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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1937
Page
2
Regional market notes detail Aug 19 listings for Baltimore and Philadelphia produce, Baltimore livestock, and Chicago hog and cattle bids. Cattle, hog, and sheep price ranges and shifts are reported with typical weekly variability and quality distinctions.
Local markets report daily prices for patent and intermediate grains, dairy feeds, and poultry supplies. Prices cover bag sizes from 12 to 98 pounds, with per barrel figures and retail equivalents for flour, middlings, oats, mixed feeds, dairy foods, butter, and chick starter across multiple brand lines.
Readers in Winchester and area may report missed Evening Star deliveries to the Post Office or Delivery Co postal telegraph. The service offers no charge for reshipment or notice of non receipt.
New York stocks slumped with steels and oils among the weakest sectors while attempts to rally fell flat. Traders eyed far eastern developments as grain markets showed a sharp wheat price drop with Minneapolis Duluth receipts soaring year over year.
Chicago August 19 reports enlarged arrivals of newly harvested domestic spring wheat and related grain quotations for futures and cash markets. The brief notes the immediate market response as dealers track price movements and supply shifts in the wake of the harvest.
In the rough town of Hang-Knot, patrons brace for a wild evening at the Last Gasp Saloon. Gunfire and stabbings erupt as fights unfold, with tensions running high and danger lingering over the smoky room.
A terse message indicates we cannot accompany you at this time. The communication lists names or initials only and ends with an anxious remark.
Chinese Lungo reports Japanese forces poised for a night landing with battle fleet cover. Two divisions already in Shanghai campaign and 60 000 more men believed en route or under orders. The likely landing spot is Liuho, 17 miles northwest of here, near a 1932 Japanese Army operation.
Puzzle fills with across and down clues including terms like lace frill stack of worn at the hay neck and declare coin. Answers reference various wordplay and garbled text, with partial solutions and a final answer hinted by downward clues.
Reports say Japanese forces would land in Chapu Chekiang province about 45 miles southwest of Shang rng drive, while two Chinese divisions held entrenched positions to resist the invaders. The expected expedit ion aimed at breaking Chinese resistance along the flank.
House approval sent to the White House for a compact creating a Potomac Valley Conservatory District to prevent or abate river pollution. The district would be formed under a pact among Maryland Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.
A spokesman for Andrew W. Mellon at Mrs. David Bruce’s home denied reports that the former secretary of the treasury is gravely ill. The official said Mellon is sitting up and talking as usual, stating the rumors are absolutely false.
Congress approved a 526 million dollar low cost housing program but sent the measure to conference to resolve House Senate differences. The Senate had earlier passed a broader bill for federal loans and grants, and expect a quick accord before sending to the White House.
Alabama politics mix with national news as Black’s term ends in January 1939 and Graves may call a special August 1 election. Albert Levitt seeks to block Black by demanding proof of eligibility over pension vote. The Senate has one female member, Hattie Caraway of Arkansas. Attorney General Cummings weighs in.
A brief weather note cites Cedar Creek Grade receiving an excellent shower, Kernstown reporting a light shower, and Kernstown rumors of heavy rain at 2:30 dismissed. Stephens City saw no significant rainfall by 3:15, while rain fell between two local areas.
Senator Bankhead of Alabama read letters from Jewish Catholic and Negro residents praising an appointment while Senator Copeland accused Black of Klan past. The scene infused the debate with a note of comedy relief as the chamber weighed racial history and qualifications.
Will Rogers shares a short humorous tale about two colored men and the way language changes meaning. The narrator reflects on personal jail experiences to frame the joke.
Two inmates greet after long separation in a jail yard. One explains a three week sentence and a violent crime, saying he killed his wife. The other laments a short term, reflecting a grim, sparse exchange.
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