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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1949
Page
3
Washington reports warn longtime users of oily nose drops face lipid pneumonia from oil entering the windpipe and lungs. Dr. Dre Winship of Washington cautions the medicines are not poisonous but can trigger dangerous lung tissue buildup and, in severe cases, death from asphyxiation.
A National Geographic Society article claims a sealskin can be so pliable that an Alaskan pouch could be pulled through a napkin ring, illustrating remarkable pliancy of the material.
Mrs. Helen Wilson Settle 69 of Berryville died yesterday from a heart attack. Services are set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Geest Funeral Home Culpeper, with Rev. G W Cox officiating. Interment in Fairview Cemetery. She was the widow of Joseph Hayward Settle and lived in Washington and Culpeper. She was active in the Baptist church and Eastern Star and is survived by her son Joseph H. Settle of Berryville, two brothers, two sisters, and a granddaughter.
Demand dwindled and the market retreated on a broad front with fractional losses. Notable losers included U S Steel Bethlehem Steel Republic Steel U S Rubber Montgomery Ward Consolidated Edison Allied Chemical Baltimore and Ohio Chesapeake and Ohio Standard Oil NJ and Johns Manville. Decca Records slipped to 77 8 on volume of 10000 shares while some leaders like General Motors National Distillers Phelps Dodge Dow Chemical American Tobacco Santa Fe Texas Co and International Paper rose.
In 1935 Captain Orvill A. Anderson and Captain Albert W. Stevens reached over 13 miles in a balloon and observed the sky lighten from pale blue to deep blue and finally to a near black. If they had viewed the direct overhead line, the sky might have appeared as dark as midnight and stars would have been visible, but the balloon obscured such a view.
Daily corrected market sheet lists prices for flour corn meal and butter fat per pound and sacks of corn meal and cracked corn. Includes wholesale butter and egg mash prices, broiler mash and various 25 and 100 pound bags with moisture notes and retail equivalents.
Agriculture Department price report shows federal state grades of eggs with prices for Winchester. Includes U S Grade A extra large large and medium at 0.38 to 0.40 per dozen, small and pullets at 0.20, cracks and checks at 0.27. Live poultry prices list heavy breed hens 0.44 per lb, Leghorn hens 0.12, broilers various weights 0.20 to 0.23 per lb, and turkeys 0.25 to 0.30 per lb depending on type.
Wheat futures recovered from an initial drop at Chicago today, with Dec and Mar contracts higher than the prior close. The report lists opening levels for Wheat Dec 2.185, Mar 2.1344, Corn Dec 1.28, Soybeans Dec 2.31, and Lard Jan 9.95 among others.
Mr and Mrs Lohr Clevenger of 11 Morningside Drive left for St Louis to attend reinterment services for their son Pfc Charles A Clevenger of the 82d Airborne who was killed in action over Sicily on July 11 1943. Reburial with full military honors will be held at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
Market notes show varied livestock values with cattle and hogs in Baltimore and Chicago. Beef cattle steady to mixed, vealers 28-33, hogs 16-17 for light trucks and 14-15 for heavier weights, sows 12.5-14.25, sheep mostly steady with lambs up to 24.50. Eggs and butter receipts listed, eggs steady, butter 26,368 lb.
The Virginia Judicial Council met in Richmond to prepare a report on activities since October 1947 for the General Assembly. It may propose an administrative officer for courts, misdemeanor punishment standards, separate trials for co defendants, and felony indictment timelines. Also notes Hawaii constitutional convention dates and planned 1950 primary on February 11 and final election March 21 with convention opening April 4.
Jewel Box and Newberrys both finish the first half at 33 9 in the Ladies Commercial League. Jewel Box rolls 505 504 492 for 1501 while Jenny Fox tops with 139 and 332 set. Newberrys sweep Va Woolen Co and Subaru South End Fire Co dominates in three games.
Limited edition almanac ready by year start packs weather calendar data and official facts for family use. Priced at 25 cents postpaid with coupon from The Winchester Star Information Bureau in Washington DC. Include name address and payment in mail to reserve a copy.
The event lists standings and scores from mixed doubles and men and ladies sets and games. Notable results include top pairings such as Vance Ginn, Kiracore, and LaFollette with high scores in team and individual play. The polio question notes the peak week of August 20, 1949 with 3,419 cases reported.
Philadelphia grew dramatically from 28 000 residents at the first U S census in 1790 to more than 2 000 000 today.
The text notes that tin cans for preserving foods did not become common until late in the 19th century, indicating later adoption of metal packaging for long term storage.
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