27 May 1939
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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1939
Page
1
The snippet presents partial newspaper masthead data and garbled pricing lines for a Citizens News Co publication. It mentions editors Kilcoyte and Nixon, a United Press Nova Service reference, and vague postal rates, with illegible locale names and pricing.
Cincinnati buyers note steer prices around 6.90 per 160 to 260 pounds with strong bids for heavy weights and mixed lots, while calves and cows show varied demand and prices. Chicago markets report fairly active cattle with top around 6.95 for 170 to 240 pound steers, mixed weights, and a general tone of steady to soft demand for calves and heifers.
Light cows selling steady with prices near 5.79 per unit while other cattle show mixed movement, and high quality cuts demand stronger bids. Sheep volume rises to 7,000 with steady or higher quotes. grain markets close mixed with wheat up and corn unchanged after a day of trading.
In Graves County and neighboring counties, county agents organize 4-H demonstrations on spraying and pest control. Volunteers and 4‑H members discuss chemicals, safety, and practical field techniques while local groups prepare for countywide events and fairs in the coming weeks.
Central Press columnist Charles Fr. Stewart notes Michigan senators favor improved prospects for the Republican candidates. He argues Senator Vandenberg stands as the party’s most vocal opponent of the Florida canal project while Dewey and Tart garner varying support. Stewart assesses Vandenberg as a likable, capable candidate with solid credentials but not a radical, and suggests his chances depend on popularizing him amid Florida canal considerations.
Virtually all coal industry leaders in Virginia attended the Richmond safety conference on March 2, staged by the Cavalier Energy group and Virginia Coal Operators Association. The program, arranged by Lenbane of the Clinchfield Coal Corporation, featured opening remarks by W. Nickela, chairman of Virginia’s Industrial Commission, and focused on safety measures for mines across the state.
Kate Douglas visits Twin Chininoya where Jessica and Eleanor discuss fame love and family. A lively exchange reveals Jessica’s stage world and Eleanor’s new admirer Dennis Pryor while Kate weighs life choices and future plans in a sunlit country setting.
The report notes 18 pairs of quail distributed to Caldwell County 4-H members and quail and fish drives in Bath County. It details Sportsmen's Club efforts to stock quail and 2,700 fish, a discussion of cost-saving cooking methods, and forestry purchases in Marshall County. It also mentions farm maps in Crillenden and Breckinridge sheep sales to Hopkins County buyers, reflecting wider rural priorities and challenges.
Farmer Wilbur Wesh Paul Douglas reports a coyote attack near Almira where two calves were killed while an ocoyelay air wheat Te walked to TC Jay, Lip, and another bullockes. The coyote had been chasing before the fatal incident linked to a neighboring farmer's stock.
The Dies Committee in Washington summoned notable figures including Republican chair M.D. Hamilton, Gen. George Van Horn Moseley, Indianapolis banker Felix McWhirter, and George Detherage of the Knights of the White Camellias. The panel plans to release secret reports on an alleged national anti socialist campaign, gathered by Dudley Cribbert.
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