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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1948

Page

3

Pfc. Joseph Snapp Reinterment Here Wednesday p m

Reinterment services for Pfc. Joseph Snapp, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Snapp, will be held at Mt. Hebron cemetery Wednesday. He was killed in action at Libramont January 1 1945 while with the 87th Division and buried in Meuse France. His body arrives Winchester 10 44 a m and will go to Omps funeral home for services at 2 30 p m officiated by Rev. Robert A Whitten. He was born October 1 1925 in Pennsylvania and enlisted after training at Ft. Jackson. Additional relatives include three aunts in Winchester. More than 107 volcanoes are known to exist in Iceland.

Mt. Hebron Cemetery Pfc Joseph Snapp Paul Snapp S. Kentst Libramont Handley High Meuse France Winchester Omps Funeral Robert A. Whitten Congregational Whitten Robert Spaid Ralph Vaught Roger Lane Garland Pingley Hector Ritter Roy Giffin Snapp Pennsylvania Baltimore and Ohio Edinburg Margaret Braithwaite West Virginia Aviation University of Florida Infantry Ft. Jackson Magic Grant Lydia Chrismore A. K. Sirbaugh

Market Quotations for Livestock and Produce

Market quotes show mixed livestock and produce prices with apples and pears advancing in some grades. Cattle and hogs at Chicago and Baltimore notes reflect slower slaughter and cautious trading, with varies by weight and grade across regions.

Radio shares lift New York market on December day

A brief burst of activity in radio stocks enlivened a moderately active market with Magnavox reaching a yearly high. Most prices were mixed with fractions changes, while steels and motors moved higher and blocks of several major issues traded at unchanged or higher prices. Some names fell below the line as others rose, with Pan American Airways and American Airlines steady.

New York Magnavox Electrical & Musical Industries Radio Corp Studebaker Pan American Airways Erie Railroad Westinghouse American Airlines U. S. Steel Skelly Oil General Motors U. S. Rubber Santa Fe American Tobacco Caterpillar Illinois Central American Smelting Republic Oliver Corp General Electric Gulf Oil Southern Railway

Local Market Prices For Flour Corn Meal And Feed

Daily corrected market list shows prices for flour corn meal white and yellow varieties, grain fob mill, new wheat moisture caps, egg mash feeds, crushed corn, bran, turkey starter, mixed feed, and butter products with unit prices and per bushel or per bag figures. Local sellers list retail and wholesale rates for a range of farm staples and animal feeds.

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Williams Accepts Reserve Commission in Air Force

M. Sgt. Julian T. Williams, son of Mr and Mrs J C Williams of Berryville, will accept a reserve commission as second lieutenant in the Air Force reserve. He reports to Walker Air Force Base Roswell New Mexico for protographic officer duty. His wife Dorothy Jean and two children will join him at Roswell when housing is available. He has served 16 months as chief clerk in the Officers status unit Headquarters Eighth Air Force Fort Worth Lee

Julian T. Williams J. C. Williams R. 1 Berryville Air Force Reserve Walker Air Force Base Rooswell N. M Eighth Air Force Station Dorothy Jean Roswell Williams Eighth Air Force Fort Worth Lee

Egg and poultry price list from Winchester markets

The Agriculture Department Markets Division reports U S Grade A eggs at 0.57 for extra large, 0.53 for medium, and large prices not shown. Poultry prices list heavy breed hens 0.29, leghorn and broilers 0.23, young turkey hens 0.53 and toms 0.53, with other poultry notes and a non-sequitur Hamlet production year inserted.

Winchester U. S

Grain futures open lower as liquidation broadens

Chicago crops drop across the board with only December corn resisting. Opening quotes show Wheat Dec 2.34 1/2, May 2.26 3/4, July 2.07 1/4. Corn Dec 1.41 1/40 3/4, May 1.46 1/4, July 1.45 1/4, Sept 1.40 1/4. Oats and soybeans also slide. soybeans Dec 2.54 1/4. Lard futures listed for Dec and May as trading opens.

Chicago

Bronze temple bell at Annapolis Navy Academy origin

The bell in the academy frame was brought from Japan by Commodore Perry in 1854 and rung to celebrate Navy football victories. Daniel Chester French is described as the typical American sculptor due to his extensive American art training and many notable American statues.

Japan Commodore Perry Navy Daniel Chester French America

Robespierre Said to Descend from Irish Lineage

The article notes Robespierre the French revolutionary is traditionally viewed as descending from an Irish family, highlighting heritage debates surrounding the influential figure.

Robespierre

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