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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1940
Page
6
The Navy plans to ask Congress for a substantial rise in enlisted manpower as it rushes toward a two ocean fleet. Officials say the expanded force would total 400,000 to 500,000 seamen, excluding the Marine Corps, with 166,388 active of a 191,000 limit on December 1 and climbing daily.
Flying Cadet James C Cavendish 22 of Huntington West Virginia died when his training plane crashed two miles from Maxwell Field Montgomery Alabama late last night. He was returning alone from a 370 mile flight over Alabama and Mississippi. The training ship was demolished and an investigation was begun.
Troop 40 held a shortened meeting due to Mr Grim extra work with flag salute oath and laws. Games included prisoners base and a boxing match then Patrol Leaders planned next week’s program.
Curtis Browns Clifton Forge Chamber of Commerce said Triton Chemical signed deeds for a Glen Wilton site about six miles east for an explosives plant. Deeds total $24,500 with Glen Wilton Corporation and C M Reynolds and wife as buyers. Construction to begin early next year. first unit to produce Tri Nitro Toluo l with 12 million pounds annual capacity. Site covers 1831 acres in Botetourt County about 15 miles from Fincastle. Local labor to be used where possible.
This report shows 24 hour rainfall ending at midnight none for December to date .63 inches year to date 32.87 inches and a 27 year average monthly rainfall from 1913 to 1939. January 2.56 February 2.04 March 2.90 April 3.23 May 3.53 June 3.79 July 3.59 August 3.69 September ett October 3.19 November 2.35 December Average annual rainfall past 27 years 35.53 inches. Statistics provided through the courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.
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