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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1947
Page
3
Rep. Flannagan of Virginia says he will not join the Herter Committee on a European trip to study foreign aid, choosing to focus on domestic issues. The delegation plans to depart near the end of August.
Chicago grain quotations show wheat and corn futures sliding after the open on July 29. Sep wheat at 2.29 1 2. Dec 2.27 2 6. May 2.22. Sep corn 2.07 2 6. Dec 1.86 1 1 2. May 1.81. Oats Sep 0.90 and 0.89 3 4 with Dec at 0.88 3 4 and May 0.86 3 4. Market failed to steady after initial deals.
Baltimore July 29 market notes show light apple offerings from USIS Md Del Pa and W Va. poultry firm. eggs steady. butter receipts 69,834. hogs mixed with prices down 50 cents. cattle and sheep activity mixed with steady to lower prices. Chicago round reports slower late July trade with hogs and cattle easing.
The House appropriations committee blocked the Nevins tract in Arlington as too costly for the proposed Veterans Administration hospital in the Washington area. The VA had selected the 25 acre site and paid 851000 toward the purchase, now to be disposed by the War Assets Administration. An unrelated note mentions Owen Wister, author of The Virginian.
The ledger notes springling medium and good werks and steer calves selling from 19 to 21.50, reflecting a steady cattle trade with varied grades commanding higher quotes.
Prices reported by the Agriculture Department Markets Division show U S Grade A extra large eggs at 58 cents per dozen and Grade A large at 56, medium 46, Grade B large 50, pullets 34, and trades 39. Live poultry prices in the Winchester area list heavy breed hens four pounds plus at 26 to 27 cents per pound, leghorns at 20 to 22, heavy breed broilers 31 to 32, leghorn broilers 26 to 27, Ola roosters and stags 14 to 15, turkeys young toms at 22 cents per pound, and young hens under 18 pounds.
The Star lists corrected local market prices for flour and corn meal in 5 and 10 pound bags. Retail figures show corn meal at 36 to 61 cents per bag, with varieties in yellow and white.
Dutch authorities report scattered instances of Republican sabotage in oil areas across Java and Sumatra while saying the general situation is developing favorably. Dutch casualties total 145 since July 20, with 50 killed, 86 wounded and nine missing. Damages include destruction of a bank, a power station and docks at Tegal, plus fires in four Peosapo wells in south Sumatra due to sabotage. Semarang area reportedly normalizing and food prices falling.
The Raylass store sign shorted last night prompting fire brigade response but equipment was not needed. Store manager John Thornton said damage amount is not yet determined though the sign is out of use.
The O'Sullivan softball team travels to White Hall for a game tonight. A doubleheader is set for Friday evening featuring two Martinsburg teams against the junior and senior White Hall squads.
The Wood stock singers present a singing concert at 8 30 p m Friday in John Mann church. The event is staged by the Women’s Society of Christian Service. Also noted are global telephone figures for the US Great Britain and Russia.
Henry Gold and other Timber Ridge growers completed a protective spray on Golden Jubilee yellow freestone peaches to avert brown rot. Walter S. Hough of Winchester Research Lab cites 5 pounds wettable sulfur and lime per 100 gallons water. Dry spell could revive red mite though apple crop looks healthy and advancing toward maturity despite late-season issues.
Futures for wheat fell as much as 5 cents a bushel in morning trading while corn dropped about 3 cents. Oats showed resistance but later a midsession rally pared losses with wheat down 3 1 2 to 4 cents from the prior close at September 2 27 1 2. Corn quoted 2 to 2 1 4 lower, September 2104 3 4, oats 1 3 8 to 1 5 8 lower, September 89 1 2-3 8.
The first recorded words were "C. Latham Sholes, Septem ber 1867," written by the inventor. The first practical typewriter was made by three Milwaukee residents Christopher Latham Sholes Carlos Glidden and Samuel W Soule.
A local man claims to have suffered after meals with bloating gas and constipation but reports dramatic relief after using INNER AID. He says digestion is easier now, bowels regular, and he feels like a new man. The ad touts 12 herbs cleansing bowels and aiding liver and kidneys and urges purchasing at drug stores.
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