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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1957

Page

9

Market Slips as Sunshine Mining Leads Decline

New York market quotations show prices sliding amid dull trading. Sunshine Mining moved 10,400 shares at 12 cents, down 7 from the prior close, with reports continuing to come in from Washington state. Major declines touched Lukens Steel Douglas United Aircraft Kennecott Copper and Gulf whereas smaller losses appeared at Chrysler U S Steel Bethlehem Youngstown Sheet Anaconda US Royal Dutch Shell Standard New Jersey Phelps Dodge and International Nickel.

New York Sunshine Mining Washington State Lukens Steel Douglas United Aircraft Kennecott Copper Gulf Chrysler U.S. Steel Bethlehem Youngstown Sheet Anaconda Royal Dutch Standard 61 New Jersey Phelps Dodge International Nickel

State Milk Commission Sets Public Hearing On Virginia Dairy Prices

Following drought data from the Virginia Department of Agriculture the State Milk Commission will hold a public hearing in Richmond on September 12 1957 at 7 PM to consider price adjustments for milk across listed markets including Altavista Arlington Alexandria Charlottesville Danville Richmond and others. Consumers producers distributors and interested parties may present evidence in the specified order.

State Milk Commission of Virginia Virginia Department of Agriculture State Milk Commission of Virginia Virginia Department OF Highways East Broad Street Richmond Commonwealth Altavista Arlington Alexandria Blackstone Kenbridge Victoria Crewe Amelia Bowling Green Milford Brunswick - Greensville Mecklenburg Charlottesville Chatham Covington Clifton Forge Danville Farmville Fredericksburg Front Royal - Strasburg Middletown Galax Harrisonburg Bridgewater Kilmarnock Reedville Lexington Buena Vista Luray Elkton Shenandoah Lynchburg Manassas Martinsville Petersburg Hopewe Pulaski Montgomery Giles Roanoke Smyth Wythe Boston Halifax Staunton Tappahannock Warsaw Tidewater Waynesboro Winchester Im

Baltimore Market Report on Produce and Livestock

The Baltimore market shows apples and cantaloupes with varied grades and prices across Maryland New Jersey Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Butter record notes a USDA Baltimore cattle and hogs list with weights and prices, while Chicago reports mixed slaughter weights and steer prices reflecting overall market conditions.

Livestock Auction Prices Mixed On Heifers Cattle Lambs

The market reports show utilities and good to prime feeder cattle and steers with prices fluctuating. Heifers bring 22.00 to 22.50 per hundredweight while canners and cutters sell 11.00 to 14.00. Lambs command 22.00 to 25.00 with culls around 16.00 and ewes 5.00 to 8.00.

Chicago Grain Market Opens Lower After Mixed Trade

Chicago Board of Trade futures start softer with soybeans down up to 1 percent. Wheat and corn show declines while oats and rye post mixed moves across the old and new contracts. Lard futures edge higher for several months with varying basis points.

Chicago Board of Trade Dee Jiy

Agriculture Department Poultry and Egg Market Prices Listed

The Agriculture Department reports broilers or fryers receipts moderate and supply adequate. Turkey prices remain steady with farm prices for live poultry including heavy hens and turkey fryers listed. The document also notes Winchester and Harrisonburg egg market grades with various sizes and prices, and a trivia item about hot dog consumption estimating over ten billion frankfurters sold in 1987 by meat packers.

Winchester Harrisonburg U.S

Arlington Seeks More Hearings on Freedom Shrine Plan

Arlington officials press for additional Senate Interior Committee hearings on a 24 million dollar Freedom Shrine project for 25 acres known as the Nevins tract near Arlington National Cemetery. Ralph Kaul says residents did not know of the proposal and lacked a public opportunity to comment before the committee. The memorial would be privately funded under the American Freedoms Foundation, with possible federal assistance.

Washington Senate Interior Committee Arlington County Ralph Kaul Arlington County Board of Supervisors Kaul Nevins Arlington National Cemetery American Freedoms Foundation

Arlington Cemetery Shrine Plans for Nevins Tract Expansion

Dr. Kenneth Willis of Valley Forge Pa, president of the American Freedoms Foundation, told a committee the Nevins tract could host a 500 by 250 by 90 foot open roof shrine connected to Arlington Cemetery. The Senate handles the bill authorizing the structure and fundraising aims include school children donations. The shrine would lie across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial and feature a chronology of American history on its walls.

Nevins Arlington Cemetery Senate Kenneth Willis Valley Forge American Freedoms Foundation

Four Fulah Branches and Their People

The Fulah consist of four major branches the Baa Jel So and Beri. They originate in Hamitie Sudanese regions and are widely spread from the Upper Nile to Senegal. Totals reach about two million with tall well built copper colored individuals. Each branch contains many tribes.

Q. W A.c Upper Nile Senegal West Africa

Daily Across Daily Across Puzzle Fragments

A damaged text fragment presents a crossword style note with clues and partial entries. It mentions prices and a big garbled phrase likely describing a puzzle across and down. The readable items include a price tag of $3 and a reference to a bird named H. plus a clue about perish.

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