Avisco Sweeps Nitro Team In Two Games
Front Royal Avisco base ball team swept a two game set from the Nitro team at Charles Town West Virginia. Final scores were 2-0 and another win for the Avisco nine. Saturday they host Sharpsburg Maryland and Sunday welcome Winchester Park nine.
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Front Royal
Avisco
Nitro
W. Va
Visco ‘Plant
Charles Town
W Ve
Avisco Nine
Sharpsburg
Winchester Park
Utah Centennial Stamp Offered Here
Postmaster W Nelson Page announced the Utah centennial stamp for the 100th anniversary of Utah settlement is on sale at the local post office. Also available are the 3 cent Doctors issue and several commemoratives including 5 cent Roosevelt 3 cent Kearny Expedition 3 cent Joseph Pulitzer 3 cent Thomas Edison 3 cent Stamp Centenary and 5 cent air mail. The new 10 cent Air Letter Sheet offers a folded envelope with postage and air mail markings ready to mail abroad with no enclosures allowed.
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W. Nelson Page
Utah
Settlement of
Doctors of America
Joseph Pulitzer
Thomas Edison
Burr Harrison Delivers Strasburg Rotary Talk
Rep Burr P Harrison of Winchester spoke to the Strasburg Rotary calling the war against arrogant labor leaders a fight for peace world recovery and economy. He framed the nation’s struggles as multiple concurrent wars with a focus on economic stability.
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Strasburg
Burr P. Harrison
Winchester
Strasburg Rotary
Front Royal considers annexation plan for large territory
An advance notice requests annexation of a large area to Front Royal. The town council will act on August 25. The initiative centers on expanding municipal boundaries and may affect local zoning and services.
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Front Royal
While Vacationing Have The Star Sent to Your Vacation Address
Advertises a plan to receive The Star at a vacation address for a weekly fee of 200, promising continued news while travelers are away. The notice emphasizes keeping in touch with the newspaper and staying informed during trips.
DAILY CROSSWORD MET 33 36 DRINKING CUP
Across clues include drinking cup a male salmon famous Texas battle concise leaf of a calyx botany to bend dispatch barbarous Asiatic people Down clues cover reward for achievement soothe the head the projecting end of a church mournful beverage pineapple So Am Frying pan bright fish adorn with raised work division of a play aedified manners delay submerge rulers iron writing fluid protective garment dollars Mex travel by oxcart yawn prickling sensation So Am republic equip with men ancient
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Concise
Market Recovery Shows Mild Gains In Mixed Session
New York stock list edged higher at midday with small fractions as leaders paused. notable gainers included Homestake Mining Dome Mines Bethlehem U S Steel Chrysler General Motors Woolworth Southern Pacific Texas Company Dow Chemical International Nickel and Phelps Dodge while Standard Oil Sears Roebuck AT and T Kennecott American Can and Du Pont lagged.
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New York
Dome Mines
Bethlehem
U.S. Steel
Chrysler
General Motors
Woolworth
Southern Pacific
Texas Co
Dow Chemical
International Nickel
Phelps Dodge
Packard Motors
Standard Oil
Sears ,Roebuck
American Telephone
Kennecott
American Can
du Pont
Union Carbide
J. C. Penney
Baltimore Livestock and Produce Markets Report
Produce apples and eggs price ranges listed for Duchess Summers Rambos and other varieties. Poultry demand described as slow with dull market. fryers 35-37 cents, fowl 30-32 cents, roasters few sales. Eggs wholesale prices shown, receipts and butter and egg totals noted. Cattle, calves, hogs described with price ranges and market activity. lighter grass cattle and canners quoted. overall market slower with some steadiness against Tuesday.
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Baltimore
Bu. Bas
Usis
MD. del
Duchess
Baltimor
Market Quotations and City Nickname Query
The listing covers livestock prices for fat steers heifers cows bulls veal lambs and hogs with ranges for each grade and weight. It ends with a trivia note asking which city is nicknamed The Western Capital and states Denver Colorado claiming many federal offices and buildings in 1945.
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J.W.G.A
Denver
Colorado
Washington, D. C
Hog and cattle market report from Chicago fair
Slab notes show hogs 7 500 salable, 9 000 total, prices mostly 25 cents lower. top around 28 50 for 200 lb, bulk 170 240 lb 27 50 28, 280 300 lb 24 75 26, sows under 350 lb 22 25 24, 400 450 lb 19 21. Cattle 11 000 salable, calves 800. steers 25 cents higher, best 34 25, yearlings 30 33 50, heifers 25 29, cows 13 20, bulls to 25 cents higher.
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Chicago
Local Markets Sun May 4 1924
Market briefs report daily trading notes with local prices and items listed. Readable entries include commodity quotes and vendor names reflecting regional commerce.
World’s worst weather found in Aleutian Islands
The Aleutian Islands off Alaska are famous for the worst weather in the world. Attu experiences rain five to six days weekly with only eight or ten clear days per year and constant fogs due to its latitude near England.
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Aleutian Islands
Alaska
England
Attu
Egg and live poultry prices from Winchester area markets
Agriculture Dept Markets Division reports Federal State priced eggs at 0.59 per dozen for U S Grade A extra large, 0.57 large, 0.47 medium, 0.51 B large, pullets 0.35, trades 0.40. Live poultry prices paid by dressing plants: heavy breed hens 26-27c per lb, leghorns 20-21c, heavy breed broilers 32-33c, leghorn broilers 26-27c, old roosters 12-13c, turkeys young toms 22c, young hens under 18 lbs.
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Winchester
U. S
Grains decline at opening on Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago grain prices ease at the opening as forecasts of showers in Minnesota Nebraska and Iowa trigger profit taking in corn Wheat futures fall with Sep 2.34 1 4 Dec 2.32 2 32 1 2 May 2.27 1 4 Corn Sep 2.28 1 2 2.27 Dec 2.11 1 2 2.10 1 2 May 2.05 1 2 2.05 July 1.98 3 4 1 2 Oats Sep 1.02 1 or 1 4 Dec 99 3 4 1 2 May 93 1 2 3 4 Lard Dec 16.85 19.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Minnesota
Nebraska
Iowa
Oats
Lard
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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Tate Gee
Ell Patel
Danien
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American Legion
New York City
Truman
The
Legionnaires
Harrison
Ft. Royal
West Clifford St
J. G. Holsinger & Son
N. Loudoun St
RCA Victor
Chargin
Bescon
Ieee
Daily Crossword
So. Am. Republic
Equip
Ancient
Ivanhoe
N. Cameron St
Cumberland Valley Dealer's Assn
Gotham
U.N. Group
United States
Margaret A. Hickley
International Congress of Women of Liberal Professions
Paris
France
U.N. Economic, Social and Cultural Organization
International
Agriculture Dept. Markets Division
Chicago Grain
George Washington Garage
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Winchester FurniTure CO
Loudoun ST
Long Teland City
Cloverdale Springs Company
Newville, Pa
Ntabe
Continental Ol Company
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