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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1949
Page
8
Local Markets note corrections and a catalog of feed and dairy prices. Items include corn meal bags, grain prices for mill wheat, yellow and white corn, barley, and feeds at retail such as egg mash cracked corn broker mash turkey products butter and butterfat with stated price per unit.
Temple Kessinger, president of local 675 United Paper Workers, has filed candidacy for the House of Delegates in Covington Virginia, subject to the Democratic primary. He will oppose Delegate Hale Collins seeking reelection.
Multiple small advertisements offer property for sale and rent in Winchester Virginia area. Includes corner building lot, 42 acre farm near Siler, 6 acre farm near Middle town, 7 room house near Strasburg, a house trailer, and service ads for sewing machines, private investigator, skin ointment, and Rawleighs business opportunity. Listings show prices, locations, and contact notes.
Classified rental notices show a modern bedroom with private bathroom, office space on the second floor in a downtown location with hot water heat and fluorescent lighting, a bedroom with hot water, a modern garage near a hitching yard, and summer half-rate offers. Contact numbers appear with each item.
Chicago grain markets opened with corn futures advancing more than a cent while wheat showed mixed moves. Opening prices listed for Wheat Jly Sep Dec, Corn Jly Sep Dec, Oats Jly Sep Dec, Rye Jly, Soybeans Jly, Lard Jly and Sep.
In Winchester Virginia on May 31 1949 the clerk’s office notes Harriet H Taylor v Shenandoah Valley National Bank executor of Charles B Henry will trustee under Henry. The suit seeks to construe provisions of the Henry will probated April 27 1949. Unknown heirs of Charles B Henry may appear within ten days of publication to protect interests. Scully Woltz amicus.
Baltimore reports June 2 market figures for apples, eggs, butter and livestock. Cattle sales steady to higher with steers around 27.35 and yearlings up to 28.85. hogs mixed from 19.50 to 22.75 in various weights. calves steady near 26-30. sheep and lambs show steady demand. Chicago lists hogs top 22.25 and cattle 26.75-28.50 with vealers 23-29. sows weaker under 400 pounds 17.50-18.50 and heavier sows 15-16.75.
The New York stock market paused for breath on June 2 as prices edged fractionally away from Wednesdays close. Gains slightly outpaced losses with many key issues unchanged, led by higher quotes for U S Steel, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler and others while Goodyear and United Aircraft declined.
John Gates, editor of the Daily Worker, testified in a communist conspiracy trial that armed conflict over socialism would come only if big corporations and financial interests block the will of the people. He said the party pursued peaceful, legal means to elect a coalition government and curb monopolies.
Prices reported by the Agriculture Department Markets Division show U S Grade A extra large eggs at 51 cents a dozen and Grade A large 49 cents in Winchester. Poultry prices include heavy breed hens 42 cents per pound and Leghorn hens 18 to 16 cents. A Card of Thanks from Mrs. Jessie Bailey expresses gratitude for cars, flowers and kindness after her husband’s death.
A notice urges car owners to get their vehicles inspected and approved by June 15. The message stresses timely compliance to avoid penalties and potential enforcement actions.
Funeral services were conducted at Pine Grove West Virginia today for Mrs Angeline Wilson mother of Virgil Wilson of Winchester who died Monday at Pikesville Maryland A resident of Harrisonburg she was stricken and died while visiting a son.
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