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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1939
Page
10
President Manuel Quezon announces independence for the Philippines in 1946 as a government run like heaven by Americans is contrasted with Filipino liberty. The comment follows an inter-university oratorical contest sponsored by the Civil Liberties Union of the Philippines.
Geneva reports show the League Council and assembly wrestling over Finland's bid to condemn the Soviet Union for aggression. Latin American nations threaten to leave if Russia stays, with Britain and France backing Finland's appeal while Russia's delegate is absent.
The navy’s newest fighting craft the destroyer Gleaves slid into Kennebec waters at Bath Maine today for launching, as part of an accelerated naval expansion program.
Baltimore markets show unchanged produce and weak eggs while poultry sales lag. Nearby whites sell 24 to 25 cents with mixed colors 21 to 22. Chicago hogs fall to five-year lows as receipts rise. cattle and calves show mixed shifts with lean stock scarce. Grain futures trade mixed with wheat near 9.75 to 9.93. corn around 5.34 to 5.42 per bushel. Baltimore and Chicago area snapshots include butter ranges and odd top prices for beef and pork cuts.
Wheat prices rose sharply in Chicago as speculation and weather forecasts influenced trading. December wheat climbed toward 98 42 cents a bushel, erasing yesterday's small loss after moisture relief hopes faded.
Wall Street Saturdays see thin activity and narrow ranges as traders hold back for year-end. Major issues show mixed moves with U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler Sears and Con Edison among names watched while broader market sentiment stays cautious amid tax selling and foreign liquidation.
The list records percentage figures for numerous companies and sectors including Int Har J Manville Kennecott M Ward Natl Dairy ie C Republic Steel Southern R 1954 8 O ee J Ade Texas Corp Union Pac U S Steel 68 Va Car Chem Western Union Woolworth 37 laid out as a compact revenue or market share snapshot without explanatory context.
Rev F M Richardson spoke on inward hurt and spiritual salvation at Braddock Street Church revival. He argued laws and education cannot cure the soul and urged conversion as the only cure, citing Acts chapter four and the power of the Holy Spirit.
Irwin Mingle, 11, escaped from an attic after 16 hours of captivity in a Sabine area kidnaping. The Mingle family told officers a man entered their home, bound them and the boy, demanded 15 000 dollars, then fled as officers searched the region.
John Owens president of the Ohio CIO council blamed Governor John W Bricker and Senator Robert Taft for Ohio relief crisis. He cited Taft's No vote in the Senate reducing WPA jobs and Bricker implementing inter organization council pressure to cut unemployment relief.
Oregon Senator McNary, Republican minority leader, said he urged national committee members to fix the July date for the 1940 Republican convention, regardless of Democrats timing. He added the committee should set its own time when it meets in January.
Dr George Washington Carver, the noted Negro scientist at Tuskegee Institute, was reported seriously ill. Friends said his health was undermined by a recent trip to New York for a Roosevelt science award and a speaking tour through the Midwest.
The question asks when rice entered the United States. The answer states Florida was admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845.
Howard Bruce became a candidate today for his party's nomination for United States Senator in Baltimore. Incumbent Democrat George L. Radcliffe already filed for renomination and reelected Millard E. Tydings has said he would support Radcliffe.
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