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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1941

Page

6

Wild Turkey Farm Relocates Within Cumberland Area

State game commissioner Carl H. Notting announced the Wild Turkey Farm is moving from Camp Lee to a Cumberland refuge along Route 45 between Cumberland courthouse and Cartersville. The move consolidates on 5 000 acres for the program of raking in captivity turkeys retaining wild characteristics after release.

Sean Cumberstate Carl H. Notting State Game Commission Route 45 Cumberland Courthouse Cartersville Camp Lee Turkey Farm Windsor Shades Petersbore Cumberland Refuge

Civil Service Exams Listed By U S Civil Service Commission

The commission announced examinations for several positions including Research Chemist with pay from 2600 to 5600 dollars annually, Associate Entomologist in taxonomy at 3000 dollars, and Construction Inspection Coordinator at 3800 dollars. Optional branches Hull, machinery, and electrical apply. Also student nurse at 288 dollars yearly with benefits. About 50 training slots open September 1 1941 at St Elizabeth's Hospital School of Nursing in Washington DC.

Civil Service United States Civil Service Commission Bureau of Entomology Department of Agriculture United States Maritime Commission Hull St. Elizabeth’s Hospital School of Nursing Washington, D. C Herman Lee Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners

Small Fruit Varieties For Virginia Soils And Conditions

Virginia Tech horticulturists state small fruits can be grown on many soils with ample humus. If organic matter is lacking it must be added before spring planting. Green manures or stable manure enrich the soil. No planting fertilizer is needed for suitable soils. Clean cultivation is essential all season. Recommended varieties include strawberries like Blakemore Fairmore Premier Fairfax Catskill Big Joe Chesapeake Gandy Dresden Pathfinder North Star Red Star. black raspberries New Logan Cumberland Quillin. red raspberries Latham Taylor Marcy Sunrise Indian Summer. purple raspberries Sodus Potomac. blackberries Alfred Eldorado. Brainerd dewberries Lucretia. and Boysenberry, Moore’s Early, Fredonia, Delaware, Niagara, Catawba, Sheridan.

Virginia Blakemore Fairmore Premier Fairfax Catskill Big Joe Chesapeake Gandy Dresden Pathfinder North Star Red Star New Logan Cumberland Quillen Bristol Latham Taylor Marcy Sunrise Sodus Potomac Alfred Eldorado Lucretia Moore’s Early Fredonia Delaware Niagara Caco Catawba Sheridan

Average monthly and yearly rainfall figures given

The report lists 24 hour rainfall to 3 a.m. of 0.26 inches for March to date and 1.66 inches for the year to date 3.95 inches. It then provides historical averages from 1913 to 1939: January 2.52 February 2.05 March 2.90 April 3.25 May 3.56 June 3.77 July 3.57 August 3.71 September 2.44 October 3.16 November 2.44 December 2.38. The 28 year average annual rainfall is 35.80 inches, with data courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.

Winchester Research Laboratory

Radio Highlights and Program Schedule Features

Listings show WMAL and WRC schedules with Rep H Fish and Col Arthur V McDermott appearances and a Grand Central Station drama with Jessica Tandy. Later segments include Dizzy Dean joining Bob Hope and Jerry Colonna, plus various talk, drama, and music programs across stations and times.

WMAL Jessica Tandy Somerset Maugham Grand Central Station John Emery Forgan Farley Louis Hector Dizzy Dean Bob Hope Jerry Colonna Brenda and Cobina WRC Shadow Streamliner Rep. H. Fish Bankhage Lowell Thomas Easy Aces Mr. Keena Dream Uncle Jim's Question Bee Grand Central Station Riverside Stadium Desire

Eyeless Eden Llen Loves S Q Released Central As

In a moonlit country club setting Eve and Bill share a kiss as Eve confesses she was thinking of another man Carey Watts. Bill admits feelings rise and Eve reveals she was jilted long ago, then they drift toward a ceremonial engagement at a mountain cabin. The scene shifts to Jed Proudy’s family as Eve prepares for a Saturday event.

Eive Bill Carey Watts Darling Eve Love Bill Latham Bil Larseeny Larseeny Proudy Jed Jed Proud Hive Mountain Meadows

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