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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1951
Page
9
Four Winchester fire teams answered a 9 pm call to Rockingham Poultry Cooperative on N Kent Street but found no blaze. Only a pile of empty boxes was burning on a neighboring lot with no danger or damage reported.
In California veteran jockey F A Smith died after a spill at Hollywood Park where Folletin broke a leg in the eighth race. Smith aged 38 from Camaguey Cuba had ridden Bimelech in the 1940 Preakness and ranked among Hollywood Park leaders. Earlier in the week, Harry Harris, a steeplechase rider, was killed at Aqueduct during schooling.
The Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries plans an eight page leaflet titled Tell Me Warden to answer common questions on game law enforcement. Chief M Wheeler Kesterson and Judge William Snow led the staff in compiling hunting and fishing rule Q A s with staff names, addresses, a county map, and distribution of 50 000 copies to law enforcement and county clerks offices.
Lee Savold, visiting Phoenix, says Joe Louis can regain the heavyweight title by defeating Ezzard Charles. He praises Louis’s left jab and hook, notes Louis’s right may lack sting but recalls feeling it hit hard.
Market notes show steady to firmer bids for apples and potatoes with mixed cereal and poultry demand. Egg and butter quotes hold. cattle, hogs, and sheep prices vary by weight and grade across Baltimore and Chicago USDA reports.
Chicago grains opened lower amid a nervous market. Soybeans posted the widest initial prices with various futures showing gains and declines. Wheat July slipped 2.30, September down 2.34, December down 2.39, March up 2.41. Corn July rose 0.72, September up 0.74, December up 0.78, March up 0.81. Rye advanced and retreated across new styles and standard contracts.
Quietly conflicting trends left New York stocks in a jumble with prices spread over about a dollar. Nickel Plate opened down five at 180 and remained active near 125 8 while Union Carbide Anaconda Copper and Standard Oil NJ showed notable activity among leading issues. Pacific and other preferreds like Chrysler Roe Buck Douglas Le Aire and E I Du Pont Cyanamid also traded amid varied moves.
Agricultural department report lists prices paid to Winchester area for poultry products. Includes fowl FOB farm prices and weight brackets such as 4 percent and 2 percent per pound. Mentions heavy cocks and budgie parts with coded markings and unclear entries.
Market list lists corn prices at 28 lb for yellow corn 15 percent 1.80 per bag. No 2 yellow corn 15 percent 1.80. cracked corn 100 lb bag 4.35. mixed feed 100 lb bag 4.40. broiler mash price indicated. butter wholesale price 68.
Nation-wide vote for starting lineups in the All Star game at Detroit on July 10 ends at midnight. Total ballots cast reach 3,546,559, surpassing last year’s mark. final rosters to be announced Sunday.
A pastor affiliated with the National American Church in Washington DC is noted in the OCR fragment. The readable text does not provide dates, roles beyond pastor, or further organizational details.
Senator Byrd reports civilian employment in the executive branch rose in May by more than 1000 a day, reaching 2,443,076. The net gain for the month was 33,955, with 25,196 added by the military establishment. Byrd spoke as chair of the Senate House committee on reductions.
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