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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1969
Page
5
Washington AP reports a downturn in wholesale prices with cattle leading the softening trend. July 15 cattle prices fell to $28 per hundredweight from $29.60 in June, sparking cautious forecast that meat prices may ease later, though beef demand and processing costs temper the outlook.
Michael Blake surveys his South Haven cottage as flood waters wash away bluff frontage after heavy rains. The property owner bought the home a year earlier while about 20 feet of yard remained, highlighting ongoing erosion risk along Lake Michigan.
Advertises two craft books offering sewing guidance and wardrobe planning tips. INSTANT SEWING promises modern fitting and stitching methods for $1.00, while INSTANT FASHION covers figure flattering wardrobe planning and accessory advice for $1.00.
Hollywood interview with Fred MacMurray notes the CBS show will introduce a bride for Steve Douglas played by Beverly Garland. The season plans 12 episodes featuring widows or widowers with children as part of ongoing changes to keep the program fresh.
Washington AP report says House tax reformers consider raising either the standard deduction from 10 to 14 percent or increasing the personal exemption from 600 dollars. Committee favors higher deduction to limit revenue loss, with other changes to farm losses oil preferences and a new rule on large farm operators. A 100 dollar exemption rise could cut about 3 billion in revenue. standard deduction ceiling to 1800. The panel also reviews farm loss recapture for high nonfarm income taxpayers and maintains a minimum tax for those using shelters. A tax on state and municipal bond interest was dropped.
Gov. Louie B. Nunn, wearing a sweatshirt, picked up a hitchhiking boy who mistook him for a prison trusty. The boy asked about a sentence and Nunn replied four years, then the boy offered to speak for him if trouble arose.
A veteran hound-dog man recalls a Black hunter using ruses to escape pursuing dogs. He describes a scene of a Black person in a tree grinning as a pack of dogs cannot reach him after clever trail-breaking actions.
About 80 foals from 200 wild ponies gathered for the annual Chincoteague sale with 35,000 spectators watching as the animals were herded from Assateague Island across the water to the auction grounds. The six minute boat swim drew crowds, and proceeds go to the volunteer fire department. Afterward the ponies return to Assateague for another year.
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