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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1949
Page
2
A sermon reflects on the Church as the fellowship of Christ and home of the spirit amid hardship. It emphasizes worship, communion within the Church, and the goal of healing nations through faith and renewed ministry. The piece cites Acts 2 47 and Psalm 84 and ends with a prayer for the Church worldwide.
A readable extracted fragment lists multiple auction dates and locations. Entries include Marion Pennsylvania with tractors and farm machinery on March 25, Patton's Transfer in Winchester for furniture and household goods on March 26, Stephenson Virginia for goods and livestock, Herman Dyke near Grimes Virginia for livestock and farm implements on April 1, George Heisley in Virginia on April 6, and R G Wovleton Loudoun Street Virginia for household items on April 9
Alethia B. Dixon, 58, of Winchester, died in Winchester hospital after a lingering illness. Born in Mallwood, she was the daughter of the late George E. and Malinda Cocke and spent most of her life in Winchester. Survived by two sons Irvin Dixon of Baltimore Clarke Dixon of Winchester. four daughters Tralice Washington Ana Travis Marjorie and Elaine Dixon, all of Winchester. two brothers Oscar Cook of Chicago J Henderson of Winchester. two sisters Fannie Williams of Winchester Effie Cooke of New York. and ten grandchildren.
Funeral services for Perry D. Miller of 922 Amherst Street who died of a heart attack will be held at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at the late residence with Rev. Robert Whitten and Rev. E. T. Clark officiating. Interment will follow at Mt Hebron cemetery. Acting pallbearers include Lawrence Long William Brown Harry Rainsegger George Stickley Virgil Prince and Charles Patteson. Honorary pallbearers are Marshall Kremer Orville Hoover Ellis Harbaugh and Lantz Hauptman.
Wardensville high school band announced participation in the Tri State Band Festival on April 8 9 at Martinsburg high school with Petersburg Mathias Berkeley Springs Moorefield Paw Paw Romney Hedgesville Martinsburg and area bands in West Virginia and Boonsboro Frederick Hagerstown and Alleghany high in Cumberland Maryland Two public concerts are planned the first day and a parade on the second.
Clarke Nelson secretary of the Martinsburg chamber of commerce was named exalted ruler of the Elks lodge in Martinsburg.
W V State police and State Liquor Control Commission officers seized fifty seven slot machines and whisky in simultaneous raids on twenty one establishments in Berkeley and Jefferson counties. About thirty officers in plain clothes took part in the operation, the third raid in the two counties in under two years. A separate note explains ink on a government bond should remain as printed to discourage alteration, avoiding jeopardy of nego tiability.
Strasburg high school students will stage the operetta Meet Arizona on March 28 at the Strand theatre. Director Miss Eleanor Balthis and Gene Morlan lead the production with cast members Bobby Bamber Gloria Pingley Letae Fred Ritenour Billy Minter Louie Sonner Sonny Jacobs Charlotte Hannum Patsy Smith Bobby Senseney Joanne Riggleman Randolph Via Johnny Crabil Peggy Nofsinger.
Miss Jane Willey, town clerk, is hospitalized in Winchester for a tonsil operation. Miss Alice Altizer, deputy clerk, is serving as acting town clerk in her absence.
J Randolph Larrick son of Fred J Larrick of Middletown and a Washington and Lee University law student has passed the state bar examination. After graduating from Middletown High, he studied at UPT and served in Europe in World War II. He married Virginia Cather of Winchester last year and plans to practice in Winchester with his brother John Fred Larrick.
The first official Russian statement on the currency order says the Soviet military administration will not restrict use of the east mark by residents of western sectors in Berlin. Russian police had earlier tried to stop West Berliners from dumping Soviet-zone marks, causing the currency to fall in value amid the ban. Experts discuss plans, but no details are given, as Allies expect the ban to aid West Berlin’s economy.
The Star lists corrected prices for flour corn meal and grain products, including No 2 yellow corn at 1.30 per bushel and cracked corn 100 lb bag at 3.40, with egg mash 20 percent and 18 percent priced at 4.40 and 4.00 respectively.
The Agriculture Dept Markets Division lists U S Grade A extra large eggs at 43 cents and Grade A large 41 cents, with other grades down to C. Live poultry prices in Winchester include heavy breed hens at 4 1 2 cents per pound, Rock Cross Broil at 3 1 2 to 4 cents, and young turkey hens and toms at specific cents per pound, plus various hen and guineas rates.
Answers to the daily quiz list correct options on Page 4 covering the executive branch reorganization, Charles Dickens, the Economic Cooperation Administration, Mt. Vernon Virginia, North Dakota, the Republican Party, "Ike" nickname, Mississippi, about 186000 miles per second, and Central Park.
The report notes that the western zones of Germany are developing faster than the Soviet zone, suggesting stronger economic growth and integration with Western markets. The comparison highlights divergent postwar recovery paths and tensions between allied sectors.
Baltimore notes apples and eggs steady with various price points for apples romes winesaps and utilities. Chicago hogs cattle and sheep show mixed prices with tops and ranges. Baltimore cattle and calves steady while hogs ease. sheep steady to higher on lambs and ewes.
Chicago March 22 grain futures opened mixed with wheat May at 2.135 and July at 1.87 as traders weighed the government acreage report. Prices show early directional uncertainty across the board amid the report's influence on demand and supply expectations.
Declining prices held a slight edge in today’s market with small fractional losses offset by modest gains among leading issues. Douglas Aircraft reversed yesterday’s gains after an earnings report showing profits of 9.71 per share for the year ended Navy 30, a turnaround from a net loss the prior year.
Consignment heavy prices steady to strong on all classes with some stock up to 50 cents. Steers and heifers vary by grade with dairies and bulls listed. hogs sows and lambs shown with per head and weight ranges. Calves, yearlings, and stockers also detailed.
Trading quotes show corn May 1.29, Sep 1.87 83, oats May 68 35, soybeans Mar 2.23 14, lard May 11.65 60 with December equivalents around 1.86 to 1.29 and oats and soybeans displaying modest shifts in morning activity. Prices listed for December and May contracts across corn oats and soybeans reflect typical futures activity in a mixed session.
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