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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1943
Page
5
Present and past rainfall figures show 24 hours ending 8 a.m. at 1.19 inches. July to date 1.40 inches. year to date 21.33 inches. The 30 year average rainfall is 36.11 inches with monthly means from 1913 to 1941 ranging from 1.98 inches in February to 3.83 inches in June. Courtesy statistics from the Winchester Research Laboratory.
W Nelson Page, the postmaster, urges community participation in the Shangri La War Stamps campaign to fund a new mystery ship. He emphasizes letter carriers as local links and notes orders from the Postmaster General to assist the campaign.
Earl Shade develops contour band rotations on his 700 acre dairy farm near the local airport to conserve rainfall lime and fertilizer and boost topsoil production. The main crop is corn with soybeans potatoes navy beans and other crops now grown in level contours while aviators from the nearby airport observe the rotating fields and county agent assistance.
Mrs. Florence Murphy a 65 year old widow in Cleveland Tennessee made 3380 surgical dressings in June by working 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. six days a week at the local Red Cross center. Her friends say she has a record in her war aid work.
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