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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1948

Page

5

Notre Dame Seeks On Field Championship Versus Michigan

Notre Dame through Frank Leahy says the championship should be won on the field despite a postseason AP poll showing a defeat. He announced at a Chicago luncheon that Notre Dame is ready to play Michigan anytime anywhere. Also notes that excess iodine in diet may worsen some goiters.

South Bend Ind Notre Dame Michigan Associated Press Frank Leahy Chicago

Soil Conservation Film Moves Garden Club Members

Mrs. H. B. McCormac Virginia state conservation chair of the Garden Club of America reports strong interest in a soil conservation film. About 200 people viewed the Mansfield showing sponsored by the Garden Club of Winchester and Clarke county. The movie, made by a New York firm, aims to teach conservation habits to teachers and garden club members and stresses top soil's central role in sustenance.

H. B. McCormac Virginia State Garden Club of America Mansfield

California fashion unveils the uncluttered look for spring and summer

Los Angeles reports fashion stylists presenting a streamlined modern style for milady. The new look blends Victorian influence with rococo charm, favoring soft femininity and shorter, practical skirt hems that remain provocative yet functional for streetcar travel.

Los Angeles Caliornia Milady

Livestock Market Roundup Barons and Gifts Prices and Totals

Trade fairly active with barons and gifts under 240 weight 9.50? No. This item reports cattle and calf sales with price ranges and bids. Salable cattle total 7800 with 7500 salable, calves 800. fed cattle steady, demand for medium grades up, vealers weak around 31 to 32, best heifers 31.50, cutters cows to 16, heavy sausage bulls to 22.50, stock cattle active with 930 lb feeders.

Blatimore Bi Bas Eastern Delicious Jonathans Romes Staymans Yorks Baldwins Baltimore Chicago

Grain futures rise as wheat leads with bids for cash grain

Chicago grain markets opened higher with wheat futures gaining on reports the Commodity Credit Corp. entertained bids for cash wheat. Opening prices: Wheat Mar 3.13 May 3.06 3.05. Jul 2.75 1 2 3 4. Sep 2.65 3 4. Dec 2.62. Corn May 2.65 Jul 2.55 1 4. Sep 2.38. Dec 1.95. Oats May 1.25 1 4 1 2. Jul 1.06 7 8. Sep 97 96 7 8. Dec 92 1 2. Lard Mar 28.75. Malaria is common in 12 states of the United States.

Chicago Board of Trade Today Commodity Credit Corp

Local Market Prices and Meat Prices Listing

Local markets report corrected daily prices for corn meal barley soybeans and feeds. Prices shown include No 2 red winter wheat No 2 yellow ear corn butter oleomargarine and various poultry and livestock rates with wholesale and retail terms and a note on steam turbine temperatures.

City

Agriculture Dept Markets Division Egg Prices Report

The Markets Division lists prices paid for graded eggs F O B Winchester. U S Grade A extra large 53 dozen, Grade A large 51, Grade A medium 46. Standards 446, Pullets 42, nae 41, cracks and checks. Live poultry prices reported by dressing plants in the region.

Winchester U. S

Navy seeks civilian coach for football team

At Annapolis on January 13, Rear Admiral James L Holloway Jr the academy superintendent said the Navy is looking for a civilian coach for the football program. The Navy has dropped the graduate coaching scheme and Captain Hamilton who coached the team in 1946 and 1947 was later named director of athletics.

Annapolis Navy James L. Holloway Jr Capt. Hamilton Ae Ben

Stock Market Mixed As Recovery Effort Falters

In New York on January 13, stocks showed limited recovery with scattered gains by General Motors Packard and Johns Manville. Notable declines affected U S Steel American Smelting Westinghouse Electric Standard Oil of Ohio New York Central and Chesapeake Ohio reflecting uneven action.

New York General Motors Packard Johns Manville U. S. Steel American Smelting Westinghouse Electric Standard Oil of Ohio N. Y. Central Chesapeake & Ohio

Market Report From Consignment Sale

Consignment auction showed a steady tone with steady to slightly lower prices versus last week. Key figures include steers at 25 to 32.70, heifers 15 to 22.50, cows 13 to 20, dairy cows up to 230 per head, stocker cows to 163, hogs 20 to 28, lambs to 23.50, stock ewes to 19.50.

Sweet Briar Plans Year of Paris Study

Sweet Briar college has adopted a plan for a year of supervised study at the University of Paris. The article also notes that the malaria-carrying mosquito requires about ten days to develop from egg to adult.

Sweet Briar, Va University of Paris Sweet Briar College

Livestock and Produce Markets Update from Baltimore and Chicago

Baltimore market notes show dull apples with scattered gains across varieties, poultry and eggs mixed with steady cattle and hog interest. Chicago reports 17,000 salable hogs amid broader totals, with prices and movements not detailed beyond overall supply.

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