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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1939

Page

3

Market Quotations From Baltimore and Philadelphia

Baltimore market reports list produce apples and bushel baskets from Maryland Pennsylvania and Virginia with prices for Winesaps Staymans and other varieties. Poultry and eggs show steady movements with varying chicken duck and egg prices. Baltimore livestock notes mixed cattle hogs and sheep trends and Chicago buyers report hog and cattle price shifts.

Baltimore Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia U. S Philadelphia Baltimore Livestock U. S. Dept. Agri Chicago

Local Markets Update in Daily Star

Local markets report daily price checks and market trends. The Star notes it does not assume responsibility for typographical errors in market listings.

The Star

Price list of feeds and grains from patent board

Lot of feed prices listed by bag size and per bushel including corn meal horse and dairy feeds, oats, mixed fowl and chick feeds, turkey hens, calves, hogs, butter and lard. Includes per bushel prices and bag weights with several obsolete entries and unclear OCR markers.

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Stock Market Report Dips Amid War Risk and Social Security Tax Moves

New York traders faced selling as leaders slipped fractions after Mussolini's Rome speech plan rekindled European tension. Transfers hovered around 400000 shares while nerves over France demands and war risk insurance rose to post Munich crisis highs. Gold imports surged, rail loans rose selectively, and several major stocks declined.

New York Mussolini Rome France U. S. Steel Bethlehem Chrysler General Motors Douglas Aircraft Anaconda Westinghouse U. S. Rubber N. Y. Central

Treasury Plan Given Approval

Morgenthau's proposal to ease the social security tax schedule won bipartisan approval in Washington. Congress is expected to advance the plan into law as Republicans hail the move and Senator Wagner suggests a shift toward government revenue funding for old age pensions. Morgenthau told the House Ways and Means Committee that old age insurance levies would be modified to prevent automatic increases over the next three years.

Washington Genthau Congress Morgenthau Wagner Treasury House Ways and Means Committee

Barn Destroyed Near Brucetown on Hiram Summer Farm

Fire last night destroyed a barn on the Hiram Summer farm east of Brucetown where tenant Robert Dennis lived. The blaze started between 8 30 and 9 o clock and origin was unknown this afternoon. Four calves were saved along with machinery. a small amount of hay burned. The glow was visible from several distant points.

Hiram Summer Farm Brucetown Robert Dennis

Sermon Sunday at Meadow Mills Unpardonable Sin

The second sermon in the series on The Unpardonable Sin will be given Sunday night at Meadows Mills Union Chapel. Rev. E. J. Rohart of Winchester will deliver the address and the public is invited.

Meadows Mills Union Chapel E. J. Rohart Winchester

Selected Stocks Close Quotations Report

Close of today list shows prices for Alcoa, Am Can, Am Rad, Am Smelters, AT&T, Anaconda, B and O, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler, Can Edison, Corn Product, General Electric, General Motors, Goodyear, International Harvester, J Manville, Kennecott, M Ward, National Dairy, New York Central, Penney, Penn Railroad, Republic Steel, Southern Railway New Jersey, S O of N J, Texas Corp, Union Pacific, U S Steel, Virginia Carolina Chemical, Virginia Carolina Pigments, Western Union, and Woolworth with bid and close values across the market.

al. Crem Am. Can Am. Rad Am. Smel A. T. and Anaconda B. and Bethlehem Chrysler Can. Edison Corn Elec Genl. Motors Goodyear Int. Har J. Manville Kennecott M. Ward Natl. Dairy Penney (Jc Penn. R. R Republic Steel

Grain prices rise in light Chicago trading

Wheat prices moved fractionally higher with May at 68 1/4 cents, oats and corn also firm. Cash oats demand remained fair as markets closed with mixed quotes for soybeans rye and lard futures noted across Chicago and Baltimore grain reports.

Chicago Chicago Cash Grain Baltimore Winchester Liveries

Justice Sutherland Turns Seventy Seven Quietly

Associate Justice George Sutherland, retired, marked his seventy seventh birthday in Washington on March 25. He spoke of his doubt about traveling to England this summer and warned that while he doubts war, there are rumors of war amid current European conditions.

Washington George Sutherland England Supreme Court Europe

Mrs. Sloat To Direct Worship At Braddock Street Church

The 9 45 Sunday worship session at Braddock Street Methodist Church will be led by Mrs. John F. Sloat. Bible class teachers Mrs. J. H. Light and Mrs. F. W. Danley will deliver the lesson to respective classes.

Margaret Collins Denny and Comrade Bible Braddock Street Methodist Church John F. Sloat J. H. Light F. W. Danley

Congregational Christian Church Service Schedule

Sunday School at 9 45 a m led by John A Spaid. Divine worship titled The Joy Of Jesus at 11 a m. Vesper Service The Meaning Of The Cross at 5 p m. Youth Fellowship and C E at 7 30 p m. Wednesday Official Board meeting after a brief devotional period.

Congregational Christian Church Robert A. Whitten John A. Spaid Jesus C. E

Five Drowned As Auto Links In Deep Water

Five young men from Horse Creek Valley South Carolina were drowned before dawn when their motor car plunged from a wooden Bath bridge into a canal near Augusta Georgia. The car rested in 14 feet of water under the bridge and no one escaped. Victims listed as Ernest Rhodes 23 Reville Johnson 21 Wilson Boyd 23 Ernest Bartlett 22 and Lewis Widener 21.

Augusta Bath S. C Ernest Rhodes Reville Johnson Wilson Boyd Ernest Bartlett Lewis Widener Horse Creek Valley South Carolina

Swiss Mobilize Reserves Quickly

Swiss orders calling up frontier reserves to guard the German border were executed swiftly after the government ordered all border posts reinforced. Mines at tunnels bridges and passes were being charged while Basel gained trucks from private industries to move troops to garrisons along the boundary.

Berne Switzerland Basel

RIS Kidney Health Test Ad Trial Offer

An advertisement promotes a thirty day RIS test to keep kidneys active. It touts trial treatment priced 25 50 or 100 cents and claims only RIS is authentic, urging purchase at local druggists nationwide.

Lawmakers Debate Economy Drive and Tax Revision

Congress discussed curbing spending by limiting agency requests for funds. House Ways and Means Chair Doughton, recently ill, is set to discuss tax revision with colleagues next week. Roosevelt attacks blame on Congress for any economizing failures.

Roosevelt Congress King Doughton House Ways and Means Committee

Auxiliary Fashion Show Delights with Fashion and Talent

The article praises the Auxiliary Fashion Show for its polished production and strong cast. It highlights Miss Elsie Mae Gaunt and a diverse group of performers, the Nabob performance, and crowd-pleasing skits. Barbara Webb Larkin is credited for the libretto, with Polly Brinton Harrison and Dorothy Minnigerode in leadership roles.

Minnie Winchester Helen Leigh Smith Elsie Mae Gaunt Monte Bourjailly Jaynes Rowe Katherine Chiles Annabelle Snyder Hubert Kerr Dorothy Ewing Jean Ebert Louis Ensognia Mary Green Colleen Cather Peggy Crown Elizabeth Rainsberger Dick Griffith H. B McCormac Barbara Webb Larkin Mrs. Harrison Polly Brinton Harrison Dorothy Minnigerode

Attractive Awards at Winchester Night of Fun Firemen Event

Firemen stage Night of Fun with prizes across divisions. Third prize is $2 cash for horn, Roller Skate groups compete for Best Costume with $5 first and $2 third, Doll Baby Carriage for Best decorated outfits awards $5 and $2, Scooters and similar entries win $3, $2, and $1. Fourth Division honors Best Comic Costume with $10 top prize and smaller cash awards. Entry allowed by applying to officials of the four fire companies.

Horn Winchester

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Amergan J. O. J. Green N. Cameron St Winchester, Va Stock Market Report John S. Solenberger and Co Treasury Plan Meadow Mills Omps Funeral Home Georgia Georgette Washington, D. C Cantor American Road Builders’ Association Murray D. van Wagoner Eddie Cantor San Francisco Civic Auditorium Mr. Cantor van Wagoner Michigan Mrs. Sloat GIMCO Home Insulating Improvement Corp Firestone Auto Supply & Service Stores Loudoun Sadie Finklestein Soddy Haines Swimley Furniture Store George Washington Hotel Buncutter Tire CO Braddock & Germain Frederick County Handley High School Featuring Andrew Summers William A. Irwin American Bankers Association New York City George E. Foreman Riggs National Bank Henry F. Seal
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