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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1950
Page
10
A dense listing of radio and TV programming across multiple networks. Entries include news, commentary, music, crime shows, drama, and variety programs with channel indicators and time slots from early evening into late night.
Market quotations show hogs 12 000 salable with varied gains across weights as bulls, sows and lean hogs move. Cattle and calves 12 000 salable with steady to higher noted for steers over 1 150 lb and good heifers with mixed cow prices. Sheep 700 head, lambs mostly steady to weak with spring lambs around 28 to 28.5 dollars. Baltimore listings add cattle and calves with steady prices and hogs opening active.
Weakness in radio television stocks contrasted with overall steadiness in today market. Television shares dropped about three points while radio firms like Radio Corp Zenith Motorola Admiral and Emerson fell. Gains posted by U S Steel Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Packard Willys-Overland United Aircraft Douglas Aircraft Cuban American Sugar and others. Bond and government issues moved narrowly with government bonds steady in over the counter trading.
Daylight Saving Time listing for WNEW Channel 4 WTTG Channel 5 and EL 7 with programs from 6:00 PM to 10:30 PM including Talk Shows News Wrestling and Theater items across channels. Highlights include The M magnificent News Caravan Captain Video and Candid Camera with weather at 11:00 PM.
Chicago grains opened with firm strength in wheat and soybeans while feed grains slid. Opening bids showed notable activity with July futures for corn and oats posting mixed results and rye, soybeans, and related contracts listed with varied price lines.
Market notes show dull general sales with small bids for yellow transparents and Delawares, 2 inch plus at 2.00 to 2.50. Potatoes weak to steady with Va Eastern Shore Cobblers at 2.50 to 3.25 unwashed. Eggs and butter steady to moderate demand. receipts moderate. Poultry receipts scarce with few sales to quote.
Members of Winchester VFW Post 2123 attend a regular meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday at 1619 Valley Avenue to hear reports on a proposed Yard Party and plans for a new Post home. James Himelright, Home Committee chairman, notes bids are being received for the project.
W. W. Baker chairs the Yard Party Committee with Eston Tevalt Phil Barnhart and Jack Knode. Plans announce the winner of new cars on July 29. Roy Earle calls for all car books by July 25. The Post reports 362 paid members, eight short of the goal.
The regular monthly Recreation Commission meeting will be held at 8 p m tonight in the offices at Rouss City Hall. Gypsum has been used as a plaster since ancient times.
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