Whitacre News Notes And Obituary In July
Whitacre residents mourn the death of J. Clinton Johnson of Bunker Hill West Virginia a former Whitacre resident revered as an active community member. Other items note visits by Mrs Minnie Carpenter Mrs Leon ard Fletcher trips to Washington and Charlestown and family gatherings with Dr and Mrs Paul Robertson of Austin Minnesota and Mr John Whitacre’s trip to the capital.
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Whitacre
J. Clinton Johnson
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Johnson
Minnie Carpenter
Richmond
Leonard Fletcher
Owen Phillips
Kenneth
New York
Phillips
Gordon
Gardner
Larry
T. J. Ferguson
Huston
Texas
Fred A. Whitacre
Paul A. Robertson
Austin
Minnesotta
Marika Whitacre
John W. Whitacre
Washington
Nations
John Whitacre
Richard Borden
Winchester
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Morse Seeks West Coast Seat as Dulles Debate Rages
In Washington on July 15 the push to place New York Senator John Foster Dulles on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee sparks GOP infighting. Senator Morse objects, threatening a special conference to block the move and pressing for a West Coast seat on the panel. The party weighs enlarging the committee from 13 to 14 members to accommodate Dulles until December.
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New York
John Foster Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Dulles
GOP
Morse
R-Ore
Foreign Relations
Appropriations Committee
Butler
R-Neb
Lucas
Illinois
Foreign Policy
West Coast
Rainfall statistics from Winchester Research Laboratory
Present and past rainfall data cover 24 hours ending July 2 1949 and year to date. It shows total rainfall 2.02 inches for two days and 28.60 inches year to date, with a 36 year average annual rainfall of 3.42 inches. Monthly means for 1913-1948 list Jan 2.47 Feb 1.92 Mar 2.91 Apr 3.07 May 3.68 Jun 3.88 Jul 3.81 Aug 3.82 Sep 2.58 Oct 3.34 Nov 2.50 Dec 2.43 inches. Data courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
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