Market Quotations Stock Market Report
New York traders closed 1946 with mixed results as industrials and rails moved up selectively while many shares stayed in the loss column. Early session mild irregularities gave way to active bids and offers and a modest midday improvement. Year end tax selling largely finished and replacements aided pivots as some buyers credited the President’s actions ending wartime controls. Skeptics about labor and the 1947 economy remained inclined to liquidate.
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New York
Baltimore Produce Markets Forecast Quiet Holiday Trading
Prices for apples vary by variety with mixed demand and liberal supplies as market stays dull. Poultry and eggs show steady to light demand. butter and egg receipts tallied. USDA-11 a. m. quotes indicate subdued cattle hogs and sheep activity amid fluctuating weights and prices.
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Baltimore
W. Va
N. J
Jel
N. Y. Bu
USDA
Chicago Grain Quotations Abbreviated Holiday Session
Chicago grain bids drifted steady to mixed in light pre holiday trading. Wheat edged down 1 4 to 3 8 cent with January at 2.10 1 2. corn mixed from 1 8 cent lower to 3 8 higher with January 2.10 1 2. oats steadied near 1 1 4 higher while March oats at 1 26 1 2. Prices for lard were not quoted.
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Chicago
First Meeting Of Kind For Farmers Hagerstown Md
The first farmers meeting arranged with experienced farmers leading discussions is set for Monday January 13 1947 in Hagerstown Maryland at Uncle Johns Chimney on Route 40 starting 9 45 a m. Local farmers and many dairymen are expected to attend to discuss More Milk per Acre Through Methods of Handling Roughages. The event is sponsored by the University of Maryland Extension Service and Potomac Edison Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Uncle John’s
Cmbir
Route
University of Maryland Extension Seree
The
Potomac Edison Oo
Prowler Chased by Kansas State Star at Fraternity House
In Manhattan Kansas Ray Adee Kansas State Universitys star miler chased a prowler from a fraternity kitchen. The thief fled with a chicken milk and two pounds of fish. Adee later forgot the food and sought the intruder for the track squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kans
Ray Adee
Kansas State
Adee
Lincoln Star
Norris Anderson
Army Notre Dame series suspended over scalping and gambling
The Army and Notre Dame will pause their football rivalry amid concerns over scalping and gambling. A 1947 game will be at Notre Dame Stadium on November 8, with resumption to be decided later, keeping the series off Yankee Stadium for the first time in 15 years.
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New York
Army
Notre Dame
Maxwell D. Taylor
Military Academy
John J. Cavanaugh
Yankee Stadium
Uncle Sam's Almanac 1947 Edition Announcement
Want An Almanac Better send in your order now as supply is limited and orders pour in from across the country. The 52 page booklet covers many subjects and will be kept for year round reference. Priced at fifteen cents postpaid.
UNCLE SAM'S ALAMAN AC 1947 request with fifteen cents
A reader from Washington conveys fifteen cents in wrapped coin to obtain a copy of UNCLE SAM'S ALAMAN AC 1947 from the Information Bureau at 316 Eye St N W, Washington DC.
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Winchester Evening Star
Eye St
Washington 2
D. C
Uncle Sam
Justice by telephone in Yonkers court session
In Yonkers on a wintry day Judge Charles W. Boote presided Sunday court by telephone due to rain and sleet. Two cases were heard with Court Clerk Clarence Muller outlining facts. one defendant was held for a hearing on dis orderly conduct and the other received a suspended sentence for drunkenness.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Charles W. Boote
Clarence Muller
Cat Comes Back After Long Bozeman Travel
Bozeman Montana December reports a farm cat that twice left work in a city warehouse and grocery basement to roam. The tired feline walked about ten miles, returning to the Vanderby farm three days later with footsore paws.
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Bozeman
Mont
Dick Vanderby
Detective loses overcoat among crime stories at library
Eugene M. Moore, a building contractor and detective story fan, sat in the Kansas City public library to reread Sherlock Holmes. Ten minutes later his overcoat was stolen from a stack of crime books with no clue left behind.
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Kansas
City
Eugene M. Moore
Man Wins Suit Over Nonmatching Pants and Coat
Alton Harness sued after buying a suit with two pants and a coat that did not match. The tailor argued it was normal, but Justice Tom Bruce ordered a $14.32 judgment for Harness in St. Joseph court.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Alton Harness
Justice of the Peace
Tom Bruce
Harness
Mrs Mary Spoor Scoots On Open Air In Winter
In Danville Illinois 71 year old Mrs Mary R Spoor travels by wind proof coat boots and warm headpiece on an open air motor scooter. Her 74 year old husband William a retired railroad engineer sometimes rides in the back. They bought the scooter after selling their car on a whim and she now questions that decision as parking proves easier.
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Danville
Ill
Mary R. Spoor
William
Spoors
Olcott Reports Corn Hybrid Test Results and Fertilizer Plans
County Agent J. W. Olcott presents Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station findings for Clarke County corn varieties including Pioneer 313 US-262 and Ky lines. He notes 15 to 25 percent yield gains from hybrids, advises planting density, and details fertilizer schedules using 4-12-4 3-12-6 or 0-14-7 0-20-0 plus potash, stressing early seed and fertilizer ordering and proper storage.
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Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station
Clarke County
Pioneer
Funk
Olcott
Brucetown Social Notes Show Holiday Visits
Brucetown Virginia residents report recent holiday visits and gatherings. Mrs Anthony Gleisner of Arlington traveled for business while Mr and Mrs B J Swimley hosted a Christmas dinner. Mrs Janney McKee of White Hall stayed with her brother in law Mr Andy Whitacre. Mrs Catherine Heiskell went with her son Sergeant Forrest Heiskell to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington.
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Brucetown
Anthony Gleisner
Arlington
J. Swimley
Janney McKee
White Hall
Andy Whitacre
Catherine Heiskell
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Forrest Heiskell
First radio program rebroadcast from Europe to U S
The text notes the first international radio program rebroadcast occurred February 1 1929 a band concert in Queens London and mentions WRC Washington and WJZ New York broadcasting Big Ben at midnight from the Houses of Parliament London. It references holiday visits and social events in West Virginia and Virginia.
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Queens
London
WRC
Washington
WJZ
New York
Houses of Parliament
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Stock Market Report
Moroline
Proeoae Boc
C. B. Smalts & Son
National Avenue
Funeral Home Cor
Hea
Vicks VA
Heatrola
and Anderson
Baltimore Livestock
M. M. Adams
Republic
Amherst and
Boscawen Sts
New Jersey
House of Detention
Aaron Moore
Keith Donaldson
Long Branch
Philadelphia
Henry Hicks
International Soundphoto
Hugh Fullerton, JR
State Mall
Washington, D. C
Dept Winchester
James Cain
Kearneysville, W. Va
Calvin Cain
Messrs
S. J. Swimley Jr
Frank Lee Bragg, Jr
F. H. Swimley, Sr
Clarence Whitacre
Winchester
Europe
United States
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporations
Farm Bureau
Frederick Coop Farm Bureau, Inc
George
Loudoun St
George Washington
Joseph Schroth
Packard
George T. Barnsley
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