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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1944
Page
6
Evening listing shows WMAL programming from 6:30 with Optimist and Earl Goewin at 6:15, news wraps at 6:45 and 7:00 Serenade, 7:15 Get In Swine, 7:30 Dream House, 8:00 Watch World, 8:15 Lum and Abner, 8:30 Nit-Wit, 11:00 News with Evans, plus 11:15 Hour, ending with 11:45 Dreams and Judy Mystery Theater.
A war correspondent recalls a battered Fourneuf platoon that breached a fortified German line at Brest, leaving only one survivor from a whole unit. He details the mortally brave actions, the sergeant and crew, and the grim battlefield sights as the line held and the objective was reached.
Present and past rainfall figures show 24 hours ending at 8 a m. none. September to date 5.14 inches and year to date 30.06 inches. Average annual rainfall over 31 years is 35.95 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1943 list January 2.51, February 1.95, March 2.92, April 3.15, May 3.60, June 3.83, July 3.60, August 3.74, September 2.31, October 3.45, November 2.46, December 2.43 inches. Courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
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