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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1948
Page
6
Teachers from the district attended a Woodrow Wilson Memorial School conference near Fishersville. Other items note Warren McDonald returning to Camp Lee, Grace Hayden visiting from near Hagerstown, and 4-H poultry work trip by Harold Lindamood. Also mentioned are visits between families in Wheat Cro and Bowers, plus a line about Cro-Magnon era not tied to local news.
Local residents plan tours at Galilee on Sunday morning. Daylight saving time, active recently, has been changed back, with townspeople hoping for no further changes.
Mr. Robert Smith of Brucetown was a business caller here Monday afternoon. Master Eugene Laird has been sick at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Boone. A heavy storm with electricity, hail, rain and wind occurred last Friday. Apple growers report good harvest progress and packing houses running full, with several weeks of favorable weather ahead. A strong black walnut crop is noted and no killing frosts have occurred this fall.
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour precipitation none ending 7 am. October rainfall to date 3.66 inches. 1948 rainfall to date 34.04 inches. Average monthly precipitation from 1913 to 1946 is 2.46 to 3.82 inches across months. Statistics courtesy of the Winchester Search Laboratory.
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