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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1940

Page

6

Mountain View School News Editors Named

The Star apologizes for misplacing a headline. Mountain View School’s news lists editors Alfred Williams Dorothy Harbaugh Genevieve Long Madaline Long and Mary Thelma Triplett with Marshall Hayden as faculty sponsor.

Mountain View Mountain School News Alfred Williams Dorothy Harbaugh Genevieve Long Madaline Long Mary Thelma Triplett Marshall Hayden the Star

College fires editor over youth conference endorsement

Albany College officials ousted campus editor Leslie Pete for endorsing a youth conference sponsored by conscientious objectors, though Pete protested he was not an objector. Vernon E. Ross, Jr. was appointed as successor but later was found to have notified a draft board of his status as a conscientious objector.

Portland Ore Albany College Leslie Pete Pete Vernon E. Ross, Jr Ross

Zoo Elephant Drinks Whisky Toddy To Ward Off Chill

Shirley a 19 year old elephant at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo near Colorado Springs drank a whisky toddy to combat a sudden cold wave that sent temperatures to 24 below zero. The storm dumped snow across Colorado Kansas Nebraska and surrounding states as life was disrupted by icy highways and a missing range rider in Wyoming.

Denver Mountain Zoo Rocky Mountains Great Plains Shirley Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Colorado Springs North Dakota Colorado Kansas Nebraska New Mexico Utah Wyoming Dakotas Elephant Montana Minot Devils Lake N. D Glasgow Butte Richard Matthews

Most Virginia Boys Favor Army

Virginia recruits favor the Army while West Virginia enlistees lean to the Navy. Lt. Col. Leland Skaggs cites land defense for Virginians and Lt. Cmdr. A E Becker Jr attributes Navy appeal to water training. December enlistments to date Navy 167 Army 105.

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Average monthly and yearly rainfall from 1913 to 1939

Present and past rainfall data show 24 hours ending 8 am none for December to date none year to date 32.24 inches. Average monthly precipitation over 27 years lists values for each month from January to December totaling 35.53 inches annually. Statistics courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.

Winchester Research Laboratory

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