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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1950
Page
6
Classified notice seeking a delivery boy with a bike for Community Cut Rate and a man to operate farming machinery in Bluemont Virginia. Names F. W. McComb and references to Winchester Star classifieds with dates 193? and 1911.
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Emil Jannings and Janet Gaynor became the first Oscar winners for best acting in pictures. They were honored for performances in films released in Los Angeles, California between January 1, 1927 and July 31.
Market quotes show vegetables fruits and grains with prices for apples and sweet potatoes, plus livestock and poultry activity. Cattle hogs and sheep trading at Baltimore and Chicago markets with varied loads, weights, and price ranges.
Chicago board of trade opening shows mixed grain prices as Wheat soybeans and lard move in narrower ranges than recent sessions. Prices listed for Wheat May and Jul near 2.20 and 1.96 respective. Corn May 1.31. Soybeans Mar 2.49. Lard May 10.87.
The 1949-50 bull market surged to new highs on opening trading with many leaders advancing to their highest prices in years. U. S. Steel, General Motors, Chrysler and others led gains while Dow Chemical weakened early, later trimming losses.
The Agriculture Department lists U S Grade A extra large eggs at .34 and Grade A large at .31 with several other grades noted for U S and farm delivery. Live poultry prices report No 1 quality heavy breed hens at .22 and various broilers and turkeys with regional Fox details. The first international horse shoe pitching contest occurred in 1909 at Bronson Kansas, won by Frank Jackson of Blue Mound.
A Mayflower hotel party for 1,000 top guests featured a 56-foot buffet table, exotic dishes, four champagne bars, a golden champagne fountain, a pink azalea garden, a five foot birthday cake with blue candles, and star guests including Mrs. Morris Cafritz Chief Justice Vinson and the Norwegian ambassador.
In 1783 Congress thanked Kosciuszko for his services and devotion to American independence. He received American citizenship, a substantial annual pension, landed estates, and the rank of brigadier general, which he kept in the Polish service.
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