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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1938
Page
7
Bert Nelson of the C I O alleges police beat him and ousted him from New Orleans during a dragage strike. He named four officers and sought a federal court injunction against the mayor and police for deprivation of civil liberties.
The July 12 market report lists bids for apples and various potato, poultry, egg, butter, and perishables. Cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep prices are provided for Baltimore Chicago and Philadelphia markets with grade ranges and top figures. Local retail bindings show flour corn meal and feeds with unit prices.
Local market notes show prices for patent brand and bulk bag sizes of flour and corn products. Included are shelled corn, course cracked corn, wheat at 1.08, corn at 1.15, and various feeds. poultry prices list guinea fowl and leghorn items with per‑bird pricing.
New York reports a mid July stock rebound with volume rising beyond the prior slow session. Gains reach about 3 points in late trading as steel motors copper aircraft and other industry groups lead the advance amid firmer commodity quotations. Wheat and corn show strength with government loan news for farmers. rail bonds wobble but overall loan activity firms. Selected stocks omitted due to line trouble.
Chicago July 12 futures rise as corn leads with a three cent gain to a seasonal peak. Wheat and oats follow with nearby contracts higher while cash grain markets show No 1 red wheat at 73 1-4 to 75 1-4 and corn bids around 60 to 61.
Wheat No 2 red winter 66 1 2 cents per bushel at domestic markets. Market notes list No 2 white 60 3 4, No 4 59, oats No 1 mixed 29, No 1 white 30, rye No 1 573 4, soy beans No 2 91 92, barley feed 32 56. Corn 65 cents per bushel. Quotations based on mill deliveries in Baltimore and Winchester.
Japanese warplanes bombed near four U S missionary institutions in Wuchang across the Yangtze from Hankow. About 200 Chinese were killed or injured as 18 planes dropped at least 100 bombs near Boone University St Hilda's School St Joseph's Hospital and the Christian Missionary Alliance Mission.
Howard Hughes and four crew began the third leg of their around the world speed attempt taking off from Moscow in the silver monoplane at 1.25 pm. The flight followed a 7 hour 49 minute Paris to Moscow leg with refueling planned for Omsk 1 624 miles away as they push to beat the world record. Soviet authorities provided maps of alternative airfields and weather favored the later Siberian stretch despite an initial wind change delaying takeoff.
The Hughes aircraft flew 5,251 miles in two hops with an average speed of 160.80 mph, reaching Moscow ahead of Wiley Post’s record. Ground crew pumped 1,750 gallons of fuel for the leg, while supplies including ice, milk, bread, and hot dinners were loaded at Le Bourget.
The United States Board of Tax Appeals found that Pierre Du Pont and John Raskob attempted to evade more than 1 million dollars in income taxes through paper transactions in 1929. The board left exact additional amounts to be determined, with estimates around 600000 for Du Pont and 1000000 for Raskob.
Evening Star subscribers in Winchester can receive prompt delivery via Cab Postal Telegraph with no charge for this service.
Mr. and Mrs. Cote M. Smith have returned from a trip to New England visiting Plymouth Rock Bar Harbor and other sites. They logged more than 2000 miles in travel as Mr. Smith did not fish during the journey.
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