Agriculture Dept egg market prices for Frederick County
Prices for tomorrow set by the Agriculture Department and Frederick County Farm Bureau include U S Grade A Extra Large at 46 cents, Grade A Large 40? cents, Grade A Medium not listed, No 8 Grade B Large, and various listings for pullets, heavy breed hens, broilers, leghorn broilers, white hens, turkeys, ducks, and guineas with per pound and per item values, reflecting typical market quotes and poultry products. The Nunatag0mit Eskimos, once numerous in Alaska, are tied to Athabascan Indian heritage.
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Frederick County Farm Bureau
U. S&s
Alaska
Market Quotations From Baltimore Chicago and More
Market data across fruits vegetables and livestock shows apples and peaches steady to up slightly with various regional quotes. Cattle hogs sheep and calves mixed with demand light to moderate and receipts varying across Baltimore and Chicago markets.
New York Stocks Slip After Week of Gains
New York stocks weakened today as radio television issues soured after gains earlier in the week. TV shares fell 50 cents to about $3, while most losses stayed under $1 and a few issues edged higher. Notable declines included Admiral Emerson Philco Radio Corp Zenith Motorola Magnavox General Motors Chrysler US Steel US Rubber United Aircraft Dow Chemical Du Pont International Paper and Standard Oil NJ. Nickel Plate climbed about 21/2 points at times with some gains also seen in Goodrich Caterpillar National Distillers Kennecott Copper Phelps Dodge American Woolen Sinclair and US Gypsum.
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New York
Admiral Corp
Emerson Radio
Philco
Radio Corp
Zenith
Motorola
Magnavox
General Motors
Chrysler
U. 8S. Steel
U. 8S. Rubber
United Aircraft
International Telephone
Dow Chemical
du Pont
International Paper
Standard Oil
Johns Manville
Goodrich
Caterpillar Tractor
National Distillers
Kennecott Copper
Phelps Dodge
American Woolen
Sinclair
U. S. Gypsum
Chicago grains little changed as market opens firm
Chicago corn and soybeans opened firm while the broader grain complex held steady with several contract quotes shown for Dec Mar May and Sep months across corn oats rye soybeans and lard in futures trading.
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Chicago
Winahdee
Rye
Livestock Prices and Stock Salable tallies report
170-190 Ibs 22.00-23.50, 150-170 Ib 20.00-22.50, sows under 360 Ib 20.00-21.75, 36-400 Ib 19.00-20.25, 400-450 Ib 18.00-19.25, 500-600 Ib 17.00-18.25. Salable cattle 800, calves 100. slaughter steers, yearlings 25.00-30.00. beef cows 22.00-24.00. common 19.50-21.50. canners 16.00-19.00. sausages bulls 23.50-25.25. vealers 27.00-33.00. Sheep 500. lambs 25.50-26.50. packages 27.00. cull and medium 17.00-24.50. slaughter ewes 10.00-12.00.
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Usis
Del
Cobblers
N. J. Cobblers
N. C
Baltimore
USDA
Chicago
Governor to Consider Escapee Case in Richmond
A. T. Andrews Jr. seeks mercy from Governor Battle over an escape in 1937 from a two year larceny sentence. He testified through Carter Lowance and H. T. Williams Jr. arguing no useful purpose in returning him to North Carolina. No decision expected before next week.
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Richmond
Battle
A. T. Andrews, Jr
Carter O. Lowance
H. T. Williams, Jr
Andrews
North Carolina
Picketing Case Goes To Court of Appeals Soon
In Virginia a case challenging a law restricting picketing heads to the Court of Appeals with a decision due at the term starting September 4 in Staunton. In Norfolk two Black defendants Robert Edwards and Willie Savage Jr were fined 25 dollars for walking with signs in front of Gem Theater stating Jobs are slow because of Jim Crow.
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Richmond
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Staunton
Norfolk Corporation Court
Robert Edwards
Willie Savage
Gem
Norfolk
Reservists Wind Up Training at Fort Lee Camp
Reservists from 11 seaboard states finish two weeks of active duty at Fort Lee as the first phase of the Second Army Organizer Reserve Corps summer training camp ends. New units from the Middle Atlantic, including three from Petersburg, arrive Sunday for technical and administrative training for the second session through August 27. Lt. Colonel A. W. Lloyd of Petersburg serves as executive officer for the third consecutive year.
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Fort Lee
Seaboard States
Army Organizer Reserve Corps
Middle Atlantic States
Petersburg
A. W. Lloyd
State Polio Toll Tops 350 in Virginia
The State Health Department reports 350 polio cases in Virginia this year, including 25 fatalities. The count rose by 13 with two new infantile paralysis cases in Wythe County and 11 others elsewhere. Wythe leads with 144 cases, followed by Buchanan 17, Fairfax 14, Arlington 10, and nine each in Richmond and Norfolk.
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Richmond
State Health Department
Virginia
Wythe County
Buchanan County
Fairfax
Arlington
Norfolk
Whiskey Sales Rise in Virginia in July 1949
In Virginia the ABC Board reported a 14 percent rise in whiskey cases in July from June, with only a 2 percent increase over July 1948. Bottled in bond whiskey sales climbed notably, linked to a price aligning closely with non-bonded whiskey costs.
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Richmond
Virginia
ABC Board
Plane crash near Roosevelt Airfield kills Navy pilot
In Portsmouth the private plane struck a power line and nose dived into the Roosevelt Airfield. Robert M. Morgan 32 USN chief petty officer owner died. Passenger James W. Pettit 27 Navy chief petty officer escaped. Morgan piloted the Ryan trainer from the rear cockpit.
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Portsmouth
Norfolk County
Robert M. Morgan
USN
Fifth Naval District Shore Patrol
Morgan
Roosevelt Airfield
Suffolk Boulevard
James W. Pettit
Navy
Atlantic Reserve Fleet
Norfolk
Machinists Strike Enters Second Day at Brown and Williamson
A 92 worker strike at the Petersburg tobacco plant stretched into a second day. Local IA machinists' reps meet in Louisville with company officials to settle a two year contract dispute focusing on wages. Union locals from Winston-Salem and Louisville join Petersburg talks as pickets continue and some truckers decline to cross lines.
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Petersburg
Brown and Williamson
International Association of Machinists
Louisville
Winston- Salem
N. C
Firemen's Convention Closes With Parade in Norfolk
The 64th annual State Firemen's Convention concludes with a parade in Norfolk. In the Virginia games, West Point department led with two firsts and three seconds, followed by Tanner Creek with one first and two seconds, the events judging speed and coordination in firefighting.
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Norfolk
West Point Department
Tanners Creek
Norfolk County
Chamber Urges Virginia War Plant Relocation
The Virginia State Chamber of Commerce urged lawmakers to secure a favorable share of new or relocated war production plants for Virginia. They called for decentralization and planning to avoid boom bust patterns, with postwar civilian and stockpiling use in mind, and offered cooperation from state agencies on industrial location data.
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Richmond
State Chamber of Commerce
Virginia
Congress
Chamber
Chris H. Whiteman
Bristol Gets Aid For Slum Clearance
Washington news brief reports the Housing and Home Finance Agency approved a 74200 dollar grant to Bristol Virginia to back slum clearance costs. The funds are to cover any deficit as the city buys clears and resells slum areas.
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Bristol
Washington
Housing and Home Finance Agency Today
Juvenile eye injuries exceed other groups in schools
Children in junior high grades suffer more eye injuries than any other group, highlighting safety concerns in school settings and the need for protective measures.
Tall Nunatagmuits of Alaska Close to Extinction
The Nunatagmuits of Alaska, though nearly extinct, stood exceptionally tall for Eskimos, per early ethnographic notes.
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Alaska
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