Rainfall totals and monthly averages from Winchester Lab
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hours ending at 8 a m with none. January to date 2.22 inches year to date 2.22 inches. Average annual rainfall is 36.11 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1941 include January 2.49 February 1.98 March 2.89 April 3.14 May 3.58 June 3.83 July 3.62 August 3.79 September 2.38 October 3.48 November 2.46 December 2.47. Courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Madison Lodge to Install Officers at Tonight Meeting
Madison Lodge No. 6 I O O F will install elective officers at 8 tonight with District Deputy Grand Master J W Simpson of Front Royal and guest speaker gurganine Push Grand Steeler eo an Stickley of Vaucluse. Past Noble Grands will receive Fezzes. Appointive officers include Seabright Mason and others. Refreshments follow the session. Chauncey Snapp is retiring Noble Grand.
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Madison Lodge No. 6
J. W. Simpson
Front Royal
Gurganine
Steeler
Stickley
Vaucluse
Thomas Wildey
Independent
Order of Odd Fel
W. Meredith Himelright
Edwin Hopkins
Harold R. Edwards
Everett D. Kline
L. I. Carper
W. H. Perry
James Seabright
R. McInturffff
J. B. Bymratype
Norval Hottle
Earl Bailey
Gand
Maurice Trenary
E. W. Mason
E. A. Larrick
Joseph A. McCarty
Chauncey Snapp
Sofia Still Seat of Government
New York January 17 Hungarian radio reported that Sofia remains the seat of the Bulgarian government. A German broadcast denied rumors of government moves to any provincial town and exposed such reports as untrue.
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New. York
Sofia
Radio Highlights and Screen Guild schedule page
Navy officers and sailors on Vox Pop from New London base are featured with a Fourth War Loan drive intro. The broadcast lineup includes Morgenthau Reagan Crosby Garland Nagel Miller and chorus, plus films and music programs across WMAL WRC WTOP stations ending with Information Please and broadway shows.
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WTOP
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Witop
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Paulette Goddard
Charles Winninger
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Gertrude Niesen
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Calmer & Shirer ! 11:15—Hour Harkness of D. C. Arch McDonald
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SPARS quota raised to 13200 officers and staff
New York January 17 Rear Admiral Stanley V Parker announces SPARS quota rise from 8800 to 13200 officers and enlisted personnel. He notes a strong need for executive secretaries and trained women office workers in the coast guard auxiliary.
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New York
SPARS
Stanley V.parker
District Coast Guard
Port of
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Tax Office Closure Announced for Week
Deputy Collector C. H. Lewis said the Internal Revenue office in the Post Office building would be closed this week.
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C. H. Lewis
Internal Revenue Office
Allied HQ announces death sentence for Italian fascism revival attempt
From Allied Headquarters in Algiers on January 17 an Italian convicted of attempting to revive Fascism in Italy was sentenced to death. A woman colleague received a one year prison term.
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Algiers
Tripanal
Italy
Puzzle Clue Run Ends With Meat Cut
A short list clues a long drink a long-eared rodent and an elliptical shape plus the phrase Marry and a cut of meat. The answer focuses on a punny crossword style trio.
Bradley Takes Command of American Ground Forces in UK
Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley was named commander of the II Corps in Britain, succeeding Lt. Gen. Patton. He previously served as a key deputy to Eisenhower in the Mediterranean. It remains unclear if he will lead all American ground forces in the anticipated Western Europe invasion. Gen. Montgomery is slated to command British forces.
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London
Omar N. Bradley
Bog Can
Hanna S Patton
United Kingdom
Bradley
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mediterranean
Europe
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Socialists Claim Canada Growth
New York January 17 J Coldwell parliamentary leader of the Canadian Commonwealth Federation said Canada is far along the road to Social and that his party probably win the next election He noted CCP had 11 of 245 Commons but a Gallup poll showed the largest percentage of popular following at a luncheon by the League for Industrial Democracy.
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New York
Canadian Commonwealth Federation
Canada
Farm-Labor Party
League For Industrial Democracy
Coldwell
CCP
House of Commons
Gallup
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