Rainfall Totals and Averages From Historical Records
Present and past rainfall show no new precipitation in the 24 hours ending 7 am. February to date records 2.06 inches and 1949 year-to-date 5.66 inches. The 36 year period 1913-1948 yields monthly averages: 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 2.50, December 2.43. Statistics courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
States Move to Bar Communists From Public Jobs
Thirteen states study measures to deny communists access to public payrolls and public office. Proposals include loyalty oaths for teachers and professors, affidavits for public employees, and laws banning subversive organizations from state and local jobs. Maryland and Illinois push to outlaw the communist party.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Ilinois
Communist Party
U. S
Oklahoma
Nebraska
New Hampshire
California
Texas
Communists Party
Arkansas
New York
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Massachusetts
Oregon
West Virginia
New Mexico
Illinois
Senate
Alabama
Florida
Farmers' Income In Virginia Tops National Average
Virginia farmers earned 448.265 million dollars in cash receipts for 1948, up 9.2 percent from 1947, against a 2.8 percent national rise. Livestock and allied products accounted for 227.63 million and crops for 220.635 million.
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Virginia
Richmond
Mar
Polly put the kettle on quote in Barnaby Rudge
The remark comes from Barnaby Rudge published in 1841. Dickens depicts Baraby Rudge with a raven Grip who shouts Polly put the kettle on among other cries. The scene reflects the novel’s Gothic rural tone and comic flourishes.
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Charles Dickens
Polly
Jages
Barnaby Rudge
Baraby Rudge
Grip
Halloa
Black List Helps Guernsey Curb Drinking, Island Says
Guernsey men claim the black list strategy stops alcohol sales with a $200 fine or six months in jail for violations. Photos show listed individuals with age and blacklist duration from one year to life, shared with all hotel and bar keepers.
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ST. Peterport
Guernsey
John Bonneville
Guernsey Civil Investigation Department
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