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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1956

Page

6

Market Quotations Mixed As Steel Stocks Move

New York trading opened with mixed results in quiet dealings. Youngstown Sheet & Tube rose to 12134 on 1,800 shares. Bethlehem and Republic Steel fell slightly while Santa Fe and Southern Railway edged up. Allied Chemical and Douglas Aircraft slipped, Boeing and United Airlines posted small losses.

NEW York (P Youngstown Sheet & Tube Detroit Steel Bethlehem and Republic Steel Santa Fe and Southern Railway Chesapeake & Ohio Allied Chemical Goodyear Douglas Aircraft Boeing United Aircraft

Baltimore Market Report Shows Mixed Livestock and Produce Movements

Cattle sales small at 985 lb slaughter steers priced around 17.50 with calves, hogs, and sheep quoted largely unchanged. Apples and potatoes steady to barely steady with various regional grades and pack sizes noted. live poultry and turkeys show firm fryers and steady market with ample turkey supply.

Baltimore USDA Staymans Red Romes MD & Va

Chicago Grain Prices Drift Lower At Open

Chicago grains opened quietly with prices easing across wheat corn and soybeans. Wheat and corn led declines while oats rye and lard posted modest shifts as market participants awaited further direction.

Chicago Board of Trade Jly

Rats extermination ad promises star wars theme guarantee

An old advertisement proclaims 35 rats killed with 1 Ib Star Warfarin Safe Sure Guaranteed. It promotes sewing machine and vacuum cleaner repairs and electrification for 1495. Includes locations near Front Royal Road Armel Stephens City and mentions farm bureau Murphy Feed.

Warfarin Murphy Solenberger Burr Fietcher Winchester Fletcher's Royal Road Armel Stephens City E.m.&f. Tf Solenberger’s Farm Bureau Murphy Feed

Lost Terrier Near Mill Wood in Christmas Notice

Lost small dark gray long-haired Scotch terrier male no collar in Mill Wood area. Reward. Call Boyce 10. Also lost tire and wheel for 1955 Ford pickup between Gerrard St and John Kerr School. Return to Police Dept. Lost ladies green billfold with important papers. Phone MO 2 6848 after 4 for reward.

Millwood Boyce Gerrard St John Kerr Police Dept

Agriculture Dept Market Shows Weak Broilers and Light Demand

Market report from the Agriculture Department notes unsettled to weak conditions for live poultry with light demand. No turkeys reported and prices at farm level as of noon include broilers or fryers at 2 to 7b, small turkey fryers at 26, and egg grades listed for Winchester and Harrisonburg markets with varying Grade A and B classifications and small to large sizes.

Winchester

Local Feed and Grain Prices Snapshot

Daily market notes list mixed feed at 100 lb for 3.30 dollars and egg mash at 20 percent 4.40. Grain prices show wheat at 2.10 per bushel and other commodities cited with unclear figures. The Star disclaims responsibility for typos or graphical errors in the feed.

Star

One Room Home with Hen House on 18 Acre Route 7 Site

A 1 room home with a hen house and other outbuildings sits on 18 acres off Route 7, four miles from town. Ideal ranch type home site with space for livestock and farming.

Adams action seeks bond holders' rights in Frederick County

In the Frederick County Virginia circuit court, December 19 1956, T G Adams and Rosalie F Adams file an order of publication against Mary J Triplett et al to determine rightful holders of debts secured by deed of trust and to release liens. Unknown interest holders with bonds or liens must appear within ten days after publication to protect their interests see clerk N Whitacre. Harry R Kern Jr counsel for complainants.

Frederick County Virginia T. G. Adams Rosalie F. Adams Mary J. Triplett Frederick N. Whitacre Harry R. Kern, Jr South Washington Street Winchester

Complete Stocks Quicker Service Lower Prices

Historical market brief listing wholesale and retail prices for animal feed and flour by location including Rockingham Augusta and Augusta markets. Items include broiler mash corn flour meal and barley with price ranges and unit descriptions. The fragment references butter wholesale pricing and miscellaneous supply terms.

Air and Highway Traffic Slowed By Fog and Rain

Fog and drizzle stretched from the Mississippi Valley to the Appalachians slowing air and highway travel. Many Midwest airports closed as fog spread toward the Atlantic. Rain remained light except in eastern Pennsylvania and New York where a quarter to half inch fell.

Mississippi Valley Appalachians Atlantic Coast Midwest Nebraska Pennsylvania Gulf of Mexico New York State Ohio Valley New England Gulf States

Card of Thanks for Vincent Samuel Cook

The family expresses gratitude to friends for sympathy shown after the death of Vincent Samuel Cook.

Vincent Samuel Cook

Actress Anita Ekberg Poster Sparks Lords Debate

In the House of Lords a poster for Anita Ekberg's upcoming film triggered a brief vote on taste and decency. Lord Lucas urged pulling the poster as vulgar while Lord Mancroft noted indecency is subjective and proposed referring the matter to the London County Council for action.

House of Lords London Anita Ekberg Miss Ekberg the Iceberg Lord Lucas of Chilworth Lord Lucas Home Secretary Up Rose Home Office Lord Mancroft Ekberg London County Council

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