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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1931
Page
7
Enormous arrivals of new domestic wheat push prices to lows not seen since 1804 with July wheat near records. Reports show government quarterly estimates above prior expectations for winter wheat, while spring wheat remains lower. corn and oats also weaken amid broad grain decline in Chicago and regional markets.
Price listings for New York Washington and Richmond markets dated July 10 show whites and browns, extra firsts and mediums, Pacific Coast shells, and naturals with varying price ranges. Butter eggs and poultry categories note weights and regional variations across markets.
Market reports from Baltimore Lancaster and Jersey City show cattle vealers and calves trading steady to higher with tops reaching 10.00 for veal ers and 9.75 for heavy cattle. Sheep prices steady with lamb tops near 8.50. Government bonds trading in New York show Liberty and Treasury issues with mixed quotes and top lines around 104.
A birthday gathering was held July 7 at the Sargeant home near Whitacre Virginia in honor of Miss Goldie Sargeant. The party featured evening refreshments and a large group of attendees including numerous Sargeants Whitacres and related families.
Richmond July 10 A directed verdict for acquittal was given Robert Thomas former regional attorney for the United States Veterans Bureau in federal court here today and a similar verdict was returned for Mary Hill a Petersburg woman charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States government by sharing war loan insurance.
Virginia state team scores the highest in qualifying for the Amateur Trapshooting Association events at Winchester. R. L. Bell wins the state singles with 196, tied by L. E. Lowry and others in the duel. Lowry wins handicap, Candler takes doubles, Anderson claims all-around and high-over titles.
A lighthearted meditation notes that complex love dynamics may stem from the ease with which two people can experience affection, paralleling the simplicity of two loving as readily as one.
The speaker claims the Russians outperform by applying strategies America used half a century earlier. He notes a comparison of technological and political approaches and suggests a lag in U.S. innovation relative to Soviet methods.
Wells A. Sherman of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics told the American Home Economics Association that milk consumption can grow further if production and handling improve to provide untreated milk that consumers feel safe using. He noted current demand is shaped by sensory appeal rather than safety information.
The clock in the balcony of Faneuil Hall was presented to the hall by the children of Boston in 1850. The note also mentions English place name Newton appearing in many parts of England.
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