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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1948

Page

2

Southern Governors Back Regional Education Plan

In Savannah Georgia the Southern Governors Conference approved a 1 736 000 initial budget for regional education over the first two years with eventual 2 434 000 yearly funds. The plan targets medical dental and veterinary training and awaits state legislative approval to begin next fall.

Savannah Fielding L. Wright Mississippi Adj Milton A. Reckord Maryland National Guard Beauford Strom Thurmond South Carolina Walter R. McDonald Georgia Public Service Commission National Assn. of Utilities Commissioners Southern Governors’ Conference Southern Regional Council For Education

Solid Rock’s Ringing Sound Spurs Mountaineer Safety

In Boulder Colorado mountaineers use steel rock pistons to test rock health. The sound of driving a spike reveals solid rock or rotten stone. Hedge funds of pistons are collected, traded, or left behind by less experienced climbers. Some Swiss spikes are highly valued and costly.

Boulder Colo Charles Hutchinson, Jr Rockies

Postmaster warns on proper Christmas mail handling

The article advises careful Yule tide mailings with clear addresses, full details, and sturdy stamps. It urges using first class mail for reliable delivery and directory assistance, notes misrouting risks, and warns against incorrect city labels or partial addresses that end up in the dead letter office.

Wilson Oak St City Winchester Virginia Los Angeles Jersey City

Ghost Factory Bribe Probe Ties Peron Police Chief

A federal judge reports Herminio Fassio, chief of Peron’s police bodyguard, received $92,000 in a bribe linked to a failed Silpa aluminum plant deal moving from Milan to Buenos Aires. The probe, led by Judge Oscar Palma Beltram, centers on fraud against the public administration as 14 suspects are held.

Buenos Aires Juan D. Peron Herminio Fassio Oscar Palma Beltram Peron Italy Beltram Silpa Milan Carlos Banfi Fassio Horacio Ramallo

Local Markets Price List For Flour Corn Meal And Feeds

Daily corrected market sheet lists retail prices for flour corn meal and feeds. Entries include 50 pound bags of flour 0.26 to 0.62 per bag and corn meal at various bag sizes, plus prices for new wheat barley and egg mash feed mixes and butterfat and butter prices.

Handley Judges Open Basketball Schedule at Berkeley Springs

Handley travels to Berkeley Springs for a 7:15 p.m. varsity clash as Coach Maddex plans Lazezzera Keller McIntyre Bush and Lavecchia in the starting five. Berryville hosts Harper's Ferry at 7:15 p.m. with Locke Smallwood Carpenter Fuller Wisecarver likely in the lineup. Boyce opens Friday vs Toms Brook at home. Stonewall faces Strasburg Friday to begin a nine game slate.

Stephens City High School Handley Cagemen Berkeley Springs Hunter Maddex Lazezzera Keller McIntyre Bush Lavecchia Handley Maddox Berryville Harper's Ferry Chester Rockwell Locke Smallwood Carpenter Fuller Wisecarver Harper’s Ferry Boyce Toms Brook Boyce Cagemen Coa Cc

Winchester Egg and Poultry Prices From Markets Division

Agriculture Department markets report prices paid in Winchester for U S Grade A eggs by size and for live poultry. Grade A extra large 57 cents, large 55, medium 48. Poultry prices list heavy breed hens four pounds up 29 cents, leghorn hens 22, leghorn broilers up to 2 1 2 pounds 23, heavy coxites 15, broilers 30, young turkey hens 53, young turkey toms unspecified, old guineas listed. Stores in your home community.

Winchester U. S U.S

Farm Sale Listings for December and January

Classified sale notices outline December 17 at 19 a.m. for Harry Butler Farm on Smithfield Ave featuring horses, cattle and farm machinery, plus January 5 at 10 a.m. for E B Taylor on Welltown Pike four miles from Winchester offering dairy cows farm equipment and household goods.

Harry Butler Smithfield Ave E. B. Taylor Welltown Pike Winchester

Market Quotations Produce Livestock in Baltimore and Chicago

Baltimore and Chicago markets show steady to slow trading across apples poultry eggs and butter. Cattle hogs and sheep listings reflect declines in some weights and steady prices for others with specific ranges for cattle steers calves hogs sows and lambs reported.

Baltimore Usls Romes Usls & US Utility Yorks Chicago North Dakota

Farmers Livestock Exchange Market prices and figures

On Monday December 13 at the Farmers Livestock Exchange Market consignment is steady to down. Prices show lower butcher steer and hog values with overall softer runs across steers hogs cows and lambs including dairy cows bulls and stocker classes.

Quiz Question Answers From Page Four

Answers cover politics and geography including Massachusetts Nevada Vermont Wyoming four states with one representative Great Britain Office of Censorship Fairbanks Alaska Washington DC former Vice President John N Garner Texas Joseph Martin Massachusetts No

Massachusetts Delaware Nevada Vermont Wyoming Great Britain Office of Censorship Fairbanks Alaska Washington, D. C John N. Garner Texas Joseph Martin

Stock market mixed as tax selling weighs on early trading

Small losses predominated at the open with many leading issues marked down. A few gainers appeared as traders await the President's January legislative program and broader demand from speculative and investment buyers.

New York Congress U.S. Steel Youngstown Sheet General Motors Woolworth International Harvester Boeing Glenn Martin Schenley Kennecott Copper Santa Fe Southern Railway Atlantic Coast Line Standard Oil Transcontinental & Western Air Firestone Sears Roebuck J. S. Case Western Union Consolidated Natural Gas Allied Chemical Johns Manville American Woolen Decca Records Texas Co

Grain futures steady in Chicago open

Chicago grain markets opened steady with Dec wheat at 2.3718, May 2.2825, July 2.0914, Sept 2.0828. corn Dec 1.4234, May 1.482, July 1.4718, Sept 1.42. oats Dec 0.815, May 0.76, rye May 1.69. soybeans Dec 2.571, lard Dec 17.35, July 16.77.

Chicago

Apples Shipping Point Prices and Demand Report

Federal State Market News Service notes demand slow and market steady for Winchester Martinsburg apples. Staymans US util 2 1 2 in up price 2 45 per car. Red Rome US 1s 2 1 2 in up 1 1 8 bushel boxes price 3 15 per car. wrapped 138s and larger 3 20 per car.

Winchester- Martinsburg

Peiping calm amid civil war rumors in Nanking

In Nanking, December reports spread of a coalition government or peace negotiations as Chiang Kai Shek's national government appears normal yet ministers stall. Diplomats doubt relocation from Nanking while communists threaten Peiping and Tientsin, signaling a wait and see stance.

Nanking China Chiang Kai Shek Suchow Peiping Tientsin Chiang

Delay in Chiang regime as Sun Fo forms new government

In the delay by Chiang's new premier Sun Fo in forming his government the official body appears permeated by the same attitude, except for a few of Chiang's trusted lieutenants working under his strong determination to continue the war against the communists.

Chiang Sun Fo

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