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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1951

Page

9

Market Quotations New York Stocks Today

New York stocks moved slightly lower with most leaders slipping a few cents and a few beyond a dollar downward. Macy’s reported quarterly earnings 13 cents a share versus 38 cents prior year, while 52 week earnings rose to $3.88 from $2.35. Dow components Anaconda Copper McIntyre Porcupine Dow Chemical and others declined. gains were seen in Union Pacific Standard Oil NJ International Nickel Du Pont Studebaker and J I Case.

New York R. H. Macy Anaconda Copper McIn- Porcupine Dow Chemical American Can U.S. Steel General Motors Goodrich Emerson Radio Union Pacific Standard Oil International Nickel du Pont Studebaker J. I. Case

Thieves Take Tools and Goats from Bedford Lot

O R Em bree reported at Bedford that thieves cleaned a lot during the night, taking a shovel a pick 20 concrete blocks and two goats left behind by Em bree who planned to build a house on the site. Police investigated yesterday.

Bedford Ind O. R. Embree

Agricultural market report shows mixed produce and livestock pricing

Baltimore and Chicago USDA market notes report produce such as apples and potatoes with n a j Romes and Katahdin type onions. poultry and eggs firm with steady trade. Cattle calves hogs and sheep prices listed with ranges and top bids, reflecting modest supplies and varying demand across regions.

Livestock Auction Prices Mixed for Cattle and Sheep

Cows 23.25 to 27.50. canners and cutters 19.00 to 23.00. utility to good bulls 27.00 to 31.25. good to prime vealers 35.00 to 38.00. Salable sheep 1,000 with bulk good to prime mostly good to choice. Shorn lambs with pelts No 1 and No 2 32.00 to 34.00. slaughter ewes 18.50 down.

Baltimore Usls N. J. Romes N. Y USDA Chicago

Opening prices in Chicago grains market

Grain futures opened with slight firmness as Wheat July at 2.36 and nearby contracts showed slight advances. Corn July 1.72 and Sep 1.70. Oats July 80. Soybeans July 3.19 and Sep 2.94. Lard September at 16.37.

Chicago Board of Trade Soybeans Jly

Egg market prices from Frederick County Farm Bureau report

Agricultural Department publish today's egg and live poultry prices for U S Grade A eggs and various live poultry categories in the Winchester area. Prices list per dozen eggs and per pound for Leghorn hens broilers cocks turkeys and guineas with no further context.

Frederick County Farm Bureau U. S Benee Soos Winchester Sewisodedbesaes Leghorn

Puerto Ricans Back Own Constitution in Referendum Move

In San Juan Puerto Rico voters backed a constitution for the island by more than three to one. Delegates will be chosen for a constitutional convention in August to draft the document for referendum. It would require approval from President Truman and Congress before taking effect.

San Juan Puerto Rico U.S Truman

Woman Plunges Seven Stories in Embassy Section Tragedy

Washington police report 27 year old Helen M. Dean leaped from Salim Khan embassy area apartment. She survived with critical injuries after the fall into a hedge. Khan an embassy clerk reportedly expressed love but warned marriage could affect his career. Dean had been under psychiatric care and worked in the Bureau of Standards researching molecular physics.

Washington Helen M. Dean Gallinger Hospital Salim Khan Khan Miss Dean Pakistan Frances Dean Smith Boston Swarthmore College California Bureau of Standards

Mrs Stickley 79 obituary in Frederick County

Edith Florence Stickley age 79 widow of Calvin Eugene Stickley of Middletown died last night at 12 45 at her home after three years of failing health and four weeks of critical illness. A Frederick County resident and Church of Christ member she leaves one son Herbert Stickley Middletown one daughter Mrs Paul Grant Winchester six grandchildren and one great grandson. Funeral Friday at 2 pm at Stover Funeral Home Strasburg with burial in Mount Carmel Cemetery Middletown.

Edith Florence Stickley Calvin Eugene Stickley Middletown Frederick County Stickley Church of Christ Herbert Stickley Paul Grant Winchester Thelma Conner Stephens City Richard and John Stickley William P Green Vienna Eugene Grant Dan Dodson Danny Dodson Stover Strasburg Mount Carmel Cemetery

No Drop in Beef Supplies in 160 Cities Says DiSalle

Washington Price Director Michael V. DiSalle said beef supplies in 160 cities nationwide are equal to or above a month ago. He noted only Chicago showed a general shortage, as cattlemen warned the rollback could trigger shortages. John Morrell and Co. ordered sales reps to halt beef sales pending more news.

Washington Michael V. DiSalle DiSalle John Morrell and Co Ottumwa Iowa Chicago

Dora Willis Rites Planned in Strasburg

Mrs Dora Willis a Strasburg resident and sister in law of Joseph A Willis of this city died yesterday at Piedmont Sanitorium after April 50 hospitalization Born December 3 1881 she was the daughter of the late Bud and Eliza Curry She married Harvey Willis who died March 2 1951 Rites set Thursday at 130 p m at home and 2 p m at the Methodist Church with Rev S K Murray officiating. burial in the Colored Cemetery Strasburg.

Dora Willis Strasburg Joseph A. Willis Piedmont Bud Eliza Curry Harvey Willis Methodist Church K. Murray

Local Markets Corrected Daily By The Star

A listing of corrected local market prices for flour and corn meal in 5 and 10 pound bags, yellow and white varieties, plus grain, barley, egg mash, fat cattle, broiler mash, cracked corn, mixed feed, butter and butterfat at wholesale prices. Includes specific weights and price per unit, with notes on moisture content and FOB terms.

Iec Acess Batali Pune

Farrar Lodge To Elect Tonight

The Daniel J. Farrar Lodge No. 458 I B O P E of W will hold its election of officers this evening at 8 30 o clock in the Lodge Hall All members are urged to be present.

Daniel J. Farrar Lodge No

Home Demonstration Women Plan Citizenship Camp

The Home Demonstration Club may hold a citizenship camp at Jamestown 4-H Camp from August 13 to 17 if enough members show interest. Members who wish to attend should notify Miss Agnes Shirley, Home Agent, by July 1.

Jamestown

Definition of a radio hit under ASCAP criteria

The American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers defines a hit song as one that has been performed ten thousand six times or more on the radio. The measure focuses on accumulated performance counts to gauge popularity.

D.N. A American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

Italy awards posthumous medal to soldier who fought Russians

Rome reports Italy awarded a posthumous military decoration to a Carabinieri member who died in 1942 during the German Italian drive in Russia. The Soviet Embassy condemned the decision calling it an incitement to revive fascist groups, while Italy rejected the accusation.

Rome Italy D. Zotov Carbinieri National Police Carlo Sforza Zotov Russia Donets River Carabinieri

Pfc John Gorey a Talented Army Man in Mass

Pfc John Gorey on furlough from Camp Perry Tex tells friends his Army duties. By day he works as a chaplain’s assistant and by night he tends bar at the officers club in South Deerfield Massachusetts.

South Deerfield Mass John Gorey Camp Perry Tex Chaplin

Convoys Pass Through Winchester This Morning

Two convoys moved through Winchester today. At 5 30 the first convoy carried 100 Regular Army paratroopers of the 11th Airborne Infantry from Camp Campbell en route to Fort Meade Maryland. They camped at the National Guard Armory grounds and traveled with a police escort. A second unidentified anti aircraft unit with guns on trucks followed at 8 00, escorted by police, moving along Piccadilly Street Braddock Street to U S 11.

Winchester 11Th Airbo Camp Campbell National Guard Millwood Pike Fort George G. Meade Mifflin B. Clowe, Jr

Beardsworth Dies at Berryville at 72

Richard Beardsworth aged 72 died at his Berryville area home yesterday morning. Born in Tinsley England on September 22 1878 he came to America as a child. Survived by widow Annie Crampton a daughter Mrs W E Shafer two grandsons Ned and Richard Shafer of Richmond two sisters Mrs Topping Charlottesville and Mrs Bell Davis Cal and many nieces and nephews. Funeral tomorrow at 2 pm at the home with interment Mt Hebron Cemetery.

Richard Beardsworth Berryville Tinsley England W.H. Beardsworth Virginia Thomas Beardsworth Staunton Beardsworth Clarke County Raleigh N. C Winchester Commandry Knight Templars Annie Crampton W. E. Shafer Ned Richard Shafer Richmond Topping Charlottesville Bell Davis Cal Mt. Hebron

Aly Khan balks at $3 million Yasmin settlement

Rita Hayworth's attorney Bartley Crum says Aly Khan resists a $3,000,000 settlement for their daughter Yasmin. Crum plans to fly to Paris to discuss funds with Aly's lawyers as Hayworth prepares for divorce actions in Nevada. Hayworth asserts the trust fund is needed to raise Yasmin as a Moslem.

New York Rita Hayworth Aly Khan Yasmin Bartley Crum Paris Aly Crum Miss Hayworth Nevada

First Ship Built in the American Colonies

The first vessel of any size built in the New World was the pinnace Virginia of about 30 tons, constructed at Popham, Maine, in 1607 and later crossed the Atlantic safely.

Popham Maine Virginia Atlantic

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