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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1947
Page
5
Present and past rainfall figures show January to date at 1.86 inches. The 34 year average rainfall is 36.30 inches. Monthly averages for 1913-1946 list values: 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 3.36 October 3.36 November 2.40 December see note. Data from Savch Tabaree Winchester Research Tary.
A fire in a six family duplex on a five room second story apartment in Boston's Dorchester District killed Mrs. Rose Myers, 32, and her children Lee, 5, and Eugene, 2. Over 50 residents fled to the street in the blaze that started early today.
The boundary between Minnesota and Canada includes the Lake of the Woods projection, about 124 square miles north of the 49th parallel, due to inaccurate maps used in the 1783 and 1818 treaties.
David H Gordon Jr 28 jumps from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building striking a passerby Mrs Mervin Coover 51 Ames Iowa as she walks below She is in critical condition with neck arm injuries and abrasions Police say Gordon shouted I am going to jump and two guards failed to stop him before he plunged to the sidewalk below
Perforation is measured by how many holes occur in a two centimeter edge distance. Perforated 12 means twelve holes in that two centimeter span. The gauge is a small card with marks to test edge holes on stamps.
In New York on January 27 1947 a roundup notes the Poughkeepsie Regatta is set for June 21 on the Hudson River restoring prewar schedules. Five Intercollegiate Rowing Association schools Columbia Cornell Navy Penn and Syracuse expected to compete with invitations to others.
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