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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1944
Page
7
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hours ending at 8 am with none. January to date 1.66 inches year to date 1.66 inches. Average annual rainfall for 30 years is 36.11 inches. Monthly averages from 1913-41 list figures for all months, led by October 5.48 and June 3.83 inches, with values across the year. Courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
A wartime civic appeal urges citizens to commit fully to national service in the new year. The message underscores personal sacrifice, home front productivity, and local obligations as America mobilizes for ongoing World War II efforts.
Miss Viola Wilson has been ill for some time in Lebanon Church. Mr Elmer Bucher returned to Norfolk after visiting local friends. Various locals are listed visiting, hosting dinners, and births including William Douglas on December 27. Seaman Samuel B Williams and Bertha Smith wed at Woodstock December 31 and Williams returns to Norfolk.
Apple Pie Ridge Virginia reports several families affected by illness over the holiday period. Frances Jackson remains ill but shows signs of improvement and hopes to return to school soon. Russell Miller and his four children recover from flu. Dory Miller and son visit relatives. Grover processed hogs. Theodore Hoover returns to work at Woolen. Multiple households note sickness with many children recovering enough to resume school.
Radio listings show Betty Smith and Helen Traubel as guests on What's New with Jim Ameche, plus Lionel Barrymore with Groucho Marx, Carmen Miranda on Charlie McCarthy, and various time slots on WMAL WRC WTOP. Station lineups include To 11:45 p m with news music and theatre features from WMAL WRC WTOP and others.
Cpl Everet Conner from Camp Crowder spent furlough with relatives in Winchester and Middletown visiting Mrs Waltereer on Church Street. Miss Audrey McInturff returned from Baltimore to visit sisters Elizabeth McInturff and Clara Perry. Local residents hosted guests from Richmond and Silver Springs over the weekend with other arrivals and illness updates noted among families in the area.
Angers Store reports residents visiting relatives in Hancock Maryland and Berkeley Springs West Virginia. Isaac DeHaven and his wife recently visited Mrs C G DeHaven. Charles Clowser, enlisted in the air corps, was called for examination. Mrs Roy Davidson is ill with Dr Dutton of Winchester as the attending physician. Miss Iva Dick and Miss Anna Mae Shirley are noted with employment and movements in the region.
A fragmented crossword clue page lists across and down entries with definitions such as Gone by Local deity of old times Fish Is borne Mountain nymph and more including various cryptic, partial phrases and labeled gaps for reader solving.
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