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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1940
Page
6
A man named Marshall fell or jumped 80 feet from the Robert E. Lee Bridge into the James River around noon. He was pulled from the water by two men in a row boat and transported to Memorial Hospital in serious condition with shock and possible submersion.
The State Corporation Commission in Richmond grants a charter to Club Plaza Inc a non stock social club located in Frederick County. Robert M Grim of Winchester is named president and Thomas G Scully is the attorney who prepared the charter papers.
Scrap friendly Pinwheel quilt described as four-piece blocks forming a pillow top. Pattern 6566 includes block chart, cutting and sewing directions, finishing steps, yardage, and color illustrations. Send ten cents to Winchester Dept New York with name and address and pattern number.
In Powell's Fort Valley near Edith Virginia Ruby Nicholson 10 died from a shotgun blast fired by her brother Norman 13 who said he did not know the gun was loaded. Coroner Dr Harold W Miller called for a hearing. Funeral services were held at the home with interment in McInturff Cemetery. She is survived by her mother step father three brothers and a sister.
Two million Virginia State Library manuscripts from 1782 onward are being cleaned before transfer to metal shelves in a new building. Items go first to a fumigation vault to kill insects then through an air brush to remove dirt. The archive room air is purified to remove dust and impurities including sulphur. The cleaning system, approved by the U S Bureau of Standards, aims to preserve bindings and restore the records.
Leonard W. Brown Jr. eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Leonard W Brown of 803 Berryville Avenue is reported recovering from scarlet fever after a two week illness. No other cases are detected in the city.
Reported rainfall for the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. is 0.31 inches, year to date 26.59 inches. Based on 1913 to 1939 data, monthly averages show 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 and October noted in sequence. The average annual rainfall over the 27 year span is 35.53 inches. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
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