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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1940

Page

6

Demonstrations on Borer Control At Orchards

Deliberations on applying Paradichlorobenzene and E Dichloride for peach borer control set for September 25 and 26. Demonstrations include T Newton Cather Round Hill and John Pickeral Middletown Stephens City on 25 with 9 30 am and 1 30 pm slots, and D K Russell Clearbrook and R P Anderson Timber Ridge on 26 at 9 30 am and 1 30 pm. D A Tucker assistant horticulturist V P I will attend.

T. Newton Cather Round Hill John J. Pickeral Middletown Stephens City D. K. Russell Clearbrook

Knapp files campaign expense record after governor bid

George J. Knapp, who lost the Democratic nomination for governor in Denver, submitted a campaign expense account listing no ham buys for church officials and no donations or ticket purchases. The entry notes $6 for volunteer assistants.

Denver George J. Knapp

Stalled Car Towing Protocol in the Holland Tunnel

Trained personnel tow stalled vehicles from the Holland Tunnel using specialized emergency equipment. No charges are applied for the tow.

Holland Tunnel

Crochet Rug Pattern 6521 Requires Four String Strands

Learn to crochet a decorative rug using four strands of string in three colors with a crochet hook. The pattern provides five simple pieces, full instructions, illustrations, materials, and color schemes. Send ten cents to Winchester Dept. 259 W. 14th Street New York NY with name address and pattern number.

Winchester Dept W. 14Th Street New York N. Y

Brethren Bible Conference at Winchester School of the Bible

The Winchester School of the Bible and First Brethren Church announce Dr. Louis Bauman visiting September 23 24. Bauman, pastor of the Brethren church in Long Beach California and editor at Sunday School Times, will speak on The Crumbling of the Clay and Prophecy and Europe today at 7 30 p m. The public is invited to hear the latest signs of the times.

Winchester School of the Bible First Brethren Church Louis Bauman Brethren Arch Long Beach California Sunday School Times Jina Lake Indiana

Mayor and City Manager to Attend Virginia League Sessions

Dr. C R Anderson mayor and City Manager Lee Grant will attend sessions of the Virginia League of Municipalities in Roanoke next week. Anderson has been named to the League Nomination Committee. Some Council members may also attend but plans are not finalized.

C.R. Anderson Lee Grant Virginia League of Municipalities Roanoke Anderson League

Peach Trees Reach Forty Years In Cox Orchard

Sharpsburg Maryland reports peach trees at William O Cox orchard reaching forty years. Cox notes peach trees can have long lives yet bear fruit abundantly with some trees aging to four decades and producing some of the best peaches in the orchard.

Sharpsburg William O. Cox Cox

Bioff Leaves Jail in a Green Suit

Hollywood labor leader William Bioff completed a six month pandering sentence from 18 years earlier and was released from the Chicago house of correction. He walked to a waiting car with a chauffeur, his green double breasted suit drawing attention as he departed.

Chicago William Bioff House of Correction Bioff

Rainfall Statistics Through September From Winchester Lab

Present and past rainfall figures show 1.61 inches for September to date and 31.28 inches year to date. The 27 year average monthly rainfall from 1913 to 1939 lists Jan 2.56, Feb 2.04, Mar 2.90, Apr 3.23, May 3.53, Jun 3.79, Jul 3.59, Aug 3.69, and Sept and Oct at 3.19, with Nov 2.35 and the annual average 35.53 inches. Statistics courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.

Winchester Research Laboratory

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