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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1937

Page

7

Baltimore Markets Report From June 26

Baltimore markets show mixed livestock and produce quotes with cattle gains, calves firm, hogs up to 75 cents higher week over week. Spring lambs and sheep vary by grade as grain futures edge higher. Chicago reports steady to higher hog prices and strong cattle demand amid light supplies.

Baltimore Carolina Norfolk Shoreia Baltimore Livestock U. S. Dept. Agri Chicago Livestock Chicago U. S. Dept. Agr Texas Kansas Idaho California

Wheat futures slide on profit taking and selling pressure

Chicago June 26 Wheat prices fell as traders booked profits and commercial selling to cut losses. Early session showed steadiness before declines of more than a cent a bushel. Northwest advices cited drought in western Canada and rust and grasshopper concerns, but Ohio valley forecasts pointed to good yields. futures closes for July, September, and December contracts.

Chicago Canada Northwest Ohio Valley Cork

Market Ends Sluggish As Steel Leads Decline In New York

Stock market drifted lower with steel and rail shares ahead of a broad downturn. Unfavorable Mediterranean outlook and steel strike uncertainty kept traders away as motors oils and metals faltered. Transfers reached about 250000 shares while bonds mostly fell and select stocks closed with mixed gains and losses.

New York Northern Pacific New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroad Allied Chemical Can Radiator Smelters Tel Anaconda Baltimore and Ohio Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Consol. Edison Corn Products Gen. Electric Gen. Motors Goodyear Int. Harvester Kennecott Montgomery Ward N. Y. Central Penn Railroad Southern Railway Stand. Oil of N. J Texas Corp Union Pacific U. S. Steel Ya.Caro Chem Woolworth

Local wholesale and retail market price list

The page lists prices for flour, corn meal, eggs, feeds, and livestock products in wholesale and retail markets. Items include patent brand flour in 98, 48, 24, and 12 pound bags, cracked corn, shelled corn, corn meal in various packaging, miscellaneous feeds, dairy feeds, baby chick and horse feeds, and poultry and cattle products with per bag or per hundred weight pricing. Local retail rates mirror some wholesale figures, with detailed bag sizes and units.

Bad S Star Eason Seebeeee San Creamery Ceee Shinn Ted

Weeklong Schedule of Home Demonstration Agents Work

The weekly program for June 28 to July 3 lists office time each day and 4-H club meetings. Bryarly Junior 4-H meets Monday at 1 30 PM to plan projects and elect state camp delegates. Carper's Valley 4-H meets Thursday at 2 PM and Middletown 4-H at 5 PM on Grange grounds with picnic. Mt View 4-H sponsors a community picnic Friday at Pembroke Springs 3 PM and elects state short course delegates.

Bryarly Carper’s Valley Middletown 4-H Grange Mt. View

Strikes Averted In Frisco Hotels

In San Francisco on June 26 strikes at 23 class B Hotels were averted after operators and union heads signed agreements on preferential bargaining. About 300 workers are affected while strikes continue at the city’s 16 major hotels.

San Francisco

Girl Freed Of Murder Charge In Arkansas Slaying

Bernice Felton an 18 year old from Rockford Illinois was acquitted of murder for the May 6 hitch hike death of Victor A Gates. Jury deliberated one hour and twenty minutes. Traveling companion Lester Brockelhurst a 23 year old from Galesburg Illinois was sentenced to death for the same crime.

Lonoke Ark Bernice Felton Rockford Ill Victor A. Gates Lester Brockelhurst Galesburg Gates

Ralph Cave Myers Fined After Assault Case

Draws Fine Ralph Cave Myers charged with assault on Paul Wise and fined $25 plus costs after trial before Justice A J Tavenner. Wise suffered a broken jaw in two places. arrest followed Wise’s complaint.

Ralph Cave Myers Paul Wise Wise

Court confirms land value and damage in Sirbaugh case

An order in Frederick Circuit Court confirms the commissioners report in H. G. Shirley v. Carl W. Sirbaugh et al. The report fixes $100 as the land value for right of way and $40 as adjacent property damage. Commissioners E. M. Funk Benjamin Massie Charles E. Staples and Leslie Ramey submitted the report.

Frederick H. G. Shirley Virginia Carl W. Sirbaugh E. M. Funk Benjamin Massie Charles E. Staples Leslie Ramey

Dominion Gas Corporation Chartered to Supply Virginia

The State Corporation Commission granted a charter to the Dominion Gas Corporation. Plans include supplying natural gas and oil across Virginia with offices in Washington and McLean. The firm aims to serve Eastern and Southern Virginia and extend transmission lines to Rockingham County and beyond.

Richmond Com N Dominion Gas Corporation Virginia Ford E. Young Washington Robert O. Walker McLean Malcolm B. Whllams Harold 5 George B Fraser J. Doswell Tola Hip Dld Rockingham County West Virginia Shenandoah Valley Ashland Petersburg Norfolk Portsmouth Newport News Hampton Williamsburg Toane Old Point Suffolk Courtand Franklin Emporia Gloucester Tappahannock Saluda

Maryland Clerks oppose CIO affiliate at conventions

Leaders of the Maryland state branch of the United National Association of Postoffice Clerks predict their second annual convention will reject any invitation to affiliate with John L. Lewis CIO. They expect a CIO invitation at tomorrow’s business session and oppose acceptance by the Maryland group.

Hagerstown Mad Maryland United National Association of Postoffice Clerks John L. Lewis CIO

Legion Auxiliary To Meet Monday Evening

Members of the Ladies Auxiliary of Robert Y. Conrad Post American Legion will meet Monday at 7 30 pm. Mrs Claude Grim will host the gathering at her home on North Washington Street.

Ladies’ Auxiliary Robert Y. Conrad Post American Legion Claude Grim North Washington Street

Elms Targeted as War On Pest Continues

Park Commission notes prompt city action to combat elm pests. Survey shows caterpillars feeding on leaves, risking tree death if untreated. Elms, once saved, could be worth thousands to Winchester.

Park Commission Winchester

Gladiators Bat Rotary In Winchester Park Baseball Duel

The Caesar gladiators crush Rotary Club opponents 8 to 5 at Winchester Ball Park under floodlights, closing chariot baseball games with a wacky display that included horsemanship and tumbling rosters. Ben Hur Clowser wins the chariot race finals, while Jim Snider laments not bringing Possum to the front.

Caesar Gladiators Lions Club Mark Anthony Winchester Rotary Club Ben Hur Clowser Estl Clowser Jim Snider Crowser Stine Philip Glaize Hobart Covington Snider Solenberger Cather Clevenger

Back to work in Youngstown steel mills amid guard patrols

The SWOC claims strikers hold firm as Republic Steel and another plant reopen with 12 hour shifts under National Guard and deputy sheriffs. About one third of 14 000 workers returned at Republic and Youngstown mills with no disturbances reported. Governor Davey says troops stay through mid week as CIO protests rise in Cincinnati and Columbus.

Republic SWOC Cincinnati Columbus Martin L. Davey Youngstown, O Republic Steel Corporation Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company John L. Lewis CIO Mahoning River Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee Younstown Cpt Youngstown Steel Ohio Warren Canton Niles Cleveland Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. I. O

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