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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1946

Page

3

Market Quotations Stock Market Report New York March 13

New York March 13 Leading stock chips market despite selling pressure not sustained. Steel, motors, metals and rails led declines after an active opening. Leaders showed minus signs later in the day. General Motors strike prospects improved but failed to lift sentiment. Foreign tensions and wage dispute uncertainty kept investors on the sidelines. Bonds and commodities were steady.

New York General Motors

Baltimore Livestock and Produce Markets Report

Baltimore March 13 markets show steady trends across livestock. Cattle and calves active with steady prices. hogs, sheep, and lambs display similar firmness and regional receipts noted. Prices include cows 12.00-50, vealers 16.50-17.50, hogs 14.40-15.40, sheep 12.00-16.50 depending on grade.

Baltimore Baltimore Butter and Egg Exchange

Butch the Fox Terrier Finds Civilian Life in County

Native son of France and his American owner share a tale of adaptation. Butch, a 15 month old fox terrier belonging to Robert Nagley of White Hall Road, moved to the county after Nagley returned from the Army. The dog traveled from Le Havre to the United States arriving March 5 after being shipped February 15, and has grown accustomed to civilian life and attire following service in the 385th Military Police Battalion.

France Butch Robert Nagley White Hall Road America Nagley Frankfurt- Paris 385Th Military Police Battalion Army le Harve

County Board Levy Declared Unconstitutional

Caroline County Circuit Court Judge Leon M. Bazile ruled the county board of supervisors must levy a general county tax on all property within the county, voiding an exception that would have exempted townships from the levy.

Bowling Green Caroline County Board of Supervisors Caroline County Circuit Court Yeeccay Leon M. Bazile Board of Supervisors Caroline County

Virginia Livestock Market Auction Prices Summary

Market report lists bids across categories with ranges for steers heifers cows bulls veal calves butcher hogs shoats and lambs. Highlights include veal ceiling at 18.60, butcher hogs ceiling at 14.75, tat sows at 14.00, and fat sheep 4.50 to 6.00 per hundredweight.

Chicago Grain Quotations March 13

Fairly strong demand plus short covering met light offerings in Chicago grain futures. Prices remained firm to strong with Wheat Sept at 1.82 1 2, Dec 1.82 1 8. Oats May 82 3 4, July 79 5 8, 58. Rye May 2.14 3 4 to 2.15 1 4. Barley May 1.26 1 2, Sept 1.24 7 8.

Chicago

Quartet To Sing At Boyce Sunday

A Zion Baptist Church in Boyce hosts a musical program on Sunday March 17. At 3 p.m. the Alexandria Four of Alexandria perform and at 8 p.m. the Silver Star Quartet of Alexandria sings. Rev. H. C. Johnson is pastor and Mrs. Roxie Morgan sponsors. Refreshments will be available all day.

Zion Baptist Church Boyce Alexandria Four Alexandria Silver Star Quartet H. C. Johnson Roxie Morgan

Audit of Clarke County Clerk's Office 1945

An audit of Clarke County Clerk's office for the year ending December 31 1945 is being conducted by G M Kelley from the Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts in Richmond.

Clarke County G. M. Kelley Auditor of Public Accounts Richmond

Health education leaders to speak at state meeting

Richmond scene notes Oliver K Cornwell of Chapel Hill will address a state gathering of health physical education and recreation instructors and coaches Friday and Saturday. The event centers on professional addresses and coaching techniques for the region.

Richmond Oliver K. Cornwell Southern Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation Chapel Hill N. C

Virginia forest fire season slows slightly this year

State Forester George W. Dean said fire damage in Virginia forests this season is just under the level of the same period last year. He warned that the period of greatest danger is just beginning.

Charlottesville Virginia George W. Dean

Petersburg crimes surge to 378 in February arrests

The Petersburg police department reports February arrests reached 378, 34 more than January, driven mainly by drunkenness as the principal factor in the month’s total.

Petersburg Drmunkeness Petersburg Police Department

Marines Hero’s Letters From Pacific Front Echo Faith

Cpl. George L. Craig Jr USMC, son of Mr and Mrs George L Craig Sr of 434 North Braddock Street, has been in the Pacific since Oct 1944 with the Fifth Marine Division at Sasebo Omura and more. Excerpts from letters to his mother describe church services, train travel in Japan, and the atomic bomb devastation he witnessed near Nagashi. Also notes Seaman Frank Kalafat USN, son of Mrs Winnie Kalafat, who volunteered in 1944, served on the USS Hudson and earned multiple ribbons.

Cpl George L. Craig, Jr George L. Craig L. Craig North Braddock Street Pacific Marine Corps Handley High School Peoples Drug Store Jayne Myers Chicago Ill Japan Fifth Marine Division Sasebo Omura Quantico New River N. C Camp Pendleton Hawaii Iwo Jima Craig Nagashi Frank Kalafat U. S. Navy Winnie Kalafat West Cork Street Camp Peary Seebees Seaman Kalafat Camp Shoemaker Calif Treasure Island Young Kalafat New Caledonia New Hebrides Solomons Palau Admiralty Islands Eniwetok Saipan Wilthi Guam Leyte Okinawa Skagway Adak Kodiak Juneau Alaska Kalafat Bremerton Washington State Winchester New Jersey U. S. S. Hudson Raphael A. Zoeller Hudson Bougainville

Heaven Topic of Bible Lecturer at Adventist Church

Roy Edward Griffin, noted Bible lecturer, spoke at the Seventh-day Adventist Church on Virginia Avenue near Berryville Pike. He said all treasures of the universe will be open to God’s redeemed. Tomorrow’s lecture asks where a man is five minutes after death, with Russia in Bible Prophecy as next Sunday’s topic.

Roy Edward Griffin New Seventh-day Adventist Church Virginia Avenue Berryville Pike Russia

Upset Stomachs Yield Inches of Gas and Bloat

Testimonial from a Winchester resident claims Erb-Help, a herbal prescription, relieved gas and bloating after meals. The ad asserts the formula cleanses bowels, clears gas, and improves digestion, with local drugstores selling the product.

Wincheser Wincnest Adv

Larrick to Speak on Early History of Grace Church

Middletown mayor Fred J. Larrick will speak at Grace Methodist Church on Sunday at 11 o clock about the church and community’s early history. He will review founder names, first Sunday School, Woman's Missionary Society and early records from 1828 onward.

Larrick Grace Church Grace Methodist Church Middletown Fred J. Larrick

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