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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1951
Page
3
Naturalists say the most dangerous animals are those born in captivity. Wild animals that are captured fear humans, but captive bred animals grow up with people and may attack more readily due to their familiarity.
Funeral services for Mrs Bettie Waddell Myers 90 mother of City Recreation Director Charles L Aikin and Mrs J Frank Baylis were held today at 3 pm at Hebron Lutheran Church Intermont W Va with burial in the church cemetery. Funeral party left Omps Funeral Home at 145 pm Pallbearers were Bernard Groves Gordon Aikin Joseph Baylis Jr Earnest F Myers Jr Leroy Lineweaver and William Cline.
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Trading churned around today in the stock market with no clear trend despite a rails leadership offer. Changes were small, about a dollar, with gains by Santa Fe New York Central Nickel Plate Texas Co. Du Pont International Paper Youngstown Sheet & Tube Chrysler Goodrich U S Rubber Zenith Radio. Losses appeared in Cities Service Johns Manville American Smelting Homestake Mining American Cyanamid Air Reduction Woolworth Boeing and Douglas Aircraft.
Livestock and produce prices across Baltimore and Chicago markets. Apples scarce notes and varied grades. potatoes and sweet potatoes steady. poultry market mixed with hens and fryers showing slight shifts. Cattle and hog markets in Baltimore and Chicago show limited transactions with prices quoted for steers, calves, hogs, and sheep.
Chicago grain prices show early strength in Wheat Sep 2.38 Dec 2.41 40 5 8 and mixed moves for Corn Oats Rye Soybeans and Lard with several contracts noted. Export prospects to Germany cited among thin gains and looser closes across grains.
Eight individuals or groups were named national champions at the two day country music finals. Winners include Saints and Spinners Rockville Md best square dance team and Smo key McKenny Washington DC Slim Marsden Ednar Md tied for best singers. Chubby Wise Lake City Fla earned best fiddler while Billy Gram mar Washington DC won best guitar and Roy Clark Washington DC best banjo. Smitty and the Georgia Boys Washington DC tied with the Free State Ramblers Marshall Va as best band.
Charles Torreyson McCarty 83 of White Hall Frederick County died in City Hospital Martinsburg West Virginia after a week with heart disease. He born June 1 1868 was son of Archibald and Catherine McCarty he married Alice Barbour who died in 1948. Survived by six children and 11 grandchildren one sister and other relatives. Funeral at Mt Pleasant EUB Church with Rev John Oliver officiating. Burial Mt Pleasant Cemetery.
New York reports Richie Ashburn of Philadelphia moved into a NL batting chase as he passed Jackie Robinson for second place and closed on Stan Musial. Ashburn hit 14 for 33 at bats to raise his average to .424 for the week while Musial led at .370 and Robinson slipped with a .345 mark.
The text explains an old French form of boxing called La Savate. In this method fighters used hands elbows knees and feet, with feet delivering the attacks rather than the hands.
Trial Justice John W. Rice presided in Winchester Police Court on Monday. The docket lists fines with costs for multiple defendants including Ray Kerns of Gore for drunkenness at 14.75 dollars and Roger F. Shamaker on Parkway Avenue for drunkenness at 10.25 dollars, among others such as speeding and reckless driving charges with varying fines.
The Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries adopted a regulation on July 27, 1951 requiring tagging of all wild turkeys killed in any Virginia county. Tags must include hunter name and address, license number, and other details prescribed by the Commission, with tagging and checking at designated stations. Untagged wild turkeys in possession are forfeited to the Commonwealth. The rule takes effect August 20, 1951. Beverley W. Stras Jr. is noted as chairman.
The Smithsonian Institution notes that these sounds form the characteristic song of domestic fowl. The male is generally more vocal than the female, as with most birds.
In sad remembrance of Lula S Lamp who left us August 7 1949 two years ago today. You are gone but not forgotten. Fresh our love will always be. For as long as there is memory we will think of thee. In our hearts your memory lingers always tender fond and true. Her devoted husband and family.
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