Market Quotations Lift Aircrafts and Steels in Early Trade
Wall Street reports a broad market advance with aircraft and steel issues climbing. Chrysler gains 1 percent to 57 on 7,000 shares after securing 51.8 million in Jupiter and Redstone missile contracts. General Dynamics up 1 percent to 63.2, Boeing 7 at 40, U.S. Steel 5s at 54, Bethlehem 4% to 38.5, Lorillard up to 35 on 3,500 shares, hitting a new high.
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New York
Chrysler
General Dynamics
Boeing
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Lorillard
Local Markets Note on Corrections and Typos
The Star states markets are corrected regularly and disclaims responsibility for typographical errors that may occur in local market listings.
Agricultural Market Report for Broilers Eggs and Turkeys
Agriculture Dept notes demand for broilers and fryers fair to good while heavy hens are scarce. Turkeys show fair demand. Prices at farm at 11 a.m. list broilers and fryers various small type turkey fryers at 28 1 lot. egg markets report Grade A Medium 40 cents and Grade A Large 40 to 48 cents depending on size. small grades and Grade C also listed.
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Winchester
Harrisonburg
Chicago Grain Opens Mixed on Board of Trade
Chicago soybeans and grains started the session mixed on the Board of Trade with front month Wheat near 2.23 for March and Corn around 1.16 for March while May and July contracts show varied gains and losses. Oats and Rye also display futures move patterns across several months as traders gauge demand and weather signals.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Jly
Baltimore Market Report: Apples Potatoes Livestock Prices
Apples and boxes show mixed gains with Red Delicious and Stayman figures noted in multiple states. Potatoes steady to uneven with Katahdins and Maine sizes cited. sweet potatoes and Jersey oranges appear in several price ranges. Cattle and calves strong slaughter values, hogs steady with barrows and gilts at 20.25-50.
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Baltimore
Bu Bkts
MD Romes
Staymans
Pa Red Delicious Usis
Golden Delicious
Romes
W. Va
Yorks
Usis & Usis
NY LI
Maine
Fla
del & Va
Golden & Oklahoma
NJ Jersey
Nearby
Ly Bu
Continuing Rains Bring New Flood Threats in Texas
Heavy rain and cold air trigger floods across south Texas with 1800 evacuated. Alamo and Edinburg brace as flood crests loom, while Bishop and Robstown report hundreds displaced. Snow lingers in the Southwest leaving motorists stranded and conditions perilous across the region.
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Texas
Dallas
Rio Grande Valley
Alamo
Edinburg
Bishop
Robstown
Corpus Christi
New Mexico
Community Christmas Programs and Holiday Guests in Boyce
A Boyce Methodist Church Christmas program featured the Kindergarten Primary and Junior Sunday School classes on December 27 followed by a church choir concert on December 29. Local families held holiday visits with relatives in Washington D C Kernstown Front Royal and Berryville and soldiers reported home from Fort Knox. Several residents spent Christmas and New Year’s Day with relatives including the Michelsen Andersens and Shugars families while others hosted pajama parties and village gatherings.
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Boyce
Boyce Methodist Church
Martin Michelsen
Marty
Linnea
Alan
Washington, D. C
Michelsen
Anton Andersen
Helge Andersen
Andersens
Dana Reiter
Richard Reiter
W. T. Williams
Ernest Hottle
Charles Stinson
Mary Williams
W. L. Suddith
Chereyl
Loni Goodridge
Eston Clarke
Carroll Goodridge
Kernstown
Sandra Johnson
Charles Suddith
Norfolk
Joseph Courtney
Jay Journell
Randy
Kim
T. B. Strode
Strode
James Ritter
Motley
William Meon
Annandale
M. Strode
Barbara Strode
Falls Church
Berryville
Barbara Longerbeam
R. B. Pyle, Jr
Baton Rouge
Pyle
Roy Pyle
Ella Mae Coffelt
Mary Lou
Alice Shugars
Mary Frances Kahle
Boyce and
Andrew Kirby
Herbert Brown
Front Royal
Montgomery Ward Clerks Set to Strike In Key Stores
Washington clerks at Montgomery Ward plan a walkout over wages hours and union shop terms affecting at least one key store per region. About 4000 workers in over 50 cities could be affected as regional leaders decide which stores strike. Operations remain normal in Winchester and only 61 of 600 stores with union contracts are impacted.
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Washington
Montgomery Ward
Wads
Ward
Vernon A. Housewright
Retail Clerks International Assn
Chicago
Housewright
Clerks Union
Preston Howard
Winchester
Please Start Feeding the Birds
Food placed regularly now will help keep many birds alive this winter. The note urges consistent feeding to support local bird populations through cold periods.
Notre Dame Wins Comeback Team Of The Year
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish, rebounding from a 2-7 record in 1956 to a 7-3 finish in 1957, topped the AP year end poll as Comeback Team Of The Year with 105 first place votes and 423 points. The Cleveland Browns placed second with 131 points and 23 firsts as Bobby Shantz led in the individual voting.
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Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Associated Press
Terry Brennan
Fighting Irish
Cleveland Browns
National Football League
Cleveland
Browns
Yankee
Bobby Shantz
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
Sugar Ray
Man Killed in Giles County Hunting Accident
A 37-year-old Pulaski County man, George Dz Repass, was fatally shot while hunting in Giles County near White Gap. Police say his 18-year-old son, Gerald Repass, accidentally fired the shotgun blast while aiming at a grouse. the fatal shot struck Repass in the head. Hopkins notes the youth was five hours after the incident.
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Roanoke
Pulaski County
Giles County
White Gap
John Hopkins
Repass
Gerald Repass Hopkins
Two Top Unbeaten Colleges Face Off in SEC Clash
West Virginia and Mississippi State both sit 10-0 as college basketball unbeaten leaders. State aims to extend its streak tonight against Alabama in the Southeastern Conference showdown.
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West Virginia
Mississippi State
State
Alabama
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
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RAY J. Becker Durable Products
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