Rainfall totals and averages through period records
Present and past rainfall data show none for the 24 hours ending 7 a.m. January to date 1.05 inches year to date 1.05. Average annual rainfall over 33 years is 36.49 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1945 place January 2.49, February 1.97, March 2.97, April 3.14, May 3.63, June 3.85, July 3.82, August 3.76, September 3.37, October 3.37, November 2.45, December 3.37 inches. Courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.
Manchuria City Blends Old World and War's Aftermath
In Chinhsien, Manchuria, a wartime city endures a winter with cactus and palm in hotels while Old China and Japanese-built quarters diverge. With 170,000 residents, 30,000 to 40,000 Japanese remain. curfews and looting fears persist as Chinese forces under General Tu advance toward Mukden.
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Manchuria
Japan
Great Wall
Shanhaikwan
China
Peiping
Tu Li
Mukden
Old City
New City
Poisoned pet cats reported by SPCA
The SPCA reports that cats in the eastern town were poisoned while likely intended to kill rats. The society urges careful use of rodent poison and asks residents to keep it away from house pets.
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Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues
A compact crossword with across clues ranging from names to objects and down clues covering verbs and places. Entries include boy names Siberian gulf branches of learning and many common crossword answers.
Radio Tonight on WMAL and WRO schedules
A compiled list of tonight programming across WMAL 680 and WRO 980 includes newscasts at 6:00 11:00 and 11:00 with Agronsky News and World News. Evening features cover musical variety Lum and Abner Allen Young Bob Hope and Red Skelton plus diverse talk and drama segments.
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Raymond Swing
Lum ‘N’ Abner
Elmer Davis
Allan Young
Guy Lombardo
Amos
Andy
Drs
Frank D'Amico
Molly
Bob Hope
Bob Crosby
Red Skelton
Daly and
Howe
Richard Harkness
Arch McDonald
Jimmy Dorsey
Moondiai
Orchestra
Dime Time
Mt Airy School Program Held
The Junior League of the Mt. Airy School held its regular monthly meeting Friday morning with a program including The Lord's prayer, flag salute, roll call, student poems and plays, and songs. Performers included Betty Loy, Evelyn Williams, Dianne Watts, Anna Marie Brewer, Marie Dyke, Mary Ellen Green, Lamarr Ryan, Jack Rutz, Janet Borden, and others. songs America the Beautiful and The Star Spangled Banner were performed with piano accompaniment.
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Mt. Airy School
Betty Loy
America
Evelyn Williams
School
Dianne Watts
Anna Marie Brewer
Robert E. Lee
Marie Dyke
God
Mary Ellen Green
Lamarr Ryan
Jack Rutz
Janet Borden
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Sales Directory listings for farms and households
Jan 24 to Feb 28 auction notices list farm sales across multiple counties. Entries include buyers such as Geo W Crawford R L Lewis and Pine Farm with dates, times, and locations on Murphy Farm Stephenson Va Chambersville Oak Grove Farm Rest Bailey farm Welltown Pike Middleton Jefferson County Winchester Clarke County and Mil wood. Livestock stock machinery feed household goods and farm implements are named.
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W. Crawford
Murphy Farm
County
S. E
Morgan Mill Road
Walter Myers
Chambersville
Oak Grove Farm
S. Orndorff
Middletown
Pine Farm
Rest
Vic Williams
T. D. Shirley
Charlestown Road
Bailey Farm
T. M. Shirley
Capper
Jefferson County
D. H. Senciadiver
Grimes
Welltown Pike
Milwood
Ste. Jno
A. Payne
Middle Road
Winchester
C. L. Williams
Tom McDonald
Clarke County
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