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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1941
Page
6
Mrs. M. J. Goldsmith raised an alarm when a prowler woke her with a flashlight, but the thief escaped with Mr. Goldsmith’s pants and billfold containing $10 in Omaba Nebraska on March 1.
London reports that British forces occupying Castelrossolas island in the eastern Mediterranean have withdrawn after accomplishing their objective. The joint admiralty and war office communique states the landing on Castelrossolas occurred Tuesday and the withdrawal follows.
Miss Colleen Rosier and Junior Rosier hosted a small gathering Saturday night in Chambersville to celebrate their mother’s February birthday. Attendees included Maynard Brewer Adams Claude Frye Ray Allamong and many family members. Visitors from Winchester and Moorefield also noted, with relatives visiting and hosting duties shared among the Rosier and Keckley families.
RICHMOND Va March 1 The State Corporation Commission indicated after a public airport at the applicants furnish proof to the commission of their title to the land or authority to use it for airport purposes Plans call for one runway of 2300 by 300 feet and another 2600 by 300 Granting of the license was recommended by Capt Allan C Perkinson director of the division of aeronautics of the Corporation Commission.
March 3 M W Feltner stock implements household goods on Mayo. March 4 H H Jacobs stock implements near Charles Town. March 6 A P Cadwallader can and implements near Gay. March 8 J B Bywaters sheriff North Mountain filling station equipment on Route 50. March 12 H D Dunn stock implements near Charles. March 13 Sam Thomas east to Berryville stock implements. March 14 E B Barley stock and implements Millwood road one mile east of Winchester. March 15 M B Dean antiques North Cameron street Winchester. March 18 Graham Wilson stock implements near Charles Town. March 25 Graham Wilson household goods near Charles. March 28 George Cochran stock near Old Chapel Clarke county. April 18 Short Horn cattle Winchester stock yards North Kent street.
Present and past rainfall totals for 24 hours ending a.m. fifteen inches February to date twenty inches year to date two point twenty nine inches. Average monthly rainfall over the 27 year period 1913 to 1939 inclusive. January two point five two inches February two point zero five inches March two point nine zero inches April three point two five inches May three point five six inches June three point seven seven inches July three point five seven inches August three point seven one inches September two point four four inches October three point one six inches November two point four four inches December two point three eight inches. Average annual rainfall for 28 years thirty five point eight zero inches. Statistics courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
Bill Latham, novelist, visits a North Carolina mountain cabin with cousin Rand Randall. Eve All Good, a schoolteacher, meets them after her car damages Joel's garden. As they drive, Eve and Bill discuss past heartbreaks and future redemption, while hints of romance and local life unfold in Hickory Gap.
George Szell will lead four NBC Symphony broadcasts with Schumann No 4 in D minor Haydn Symphony No 97 in C and Till Eulenspiegel The performances follow Szell’s prior post at the Royal Opera House Berlin and air on WMAL and NBC network schedules through the evening with orchestral and radio features across multiple time slots.
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