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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1946
Page
2
New York trading opened with mixed gains fading to uneven closes despite some favorites showing strength. Volume around 600 000 shares with holiday lightened activity due to approaching Mon and Tue markets. Bond trading remained narrow as the session ended with mixed tendencies.
Clarke County news occupies daily space in The Star, highlighting local events, notices, and developments for readers in the region. The feature draws attention to community happenings and ongoing coverage across city and county topics.
Baltimore livestock quotations show cattle largely steady to lower versus last week with feeders and canners down. hogs weaken on barrows and gilts, late good and choice 120-140 lb and 140-155 lb ranges around 21.00-21.50. Calves mixed, dealers active, top lots around 23.00-25.00. trade slow overall as buyers and sellers adjust.
Lesson in English explains word usage and pronunciation. It corrects common mistakes such as hence and from, notes beige pronunciation, distinguishes personnel from personal, and offers synonyms and a daily vocabulary goal. The piece defines homily as a tedious moral exhortation and provides pronunciation guidance.
Slaughter lambs remain scarce with activity steady. Good and choice 80-110 lb wooled lambs quoted 23.00-25.00, common and medium 15.90-19.00, culls to 12.00. Slaughter ewes active with good and choice 8.00-9.00, common and medium 4.00-7.50, culls to 3.00.
Chicago December grain quotations show grains opening lower on modest overnight selling. Wheat Stays near unchanged to two and a half cents lower, corn down as much as eight eighths, oats weaker to around 83 and a half cents, with specific January March May July price points listed for wheat corn and oats.
Daily corrected local market listings appear in The Star. The paper does not assume responsibility for typographical errors that may occur.
A historical catalog lists prices for corn meal varieties and poultry feeds. Items include corn meal cwt prices, old yellow and white corn delivered and at farm, egg mash, cracked corn, broiler and turkey feeds, and live poultry. Units and amounts vary by bag, cwt, and weight.
A list of quiz answers is printed: 1 Longfellow 2 Abraham 3 Carbon Pi 5 Thornton Wilder Bird 7 1931 8 He came ever so often 9 Grand Old Man 10 Chess.
The Q and A covers War Department inquiries on next of kin letters, Nobel Prize ceremonies in Stockholm and Oslo, Democrat seating in the House, the god neighbor policy origin, Browning's Ring and the Book source, the Punch Jones diamond, the first dial telephone, Alaska area and land, Beg Agha Mountain height, nationalities at Agincourt, leading cattle and dairy states, World War II memorial trends, the Red Men founded date, italics in Bible text, 33rd degree Mason counts, and the apricot origin with historical travel.
A Q and A on Christmas gift budgeting suggests writing a brief advance note to a friend about curtailing gifts. It also covers maid hiring honesty about duties and time off, and cautions against saying I want you to know my friend. Friendship should be implied not stated.
The Grace Lutheran Church men’s bible class meets Sunday at 9 45 with a special musical program. Rev W E Eisenberg will teach. The program includes Night of Nights Beardsley Van de Water with Eugene D Russell tenor. A trio with Mrs J A Hott Louis Knieling and Mildred Jones will perform O Holy Night Adam. Open Door Class follows at the Presbyterian church.
First Evangelical United Brethren Church announces 9 45 am church school and Bible classes with Edwin Ritter as superintendent. A 11 am Christmas Sacred Musicale by four choirs and a 7 30 pm White Christmas service with speaker Harry F Byrd Jr. All are invited to bring gifts for the City Fellowship Club. Full Gospel Tabernacle hosts 9 45 am Sunday school and 11 am worship with 8 pm Christmas carols and readings. Prayer service Tuesday 7 45 pm and Christ Ambassadors Friday 7 45 pm.
Members and friends are urged to attend the class with Rev J and the visiting visitor welcome extended.
The Golden Rule Bible Class meets tomorrow at 9 35 with the Young Adult 55 of Braddock Street Methodist church. The Intermediate Department presents a Christmas program with guest speaker Mr G R Quarles. All members and visitors should arrive on time to enjoy the full program.
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