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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1947
Page
5
The report shows annual rainfall 36.49 inches and average annual precipitation 30 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1946 are listed: January 2.45, February 1.97, March 2.95, April 3.07, May 3.64, June 3.86, July 3.79, August 3.77, September 2.61, October 3.36, November 2.40, December 2.43. Courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
In the Studebaker South End league results VA Woolen No. 1 and Bell Clothes split matches. Emery Snapp Foundry tops individual game with 149 and Ginn leads with 363. Team highs include Studebaker 568 Valley Service 560 and 1893 for Va Woolen No. 2.
Bell Clothes Stores leads the half with 860 total in two wins over Post Office as Valley Service Station and others notch scores. Briscoe Ginn rolls 160 for Valley, Jack Larrick 149, Chaney 122 for Glaize and Bro, Snapps Foundry edges Lee Baking Co by one pin, Studebaker Champions sweep three from South End Fire Co, while Coca Cola tops Coca Cola in their first.
The campaign gains momentum as two wins over Clearbrook Woolen boost standings. Jack Zimmerman adds $20 to the prize fund for the ODD PIN TOURNAMENT kicking off Saturday at 8 p.m. The feature includes matches with Gatland and Store while Larrick uncorks a dramatic 180 after a 71 start, finishing strong. The local squad continues to face hot opponents and remains above 600 in team averages.
Standings show American on Fred 44 points and St. Market Hag 41, Coliseum Hag 34, les Cleaners Win 31, Palace Mibe 23, Palace 23, Chas Town 25. Amer Legion had high team game 641, Chas Town high set 1878, Drenner 149 and 418, Myers leads averages 124.7, matches this weekend include Palace at Chas Town and St. Market at Sherwood.
War Assets Administration offers surplus materials from revolvers to kites and including medical supplies and equipment, hardware, plumbing, and heating gear. Thousands of target kites priced at $2.65 for bulk lots and $2.79 for smaller lots go on sale today in the Richmond region, diamond shaped with a five foot height and five foot span, equipped with rudder and fin.
WAA officials say kites priced at a quarter of cost will appeal to manufacturers of novelties and toys with minimum orders of 10. A 600000 dollar inventory of medical and dental equipment will be sold at office price from Federal Depot Bell Bluff Virginia. Listings include drugs bandages sutures needles hospital supplies and more. Inquiries through Richmond Regional Office or district offices in Baltimore Charleston and Washington.
Fire Chief E. W. Argenbright reports Winchester faced 120 calls during 1926. The most damaging blaze gutted Baker's Drug Store and damaged the adjacent Worth's building.
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