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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1951
Page
3
Market notes show steady apples and potatoes with varied US index prices. Cattle, calves, hogs, sheep at Baltimore and Chicago report mixed prices, with hogs generally lower and beef higher, reflecting regional demand and weight classes.
New York stocks stayed in a tight band in quiet trading. Leading issues showed a mix of gains and losses with no price move exceeding a dollar. Railroads and utilities barely budged after freight rate increases. several names like Republic Steel and Bethlehem Steel posted gains while Kennecott Copper and Goodyear edged lower.
Chicago grains open steady with no new export business in wheat and light hedging pressure. Opening prices show September wheat at 2.40 and December at 2.44 with various futures for corn oats rye and lard listed.
Auction data show heifers trading 38.00 to 38.75 with most from prime to choice 34.00 to 37.50 and primes up to 38.25. Bulk commercial cows at 27.00 to 29.50, canners 19.00 to 25.50, bulls 27.00 to 31.00, dealers 28.00 to 37.00. Salable sheep 1,500 head with bulk good to prime 28.25 to 29.00 and utility to choice 12.50.
The sergeant will auction on August 31, 1951 at 6:30 PM at 13 Oates Avenue Winchester Virginia the listed property to satisfy a civil judgment from May 14 1951 in favor of Winchester Wholesale Grocery Corporation against Ralph G Hengeveld Jr. Included are two 1947 and two 1941 Chevrolet trucks a 1941 Pontiac a Dixie and Miller bottling machines and assorted equipment with inspection available.
As of June 1, 1951 the UN reported offers of armed forces from 22 member nations. Acceptance was deferred for Nationalist China and several Latin American republics. Those with ground, naval or air forces in Korea include Australia Belgium Canada Colombia Ethiopia France Greece Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Philippines Thailand Turkey Union of South Africa United Kingdom and the United States.
Paddy De Marco used a blazing pace to upset world featherweight champion Sandy Saddler in a 10 round non-title bout at Milwaukee Arena before 6,851 fans. De Marco weighed 186 pounds to Saddler’s 172 and avenged a previous ninth round TKO by the champ.
Local markets list corrected daily prices for flour corn meal and oats with figures per bag or bushel. Grain prices include wheat No 2 yellow corn white corn oats and feed mixes with butter wholesale prices also shown for butterfat and butter.
Rocky Marciano remains undefeated with a 32nd KO in 37 pro bouts. He decks Freddie Beshore of Harrisburg in 50 seconds of the fourth round of a scheduled 10 rounder before 9,523 fans at the Boston Garden. Gates grossed $26,933 with a net of $21,632 from the bout.
Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions played to a 17 17 tie in Shreveport with both sides expending effort. Detroit snagged an early lead as the exhibition contest unfolded with constant heavy play.
Probate judge decides Dusty the Boston terrier inherits 50000 tax free from Mrs. Mary S. Morrow. The earmarked bequest was intended to go to Dusty, with tax due to be paid from the estate’s hospital share, not Dusty’s portion.
The Eagles and Lions battled to a 10 10 tie in the third quarter as Bobby Layne scored on a sneak and Steve Van Buren kicked a long field goal. In the fourth period Layne added his second rushing TD while Burk connected with Bob Walston on a five yard pass for Philadelphia.
Gen Douglas MacArthur reportedly turned down the unanimous offer to become baseball commissioner. A Waldorf Astoria rumor and comments by his aide indicate no formal statement yet, with five candidates remaining including Gov Frank Lausche, Ford Frick, Warren Giles, and Milt Eisenhower.
Club owners called into joint session in Chicago on September 20 to appoint a successor to A. B. Happy Chandler, who resigned July 15 after a stormy seven year term as head of the organization.
The text states that it has been asserted Hitler killed himself on April 30 and Eva Braun took cyanide, with their bodies later burned after exposure to gasoline.
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