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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1936
Page
6
Baltimore and Chicago markets show steady to weak demand with cattle and calf prices varied by weight and quality. Hogs trade slow with limited direct sales. feeders and sows move at steady to modestly lower levels, while lamb indications point to higher prices on small lots.
Local markets list daily prices for patent brands in various sack sizes, including flour and meals. Also shown are feeds for dairy, poultry, and hogs, with per hundred weights and bag prices, plus butter and dairy products and live animal figures.
At 2 P M the stock list shows Allied Chemical 232, American Can 117 1 2, American Radiator 23 5 8, American Smelters 9, American Tel and Tel 189 3 4, Anaconda 51 3 8, Baltimore and Ohio 23, Bethlehem Steel 74 3 8, Chrysler 124, Consol Edison 45 1 4, Corn Products 70 1 2, General Electric 51 1 2, General Motors 69 3 8, Goodyear 28 5 8, Int Harvester 100, Johns Manville 142, Kennecott 59 1 2, Montgomery Ward 66, VV Mestral 45, Penn Railroad 48 1 8, buuchean Railway 24 1 4, Stand Oil of N J 66 3 8, Texas Corp 49 1 2, Union Pacific 132 1 2, U S Steel 77 1 4, Woolworth 67.
Chicago futures rise late in trading with December wheat at 1.2938 a bushel as traders weigh importing demand and profits. Canadian wheat export estimated at 500000 bushels. Cash grain prices show No 1 dark hard wheat at 1.33 1/2 and soybeans around 1.44 1/2.
Joel P Dunlap of 961 Virginia Avenue Winchester died at 10 a m from complications born June 25 1853 aged 83 son of John and Elizabeth Dunlap of Jerico West Virginia survived by H B Dunlap Co F Dunlap Mrs Nora Carper Mrs Hoke Anderson and Mrs Burns Cook children from his first wife the late Isabella Kerns and second wife Mary E McCalham with daughter Virginia Dunlap. Services at 10 a m Saturday at the Virginia Avenue residence then Timber Ridge Christian Church officiated by Rev George E Owen and Rev Ms J Goode pallbearers listed.
Robert S. Smith Frederick County Treasurer lies in Winchester Memorial Hospital under rest and observation in serious condition after a Tuesday morning collapse. The prominent farmer and public servant, serving as treasurer for years, has faced ill health since a severe illness five years ago, leaving friends deeply grieved by his sickness.
Vatican sources say Pope Pius XI suffered a relapse today after earlier signs of recovery. A medical bulletin noted he remains in bed but more reconciled to his affliction, with limited attendants and private apartment confinement until after Christmas.
James R. Lock a well known Frederick county resident died at his home near Wadesville yesterday aged 78. He was born January 19 1858 and is survived by his widow and two children Mrs Lemley Stephens City and Mrs Harry W Elliott Wadesville. The funeral will be held at 11 o clock Saturday in Brucetown Methodist Church with Rev Thomas A Morgan officiating.
Tom Baldridge and D J Howard addressed the Rotary Club at the luncheon. Baldridge urged Rotarians to back the Christmas Festival of Lights by the Chamber of Commerce, while Howard spoke on Fellowship needs and suggested aid for 1500 individuals in 407 families and about 258 baskets.
The Cub Pack holds its monthly meeting at 7 o'clock in the Presbyterian Church Annex with I Pred Stine presiding. A moving picture of a South America trip will be shown and a parents conference follows. At 8 o'clock Camp Leaders' Training Corps meets in the same room with Mr Stine presiding to discuss camp sites and equipment.
The article notes 1,200 names on a wage petition about car taxes. It cites Hable who reports 82.12 percent pay less than 3 dollars in added taxes, 17.5 percent over 3 dollars. It suggests about half have no cars and promises a fuller report when the council meets again.
A brief guide notes that a proper introduction is usually followed by a polite greeting such as how do you do or by repeating the name of the person being introduced.
Newsmen report no comment as Rogers says the king will not visit the villa or the Riviera. Mrs. Simpson plans to stay at least until after Christmas and may be indoors due to bad weather. Rogers cannot confirm if there was direct contact with the king that day.
The report lists allocations for improvements from Wood stock Lane to Berryville Avenue including paving on East street, culverts on Berryville Avenue, a dangerous Cameron street bridge, curb and gutter work, a new air compressor, storm sewer work and roadway resurfacing with several minor line items totaling funds for the street department construction expenditures as proposed.
The plan lists resurfacing on Cameron Clifford to Gerrard Piccadilly East Lane to Cemetery Berryville Maple to National and other streets. Water department extends belt mains with new reservoir, builds 10 inch and 12 inch mains at several costed sites, and studies water supply. Sewer projects include Woodstock Chestnut extension and storm sewers funded partly by bonds. Ornamental lights are also requested for Valley avenue and South Loudoun with future North Loudoun and Berryville Pike lighting.
The Kedroff Quartet, Russian singers, are set for a concert at the Handley auditorium tonight at 8 30. The Winchester Branch of the National Concert Association sponsors the event as the season’s first and anticipates a large turnout.
Baltimore market bulletin lists wheat No. 2 red winter at 1.31 per bushel for Dec contracts and 1.31 for Dec 1, with Winchester Grain Market noting wheat at 1.27 per bushel and white corn at 80 cents, old corn 1.05, all prices based on mill deliveries.
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