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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1941
Page
7
Baltimore market notes from April 18 show prices for potatoes sweet potatoes and eggs steady or dull. Cattle calves hogs and lambs are quoted with varying bids and wide ranges across weight classes and categories.
New York April 18 The stock market turned bearish amid war trial jitters dipping more than two points with new 1941 lows. Early trading showed no strong selling pressure yet mild bids for select issues faded as day wore on. Volume rose to about 500,000 shares with few recoveries by close and overall sluggish transfers for the day.
Chicago futures pull back nearly two cents on wheat as selling rises on war news and rain. May wheat 90 1 8 to 90, July 88 5 8 to 3 4. oats and corn also slip. Baltimore cash prices show No. 2 red winter wheat around 98, corn 79-81. Winchester markets list wheat 95c and corn 80c per bushel.
Boston market report notes sparse sales with moderate quantities and steady prices. Fine Australian wools reach about 64 cents per pound clean, South American half blood wools sell around 93 to 97 cents secured including duty. domestic wools show steady figures.
The Star notes daily market listings are accurate overall but cautions readers that some typographical errors may have appeared. The paper commits to corrections where errors are found and urges confirmation of figures before transactions.
The Defense Savings stamps and bonds will be sold in post offices banks and other outlets on May 1. Ten cent to five dollar stamps feature the eagle and Minute Man motif with posters and educational material. Series E F G bonds offer portraits of Washington Jefferson Cleveland Monroe Roosevelt Lincoln with denominations up to ten thousand dollars. Henry Bruere named liaison officer coordinating Treasury defense financing with mutual savings banks.
Police warned that all cars with oud licenses or with no licenses must be removed and brought before the court, a move announced this afternoon.
Report notes employers in Pennsylvania may withhold more rapidly on incomes to fund government programs. Officials urge clear payroll practice while workers and unions monitor for balance and legality. The piece highlights policy tension and the potential impact on wages.
International Harvester Company announced a five cent an hour wage increase retroactive to April 14 for all 42000 manufacturing department employees at its motor truck tractor farm implement and twine plants in the United States. Officials said the rise aligns workers with rising wages linked to national defense activity.
Roanoke Senator Leonard G Muse announced nine members form three subcommittees to study Virginia election laws divided into Constitutional provisions Absent voter laws and Statutory provisions. Subcommittees include Gooch Woods Dalton Parsons Morton Draper Hopkins Cox and Benjamin Muse with Republicans Dalton Parsons and Muse. Public hearings urged to gather opinions.
Massanetta Springs prepares for a large scale summer conference session with extensive grounds beautification, hotel redecorations, new linens, and an expanded 150 acre site. The gospel gathering hosts about 4000 youths from Lutherans, Methodists, Baptists and Presbyterians, with a Bible Conference featuring leaders like D W Lindsay Young Frank Mead F W Norwood R J F McKnight and Peter Marshall.
York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington lists conference dates announced by Dr. Wm. E. Hudson. June events include Elders and Deacons, Christian Endeavor, Pioneer Camp, and Young People conferences. July features Music Camp, Lutheran Assembly, and Woman's A School. August covers Baptist Assembly and Bible Conference. The compilation reflects a religious calendar with multiple gatherings for youth and adults.
An old warning style ad offers Kruschen Salts as a fatloss method. It urges weighing daily, taking half a teaspoonful in water each morning, and promises weight loss and energy after four weeks. It warns to refuse imitations and to buy from druggists.
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