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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1949
Page
7
Classified notices report a found half grown black male kitten near Boyd Avenue call 7288. A lost tan and black female fox terrier described as a baby police dog offers a reward. contact 6498. Also an ad for 4 room and heat bath shower and hot water urging calls to Stephens ty 160 until 9 p.m.
Kaiser-Frazer Corp resumes Willow Run assembly Monday restoring about 7000 workers. New Traveler and Vagabond low price utility sedans to start. Traveler priced at 2088 delivered at factory. Full output aims for early next month with 400 cars daily, restoring earlier profitability levels.
The Air Force is quietly expanding its special bomber fleet to carry atomic weapons. Officials have not disclosed full details, and bombers are no longer concentrated at one base as in World War II. Bombing crews are reportedly training for surface and sub surface atomic bursts.
Agriculture Department Markets Division reports prices for eggs and live poultry in the Winchester area. U S Grade A extra large eggs at 43 cents, Grade A medium and Grade B large eggs listed. leghorn hens and roosters priced. live poultry including heavy breed hens and rock cross broilers noted with price ranges for No 1 quality and No 2 hens.
BLACKSBURG March 12 9 A marketing specialist here believes there is too much stress on weight and too little on quality in the present method of marketing. J L Maxton of Virginia Tech cites a study showing live weight sales remove 45 percent of variation while carcass weight grading removes 83 percent. He notes underpayment and overpayment balance but stresses who gets the money. Maxton sees cooperative plants leading the shift to grading and better producer profits through improved breeds and management.
Market notes from Baltimore Chicago and New York report cattle and hog prices steady to higher versus last Friday. Slaughter steers weak to midweek gains. hogs mostly higher with tops around 22.75. sheep and lambs uneven but lifting in Chicago. New York stocks edge higher with gains in U S Steel GM and others, rails mixed after rally.
General selling and limited demand push all grains down at the open in Chicago. Heavily traded May wheat at 2.14 13 4, corn May 1.29 1 2 4, soybeans Mar 2.27 3 4, with oats and lard also showing declines.
Local markets listing daily corrected prices for flour corn meal various bag sizes and varieties, grain and feed items. Includes egg mash, cracked corn, broiler mash and bran with per bag or per bushel costs across yellow and white corn meal and wheat.
Italian farm worker Mattio Iavagnillo told a court he misheard an English word and believed a friend asked about kissing. He said the friend later fired at him, sending him to a cow manger for safety. Stoker Hutton Woodhead, 46, faces trial on charges of firing the weapon at Iavagnillo.
We extend sincere thanks to those who were kind and helpful during our mother’s illness and passing, especially the members of Old Bethel Church. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Lewis.
Persons with claims against the estate of James W Crider or owing the estate should settle with executors E. E. Parr and Grace C. Crider at 7109 S Stewart Street Winchester Virginia. March 9, 1941.
Training specialists at a quarterly conference in Roanoke reviewed procedures for supervising disabled veterans in on the job training under Public Law 16. M. McCully, VA central office official, outlined responsibilities of case load workers and training officers.
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