Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia

We have 3,124,248 pages in Virginia

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1940

Page

6

Joint Caucus Sets Nominations for State Posts in Richmond

In Richmond on January 15 the joint legislative caucus will meet at 4 p m to consider nominations for circuit court judgeships the auditor of public accounts the state corporation commission and other offices. A fifth circuit seat remains vacant after Judge Hutcheson’s death with a caucus likely soon to fill it. Col Joel W Flood of Appomattox among early candidates for the judgeship.

Richmond Hest Assembly Auditor of Public Accounts State Corporation Commission Fifth Circuit Robert Francis Hutcheson Col Joel W. Flood Appomattox U. S Virginia Colonel Flood Sixth Circuit Alfred D. Barksdale Lynchburg U. S. District Court of Western Virginia Charles E. Burks A. P. Staples

Corn Expert To Address Group At Virginia Seed Show

Dr. Merle T. Jenkins, chief corn investigator at the U S Department of Agriculture, will discuss hybrid corn at the annual state seed show in Culpeper January 25 26. Virginia Tech specialists and S F Grubbs sponsor the event with a broad premium list and interstate seed classes. A junior judging contest for 4 H club boys and vocational students is set for Friday morning January 26.

Blacksburg Merle T. Jenkins Bureau of Plant Industry U. S. Department of Agriculture Virginia Tech Culpeper S. F. Grubbs Virginia Crop Improvement Association

NBC to relay South Seas programs from Fahenstock expedition

The National Broadcasting Company plans about 20 monthly radio programs from the South Seas based on the Fahenstock Scientific Expedition, which departs for two years. Short wave transmission via the expedition boat will carry the broadcasts. The first program will describe the departure and reception is forecast generally good early then fair later.

New York National Broadcasting Company South Seas Fahenstock South Pacific

Strawberry Point Horse Thief Association Expands Reward

The Strawberry Point Horse Thief Association offers a $25 reward for capturing anyone stealing a member's automobile. Formed before motor cars, the group says horse thefts have faded in recent times.

Strawberry Point

Average Monthly Rainfall Over 26 Years

Present and past rainfall data for the period ending 8 a.m. shows January to date 0.18 inches and year to date 0.18. The 26 year average monthly rainfall from 1913 to 1938 lists values for January through December, totaling an average annual rainfall of 35.09 inches. Statistics are courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.

Winchester Research Laboratory

Also Mentioned on This Page

Gene Ahern Hale Areful Rosie Baker’s Court House Moling & Cather Timberlake Palace Theatre Goodzyear Tires Buncuttef Cor Tire & Germain Owen J. Roberts Gov Arthur James Pennsylvania Wabc-Cbs University of Pennsylvania Benjamin Franklin University Europe WABC CBS MBS WEAF NBC Tommy Riggs Richard Crooks Alec Templeton Finland Blondie Martin and Kostelanetz Howard & Shelton Bing Crosby Guy Lombardo WIJZ Science Sherlock Holmes Rochester Civic Orchestra Philip Murray Radio Forum Allen T. Treadway WOR Symphony Thomas Parran Mexico Kate Smith WJZ Herbert Hoover GSC London JZK Tokyo DXB DJC Berlin TPA4 Paris U. 5S Patent Office Thimble Theatre Popeye Chic Young Big Sister Mama Dad Byles Forgrave Etta Kett Paul Robinson Dr.stix Canal Zone DR. Stix Lide Muggs and Skeeter Tns Robert Storm DR Stix By Wally Bishop Gene Byrnes Asireandy American News Features, Inc BY Ring Lardner
Search Courier

Search the Winchester Evening Star Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Winchester Evening Star?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication