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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1949
Page
5
Produce apples and eggs show steady to slight gains with Rambos around 2.00-2.50 over and eggs firm at wholesale 63-65 for large, 55-58 for mediums. Cattle receipts near 300 with cows weaker and calves slow. hogs light at Chicago with mixed bids. sheep scarce.
The Star provides daily market corrections and notes that it does not assume responsibility for typographical errors that may occur. The notice cautions readers to verify figures independently.
The market paused to breathe with narrow moves and mostly unchanged leaders. Phelps Dodge fell after a tepid six month earnings report. Celanese dropped over a point as six month earnings tumbled to 6.174 million from 20.768 million a year earlier. Advancers included Bethlehem Steel Nickel Plate Emerson Radio and Phonograph Radio Corp American Smelting Dome Mines and Texas Co. Decliners encompassed Studebaker Commonwealth Edison Consolidated Natural Gas McIntyre Dow Chemical Eastman Kodak American Can American Woolen Chrysler American Tobacco Loew's and United Air Lines.
Grains were mixed at the opening with Wheat reported at Sep 2.0415, Dec 2.08% Mar 2.08, May 2.0415. Corn showed Sep 1.2514% Dec 1.16- Y% May 1.2034. Oats's Sep 66% Dec 6657 May 6314. Lard Sep 13 Jan 11.80.
Fire tore through the National Electronics Laboratory in Alexandria burning about $260,000 in gear. Ten firefighters from five companies were treated for minor injuries after a three hour fight. the four story brick building on King Street suffered extensive damage.
Winchester police seek the thief who took a Lions Club gum vending machine from the Snow White grill on N. Loudoun Street. One cent gum balls were produced by the device. About 2 45 a m yesterday a man entered, lifted the machine, and exited as customers watched, assuming he had the right to take it. Police have no clues but pursue the case.
In Danville on August 9 physicians treated delegates to the American Legion convention for suspected ptomaine poisoning. Mr and Mrs E T Jones of Danville were admitted to Memorial hospital yesterday with illness. Source of the outbreak is not yet known.
The American Medical Assn. invited Negro doctors to attend clinical sessions at its midwinter meeting in Washington, December 6 to 9, during the National Medical Association convention. FBI records show crime peaks among ages 19 to 23 in 1948, with 21, 22, 23, 19, and 20 as the most common ages.
Consignment heavy with prices near steady. Cattle steers range 19 to 24 dollars, heifers 14 to 21.25, dairy cows up to 290 per head, bulls 15 to 21, hogs 20 to 22.75, sows 13 to 28.50, lambs 18.7 to 24.45, sheep 5 to 8, ewes up to 24. Stocks and weights cited with multiple grade ranges.
Willow Lawn pool conducts swimming lessons led by Catherine Solenberger Jamney Lupton Dan Saxe Mrs Richard Lewis and Buddy Robertson. The class is split into two sections with 75 boys and 38 girls enrolled in the program.
A lesson notes that ticklishness varies with nervous system sensitivity and is partially controllable by the will. It mentions two weekly courses for girls and reviews an earlier June session and an intermediate class from last month.
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