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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1948
Page
2
Eight year old Donald Neil stuck his hand through a church center pop dispenser last night and could not withdraw it. Police and firemen freed the machine by prying off the top but his fingers were frostbitten and needed hospital treatment at German Town.
Georgie Fuller defeated Johnny Sullivan in a four round unanimous decision in the feature bout at the Farmer Livestock Exchange arena on the Legion card. Fuller floored Sullivan three times in the third round, prompting some to call for a technical knockout, but the judges, including Referee Inscoe, saw Fuller as the winner.
The Veterans Administration reported total expenditures of 7.805 billion dollars for fiscal year 1947, more than twelve times the prewar rate. State figures include Maryland 73.54 million, Virginia 113.41 million, West Virginia 87.61 million.
A sequence of property transfers across Frederick County Maryland including deeds by Boyd V Unger to the County of Frederick for land near Winchester, Annie Prances Zeller to Gilbert Zeller for 2 acres in Gainesboro, and multiple transfers in Middletown, Cross Junction, Star Tannery, Stephens City, and Winchester areas with parcels, improvements, and residential sites valued in thousands.
New York stock market showed selective gains despite light offerings with a slower pace after an active start. Nickel Plate rose on Lackawanna's sizable stake amid merger rumors. U S Steel, Schenley, Allied Chemical, and Mission Corp advanced while Youngstown Sheet, Bethlehem-Chrysler, and United Air lagged at times.
Baltimore dairy and produce desk notes dull apple sales with modest gains on several varieties. Cattle, calves, hogs, and eggs show mixed movement across Baltimore Chicago markets with steady to firmer hog prices and cows remaining weak.
Prices for wheat corn oats and related contracts opened firm as cash demand remained strong and broad market action failed to gain momentum. Notable quotes show March wheat at 3.04 1 2 and December oats at 1.92 1 2, with corn around 2.58 and 2.32 in months.
Answers to daily quiz printed on Page 4 include Jean Francois Millet True Canines Theodore Roosevelt False passports issued by Passport Division Department of State Louisiana Did not February 11 Ash Wednesday James M Barrie False
January 17 at 1 p m J M Markle offers horse farming implements and household goods at Fahnes stock Lane two miles north of Winchester and half mile south of Route 522 in a rural sales listing.
At McGuire Veterans Hospital in Richmond a new wheelchair basketball team called the Charioteers forms among paralyzed veterans. Navy doctor Gerald Gray helped introduce the sport, which has spread from Birmingham General Hospital to veterans facilities nationwide. Bill Prickett organized the team after learning of it, and Dr. E M Ellerson notes its strong physical and mental benefits for participants.
Local markets list daily prices for wheat corn barley and soybeans in city deliveries. Includes feeds with wholesale and retail rates for corn meal bag sizes breading mashes and butterfat and butter are noted with varied quality and packaging details.
Agriculture Dept Markets Division reports U S Grade A eggs at .59 per dozen for extra large and .57 large .51 medium .50 standards. Pullets .42. Live poultry prices show heavy hens over 4 lbs .30-.31, leghorn hens .20-.21 per lb, broilers varied by weight up to .38, roosters .12-.13 per lb, guineas .35 each, turkeys hen .48 and tom .38. Cracks and checks .42.
The report notes steers not shown with top 31, odd head to 35, most medium steers 23 to 26. Medium to good heifers 22 to 28, cutter cows 16 down. Common medium and good beef cows 17 to 22. Bulls steady, sausage offerings to 22.50, weaners steady to weak at 34, mostly 33 down.
Only one copy survives at the Public Record Office in London. A single issue was printed on September 25, 1690.
Argentina undertakes a full naval reorganization to separate operations from administration and align with U S practice. The plan includes hosting two U S warships this month, a first since 1942, while Admiral Athos Colonna leads a large buying mission in New York seeking new vessels.
Henry Hardenburg of this city serves on the committee planning a luncheon and afternoon program for the Shenandoah Valley chamber of commerce secretaries during the semi annual convention. The event January 17 at the Stonewall Jackson hotel Staunton accompanies the Shenandoah Valley Inc annual meeting.
The Winchester Evening Star advertises PARTIES AND GAMES a complete hostess guide for indoor and outdoor parties year round. Includes a special children’s party chapter and seasonal celebrations with amusing suggestions. Enclose fifteen cents for the booklet by return mail to Information Bureau in Washington, D C.
Staunton High School defeats Warren County 43 to 38 in overtime after a 36 to 36 regulation tie. The tight game features a decisive final period and a late rally by Staunton.
The pedestrian control regulation of Washington DC was passed in 1939. Pedestrian injuries in 1938 accounted for 58 percent of all traffic injuries, while in 1946 the rate dropped to 47 percent.
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