Oglesby Assists At Sherman Rites
Rev. Forrest B. Oglesby of Winchester assisted in the funeral services at Front Royal for Dr. Homer H. Sherman a distinguished churchman who died last week. Dr. L. F. Havermale of Winchester attended among area Methodist pastors. The piece also notes population growth in Houston and Washington DC from 1940 to the late 1940s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest B. Oglesby
Winchester
Methodist Church
Front Royal
Homer H. Sherman
L. F. Havermale
Recreation Group Hopes to Keep Henry as Director
Winchester recreation commission discusses funding to match Radford’s offer to Henry for the director post. The group plans to appeal to the finance and council committees if extra funds are approved. Three applications are on the table as replacements remain possible.
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Henry
Winchester Recreation Commission
Hugh T. Henry
Radford Commission
C. A. Hobert
Radford
Conmission
Hobert
Commission
Council
Parks and Recreation Committee
John Steck Jr
Tattooed Eyes Change Outlook Of Cal's Life
Two Charleston area girls receive eye tattoos to restore color and reduce embarrassment from artificial eyes. A 17 year old vocational student and a young Black woman showed improved confidence as doctors describe tattooing to improve appearance and, in some cases, light reach. The unnamed doctor notes procedures require care and are not universally applicable. Duke University hospital researchers say tattooing can shift light entry and may improve some partly damaged eyes.
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Charleston, &. C
Dec
Charleston
Duke University Hospital
Local Market Prices for Flour Corn Meal Grains and Feeds
Daily corrected market list shows prices for flour corn meal and grain at mill gate and retail feeds. Entries include No 2 yellow corn at 1 75 per bushel New wheat under 14 percent moisture $2.00 per bu No 2 yellow corn $1.75 Feeds at retail Egg mash and broiler feeds with specified percentages and prices Butterfat and butter products quoted.
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Rileter Eis
Market Quotations Produce Livestock
Baltimore markets show apples and poultry steady with mixed fruit sizes and prices. Cattle and hogs trade slowly with cows steady, calves and bulls varied. Chicago reports strong hogs and cattle prices, with lambs and sheep also active for the period.
Caldwell Named Navy Athletic Director Succeeding Hamilton
Annapolis reports Capt. Henry Howard Caldwell will replace Capt. Tom Hamilton as Navy athletic director. Caldwell, a Navy explorer and combat hero, has chaired the mathematics department at Annapolis since June and serves as officer representative for football.
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Annapolis
Henry Howard Caldwell
Tom Hamilton
Navy
Naval Academy
Caldwell
Photography Salon Readied for Opening at Valley Photo Center
The Popular Photography magazine traveling salon is ready for public appraisal at the Valley Photo Center. Winchester Camera Club members worked overnight to display 98 prize winning photographs and plans include a local exhibit in a downtown store window early in 1949.
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Valley Photo Center
Winchester Camera Club
Jayman
Charles Murphy
Hagerstown
Stock market opens with blocks traded then slows
New York stock market started with several large blocks changing hands but soon slowed to a walk. Declines stemmed from a lack of buy interest rather than heavy selling. Notable losers included U S Steel Republic Steel General Motors Chrysler Studebaker Goodyear J I Case and others. Winners included Youngstown Sheet Sears Roebuck United Aircraft Schenley and Electric Power & Light.
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New York
U.S. Steel
Republic Steel
General Motors
Chrysler
Studebaker
Goodyear
J. I. Case
Green Martin
Anaconda Copper
Westinghouse Electric
International Paper
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Standard Oil (Nj
Mission Corp
Youngstown Sheet
Sears Roebuck
United Aircraft
Schenley
Electric Power & Light
Chicago Grain Open Steady to Firm at Start
Chicago markets opened steady to firm with具体 prices for Wheat Dec at 2.42 19 34 May 2.32 1 % July 2.14 5% Sep 2.13 14. Corn 1.45 19 54 May 1.50 4 51 July 1.49 15 Sep 1.43 34 7. Oats Dec 83 34 May 79 4g. Rye 1.78 4 Rye. Soybeans Dec 2.82 4, Lard 18.42.
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Chicago
Longerbeam Funeral Services Held for Ulysses Grant Longerbeam
Funeral services for Ulysses Grant Longerbeam were conducted at 2 p m yesterday by Rev. Arthur Brown at Enders Funeral Home Berryville with burial in Green Hill cemetery. Active pallbearers were his grandsons Edward Longerbeam John Longerbeam Edward McDonald Allen McDonald Lynwood Peyton and Carl Peyton. Honorary pallbearers included Daniel Shepherd J B Childs Harlow Smallwood Bronsen Towsley Hooker and Hart Funk.
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Ulysses Grant Longerbeam
Enders
Berryville
Arthur Brown
The
Baptist Church
Green Hill Cemetery
Edward
John Longerbeam
Edward McDonald
Allen McDonald
Lynwood Peyton
Carl Peyton
Daniel Shepherd
J. B. Childs
Harlow Smallwood
Brosens Ic Towsley Hooker
Hard Funk
Market Prices for Eggs and Poultry in Winchester Area
Agricultural Markets division reports U S Grade A eggs priced at 60 for extra large, 58 for large, 50 for medium, with standards at 0. Poultry prices show No 1 quality dressed fob at producer farms, heavy breed hens 4 lb at 29, and various broilers and turkeys ranging around 30 to 53. Listings include leghorn hens and broilers with several weight categories and grade notes.
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Baltimore
Bu. Bas. & Bu
Chicago
Winchester
U. S
Young Guineas
Leghorn
UGB
Apples Shipping Point Market Summary Winchester Martinsburg
Demand slow and market dull for apples at shipping point. Prices listed per bushel and box for Staymans US util 2 1/4 in up at 2.50 for car and 2.75 138s and larger Yorks Red Romes 138s and larger 3.20 Winesaps 175s and larger 3.50. Reports from Federal State Market News Service.
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Winchester- Martinsburg
Food processors power American diets nationwide
The task of supplying Americans with their current diets relies on more than 50,000 food processors. This network of facilities sustains national food production and distribution, illustrating the scale of the U.S. food industry and its dependence on manufacturing capacity.
Untitled note on early American food workers
A fragment notes that through the 19th century ten in America spent all their working lives producing and marketing food.
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America
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United States
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Houston
Tex
Washington, D.C
Romind
Sheraton Grand FM
Sheraton
Easy Payments
Firestone Stores
N. Braddock St
S.O.F. A
George W. Kurtz, Inc
Purina
Checkerboard Feed Store
N. Cameron S
Grove’s
Cavalier
W. Grove Furniture CO
S. Loudoun St
Cal
Star
Tank Gas
itNod seRvice
Hamilton
New York Stock
Longerbeam Funeral
Agriculture Dept. Markets Division
St.Joseph
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
the Flower Shop
E. Piccadilly St
U.S
Anderson
Holiday
Pagal
Dixie
Holday
Dorothy
Hag
Winchester’s
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