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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1939

Page

7

Rainfall totals and historical averages with Ninety-Nines note

The report shows 24 hour precipitation none ending 8 a m. December to date 1.70 inches and year to date 46.24 inches. It lists monthly averages from 1913 to 1938 and notes an annual rainfall average of 35.09 inches. Statistics courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory. It explains the Ninety Nines as an organization of women air pilots with Amelia Earhart as the first president.

Winchester Research Laboratory Amelia Earhart

New Year's Radio Highlights Across Networks

New Year's Eve programs roll across the networks starting after 11 pm with 10 to 15 minute dance spots until 4 am January 1 1940 across the east to the Pacific and Hawaii. Football bowlsRose Sugar and Orange will be carried on NBC CBS and WJZ with schedules and shortwave forecasts noted.

New York East Pacific Coast Honolulu Chicago Denver Hollywood NBC MBS Wabc-Cbs WJZ

Happenings In Cinema Capital After Christmas

Hollywood notes after Christmas report Claire Trevor critically ill with influenza but improving as husband Clark Andrews stays at her bedside. Lola Lane recovering from auto accident injuries while Miriam Hopkins nurses a hip injury from a new dance. Also showgirl wears a five and a half carat diamond from an anonymous admirer and planned September wedding.

Hollywood Claire Trevor Clark Andrews Lola Lane Miriam Hopkins Mece Mike

Major at Love Field Loses Wallet During Nightclub Dance

Quartermaster Denver Major Herbert W. Hardman dropped his wallet at a nightclub. It contained $1,000 and a $100 reward offer. The finder mailed the billfold but sent only $600.

Denver Herbert W. Hardman Love Field

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