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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1938
Page
7
Philadelphia notes mixed poultry and eggs with Leghorns at 14-16 cents, turkeys 25-26, and butter values around 27-29 cents. Baltimore reports cattle steady to weak, hogs down about 25 cents, fat lambs steady, and stock prices sagging as market adjusts post labor disputes. receipts moderate with a larger packer supply.
The page lists prices for livestock feed and grains at wholesale and retail levels. It covers flour mixtures, dairy feed, corn meal, bran, middlings, shelled corn, and mixed feeds, with per unit prices and bag sizes. It also includes poultry and fowl prices, lawn staple items, and local retail brand prices for patent and middling blends.
Trading was uneven but slightly ahead of a slow session with light profit taking. Gains came from quick speculative buying and several major names like General Motors and U S Steel leading a broad upswing aided by favorable business news despite tax selling lingering.
Chicago futures for wheat corn soybeans and rye moved higher at times on December 6 amid forecasts of smaller domestic acreage and lower winter wheat yields. Profit taking trimmed gains. cash grain reported mixed with No 2 mix wheat around 67 1/2 cents and corn about 50 to 52 cents.
Washington dispatch notes Treasury Secretary Morgenthau backing a conservative spending stance for 1937 to curb deficits, opposing Federal Reserve Chairman Eccles who urged against cutting Federal expenditures. Morgenthau acknowledges defense needs but aims to reduce the deficit despite expectations of higher outlays.
Captain Frank M. Wray will aid Commonwealth's Attorney Clarence Carter in the prosecution of James Pierce, the self confessed slayer of Rawleigh Elsen. Wray has represented Pierce before at the request of Elsen's family. The trial, moved from December 7 to January 23 by Judge J R H Alexander.
Thomas William Reid, alias Tony Reid, arraigned in Berryville and given two years in the State penitentiary for breaking and entering the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hodgson. Harry Rankin pled guilty to a hit and run injuring Mrs. Harold Castleman and received a 12 month suspended sentence.
Prices based on deliveries at mill with year ago figures. Wheat 92 cents per bushel and corn 70 cents per bushel.
Governor Martin L. Davey announced he would not intervene in the execution of Anne Marie Hahn set for tomorrow night in Cincinnati. He returned to Columbus from New Haven after a hearing led by his executive secretary Earhart where Hahn's lawyers pressed for clemency to life imprisonment. The governor planned a formal statement later, and officials noted Hahn remained outwardly calm about the pending death sentence.
BLUEMONT VA Dec 6 Funeral services for Mrs Eugene Howling 81 who died Saturday morning from likely stroke and exposure were held at Slack's in Leesburg. Brother Lefferts of the Old School Baptist group conducted the rites and interment followed in Leesburg. Mrs Howling a lifelong Loudoun resident was formerly Miss Missouri Griffith. Had she lived to Sunday she would have marked her 54th wedding anniversary with Mr Howling who is bed ridden and gravely ill at his Blue Mont home with little hope of recovery.
Santa Claus traded his reindeer for a truck in the Waynesburg Pennsylvania Christmas parade. The vehicle ran out of gas and left him stranded briefly. He arrived late at the courthouse to record children's wishes and request more fuel next time.
Two Barbara Bell patterns 1516-B and 1565-B suit girls ages 2 to 8 with options in gingham linen percale or challis. Design details include a high waistline square neck and a smocked shoulder yoke, with yardage requirements listed for size 4. Send fifteen cents for the Barbara Bell pattern book.
Berry Everley and Anderson lead in league C bowling with high games scores. Rail line teams Railway Express Sunshine Cleaners and Cammers mix in 0 to 3 results while top individual totals show Snider Everly and Anderson posting high sets and games.
In Flint Michigan United Auto Workers Local 581 voted to end the Fisher Body Co plant No 1 strike but warned of a new walkout if the wage issue with General Motors is not settled by Friday. International officers and Homer Martin blamed a miscommunication over pay structure and appealed the decision. Negotiations resume Wednesday and pickets are expected to withdraw.
Charles Lind showcased two enormous turnips at a White Post area exhibit. One weighed seven and three quarter pounds and the other a little over six pounds. Grown on Frank Carper’s limestone farm despite drought and unfertilized ground, the yield from a ten cent seed package impressed observers.
The will of the late Miss Clara Wood admits to record with Mary C. Wood named executrix. Millbank the deceased home goes to Mary C. Wood for life and to Margaret Talbot and Lucretia Wood for remainder. Estate appraised at $11,499.47. bond $36,480. Cer tificate filed by Lynch Cather and Rusk.
Members of the Northern Virginia Dental Study Club held a dinner meeting at the George Washington Hotel with Dr. Orville Van Deusen as host. Inclement weather limited attendance to 14, including notable dentists from Winchester Front Royal Strasburg Charles Town and Middleburg. Dr. Edwin C. Yost attended and Dr. R. E. L. Miller Jr. led a clinic on silver nitrate use in dentistry.
C. W. Plotner, a Wadesville grist and saw mill operator, butchered four hogs raised on his farm. The combined dress weight reached 1267 pounds, averaging over 315 pounds per hog. The animals were 270 days old and grew about a pound and 11 ounces daily. A friend assisted with the weight calculation.
Capitol theatre announces the booking of the Mills Brothers for a two day engagement. The act features four brothers with a guitar and comes to town Sunday midnight December 11 and matinee and evening Monday December 12. The Mills Brothers have appeared internationally and were longtime radio headliners as they tour U.S. theatres.
Miss Mary Catherine Kearns daughter of Mr and Mrs George W Kearns of Martinsburg Virginia was married to Mr Carl Andrew Jones son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Jones of Hancock Maryland in this city yesterday The ceremony was conducted by Rev George W Stover United Brethren minister.
Sam and Herman Schneider settled their case in Frederick Circuit Court before trial. Jurors summoned for December 8 will not be needed. The verdict followed an appeal of a prior Assault and Battery conviction of Harry Loy arising from a dispute at Shady Rest roadhouse on Route 50 west of Gore over alleged slot machine cheating. Five slot machines were seized. the Schneiders paid the fines and costs.
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