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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1946
Page
7
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hours ending at 7 a m with none. September to date .54 inches and average annual rainfall over 33 years is 36.49 inches. Monthly averages for 1913-45 include January 2.49 February 1.97 March 2.97 April 3.14 May 3.63 June 8.85 July 3.82 August 3.76 September through October 3.37 November 2.45, with statistics courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
A surprise birthday dinner occurred Sunday September 8 at Miss Hazel Clark home for Paul Banner on his fourteenth birthday. Guests included the Speelman and Banner families, Jinkins of Winchester, the Bageant and Frame families, and others. Updates mention Illness changes for Opal Bageant and Jennie Moore, weekend visit by Betty Lou Banner, and Clark Bageant employment at National Fruit.
A Tuesday schedule lists network corrections and daylight saving notes for PM Eastern times. Program blocks include The Tennessee Jed, Tom Mix, News Periods, Heroes of Tropics, Superman repeats, Ned Barber Sports Time, Jack Armstrong in Repeat, and more across CBS ABC NBC networks with regional variations ending at 1 AM.
The Co-workers Sunday School Class of the Lutheran Church met with Miss Anna Orndorff. Mrs. C. Nicholas presided and Mrs. R. L. Boote led devotionals. A Friendship quilt was won by Mrs. Harry Booth. Members donated one dollar to the treasury instead of a supper. The group plans a sale of a new selection soon and a meal at Valley Inn on September 18.
Victor Car bought to William and Mary. Lemmet Carbaught and Albert Colow to Roanoke. Mrs Eldridge Lemley weekend guest of her parents Mr and Mrs John Fries at Harrisonburg. Miss Mae Grim entertained guests for her thirteenth birthday with games and gifts. Attendees included Dorothy Herrell Peggy Whittington Susan Sargent Phyliss Campbell Barbara Seal Elizabeth Ryan Betty Euring Sarah Marks Billy Herrell Donald Marks Allen Flowers Ray Ewing and others. Mrs Calvin Grim and Mr and Mrs BE Campbell attended. Patricia Argenbroght of Harrisonburg visited with aunt Laura Steele. Mrs Steele hosted relatives from Pennsylvania. Mrs Mary Cain ill but improving. Mr and Mrs Cletus Lee and Ernest Flowers family joined York Fair attendees in York Pennsylvania.
A reader note shows 52,747 people live within 20 miles of Winchester with slow driving times to Northwest Virginia's shopping center, highlighting regional traffic conditions and commuter patterns.
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