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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1940
Page
7
Market quotations for Timore and Baltimore report steady to mixed prices on apples, poultry, and livestock. Beef cattle, calves, and sheep show declines or steadiness by category, with notable quotes for steers, yearlings, cows, and hogs across regional markets.
Chicago reports renewed selling pressure on wheat and grain futures as peace talk optimism tempers prices. Early session lows retrace to close down modestly, with seasonal profit taking and expectations of dry conditions in the southwestern winter wheat belt shaping the day. Prices show slight gains in select contracts toward settlement, with various grains and beans listed alongside but ending mixed. Baltimore and Winchester market notes show No. 2 red winter and domestic bids near $1.13 and 65 cents respectively.
European peace rumors dominate early Wall Street trading with limited basis as war age concerns press shares lower. Volume reaches about 450000, the largest Saturday turnover of the year, with declines in aircraft and steel issues and gains in some issues on extending yesterday’s rally.
A list of stock closing prices shows Al. Chem. & Dye at 117 percent Am. Brak Shoe 38 percent Am. Can 114 percent Am. Smelt. af &R 47 percent Am. Tel & Tel 172 percent Am. Tob. B. Int. Nick. Can 351 percent Johns- Manville 704 percent Kennecott 345 percent.
Fifty men were entombed after a powerful blast at the Villa Grove coal mine in St Clairsville Ohio. Rescue teams faced heavy gas and communication failures. two hundred workers were reported safe behind a barrier as teams struggled to reach the trapped miners.
Harold E. Whitey Dahl, 31, the American aviator noted as Franco's headache, is tied to a Camden show and will greet her husband at Pier F in Jersey City. The report places Dahl in New York on March 16.
Yorktown Virginia March 16 Paul W Crockett common wealths attorney of York county for eight years announced his candidacy for the House seat to be by Speaker Ashton Covell of Williamsburg The district covers New Kent Charles City James City York and Williamsburg and he would retire at the end of the present term
Article discusses Germany pressing Romania to demobilize most of its 1.6 million troops and accelerate industry and agriculture. It notes a German demand for oil and grain via a monopoly-like control and mentions a Romanian cabinet concession to include an iron guard member to safeguard German interests.
A fragment from a continued page shows a speaker reflecting on snowbound years and wondering how many more times solitude and music will accompany outdoor work. The improvised lines hint at ongoing hardship and personal endurance in the setting.
Delegate Moore presses House resolutions demanding department head figures on salaries and new executive order positions. He cites Governor Price who called the figures fantastical while an aide later denied they were false, asserting the total payroll rise nears two million dollars.
Premier Ryti told the Finnish Diet as it approved the peace pact by a 145 to 3 vote that Finland must assess future outcomes. The Geneva-like accord with the Soviet Union contemplates ceding the Karelian Isthmus Viipuri areas in Finland and leasing the Hanko peninsula with withdrawal to continue into April. Ryti recalled power changed hands December 1 after war broke out and noted Sweden and the West gave sympathy and munitions but little manpower.
In a tense Senate session Senator Hatch argues the motion to recommit kills the bill for the session and faces approval by a large majority. Senator Minton, leader of the opposition, laments nearing the end of the rope and recalls past plans to attach an anti-lynching measure. He jokes about the Democratic party’s fate as Chandler notes intraparty divisions amid campaign ties to Barkley and Chandler.
Senator Tobey and supporters press to remove income questions from the census while citizens nationwide weigh injunctions against the questions as constitutional rights. The Senate Commerce Committee backed the Tobey resolution 9 to 7, but many Democrats and Republicans see slim odds for Senate approval before the April census start.
Senate debate on US relations with Moscow uncovers support for maintaining ties while considering a listening post. Senator Brown backs lifting loan restrictions for Finland, aiming to fund refugees and reconstruction after Soviet bombing. Pittman backs Finland credit as sound with sovereignty and treaty guarantees.
Marion Virginia March 16 Senator Robert A Taft Republican candidate for President told reporters he is not interested in the vice presidency He declined to say if he would accept the role if offered and urged no push for instructed delegates from the Virginia delegation He warned Congress may risk inflation if debt limits and farm parity payments shift budgets.
Richmond Virginia March 16 boosted by a flood of income tax returns the Virginia office of the Bureau of Internal Revenue posted the largest single day deposit in history. The Federal Reserve Bank received about four million dollars from yesterday tax payments with miscellaneous taxes bringing the total to 5 088 million. Internal Revenue collector N B Early said yesterday’s return volume far exceeded any similar date.
London reports a sharp rise in criticism of the wartime supply ministry after the dismissal of three officials on March 5. Robert Behar, one official, accuses Supply Minister Leslie Burgin of sacrificing him to shield the department amid House of Commons questions, calling the action a violation of natural justice.
J Livingston Dillow Giles county commonwealths attorney told the Marion Virginia district Republicans that America suffers from an overdose of new deal policies. He attacked Bristol Democrat congressman John W Flannagan and urged pay as you go prosperity. Senator Robert A Taft spoke and the convention pledged to nominate a congressman to oppose the new deal and restore GOP control.
The No. 824 lodge held a dinner at Bern toe benaree with ten winners named including E. Spates Spillman R. K. Godin Massey Marshall Carper Chester Luttrell and Ca rto. The final drive of the year runs until May 1 officials said urging member participation.
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