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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1956
Page
5
It is estimated that about 200 copies were printed, most on paper and a few on vellum. The texts were in Latin.
Boyd Lee Ritter 37 of 327 N Loudoun St died at 735 p m yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital He was born March 1 1918 in Frederick County son of Mrs Ola E Rudolph Ritter and the late Oswald G Ritter He was husband of former Miss Celine Hartley and member of United Brethren Church at Inwood W Va He was a construction worker prior to ill health retirement Survived by wife mother son Richard Lee Ritter and three daughters Jean Shirley Carol Ann and Sandria K Ritter all of this city Funeral arrangements incomplete remains will rest at Jones Funeral Home until service time
Natural gas and pipeline issues rose in an otherwise mixed market after the Senate passed a natural gas bill. Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line jumped near 4 points at open, then up about 2. El Paso Natural Gas gained about a point, with Northern Natural Gas and American Natural Gas up fractionally. Opening quotes: Socony down half a point at 70 on 2,000 shares. General Motors steady at 44 1/2 on 2,500. Westinghouse up 3/8 at 60 1/8 on 7,000.
Broad price notes show apples steady with various box types up one to two inches. Potatoes mostly dull with multiple regional sizes and sacks priced. sweet potatoes and waxed fruits listed with several regional figures. Poultry market steady with strong demand in Kosher channels. broilers, hens, pullets, caponettes priced. Cattle and calves receipts indicate small sales without clear price trends.
Chicago Board of Trade opened with most grains a shade lower as trading ran strongly in all pits. Opening prices included Wheat at 2.14 3 8 for Mar and Corn at 1.30 17 8 for Mar, with oats and soybeans showing similarly varied early quotes across contracts.
Two educators wives headline the Clarke County High School production of Arsenic and Old Lace. Fran Evans and Sarah Burton are joined by a strong Blue Ridge Players cast with John McIntosh, Gynne Jones, and others. Curtain at 8 15 p.m. Tickets at Rhodes Drug Store in Winchester or at the door.
Hog prices range from 14.00 to 14.25 for 180 to 220 pound barrows and gilts, with lighter and heavier weights listed. Sows are scarce and odd head lots under 400 pounds around 10.00. Sheep quotations unchanged at up to 21.50 for lambs and 7.00 for wooled ewes.
Local market list shows prices for feed mixes and grains at Harrisonburg and Rockingham areas. Items include Feed at Retaf Mixeg feed 100 lb 3.20, Egg Mash 4.40, Broiler Mash, Grain FOB Mill Barley 1.10, Wheat per bu os, No 2 Yellow Corn New 15 per cent or less 1.40, Flour retail 6.70, Corn meal 0.30, Wheat No 2 Red Winter 2.00-2.10, Corn No 2 Yellow shelled 1.35-1.48, Barley No 2 1.8?
Agriculture department notes a weak market with light demand and buyers seeking immediate delivery. Listings cover butterfat wholesale prices, live poultry grade levels, turkey and egg grades across Winchester and Harrisonburg markets with price ranges and weekly figures.
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