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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1946
Page
3
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Produce apples and sweet potatoes unchanged. Potatoes dull with Cobblers and other varieties priced from 2.25 to 2.90 per 100 lb sack. Long Whites 4.75 to 4.90 per 100 lb sack. Poultry unsettled with colored and Leghorns prices. Eggs steady with moderate receipts. Butter 57,852 lbs and eggs 3,599 cases reported.
The Star assigns thirty correspondents to Frederick County to cover local news, events, and developments. The team will report from multiple communities, focusing on government decisions, crime updates, schools, and community actions.
New York July 16 The stock market steadied with steel shares advancing while leaders overall traded lower amid price control fears tight money and living cost pressures. U S Steel Bethlehem Youngstown Sheet U S Rubber Goodrich Sears Roebuck Woolworth Douglas Equitable Office Building Kennecott and Great Northern gained while Chrysler General Motors J I Case International Harvester J C Penny Boeing Consolidated Edison Westinghouse International Nickel Schenley Armour Southern Pacific and B&O fell. bonds were uneven.
Chicago July 16 grain quotes show opening prices for Corn and Oats across multiple futures months. Corn Jan to Mar range from 1.65 7 8 to 1.66 1 2. Oats list July to Dec and March futures with values from 83 1 2 to 78 1 2 3 8, reflecting early trading.
Sacred memory of husband and father Sgt Amos Hardy McDonald killed in action in France July 12 1944. Wife and sons honor his service with verses of peace, rest, and enduring love as they recall the home they shared and his sacrifice.
Legerton Va July 16 nearly 175 VMI alumni died in World War II with 90 killed in action 64 dying from accidents or natural causes and 18 initially listed as missing. The VMI Foundation begins a 1.5 million endowment drive as a memorial plaque is planned for next spring.
Brucetown notes guests from Alexandria and Reading with multiple family visits. Residents host relatives from New Cumberland and Harisonburg to weekend gatherings. A Q&A item compares air fleets, noting 18,739 AAF aircraft in Europe in April 1945 and 12,007 in the Pacific in August 1945, with more facilities in the European/Mediterranean theaters.
Park hosts Williamsport VFW in a twilight contest at Winchester Park tomorrow at 5 30 p m Swanson aims to start on the mound for Park The visitors pitcher is not named Park seeks a fifth straight win after a mid June slump Park has two regulars hitting .300 or better led by Miller at .421 and Pope at .311 Swanson Scrivener Mentzer Hoopes and Miller lead Park pitching records Park has a 10 6 season mark with a 295 team batting average.
The National Council of Catholic Women at the Sacred Heart Parish plans a yard party on August 6 on the church lawn. Mrs. Joseph Emmerth is general chairman. The event features bingo a fish pond refreshments and a door prize. The public is invited.
About 52,747 people live within twenty miles of Winchester, with thirty minutes of slow driving time to Northwest Virginia's shopping center.
Westphal Hose Co. No. 5 defeated Middletown Virginia 4 to 3 at Lambert Field on July 16. M Blackford hit a home run as Shirley pitched for the winners and held Middletown scoreless except for the fifth inning. Parkinson triple and Eversole single helped spark the locals' decisive rally.
The Royale Dairy softball team of Keyser seeks games with teams in the Winchester area. Interested parties write Russell Bishop at 120 S Main Street, Keyser, West Virginia.
The forecast says a short cool spell ends with a rise to warm, humid conditions Friday through Sunday. Temperatures expected about five degrees below normal Wednesday, then above normal by Friday. Scattered showers possible Friday and Saturday with 0.25 to 0.50 inch. District Five July 17 to 21 to average 3–6 degrees above normal. Thunderstorms Wednesday Thursday and Sunday bring roughly one inch of precipitation.
An advertisement promotes Moroline petroleum jelly offering a large jar for a low price and a store display of Moroline dressing for minor burns cuts and scratches. The ad emphasizes value and daily use.
City Softball League officials met at Winchester Recreation Department to rule on a protest by Virginia Woolen and O Sullivan regarding Berry’s eligibility with Capital Restaurant. Games with Berry on the roster will stand. The resident rule was changed to require two months residency.
The article notes the development of a city football and basketball team under an Athletic Association sponsorship and mentions further discussion on plans at the annual dinner of managers and sponsors of the softball league.
The atomic bomb blast over Bikini Lagoon on July 1 has killed about 15.3 percent of the animals exposed to the blast and radioactivity. Vice Adm. Blandy reported that ten percent died outright and further deaths from radiation are expected over the next three months, mortality tracking at the expected rate.
The report states that 2,982 of 3,519 animals used in the program were still alive, indicating a high casualty rate in the study.
Funeral services for Miss Coleman Clark who died yesterday will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 from Boyce Baptist Church. Rev Gordon Son officiates with burial at Green Hill Cemetery in Berryw. The body rests at Boyce Baptist Church Wednesday morning from 11:30 to 1:30. Pallbearers are A B Hummer Rice Levi Poge L H Roy C B Carr and R A Colston.
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