Tragic Drowning of Donald Peer in Farm Pond Near Fairview
Donald Peer 13, son of Mr and Mrs John Peer of Saumsville, drowned at 4 p m yesterday while swimming with friends in a pond on the Bryan A Hepner farm near Fairview. Buck Stanton of Woodstock recovered the body from under six feet of water. Despite under water for less than 20 minutes all revival efforts failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Peer
John Peer
Saumsville
Bryan A. Hepner
Fairview
Buck Stanton
Woodstock
Wanted and market ads from a 1940 Star page
Classified notices seek rental and service needs including room rental house paint and singing church organ. also poultry and farm feed prices with brief market listings and prices for flour corn meal soybeans and turkey feed. includes contact numbers and delivery notes with date markers from 1940.
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Hugh Copenhaver
Boger Va
Market Prices for Eggs and Poultry in Winchester Area
Agriculture Department reports prices paid in Winchester area for eggs and live poultry. Rates include U S Grade A eggs at .55 per dozen and various poultry prices by weight and class, with No 1 quality and different broiler weights listed.
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Winchester
U.S
U. S
Grain market opens lower on rain aided weakness
Chicago grains opened lower with corn the weakest despite overnight rains in Illinois and Iowa. September wheat 2.30, December 2.31 3-4, May 226 7-2-3-4. Corn September 1.73 1-2 3-4, December 1.56 3-4 14, May 1.59 12. Oats September 73 34-1-2, December 76 3-4 38, May 78-77 1-2. Lard September 22.17, October 22.27, December 23.32.
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Chicago
Hinois
Iowa
How to Become a U S Senator Procedure
A U S Senator is nominated under state law either by a primary or convention. States allow independent candidates to file a petition with required voter signatures and a filing fee. Vacancies are typically filled by a temporary gubernatorial appointment.
Market snapshot with mixed livestock and produce quotes
Baltimore market notes show apples and barley steady with several tomato and fruit baskets traded. pigs and poultry subdued with some firming on hogs. Chicago reports hogs steady to higher, cattle uneven but generally steady, with veal and sheep slow to sell amid light receipts and varied weights and prices.
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Baltimore
Chicago
Lambs and Slaughter Ewes Rise in Market Rates
Native spring lambs sold steady to 50 cents higher with good to choice levels around 28.50. Some good to choice natives carried a medium end at 28, mixed medium to choice Idaho ewes averaged 12.15. Native ewes mostly declined to 11.50.
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Idaho
Market Opens With Mixed Changes In Rail Stocks
New York July 26 reports a varied opening as a small number of railroad issues slip while the broader market shows both gains and losses. Notable declines include Southern Railway and U S Steel with gains seen in Bethlehem Steel and Radio Corp. Also notes Mauna Kea in Hawaii at 13,675 feet.
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New York
Southern Railway
Pennsylvania Pack Island
Northern Pacific
Curtiss Wright
Atlantic Coast Line
Packard
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Consolidated Edison
Dome Mines
Radio Corp
Standard Oil
Mack Trucks
Southern Pacific
Hawaii
Mauna Kea
White Mountain
Earliest Ford cars price and Model T trend
The earliest Ford line sold for 2800 dollars. By 1907 lower priced models appeared at 600 and 700 dollars. Model T production ran 1909 to 1927 with price reductions over time, dropping from year to year and reaching about 3 dollars in 1916.
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Tommy D. Lockhart
Loudoun St
Bloodhound
Gero
Kent ST
Mid Wernt
South
Cameron St
Rileys Real Estate Agency
Rouss Avenue
Star
Gardner
Fairfax County
Winchester Steam Laundry
Care Star
Watkins
J. R. Watkins Co
Dept. S-3
Richmond
Fur-Fyter Co
Dept
T- 8
Daytona
Ohio
H. D. Menken Corotoman Farms
Tpperville
N. Cameron
John W. Rosenberger and Co
F. A
Kryock Co
Frank Martin
Front Royal
Virginia
Delco
Underwood
Purcell Ave
DeSoto
N. Loudoun
Westinghouse
Handley School
Harry H Willis
Ed H. Willis
J. P. Allen
Loudoun
J. G. Holsinger ,and Son
FR. W. Armstrong
N. Cameron St
Dial
Care Evening Star
The
Seeees-Ss
E. Boscawen St
Molden Electric Co., Inc
S. Loudoun St
Northern Virginia Power Co
Eer
Myrtle Garvin
Gore
S. Washington
Puggy
Berryville
Charles Paget
Star Office
John T. Kline
Pella
E. W. Armstrong Co
East Piccadilly St
Gilbert Johnson
Agriculture Dept. Markets Division
Duff
Larry Clinton
Emil Coeman
Cowboy Joe
Harry Cool
EL Botellero
Xavier Curat
Delta Rhythm Bers
E. Piccadilly St
D. D. T. Spray Sprayers
Miller’s Hardware
N. Braddock St
Davis Grocery
Workingman’s Store
Shoe Center
Charlottesville
Lynchburg
the Shoe Center, Inc
Sia
National Brewing Co
Maryland
S & F Distributing CO
Pennsylvania Ave
Sunoco
Sunoco Oil
Sunreco
NBC
Harry F. Nelson
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