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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1962
Page
3
A crowd of about 2500 watched the Round Hill Community Fire Co parade along old Rt. 50. Democratic congressman candidate John O. Marsh Jr. served as grand marshal and spoke after the parade.
A green and orange construction crane with a 60 foot boom is missing in Miami. Owner Michael Martin doubts theft for a job and suspects juveniles may have maneuvered it into a canal network.
A detailed feedlot style report listing hogs veal lambs slaughter cattle and stock feeder cattle with price ranges by weight and grade. Includes top weight hogs and various classifications from feeder pigs under 60 pounds to bulls and cows plus yearling and steer categories.
Quiet Friday session leaves the Associated Press average down about half a point at noon with general declines across industrials and tech names. The Dow Jones average falls to 612.44 as traders avoid weekend exposure and note gains since the Black Monday plunge.
Salvation Army Captain and Mrs Travis Israel, longtime local commanding officers, are transferred to Lakewood Corps in Atlanta, effective Tuesday. Major and Mrs Edward Bowman will assume command here starting September 5, coming from Albany Georgia. The Israels, now two years in residence from Frederick Maryland, have children Terry and Mark. A farewell service at the Salvation Army Chapel on S Loudoun St is set for Sunday at 7 30 p.m. public invited.
Towboats moved carefully on a shallow Mississippi River where five major barge tows have run aground in less than a week. Two boats grounded part of their tows Thursday and river traffic remained stacked up as drought continues north of Memphis.
The Frederick County Fruit Growers Assn reports Red Delicious and Jonathan apples should be ready in the week of Sept 14. The Maturity Committee, meeting yesterday, noted rapid color development from cool summer weather and that Red Delicious is not yet mature to begin picking.
The committee states a 140 day from full bloom to maturity yields Sept 14 as target. It agrees Red Delicious and Jonathan apples won’t be ready before Sept 10 week yet suitable for fresh market. Attendees include Jane Se Attending TM, Philip B. Glaize, Roy Wood, Jack Schill, H. W. Butler Jr., and Charles S. Toan.
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