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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1945
Page
11
A dated listing shows radio segments featuring Abbott and Costello along with Rudy Vallee and a Moondial feature. Other items mention News and Music programs, Sevareid, McDonald’s and Richard Harness in a People’s Lobby News segment.
War dispatch recounts American units under the U. S. Second Division seizing and repurposing German 15,000 to 20,000 watt generators used for V weapons. Sgt. Cecil R. Bracey and others harnessed the power for lights and radio in captured facilities. A separate action details Pvt. David Neill’s ambush of a King Tiger assault, burning the tank with a single high explosive shot.
Present and past rainfall figures show 24 hour precipitation 6 inches ending 7 am. May to date 0.06, year to date 9.98 inches. Average annual rainfall over 31 years is 35.95 inches. Monthly figures list April 3.15 inches May 3.60 June missing July 3.60 August 3.74 October 3.45 November 2.46 December missing. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
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