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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1952
Page
5
The New York Times reports the United Nations has ousted 15 American staffers suspected of illegal Communist activities and plans to dismiss over 30 more. The firings have been ongoing for months and may continue through 1952.
Higher railroad stocks supported the New York market today though broad listing showed little movement. International Telephone showed activity with fractional gains while Santa Fe Northern Pacific Shell Oil Kennecott Copper American Cyanamid American Tobacco Zenith Philco and Sears Roebuck advanced. Volume remained light after yesterday’s sluggish session.
Agricultural department reports U S Grade A eggs priced by size at 37 to 38 cents per dozen. Live poultry prices include heavy hens 4 2 lbs and over at 22 cents, leghorn broilers 24 cents, red broilers 26 cents, white bronzed breeders 5 cents, and bronze breeders 25 cents, with various cocks and toms listed.
Market reports from Baltimore and Chicago list cattle hogs and sheep prices with sparse demand signals. Poultry offerings remain ample with steady to higher fryers, turkeys clear well, and hens mixed. buyers note light receipts and some holdover potential. Q. Who discovered the North west Passage? J. O. A. In 1905 Roald Amundsen navigated a water route via the Gjoa.
Daily corrected market figures show prices for flour corn meal and grain. Details include 5 lb corn meal 0.39 to 0.70 and 36 lb oats at 0.95, 25 lb yellow corn 1.48, 100 lb cracked corn 4.55, egg mash 8.20, brans and feeds, butter and butterfat notes.
Grain prices fell across wheats corn oats rye and soybeans as open contracts hit new lows for the crop. Lead futures show July September and December prices for wheat corn soybeans rye and related grains with values listed for nearby months and months ahead.
An eight year old girl named Donna High became a symbol in a modern age story as she hides from danger. She climbs into a garbage can to seek shelter from an imagined atom bomb and becomes stuck for twenty minutes until rescuers free her with hacksawing and tin-snipping.
John M Merry man Franklin born June 18 1895 in Cockeysville Maryland is son of P A M Franklin who led the International Mercantile Marine Co for 35 years. He succeeded his father as head of United States Lines in 1936. Three years ago he announced plans for a United States superliner making its maiden voyage next month.
Funeral services were held at Middlebury Baptist Church for Cal vin Lee Leonard four year old son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Green Leonard of Cobbler Mountain Farm Delaplane who died at Winchester Memorial Hospital Monday night after a tub of boiling water scalding accident while feed was being prepared on the stock farm Sunday night His death occurred at 9 30 o clock Services were led by Rev D G Wheeler and burial followed in Middleburg Memorial Cemetery.
In MNUNSAN Korea Reds accuse the United Nations walkout of being unjustified after an Allied three day recess. Allied liaison officers counter that UN planes found no markings on four Communist prisoner of war camps despite claims they were marked. The exchange occurred at a liaison meeting called by the United Nations Command.
The Better Vision Institute says a child with cross eyes may wear a patch over the good eye to force use of the weak eye. This method is generally effective mainly for children under nine years of age.
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