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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1940
Page
6
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour precipitation at 0.59 inches, May to date 0.59 inches, year to date 11.46 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 27 years is listed, with January 2.56, February 2.04, March 2.90, April 3.23, May 3.53, June 3.79, July 3.59, August 3.69, September 3.19, November 3.38 and December shown, totaling an average annual rainfall of 35.53 inches. Data courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
Radio schedules reveal talks of moving Fred Allen’s program to Hollywood in June if talks with Eddie Cantor finalize. Cantor would return to regular air for the first time since 1939, with Allen’s future uncertain though contract runs to June 6. Abbott and Costello to headline summer substitute as Allen seeks other sponsors.
Wecky Wolve, 5, wandered off and vanished for hours before his parents considered police. He returned with sleepy eyes saying he crawled into the dog house with Buddy to rest.
Joseph Bursey, state tourist director, spoke to a tourist school in Gallup with 65 California visitors in attendance. He received a thank you letter from a reader, who addressed it to Gallup, Arizona, noting the talk's appeal and the misdirected greeting.
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