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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1929
Page
5
Boston August 2 reports warn of flour at about 8 dollars per barrel in the coming crop year. Earlier forecasts of 5 dollar flour faded as dry weather damaged spring wheat in the United States and Canada. Mills now buy hard winter wheat in the Southwest, lifting prices as harvests near completion.
The report describes heavy winter wheat movement filling elevators and port embargoes at Gulf ports, with scarce shipping for storage. Soft winter wheat demand remains strong as weather favors crops, while Argentine wheat prices rise 25 percent over weeks and June exports reach 65.8 million bushels. Exports for July show large maize surpluses and steady but cautious buying patterns in U S mills.
Wilbur B Huston, 16, of Port Madison Wash, selected winner of the Thomas A Edison scholarship contest. A teacher described him as modest and retiring, needing encouragement to enter contests. Parents, Bishop and Mrs F A Huston, rejoiced at the victory announced at the Edison home in Llewelyn Park with 49 contestants from states and DC.
Dr Stratton praised the nine finalists for a tough exam covering morals ethics science. The youngest finalist, from Huston State, Seattle, won the state title with Dr N D Showalter presiding. Contestants from Brainerd Minnesota Florence Alabama Columbus Georgia Laurel Maryland finished after John Lowey led the pack.
Wilbur B. Huston of Seattle will tell how it feels to be the brightest boy in the country in a five minute talk at 8 p m eastern daylight time from NBC New York studios. The report comes from the Associated Press.
Three people die and three are seriously injured after eating biscuits made from flour laced with poison. Victims include Mrs. E. L. Wallace 35, her son Bruce 9, and W. Brakefield 65. E. H. L. Wallace and two other sons are in critical condition near Kilbourne, Louisiana.
Due to the death of Mrs. Elizabeth VanDeventer the Kernstown M E Church South service Sunday evening at 8 o'clock will be conducted by Rev Co H Anderson. Rev Lambert attends his aunt's funeral in Bayer West Virginia. Mrs VanDeventer was 80 and left two sons.
The Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries authorized hiring a Colorado expert trapper to eradicate wild bob cats in western Virginia. The trapper will also teach locals how to trap, with federal and state agencies watching the effort as the wild cat menace grows in the mountainous Old Dominion.
New Orleans union and management agree to mediation ending a month-old car strike. Judge Duafus Gaon ter of the United Court of Appeals presided during the settlement talks.
Pine Grove Church observes Homecoming and Memorial Day on Sunday August 18 with an old fashioned morning service led by laymen. Rev H V Wheeler will preach at both services and conduct the noon dinner on the grounds. Wheeler, Moorefield district elder, makes his last circuit round and will lead the farewell quarterly meeting Monday August 19 after his farewell sermon.
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