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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1940

Page

7

Long illness ends life of Charles A Householder

Charles A Householder 39 days after a lingering illness died at his Frederick county home. He was son of P and Nina Householder and survived by his widow Louise Ashe and two children Ruth and Charles Jr. He leaves two brothers John and Mellon and sisters Mia Della Wirth and Jadys. Funeral tomorrow at 2 from the Householder home to Bethel Church Trone with services by Rev Luther McFarland and Rev Ralph Cather. Burial in Bethel Cemetery.

Charles A. Householder Frederick County Mr. Householder Nina Orndorff Householder Louise Ashe Ruthouseholder Charles Householder John Householder New Jersey Mellon Householder Mia Della Wirth Winchester Jadys Householder Householder Bethel Church Trone Luther McFarland Ralph Cather Bethel Cemery

Baltimore Markets Report Mixed Livestock Prices and Egg Rates

Market notes from Timore July 11 show cattle at 625 head with steers weak, hogs down slightly to top 7.25, calves and sheep mixed. live poultry and eggs listing prices for various fowl and egg grades, including Leghorns and Plymouth Rocks, with butter and feed values quoted. Chicago market reports follow, noting hogs near year-high, cattle gains, and lambs lower.

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Wheat and grain prices slip on rains and harvest hopes

Chicago reports rains lifting spring wheat prospects easing prices by more than a cent. Hedging tied to new winter wheat and government loan storage adds selling pressure amid vast harvest expectations in Kansas and Oklahoma. Prices for July futures and cash grain across wheat corn soybeans rye lard and bellies shown with regional quotes.

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Local Markets Listings With Wheat and Flour Prices

Local markets page shows wholesale flour prices and bag sizes with several typographical errors. The 98 lb bag price appears as 5.65 per barrel with other unclear figures for 12 lb and 24 lb bags.

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Market Narrow Rally Fails to Gain Momentum in New York Trading

July 11 New York stocks showed a small rally that drew limited followings as early gains faded by midmorning. Traders cited defense policy shifts and war outlook as factors, with bonds mixed and commodities uneven. Steel stocks rose on hopes of stronger mill profits, while many investors awaited further war-related news and Democratic convention results.

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Government Defense Boost Faces Mixed Senate Skepticism

Secretary Stimson sworn in as President Roosevelt seeks a defense program totaling over 10 billion dollars. Legislators dub it a possible foreign war scare while some doubt immediate use of new funds amid existing arms backlog. Roosevelt outlines five goals including a larger fleet and up to 2,000,000 army support.

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Roosevelt outlines two ocean Navy and air force goals

President Roosevelt urged a seven year program to build 200 combat ships for a two ocean Navy and to create a combined air force of 36 000 planes by autumn 1941. He framed a two fold policy of repelling aggression while avoiding offensive war and supported selective service to boost Army strength to 750 000.

Roosevelt Senate

U Boat Attacks and Dardanelles Tensions Rise in Mediterranean

In a clash of indecisive naval actions between British and Italian forces, the Mediterranean battle climaxed as the fascist fleet reportedly sheltered behind shore defenses. In the Eastern Mediterranean, Soviet officials denied Russian demands on Turkey, stating relations are good and the Dardanelles remain open to us.

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