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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1949
Page
2
Washington commentary argues that Russian communism represents a backward step rather than progress. It asserts the regime’s power rests on a small elite, suppresses individual freedom, and mirrors czarist oppression despite economic claims.
A series of farm and livestock auctions listed with dates and locations. Sales include Scully & Woltz at Cooper Mdse and Oil Co building Loudoun at Piccadilly Sts, L C White near Stephens City, Claude Poston near Millwood on Rt 50, Charles Ed near Berryville Marvin Chapel Church, H A Barr White Hall, and H O Light in Virginia, covering livestock farm machinery implements and household goods with varied start times from morning to late morning across February and January.
Russia's ambassador Alexander S. Panyushkin attacked U S recovery steps for Japan as evading the 11 nation Far Eastern commission. He called the measures directly contradicting commission policy and urged the commission to decide how to aid Japan's recovery.
Drawings and specifications for an addition and alterations to Rockingham Memorial Hospital at Harrisonburg Virginia are available from architect Clarence Wenger. Bids due February 24 1949 with bid bonds and performance and payment bonds required. Deposits for drawing sets are 75 dollars refundable to bidders returning set promptly. non-bidders get 10 dollars.
The VSES office reports 500 unemployed locally with 25 to 30 percent higher figures than a year ago. Bailey of the Unemployment Compensation Commission cites 65 Winchester Frederick county jobseekers and 50 Clarke, 35 Loudoun registered in January. Textile and outdoor construction slowdowns drive most new claims, with Berryville Basket Co and apparel processing noted.
President Truman says he has asked Secretary of State Acheson to craft preliminary plans to develop skills to raise living standards in underdeveloped regions. He outlined a four year administration program with interdepartmental cooperation and noted the ECA is already implementing parts of the idea.
Bond of Winchester was reelected chairman at the annual meeting of Virginia Soil Conservation district supervisors held in Lynchburg.
The meeting approved Clifton Grim as chairman of the finance committee, a post previously held by Rosenberger, and added Grove White to complete the committee.
China signals willingness to send a peace delegation. Separate local moves in Shanghai and Nanking show official backing for talks. Shanghai leader Chang Chien-hua urged leaders of business and industry to back a peace effort. Fighting subsides with no large battles, though a report mentions possible shelling near Nanking. Fronts rest along Hangchow Nanchang and Wuchang defenses as Chiang Kai-shek holds remaining territory.
Profit taking clipped steel shares while trading stayed active with mixed gains and losses. U S S Steel fell while Bethlehem held even on moderate volume. several industrials and utilities rose including Sears Roebuck General Electric Dow Chemical Du Pont and Pan American Airways. Losers featured General Motors Boeing American Telephone Eastman Kodak and Standard Oil among others.
Baltimore and Chicago market summaries reveal firm apple prices with varying grades and sizes, modestly higher poultry demand, and slow cattle trade with prices slightly down. Hogs show mixed movement across weight classes while calves, sheep, and sows vary by region and weight.
Chicago opens with mixed grains as most contracts slip slightly while a few show minor gains. Trading runs fairly heavy with Wheat May 2.19 1 4 1 2 July 2.05 1 4 Sept 2.05 7 8 06 Dec 2.08 3 8. Corn May 1.41 5 8 1 2 July 1.42 1 2 1 8 Sep 1.39 3 4 Dec 1.32 1 2. Oats May 70 1 4 70 July 67 Sep 66. Soybeans Mar 2.44 - 3 4 3 4 Lard Mar 14.52 July 14.70.
Agriculture Department prices show U S Grade A extra large eggs at 47 cents, large 45, medium 40, Grade B large 40. Live poultry prices include heavy hens 32, Leghorn broilers up to 2 1/2 lb 25, red broilers under 3 lb 27, young turkey hens 52, old guineas and young guineas listed.
Local market prices for flour corn meal and feeds are listed with small figures for different bag sizes and moisture conditions. A Q and A section discusses alcohol blood concentration for intoxication and defines American broadtail fur.
Governor Tuck directs budget director to verify Tax Foundation figures showing Virginia government expenditures rose 81 percent from 1942 to 1947. Outlays grew from 78,287,000 to 141,938,000 while revenues increased 50 percent.
Washington January 27. A multi billion plan to move 21 5 million Negro families from the South to the North is proposed to Congress in a bill by Senator Russell D Ga The bill would create a voluntary relocation commission as an independent federal agency to encourage and assist both races to move from states with above normal minority populations to states with below normal levels The commission could loans for transportation living costs and jobs provide transportation and housing at reasonable rates award grants make contracts with firms and loan up to 10000 to each employed relocated person.
Jury to hear seven original recordings from Axis Sally broadcasts as Mildred Gillars faces treason charges in U S District Court in Washington. Prosecutor John Kelley Jr. said one more witness, Hans Winzen, will describe obtaining the seven records used in the defense and courtroom setup includes ear phones for jurors.
The camp near Blackstone with a 45000 acre reservation will be deactivated after February 1 following a summer of continued operation. Local spending included about 100 houses and school and transportation facilities plus water and sewer line extensions and recreation amenities. The camp was reopened last July for trainees in October.
The text states that between five and twenty three jewels, always an odd number, serve as bearings in spring watches. It notes the range and the odd-number rule without expanding into technical details.
In Santa Francesca Romana, Linda Christian and Tyrone Power were married before a packed crowd of film stars and Bobbi Soxers. Police and mounted units struggled to control the crowd as the ceremony proceeded with a Vatican audience planned and a month of travel to Italy, Switzerland, and Austria afterward.
The Boyce boys overran Stonewall 40 14 at the armory in District L play while Stonewall’s girls won 27 24. The two girls and boys teams delivered contrasting results in the same matchup.
Answers to daily quiz printed on Page 4 reveal responses: yes the dog list actor comparative study of the customs of uncivilized man north south east west West Point Annapolis and the Interstate Commerce Commission in Annapolis Maryland.
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