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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1940
Page
6
A Winchester Evening Star Household Arts notice offers a transfer pattern titled His and Hers for monogrammed towels. The pattern includes 12 motifs with illustrated stitches and needed materials. Send ten cents, plus name, address, and pattern number 6701 to the address in New York for purchase.
NBC reports a new TV reception record from its Empire State building transmitter with about sixteen minutes of a telecast seen in downtown Chicago by NBC engineer Howard C. Luttgens. The 1000 mile reception is seen as a freak due to upper atmosphere mirroring signals to Chicago. Previous record was Cape Cod at 175 miles. Details of radio and TV programs follow for Europe and local stations.
Senate Judiciary Committee rejects Barkley urging delay and votes to push Logan-Walter bill this session. Chairman Ashurst says 16 members oppose any postponement and support immediate Senate action to subject federal agency orders to court review.
Present and past rainfall show 24 hour totals none at this hour and May to date 0.60 inches. Year to date 11.47 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 27 years 1913 to 1939 lists Jan 2.56, Feb 2.04, Mar 2.90, Apr 3.23, May 3.53, Jun 3.79, Jul 3.59, Aug 3.69, Sep Oct 3.19, Nov 2.35, Dec 3.9. Average annual rainfall 35.53 inches. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
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