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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1948

Page

5

Market Quotations N Y Stocks Mixed on Time Rally

New York June 29 stock market closed with a mixed session after a tentative rally following a prior setback. Notable movers included Douglas Aircraft Lockheed Bethlehem Steel Westinghouse Allied Chemical Owens Illinois Santa Fe Baltimore and Ohio Illinois Central and Standard Oil NJ with negatives seen in Republic Steel Montgomery Ward Woolworth Public Service of New Jersey Air Reduction Southern Pacific Northern Pacific and Boeing. Card of thanks from Mrs Lawrence Owelts notes thanks for sympathy cards and flowers after her husband’s death.

New York Europe Douglas Aircraft Lockheed Bethlehem Steel Westinghouse Electric Allied Chemical Owens-Illinois Santa Fe Baltimore & Ohio Illinois Central Standard Oil Republic Steel Montgomery Ward Woolworth Public Service of N. J Air Reduction Southern Ba Sar Northern Pacific Boeing Lawrence Owelts

Livestock and Prices From Baltimore and Chicago Markets

Baltimore and Chicago report cattle hogs sheep and poultry prices. Cattle receipts and limited demand in Baltimore. hogs with no early bids. lambs around 25. Chicago quotes show salable cattle 5,500 and calves 600 with steers near 39 and other grades 35-37.

Baltimore Chicago

Livestock Auction Prices Move Varied Across Grades

In auction notes, good and choice heifers sold 34.50 to 36.50, cutters down, most canners and cutters 14 to 17.50, good beef cows 25 to 27, common and medium bulls 25 down, beef cows 18.50 to 23.50, sausage vealers steady at 28, mostly 27 down.

Market Quotation Summary for Monday June 28

Market bids for cattle hogs and lambs listed with grades and prices. Stockers and cows ranged from about 14.50 to 28.90 per unit, dairy and bulls cited, hogs and lambs showing upper and lower limits, readers alerted to varied trading levels across categories.

Wheat edges higher as bids falter at opening

Chicago grain report notes Wheat opening modestly up with bids softening to near yesterday’s close after initial deals. Oats and corn mostly lower with July and September prices listed across contracts, including July oats at 91 1 2 to 3 8 and corn around 2.20 to 1.93 5 8.

Chicago

Local Market Prices and Feed Goods Listing

Daily market update shows wholesale and city delivered prices for grains and feeds including No 2 red winter wheat at 2.30 per bu and yellow corn at 2.35 per bu. Also lists corn meal varieties, barley, soybeans, egg mash and other feeds with assorted per bag and per hundredweight charges. Butter prices appear as retail and wholesale figures in the same notice.

Eggs and live poultry prices in Winchester market report

Agriculture Department markets data show eggs sold F.O.B Winchester with grades and prices including U S Grade A extra large 53 dozens and large 51 cents per dozen. Live poultry values list No 1 quality F.O.B producer farms, leghorn broilers, young turkeys, guineas, old roosters, and red broilers with varied cents per pound or each.

Winchester U. S

Mrs. Elizabeth Byrd Rites Set For Tuesday

Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Byrd 80 who died Sunday at Western State hospital Staunton are set for 2 p m tomorrow at Highland Ave Presbyterian Church with Rev J B Duckwall officiating. Interment Mt Olive Cemetery. Born in Frederick County she resided at 8 Fremont St Winchester and was a member of Highland Ave church. She was a daughter of the late Jack Parker. The body will rest at Jones home until service time.

Elizabeth Byrd Western State Hospital Staunton Highland Ave. Presbyterian Church Duckwall Mt. Olive Cemetery Frederick County Byrd Fremont St Winchester Highland Ave Jack Parkett Jonesot

Virginia reorganizes state welfare and corrections supervision

Governor outlines plan to abolish the State Board of Public Welfare and the State Board of Corrections by June 30 and replace them with a six member board. Advisory committees include Senator Fenwick, Rev Scherer, Ernest Townes for welfare and Ratcliffe Cogbill Stephens for corrections. Directors would assume administrative duties under the Burch commission's recommendation to reduce board governance in Virginia.

State Board of Public Welfare State Board of Corrections Charles R. Fenwick Arlington J. J. Scherer Richmond Ernest N. Townes Petersburg Clyde H. Ratcliffe Marcus A. Cogbill Chesterfield A. E. 8. Stephens Smithfield Public Welfare Virginia Burch ABC Board Highway Commission

Lost stories of antique treasures in a public sale

In a distant auction a silver candlesticks set sold for 1300 dollars and a pair of Herend porcelain service pieces was bought amid reflections on memory and loss. The narrator notes collectors bidding 4350 dollars for snuff boxes and questions the ethics of wartime displacements and excise taxes.

Buchenwald Sam

Graveside rites for Pfc Charles Williams held today

Yet reinterred graveside rites were conducted at 11 a.m. for Pfc. Charles Williams killed in New Guinea July 6, 1944. Rev. D. E. Fields led services with interment at National Cemetery. Williams, a Winchester native born February 24, 1995, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. B. Williams Sr. He enlisted July 1943, shipped overseas June 1944, served in New Guinea. Surviving are his parents and sister Mrs. Mary L. Finley of Winchester. Pallbearers were Holmes Boyd Freddie Taper Floyd Taper Charles Brown Jasper Long and Charles Cartwright.

Charles Williams New Guinea D. E. Fields National Cemetery Williams Winchester Charles EB. Williams Sr Mary L. Finley Holmes Boyd Freddie Taper Floyd Taper Charles Brown Jasper Long Charles Cartwright

U N Talks Possible If Berlin Crisis Worsens

The State department said the United Nations might take an active role should Berlin deteriorate further but emphasized settlement talks among the German occupation powers should continue and that U N action has not yet arrived. General Trygve Lie was reported in Lake Success considering whether to bring Berlin to the Security Council.

Trygve Lie United Nations Lake Success Berlin Security Council U.N Washington State Department Department U. N

Thanks for kindness after bereavement from Owens family

Mr and Mrs C J Owens and Family express sincere thanks for the many acts of kindness shown during their recent bereavement. A few words but very sincere. June 29 1918.

C. J. Owens

Truman Will Head Ticket Says McGrath

Senator J Howard McGrath national Democratic chairman said President Truman would be nominated on the first ballot at the Democratic convention next month despite a new draft Eisenhower movement.

New York Sen J. Howard McGrath Truman Eisenhower

Farm reports livestock and crops on Brumback property

On East Brumback Farm near Middletown and close to Orndorff's, a heavy alfalfa hay yield was cut three weeks ago with a second cutting under way. The farm also has wheat cows three herd bulls and 30 calves along with 20 Hamp shire sheep used as lawn mowers. Eleven acres of corn are late but improving after three cultivations.

Hampshire E. C. Brumback Middletown Orndorff

Brumback Sells Valley Farms For Strout Realty

Brumback acts as agent for Strout Realty Company covering Valley and Northern Virginia farms. The listing includes 12 white faced steers four milch cows and hogs in fattening market condition.

Back Brumback Valley Virginsia Strout Realty Company

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