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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1946
Page
5
Present and past rainfall data show none in the last 24 hours ending 7 a.m. January to date totals 1.05 inches, year to date 1.05 inches, and the 33-year average annual rainfall stands at 36.49 inches. Monthly averages from 113-48 include January through December with values 2.49, 1.97, 2.97, 3.14, 3.63, 3.85, 3.82, 3.76, 3.37, 2.45 and December unspecified.
Farmers who carried out soil-building practices in 1945 may receive a crash payment up to the farm allowance if they file an acceptable report with the county office by February 15, 1946. Failure to file disqualifies payment. materials like lime and fertilizer supplied by the AAA must be accounted for.
The official closing date for filing performance reports under the 1945 Triple‑A program as a basis for cash payments is February 15, 1946. Mr. E. M. Funk, Chairman, Frederick County, states the deadline and urges timely submission.
Alson Hott, chairman of the Shawnee District Boy Scout Exposition, says tickets for February 20 and 21 are sold by Cubs and Scouts. Tickets cost fifty cents with half of net proceeds to Winchester and Clarke County War Memorial Funds. Children under 12 free. The two evening event aims for about 3000 attendees across Clarke and Frederick counties.
As of November 9, 1945 Navy casualties were 56 557 dead 80 264 wounded and 8 624 missing.
At New York City gathering in Frank Bouchers office the hockey world mused on Leo Reise and the rarity of a junior reaching the NHL. They noted few players like Lynn and Mazz Patrick and Ted Lindsey with fathers in NL hockey, and Frank Bouchers son heading toward the majors.
Discussion spans sports beyond baseball naming five MLB players with fathers who were majors Jim Bagby Jr Eddie Collins Jr Billy Sullivan Charley Gilbert Earl Mack. Mentions football boxing golf and tennis with figures like Joe Kirkwood Jr Walter Hagen Jr Dorothy Bundy and Bill Tilden as part of the lighthearted exchange.
Monday Matinee notes a proposed Massachusetts Legislature bill to legalize night horse racing, a move depicted as making it difficult for night baseball in Boston. The item also covers sports labor mobility with Salt Lake City AAU basketball players commuting to practice in Idaho, and mentions figures tied to basketball coaching and college football history.
New York Post writer Jerry Mitchell predicts Varry MacPhail will send a training squad to the moon this spring. Mitch notes the moon is uninhabited and many towns the Yanks will visit for exhibition games lack residents.
An unreadable letter from a University of Washington student who signs as an ex GI derides women on campus for their figures appearance and conduct. The writer complains they are sloppy noisy and undignified and urges a return to more proper behavior citing chemistry.
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