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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1940
Page
7
The report covers prices for poultry including chickens, turkeys and capons with ranges for fowl and roosters, plus hogs calves and cattle notes. It also cites Chicago market activity with slower, lower trading and price ranges for hogs cattle and sheep alongside index listings for major stocks.
The report lists selected stocks with prices at 2 p.m. including Alcoa Chem 178, American Brake Shoe 41, American Can 114 1 8. The brief notes movements and closing outlook for these issues.
Chicago market reports show futures for wheat corn oats and beans with May July and Sept prices amid European peace rumors and securities weakness. No cash wheat and mixed corn and oats quotes. Baltimore notes No 2 red wheat and local corn prices with deliveries figures.
A 22 year old Baltimore woman who fractured her neck in a fall a month earlier gave birth to an eight pound eleven ounce son at Franklin Square Hospital. She and the baby were reported doing nicely. The mother, wife of Dr. D T Battaglia, was admitted February 16 after a stairs fall and a special collar was used to stabilize her head. Dr Henry F Ullrich and Dr J Morris Reese oversaw the delivery.
Richmond Va March 15 7 Clerk M B Watts said today that 35 cases are listed on the docket of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals for its spring session beginning here April 1 The printed docket has just come from the press.
Reports from southeastern Brazil indicate a devastating Doce River flood has killed a large number of people. The disaster worsened as rescuers sought survivors amid rising waters and damage to communities along the river.
The statement explains licensing of imports of canned and bottled fruits due to large stocks in Britain. It notes a rise in such imports since the war began, with fresh orders expected. The measure aims to protect dollar exchange, reduce non essential consumption, and conserve shipping space, not to permanently divert trade.
The Senate backed a key section of a Hatch Act bill amid constitutional questions raised by Senator Thomas and others. President Roosevelt urged respect for the law while Tobey pressed a probe into census income questions. A separate resolution by Senator Clark protested Soviet invasion actions in Finland.
Anglers press for an earlier open season to June 15 east of the Blue Ridge as river conditions and spawning in the Shenandoah and Capon systems drive fishing timing. Federal surveys compare four eastern bass streams showing faster growth in Shenandoah waters and longer time to reach legal size in Potomac and Capon rivers.
Kansas City March 15 Howard O Hunter deputy WPA commissioner said nearly one third of the nation s WPA workers would be dismissed by June 30 The roll cuts will begin next month with about 700000 people to go from 2300000 by the date 200000 to be cut in April Hunter is here meeting with regional administrators
In a legislative report Senator Battle notes HB 9 to create a board of correction HB 10 funding it and probation officers HB 11 a probation and parole system and HB 12 salary shifts for sheriffs and sergeants. Senate counterparts existed. the salary bill failed in the House affecting the broader reform program. Governor Price pledged to continue backing the measures.
Washington March 15 the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals protested plans by bomb inventor Lester Barlow to test an explosive on tethered animals about goat size on a battlefield pattern. A Washington S P C A official voiced heartbreak over killing animals and urged use of inanimate targets such as an obsolete ship.
More than twenty police confronted a group of pickets in front of the French consulate on Fifth Avenue. The 10 minute melee ended with eleven men and one woman arrested for disorderly conduct as sympathizers of Spanish refugees had staged ongoing demonstrations.
T. G. Smoak the state manager of the Woodmen of the World is in Winchester for Hickory Camp No. 34 initiation meeting tonight and urges those with lodge questions to attend and contact him. Russell J. Herrell and H. A. Mooneyham will be inducted as new members as a feature of the program.
The Rev. C Worthington will deliver a sermon at eight o clock in a special Lenten service tonight attracting local church members and area residents.
An irregular note describes a special service set for 7 o clock led by the Gens pastor during Passion Week. It emphasizes the event and its timing for attendees.
Washington March 15 Senate moves to fund rehabilitation of war damaged Finland. A Maloney bill would authorize 10 000 000 in relief and aid for Poland also discussed. Foreign Relations Committee expected to act next week. Some senators favored debt cancellation in part to aid Finland while opposing broader policy.
Richmond Virginia March 1939 Virginia State Chamber of Commerce reports show 17 811 000 tons of coal dumped at Hampton Roads in 1939 up from 15 243 000 tons the year before Nearly 3 000 000 tons more than the Alpine coal estimate from Germany to Italy The chamber notes that 6 434 000 tons of the total were routed through the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
Federal Judge Luther B. Way awarded $3,000 to the United States and ordered the sale of the barkentine The Marsala, owned by Oliver Bohld and the American Nautical Academy of Washington, D. C., tied up at Newport News after heavy damage from a cane cut in November 1938 off the Virginia capes.
In Rome United States Undersecretary Sumner Welles travels to meet Mussolini’s Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano on the eve of their scheduled discussions.
A surprise move sees Senator Cary announce his candidacy for governor, catching even close allies off guard. The statement marks a bold shift amid regional political currents and signals a crowded field ahead of the primary season.
A daytime fire damaged two apartments and caused smoke and water in five units of a rear building on Fairfax Lane near the hotel. The Braithwaite family was away when a missing girl linked to the property was last seen near the scene. Abe Leven had recently bought the property.
An elderly minister announces plans for a third marriage, saying he feels about 90 and intends to wed soon. The couple had not seen each other in seven years and had been corresponding, with the Brethren meeting house at Seven-Mile-Porch noted in the report.
The article discusses possible effects of U S tax returns on Treasury revenue and farm program funding. It notes farm leaders may view extra collections as a windfall for expanding farm options, while defense supporters hope for more funds. Opponents of a 460 million defense proposal in January might gain traction if collections are larger. Congress could become more receptive if totals prove sizable.
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