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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1951
Page
3
Baltimore market notes show steady produce prices with light demand and mixed boxes for apples and potatoes. Livestock quotes list cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep with varying stresses. Chicago hogs quote firmer at midweek, with steers and heifers steady to mixed and sows weaker.
Metal mining shares led gains with McIntyre and Homestake up after a strong session. Sunshine Mining jumped on an initial 10 000 share transfer while Kennecott American Smelting Alaska Juneau and Dome advanced. Several industrials and techs posted modest gains. utilities and rails mixed. several downgrades noted in Dow Jones issues.
Chicago Board of Trade opened with a slightly easier trend across grains. Opening prices show modest declines for wheat corn oats rye soybeans and lard with May futures notable at 1.85 for lard and soybeans around 3.13.
Prime and commercial grade steers hold steady to 50 cents higher for some grades, with prime steers around 40.00 per cwt and most choice steers 33.50 to 36.50. Heifers show strength, with prime and good to choice rising up to 25 cents, while cows and bulls mostly ease. Slaughter lambs gain 25 cents, wooled lambs top at 34.00, and ewes remain scarce with an undertone steady.
The excerpt lists asset categories including real estate owned other than bank premises and other assets with figures such as 15,450.00 2,841,377.25 8,088,105.48 and 5,092,373.48. It reads as a broken ledger snapshot showing totals and line items across multiple asset types.
A Huner Davidson 90 retired bank employee and former city official died Saturday night at his residence 123 W Germain Ave after a four day illness. Born October 7 1860 in Frederick County he was active in Braddock Street Methodist Church and Rouss Fire Company. Survived by widow Arabelle Pulliam and several stepchildren and relatives services set Tuesday 11 am at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Henry Daniel Rubush 89 of Inwood West Virginia died Saturday night in City Hospital Martinsburg after illness. Born Staunton he was son of James H Rubush and Sarah Tutwiler Rubush. Survived by two sons Edgar and Alvin of Inwood. three daughters Cora Grove J Raleigh Stewart Jane Rhodes of Martinsburg. eight grandchildren one great grand child and sister Mrs Alice Pavey of Washington. Funeral tomorrow with service at Bethel Methodist Church Trone burial Bethel Cemetery Trone.
Daily market quotes from Frederick County Farm Bureau and Winchester area plants list prices for eggs by grade and size, and live poultry by breed and product. Notable figures include U S Grade A Extra Large 60c, Grade A Large 87c, Medium not shown, heavy breed hens 22c, leghorn and bronze hens around 41 to 45c, toms 28 to 36c, young and old guineas 26c per lb, with varied regional postings.
The Rover Guards were a militia company named in honor of James Fenimore Cooper's sea hero. Their uniform mimicked the English Grenadier Guards with bearskin shako scarlet coat and buff gold and blue trim. The Red Rovers were active during the Civil War.
Winchester Social Security officials report a surge in inquiries and filings for the new domestic worker coverage. Manager Harry A. Nelson says over 1,000 inquiries in five days, with strong opposition but clear employer responsibilities to record wages and deduct taxes.
Judy Holliday, famed for Born Yesterday, defies the dumb blonde image with a sharp intellect. She criticizes Hollywood social life, laments interviews and fan magazines, and cherishes concerts, museums, and books while recalling her Broadway triumph and eventual film casting.
Winchester SPCA board met last Friday to discuss proposed animal shelter locations. The Shelter Committee will decide on a site in the coming weeks from two lots offered by J Henkel Henry and Joseph Newlin. Officer Lester Nesselrodt reported 237 miles traveled and 55 cruelty complaints investigated since December 15 with 12 dogs and two cats rehomed and 16 animals euthanized.
Sanitary Dairy workers from the area were guests at the Palace Theater for the Donald O Connor Jimmy Durante comedy The Milkman. Company trucks ferried the Milkmen to the 7 am screening and remained idle outside the box office through the first show.
Dr Ancell B Groves pathologist at Winchester Research Laboratory spoke at the Maryland State Horticultural Society meeting in Hagerstown. He shared data on russet in apples noting genetics weather and sprays influence skin roughening and outlined spray options. He plans to attend Virginia State Horticultural Society's Roanoke meeting the 15th 16th and 17th offering spray program information.
The nation faced a cold wave with milder air expected to move in across the Great Plains today and tomorrow. Sub zero readings were recorded in the Dakotas and Minnesota with Evansville Indiana at 26. Snow totals reached eight inches in Evansville and seven inches in Pennsylvania. Flight and bus services were disrupted in Pittsburgh.
The Pomona Grange of Frederick County will hold its first regular quarterly meeting in Middletown this Wednesday at 7 45 p m. Spokesman Bryan Brumback urged all patrons to attend.
The text notes Mahatma Gandhi descended from a Hindu family of means with his father and grandfather serving as prime ministers of Indian states. It cites Gandhi describing himself as the youngest son from his father’s fourth marriage in his autobiography.
The article notes the United States hosts more than 800 distinct tree species. It also states an accidental death occurs about every five minutes nationwide, highlighting high fatality risk alongside biodiversity.
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