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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1940
Page
6
Mohandas K. Gandhi urges followers to refrain from creating trouble during this critical time. He says the British can cope with any difficulty and warns India is a British dependency that Britain will drain, noting India was dragged into the war by Britain’s cabinet.
New York May 27 radio programming shifts toward war related topics. Hoover, Dewey, Austin, Knox and others discuss national defense, morale and preparedness across WJZ NBC MBS and WABC CBS. Shortwave prospects look good. Indianapolis 500 to be aired by networks. Irna Phillips marks tenth anniversary as a radio playwright.
Present and past rainfall totals for 24 hours to 1.22 inches and year to date 2.80 inches. May to date 13.66 inches. Average monthly rainfall figures from 1913 to 1939 include 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 2.35, with December unspecified. Annual rainfall average 35.53 inches. Data courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.
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