Market Quotation Report Highlights Mixed Stock Advances
New York for January 26 selected stocks edged toward recovery with fractional gains near midday. Modest improvements were noted for Southern Railway Illinois Central U S Steel Union Carbide DuPont and American Smelting while laggards included General Motors Columbia Gas Electric Power and Light and Pacific Western Oil. An acre inch of topsoil Wright on average 150 tons.
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New York
Southern Railway
Illinois Central
U. S. Steel
Union Carbide
DuPont
American Smelting
American Telephone
General Motors
Columbia Gas
Electric Power and Light
Pacific Western Oil
Baltimore Livestock Markets Reflect Cold Sluggish Trade
Produce trading was very light on January 26 due to cold streets. Apples ranged 2.25 to 3.50 per 2 1 2 inch lot with various varieties cited. poultry receipts light with low sales. Cattle, hogs, and sheep markets mixed with weather impacting demand. slaughter steers steady to 25 cents higher, hogs 29 cents lower, calves sparse with limited demand.
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Baltimore
Bu. Bas
Usis Md
W. Va
Jonathans
Romes
Staymans
Yorks
Baldwins
Life's Like That: Hog and Cattle Market Report From Chicago
Fred Neher notes a heavy livestock market with salable hogs around 18 000 to 21 500 head, prices mostly lower, top hogs at 27.50, sows 23 to 24.50, cattle and calves steady to higher with fed steers and yearlings improving to 31 and calves to 40.50, heifers weak, cows steady to weak, large supplies and ongoing price shifts.
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Chicago
Local Market Prices and Feedstuffs Listing
Daily corrected local market sheet shows prices for flour corn barley soybeans and various feeds. Notable figures include New No 2 yellow corn 2.50 per bu and grain No 2 red winter wheat 3.00 per bu. Butter wholesale 80 and oleomargarine 30 to 36 cents retail.
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Brotler Smash
Turkey
Etek
Egg and Live Poultry Prices in Winchester Market Report
Agriculture Dept Markets Division lists U S Grade A extra large eggs at 48 doz high prices and lower grades at 46 42 for large standards and pullets. Live poultry prices in Winchester area show heavy breed hens over 4 lbs at 30-31 cents, leghorn hens 20-21, various broiler weights 34-38 cents, guineas 35 cents each, turkeys 48 for hens and 38 for young toms, with cracks and checks at 42.
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Winchester
U. S
U. Sf
Mrs. Mariah Adams Dies at Boyce
Mrs. Mariah Adams 66 wife of Charles David Adams died Saturday at her Boyce home. Funeral 10 am Wednesday at Boyce Baptist Church. Survived by husband a son Ernest L Adams daughter Mrs C Ora Harlow foster daughter Clara Racey two sisters and five brothers two granddaughters. Interment Orange Virginia cemetery. Rev Dargan Lucas to officiate.
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Boyce Baptist Church
Mariah Adams
Charles David Adams
Boyce
Madison County
Dallis Watson
Green County
Dotty H. Donald
Madison
Ernest L. Adams
Washington
C. Ora Harlow
Holly Oak
Del
Clara Racey
Richard Gibson
Fannie Watson
Jessie
Dallis
Cleveland
William
Lester Watson
Dargan Lucas
Orange
Snowy weekend drives grain futures lower on Chicago Board
Snow accumulations over the weekend in the winter wheat belt spurred selling in cereal markets on the Chicago Board of Trade. Feed grains opened down in sympathy with wheat declines with May wheat at 2.92 3 4 and May corn at 2.64 1 4.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Jly
Three Die When Train Hits Taxi In Vivian
A westbound Norfolk and Western passenger train collided with a taxicab at a grade crossing in Vivian. Three occupants of the cab died Frank Cloyd 21 of Gary Naomi Lindsey unknown address and an unidentified woman. Cab driver Alfred Corley 24 Gary and passengers William C Williams 28 and Hattie Brown 24 unknown addresses were taken to Welch hospitals unconscious with serious injuries.
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Welch
W. Va
Norfolk and Western
Vivian
Frank Cloyd
Gary
Naomi Lindsey
Welch Hospitals
Alfred Corley
William C. Williams
Hattie Brown
Grand Coulee Dam Creates 151 Mile Long Lake
The Grand Coulee Dam backs up a lake extending 151 miles, forming a vast waterway behind the structure.
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Grand Coulee
Harvey Fincham Succumbs at 56
Harvey Robert Fincham, 56, died at 4:10 p.m. at his home Pigeon Hill near Berryville. Born in Rappahannock County, he moved to Clarke County in 1924 and worked at Berryville basket factory until illness. Survived by wife Annie Alice Racer, son Gilbert Lee, daughters Elizabeth Baker and Mrs Henry Renner, brothers Silas and Homer, sister Mrs William Racer. Services 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at John H. Enders funeral home. interment Green Hill Cemetery.
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Harvey Robert Fincham
Pigeon Hill
Berryville
Rappahannock County
John and
Lucy Monroe Fincham
Clarke County
Brethren Church
Fincham
Annie ‘Alice Racer
Gilbert Lee Fincham
Elizabeth Baker
Henry Renner
Frederick County
Silas
Homer Fincham
William Racer
John H. Enders
Cephas Fahnestock
Winchester
Green Hill Cemetery
Twin loaf pack with steam tabs debuted postwar
The invention first appeared in 1941 but wartime delays pushed its market release to 1947. The twin loaf pack uses a tab zipper to open the bread wrap and contains two half loaves, one usable now and the other kept wrapped for later use.
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W.N. A
Food sales by day show Saturday peak and Monday slump
Surveys indicate higher purchases midweek with Wednesday and Friday exceeding Tuesday and Thursday. Saturday stands out as a strong sales day while Monday remains notably low. Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show originated at Scout's Rest on his North Platte ranch, acquired in 1877.
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H.H. A
Buffalo Bill
Scout’s Rest
Buff Bill
North Platte
Nebraska
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Winchester Furniture CO
March of Dimes
Ralph G. Hengeveld
General Insulating Corp
Brown Lovett, Jr
W. R. Graham, Jr
Harvey Fincham
Lamp Motor CO
Smithfield Ave
Dollar
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Leggetts
DAN River Fabrics
Ekco
Winchester’s Shopping Center
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