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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1941
Page
9
Prices from Philadelphia to Chicago show mixed gains and declines across poultry eggs butter and meats. Chickens and fowl hold near prior levels while eggs and butter hold steady with modest shifts in weights and grades across markets.
Quotations of selected stocks at 2 p m today include Al Chim 153, Am Can 88 1 2, Am Rad 6 1 2, Am Republic Steels 18 1 8, Sears Roebuck 70 3 8, Southern R 12 1 2, O of N J 35 3 4, Texas Corp 37 3 4, Union Pac 78, U S Steel 53 7 8, Va Car Pid 20 3 4, Western Union 2018, Woolworth 30.
Chicago traders face sharp declines in most grain futures with corn largely spared. Old and new prices for wheat, oats, soybeans, rye and bellies show heavy losses. cash grain quotes list no. 2 yellow corn around 69 to 70 cents and various oats and barley rates. Baltimore reports wheat at 99 1/4 cents and corn at 78 cents.
Wailing sirens darkened El Paso and Juarez in a 15 minute border blackout as part of Army Day observances. Air force planes from Fort Bliss dropped flares over the area while anti aircraft batteries illuminated the sky. A 20 000 strong motorized cavalry and anti aircraft parade preceded the blackout across Texas and nearby New Mexico sites.
Baltimore April 8 draft officials expect a second selective service registration a few weeks before Labor Day. The target group are youths turning 21 since the first registration last October, with about 9 000 to 10 000 youths in Maryland reaching majority. Nationally about 900 000 young men will join the second registry.
Boston wool market shows moderate demand for medium Bright fleece wools. Country packed lots of early shorn Ohio wools sell around 45 cents grease delivered for mixed lots. Small offerings due to slow shearing progress. occasional sales close on early shorn bulk territory wools at 1.00 to 1.02 dollars secured delivered for French combing lengths.
The ministry of home security announced that 4,259 civilians were killed and 5,557 injured in British air raids during March. Among the dead were 598 children and 413 injured others.
In Richmond on April 8 a new two-horse mounted police detail made its debut assisting traffic control at the Deep Run Hunt Club horse races.
James Thomson G O President. The 15-year-old son of Mrs. Paul J Thomson of Miller Street won the post with a 276 vote majority in the Handley School General Organiza election. He is a Junior, succeeding Dorothy Moore who is graduating in June. Other candidates were Harold Rivers Morris Cather and Steve Rosenberger.
Commerce Department chief cites record electric output and carloadings at peak in 10 years while noting supply constraints. Prices for 28 commodities rose about 10 percent in March due to lend-lease effects and shipping inadequacies.
The 5 PM vespers at Market Street Church featured Rev Homer Welch from Stephens City delivering a meditation on The Cross. The service included a double quartet and solo by Mrs A Harold Rowe with Incline Thine Bar. this afternoon Rev Robert Nelson of Christ Episcopal Church will give the meditation with Andrew Babb singing O Sacred Head.
Milwaukee April 8 production workers returned to the Allis-Chalmers plant ending a January 22 strike and resuming work on 45 million dollars of national defense goods. The 155 acre facility hummed with cranes and foundry flames as about 5,400 workers began a normal day shift.
Former army psychiatrist Dr. C. C. Burlingame told a seminar that the army erred in World War II by drafting 97 000 psychiatric cases, costing a billion dollars. He urged draft boards to emphasize selectivity to protect individuals and the military from irreponsible draftees and internal threats.
Continued coverage of Balkan fighting notes Greek defense under pressure from German advance. Yugoslav withdrawals near the Greek border weaken the left flank while Nazi panzer columns push toward the Aegean as British forces bolster Greek forts and air defenses.
In New York on April 8, United Mine Workers and operators opened wage talks for Pennsylvania hard coal. Operators proposed renewing the two year contract to April 30, 1941 with minor changes, arguing a wage boost would imperil markets and jobs. The union demanded higher wages and a fairer share of wartime demand.
Dr John Poulson of Winchester visited the Louisville School in Clarke County during Negro Health Week to promote higher health standards among the colored people. He emphasized tarret control and the school patrons and authorities expressed appreciation through Emma A Weeks the teacher.
In Waynesboro Virginia a prisoner at the county jail swallowed his wrist watch prompting authorities to commit him to a mental hospital for observation.
Distinct speakers not yet chosen for the queen’s introduction this afternoon. Invited guests from Winchester and Washington include numerous named figures such as Senator H F Byrd, Congressman A Robertson, Lilian Somoza, Eleanor Scully, Gretchen Thomson, Rebecca Morgan, Lola Boyd, and others. After the show, guests proceed to the Troika Club on Connecticut avenue.
Secretary Knox announces James Forrestal will visit England for about two weeks to establish close liaison between the Navy Department and the British Admiralty on lend-lease matters. He will oversee U S purchases and repairs of British war vessels and work toward uniform naval equipment. Forrestal follows a growing list of officials on personal missions to England.
Nelson C Long faces nine months in jail with 30 days if practical terms met and court costs paid for three bad check charges. Perry A Whitmier cited for reckless driving with fines. John M Wotring of Capon Bridge fined for overloaded trucks. Carl B Smith and Earl Pitzer cited for overloaded truck infractions. Charles T Parrill fined for drunken driving with 30 day sentence. Clayton Orndorff fined for license and tag violations. Arthur Huffman cited for dealer tag use. Grant C Wolfe noted for operation with truck tags. Sterner cited for reckless driving.
The Lions Club will hold a noon meeting at the new Winchester armory next Tuesday. Two new members, Robert E. Smith and Pingley, were introduced. Guest speaker L J McElligott from C P Telephone explained the dial system's history and operation.
Ferdinand Marie Jacques Isidore Pascal Antoine Bourbon was the full name of King Alfonso XIII.
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