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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1939

Page

7

Market Quotations for Livestock and Produce

Market notes from Washington Philadelphia Baltimore and Chicago list prices for apples, potatoes, eggs, butter, poultry, ducks, geese, turkeys, fowls, and various meats. Specifics include Fresh Delicous apples 2.15 to 2.25, Stayman 1.75 to 1.85, eggs whites 22 to 22 1 2, butter 26 3 4 to 31 1 4, live poultry near 21 to 22, turkeys 31 to 32 for young hens, and hogs at Chicago around 7.75 to 7.95. Cattle and calves priced in Baltimore ranges, hogs and sheep also reported with top values noted.

Washington Maryland Pennsylvania U. S Kent Island Philadelphia Plymouth Rock Northwestern Virginia Baltimore Livestock Baltimore U. S. Dept. Agri Chicago Livestock Chicago

Local Markets and Wholesale Prices Edge of Market Notes

A dated listing shows wholesale market prices for flour bags from 4.30 to 4.60 per bag or barrel, midlings and dairy feed figures, oats and corn meal, and various live stock and farm products with assorted per unit costs. The fragmentary text captures product names such as Old Toms Ducks Stags and Young Rocks with price hints, indicating a broad farm goods bulletin.

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Stock Market Tumbles on War Fears in Europe

New York January 23 stock activity opened with gains in steels and motors but soon declined as European tensions rose. Spanish war crisis and the German Reichsbank shake spooked investors while London and Amsterdam offerings increased. Sterling climbed to 4.6758 dollars as 2 million shares traded. a list of prominent quotes followed.

New York Wall Street Europe Barcelona Dr. Schacht Reichsbank London Amsterdam al. Chem Am. Can Am. Rad Piet Am. Smel Anaconda Can. Edison Cigar Elec Genl Motors Goodyear Int. Har J. Manville Kennecott M. Ward Natl. Dairy Packard Fae Gene U. S. Steel Va.Car. Chem Western Union Woolworth

Illness Fatal in Berryville to Hamilton

Berryville Va Jan 23 Heart trouble and other complications proved fatal at 10 30 this morning at the home of Marshal Worthington Hamilton 31 Clarke county merchant He is survived by his wife pianist Mrs Hattie Eckley Hamilton and by his parents Oscar P and Mary Ambrose Hamilton Also surviving are his sisters Mrs David Roadley Mrs Webster Ballance Isabell Harriett and Oscar Hamilton Final services will be held Wednesday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church and interment will be in Green Hill Cemetery Funeral arrangements not completed

Berryville Marshal Worthington Hamilton Clarke County Hattie Eckley Hamilton Winchester Handley Oscar P Mary Ambrose Hamilton David Roadley Cleveland Ohio Webster Ballance Chicago Isabell Harriett Oscar Hamilton Presbyterian Church Greenhill Cemetery

Mary Baer’s Rites Held Here Today

Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 for Mrs. Mary Virginia Baer 73 who died at her Mt. Williams area home Saturday. The Rev W O Talbert officiated at Jones Funeral Home and interment followed in Hopewell Cemetery. Survivors include son Theodore Baer brother Walter Allamong and sister in law Mrs Virco DeHaven of Clearbrook.

Mary Virginia Baer Mt. Williams W. O. Talbert Jones Hopewell Cemetery Theodore Baer Walter Allamong Virco DeHaven Clearbrook Iniece

Police Court Docket Includes Reckless Driving Assault Cases

Cases tried in Police Court include Raymond Cline of R F D No 3 Winchester for reckless driving fined 14 dollars Herbert Jones charged with disorderly conduct fined 15 dollars 25 cents Wesley Burke of East Kern Street charged with assault and battery fined 7 dollars 75 cents.

Raymond Cline Winchester Herbert Jones Wesley Burke East Kern Street

Wheat and grain quotations steady with winter belt snows

Chicago reports wheat prices drifting lower as security declines and snow covers the winter belt. Early gains faded to fractional losses with occasional rallies. Closing bids show various futures levels for Wheat, Corn, Oats, Rye and Lard, alongside assorted No. graded grain prices and Barley figures. Baltimore reports No. 2 red winter wheat at 77 1/2 cents and New corn at 50 cents per bushel.

Chicago Jay Corn Mar Baltimore Winchester

G E Madigan Dies In Night At 51

George Edward Madigan 51 died this morning at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a period of paralysis. A Stephens City resident and Clarke County native, he left a large family including his wife Hadie Mills Madigan and children from two marriages. Burial will be beside Nineveh Church after services by Rev. Julian Owens with pallbearers named from his Madigan relatives.

George Edward Madigan Winchester Memorial Hospital Stephens City Clarke County Virginia Glin Madigan John Madigan Hadie Mills Madigan John Louix City Iowa George T. D Washington P. Cleveland Virginia Patterson Freebeck N. J Stewart Charles Marie Dorothy Emily Ida Phyllis Pat Joe Leo Roy William Boyce Seatta New York Cecelia Anderson Strasburg John W Kate Cumbine Harrisonburg Mary Sullivan Stuart Perry Nineveh Church Julian Owens Mack Mills Cedarville Garland Fred Orbin Leonard Herman Loring Madigan

Mt Etna residents dodge city taxes end 1938 balance

Mt Etna Indiana residents paid no city taxes on real or personal property last year yet had a net treasury balance of 251.30. They received 236.54 from state gasoline and excise taxes and spent 318.58, leaving a deficit of 82.04 but covered by a 333.34 balance from 1937.

Mt. Etna Ind

Weather delays rescue of Cavalier survivors aboard tanker

Five men and five women from the Cavalier were saved by the Esso Baytown after hours at sea as rough seas and a biting wind slowed the tanker to reach New York. Three others perished, with Coast Guard and hospital teams bridging the perilous transfer and care.

New York Esso Coast Guard Imperial British Airways Atlantic Ocean Cape May N J M. R. Alderson Airways Baytown Frank H. Spurr

War Veterans To Meet Tonight

Comrades of Winchester post Veterans of Foreign Wars No 2123 are asked by Commander H E Anderson to attend a meeting tonight at 3 o clock in post headquarters on North Loudoun street where trustees will be elected and other important business matters will be taken up.

Comrades of Winchester Post Veterans of Foreign Wars H. E. Anderson North Loudoun Street

Magazine sales stunt at Salem House of Representatives

Jim Carroll led 10 newsboys into the Oregon State House to sell magazines. A legislator asked their party and Carroll replied Republican. Rush business followed as twenty seven magazines were sold quickly. The House is Republican by a 3-1 margin.

Salem Ore Jim Carroll House of Representatives House

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