A B McKeever Dies in Wardensville W Va
A B McKeever died Sunday afternoon in Wardensville West Virginia after a long illness. He suffered a stroke Saturday morning and had long served as Wardensville postmaster and ran a flour and grist mill. Survived by widow Ota McKeever a brother Hurd McKeever of Pennsylvania and two sisters in Pittsburgh. The Masonic Lodge will handle funeral arrangements.
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A. B. McKeever
Wardensville
W. Va
Ota McKeever
Hurd McKeever
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Masonic Lodge
Market Quotations Drift in Quiet New York Session
New York market quotes edged upward in a quiet session with fractional gains and losses across many leaders. Trades showed occasional active flurries as replacement buying and tax related cash sales supported trends. several names shifted momentum.
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New York
Chicago Grain Quotations at Opening
Chicago reports mixed grain prices in quiet trading on December 30. Opening quotes show small changes across wheat corn oats and barley for January through July contracts.
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Chicago
Piccadilly Street Wreck Damages Cars Near Winchester
A 1937 Chevrolet sustained about 75 dollars in damage after rear ending a 1934 Chevrolet truck driven by Clarence Haiterman of Rt. 3 Winchester. The crash occurred on East Piccadilly at the Cameron Street intersection.
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Clarence Haiterman
Rt. 3
Winchester
E. Piccadilly
Cameron Street
Largest guns on new battleships are 16 inch .50 calibre
The Navy Department states the largest guns on the latest battleships measure 16 inches in diameter and are of 50 calibre.
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Navy Department
Baltimore Markets Report on Produce and Livestock Trade
Produce prices in Baltimore on December 30 show limited demand and liberal supplies for apples with varied quality and wide price spreads. Poultry and eggs list modest activity with tight rosters and steady to lower wholesale quotes, while cattle hog sheep quotes reflect a slow market, with top steers around 26.00 and hogs near 23.75 and lambs 23.50-25.50.
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Baltimore
W. Va
N. J
Delaware
N. Y
Bubas
U. S
Romes
Yorks
Bank Closing Notices for New Year Holiday 1947
Banks announce closure on Wednesday January 1 1947 a legal holiday. Maturing paper may be paid Thursday January 2 1947. Shenandoah Valley Nat Bank Harold G Brown cashier Shenandoah Valley Nat Bank closure notice. Commercial and Savings Bank John L Sloat cashier Farmers and Merchants National J H Yost cashier
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Asl
Shenandoah Valley Nat’! Bank
Harold G. Brown
Commercial and Savings Bank
John L. Sloat
Farmers and Merchants National
J H. Yost
Local Markets Corrections Notice by The Star
The Star presents daily corrected local market listings and disclaims responsibility for typographical errors that may occur. The notice notes market data accuracy is not guaranteed and emphasizes ongoing updates.
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The
Star
Patent Brann and Poultry Feed Price List
A historical price sheet lists various feed products with per cwt and bag prices. Items include corn meal in multiple weights and colors, egg mash, cracked corn, broiler and turkey feeds, live poultry, and assorted fowl prices. The document reflects inventory pricing for livestock nutrition and farm staples.
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Aiteleieie
Uae
Prison Escape At Lincoln Heights Prison In Los Angeles
Guard J H Clark peered from a cell opening as two inmates sawed a bar and escaped. The men fell twenty feet from a second floor block, ran across the yard, and climbed the high wall to gain freedom.
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Lincoln Heights
Los Angeles
J. H. Clark
International
Obituary: Ray C. Gaunt 67 of Winchester dies at Memorial Hospital
Ray C. Gaunt aged 67 of 374 East Piccadilly Street Winchester died Sunday at 5 50 am following a two week illness. He was born in Boyce Va son of the late William M Gaunt and Emma Humston Gaunt. Survived by widow Annie M Gaunt two sons Hunter M Gaunt Winchester and Robert A Gaunt Washington DC a daughter Lucy Gaunt Cleveland OH four sisters Mrs Walter Robinson Memphis Tenn Miss Retha Gaunt Front Royal Mrs Ernest Jones Charlottesville and Mrs Scott Wiley Bethesda MD and one grandchild Hunter Gaunt Jr of Winchester. Funeral Tuesday 2 pm at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Dr T J Hawkins and Rev James B Roe. Interment Mt Hebron cemetery. Pallbearers Myron Scrivner Lacy Boyer Allen Gaunt Randolph Gaunt William Coffman and Marshall Updike.
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Ray C. Gaunt
East Piccadilly Street
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Boyce
William M. Gaunt
Kernstown
Emma Humston Gaunt
Annie M. Gaunt
Woodstock
Braddock Street
Hunter M.gaunt
Robert A. Gaunt
Washington, D. C
Lucy Gaunt
Cleveland
Ohio
Walter Robinson
Memphis
Tenn
Retha Gaunt
Front ‘Royal
Ernest Jones
Charlottesville
Scott Wiley
Bethesda
Hunter Gaunt Jr
Jones Funeral Home
T. J. Hawkins
James B. Roe
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Myron Scrivner
Lacy Boyer
Allen Gaunt
Randolph Gaunt
William Coffman
Marshall Updike
Institutions For Treatment of State Alcoholics
Richmond Virginia Delegate James E. Gardner plans to push during the extra session for state run institutions to treat chronic alcoholics. He proposes funding from profits of the state alcoholic beverage control system to finance the program and is unsure of the initial appropriation amount.
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Richmond
Virginia
General Assembly
James E. Gardner
Richmond House
Gardner
State Hospital Board to supervise regional facilities
A small institution serving about 25 patients at Richmond would later expand to units in Roanoke Norfolk and other regional centers all under the supervision of the State Hospital Board.
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Richmond
Roanoke
Norfolk
State Hospital Board
Grandmother at 30 as daughter bears daughter Donna Marie
Mrs Claude Wilbur Norris became a grandmother at age 30 when her 16 year old daughter Mrs Armon D Hartlieb gave birth to a 6 pound 13 ounce girl yesterday named Donna Marie. Norris married at 13.
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Kansas City
Claude Wilbur Norris
Armon D. Hartlieb
Donna Marie
Wilson To Manage Atomic Energy Mission
President Truman named Carroll Louis Wilson a 36 year old engineer as general manager of the U S atomic energy mission. The news item notes the appointment was announced in Washington on December 20 with details about the new leadership and mission scope.
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Washington
Truman
Ed Carroll Louis Wilson
U. S. Atomic Energy Mission
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Greyhound Terminal
N. Braddock
Stock Market Report
American Telephone
Chrysler
Johns-Manville
du Pont
Sears Roebuck
U. S. Rubber
Northern Pacific
International Telephone
Southern Railway
Santa Fe
Chesapeake and Ohio
Youngstown Steet
General Motors
Piccadilly St
Romeaer
Vicks VapoRub
VICKS
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of
Baltimore Livestock
Republic
Amherst and
Boscawen Sts
Brooklyn
Fred Daab
Marion Drucker
Philip Schleemer
Beethoven
Tchaikovsky
Johann Straus
Dept Winchester
Piccadilly
Pall Mall Street
Riley Brothers
Hansbrough & Carter
Bidg
Wilson
Atomic Commission
Shenandoah Valley National Pa Nk
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Firestone Stores
N. Braddock St
Owledge
Peoples Service Drug Stores
Loudoun St
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