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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1940
Page
6
CHICAGO Sept 6 P C Martin Wilbur curator of Chinese natural history says noise making weapons are old stuff In ancient China arrowheads were fitted with air chambers to whine in flight scaring foes even as scream bombs appear in modern warfare
Henry Ford criticizes newspapers calling them pest educators. He says they arrive daily and are up to the minute, reflecting his view on press influence and speed of news.
Gainesboro Virginia September 6 Amy Davis is reported to be recovering from a tonsil operation performed last week. Various locals attended an all day meeting at Pine Grove Sunday and neighbors visited the Davis household. Community members assisted at the cemetery cleanup and urged cooperation to improve the sunken graves.
Crochet pattern 6779 offers two strand filet cloth with chart directions and stitch illustrations. It lists finer cotton for smaller sizes and asks readers to mail ten cents to Winchester Dept. 259 W 14th Street New York NY with name address and pattern number.
Sept 5 Brush Creek scene lists Sunday dinner guests at Rev J R Collis camp cabin including Ruthle Haines and three White Post children, Whitacre Mauzy and others from this area. Mentions visits by Heironimus Kerns Dailey and Grove families and Labor Day gatherings.
The report lists present and past rainfall with 24 hour totals and year to date figures. It includes monthly averages from 1913 to 1939 and the average annual rainfall of 35.53 inches, courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.
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