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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1957
Page
4
Cotton and produce prices show apples and asparagus with varied crates and grades while cattle hogs calves and sheep quote mixed prime to utility ranges. Notes include US USDA meat quotes for Baltimore market and Chicago hogs and cattle with weight bands and price spans.
Agriculture Department market update shows broilers and fryers trading near normal with moderate receipts. Live poultry prices posted at 11 am include broilers and fryers, while heavy hens and turkey varieties list varied quotes. Winnipeg Harrisonburg Egg Market reports Grade A and Grade B eggs with multiple size classifications and price ranges.
Practical update shows Winchester retail outlets to remain open on Saturdays from 9 in the morning to 6 in the evening, preserving weekend shopping for customers. Stores will offer standard merchandise and services with no changes to daily operations.
Wall Street opened with a slight advance as the market near the 1857 high saw fractional gains in pivotal stocks. Schering and Carborundum rose about a point, Lukens Steel added a point, while Du Pont dipped about one point after a block trade.
Wheat and soy futures show firmness at the Board of Trade open with May and July contracts highlighted. Corn prices stay steady to weak with July near 1.29 and September around 1.30. Oats and rye show lighter activity as markets begin trading.
A large non explosive shell from the Dahlgren Naval Proving Ground landed in a backyard near a cluster of summer cottages in Erica, Virginia, about 50 yards from children. No injuries reported as crews dig up the projectile, which weighed a ton or more, while the island target within the Potomac River area was missed.
Virginia Sen. Ted Dalton of Radford repeats he will not run for governor on the Republican ticket. Fenwick accuses Dalton of stoking suspense while considering a bid. Dalton notes his stance contrasts with Fenwick's 1953 Byrd-backed defeat.
Saluda Virginia story notes Middlesex County requests increased state funding for schools. Officials cite budget gaps and growing student needs. The report records statements from local leaders and outlines potential next steps in the aid request.
The text says graying of scalp hair starting in adolescence or earlier is hereditary and not due to aging. The white forelock or blaze comes from an unpigmented skin patch on the scalp and is also hereditary. Premature gray hair may appear in infancy and is typically very gray by the twenties and snow white by 35 or 40.
Markets list mixed feed 100 pound at 3.40 with 20 percent mash noted. Grain prices show barley 0.254 per unit, wheat 0.206, yellow corn 0.30, and flour retail 6.80 per 100 pounds. Regional items include Dag and Wheat Rockingham with small postings for assorted oats.
Basil O'Connor 65 head of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis married Hazel Royall 43 in New York. They plan a European honeymoon after O'Connor's prior marriage and his role at Warm Springs Foundation is noted. Royall had been divorced from Charles Dudley Stephens of Tallahassee.
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