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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1948
Page
3
The Reformed Church in America traces its origins to Dutch colonists who settled in New York and New Jersey. The movement grew from early settlements established by the Netherlands in the region.
The first regency in English history arose when the Earl of Pembroke was named regent at the accession of Henry III to the throne.
Market Quotations list fat steers and heifers with price ranges, along with fat sows bulls veal calves lambs butcher hogs pigs and dairy cows. Readouts note weights quality and occasional high odd lots with per head and per hundred weight values.
Prices reported by the Agriculture Department Markets Division show U S Grade A eggs and various poultry products in the Winchester area with different weights and grades. The document also includes a brief Q A on the Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty and odor removal from garments with home remedy steps.
Washington text details Howard Mitchell succeeding Jer as director after rising from first cellist and assistant conductor. It notes his background in Sioux City golf champion youth, Peabody and Curtis training, family musicians, and prior conducting of Water Gate concerts plus leadership qualities and box office appeal.
Daniel Stanley died yesterday afternoon at Ridgeway where he worked for Hunter Brown, an orchardist. His body is at Omps funeral home.
Lifespan market report shows poultry steady with active trade and light receipts. Cattle and calves mixed with higher bids on cows, limited steer sales, and generally steady calf prices. Hogs strong early, price ranges broad by weight. sows and heavier weights down slightly. Sheep light, nominal pricing. Baltimore market notes include two loads of steers, few heifers, and varied butcher cow values.
New York stocks drifted lower with most losses fractional while several names held steady or rose. Nickel Plate Railroad led gains, climbing over a point, while a broad list including U S Steel, General Motors, DuPont, Union Pacific, and Sinclair Oil declined.
Chicago market opened mixed with Nearby December contracts showing strength up 1-2 cents. Wheat Dec at 2.39 1-2, May 2.27 3-4, July 2.08 1-4. Corn Dec 1.42 1-4. Oats Dec 85-85 1-4. Soybeans Dec 2.59 1-8, Mar 2.61 1-2, May 2.58 1-4. Lard Dec 1.80-20, July 1.717.
Salable hogs 15000 with top 22.75 for loads 170-210 lb good to choice 170-220 lb 22 to 22.50 230-250 lb 21-21.75 260-290 lb 20.25-21 and few 300-350 lb 19.50-20.25 Sows 17.50-18.50 good 475-600 lb 16-17.25 Salable cattle 8000 with loads 33-35 top 35 at 1125-1200 lb Choice steers 1435 lb 34 1666 lb 30 Good to low-choice steers 26.50-31.50 Common to medium large 21-25.50 Heifers 31 for few choice 25-29 bulk good to low-choice 25-29 Beef cows 18.75-20 Canners and vealers 14.50-17.25 Vealers 32 down Salable sheep 4500 good to choice slaughter lambs 24.50-25.25
The notice lists daily corrected retail prices for corn meal in yellow and white varieties, new wheat under 14 moisture, No 2 yellow corn at 1.75 dollars, new barley at 1 dollar per bushel, various egg and poultry feeds, cracked corn, broiler and turkey feeds, mixed feeds, and butterfat prices. It notes the Star disclaims responsibility for typographical errors on the listing.
National Geographic Society examined George Washington’s travels finding them extend from Savannah Georgia to Kittery Maine and westward to Lake Erie. He reached near Pleasant West Virginia and Gallipolis Ohio, making three sea voyages. He rode up to 35 miles daily and once covered 660 miles in a single stretch. The study covered about 15,000 square miles.
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