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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1958
Page
7
Hog prices show top barrows and gilts near 23.40. Veal sells by grade from 3.00 to 30.40 per hundredweight. Slaughter cattle include steers to 26.10, heifers to 25.70, cows 22.00, bulls 23.4 to 24.20. Feeder cattle list yearling steers 27.0 and prices for good and medium are noted. All figures reflect market results for Front Royal on July 16.
A list from the Municipal Court records multiple defendants cited for drinking in public or drunk in public with fines ranging from 10.25 to 19.75 dollars. Names include Harold G Gray Walter Merile Strosnider Joe O Leary Prank Puffinberger Kathleen Coley Maynard Purcell McKee Leroy Hicks Lawrence Meadows Okey Von Dadisman and Albert Quinlan.
Advertisement touts Johnston's No-Roach as a colorless long lasting spray for roaches and flying insects with a price of 1.69 at Safeway and local stores. It also promotes Hadabug a safe bedroom spray claimed to be safe around children and pets with limited product details.
A fragment notes Irvin Berlin, the noted composer of popular songs, was born in 1888. The garbled text appears to mix livestock market details with an obituary or tribute line.
Market quotes show International Oils slipping while other major stocks ease mid afternoon. U S Marines landing in Lebanon spurred renewed uncertainty after the open with heavy selling in large oil blocks and a ten minute ticker lag.
Local markets list updated by The Star with corrections noted for accuracy. Readers are advised to verify items due to possible typographical errors in the original listing.
Market notes show adequate supply for broilers and fryers with fair to good demand turkey demand steady. A fragment mentions Winchester and Harrisonburg markets with Grade A Large and Medium eggs, plus Grade C, and a line about Brandeis University football 1958 with Benny Friedman and three quarterbacks: Bouchard, Walker, and another unnamed David.
Cattle 150 and calves 190 offered with no clear trend. dealers steady to 10 higher with gains on choice. Canner and cutter cows around 16.00 to 18.50. 75 head 16 to 27.0 31.0 for 150 to 270 lb dealers. Hogs 400 head moderate activity. 25 to 50 cents lower with US 1 2 3 180 to 220 lb at 24.00 to 25.00 now. Sheep 109 head with no sales.
Youths at Boys and Girls States began nominating candidates for governor lieutenant governor and attorney general in mock conventions. Voting is set for tomorrow. Brisk start with 54 boys and 19 girls registered. Officials will run 24 mythical cities and a mock General Assembly later this week.
Chicago prices jump at Board of Trade opening as US Marines land in the Middle East trigger a strong boost. Wheat gains 4 cents, corn up 1 to 1 1/2 cents, soybeans 1 to 2 cents higher with July contracts showing notable increases.
Four people were injured in a two car collision near Front Royal, Virginia. A 1957 Cadillac driven by Paul Stanley Pearson of Chevy Chase Maryland left the highway and struck a 1947 Kaiser entering from a side road. The Kaiser driver Byrne Pearson suffered cuts and bruises with his wife incurring head and neck injuries. Irene Kelley and a passenger crew also sustained injuries. All injured were treated and released at Warren Memorial Hospital except Mrs. Sharp who was admitted for observation.
The Winchester Junior Rifle Club received medals and bars from the Army Director of Civilian Marksmanship for members in the 1957 junior courses firing. Qualifiers include Pam Robinson, Bill Leatherman, and Mike Robinson. awards available via club treasurer P Robinson. The club meets Fridays at the Winchester National Guard Armory range.
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