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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1957
Page
7
Irregular early trading sees Raytheon gain strongly after an opening block of 3,000 shares and lifting its overall lead. U B Steel eases after record earnings. Cities Service rises, Goodyear slips then recoups most losses. General Tire flat, U S Rubber down a little.
Chicago grain prices edged higher with buys for flour boosting Wheat Sep at 2.16 164, Dec 2.21 21, Mar 2.22 22. Soybeans led gains with Sep 2.43 43 and Nov 2.36 35 while Corn and Oats posted mixed moves and Lard held around 13 to 15.
A collection of historic locomotives is housed in a museum located about 16 miles southwest of St Louis Union Station. The site preserves railway heritage with several engines on display for public viewing.
Livestock markets show US Department of Agriculture listings for Baltimore and Chicago. Cattle ranges include choice slaughter steers 24.50 to 28.00 with several price tiers. hogs fall 18.00 to 23.75. calves 16.00 to 25.00. sheep lambs 21.00 to 23.50. plus various small lots and weights.
The report lists good 16.00 to 22.00 for cattle, 50 head good and choice at 94 lb yearlings 19.00, and call to choice slaughter ewes 5.00 to 8.00. Prices reflect bids and bid ranges for stockyard sales.
Farm price quotes show live poultry broilers and fryers around 19 to 24 cents per pound with higher end for heavy types. Turkey prices remain steady with hens and fryers around 22 to 23 cents. Egg market reports list Grade A Large 46 cents, Grade A Medium 38 cents, Grade A Small 20 cents, and Grade C at 17 cents.
Coronado California article notes John E Hermann a Nashville Tennessee native left the navy as lieutenant and writes he is ready for work in California. He secures a junior right of way engineer job for the state division of highways. The piece adds that only 15 percent of Arizona land is privately owned with the rest held by government.
Receipts of livestock at the Virginia market were heavy with strong demand for top quality cattle and hogs. Prices ranged across grades with choice butcher steers $22.00 to $23.00, heifers $19.50 to $21.00, bulls $16.00 to $16.50, cows $12.00 to $14.50, stockers $18.00 to $22.00, calves $18.50 to $23.50, lambs $25.55, hogs $21.50 to $22.55, sows $1.00 to $1.00 per hundred, and pigs $15.0 down to buyers’ bids.
Springfield reports parole likely for Roger Touhy after Gov Stratton cut his 199 year escape sentence to three years. The 59 year old Chicago gangster is also serving a 99 year Stateville term for kidnapping and began serving in 1934 after conviction for kidnapping John Factor. He escaped in 1942 and was recaptured later that year but his long sentence now reads as reduced.
Stratton’s commutation leaves Touhy with a 99 year sentence plus 3 years and parole eligibility after one third served. He previously sought executive clemency only on the 199 year term and has fought in court to set aside the 99 year kidnapping sentence contending that the sentence should be altered.
A U S District Judge John P Barnes freed a man in 1954 claiming the 99 year sentence was secured on remored evidence. State appeal led to reversal by the U S Courts of Appeals, and the man was jailed again within 47 hours as the case moved forward.
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