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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1948
Page
9
A postponed meeting affects members of the International Apple Association and local fruit growers across the area. The notice states the event set for Monday has been delayed and will be rescheduled.
The third molars commonly erupt between ages 16 and 25 but can appear much later. About 40 percent of people never develop wisdom teeth.
Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon covers common word usage missteps and pronunciation tips. It explains misuse of what business had versus what right had and notes hypo crisy with correct stress on hip. The entry defines insatiable and urges daily vocabulary growth by mastering one word.
Mrs Dem entia M Grim dies yesterday and funeral services are set for 2 pm tomorrow at Refuge church. Friends meet at 1:30 pm at the home of Mrs Marvin Grim in Ridings Chapel to accompany the body to the church with pallbearers Alvin Archie Richard Melvin Roy Ebersole and John Derflinger.
The Government booklet Slip Covers for Furniture offers step by step instructions and color guidance for amateur upholsterers. Order the illustrated guide for 10 cents postpaid from The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington D C with payment and name and address.
The New York stock market eased about a point as losses spread across sectors including rails and oils. Less than 1,000,000 shares traded with notable declines in U S Steel Republic Steel General Motors Chrysler and other major names. American Telephone fell 1/8 point on a 4,000 share block.
Fat steers 28.50 to 31.50 with odd lots to 31.80. Fat heifers 25 to 28.50, odd head 29. Fat sows 18.50 to 20.50, odd head 22. Medium and lower grades listed. Bulls mostly 22.50 to 24.50. Veal calves good to choice 27.50 to 29, medium 23 to 26.50, culls 13 to 20. Lambs choice 29.50, good 27.80, medium 23, culls 14 to 18. Fat sheep 8 down. Hogs top weight 28.50 to 28.80, light 26 to 27.50, heavies 24 to 26. Pigs 10 to 12 per head, small pigs 6.50 to 8. Fresh cows and springers: good 180 to 250, medium 150 to 175, old milking 75 to 125.
Aggressive buying the wheat sparked a strong grain market in Chicago. Opening quotes show July wheat at 2.31 to 2.31 1 4, July corn at 2.09 09, soybeans at 3.28 for November, and lard at 22.4 to 22.97 for September.
The term Green Room traces to early theatres where actors retired between scenes. Walls in the room were painted green to ease eye strain from stage glare.
Victor Burrows of the University of Virginia opened the Colorado state tennis tournament by defeating Brad Bartlett of Denver in straight sets 6-0 6-1.
Prices corrected daily for local markets include 100 lb wholesale bags of corn meal 10 lb bags of yellow corn meal white corn meal and various feeds. Grain prices show No 2 red winter wheat No 2 corn barley and soybeans delivered in city per bushel with additional prices for egg mash cracked corn broiler mash and turkey grower feed.
Prices paid in Winchester area for eggs and dressed poultry listed by U S Grade A sizes and standards. No. 1 quality eggs at 53 dozen F O B producer farms at Winchester. various poultry and guineas prices for leghorn broilers and turkeys with reductions for No 2 hens and toms.
Raleigh officials report 369 polio cases to date with 16 new infections in the day. Dr. C. P. Stevick cites the center of the state as most affected and several central counties as epidemic. National Infantile Paralysis group notes record statewide impact.
The article notes outbreaks in 1944 and 1935, then asks which annual blooms quickest. It states coreopsis blooms in five weeks from seed, faster than other annuals, and mentions the Quarter horse breed traced to Virginia in 1665 as a short distance racer.
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