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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1950

Page

3

Williams Early Red Apples Shipments to Canada Highlight Local Trade

H W Butler Jr of Butler and Sons reports four carloads about 2 064 bushels of No 1 apples shipped to Canada at 3 50 FOB. Fresh fruit prices remained strong with demand from New York and Pennsylvania pie bakeries. Exports plus deliveries total 25 truckloads and five cars of early apples as Duchess and Williams Red near packing completion.

Williams Canada H. W. Butler, Jr H. W. But H. W. Butler and Sons Butlers U. S Butler New York Pennsylvania Duchess

Alice Hawthorne and the song Whispering Hope

Alice Hawthorne is one of four pseudonyms used by Septimus Winner. The others are Percy Guyer, Mark Mason, and Paul. The note identifies Hawthorne as a pen name for the composer and mentions the popular song Whispering Hope as part of his catalog.

Alice Hawtorne C. McC Alice Hawthorne Septimus Winner Percy Guyer Mark Mason Paul

Early life and works of Philadelphia composer Winner

The piece outlines Samuel Winner born May 11 1827 in Philadelphia. It notes his violin organ and piano studies, early teaching success at age 20, a 1853 Philadelphia music store opening, and his songs including How Sweet Are the Roses and Whispering Hope amid other compositions.

Umpire training schools and historical Q&A items

The text lists questions and answers on umpire training, classical military delays, agriculture detasseling, stickleback nest building, and the first printed book with a complete date. It cites specific sources and dates including Sparta and the Psalter from 1457.

J. McG Johann Fust

Quiz program popularity in Japan and classical language notes

The text covers radio quiz programs in Japan, Greek equivalents for et cetera, pronunciation stress on cetera, Wilde’s 1882 New York lectures, Hawthorne’s death in Plymouth New Hampshire, capitalization of I, and elephant sleeping positions. It presents Q and A exchanges with dates, places, and historical details.

Japan Oscar Wilde New York Wilde

Market Results Show Steady Cattle and Mixed Stocks

Market notes from Chicago and Baltimore report salable cattle and calves at 15,000 and 500 head respectively with steady to higher feeder and slaughter prices. Hogs and sheep show mixed movement while New York shares edge higher led by aircraft makers after U S Air Force orders. GM posts record June quarter profits as aircraft orders surge.

New York Ln Her Douglas Aircraft Boeing United Lockheed Curtiss Wright General Motors U. S. Air Force U. S. Treasury

Egg Market Update Shows Firm Demand And Limited Receipts

Eggs mark price firmness with moderate demand and receipts, while wholesale quotes list A large 51-53 and A mediums 46-49, B large 42-45. Current receipts remain insufficient to quote with two days of butter at 23.354 and eggs at 694 cases reported.

Silicosis Linked to Quartz Dust in Quarry Work

Silicosis is a lung disease among quarry workers caused by inhaling quartz dust.

Agriculture Dept market reports for eggs and poultry

Prices for tomorrow from Frederick County Farm Bureau list U S Grade A eggs at 48 cents for extra large and 46 cents for large. Medium eggs 38 cents and B large 38 cents. Poultry prices from Winchester plants show No 1 quality heavy hens, Leghorn broilers and bronze birds priced per pound with varied values including 27 to 37 cents for certain classes and 22 to 32 cents for others.

Frederick County Farm Bureau U. S Winchester Per Sep Oded

Chicago Grains Open Steady on Small Price Changes

Chicago grains opened steady on the board of trade with minor price moves across futures. Wheat trade saw Sep 2.25 3-4-5-8 Dec 2.29 1-4-1-2 Mar 2.30 1-4 May 2.28 3-4 29 1-4 Soybeans traded near Nov 2.60-61 Jan 2.62 Mar 2.63.1-2 May 2.67 3-4 Lard quotes ranged Sep 15.00-14.90 Oct 14.80-85 Nov 14.75 Dec 15.40.

Chicago Board of Trade Rye Ase

Local Markets Update Corrections Note

The Star flags that local market listings are corrected daily and does not assume liability for typographical errors. Readers are advised to verify prices and details with the printed ads.

Star

Music Falls On Deaf Ears

Saskatoon reports that the university summer school music class was relocated to the school for the deaf after many noise complaints. Officials moved the class to a place where the music would not disturb others.

Saskatoon University School For the Deaf

Are cigars made by hand or by machine

Cigars were entirely handmade until machines for manufacturing them appeared not long ago. In handmade brands the filler is cut and the wrapper rolled around it following the leaf veins. Machines cut both filler and wrapper and wrap around the filler. The first cigar machine appeared in 1919 at Newark New Jersey after two years of construction.

Newark N. J

Histadrut Forms Hamshavek Buying and Marketing Unit

Histadrut the powerful Jewish General Federation of Labor in Tel Aviv is creating a large purchasing and marketing organization named Hamshavek for Histadrut industries. Its twofold aim is to secure raw materials for immigrant settlements and to manage wholesale marketing of products. The federation acts as both representative of workers and in many cases their employer.

Tel Aviv Irseal Histadrun Jewish General Federation of Labor Hamshavek Histadrut Israel Federation of Labor

Lilith and Eve in Creation Traditions Compared

The discussion notes Lilith as Adam's first wife created from clay, while Eve was made from Adam's side. It asks if there is a traditional name for national traits similar to John Bull, suggesting Ivan Ivanovich as a historically used equivalent meaning John son of John.

Lilith Eve Adam Sam John Bull Ivan Ivanovitch John

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