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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1950
Page
11
In Minneapolis California defends its title at the NCAA rowing championships claiming the 14th team crown as the varsity, junior varsity and freshman races conclude with the undefeated performance.
Yale’s Jim Fuchs set a new shot put mark and Don McEwen posted a new two mile best. Lloyd Mangrum won the Palm Beach Round Robin with a plus 37 at New Rochelle. Noor triumphed in the 49ers handicap at Golden Gate Fields, breaking the mile and a furlong world record. Jake Lamotta to defend world middleweight title against Tiberio Mitri at Madison Square Garden on July 12.
The piece notes Army plans a sellout game and a Nov 18 trip to Stanford while lamenting the loss of offensive linemen and facing two top teams as they cope with tough times. It also mentions a shift toward Safflower becoming a commercial crop in the northern Great Plains after two decades of trial.
A Winchester Retail Merchants Association meeting discussed uniting Virginia merchants to keep customers local and avoid citywide price wars. Reports note several downtown shops charged different prices for identical items, prompting calls for discipline and outreach to nonmember businesses to restore trust.
Keller resumes play after a win over Plumly as it battles RC Cola and O Sullivan, aiming to climb from the middle of the standings. The slate includes Montague vs Cork St, Lutheran vs Baptist, Moose vs Novick, RV Cola vs Arthur, Braddock St vs Episcopal, and Brethren vs Hoover Kern with night games on field 2.
New York markets edged along a narrow path with routine activity. Gains came from U S Steel Republic Steel Studebaker U S Rubber Admiral Emerson Radio Philco Radio Corp American Telephone Anaconda Copper Union Carbide American Woolen Santa Fe Standard Oil Celotex. Lagged were Chrysler Montgomery Ward Consolidated Edison Dow Chemical Du Pont American Can Texas Corp Certain Teed. Corporate bonds moved narrowly with government issues traded over the counter.
U S trading notes show steady apple prices with light offerings from USIS West Virginia and Virginia Winesaps 3.00 to 4.50 per 180s, potatoes softer in Virginia and North Carolina, sweet potatoes steady with Puerto Rican stock, and mixed wholesale beef and hog quotes from Baltimore Chicago readings. Cattle slaughter dips, hogs up to 27.75, calves slow, sheep steady, and a broad range of weights and prices across regions. Truffles mentioned as ranging from pea to large potato size.
Chicago grains open with wheat steady and prices quoted for July through December contracts. Corn oats rye and lard show firmer tone across futures, with values listed for July September December and March maturities.
Frederick County Farm Bureau quotes for Grade A Extra Large at 38 cents per dozen and Grade A Large 360 US. Grade A Medium 31 cents, US Grade B Large 28 cents, and Grade C 0 cents. Live poultry prices in Winchester area show No 1 quality heavy breeds at 41 to 45 cents per pound and various broilers and ducks priced per pound. Old guineas listed at 25 cents each.
Local markets list daily corrected grain and feed prices including corn meal wheat and barley at retail and wholesale butter with figures for cracked corn and mixed feed. Friday events show Highland vs Presbyterian at 6 10 on field with Arthur vs O Sullivan at 7 10 and Plumly vs Novick at 8 30 on field 2.
A massive spruce in Pleito campground of Los Padres National Forest measures 23 feet 11.5 inches in circumference and 116 feet tall with a broken top. Rangers estimate the timber at 15,000 board feet sufficient for a seven room house.
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