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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1957

Page

8

Livestock Prices Mixed Across Regions and Markets

USDA reports show cattle prices steady to higher in Baltimore with demand for slaughter steers and bulls up 50 cents to access higher grades. Hog futures in Chicago indicate stronger barrows and gilts, with sows up about 50. Sheep and lambs show spring lambs steady to good demand, while veal and calves vary by grade. The market mix spans several regions with notable price shifts across cattle, hogs, and sheep. The note also mentions tall Watusi tribesmen in Belgian Equatorial Africa as a non-sequitur ending.

Baltimore USDA U. S

Pattern 4635 Jr Miss Jumper Dress in Princess Silhouette

Advertisement for Printed Pattern 4635 Jr Miss Sizes 9 through 17 offering a fitted jumper with flared lines and a blouse option. Includes yardage for 39 inch and 54 inch fabrics with printed directions and coin price of fifty cents plus five cents for first class mail. Send to Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept New York.

Jr Miss Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept West New York N.Y

Small Grass Fire Sparks At Stephenson Farm

Sparks from burning trash started a cross fire Friday at the Spitzer place on Old Charles Town Road about two miles east of Stephenson. The Clearbrook Fire Department answered the alarm around 9:15 a.m. A pile of old lumber caught fire and a small area of grass burned. The blaze was put out quickly with no serious damage.

Spitzer Place Old Charles Town Stephenson Clearbrook

What is a patroon in Dutch West India Company land grants

A patroon was the proprietor of land grants given to Dutch West India Company members under New York New Jersey rule. Grants covered frontages along seacoast or river banks for settling 50 colonists. The last patroon in central New York was Stephen Van Rensselaer who died in Albany in 1868, ending the manor in his family.

Dutch West India Company New York New Jersey Hudson River Stephen van Rensselaer Albany

Beck Names Group To Probe Locals

Union leader Dave Beck appoints a five man special committee to investigate six alleged phony New York locals. Report due Sept 20 ahead of the Miami convention where Beck will exit and a successor chosen. Hoch Hoffa implicated by Senate in paper locals. Members listed include Kaplan Morrissey Dietrich Murtha with O Rourke asked to cooperate.

Washington Teamsters Union Dave Beck New York City Teamsters Miami Beck Senate Midwest James R. Hoffa New York Senate Committee Dave Kaplan William Griffin Washington, D.C Nicholas P. Morrissey Boston Albert Dietrich Frank Murtha Memphis John O'Rourke Joint Council 16

Sergeant Convicted Of Mistreating Two Trainees

A special Army court martial at Fort Carson convicted Sgt. James L. Hobbs of mistreating two trainees. He was reduced to private, confined at hard labor for six months, and forfeit $40 monthly for six months. The offenses involved striking John Clanton and forcing Raymond Wilson to shout at drill. The sentence is among the harshest under the procedure.

FT. Carson Colo.p James L. Hobbs Gunnison Miss Hobbs John W. Clanton Phoenix Ariz Raymond L. Wilson Bethel Kan Clienton Clanton

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