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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1941
Page
6
George Holloway 27 manager of Cooperative Marketing firm was struck from behind and left unconscious in Baltimore. The attacker stole 294 dollars from the cash drawer. a hammer used in the assault was found nearby.
Emma, the area’s best known mallard, died after returning each season to Preston Osborn’s wild fowl sanctuary. The Federal Biological Survey had clipped her wings for study, but a deer ultimately stepped on her, ending her seven year presence.
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Leaders forecast brighter conditions for 1941 as wage and hour deals are signed to extend beyond April 30 and a plan to remove bootleg coal in the lower anthracite field proceeds. They anticipate higher legitimate production and sales of hard coal driven by war and defense demand.
Former Wisconsin governor Philip F. LaFollette warned in a Mutual radio address under the America First Committee that if President Roosevelt continues his foreign policy the United States will be drawn into total war. He said the fireside address signaled weapons would be built to overwhelm Britain and trigger war.
Major Ezra B. Whitman head of the State Roads Commission said Maryland would cooperate with Virginia and other states to coordinate highway route numbers. He noted a proposal to designate Baltimore to Morgantown as Route 3 and suggested Maryland might add numbers to signs for U S Route 301 and state Route 3 to aid motorists.
Present and past rainfall figures show 24 hour precipitation none and year to date 0.16 inch. January to date 0.16 inch. Average monthly rainfall across 1913 to 1939 period lists January 2.56 inches through December 3.19 inches. The average annual rainfall over 27 years is 35.53 inches, courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
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