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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1951
Page
3
Curved wagon bottoms let sag shift weight away from end gates when cargo moves over hills. Ulysses S Grant is the portrait on the $50 bill. Membership in Alcoholics Anonymous requires only a sincere desire to stop drinking.
New York stocks rose in early trading easing recent bearish restraint. Leaders gained modestly with rails aiding the recovery as U S Steel Bethlehem Steel New York Central Standard Oil of Ohio Cities Service American Cyanamid Dow Chemical Allied Chemical Loew’s AT&T International Telephone Montana‑Dakota Utilities Westinghouse Electric General Electric Goodyear and Douglas Aircraft advancing.
Baltimore USDA market report shows cattle, hogs, and sheep trading with mixed undertones. Cattle steady to higher on light weight feeds. hogs mostly steady with some price declines. calves slow. sheep receipts limited with steady to firm quotes.
Alfred Joyce Kilmer, author of Trees, served as a private in the 7th Regiment of the National Guard of New York. He was killed in action on July 30, 1918, at age 32. The piece notes wartime service and death in battle.
The market lists feeder cattle at 19.00 to 25.50 for utility to good bulls 26.50 to 31.00 for good to prime vealers 35.00 to 38.00. Salable sheep at 1,500 with bulk slaughter lambs 31.00 to 32.00. No. 1 skin yearlings 28.25 to 28.75 and slaughter ewes 11.00 to 15.00.
The record lists futures prices for soybeans corn and fats with multiple month contracts and rates including Soybeans Sep 2.89 Nov 2.72 Jan 2.74 Mg 2.78 May 2.80 Lard Sep 17.5565 NOV 14.80 Dec 14.92. Readers see mixed year month codes and price figures across commodities.
Local markets are corrected daily though The Star does not assume responsibility for typographical errors. The notice indicates daily market price updates and a disclaimer of accuracy.
Chicago grains show mixed early action as opening deals move slowly. Wheat futures open higher for Sep Dec Mar and May with prices around 2.41 to 2.45 a bushel. corn and oats also post gains beyond 1.60 to 1.80 a bushel in light turnover.
In Winchester Virginia on July 30 1956 Betty Johnson seeks a divorce on desertion grounds to resume maiden name. An affidavit shows the defendant is not a resident. He must appear within ten days after publication to protect interests. Clerk P J Marshall signs.
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