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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1949
Page
6
Elm Street Gospel Tabernacle dedicates a new church with an all day fellowship Sunday starting at 10 a.m. Sunday school, meals in the basement, and services at 10, 11, 2:30, 7 and 7:45 p.m. Visiting ministers from Maryland and Pennsylvania expected. Rev. and I. L. Stonesifer lead.
Mrs John Wolfe is the new president of the Girl Scout Leaders club elected at a meeting that set plans for a barbecue at 5 p.m. next Wednesday at the T J Adams place on R 11. Other officers include Mrs Douglas R Messall as vice president and Mrs J W McDaniels as secretary treasurer.
A British announcement extending self government to Cirenaica and Paris reports of a new move to restore Italian rule in North Africa stir Arab leaders. The Arab League demands total Libyan independence as Britain eyes a potential UN trusteeship while France administers Fezzan. Bashire El Saadawa and Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha condemn Western moves.
Gore opens its new post office on Route 50 next to the old site. Postmaster Charles W. Parish designed and overseen construction of a two room facility with weather protection overhang and modern lighting. The hub of a 57 mile rural route, the office serves Gore and surrounding area.
BLACKSBURG. Vahart winter hardy smut resistant wheat leads in state requests for certification with 161 growers seeking 2434 acres at VPI Crop Improvement Assn offices. Throne follows with 27 requests for 565 acres. Also notes barley crop requests and winter oat varieties under inspection. Authoritative notes on approval deadlines include a car inspection reminder due by June 15.
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour precip at 0.00 inches ending 7 a.m. June, year to date 0.00, with 1949 to date 15.83 inches and average annual rainfall over 36 years at 36.42 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1948 include January 2.47, February 1.92, March 2.91, April 3.07, May 3.68, June 3.88, July 3.81, August 3.82, September 2.58, October 3.34, November 2.60, December 2.43 inches. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
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