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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1939
Page
10
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hours ending 8 a m at .03 inches, October to date 1.95 inches, year to date 39.42 inches. Average monthly precipitation over 26 years 1913 to 1938 totals 35.09 inches. Monthly figures list January 2.53 February 1.98 March 2.94 April 3.20 May 3.64 June 3.58 July 3.34 August 3.68 September 2.36 October 3.13 November 2.32 December 2.40. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
Virginia seeks 128 916 31 dollars from Christmas seal sales to fund tuberculosis work. Gary notes rising need as several local campaigns exhausted funds. City quotas total 57 496 42 and county quotas 71 204 30 with detailed allocations for Alexandria through Winchester and Frederick through Madison counties.
Dear Miss Chatfield answers a reader troubled by a cheating husband. The columnist notes anger and pride risk ruin, urges self control, and advises seeking reconciliation rather than vengeance, stressing emotional strategy over retaliation and caution about publishing details.
Danish fishing boats reported they had picked up 29 bodies from the German guardship Este 7 which exploded Saturday off Moen islands. King Christian commended two Danish airplane pilots who braved mined waters and a heavy sea to rescue four survivors. a fifth saved himself after a 10 hour swim.
Cards announce Rev. Dr. George W. Truett of Dallas Texas will preach 7 30 nightly from November 1 to 8 at National Baptist Memorial Church Sixteenth Street and Columbia Road He may also speak at noon meetings November 2 3 and 6 8 at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church 12 10 to 12 50 o clock Pastor is Rev Dr Peter Marshall Winchester residents invited to attend.
Treasury data shows receipts of 13,483,012.89 dollars and expenditures of 21,074,851.15 dollars. Net balance stands at 1,929,423,303.15 dollars, with gross debt at 40,964,403,230.15 dollars.
A fourteen year old Mason City boy Burdette Stewart recalled a dream of playing football but woke after falling from bed and hitting his head on a trunk. A physician treated a 3.5 inch gash requiring stitches.
Bellefonte Pa October 24 A Pennsylvanias new electric chair executioner Frank Lee Wilson 37 Pittsburgh completed three executions in Rockview Prison earning 450 plus 250 for the first and 100 for each of the next two victims Willie Bailey Ira Bob Redman all Philadelphia residents. Wilson later said I am not a bit nervous as warden Stanley P Ashe praised the job and watched the last execution proceed.
A Finnish delegation led by former Premier Juho Kusti Paasikivi returned to Moscow to renew negotiations with Soviet Russia. The atmosphere was hopeful as observers noted Soviet neutrality in Europe and believed Russia would not push Finland too far and risk war.
Manufacturers and distributors spent 167 million dollars last year for newspaper space. The ad format is praised by retailers as effective for reaching customers and building brand presence.
Classified notice lists a T7 tube console radio for sale at 15 dollars. Address is 17 West Monmouth Street with the listing date October 24, 1921.
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