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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1948
Page
3
Advertisement urges readers to check blood strength and signs of anemia. Claims SSS Tonic boosts red blood cells, improves appetite energy and immunity, and enhances digestion by increasing gastric juice. Markets the tonic as effective for non organic nutritional anemia with millions of bottles sold.
The Winchester hospital highlights food service, patient debts, and rising costs. It cites 1947 meal totals, charity care, and large uncollectable accounts. An executive committee seeks 850000 dollars to expand with 105 more beds and updated operating rooms to relieve overcrowding and improve care.
New York April 15 market quotations show prices edging upward amid active dealings. Major leaders mostly declined while several industries remained buoyant, with government spending fueling inflation fears and a mixed bag of gains and losses among key stocks including US Steel and American Telephone. Independent utilities and rail groups registered variances amid the day’s trading.
The hospital highlights 31 active medical staff members including 19 surgeons and 14 with top board certifications. It plans to expand the x ray department and laboratory, enlarge kitchen and dining areas, add storage, improve the lobby, and create a larger visitor waiting room to serve patients within 30 miles.
Baltimore market note shows apples mostly steady with varied prices for different sizes and varieties. Poultry receipts moderate, fryers and fowl priced, eggs steady with mixed grades. butter and egg receipts totaled 22 960 lbs and 5011 cases. Chicago and Baltimore cattle, hogs, and calves quoted with steers up to 39.60 to 41.25 and hogs around 22.75 for 180-225 lb, with trends indicating firmness or modest rises.
Cattle bids show low good steers 25.50 to 27.25, good and choice heifers 27.25 to 30.50, beef cows 24.50 down, canners and cutters largely 15 to 18, most good to medium weight and heavy bulls 23.50 to 24.50, dealers largely 26 to 28 with few at 29.
Chicago grains opened with mixed prices as wheat and corn showed modest gains and oats held near previous levels. May wheat at 2.51 and May corn at 2.30 1 2 show early directions while deferred contracts reflected slight shifts across oats and lard.
Agriculture Dept. Markets Division lists U S Grade A eggs and live poultry prices in Winchester. Grade A extra large at 44 46 cents per dozen, medium 42, large 44, pullets 37, and other egg grades and poultry prices including heavy breed hens, leghorn, turkeys, guineas, roosters, and various broilers.
In April 1947 there were 16,323,000 women 14 years and over in the labor force. Of these, 37.9 percent were single and 46.2 percent were married, with 15.9 percent widowed or divorced.
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