Winds Lashes Winchester with Fallen Trees and Snow
Blustery Saturday brings high winds to Winchester with many trees damaged and limbs ripped from trunks. First snow of the season reported in nearby mountains as temperatures dip to 30. Pedestrians note a white-marked tree limb near city hall. crews rope off the street and remove the damaged tree.
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Winchester
Mountains
Romney
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester Research Laboratory
Boscawen Street
Christ Episcopal Church
Cork
Cameron
Reaching the City From Greenway Court Mystery
A fragmentary report from Greenway Court near White Post notes a wind scene and a guide’s remark about the journey toward the city, suggesting a rural to urban travel motif with limited details.
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Greenway Court
White Post
Housing meet to discuss loans and financing terms
A housing meeting outlines loan amounts from $100 to $2,000 for up to three years with monthly installments. Farmers may pay on crop income dates. Financing cost cannot exceed $5 per $100 of the monthly note, and owners must sign a promissory note with no down payment. Government loans are not provided. insurance covers potential losses. Pending agencies approve or reject loans under administrator rules.
Six Toughest Plants Endure White Sands Conditions
The cottonwood rabbit bush aromatic sumach shrubby penny royal yucca and Ephedra survive in White Sands New Mexico a gypsum deposit with extremely low rainfall.
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United States
New Mexico
Fire Sweeps Unoccupied Berkeley Springs House Owned by Carl DeHaven
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed a two story eight room residence on Piney Point near The Pines sanitarium for infantile paralysis children. The unprotected property burned in under an hour as rifle shells exploded after the walls collapsed. The house had been unoccupied and was being prepared for return to Berkeley Springs.
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Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Carl DeHaven
Piney Point
Berkeley
Winchester
Body Temperatures Vary Across the Body
Temperatures differ across body parts even as the standard 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit remains a reference. The article notes variation in readings by location and explains factors influencing these differences.
Institute Installs Spanish Teacher For School
Winchester Institute announces Dr. Fernando Martinez a native of Spain with 18 years in the U S as new head of Spanish. He holds an MA and PhD from the University of Virginia and has taught at Maury High Norfolk and Mary Baldwin College. Enrollment rises with 40 students in day and night sessions.
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W. O. McDaniel
Winchester Institute
Fernando Martinez
Spain
Martinez
University of Virginia
Maury High School
Norfolk
Mary Baldwin College
Staunton
Legionnaires Return From Miami Convention Passing Through Winchester
Large numbers of American Legion members travel home from Miami, Florida, by car, stopping in Winchester for meals and fuel. Groups from the Midwest, and others from northern and eastern states, journey along the Valley Pike en route to their homes.
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American Legion
Winchester
Miami
Fla
Valley Pike
Puffer Fish Turns Into Prickly Ball Under Threat
The puffer fish that lives in coral reefs inflates into a spiny ball when attacked, becoming inedible and hard to consume.
Miss Virginia Switzer Kidnap Case News From New Orleans
Police investigated the disappearance of Miss Virginia Switzer a 26 year old Mississippi school teacher who appeared in a New Orleans theater dressing room claiming she had been kidnapped. A ransom note demanding 30000 dollars prompted fears of abduction while Mrs Ruth Nelson resumed duties at the Harper Shop.
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Miss Virginia Switzer
Federal
New Orleans
Virginia Switzer
Me Henry
Miss Switzer
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Institute
E. T. Clark
Leslie D Kline
Baptist Church
McDaniel
Annette Hanshaw
Walter O’keefe
Glen Gray
Casa Loma
Bill Miller
E.S.T
C.S.T
Seciety
Alls Allston Boyer
New York
Wabc-Columbia
Richard Whitney
J. Reynolds Tobacco
M.S.T
Gretta Palmer
Legionnaires
Ruth Nelson
Harper
Big Sister
Louis
Les Forgrave
Brumback
Hin
Wuoce Baxter
Contr
Tosh
HM Tio
Genasco
Trinidad ‘Lake
Barber Asphalt Coy
Trinidad Lake
John W. Rosenberger & Co
P. O
Cammertire CO
Herrell Sales
South Loudoun St
Winchester, Va
Shell
Martinsburg Pike
Shell Station
Amherst & Boscawen Sts
Valley Ave
Braddock St
Twin-City Oil & Cas Corp
Fas Termina Bldg
Star
Ikey's Shoe Shine
N. Main
Henry's Printing
Bickers Motor Co
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