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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1948
Page
7
Students at the U S Naval Academy are paid 936 dollars per year as midshipmen while attending the academy.
Middletown High School defeated the Frederick Clarke League All-Stars 3 to 2 before about 300 fans, earning a postseason bid by winning the district L championship. Pitcher Clayton Shiley held the All-Stars to four hits as Middletown surged with a second inning rally led by Beatty Ross and Dodson and an RBI by Cooley.
Baltimore and Chicago market reports show apples steady with crates and poultry prices listed. Hog, sheep, cattle quotes vary by weight, with top hogs at 25.50 and cattle up to 35.75, reflecting mixed demand across regional markets.
Market prices for fat steers heifers cows bulls veal lamb and hogs in Virginia show ranges by grade from good to choice and medium to plain. Fresh cows and springers bulk mostly 180 to 225 per head with old and thin 65 to 100. top bulls 25.50 to 28 per head. hogs and pigs range 8 to 23.50 per head.
Agriculture Dept Markets Division lists U S Grade A eggs at .49 per dozen for extra large and .47 for large, .44 for medium, .44 for Standards, .37 for Trades, and .30 for cracks. Live poultry prices in Winchester area include heavy breed hens over 4 lbs at .32-.33 per lb, Leghorn hens 18-19 per lb, young hen turkeys .45, guineas .35 each, and red broilers .35-.36 per lb.
A claim states the Mindanao deep sea abyss could be twenty times deeper than the Grand Canyon in Colorado. The assertion compares two iconic depressions, implying vast scale differences though not supported by quoted measurements.
The Star lists corrected local market prices for wholesale feeds and grains including corn meal bags in yellow and white, No 2 red winter wheat delivered in city at 26 cents per unit, No 2 yellow corn delivered in city at 2.20 per bu, barley 1.65 per bu, soybeans 2.40 per bu, various feeds such as Eye mash 5.45, Cracked corn 4.95 per 100 lb bag, and butter and butterfat prices with wholesale and retail notes. It also notes turkey grower and starter feed costs, plus mixed feed, scratch feed, and butter wholesale at 12 cents.
Chicago grain futures opened higher with July wheat at 2.33 1/4, Sep 2.32 3/4, Dec 2.32 1/4, May 2.30 1/2. July corn 2.18 1/2, Sep 1.94, Dec 1.68 7/8, May 1.70. July oats 0.92 3/4, Sep 0.85 1/4, Dec 0.85 1/2 to 3/4. Soybeans July 4.16, Lard July 22.95.
The part bitten off before smoking is called the tip. It protects the filler tobacco but must be removed to allow the cigar to draw properly.
The question asks if any World War II serviceman earned the Medal of Honor more than once. The answer: no service member received two MOHs in World War II. The last double award occurred in 1877, long before World War II.
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