
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Central
W. Va
Edward Shingleton
Henry Kline
Curtis Buckman
Cecil Grapes
Lelita Davis
Winchester
Walter Bean
Kirby
A. G. Parks
Arlie Cunningham
Jesse Shingleton
Charles Lee
Jamie
Delray
Howard Shingleton
Edwin
Dennis
Douglas Nesmith
Roger Combs
Augusta
Messers
Charles Combs
Price Oates
War Economy Shift Reaches Forty Percent Output
In 1944 the United States allocated nearly 40 percent of its total production to war needs, reflecting a massive wartime mobilization across industries and government programs.
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United States
Local notes from Siler Virginia community
Siler Virginia dated items record visits between residents and family gatherings. Mentions Miss Norma Kerns with grandparents, Mr. Harry DeHaven returning to work, Braithwaite Bros. employment at Cross Junction, and various Sunday calls. Also notes community porker butchering and a historical railroad passenger statistic from 1940 to 1944.
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Siler
Marold Lamp
E. B. Whitacre
Norma Kerns
A. L. DeHaven
Max Brathwaite
Harry O. Kerns
Harry DeHaven
A. H. Lamp
Harry Kern
Harold Lamp
Arthur Haver
Clarence Davin
Braithwaite Bros
Cross Junction
Othella DeHaven
Mary DeHaven
rainfall statistics report for Winchester region
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour precipitation ending at 7 am with none. December rainfall to date is 19 inches and 1947 year-to-date is 32.43 inches. Average annual rainfall over 24 years is 36.30 inches. Monthly averages from 1913-1946 list values such as January 2.45 inches and December 3.43 inches, with totals from the Winchester Research Laboratory.
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