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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1946
Page
3
Rainfall data show 24 hour precipitation ending at 7 a m and year to date totals. June to date 2.85 inches and year to date 12.52 inches. Average annual rainfall over 33 years is 36.49 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1945 list January 2.49, February 1.97, March 2.97, April 3.14, May 3.63, June 3.85, July 3.82, August 3.76, September 3.37, October 3.37, November 2.45, December 4.6 inches. Data courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.
Richmond Virginia June 11 action on flood control projects for Virginia river basins will be considered by the board of directors of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce at a Richmond conference on June 13 executive secretary Verdon E Kemp said The quarterly meeting of the directorate will follow Flood control measures are proposed by the federal government for the James Potomac Pappahannock Roanoke and other Virginia rivers Members include Frank Armstrong Jr of Winchester
Intensive worldwide searches for Army and Navy personnel missing in action show little chance of finding survivors, with only a few cases under sixty days or deliberate absences. Overseas commanders report no evidence of alive finds and most missing personnel remain so for twelve months or more. Provisions for presumptive death findings and reviews are underway in the War Department. Also noted are parcel weight limits for sending to Germany.
The $1.5 million Kronberg Castle jewel raid is linked to Capt. Kathleen Nash and Col. J. W. Durant, arrested in Chicago as FBI and army investigators recover pieces from the German House of Hesse. Details were disclosed by Lt. Col. John S. Myers and Col. A. C. Miller of the Provost Marshal General’s Office.
A detailed list shows winners across 24 classes at the Blue Ridge Hunt Show held Saturday at Carter Hall near Millwood. Notable champions include Sally Port leading Brood Mares for Springsbury Farm and Clifton's Champ tops Green Hunters Under Saddle for Miss Mary W. Davy of Middleburg.
A Warrenton event lists winners and riders across multiple classes including Yearling Fillies and Colts, Hunters, Jumpers, and Olympic modified divisions. Named participants include Barbara Graham, Nancy Graham, Diana Watkins, Carol Funkhouser, Betty Perry, Eva Cebellos, and Dr. Alvin I. Kay among others with entries from Springsbury Meander Farm Greenwich Conn and Upperville.
Brucetown notes list residents visiting relatives and patients in Winchester and Charlottesville hospitals. Entries mention Miss Anna Bell Jobe traveling to Alexandria, Wally Gander home from military discharge a student at William and Mary, Luther Kackley hospitalized in Winchester, and other visits and a local high school graduate, William Castleman, at Igar High School.
Winchester Hospital accepts applications for the September nursing class. Prospective students must be in good health with sterling character, high school graduates, aged 18 to 28. Those interested should contact Miss McCone at the hospital immediately.
Greenwood Lake New Jersey June 11 Billy Conn remains volatile as he reacts to a trainer predicting Joe Louis will win next week. Conn blasts the expert calling him a bum chaser and vows to prove his edge in the anticipated title bout. He contrasts his love of fighting with Tunney’s career path and warns against Tunney’s interference.
Louis trains for the June 19 bout with Billy Conn at Paterson Lakes New Jersey. He concedes he won’t be as fast as their previous match but will be stronger, aiming to carry extra weight to deliver heavy punches.
The town of Whistler in Alabama was not named for the painter James McNeil Whistler. The local post office saw rushes on Mothers Day in 1935 and 1936 as stamp reproductions of The Artist's Mother drew attention.
At the American Newspaper Publishers Association convention the figure was reported that readers in the United States and Canada spent $803,593,000 on newspapers in 1945.
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