Farm winner almost skipped entry in $50,000 contest
Donald D. Dunn, a 30 year old implement salesman and war veteran, won the $50,000 Farm in a Day Contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He will receive an 80 acre tract near Moses Lake Washington transformed in 24 hours into a fully equipped farm including a $15,000 house for Dunn his wife and two daughters. Dunn delayed sending in his application until the extended deadline and credited his wife with helping prepare the entry.
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Yakima
Wash
Donald D. Dunn
Moses Lake
Dunn
4-H Baby Beef Show Tomorrow in Frederick County
Frederick County hosts its annual 4-H Baby Beef Show at the Virginia Livestock Market on N Kent Street at 9 30 tomorrow morning with C E Campbell as judge. After the local event, part of the animals travel to Richmond for the Junior Fat Livestock Show at 10 o'clock Wednesday and sale at 2 p m. Cash awards are provided by the Farmers and Merchants National Bank. Exhibitors include Ray and Kenneth McDonald Stephens City Ronald Brown Bartonsville Mary Lou Ramey Gainesboro Margaret and Billy Ramey Hayfield and Sidney Rogers Gainesboro.
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Frederick County
Virginia
N. Kent Street
C E Campbell
Richmond
Farmers and Merchants’ National Bank
Ray and
Kenneth McDonald
Stephens City
Ronald Brown
Bartonsville
Mary Lou Ramey
Gainesboro
Margaret and
Billy Ramey
Hayfield
Sidney Rogers
Funeral Services for Mrs Lucile Near Wiltshire
Funeral services for Mrs Lucile Near Wiltshire are scheduled Tuesday at 12:00 noon. The services will be held at Jones Funeral Home located at 111 Latane Street.
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Lucile
Wiltshire
Latane Street
Jones Funeral Home
Midget Racing Rained Out at Winchester Speedway
The Midget Races at Winchester Air Port Speedway were canceled due to rain and rescheduled for Sunday April 20. Time trials start 1:30 pm and races at 2:30 pm under a new point system. Top drivers include Gil Snelson Shorty Bowers Doug Bailey Jimmy Rigan and Tommy Meridian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Airport Speedway
Kermit Batt
Gil Snelson
Shorty Bowers
Doug Bailey
Jimmy Rigan
Tommy Meridan
Russian refugee kills self and four children in rooming house
A 38 year old refugee Sergiusz Aksiuk born in Russia killed himself and his four children by piping gas into their bedroom. Police report the family aged 7 to 15 years included three sons and a daughter. the bodies were found by the wife Nina after she returned home shortly after midnight. Investigators offered no immediate motive.
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Toronto
Yugoslavia
Serguisz Aksiuk
Russia
Bumper strips placed for Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
Boy Scouts distributed bumper strips advertising the May 1 2 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. John D Ridley of Toronto learned his car bore the strip as he toured the Shenandoah Valley with his wife. Scouts Edward Truslow Tommy Wolfe William Cooper Bobby Novick Darrell Tallman participated. Joseph A Schroth led the distribution.
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Boy Scouts
John D. Ridley
George Washington Hotel
Boy Scouts Association
Ontario
B.S. A
Canada
United States
Ridlers
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Edward Truslow
Tommy Wolfe
William Cooper
Bobby Novick
Darrell Tallman
Joseph A. Schroth
Norfolk Minister Fails to Return From Richmond Trip
Police pursue clues as Rev Gordon Chesson pastor of the Berkley Church of Christ is missing after a trip from Richmond. His wife says he hasn’t answered calls since Wednesday and rules out foul play, citing nervous conditions from overwork.
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Norfolk
Richmond
Gordon Chesson
Berkley Church of Christ
Chesson
Stamp Tax Stamp Size and Purpose in Revolution Era
The adhesive stamp measured about 15 8 in square and was embossed on heavy dark greenish blue paper. It had to be affixed to all legal and commercial documents pamphlets newspapers almanacs cards and dice, fueling resistance to British rule.
New York Stocks Rise on Rail and TV Shares
Railroad and television stocks led a mixed market with gains from a few cents to over $2 a share. Zenith Radio Motorola Emerson Radio Radio Corp Philco Admiral Columbia Broadcasting Co shares and several rail stocks posted advances, while Patino Mines International Harvester Montgomery Ward and Allied Chemical lagged.
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New York
Zenith Radio
Motorola
Emerson Radio
Radio Corp
Philco
Admiral
Columbia Broadcasting
International Tele Phone
New York Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Northern Pacific
Santa Fe
Ilinois Central
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chesapeake & Ohio
U. S. Steel
General Motors
American Cyanamid
American Can
Paramount Pictures
American Smelting
International Harvester
Montgomery Ward
Allied Chemical
Local Markets Update From The Star
Daily corrected market listings appear in The Star with a disclaimer that the paper is not responsible for typographical errors.
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The
Star
Abe the Newsboy Fought 1309 Contests Worldwide
M. H. T A. Abraham Hollandersky, known as Abe the Newsboy, competed in 1,309 boxing contests across the globe, underscoring his record as a prolific prizefighter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Hollandersky
Abe the
Produce and Livestock Prices Across Markets Summary
Baltimore reports steady to higher prices for fruits and vegetables with light offerings and some gains on rome and york apples. Pork and beef values edge up with steady feeder cattle and mixed hog and calf quotes continuing across Chicago and USDA markets.
Egg market prices and live poultry rates in Winchester area
Agriculture Department listing daily egg prices for U S Grade A eggs in various sizes and live poultry rates in Winchester. Prices show Heavy Breed Hens 4 2 lbs and over 26 cents Leghorn Hens 18 cents Rocks and Cross Broilers 27 cents Leghorn Broilers 20 cents Beltsville White Broilers 38 cents White and Bronze Breed Hens 34 36 cents Old guineas sold per bird.
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Winchester
Chicago Grains opens firm amid mixed crop month trends
Wheat eases on the Board of Trade while corn oats rye and soybeans show varied prices for May July September and December contracts. Notable figures include wheat May 2.51 51 1 8 and soy May 2.90 3 4 9 1 times. lard futures also listed for nearby months.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Jly
How's your I Q Answers from page four quiz
The printed quiz answers list ten items: 1 National Production Authority 2 Arizona 3 Wagner 4 Mexico 5 Iwo Jima near Okinawa 6 Anthracite 7 Mary I daughter of Henry VIII 8 Washington Capt Alava 9 Louisa May Alcott 10 If she were here now I should be glad to interview her.
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National Production Authority
Arizona
Wagner
Mexico
Iwo Jima
Island
Okinawa
Mary I
Henry
Washington
Alava
Louisa M. Alcott
Local Farm Auction Listings for April Dates in West Virginia and Virginia
A sequence of farm and household auctions listed with dates from April through April 26 in Ridgeway West Virginia Petersburg West Virginia near Charles Town Elizabethtown Middletown Va Millwood Va and Kernstown. Items include livestock farm machinery antiques and real estate with designated auctioneers Byron Brumback Duvalls and others.
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Paul Fishpan
Feagan
Ridgeway
W. Va
Chas. R. Duvall
West Va
Aberdeen- Angus Assn
Petersburg
E. Mercer Jones
Charles Town
Lewis & Duvall
Henkel Lamp and Son
Lupton Farm
Kernstown
Winchester
W. D. Orndorff
G. K. Wagner
Elizabethtown
E. Baker
Middletown
Byron Brumback
W. J. Colfelt
Emma C. Colfelt
Purmiture
James B. Hawkins
Millwood
Duvalls
Market Report Shows Mixed Sheep Prices and Slump in Slaughter Lambs
Uneven trade with salable sheep around 20.00 to 34.00. Four thousand salable sheep. no slaughter lambs in loadouts sold. Native spring lambs absent. Slaughter ewes scarce and weak. Cull to good native wool types priced mainly 10.50 to 14.50.
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Baltimore
Bkts & Boxes
Usis
Romes
Yorks
N. J Romes
Spain
Hpr
Bkts
N. J. Goldens
USDA
Chicago
Eisenhower Assailed by U S Communist Leader in Britain
William Z Foster, chairman of the U S Communist Party, labeled General Eisenhower a reactionary jingo militarist and imperialist in a message to the 22nd National Congress of the British Communist Party. Foster praised Eisenhower as a leading figure in the U S presidential race, but he could not attend due to visa denial by the State Department.
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London
U. S
Eisenhower
National Congress
Communist Party
William Z. Foster
Foster
U. S. State Department
Salt to water ratio in the Dead Sea
There are over 24 pounds of saline substances in every 100 pounds of water.
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Dead Sea
Mel
Rebels Invite Exiled Leader Back to Bolivia
Bolivian rebels controlling the new National Revolutionary party government say Victor Paz Estenssoro will return from Argentina to lead the regime. A 13 member cabinet has been installed and a delegation was sent to Buenos Aires to invite Paz Estenssoro to come home.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Victor la Paz Estenssoro
Argentina
National Revolutionary Party
MNR
Buenos Aires
Paz Estenssoro
Final Congressional vote on Taft-Hartley law passage
The Taft-Hartley Act passed over the President's veto. In the Senate the tally was 68 yeas and 25 nays with 0 abstentions. In the House the vote was 331 yeas and 83 nays with 15 not voting.
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Congress
J.R. A
Senate
Yeas
House of Representatives
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Kansas
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cell Jones
Dwight Eisenhower
Fifth Avenue
Dorothy Sarz
New Jersey
Speedway
J. W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc. Quality Building Materials
Braddock
Man
Self
Brumback’s
Ferguson
FORD
United States District Court For
Southern District of New York
Harry Ferguson, Inc
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn Motors Corporation
World
Americas
Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply
N. Cameron St
England
Elizabeth II
Westminster Castle
George VI
N. Y. Stocks
OME Ya Funeral Home
Ambulance Service
Agriculture Dept
I. Q
Cancer Crusade
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp
Kent St
Ee Tae Johns
Manville
U.S
Britain
Frederick Motors
Martinsburg Pike
Keystone Field Seeds
John Stuart & CO
Clearbrook
Mrs
Paul Fishpaw
Chas. R. Duvall, Auctioneer
Guernsey
Ayrshire
Massey-Harris
NEW Holland Hay
Oliver Cletrac
Harvey
Harvey Power
Shaw
Monroe
Jeep
McCormick-Deering
LEROY
G.M.C
Henkel M. Lamp & Son
Joe Jolliffe
Claude Gore
Kernstown Methodist Church
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