Five Die As Train Hits Car At Secane Crossing
A Pennsylvanian Rail Road commuter train collided with an auto at a grade crossing near Secane Delaware County killing all five occupants. The PRR spokesman said flashing signals were operating and the cause is undetermined. The dead were Joseph Serafini 68 and his daughter Emily Pascenvo with two grandchildren Joseph 5 and Donna, and Esther Benedetto 58.
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Media
Secane
Delaware County
PRR
Joseph Serafini
Emily Pascenvo
Drexel Hill
Joseph
Donna
Esther Benedetto
Market Quotations Quiet Third Straight Advance
New York trading saw a third straight advance in quiet early dealings. Santa Fe Railroad fell about 1 to 2 points after yesterday rising 11 7 8 on a five for one split proposal.
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New York
Santa Fe Railroad
Livestock and industrials report mixed after market close
Livestock and steel groups cooled and steadied after record earnings from Livestock U. S. Steel and Union Carbide, while Fairbanks Morse and Westinghouse Electric showed gains as talks and strikes continued. Baltimore market quotes follow with varied fruit, potato, poultry, cattle, hog and sheep prices across categories.
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U. S. Steel
Union Carbide
Fairbanks Morse
Penn- Texas
Westinghouse Electric
Local Market Prices From Harrisonburg Area Listings
Daily market list shows feed and grain prices including feed 100 lb at 3.20 and egg mash 20 percent at 4.40. No 2 yellow corn shelled Rockingham and Augusta range 1.35 to 1.45 with wheat and barley prices noted, plus stationary butter wholesale at 60 including regional Rockingham and Augusta zones.
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Harrisonburg
Rockingham
Augusta
Tees
Rockingham Co
Auguste Iesee
Dundee
Butteriak
Sieves
Siu Weep
Egg and Poultry Market Report from Harrisonburg
Market steady with fair demand for live broilers and poultry. Reports show U S Grade A large brown 43 cents, medium 38, small 32, Grade B large brown 38, large white 38, amid varied offerings and prices in Harrisonburg market.
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Oklahomas
N. J
Winchester
Harrisonburg
U. S
Farmers Livestock Exchange Market Report Hog Veal Lambs Cattle
Farmers Livestock Exchange Market reports hogs veal lambs and slaughter cattle sales with figures for number sold and price ranges. Hogs include choice butcher to heavy butcher and sows. veal lists weights and price bands. lambs show prime through utility. cattle cover steers heifers cows and bulls with quality-based price intervals.
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Baltimore
USDA
Good
Cutter & Utility
First Negro CPA in Virginia Certified
Curtis C. Duke 34 year old accounting professor at Virginia State College becomes the first Black person to qualify as a certified public accountant in Virginia.
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Richmond
Virginia State College
Curtis C. Duke
Virginia
Bazooka Blowing Arkansas Story Teller In ENCINO
Bazooka blowing Arkansas storyteller Bob Burns is critically ill with a kidney disorder in ENCINO California. The 64 year old comedian has been in a coma since last Saturday and had health problems after surgery three years ago. He gained fame for pipe and whisky funnel routines and tales of Van Buren Arkansas. He has been inactive in show business for a decade and is involved in San Fernando real estate.
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Encino
Calif
Bob Burns
Arkansas
Burns
David Hertz
van Buren
Ark
San Fernando
Egg production in 1955 hens on farms reaches 185 yearly
The article notes a 1955 laying rate of 185 eggs per hen on farms, compared with 121 eggs per hen twenty five years earlier, highlighting a rise in productivity for laying hens.
Virginia designates Washington's Birthday as Muster Day
Stanley proclaims February 22 as National Guard Muster Day in Virginia. The move formalizes a statewide observance with National Guard units coordinating drills and community events across counties and cities.
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Richmond
Gary
Stanley
Washington
National Guard
Virginia
Grain futures ease at open on Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago grain contracts opened lower with soybeans leading the declines. Wheat, corn, oats, rye and fats showed varying losses as Mar May and Jul prices moved to new session levels.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Jly
Rye
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Institutional Research, Walston & Co., Inc
Walston & Co. Inc
New York Stock Exchange
Summit Avenue
Hagerstown, Md
York
Philadelphia
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Los Angeles
Basle
Walston & Co., Inc
Hagerstown, Wd
Wall Street
Yorks
N. J. Romes
Staymans
L. I
Maine
Oultry
Farmers Livestock Exchange Market
First Negro Cpa
Jack Wilkins
Lovett’s Shoe & Dress Shoppe
William Argenbright
Lovett’s Shoe Store
Argenbright
The
Valley Shoe Salon
Mr. Argenbright
Loudoun St
E. Wm. Argenbright
Esso
Louisiana
Esso Research
Esso Extra
Chicago Grain
Chrysler
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen St
Pine
Word
Pan
Happy
Esso Standard OK Company
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