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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1947
Page
9
The corn contract surged to an all time peak around 2.06 a bushel with July reaching a record. Oats priced higher with July near 1.01. Prices for various months and grains are listed including corn and oats futures. An unrelated line notes the theorbo a large necked bass lute from the 16th to 17th centuries used in orchestras.
An advertisement from Hermansen of 143 East 83rd Street New York invites readers to start a home business selling everlasting flowers and provides working equipment, selling plans, and instructions to contact for a list of plans.
The Agriculture Dept Markets Division lists live poultry and graded egg prices. Grade A extra large and large eggs, medium eggs, and Grade B eggs are reported with varying cents per dozen. Poultry prices include heavy breed hens and broilers, leghorn varieties, roosters, turkeys, and old birds with per pound figures.
Daily corrected price sheet lists wholesale and retail rates for flour corn meal and feeds, with weights such as 10 lb and 25 lb bags. Grain prices include barley wheat yellow and white corn, while feeds cover egg mash cracked corn broiler and turkey mixes. Butter and butterfat are noted with wholesale and retail references.
The Phillies batter known as The Hat Walker performs a quirky pre pitch ritual resting the bat between his knees doffing his cap scratching his arm replacing the cap blowing on his fingers and rubbing his palms. He then hits again in the bottom photo.
A new book titled Visible Speech claims electronics can convert sounds into visible patterns. The authors suggest anyone who learns the symbols can "read" spoken language as visible text.
Portland witnesses including police and pilots saw silvery discs described as flat translucent plates. A United Airlines crew claimed a sighting over Boise to Portland, while Twin Falls picnickers and Seattle coast guard observers added reports. The Oregonian sent a plane to verify but found only empty sky.
In July at Baltimore market grounds prices moved slower with steady slaughter steers and mixed changes for cattle. Heifers and certain cows fell 50 to 25 points, calves weakened 1 to 7, and stockers showed limited gains while some top steers reached 27.50 on strict choice for 760 lb yearlings.
Atomic scientists explore using radioactive tagged phosphorus and carbon to study plant uptake and photosynthesis. Experiments with radioactive material from Oak Ridge and Bikini seed studies aim to improve fertilizer efficiency and crop yields. Field tests on rye grass across three soils show varying uptake from applied fertilizer versus native soil phosphorus.
Recent reductions in the number of U S tenant farms result from the absorption of small farms into larger operations and from former tenants buying farms after prospering.
Applicants must be unmarried male citizens between 18 and 26 12 years old and have completed at least two years of college study or pass a rigid written test. Before classes, a thorough physical exam and aptitude tests determine fitness for flight training.
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