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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1947
Page
3
William Gibbons Bramham who ruled minor league baseball for 14 years died in a Durham hospital after a brief illness. He would have been 73 next Sunday.
An army origin advertisement touts Victory Ointment for eczema psoriasis and other skin troubles. It claims quick relief non greasy antiseptic formula safe for babies and children and lists Winchester retailers Miller's Rhodes Brooks Rexall Baker's and Silico Cut.
New York July 9. Scattered stocks edged forward as day light selling restrained leaders after nine straight gains since March. Declines included Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck American Telephone Caterpillar Tractor Anaconda American Smelting Air Reduction General Electric North American Pennsylvania Railroad Northern Pacific.
Chicago bids show corn futures falling at open while wheat rises. Early quotes list Wheat July 2.23 three quarters, Sep 2.21 one half, Dec 2.21 two thirds, May 2.19. Corn July 2.12, Sep 1.91, Dec 1.69, May 1.66. Oats July 0.93, Sep 0.885, Dec 0.855, May 0.831. Soybeans Nov 2.76 and Lard Sep 19.30.
Raymond E. Campbell of Clifton Forge pleaded guilty in federal court to thefts from the mails and was sentenced to two years in Camp Lee. The 28 year old married father of three worked as an express messenger.
Baltimore market notes show prices for potatoes sweet potatoes poultry and cattle. Beef and veal prices, egg and butter receipts, hogs and calves quotes, and assorted breading weights listed with varying regional quality.
Cents higher, heavier weights and sows steady. Practical top 26.75. Road and choice barrows and gilts 120-140 lbs 24.50, 160-250 lbs 26.50-27.5, 250-275 lbs 25.25-25.50, 300-350 lbs 22.25-25.50. Choice sows 19.25-19.50. Slaughter ewes steady around 150 lbs and up. good and choice ewes 7.5-8. weights over 150 lbs down to 7.0 for common and medium.
Fat steers show Good to 2 price ranges 23.50 and 24.25 per cwt with medium 18 to 21 and plain yellow 13. Fat heifers list Good to choice 19 to 22 with odd heads to 23 and mediums 15 to 17.50. Cows run Good heavy beef bred 15 to 17.50. cutters 9 to 12. Veal calves command 22.50 to 23.70 for good to choice with small lots to 24. mediums 18 to 21.50. Lambs graded Good to 22.60 with others 19 and 14 to 17 for culled. Hogs mostly 25 with heavy 21.50 to 23.50 and lights 23 to 24.50. Shoats 25 to 28 with odd lots above 30. pigs 8 to 10 per head small pigs 5.50 to 6.50. Fresh cows and springers Good mostly 160 to 220 per head. medium 125 to 150. common milking 60 to 110.
After two days of nearly continuous rain wash out rehearsals for The Common Glory author Paul Green wonders if his symphonic drama should have been written as an aquacade.
Prices paid for Federal State graded eggs in Winchester include U S Grade A extra large 58 per dozen and Grade A large 56, medium 46, Grade B large 50, pullets 39, trades 44. Live poultry prices list heavy breed hens 26c per lb, Leghorn 22c, heavy breed broilers 30c, Leghorn 20c, old roosters 14 to 15c, turkeys young toms 22c, young hens under 18 lbs 26 to 42, over 18 lbs 24 percent, old toms 21, old hens 25c. Incubation period of a penguin egg is seven weeks.
Daily corrected local market list showing patent brand bags, corn meals, flours, and feeds with prices per cwt or bag. Entries include yellow and white corn meal, egg mash variants, cracked corn, broiler mash, turkey grower and starter, various butterfat and natural gas note.
Children services are scheduled 8 p m Sunday at Mt. Olive church Hayfield. Special features include a prelude by Mrs Sloan Wolfe and a solo by Ann Wolfe. The Rev L C Messick will give a talk. Music will be by the choir and children with several recitations listed.
An earthquake hit Tucuman in northwestern Argentina while Presidents Juan Peron of Argentina and Gabriel Gonzalez Videla of Chile were in Tucuman for the 131st anniversary of the meeting that proclaimed independence from Spain. Both leaders were reported safe.
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