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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1949
Page
3
Eight year old Richard King of Long Island City who is mute vanished yesterday and police issued a 15 state alarm fearing he may be locked in a car trunk with Washington plate numbers. A vehicle near Willow Brook State School is the likely scene. plate number unknown.
In Washington on August 19 Townsend plan backers push to collect 93 more signatures to move Townsend pension legislation from the Ways and Means Committee to the House floor. Rep Blatnik urges a concerted effort while Rep Angell calls for broader support and Mrs. Ford notes pressure for social security expansion.
Market reports show salable hogs 5000 with top 21.75 and varied weights. cattle 1000 with steers around 28 and cows down to 11. sheep 500 with lambs 23-24 and wethers around 20. Baltimore notes fruits and poultry with apples steady and fryers at 33-35 and eggs steady. cattle in Baltimore lightly traded with bulls at 20-40 and calves around 26-30.
Growing turkey broilers to supply fried turkey has developed as a farm specialty in the United States highlighting poultry industry practices and regional production.
Public auction to sell 168 acres three miles east of Cross Junction Frederick County as described in deeds of trust from Winona Ford and E L Ford. Auction scheduled August 20 1949 at 11 A M in Winchester Court House. Terms require one third cash with balance in two equal annual installments secured by bonds.
Trustee will offer at public auction in front of Winchester County Court House at 11 A M on Saturday August 20 1949. Lot of 7 12 acres two miles east of Stephens City along State Highway 636. Subject to prior liens from two other deeds of trust. Terms include one third cash and balance in two annual installments with bonds and deed of trust. Auctioneer Coleman Dunn. (7-22-29: 8-5-12-19-51)
In New York on August 19 the market showed little inclination toward a positive trend. Gains edged up for Southern Pacific, Texas Co, Commonwealth Edison, McIntyre Porcupine, Union Carbide, Distillers Corp Seagrams, Montgomery Ward, and Chrysler while Barnsdale Oil, Transcontinental and Western Air, U S Gypsum, Southern California Edison, Kennecott, Dow Chemical, Admiral Corp, J I Case, and Sears Roebuck dipped mildly.
Chicago grain markets opened firm for soybeans while other grains drift lower. Novem ber and December soybean contracts hit seasonal highs amid light overall activity. Wheat and corn futures show mixed moves with soybeans driving notable price action.
In Fredericksburg Virginia on August 3 1949 Paul Bailey Adams sues Beryl Marie Adams for divorce on desertion after two years. Defendant not a Virginia resident must appear within ten days after due publication to protect her interest as Clerk N Whitacre issues copy test.
Daily corrected market list shows prices for flour corn meal and grain products. Items include corn meal white and yellow bags, No 2 yellow corn at 1.45, barley 90, egg mash at 4.35 and 4.00, turkey grower feed 4.25, butter wholesale 0.57 and retail 0.65 per unit, among others.
Chilean government deploys three army regiments to Santiago under new emergency powers to quell rioting said to be communist inspired. Eight killed and 300 wounded in two days of street fighting after fare increase sparked unrest.
Agriculture Department price report lists U S Grade A eggs at 62 cents for extra large, 60 for large, 52 for medium, and B at 52. Live poultry prices show heavy breed hens at 20 cents per pound and Leghorn and Rock Cross broilers around 14 to 18 cents per pound.
The article details Green denouncing Bolshevik links and vowing to banish guilty Klansmen. He ordered the Klan unmasked ten days before his death and revoked charters of three Klaverns near Chattanooga as violence swept through Georgia and Tennessee, where 22 people were beaten by masked groups.
The article notes Green’s insistence that the Klan oath included upholding the Constitution and cites a Roosevelt letter praising his service on the selective service board. It mentions his recent elevation to imperial wizard and prior title grand dragon as he framed the Klan as necessary against communism and for racial control.
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