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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1946
Page
7
A dense list of local sales items and notices from a Winchester area page includes furniture reflecting 1930s-60s ads and notices for sale of wagons, bicycles, real estate, watches, furniture, Xmas trees, labors, and lost items. Also listed are rental notices and personal notices from residents such as Brumback, Snider, and Clowser with contact details and dates.
York market reports selective recoveries around midday with mixed overall direction. Dividends and year end hopes supported bidding while price wage worries and tax selling restrained activity. notable firms named include Bethlehem Steel Goodyear and International Harvester with several others listed as leaders and laggards.
Notice of the annual meeting of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Winchester Virginia for January 14 1947 at 11 in the forenoon. Directors to be elected and other business as may come before the meeting or adjournments. J H Yost Cashier.
Produce prices in Baltimore show steady markets with liberal supplies and light demand. Apple varieties from Delicious to Yorks range across 1.75 to 3.25 per box or unit with multiple grades. poultry and eggs see steady demand and mixed weights. butter and eggs valuations listed. cattle receipts very light with cows and bulls steady, veal and calves active for dealers.
Veal prices for 120-220 lb range 21.00 to 23.00 with down to 14.00 19.00 for smaller. underweights to 5.00. Hogs 250-lb market slow with top near 24.00. barrows and gilts by weight 120-140 lb 22.75, 140-155 lb 23.25, 155-300 lb 24.00, 300-350 lb 23.00, 350 lb and up 21.75. sows 20.75. Lambs scarce and steady. 80-110 lb wooled lambs 23.00-25.00. light weights 15.00-19.00. culls to 12.00. Slaughter ewes active and steady. good and choice 8.00-9.00. common and medium 4.00-7.50. culls to 3.00.
President Truman will hold a news conference at 4 p.m. Wednesday to release the first report of his council of economic advisers. The council was established to study ways to provide maximum employment and a subsequent report will form the basis of his program.
Under Section 5349 a of the 1942 Virginia Code the administratrix Vera Larrick seeks transfer of 4060.03 held by Commercial and Savings Bank of Winchester Virginia in the name of Wm A and W A Larrick as funds of the deceased William A Larrick. Dated November 30 1946. Mrs Vera Larrick Administratrix of William A Larrick.
A brief note honoring the new Congress for engagement on employment and economic issues. The document highlights support for policies aimed at job creation and stable growth, reflecting optimism for legislative action in these areas.
Josiah William Bailey 73 Democrat and North Carolina’s senior senator died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Raleigh after a recent heart illness. He lapsed into a coma Saturday and had shown signs of improvement earlier before his death yesterday.
Funeral services are scheduled for 3 30 p m BST today from the First Baptist Church. The brief notice notes the time and location of the service, identifying the church as the gathering site.
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