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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1947
Page
2
Annie Jackson, born 1849, widow of Sol Gibson, dies at age 98. She was a longtime member of St. Luke Baptist Church. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Survived by one son, John Gibson.
A mail car on the Pennsylvania Railroad New York to St. Louis Jeffersonian train caught fire near Philadelphia. Hundreds of Christmas packages and letters were destroyed before the car was reduced to a blackened shell, with some mail saved by the railroad workers.
Answers printed on Page 4 list correct responses. Notable items include the line Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse and references to the Chancellor of Exchequer and twenty one guns. Other points cover plant poison seeds and roots, a one eyed condition, a true statement about trees older than three thousand years, Schumann Heink, a three year timeframe, and Charles Dickens.
Listing shows a sale at 1 p m for Mrs Rosa Ma located at 9 S Kent St offering restaurant equipment and household goods in a local sale notice.
In Tulsa a 50 year old widow used the Christmas children placement program run by Probation Officer Chauncey Moore as a Lonely Hearts bureau. She phoned Moore saying she was lonely and wanted someone to take her out for Christmas. Moore set up a dinner church and a show with a local volunteer. He noted the act was unconventional and hinted at limited options.
Two unions will bring three relatives of wounded Army private Alexander Mahoff to Valley Forge General Hospital for Christmas. Morris Mahoff his brother, Anna Smith his sister, and the sister's husband will visit. Local 813 CIO United Automobile Workers and Electric Switch Gear Employees Union share the travel costs.
Market reports show scarce apples and poultry in Baltimore with steady egg prices and light demand. Cattle calves hogs sheep in Baltimore and Chicago quoted with varied prices and a generally higher trend in weights under 250 pounds.
Wheat futures opened higher but grains overall eased with light trade in the pits. May wheat at 2.91 to 2.97, corn May 2.54, oats May 1.16. Lard March at 26.25.
The market opened with active trading and sizable blocks in industrials near previous levels. By midday gains and losses appeared scattered as investors waited. Illinois Central and Gulf Oil reached new 1947 highs while Bethlehem and Youngstown Sheet lagged.
Fat Steers and heifers show wide price ranges with quality labels from good to light. Lambs, hogs, oats, and dairy cows listed, noting top and average figures and odd lots, with prices per hundredweight and per head where stated.
Prices reported by dressing plants in the Winchester area for No 1 quality producers hens and cross breeds. U S Grade A extra large 62 dozen and large 60. Medium 52. Standards 54. Pullets 42. Broilers 33 34 per lb. Hen turkeys 48, toms 38 per pound. Guineas and other fowl prices inconsistent in OCR.
Local markets show corrected daily prices for wholesale items including corn meal in 5 and 10 lb bags, No 2 red winter wheat, No 2 yellow ear corn delivered in city per bushel, barley per bushel and soybeans per bushel. Prices listed: corn meal 10 lb bag, corn meal 5 lb bag (white), corn meal oes white, yellow ear corn $2.30 per bushel, barley $1.75, soybeans $2.40 per bushel.
Two out of state couples visiting Winchester for Christmas marriages were rejected as a state blood test is required before licenses can be issued. No licenses were issued at noon today in the county office. ten licenses were issued yesterday, five city and five county.
Commercial use is limited by high production costs and need for specialized equipment. It is not expected to replace coal oil or water power for general industry for several years. Its main advantage lies in providing a concentrated energy source for applications where conventional sources are unavailable.
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