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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1949
Page
5
John Gordon Venable of Winchester was acquitted in Trial Justice court of driving under the influence of intoxicants. He paid fines totaling 60 dollars for allegedly giving a false report to an officer and being drunk in public. Judge W. Erle Edwards heard the case.
New York June 24 stock market shows modest gains with limited advances amid a shortage of offerings. The market sits near its highest in three weeks, recouping much of May’s losses as prices rise for U S Steel General Motors Studebaker Reo Motors Goodyear Montgomery Ward International Harvester National Distillers Consolidated Edison Philip Morris Owens Illinois New York Central Great Northern Nickel Plate Western Air. Several names failed to make the grade including Republic Steel Packard U S Rubber Consolidated Natural Gas American Can Dow Chemical Eastman Kodak Eastern Air Lines and Cudahy Packing.
Chicago opening grains show small price changes and low volume with no clear trend. Wheat Jly 1.977 se 1.9814-5g Dec 2.002 Mar 1.9. Corn Jly 1.3242-4g se 1.25% Dec 1.16. Oats Jly 5954-7 Sep 582 Dec 60. Rye Sep 1.41. Lard Jly 10.97 Oct 10.87-80.
Baltimore reports June 24 wholesale prices for produce and poultry with apples, vegetables, and eggs noted as up or steady. cattle hogs and sheep also listed with varying weights and prices. Chicago hogs and cattle prices show firmness in some weights and overall steady demand, with top hogs around 22 dollars and cattle about 25.75 to 27.50 for good to low choice steers.
Farm price listings from the Agriculture Department Markets Division show U S Grade A eggs at .53 for extra large and .44 for large, with other grades at .5 and .44. Poultry prices in the Winchester area include heavy breed hens at 24 cents, leghorn broilers to 2 1 2 pounds at 16 cents, and various turkey and guinea prices.
Local markets report 1125 lb grass steers at 24.25 and common light grass steers down to 18. Medium and good heifers and mixed yearlings 24 to 26.50. Odd good beef cows 20 to 21.50, common and medium cows 16.50 to 19.50, canners and cutters 13 to 16.50. Sausage bulls 19.50 to 21, vealers 25.50 down. Salable sheep 200 all classes steady. bulk good and choice native spring lambs 26.50 to 28, slaughter ewes 6 to 9.
Community notes detail visitors and local activities in Slanesville West Virginia including Lee Haines visiting relatives in Orange City Florida and numerous gatherings at the Leach, Cowgill, and Moreland homes. Stanley demonstrations led by Imogene Moreland featured music by local residents and refreshments. Leonard Northcraft builds two room addition. several Cumberland visitors noted.
Dario Guadino a fiery Caracas racer has joined Jose Chitwood's show at Airport Speedway for 8:30 p m Sunday in Philadelphia. He competes with stars performing stunts in 1949 car and motorcycle feats including ramp crashes, snap-rolls and high leaps amid roaring crowds.
Baptist team edged Hoover-Kern 12 to 11 as Kersey pitched for the Baptists and Timbrook for Hoover-Kern. After trailing 2 to 12, Hoover-Kern scored 5 in the fifth and 2 in each of the next two innings to pull within one, but fell short. John son hit a solo homer in the second for the Baptist power blow.
Welltown Methodist Church will host a Children’s Day program at 8 p m Sunday. Mrs G T Yeakley and Sunday school teachers lead the event.
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