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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1955
Page
3
Chicago markets open with wheat corn oats and rye holding most steady in routine dealings. Futures show nearby and deferred months for wheat, corn, oats and rye with ladling of prices and a note urging readers to contact emergency physician services via the listed phone number.
Suit in the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia orders the General Receiver J Randolph Larrick to publish lists of funds totaling several thousand dollars held from various decrees and judgments. Claimants must appear within 30 days to prove title.
Crossword grid lists Across and Down clues with numbers and hints for a standard themed puzzle. Readers fill in answers such as coverings, biblical names, metals, and nature terms across a grid, with cross letters guiding completion.
Market notes show apples, berries and potatoes with price ranges across US and regional sources. Cattle, calves, hogs and sheep prices listed for Baltimore and Chicago with line quotes on weights and classes.
HOGS: 818 sold with price ranges for choice butcher heavy butcher light butcher sows and feeders. VEAL: 167 sold with grades and weights. heavy slaughter calves listed. LAMBS: 483 with prime choice good and commercial breakdown. SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 389 sold with steers heifers cows bulls by quality. STOCKER FEEDER: steers and heifers in good medium inferior categories. OTHER LIVESTOCK: fresh cows stock cows and spingers paid 75 to 145 dollars.
Wall Street opened with a firmer tone as several blocks and issues edged higher. Alleghany Corp held at 5 after 12 000 shares. RCA and Penn RR gained. American Airlines and Boeing rose while Dow, GE, and Standard Oil fell. Major movers included Pan American Airways, U S Steel, Chrysler, and Remington Rand.
The article notes debate over reduced walking and hiking and cites concerns that thigh muscles in young Americans are weakening and some college students have loose knees requiring tightening before football.
The National Father’s Day Committee sponsors Father’s Day. In 1955 the holiday fell on Sunday June 19 and the official flower is the rose red for a living father and white for a father who has died.
Local markets report mixed seed grain and feedstuffs with prices in Rockingham and Augusta districts. Items include seed, egg mash, barley, corn, wheat, flour, corn meal, and butter with varying per bushel or per hundredweight figures.
The proposed site for a National Cowboy Hall of Fame is Oklahoma City. The idea originated with C. A. Reynolds of Oklahoma after visiting the shrine of Will Rogers, the late beloved cowboy.
The two leading candidates in the April Chicago mayoralty contest reported campaign outlays totaling over 850000. Democratic Mayor Richard J. Daley stated his primary expenses were between 450000 and 500000, disputing a claim that his campaign surpassed a million dollars.
The Market notes steady demand with receipts described as fair to good. Farm prices are reported as good for the 24 hour period ending, with specific notes on broiler and fryer categories under and over three pounds, plus turkey fryer listings. Harrisonburg Egg Market shows Grade A and B varieties with distribution figures.
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