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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1949

Page

5

For Sale Mixed Lot of Items and Services Adverts

Several small classifieds list a 6 year old registered thoroughbred mare for sale by My Broom out of Queen's Croft with owner of 50 years offering to sacrifice to a dedicated buyer. Also ads for coal and wood, steel cots and government surplus bunks with prices. Studebaker service advertisement and auto body repair instruction course offered by Auto-Crafts Training. Listings show contact boxes and location details in Winchester Virginia area.

My Broom Queen’s Croft Broomare Lady’s Mount Dial Call Shawnee Ave Good & Co Stephens City Phore Bath Good & Co Dial Jeep Lamp Motor Co Fruehaus B. J. Lager Front Royal Washington St Studebaker Dellinger Bros Winchester

FOUND White male dog part pointer

Found notice for a white male dog described as part pointer. Contact the finder at 5482 to reclaim.

Farmers Livestock Exchange Market Report

Consignments posted higher prices across stock classes with lambs reaching 26.50 and cattle ranges improving. Bulls and dairy cattle stayed strong while hogs and vealers showed solid demand. overall gains noted vs last week at the Farmers Livestock Exchange Market.

Market Quotations from Baltimore and Chicago Trade Notes

Market reports show apples steady to firm with varying sizes and box ratings, poultry prices near steady, eggs unlabeled, and butter receipts. Cattle and hogs move slowly with price softness noted in hogs, while sheep and veal hold near reported ranges across Chicago and Nebraska benchmarks.

Stock Gains Drift In Narrow Market Locks In Small Increases

New York March 1 Prices edged higher but not decisively with a slight majority of gains over losses. Railroads performed on par with others as Westinghouse Electric rose 3 to 4 points at times. Also advancing were Goodrich Douglas Aircraft Electric Power Light International Nickel Dow Chemical J C Penney Santa Fe Atlantic Coast Line Illinois Central Standard Oil of California Texas Co.

New York Westinghouse Electric Goodrich Douglas Aircraft Electric Power & Light International Nickel Dow Chemical J. C. Penney Santa Fe Atlantic Coast Line Illinois Central Standard Oil MJ Texas Co

Local Market Report Notes Lamb and Lambs Price Variations

The item lists daily corrected market figures with lamb and sheep quotes. Prices show lambs at 26.50, two loads at 26.25, 270 head and 82 lb good and choice shearing lambs at 24, slaughter ewes at 12.50 down, and aged bucks around 8.50, with note of possible typographical errors.

Bridgewater College Names New President

Dr Bowman, graduate of Bridgewater College in 1920, will head Bridgewater as president next term. He taught at Farmville State Teachers College and holds a masters and doctorate from the University of Chicago. Board Chairman Charles A Wampler announced the decision. Bowman is a native of Rockingham County.

Washington City Church of the Brethren Bridgewater College Farmville State Teachers College Bowman Bridgewater Board of Trustees Charles A. Wampler Rockingham County University of Chicago

Martinsburg Gross Sales Tax Upheld by Judge

Circuit Judge D H Rodgers has upheld Martinsburg's municipal gross sales tax. Opponents and the city council will seek a hearing at the West Virginia Supreme Court at the next term starting April 12. Martinsburg first adopted the tax on September 28 last year. The levy equals half of the state gross sales tax with no surtax.

Martinsburg W. Va D. H. Rodgers West Virginia Supreme Court

Egg and live poultry prices in Winchester markets

Agriculture Department Markets Division reports U S Grade A extra large eggs at 41 cents per dozen and Grade A large at 39, Grade A medium at 37, Grade B large at 37. Live poultry prices include heavy breed hens at 4 and a quarter, Leghorn hens at 20 cents, Leghorn broilers at 20, heavy cocks at 24, Rock Cross broil at 3 pounds up, Red Broilers at 28, Red Broilers under 3 at 27, Young turkey hens 82, young toms 52, old guineas 35, and young guineas.

Winchester U. S Us S Leghorn News Cersette Ae le Stags Rock Cross Reece Rock Cross

Grain market opens with mixed prices in Chicago

Chicago reports opening grain trading with September wheat down a cent and May wheat at 2.19 1 3.4, corn May 1.34 1 4, oats May 68, rye May 1.31 1 2, soybeans Mar 2.37 3 4, lard Mar 12.30.

Chicago Jly

Weather forecasts by region show varying conditions

Maryland and Virginia see fair skies with diminishing winds and cold tonight, then fair with rising temperatures Wednesday. Ohio reports snow flurries in the northeast and fair elsewhere with another cold night and Wednesday clearing. Kentucky is partly to mostly cloudy with cold, snow likely in the west by night, while West Virginia faces cloudy, cold conditions with mountain snow flurries and Wednesday fair but cold.

Maryland Virginia Ohio Kentucky West Portion West Virginia

Berryville Set for Regional Class 3 Showdown in Harrisonburg

Berryville high school cagers will meet Dayton and Mt Sidney in the Regional Class 3 tournament in Harrisonburg Friday and Saturday after District M and N playoffs. Dayton won District M in Rockingham County on Shenandoah College court in Dayton. Mt Sidney emerged from District N finals in northern Augusta County.

Berryville Dayton High School Rockingham County Shenandoah College Dayton Augusta County Mt. Sidney High School

First US cooperative creamery established in 1861 at Wallkill

Anson Slaughter built the first cooperative creamery in 1861 at Wallkill in Orange County New York. It operated with about 375 to 400 cows and cost roughly $10 per cow.

United States Ly A Anson Slaughter Wallkill Orange County N. Y

Richmond Garbage Workers Stay Out

Richmond 180 garbage and refuse collectors refused to return to work. Gamble M. Bowers director of public works warned that continued stoppage would be treated as a strike and handled accordingly.

Richmond Gamble M. Bowers Public Works

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