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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1939

Page

7

Market Quotations Baltimore April 8 Prices for Produce and Livestock

Baltimore reports mixed gains and steady levels in fruit vegetables and poultry with crates of Florida onions and new potatoes steady to firm. Cattle hog and sheep trends vary by market region led by U S Dept of Agriculture notes on steers cows bulls and calves. Philadelphia and Chicago poultry and eggs quoted with close listings and steady to unchanged cases.

Baltimore Florida Bliss Baltimore Livestock U. S. Dept. Agr Chicago Livestock Chicago Yéeceipts Limited Philadelphia Ae Plymouth Sram Plymouth Rocks Long Island

Lost Gold Football Marked W J R Reward

A gold football marked with the letter W and the initials J R R is missing. A reward is offered if returned to the Star Bar.

J. R.R

Stocks slump as European woes deepen market losses

New York investors faced a sharp downturn amid European concerns and weak domestic prospects with most major shares sliding to near day’s lows. Transfers reached about 1.5 million shares as several leaders including U S Steel Bethlehem and General Motors fell. listings showed varied closing quotes across prominent issues.

New York London Paris Amsterdam Albania Foreign Checker Board Chicago Winnipeg U. S. Steel Bethelehem General Motors Chrysler Eastman Kodak Dow Chemical American Telephone Johns Manville Westinghouse Philip Morris Santa Fe Great Northern U.S. Rubber Montgomery Ward du Pont Anaconda International tWarvector

Stocks Edge Higher Amid Mixed Wall Street Trading

Trading on the New York Stock Exchange shows mixed results as several major names post small gains while others dip. Notable movers include Samet and Republic Steel with modest increases, alongside declines for Texas Corp and U. S. Steel amid fluctuating oil and utility shares.

Wheat and grain futures surge on European markets

Chicago and Winnipeg futures jumped with wheat leading gains up to 158 cents per bushel amid wartime uncertainty and a pending government winter wheat report. Cash grain quotes show mixed corn oats soy beans rye and lard prices across regional markets.

Chicago Winnipeg Chicago Cash Grain Baltimore Grain

Wheat and corn price report from Baltimore markets

Wheat No 2 red winter at 75 cents per bushel and corn at 65 cents per bushel in Baltimore. Prices shown on delivered at mill basis with year ago comparisons.

Baltimore Winchester

Local Market Prices From The Star Advertisement

A scanned local market listing shows numerous livestock feed and product prices including Patent Brand bags of 12 24 and 48 98 pounds per barrel with varying costs. Items include corn meal middlings mixed feed horse feed dairy products and butter with prices listed in per bag or per barrel figures.

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Queen of Quilts Easy to Piece Prairie Queen Pattern

Quilt pattern feature promotes Prairie Queen design with easy to piece blocks. Describes joining patterns, pillow center option, and includes Block Chart and yardage. To obtain pattern send ten cents to Winchester Evening Star Household Arts Dept. 259 W 14th St New York NY.

Winchester Evening Star Household Arts Dept W. 14Th Street New York N. Y

Daily crossword puzzle clues and answer line from 1939

Puzzle text lists scattered clues such as scarf proverb opposite of to be and other enumerations. Includes fragmented entries like 9 Proverb 13 Diminutive 15 Oppose and 31 Soar with partial letters and misaligned words. Historical King Features Syndicate copyright notice appears at the end.

Home Agent Schedule for Frederick County Week of April 10 15

Frederick County Home Agent Miss Mackline Blair releases a weekly schedule with meetings for the Armel Group at Mrs Carroll Solenerger s home on Tuesday. North Frederick Home Demonstration Club at Mrs George Whitacre s home on Wednesday. Fairfax district meeting to be attended by 35 homemakers on Thursday with speakers from state and federal offices. Round Hill 4-H Club and Mt View 4-H Club meetings planned for Thursday and Friday evenings respectively. Saturday includes office and market inspection.

Mackline Blair Frederick County Armel Group Carroll Solenerger Armel White Post North Frederick Fairfax Northern Virginia Falls Church Maude E. Wallace J. Malcolm Peck Virginia Federation Grace Frysinger U. S. Department of Agriculture Round Hill Mt. View Friendly Grove

Sleepyhead Gene Kelly Slumbers Through Hillside Wreck

Branford Connecticut police reported Gene Kelly asleep in a car parked on a hill near a golf course. The vehicle rolled downhill and struck a phone pole before an officer forced open a door to awaken him. He remained asleep and unharmed.

Sleepyhead Branford Conn Gene Kelly Kelly

Coconut Milk Vino Has Rumlike Flavor Without Rum

Coconut milk vinho de coco is produced from coconut milk and fermented to create a rumlike flavor. The beverage is prepared in the Philippines without using actual rum.

Philippines

Card of Thanks for Nanine B. Hinton

Mr E W Hinton and family thank Rev Harry Balthis and Rev R W Whithurst for loyalty and kindness during the illness and death of wife and mother Nanine B Hinton and for the beautiful funeral service.

E. W. Hinton Harry Balthis R. W. Whithurst Nannine B. Hinton

Barbara Bell Pattern 1730 B for diverse house dress

Barbara Bell presents pattern 1730 B a new house dress design for sizes 14 to 42 with side belts gathered front panel pinafore bow and slim waist. describes materials gingham calico percale and sizes with yardage and mailing price plus pattern book offer.

Barbara Bell

Canadian Applicant Dean Willing to Bear Arms at 80

Henry Bogart Dean, an 80 year old Canadian seeking U S citizenship, told Federal Judge H Church Ford he is willing to bear arms in defense of the United States. The judge teased him about age and a rifle, and Dean responded that he can still carry a pistol.

Covington, Ky Henry Bogart Dean H. Church Ford United States Dean

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