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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1952

Page

11

Teacher slashes wife then kills three children

In San Jose California Archie Connett 31 a high school teacher killed his estranged wife Wyona 28 and their three children Carl 3 months Teresa 2 1/3 and Michael 4 in their Cupertino home after a violent argument. He slashed Wyona then killed the children before slashing his own throat. He remains hospitalized near death while Wyona recovers under sedation.

San Jose Calif Sheriff's Office Archie Connett Santa Clara County Hospital Wyona Supertino Connett Carl Resa Michael James Cunningham

Meaning of Phar macopoeia and USP compilation

The name Phar macopoeia derives from a Greek word meaning I make medicine. The U S Pharmaco poeia is compiled by a commission of physicians and pharmacists chosen by national associations. They spend months validating about 570 drugs in this reference, which is revised every five years.

T. A U. S

Market Quotation Roundup for Fruits Livestock and Hogs

Baltimore and Chicago reports show steady fruit prices with apples and pears rising modestly while potatoes and sweet potatoes hold. Livestock markets list cattle calves hogs and sheep with ranges for utilities, prime steers and heifers, and sows, with hogs mainly quiet and light offerings for cleanup sales.

Baltimore Hor USDA Chicago

New York Stocks Slide With Mixed Early Moves

The New York stock market opened with a slump and quiet trading as overnight orders faded. Higher issues included Missouri Pacific Preferred Texas Company American Woolen Goodrich and Zenith Radio while declines showed New York Central Standard Oil New Jersey American Cyanamid Youngstown Sheet & Tube and Douglas Aircraft.

New York Missouri Pacific Preferred Texas Co American Woolen Goodrich Zenith Radio New York Central Standard Oil (Nj American Cyanamid Youngstown Sheet & Tube Douglas Aircraft

Local Market Feed and Grain Prices Listed

Local markets list agricultural commodities with prices for flour at retail corn meal in 5 and 10 lb bags. Includes 10 lb yellow corn meal and grain FOB prices for wheat No 2 yellow corn white corn barley 36 lb feeds and various mash and feed mixes. Butter and butterfat prices appear in wholesale listings.

Agriculture Dept Egg Market Report

Today’s figures show Grade A Large eggs at .00, Grade A Medium at .40, Grade A Small at .35, and Grade B Large at .00. Cracks and checks noted in some lots. live poultry prices appear in the later area with No 1 4 1-2 lb birds referenced.

Sesso NOOS Chester

Red Broilers and Leghorn Prices Across Breeds

Prices for Red Broilers 28 cents, Leghorn Broilers 19 cents, Leghorn Cocks . Beltsville White Broilers 19 pounds—price unclear. White and Bronze breed hens, Bronze breed toms, and Young Bronze birds listed with various cents per unit. White toms over 10 pounds 33 cents.

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Virginia potato crop valued at 14 million in 1952

Virginia reports 1952 potato production at 4,692,000 bushels, 38 percent below 1951 and 44 percent below the 1941-50 average, yet production value estimated at 14,076,000 dollars. Early crops suffered from June heat and dry weather. sweet potatoes held steady at 1,210,000 bushels with good late crop yields.

Virginia Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service Norfolk

Crop acreage and output trends in 1952 report

The report shows 68 130 acres harvested a 6 percent drop from 1951 while total crop tonnage fell 19 percent to 186 800. Value rose 13 percent to 15 507 000 with tomatoes and snap beans as top contributors. Peanut production reached 212 400 000 pounds on record yield of 1 800 pounds per acre, value estimated at 24 426 000 with 29 034 000 in next lines.

Chicago Grain Prices Drift Amid Yuletide Attention

Chicago grains move with little change as traders focus on holiday activity. Opening quotes show wheat at Mar 2.36 3-8, May 2.40 3-8, July 2.40 1-4. corn Mar 1.64 3-4 7-8, May 1.68 3-8 1-2. oats Mar 86 3-4 5-8, May 96 85 7-8, July 84 1-2 3-8. rye March 1.95, May 2.00 1-4, July 2.01 3-4. soybeans Jan 3.02 3-4, Mar 3.04 3-4, May 3.04 3-4, July 3.03, Sep 2.91. lard Jan 10.10, Mar 10.52, May 10.77, July 11.17.

Chicago Jly

Aev en by Dr Weigle Explains Bible Version Aims

The message lists three reasons for publishing a new Bible edition. It cites access to much older manuscripts than those behind the King James Bible, allowing modernization of interpolations and transcription errors from medieval hand copying.

Weigle

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