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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1948
Page
3
In England and early American colonies, households used a hollowed flat block of wood as a plate. Blocks served as shared dining platters for Abby Wi and often the whole family.
Agriculture Department market report shows U S Grade A extra large eggs at 0.57, large 0.55, medium 0.48. Live poultry prices include heavy hens 4 lb up at 0.29, 4 1/2 lb up at 0.32, Leghorn hens 0.22, broilers 0.30, No 2 toms and other species listed for Winchester area dressed plants.
Local markets listed with corrected daily figures show prices for corn meal, grain, feeds, and butter products. Notable items include No 2 yellow corn at 1.75 per bushel and new wheat moisture content at 14 percent, while details are partially obscured by OCR errors.
Market notes from Baltimore and Chicago on December 24 show apples up with varieties like Golden Delicious and Romes trading, eggs slightly stronger for large grades, receipts light, and butter and egg receipts listed. Livestock prices: hogs steady to firm with a wide range by weight, cattle nominally steady with bids from 17 to 50 for canners, calves around 25, and sheep and lambs with slaughter figures and regional variations.
Chicago grains begin session with wheat easing while feed grains hold. Slight selling in wheat. futures range shows May wheat at 2.28 1/4, July 2.09 1/2, Sep 2.095. Corn May 1.48 1/4, July 1.46. Oats May 78 1/4, July 73 3/4, Sep Soybeans 2.60 1/4. Lard Mar 17.05.
The Men's Bible class of Grace Lutheran church elected officers led by Lewis Lamp as president and Ralph Lamp as vice president. Other roles include Paul Miller superintendent, Ronald Smyre assistant superintendent, Rev. William E. Eisenberg teacher, William Pitcock secretary, and W. J. Hottle assistant secretary. Treasurer A. E. Weatherholtz, song leaders F. H. Neumann and Marshall Castleman, orchestra leader Louis Kneiling, collectors Alfred Bushong E. B. Estes Russell Lamp Russell Hupp, and librarians Frank Dick Sr. Lester Keller Sam Dove.
New York stock market opened with a narrow drift. American Broadcasting advanced about 1 to 2 points from yesterday, nearing the 1948 peak, while General Motors and others like U S Rubber Montgomery Ward Woolworth Deere and DuPont also rose. Losers included Republic Steel Chrysler Electric Power and Light Anaconda American Can Dow Chemical and Penn R R.
Buses arriving and departing today were full with some services running five sections. Greyhound added vehicles for holiday demand while mail volume set records with cancellations totaling 574210 through yesterday. Special delivery only on Christmas Day. Police noted unusual quiet with minor thefts. Midnight Mass planned at Sacred Heart and other churches. Candy orders for Sunday school events fill three tons of boxes. Clarke county to hold a public Christmas program with Santa.
In Frankfort and Bonn officials warn Western powers that pettiest squabbles delay forming a Western German government. Adenauer accuses Social Democrats of defamation as parties clash over tax powers and ratification while occupation statute details spark inter Allied friction.
A brief public health appeal highlighting Christmas Seals as a year end fundraiser to combat tuberculosis, urging readers to purchase seals and support relief efforts through community donations and merchandise.
Congress has at different times set aside special holidays such as the Day of Rejoicing after the Civil War and V J Day marking World War II. The text notes there is no yearly national holiday for the entire country. It also mentions Reunion in the Indian Ocean, once Bourbon and Ile Bonaparte under French rule during governance changes.
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