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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1941
Page
9
Baltimore and Chicago market notes show higher hog prices with tops around 9.00 for 160-240 pound hogs, steady sheep, and strong cattle bids. Philadelphia reports firm butter, fresh killed fowls, and live poultry prices across grades, with various weights and standards listed.
New York reports a stock market decline on January 15 as lack of buying support, not heavy selling, drives values lower. About 400000 shares changed hands, the lightest in three months, with key names such as Goodyear Union Pacific Woolworth Sears & Roebuck and Penney among notable movers.
Sir Hugh Dowding praised the Martin B-26 medium bomber as suitable for European combat duties. He toured the Glenn L. Martin plant in Baltimore with executives, noting the craft’s 350 mph speed and army contracts exceeding 100 million dollars. Dowding cited Britain’s air defense forces totaling 500 to 1,000 pilots with thousands more in reserve.
Frederick county owner list presents cases: Oeranveen S. Merritt speeding. Elwood M. Orndorff driving under the influence with 105.25 dollar fine and 30 days jail to serve 10 with balance suspended. Willis Elmore reckless driving 14.25 dollar fine.
Chicago cash grain quotes show No. 4 corn at 65 1 4 to 62 3 4, No. 2 white oats around 39 1 4 to 39, soybeans near 1.03 1 2. Wheat futures closed mixed with May at 87 1 4 to July 82 1 2 3 8, September 82 7 8 83. Cash grain in Baltimore lists No. 2 red winter wheat at 97 1 4 and local corn at 60. Prices reflect milling deliveries and regional markets.
Harold C March of The Star composing room underwent a major operation yesterday at St Elizabeths Hospital in Richmond. Messages received here say his condition is satisfactory and he had a good night, under care of Dr John Horsley, a Richmond surgeon.
Allentown Pennsylvania report notes Mrs Edwin Trapp aged 42, wife of a WPA worker, has given birth to her nineteenth child. Fourteen children survive, with the oldest daughter aged roughly in the teens. Mrs Trapp married at 17.
Washington January 15 The Navy Department sent letters to navy yards and shore establishments urging civilian workers to boost production in warship and armament plants. The move aims to speed the defense program and may foreshadow a longer work week in navy yards.
Grove Oklahoma flooded as Grand Lake water breaches a highway after spillway gates closed. Editor Owen Butler notes 4 to 5 inches of water on the road and cars fording where high ground shelters 11 farm families totaling 47 people. The inundation stems from the Grand River dam project costs totaling 22 750 000 dollars.
Pred Olsen, head of the technical department at Western Cartridge Company, says Pentrite a Italian substitute for TNT has been standard in the United States for about 20 years. It is produced by several firms but used sparingly due to higher cost and more complex manufacturing than TNT.
The Star reports daily market figures with standard caveat that typographical errors may occur and no responsibility is assumed for such mistakes. The notice emphasizes continued market accuracy and editorial diligence.
The market lists prices for Patent Brena and Branco flours in various bag sizes, with 12 to 98 pound bags priced from 4.70 to 6.00 per bag. Poultry and geese prices shown for young and old turkey hens and toms, along with general farm feeds like Corn Meal, Middling, Horse Feed, Scratch Feed and Chick Grower. Butter price noted at 37.
Funeral services were held Sunday for J. C. Webber of Martinsburg West Virginia a longtime livestock dealer in Jefferson County He was brother in law of Mrs John Morrison of this city Attending from local area were Mr and Mrs John Morrison Miss Hazel Morrison Mr and Mrs Wesley Webber and family Mrs Earl Fiddler and daughter of Stephenson and Mrs Ernest Shade of Winchester Mr and Mrs Roy Miller Bunker Hill and Robert Miller Sr of Gerrardstown West Virginia
Berlin's Lokal Anzeiger called yesterday's Fifth Avenue holdup a revolver battle and linked it to democracy. The editors said banditry mirrors America's plutocratic life and noted the fear of getting hit drives the excitement.
Washington officials announced that a male Negro quartet will perform at the inauguration concert in Constitution Hall marking the opening event of President Roosevelt's third inauguration. The program also includes the Golden Gate Quartet of New York, though the hall's manager said he had not been notified of the action.
Tuskegee Institute students staged a walkout protesting college dining hall fare. Dr F B Patterson said an estimated 200 to 300 of about 1 400 students refused to attend classes in the mass action at the Alabama campus.
A War Department awarded a lag loading plant contract near Pulaski Virginia to Mason and Hanger Company at 9.376 million dollars on a cost plus fixed fee basis. Hercules Powder Company will operate the plant from Wilmington Delaware and has additional contracts totaling about 41.7 million for Radford Virginia smokeless powder facilities.
The U S S Gwyn destroyer No. 433 is placed in commission at the Boston navy yard by Captain Rowan C Grady. The ship honors Lieutenant-Commander William Gwyn who was killed at Haines Bluff Mississippi in 1862. Commanding officer is Lieutenant-Commander J M Higgins and executive officer is Lieutenant H W Taylor.
The Hague reports that three German patrol cars were damaged in recent weeks and residents were fined 60,000 guilders for alleged complicity or negligence. Officials did not confirm which individuals performed the acts.
Prof Arthur Lloyd-James a language expert told Hampstead court he killed his wife Elsie Owen to spare her a bleak future. Police described his remarks after arrest saying he planned death for both, while denying some statements at the hearing. He remains held for another hearing January 24.
United States ambassador to Italy William Phillips arrived in Rome from Florence with no message for King Vittorio Emanuele or Premier Mussolini. He said he did not bring any special message after a slow train journey from Lisbon through Portugal, Spain, and France, noting snow and cold. He planned to see Foreign Minister Ciano for the usual post vacation call.
British naval seaplane force landed in Maldonado harbor near Montevideo after fuel shortage. Italy reportedly developed a 100 percent Italian lossve to replace supplies for munitions. explosive identified as trentrite formed from formaldehyde lime and ammonia.
Hull argues for a swift new course to deter invaders describing the threat as a tidal wave of conquest and stressing speed as the essence of the problem. He suggests that invaders would respect a timely descent of defense and decisive action.
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