Rainfall totals and monthly averages from Winchester data
The 24 hour rainfall end at 7 a.m. was .02 inches. June rainfall to date is 1.67 inches, 1948 rainfall to date is 16.78 inches. Average annual rainfall over 35 years is 36.20 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1946 show Jan 2.46, Feb 1.94, Mar 2.91, Apr 3.02, May 3.67, Jun 3.92, Jul 3.82, Aug 3.76, Sep 2.57, Oct 3.31, Nov 2.44, Dec 2.38 inches. Statistics courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester ReSearch Laboratory
Hair and nails spark comments on dressing choices
A speaker recalls neglecting updos to avoid groans and choosing a bold red nail color to provoke a reaction. They note yielding to a partner’s guidance on how to dress and respond to teasing.
Atlantic Dealer Keeps Cars Rolling With Extra Lubrication
Extra lubrication service offered by Atlantic dealer enhances vehicle reliability. Trained technicians perform thorough oil, filter, and fluid checks to extend engine life and prevent breakdowns. Customer assurances emphasize quick turnaround and quality parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
City playgrounds prep to open as pupils tour Skyline caverns
Hunter Maddox announced city playgrounds were being prepared for opening. Miller school pupils toured Skyline caverns as new Virginia hunting and fishing licenses went on sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter Maddox
Miller School
Skyline Ca
New Virginia
Winchester residents set to receive canning sugar permits
Arrangements completed to issue canning sugar permits to Winchester residents. The Beta Sigma Phi scrap hosiery committee announced a second shipment of scrap hosiery from Winchester totaling 135 pounds of nylon and silk. RAF planes bomb and machinegun Japanese positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Beta Sigma Phi
RAF
Virginia postoffice clerks auxiliary elected state president
Mrs. J. W. Nixon of Norfolk is elected state president of Warren's auxiliary of the Virginia Federated Postoffice Clerks Assn. The item notes several faculty changes in Frederick County schools and mentions a disaster in China with 200000 trapped by floods in the Yellow River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Nixon
Norfolk
Warren's Auxiliary of
Virginia Federated Postoffice Clerks Assn
Frederick County
Driver Arrested For No City Tags In Staunton Bus Line
1923 report notes a Staunton bus line driver arrested for lacking city tags. Friendship Fire Co honors its dead in a separate note reflecting local memory rituals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton
Friendship Fire Co
Spaniards Mass in Cuba Menace of U S Marines News
Fifty years ago in 1898 reports recount Spaniards massing in Cuba for an attack on U S Marines who landed three days earlier. Miss Mary Baker wins top Junior class grade at Episcopal Female Institute. Private B C McCune of Middletown arrives in Winchester as a special recruiting agent for Company A. 2nd Virginia Segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
U. S
Mary Baker
Episcopal
B. C. McCune
Middletown
Winchester
Co. A
Virgina
Cross Roads Notes and Visits Keep Local Spirits Bright
Cross Roads Virginias community roundups report W V Carpenter recovering in Winchester after an operation. Visits from C A Amick and family Jack Jake Melissa McKee and Shutton Weakley. Mrs J B White hosted by Shelton Weakley and Melissa McKee. North Angers Store guests Purcell Dicks Sunny Side, Walter Moore hosted by Jim Jolley and Ray Keller in Winchester visits. Ed Stotler sister-in-law Lucy Havermale guest. Lynn Hawkins and sister Mervil Dick noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross Roads
W. V. Carpenter
Winchester Hospital
C. A. Amick
Jack and
Jake
Melissa McKee
Shutton Weakley
Paw Paw
J. B. White
Shelton Weakley
North Angers Store
W. Va
Purcell Dicks
Sunnyside
Walter Moore
Jim Jolley
Ray Keller
Winchester
Lucy Havermale
Ed. Stotler
Lynn Hawkins
Mervil Dick
How's Your I Q A 1930s trivia score teaser
The quiz asks ten questions on topics from labor strikes, beets, and Broadway to British peerage and geography. It includes a page 2 answer key prompt and covers figures like Addis Ababa and United Nations delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.A.W
New York City
Addis Ababa
Jacob A. Malik
Andrei A. G
Rusia
United Nations
Mississippi River
Also Mentioned on This Page
Morgans Fence
Morgan
Glamor Girls
By Don Flowers
Blondie
Chic Young
Dagwood
Winchester Evening Star
X. F. Byrd, Jr
The
Evening Star Publishing Co
Winchester, Va
National Representatives DelLisser, Inc
E. 44Th St
New York
Star
Wall Street Journal
Atlanta
the Atlantic Refining Company
Atlantic Motor Oil
Henry
U. S. Patent Office
By Carl Anderson
Secret Agent X-9
Skene
Hunter
Big Sister
Etta Kett
Lanson
U. 8. Patent Office
Great Land
U. 8S. Patent Office
Langon
BY Mel Grafi
Fixxer
BY Les Forgrave
BY Paul Robinson
Muggs and
Skeeter
By Wally Bishof
Verns
I.Q
Ste
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!