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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1939
Page
6
Easy to piece scraps create a room brightener. Pattern 6590 includes block chart pattern pieces cutting sewing finishing yardage and an illustration. Send ten cents to Winchester Evening Star Household Arts Dept 259 W 14th St New York NY with name address and pattern name written plainly.
New York reports the launch of the Transcontinental Broadcasting System on New Year’s Day 1940 with a two day schedule. Dancing parties from midnight to 4 am on New Year’s Eve, a dramatized news review from NBC, and a broad cast review of 1939. Football bowls feature Missouri vs Georgia Tech and Texas A&M vs Tulane with Rose and Cotton Bowl telecasts. Washington events include watchnight services and official inaugurals from Oslo and New York officials.
Report shows 24 hour rainfall ending 8am at 0.04 inches and year to date 46.75 inches. It lists monthly averages from 1913 to 1938, with totals for each month and an average annual rainfall of 35.09 inches. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
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