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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1939
Page
9
Baltimore and Philadelphia market reports show mixed price stability across produce poultry eggs and butter. Cattle calves hogs and sheep values fluctuate with regional demand and seasonal factors while fresh eggs and dressed poultry hold steady in volume and pricing.
The Star notes the local markets are corrected daily but does not assume responsibility for typographical errors.
The market lists patent flour in 12, 24, 48, and 98 pound bag shipments with prices around 4.70 to 6.00 per barrel. Middlings, mixed feed, corn meal, horse and dairy feeds are shown with varied bag sizes. Livestock feeds for ducks, chickens, cows, calves, and spring lambs are priced per bag or per barrel, reflecting a broad inventory for farm use.
New York July 6 strong spots appeared in metals and specialties while leaders lagged. Transfers ran about 450 000 shares with recoveries noted and European threats less unsettling. Bond department showed selective improvement as commodities lacked clear trends.
Chicago markets closed nearly unchanged after early gains faded. Weather reports in the spring wheat belt and rust in Manitoba influenced buying, with cooler, unsettled forecasts seen in the northwest. Prices for wheat corn oats soybeans rye and fats listed with near steady closes and cash bids in Baltimore and city markets.
In Dateville, twelve miles east of Scranton, a collision between a small sedan and a twelve ton trailer truck killed seven people including three women two men and two babies. One woman survived with critical injuries as the truck driver was only scratched. A license identified Wilbert Francis of Avoca as the driver in the sedan and police said the others were likely relatives.
In Washington on July 6 a Senate split over continuing the session for a clash on arms sales to warring nations surfaced. Senator Borah urged adjournment while Harrison planned to return by August 1, as the Foreign Relations Committee prepared to weigh the bloom bill amended to retain an embargo. Roosevelt warned the House action could move Europe toward war and deepen U.S. entanglements.
Boise report states Miss Belle Eagle injured while being treated at a physician's office. The fall caused fractures to two wrist bones and she received on site examination and care.
Mrs May Virginia Anderson wife of Bernard Anderson died suddenly at her Bufflick road home. Born November 6 1904 in Uniontown Pa she was 35. Survived by husband five children Virginia Ray Charles Russell and Hilda. Funeral at Kurtz Funeral Home conducted by Rev Allen. Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery delayed to tomorrow 2 PM due to rain.
Leeds K. Riely, named administrator of the personal estate of Miss Sarah Olive Peterson who died May 27, qualifies at the Clerk’s office. Peterson, in her seventies, had been a housekeeper at Riely’s estate, Retreat. Heirs named are Stena Maren Bartelson and Anna Caroline Nelson, both of Waupaca Wisconsin.
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