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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1939
Page
7
Market summary from Baltimore and Chicago notes mixed animal prices and broad activity. Cattle calves hogs sheep and poultry show varied shifts with fowl and egg markets steady to modestly unsettled and hogs stronger in some regions despite prior week declines.
New York January 14 stocks advanced in today’s rally with gains of fractions to over 2 points as paired with light trading around 600000 shares. Industrials like steels motors aircrafts and rails led the lift while House action to cut WPA funds drew mixed views.
The Star lists daily wholesale prices for flour feed and grain products, including Short Patent Beand in various bag sizes, middlings, corn meal, and bran. It also shows dairy and poultry feeds, mixed fowls and young fowns, quines, and beef cattle items with price ranges, plus early lamb and calf figures in local markets.
New York plans for the 1939 World's Fair unveil a $155 million World of Tomorrow exposition. A color drawing by H. M. Pettit maps the 1,216 acre site linking Manhattan, the Bronx, and Queens with major arteries and bridges. The art highlights the Perisphere and Trylon, Constitution Mall, Lagoon of Nations, Court of Peace, and Court of States amid 1400 exhibitors, amusement areas, and riverfront pavilions.
The 6,000 ton British freighter Stanwell, just repaired after a prior bombardment, was hit today by two bombs from five insurgent raiders off Barcelona. The missiles penetrated the forward deck but authorities reported no casualties.
Wheat futures eased to 68 1 2 early then recovered within a 44 cent range as May and July dipped to 68 5. corn moved with wheat and oats held near 29 to 28. Cash grain reports show No 2 mixed corn at 52 1 2 and No 1 yellow at around 53 4, with soybeans at 85 in Illinois.
Eugene B. Cooper, elected by Grace Lutheran Church congregation to join the board of trustees succeeding his father, Captain Lewis F. Cooper, has been confirmed by an order entered in the Corporation Court by Judge Philip Williams. Other trustees listed are Dr. A. D. Henkel and J. George Baerjer. Captain Cooper served as trustee for many years. Like his past service.
Father Eugene Cooper has grown up in Grace Church and has long shown deep interest in its welfare and well being.
Three hundred Jewish refugees stranded in Montevideo unable to return to Germany or Italy or proceed to Paraguay after immigration permits were cancelled. President Baldomir convened a cabinet to study their plight as the refugees had disembarked from the Italian liner Sante Grande.
Firemen responded to an alarm at the Walter Lee home 410 South Cameron Street where a blazing chimney threatened the two story frame dwelling. Rouss Fire Company brought the fire under control with minor wall damage from water. Lee cleaned the soot clogged chimney after.
In Crisfield Maryland on January 14 150 striking crab-pickers returned to work at a wage of 30 cents per gallon five cents less than before Packing plant manager Charles W Ward said Michael Howard organized for the United Cannery Agricultural Packers and Allied Workers CIO ordered the return to work though no new contract had been signed with the union.
Houston January 14 W L Clayton state chairman said shocking political blows faced the charity drive for infantile paralysis. Democrats allegedly refused service as state committee or county chairmen citing political reasons, a reaction Clayton did not expect.
The U S battle fleet passed through the Panama Canal en route to extensive Atlantic and Caribbean maneuvers. Fourteen merchant ships awaited entry as thousands of sailors enjoyed shore leave. The transit started yesterday and was to finish tonight with 18 merchant ships at Cristobal and 16 at Balboa to be rushed through.
Brandies sends Washington report that Supreme Court Justice Brandeis is ill with the grippe but oefo ve doing very well. The brief note confirms his condition and status as of January 14.
Philadelphia report says George Myers a 38-year-old witness in a three-state ring investigation was beaten bound and dumped on a snow covered lot by three men who threatened to let him freeze to death. He escaped after about two hours and was found by a motorist after being attacked and forced into a car.
Speaker Bankhead said the House proposal to trim 150 million from the 875 million request for relief should not be seen as rebuff to President Roosevelt. He framed the issue as how much individual members believed should be allocated to finance the WPA.
C and S Bank officers were elected directors of the Commercial and Savings Bank for the coming year. Officers named include Herbert S. Larrick as president H C Sheetz as vice president John S Sloat as cashier and trust officer Harold Edwards as assistant cashier and assistant trust officer Fred A Crisman as assistant cashier All bank staff were re elected The roster lists Carl T Brown Mrs Sadie Hemrick Harold Rowe D M Reardon John Gano Miss Louise Dhutsler Mrs Elizabeth Jasper and A Hunter Davidson.
Funeral arrangements are set for the truck crash victim believed killed or fatally injured in a collision near Strode's Crossing. Coroner Dr. Carroll Iden says preliminary findings show possible fatal injuries before fire. deputy Buckner hints the train struck the truck, the wreck occurred near Boyce at 1:45 p.m.
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