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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1947

Page

7

Softball Action Produces Ties and Big Wins Across Local League

Play to tie the United Brethren and Mon e Methodist teams 8 8 on Thursday. A subsequent playoff saw the Ket Street Methodists win 12 4. Ger earned the win on the mound for the losers. Timbrook hit a triple and a homer. A game between Highland Ave and the Catholic senior team was postponed. One junior league game was played with Braddock Street Methodists defeating Episco 33 6. Both clubs used pitchers.

United Brethren Mone Methodist Ket Street Methodists Ger Los- Timbrook Highland Ave Braddock Street

Local Classifieds and Market Listings in Grimes Area

Miscellaneous ads include furnished room rental in Winchester with contact Berryville 225, room and board requests, painting services, and livestock listings. Also notes on July 7 Children Day exercises at Galilee and various local social visits. Local wholesale and retail markets show prices for flour corn meal and feeds, with scattered weathering and typographical caveats.

Pamnabrersmenes Charles Wingfield E. W. Barr Winchester Cola Storage Packing House Joyce Davis Berryville F. A. Shryock Bowers Motor Sales Orchard Ave Winchester G. B. Hopkins Douglas Curry Orne Co

Police Court Drunk Driving and Public Drunkenness Cases

Judge John Rice presided over multiple defendants in Police Court. Fretwell, Hutton, Luttrell, Estep, Washington, Sealock Keeler, Campbell, Jones, Lofton, Mills, Kaye, Pollard, and Dove faced fines from $5 to $14.75 with some jail or license suspensions. Estep and Jones plus others alleged drinking or drunkenness in public.

Jack Wilson Lewis M. Pollard E. Clifford St Erasmus F. Dove Augusta W Va

Market Quotations in Recovery Bracket At Midday

NEW YORK July 7 The market extended its recovery with light selling hindering leaders as gains held near midday. Short covering and renewed investment demand supported favorites while profit taking trimmed gains at times. Notable climbs included Chrysler and American Telephone amid a broad list of leaders and giants.

New York Chrysler American Telephone Goodrich Goodyear Montgomery Ward General Ihie du Pont Baltimore and Ohio Pennsylvania Railroad N. Y. Central U. S. Steel Bethlehem International Harvester Sears Roebuck Anaconda Kennecott American Smelting Public Service of N. J. Southern Railway

Market Report From Baltimore Shows Mixed Farm Prices

Produce and fruit prices mixed with modest gains for some items like sweet potatoes and eggs, while potatoes and poultry vary. Cattle and hog futures steady to higher. wholesale egg and butter values modest, with light receipts and demand.

Egg and poultry price report from Winchester area

Agriculture Dept Markets Division lists U S Grade A eggs at 0.55 per dozen for extra large and 0.53 large 0.45 medium 0.48 B large. Poultry dressed prices show heavy hens 26c per lb Leghorn hens 22c Broilers 29c lb Leghorn broilers 20c lb roosters 14-15c lb old toms 22c lb young hens and old guineas mid ranges.

Winchester U. S

Corn climbs to new peak as grains open higher

Chicago July grain quotations show July corn rising to a record 2.14 1 2 per bushel. Wheat oats mixed with several front and deferred months listed. Prices for corn, wheat, oats, lard, soybeans provided for July and nearby contracts.

Chicago Oats Jly

Visitors and family updates from Hedgesville event

Guests at the Hollis Dehaven home included Mr. and Mrs. John Stein of Martinsburg Miss Jennie Coffinberger Mrs. Jennie Shade, Mr. Harry Dehaven, Mr. Henry DeHaven of Grimes, and Mr. and Mrs. Ward Sherman with Mr. R. C. Sherman of Tomahawk. R. C. Sherman and Miss Mabel DeHaven were in Berkeley Springs and Hagerstown. The Whitmores visited the Shad es. Mrs Bruce DeHaven is recovering from appendicitis in a Washington hospital.

Christopher Pitt Ofthur Hedgesville Hollis Dehaven John Stein Martinsburg Jennie Coffinbarger Jennie Shade Harry Dehaven Henry DeHaven Grimes Ward Sherman R. C. Sherman Tomahawk Mabel DeHaven Berkeley Springs Hagerstown Russell Whitmore Lawrence Shade Bruce DeHaven E. M. DeHaven Washington Hospital

Cotton spindles log wartime output in 1940s Europe US

During World War II about 100 million cotton spindles operated in Europe Japan and China four times the U S total yet produced less than half the cotton goods compared to U S spindles, reflecting productivity gaps and wartime disruption.

Europe Japan China United States

Live hog and sheep market price report

Hog market shows 900 Ibs at 23.75 to 24, 300 to 350 Ibs at 22, and 50 Ibs up at 21.25 to 50 with good and choice sows 19.25 to 50. Sheep prices rise 1 higher than last week with spring lambs 70 to 90 Ibs at 23 to 24, mixed lots 18.50 to 22.50, cull ewes 4 to 7.50, fresh shorn ewes 8 to 8.50.

F. R. Shryock S. Main St Stephens City W. A. Taylor Dicks Hollow Road N. Loudoun Kernstown Ideal Children’s Pet Packard Good Tires Chester Miller Adkin Burnt_Church

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