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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1939

Page

5

Baltimore and Philadelphia Market Quotation Summary

Market report from Baltimore and Philadelphia on January 9 lists live poultry, eggs, butter, and meat prices. It covers cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, and various produce in regional markets, with notable figures for Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia, including price ranges and top bids.

Baltimore Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia U.S Grimes U. S Starks Washington U. S Eastern Shore Kent Island Plymouth Rocks Northwestern Western Baltimore Livestock U. S. Dept. Agris Chicago

Local Market Prices and Feed Listings

Local market prices for patent brand flour and meal. various bag sizes with per bushel/bbl rates. Includes horse, dairy, mixed, and chick feeds with prices. livestock items such as cows, lambs, stags, and turres listed with unit pricing. Contains multiple garbled lines and OCR artifacts.

Cays Mead Beco Soo Stags Rome Tess Watterson Aetna Sale STOWE Acaicuce Pate Co

Aircraft stocks lead broad stock market down in early trading

Air craft shares fell sharply dragging other issues with them as losses ranged from one to several points. A selective recovery faded. foreign selling pressed declines in Douglas Aircraft United Aircraft U S Steel Bethlehem and other majors while volume hovered around 1.1 million shares. The market questioned the administration budget impact and deflation fears, with bonds and commodities showing spotty action.

Victor Eubank New York Congress Paris London Douglas Aircraft United Aircraft U. S. Steel Bethlehem Youngstown Chrysler General Motors Santa Fe Illinois Central Anaconda Kennecott U. S. Rubber Westinghouse Johns Manville DuPont Montgomery Ward Lockheed Bell Aircraft Auminum of America American Gas

Stock Prices Across Roster Include Major Firms

The list shows closing figures for Bethlehem Chrysler Consolidated Edison Corn Product Gen Electric General Motors Goodyear International Harvester J Manville Kennecott M Ward National Dairy N C Packard JC Penney Penn R R Republic Steel Southern R Co of New Jersey Texas Corp Union Pacific U S Steel Virginia Carolina Chemical Virginia-Carolina Chemical Western Union Woolworth.

Bethlehem Chrysler Con. Edison Corn Prod Genl Elec Genl. Motors Goodyear Int. Har J. Manville Kennecott M. Ward Natl. Dairy Packard Penney (Jc Penn. R. R Republic Steel Southern R O. of N. J Texas Corp Union Pac U. S. Steel Va.-Car

Rain dampens winter wheat areas as prices ease in Chicago

Rainfall in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas weakens winter wheat prospects. Prices on the Chicago futures market fell early but buying power shifted, easing losses. Cash bids show No 2 red winter at 73 1 2 cents and corn around 53 cents, with oats and soybeans also quoted. Baltimore prices follow regional bids.

Chicago Kansas Oklahoma Texas Chicago Cash Grain Baltimore Grain Baltimore Winchester

Farmers Meet Here Tonight Discuss Conservation and Profit

Farmers from seven Frederick county communities resume weekly talks with 7:30 p m sessions at Winchester courthouse and Stephens City led by Walker McC Bond and C E Staples. Discussion centers on conservation and whether smaller acreages can yield higher profits with a second topic starting tomorrow at Gainesboro led by Landon Whitacre.

Frederick County Winchester Courthouse Stephens City Walker McC. Bond C. E. Staples Gainesboro Landon Whitacre Gore J. Walter Larrick Middletown Agriculture Building Byron O. Brumback White Hall C. D. Dye

Saltonstall Orders Immediate Movement of Perishable Goods

Boston governor Leverett Saltonstall secured an agreement with truck operators and strikers to start moving perishable foods tied up by a driver strike. He said his duty is to feed the public and care for hospital patients, and to prevent perishables from being sacrificed as terminals faced large piles.

Boston Leverett Saltonstall

Grange Officers At White Hall To Be Inducted

White Hall Grange hosts a joint induction of Frederick County Pomona officials and local Grange officers Thursday January 26 at 8 p m. State master Mark Turner and Mrs Turner lead the ceremony assisted by the Great Falls team. Fairfax county delegates and Fairfax home economics committee members participate with tableaux by a Fairfax team. Refreshments to follow.

White Hall Frederick County Pomona Grange Mark Turner Great Falls O. V. Carper Virginia State Grange McLean Fairfax County J. M. Sanders Virginia Grange

Victory Claimed By Both Sides In Spanish Civil War Fronts

Reports from Madrid and Barcelona claim victories for both the government forces in the west and the insurgents in the east on January 9. Government troops under General Miaja said they broke Franco lines near the southwestern front toward the Portuguese border, seizing Granja de Torrehermosa. Insurgents reported advances toward Barcelona, capturing villages in Artesa and uniting columns for a push on the Catalan capital, with heavy fighting east of Balaguer.

Hendaye France Jose Miaja Barcelona Balaguer Bellevis Lerida Tarragona Portugal Pennarroya Spain

Cotton Growers Seek Expansion of Farm Act Benefits

Cotton growers from the southern states urged Congress to widen the crop reduction provisions of the farm act at a Washington meeting attended by over twenty lawmakers. They proposed returning about 11,000,000 bales on which loans were made to growers instead of new production, a plan costing at least 80 million dollars above current benefits. Ransom Aldrich, president of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, spoke for the group.

Washington Congress Agriculture Department Ransom Aldrich Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Metein

Woman Tried For Farmer's Slaying

In Frederick Maryland on January 9 two witnesses testified for the prosecution as Mrs Evelyn Bajowski went on trial for murder in the orgy weekend slaying of William Warren Gantt a 55 year old Port Republic tobacco farmer on July 12 Johnson a state senator and former attorney for Gantt testified he was told of mortgage collections the day before the shooting and Bajowski who was a guest on the farm poked her head in the door during the conversation.

Johnson

Mussolini calls Fascist grand council meeting in February

Rome reports Premier Mussolini will convene the Fascist grand council on February 4 to gauge Italy's next steps. Observers note Italy seeks a stronger position in central and eastern Europe while awaiting responses from Chamberlain and developments in Spain and the Danube basin.

Rome Mussolini Grand Council Italy Chamberlain France Spain Galeazzo Ciano Danube Europe Central Hitler Rome-Berlin Czechoslovakia Munich Mediterranean Catalonia Barcelona Francisco Franco

Rebel Forces Withdrawn Beside Gibraltar

Spanish insurgent troops and civil guards withdrew from Algeciras and Tarifa near Gibraltar and were sent to the Estremadura front to bolster defenses against government offensives. The exact troop count was not disclosed.

Gibraltar Algeciras Tarifa Esthemadura

Storms Force 18 Navy Planes Back From Cuba War Games

A wall of mountain storms over San Diego forced 18 navy amphibian planes to return to North Island base less than two hours after takeoff for Cuba to participate in the 1939 Caribbean war games. The formation turned back after thunderstorms east of the city.

San Diego Cal Navy Cuba Caribbean Sea Here

Niemoeller Charge Ignored at Berlin Pulpit

Wilhelm Niemoeller used his brother Rev Martin Niemoelle’s pulpit at Jesus Christus Church in Dahlem to claim 193 pastors and elders were prevented from attending to their duties. Nazi authorities chose to ignore the charge.

Berlin Wilhelm Niemoeller Martin Niemoelle Jesus Christus Dahlem

Dodd Waives Preliminary Hearing in Hit and Run

Dr. William E. Dodd former U S ambassador to Germany waived the preliminary hearing on a hit and run case arising from the December 5 injury of four year old Gloria Grimes. A grand jury will hear the matter January 16. Dodd released on $2000 bond as his health is said to prevent trial. The child in Richmond hospital was noted as improved.

Bazile Dodd William E. Dodd, Jr Richmond

Council To Meet Tonight On Public Financing

Common Council convenes at 7 30 tonight to discuss financing options for a bond issue. Members were asked to survey the city and propose improvements for inclusion, with a committee to review suggestions before the budget public hearing Thursday night.

Common Council C. R. Anderson Hermé Hable Percy Miller W. W. Linger Lawrence Hall W. P. Anderson

Slow Down Halts Plymouth Plant

Detroit January 9. The Plymouth division plant of Chrysler and part of the Briggs Mack Avenue plant closed this morning after a Plymouth management described a slow down strike. About 7 000 workers were sent home and officials said 6 000 more would be sent home if the wage dispute is not settled today.

Detroit Plymouth Chrysler Corporation Mack Avenue Briggs Manufacuring Company

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