Market Quotation Summary for July 23 Trade
Chicago and Philadelphia markets show mixed cattle hog and lamb moves with top steers at 13.00 and hogs near 10.10. Cattle and veal values vary by weight, with grassers and grain fed types differing, while eggs butter and dairy products hold steady in prices across markets.
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Baltimore
Noe
U. Dept. Agri
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
U. S. Dept. Agri
Washington
Bebt
Philadelphia
Local Markets and Wholesale Prices Listed
The Star lists daily market data with notes on possible typographical errors. Prices include patent Brann in various bag sizes and rates, shelled corn, oats, creamery butter, and dairy feed among other commodities.
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Oneceseues
Cvdccvensgue
Sicaeertes
Star
Coterie
Orand
Motors Drive Stock Market Recovery in July Action
New York July 23 buying support for motors lifted the market from a dull start. The list edged up with some gains as volume rose to about 550000 shares in late trading. Strong notes from steel and rail sectors plus anti trust actions affecting majors influenced sentiment and helped select equities such as Chrysler General Motors and U S Steel finish higher.
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New York
Motors
Automotive
Moving Picture Company
Chicago grain futures dip as market returns to May levels
Chicago July 23 grain futures ease nearly one cent a bushel on dull trading and hedging. Wheat quotes range Sept 69 3-8 to 1-2, Dec 71 1-4 to 3-8, corn Sept 58 1-8 to 1-4, oats Sept 24 7-8, soybeans July 89. Cash grain in Chicago shows No. 1 red wheat 71 1-4 to 72, No. 1 yellow hard 71 1-4 to 72 1-2, corn No. 1 yellow 59 1-2 to 60. Baltimore spot wheat not fully listed.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain
Baltimore Grain
Baltimore
Republic Steel Courts News Coverage During Little Steel Strike
Senate civil liberties committee testimony from Washington reveals Republic Steel urged closer contact with local newsmen to secure favorable publicity. W. H. Oldham of Birmingham, Alabama, stated he increased ties with Birmingham publications. Exhibits show the company spent 1,425,000 dollars in five years to influence public coverage.
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Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Washington
Little Steel
Ohio
Republic Steel
Republic
W. H. Oldham
Birmingham
Ala
Gridler Subpoenaed To Testify On Little Steel Strike
Senate Civil Liberties Committee subpoenaed Tom Gridler chairman of Republic Steel Corp in the 1937 Little Steel strike inquiry. Republic attorney T F Patton said Gridler seeks to testify and will be as forceful as labor leaders. Committee paused to review Hill and Knowlton records amid steel labor relations probe.
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Washington
Hette
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Tom Gridler
Republic Steel Corporation
T. F. Patton
Republic
Gridier
Hill and Knowlton
Cleveland
CIO Steel
One Killed In Crash Of A Bus In New Jersey
A Greyhound bus slid down a hill in rain near Vienna on a state highway in New Jersey. One person died and several were injured. two severely injured victims were taken to Dover General Hospital. The deceased was identified as 41 year old Brooklyn resident Ee Sircus by state police.
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Hackettstown
N. J
Vienna
Ere
Hackettstown American Legion
Dover General Hospital
Ee Sircus
Brooklyn
Former Congress Member Joseph Whitehead Dies at 71
Joseph Whitehead Sr. 71 former fifth Virginia district congressman from 1925 to 1931 died in Danville after months of illness from a heart attack. He previously served in the Virginia State Senate and on the State Democratic executive committee. He attended the University of Richmond and University of Virginia and was admitted to the bar in 1892. He is survived by his widow, nine children, and seven siblings.
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Danville
Joseph Whitehead
Congress
Virginia
Whitehead
State Senate
Richmond
State Democratic Executive Committee
Moore Rites Set for Orie E. Moore at Mountain Falls
The body of Orie E. Moore will be moved from Omps Funeral Home tomorrow morning at 10 to the residence near Mountain Falls. Services are planned at 1:30 at the residence, followed by a 2:30 service at St. John's Lutheran Church.
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Orie E. Moore
Omps Funeral Home
Mountain Falls
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Safe sidewalk completed on Senseney between Greenwalt and Purcell
City crews built curb and gutter on Senseney from Greenwalt to near Purcell while property owners laid the sidewalk. The improved stretch enables pedestrians to walk at night without a flashlight, with work extending to within a half block of Purcell.
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Senseney
Greenwalt
Purcell
Market Wheat and Corn Prices Quoted For Mill Deliveries
Market wheat is 67 1 2 cents per bushel and corn 4 cents per bushel with quotations based on deliveries at the mill. Prices reflect sourcing from Winchester Market and related grain trade notes.
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Winchester
Corn, Co
No Trespassing In Jury Zone In London Kentucky
Deputy U S Marshals roped off a no mans land around the jury quarters of the Harlan Anti-Labor conspiracy trial as three Clay county men paraded past the house with defendant Merle Middleton. Judge Ford ordered the area restricted after the incident and jurors were not sought.
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United States
No Man’s Land
Harlan Anti-Labor Consiiracy
John Moore
Clay County
Main Street
H. Church Ford
Merle Middleton
Harlan County
Ford
Bryan Kelley
Middleton
Roach
Sizemoe
Richard Sizemore
Weary Fifth Md Inf Strikes Camp at Cascade
CAMP ALBERT C. RITCHIE MD July 23. The weary fifth infantry regiment under Col Frank A Hancock struck camp today after a two day rain soaked maneuver. The troops welcomed a truck return as a motorized unit. Brig Gen Amos W Woodcock praised Col Hancock for the regiment’s showing during the encampment.
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Albert C. Ritchie
Cascade
Fifth Infantry Regiment
Frank A. Hancock
Amos W. W. Woodcock
58Th Brigade
Hancock
Grimm Lands Permanent Radio Post With WBBM
Charlie Grimm, ousted as Chicago Cubs manager four days ago, signs with station WBBM to be a regular baseball commentator. He will debut tomorrow describing his former teammates against the New York Giants at Wrigley Field.
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Chicago
Charlie Grimm
Chicago Cubs
Grimm
WBBM
Columbia Broadcasting System
New York Giants
Wrigley Field
Missouri
Saffield Sues Tolson for 5000 Over Alleged Cursing
Melvin T. Saffield of Arnolds filed a $5,000 suit in Annapolis against Raymond Tolson of Jones Station, claiming Tolson cursed him and that the curse harmed his chances of being appointed a rural mail carrier, a post he pursued.
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Annapolis
Melvin T. Saffield
Arnolds
Raymond Tolson
Jones Station
Tolson
Saffield
Insurgent Right Wing Advances Into Valencia Province
Zaragoza dispatch says Francisco Franco's eastern army advance descended from Salada peak and set foot for first time in Valencia province, marking a significant movement in the campaign.
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Zaragoza
Spain
Francisco Franco
Salada Peak
Valencia
Pros Take Over Solomons Yacht Club Regatta
Professionals dominated Solomons Island Yacht Club's second annual regatta as eleven pros competed against four amateurs in a day of speed trials on Solomons Island.
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Solomons
Solomons Island
Lewis to Address Rally in Baltimore District
Rep. David J. Lewis will speak at a rally held at the headquarters of the Lewis-forate Club in Baltimore. The event aims to rally supporters in the district during the campaign season.
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Baltimore
David J. Lewis
Lewis -Forate Club
Tunig
Gordy Seeks Maryland Governorship on Western Tour
William S. Gordy Jr. comptroller of revenue and Democratic candidate for governor arrives in Cumberland on a western Maryland campaign swing after departing Hagerstown.
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Cumberland
Williams
Gordy, Jr
Reneene
Hagerstown
Maryland
Cadet Graduates From Edgewood ARSNTEL Chemical War Camp
The annual Reserve Officers training corps camp at Edgewood Arsenal ended with six graduates completing a three year chemical warfare course. Col Charles R Alley and Maj March H Houser reviewed the camp and presented diplomas. A luncheon followed the ceremony. The ten day camp had 122 students from 43 colleges and universities.
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Edgewood Arsnel
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Chemical Warfare Division
Charles R. Alley
Edgewood Arsenal
March H. Houser
Chemical Warfare Service Staff
Chemical Warfare Service
Alley
Coleges
Ruling Favors Those Laid Off by Crossett Lumber
The National Labor Relations Board ruled Crossett Lumber Company liable for replacement worker expenses after discharging 34 employees for union activity. The order, issued in Crossett Arkansas, requires reinstatement with back pay for workers fired as far back as April 1935.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Crossett Lumber Company
Crossett, Ark
Bel Air rally marks Tydings campaign kickoff in town
Bel Air Maryland July 23 Bunting and streamers adorned the business section as the Bel Air race track prepared for Senator Millard E Tydings homecoming speech during his bid for the Democratic Senate nomination Photographs of Maryland's senior senator were in shop windows and the grand stand was varnished for a large crowd and Monday’s racing season opening.
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Bel Air
Millard E. Tydings
Senate
Maryland
Free Swimming Lessons Offered By Red Cross Local Groups
Free lessons are planned for Monday Wednesday and Friday of next week with an entry blank printed in this paper. Sponsored by the local Red Cross chapter funded by Winchester civic and fraternal organizations, entries must be filled and delivered in person to the Red Cross office. Classes will be held at the former American Legion pool opening next week.
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Red Cross Chapter
Winchester
Red Cross
American Legion
Moscow Sees Japanese Conflict as Unlikely
Moscow indicated little chance of a real clash with Japan despite border incidents on the Ussuri near Vidnoye and Faingov. Izvestia asserted Japanese militarists pursue China while Soviet forces reported minor skirmishes with a cutter, injuries on both sides, and captures of weapons and ammunition.
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Naomemotes
Ussuri
Japan
Izvestia
China
Khabarovsk
Siberian
Manchoukuo
Must Wait Four Months For Trial
Two young women and a man are held without bond after a preliminary hearing for the murder of Karren Gantt. Walter Stinnett 24 of Drum Point Mrs Margaret Abell 18 of Dowell and Mrs Evelyn A Bajowski of Baltimore must await the November term of the Calvert county circuit court in jail. The trio was arrested near Fredericksburg Virginia after Gantt was shot on his farm near Port Republic. State police testimony indicated statements admitting complicity were made, but cannot be introduced at the hearing.
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Mad
Karren Gantt
W. W. Duke
Baltimore City
Calvert County
Walter Stinnett
Drum Point
Margaret Abell
Dowell
Woman Killed With a Hammer in Park Attack
Washington police report the slaying of Janie Bishop 26 after she was beaten with a hammer and dragged by the hair across a park near the general accounting office. Her estranged husband Edward Bishop 35 was stopped by a crowd before officers arrived.
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Washington
Janie Bishop
General Accounting Office
Edward Bert Bishop
Heavy Rains Continue at Cumberland Total In Month Surges
An additional 1.02 inches of rain in 24 hours ending 8 a.m. brought Cumberland’s 22 days this month to 5.01 inches, nearly double last year’s total for the full month. Rain continues today.
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Cumberland
Senate Probe grows on appointment at Georgia NEC
Senator Mellett criticizes the process as the Senate committee weighs sending an investigation to Georgia. The dispute centers on Dr. C. H. Foreman’s appointment to succeed Erle Cocke as Georgia NEC director. Senator Russell protests Cocke’s end of service, while Cocke resigns as payless director and considers RFC posts. Senator George seeks re nomination in the September 12 primary.
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Mellett
Senate Committee
Georgia
Sheppard
D.-Tex
Bfe
George
Atlanta
C. H. Foreman
Washington Public Works Administration
Erle Cocke
Georgia Nec
Russell
D.-Ga
Cocke
NEC
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Rain Delays Shenandoah Valley Blue Army Maneuvers
Special to The Star from Stephens City Virginia July reports say the Twenty Ninth Guardsmen defending a Shenandoah Valley camp near Passage Creek in Warren County continued operations despite heavy rain. The 91st Brigade under Brig Gen Stearnler and Maj Gen Milton A Reckord led the maneuvers around Winchester with imaginary Red Army forces surrounding three sides and casualties described as heavy. Blue artillery supported efforts to push the Reds from trenches amid mustard gas and machine gun hazards. The day showed a slight advance though conditions remained uncomfortable for about 400 soldiers.
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Stephens City
Shenandoah
Passage Creek
Warren County
Steargler
Front Royal
Mond
Winchester
Red Army
Milton A. Reckord
Boys Who Find Coins on a Spree in Richmond
Small boys conducted a spending spree after scattering 90 dollars in cash and 100 dollars in checks across a vacant field. Police traced the group after they rode street cars and taxi cabs, shoplifted, and spent hours recovering the money. Detective Sergeants Anthony and Inman recovered all checks and most cash, which the Rev William A O Hara said he left in a satchel on the sidewalk.
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Richmond
W. J. Anthony
James Inman, Jr
Frey
William A. O'Hara
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
TVA Final Report and Lilienthal Defense in 1937 Hearing
Lilienthal defended TVA rate policy before a congressional committee saying rates are sound and too high and that President Roosevelt and the Federal Power Commission approved the policy. He disputed Arthur Morgan’s charges and explained the product theory seeking rates that cover fixed costs and operating expenses while considering wholesale investment and competitive factors. TVA power is viewed as a product of flood control navigation dams.
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TVA
Roosevelt
Federal Power Commission
Arthur E. Morgan
Morgan
Dr. Morgan
Arthur Morgan
Fed
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