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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1940

Page

16

Cross Stitch Towels Look Like Applique Kit

Colorful towels imitate gingham appliqué with simple cross stitch in a single hue. Green outline leaves frame six motifs. Pattern 6687 includes a transfer pattern set averaging 542 units per motif.

Rainfall Patterns and Averages From Winchester Lab

The notice lists 24 hour rainfall none up to 2 a m eight inches pattern requests, and notes October to date 2.04 inches and year to date 26.59 inches. It provides 27 year monthly averages from 1918 to 1939, with monthly figures and a 35.53 inch average annual rainfall.

Winchester Research Laboratory

Senator Glass Set to Address State Grange Gathering

Senator Glass will speak at 3 30 o clock during a three day Lynch gathering at the city armory. The State Grange opened with executive and sixth degree committee meetings as about 300 delegates are expected by noon tomorrow.

Ginsa State Grange City Armory Senator Glass Lynch The Grange

Winchester To Be On Air Mail Pick Up Route

The plan places Winchester on an air mail pick up route across Virginia. Proposed segments include Norfolk to Roanoke with stops at Suffolk Franklin Emporia Lawrenceville South Hill South Boston Danville and Martinsville.

Winchester Virginia Norfolk Roanoke Suffolk Franklin Emporia Lawrenceville South Hill South Boston Danville Martinsville

Airline plan outlines routes and aircraft usage

The proposal lists stops from Hampton to Lynchburg and a south route to Staunton with pickups at Winchester Strasburg New Market and Harrisonburg. One round trip per route daily with four planes four in service and one held in reserve.

Norfolk Roanoke Hampton Newport News Williamsburg Petersburg Richmond Charlottesville Waynesboro Staunton Lexington Lynchburg South Washington Winchester Strasburg New Market Harrisonbure

Advance Paying Criticized by State Auditor in 1940 audit

Richmond October 14 1940 State Auditor L McCarthy Downs released an audit questioning the Virginia State Commission of Fisheries authority to contract for a film before project completion The audit covering March 20 1938 to June 30 1940 also faults inspectors’ extra WPA pay and a missing annual oysters distributors report It notes a May 24 1939 contract with Robert Bruce Coleman Imperial Pictures NYC for a motion picture on Virginia seafood and its health value.

Richmond L. McCarthy Downs Price State Commission of Fisheries Virginia WPA Robert Bruce Coleman Imperial Pictures New York City

Spiced Cranberries and Cranberry Relish for Meat Pairings

A home recipe note suggests two cranberry accompaniments for meats. Spiced cranberries mix cranberries vinegar water sugar and spices then simmer and seal. Cranberry relish blends cranberries with orange rind and pulp and sugar for later serving.

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