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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1951

Page

3

Family of 13 keeps busy with school and plans for more

Mrs. Ellis, 46, raises 13 children in Goldsboro as sons serve in Navy and Coast Guard, study and work. The family faced mumps, a missing-child scare, and a goldfish mystery, totaling 108 school years with seven graduates. Grandchildren are already arriving, hinting at another football team in the making.

Wharene Goldsboro N. C John B. Ellis Ellis John Charles Tommy Billy Bobby Jimmy Carolyn Dottie Bud Jerry Larry Stevie Ellis House

Weather eases food costs with cheaper eggs and pork

Weather boosts supply and lowers prices across meats and eggs. Egg prices fall 12 to 13 cents in New York. Chicago wholesale markets show a 3 to 7 cent drop per dozen. Hog slaughter rises as feed issues push farmers to sell. Cattle ranges in the southwest suffer from scarce grass, shaping supply dynamics.

Canada New York U. S California Chicago Southwest

Judge Relents Suspends Fine in Christmas Offer

Detroit reports a 39 year old father Mer rill Bolstar faced a $5 fine or 10 days in jail for drunkenness. He appeared with five children aged 11 to 15 who had done chores to raise the money. Judge George Murphy suspended the sentence and urged the kids to use the funds for Christmas presents.

Detroit Merrill Bolstar Recorder George Murphy

Market Quotation Summary for New York Stocks

New York stocks opened strong but slid into sluggish trading. Bell Aircraft rose 21-8 to 30 3-4 as a special stockholders meeting was called to vote a two for one split. Gains led by Northern Pacific Gypsum Kennecott Copper Homestake Mining Union Carbide Philip Morris and Philip Morris. Losses included Union Pacific Southern Pacific Twentieth Century Fox Anaconda Copper American Cyanamid Du Pont Steel and Zenith.

New York Bell Aircraft Northern Pacific U 8 Gypsi m Kennecott Copper Homesttgke Mining Union Carbide Philip Morris Philio Union Pacific Southern Pacific Twentieth Century-Fox Anaconda Conper American Cyanamid du Pont Ao Steel Zenith Lo

Baltimore Produce and Livestock Prices Report

Baltimore market reports show apples and potatoes steady with varied grades and colors. Livestock bids include cattle cows and bulls steady, hogs up to 19.00 in Chicago and wholesale ranges, with beef and sheep activity noted for the period.

Byrd to Address Farm Federation Convention in Chicago

U S Senator Harry F Byrd will deliver a principal address at the American Farm Bureau Federation convention in Chicago next week with Virginians prominent on the program. Delegates from 47 states and Puerto Rico will attend as Allan B Kline presides.

U. S Harry F. Byrd American Farm Bureau Federation Chicago Blalock State Farm Bureau A. Gordon Willis Culpeper W. H. Wright Weyer’s Cave E. D. Duncan Chilhowie C. D. Cassada South Boston Charles N. DeShero Paul's Cross Roads M. A. Hubbard Richmond State Federation Farm Bureau Frederick County Louis H. Messall Middletown Daniel O. Gano Wae Gainesboro Associated Women of the Farm Federation Stevens Hotel Commodity Bureau Puerto Rico Allan B. Kline Federation

Beaver hunting seasons vary by state in the United States

The text notes that there is no nationwide open season for beaver. Individual states set limited periods for beaver hunting if supply allows. It also references seafood such as oysters and scallops and makes unclear remarks about native eaters and valves standing on shell edges.

United States Seafood World

Corn Firms Amid Lethargic Open on Chicago Board

Chicago grains opened listless with a firm bias in corn. Wheat futures showed slight gains while soybeans and oats moved modestly, with December corn at 1.89 3/8 and March at 1.94 1/4.

Chicago Board of Trade Jly

Local Markets Report Sees Markets Take Responsibility

Local markets section notes that See but The stors assume responsibility for typographical errors that may occur. The item highlights market activity and potential misprints across listings.

Stors

Agriculture Dept Market Report on Egg and Poultry Prices

U S Grade A Extra Large eggs at 61, Grade A Large 59, Grade 2 50. Live poultry prices in Winchester area posted for No 1 fowl, breed hens 4% lb, leghorn hens 160, rocks and cross broilers 4c, red broilers 26c, leghorn broilers 16c, heavy cocks 86c, stags 60c, leghorn cocks 0.2? White broiler turkeys 4c, bronze hens 6c, toms 12c, young guineas 8c, old guineas 2c, ducks per lb unspecified.

U. S Winchester

Court to See Strip Act Free

Beverly Hills court prepares to hear Lili St. Cyr appeal over an indecent performance charge from October 29. Her attorney says the plan is to stage a repeat nude performance in the courtroom to argue that the act is art not vulgar entertainment.

Beverly Hills Calif Lili St. Cyr Sunset Boulevard Lill

Sumpter Ore Burned Out In Gold Rush Boom

Sumpter Oregon, once a booming gold rush town, was burned to the ground during its boom days and never rebuilt, leaving a ghost of its mining era.

Sumpter Ore

Market Report from Winchester Livestock Exchange 1951

Consignments moderate and market steady across stock classes in Winchester Virginia. Cattle prices show steers at 33 to 35 for good butchers, calves to 36.50, heifers to 36, cows 18 to 28, bulls 16 to 27.50. hogs 17.50 to 19, lambs 28.50 to 31.25. stock ewes to 30 and butchery sheep to 13.50.

Baltimore Staymans Jonathans Romes Steady US Bubkts US MD & Va USDA Chicago

Education Coon Turns Out to Be a Wildcat

Hampton resident Ronald Parker of the Great Smoky Mountains traced a so called educated coon that had troubled coon hunters for years. He found the animal was a wildcat and plans to pursue the wildcat’s mate.

Hampton Ronald Parker Great Smok North Carolina

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