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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1944

Page

3

Market Quotation Roundup New York March 27

Market beams mixed as rail and liquor shares attracted buyers while air transports and gold mines lagged. Prime Minister Churchill warned invasion was near, dampening investment demand and keeping dealings sluggish. Notable movers included Bethlehem, Chrysler, Dow, Kodak, GE, Santa Fe, and Boeing among gainers. American Car, United Airlines, Pan Am, Montgomery Ward, and Homestake among losers. Bonds narrow. Brown Forman, St. Regis, Creole Petroleum among gainers in curbs.

New York Aew Min Churchill Laware & Hudson Kansas City Euthern Distillers Corp Park Milford Glenn Martin Wentieth Century-Fox Santa Fe Great Northern Bethelehem Chrysler du Pont Dow Chemical Eastman Kodak General Electric American Car & Foundry American Airlines United Air Lines Pan American Airways Montgomery Ward Homestake McIntyre Porcupine Brown-Forman Distillers Childs Preferred St. Regis Paper Creole Petroleum and Carrier Corp

Chicago Grain Quotations Steady on Opening

Chicago March 27 Grains were steady on moderate commission house buying at the opening. Traders expect snow and rain in the corn belt to slow movement of yellow grain from the country. Opening prices listed for Wheat Oats Rye and corresponding contracts with first May and July and September figures.

Chicago

Baltimore Produce and Livestock Prices March 27

Produce markets show firm apples with good stock and dull ordinary stock. Golden Delicious Staymans Winesaps Yorks Romes and Black Twigs mostly at 3.75 to 4.12 a 50 lb net. Poultry market steady with light receipts. roasters fryers and broilers mainly 33 cents. fowl 26 to 29 1/2 cents. ducks 27 1/2 cents per lb. Eggs 1,129 cases. butter 3,864 pounds.

Baltimore MD. Pa. W. Va U.S

Baltimore cattle market report shows slow steady tone for slaughter steers

On March 27 in Baltimore the Office of Distribution quoted cattle markets with 900 head held back. Slaughter steers sold around 16.35 per 100 pounds for large lots. most interests bid unevenly lower. Heifers were steady to weak, cows weak to 25 lower, bulls steady. Calves active with dealers 50 higher than last week. good and choice at 16.00-17.00, medium 11.50-14.50.

Baltimore WFA

Market Report on Hog Sheep Prices and Weights

Auction notes show hogs trading from 11.00 to 14.70 for various weight classes with active demand 240 to 330 pounds and sows higher at times. Sheep prices hold steady with good lambs 70 pounds and up at 16.50 to 17.50, common and medium 12.00 to 15.00, culls 6.50 to 10.00.

Chicago wholesale livestock market report highlights mixed gains

Chicago on March 27 reports salable hogs 17 000 to 22 000 head, higher than Friday with good and choice 190 350 lbs at 14 15 14 35 top. cattle 14 000 plus calves 1.00. fed steers and yearlings up about 25, heifers steadier. stock cattle scarce. salable sheep 10 000 with lambs opening about 25 lower and western wooled lambs 16 25 16 40. prices vary by weight and grade across hogs cattle and sheep.

Chicago Cw. F.A Colorados

Disappointed In Britain For Churchill Talk

London papers voiced muted approval of Churchills radio address praising Russian aid and warning of feints in Western invasion He defended his wartime administration and outlined postwar plans while praising Stalin and noting Italy's stalled Allied push and Rome’s hoped rescue.

London Churchill Hitler Britain Europe United States Stalin Russia Germany Balkans Thas Hungary Rumania Bulgaria Italy Rome

City Club Cited In District Bulletin

Andrew Bell of the Winchester Kiwanis Club notes a March Capital District Bulletin item praising the local club for leading War Loan drives. The Fourth War Loan closed at 367,279.25 dollars and the Third at 257,500 dollars, highlighting the club as a vital civic asset in Winchester.

Andrew Bell Winchester Kiwanis Club Capital District Bulletin Winchester Kiwanis Kiwanis Club Winchester

Global Cat Mehita Bel Travel Record Shocks Readers

Mehita bel a nine year old cat has traveled 30 000 miles across 35 states and Mexico sailed the sea and flown at 10 000 feet Owners Mr and Mrs R M Steiner take her wherever they go assisting media attention on the remarkable pet traveler in Portland Oregon

Portland Ore Mehitabel States Mexico R. M. Steiner

New Ceiling Prices For Foods In Virginia Stores

Revised price list titled New Ceiling Prices For Foods applies March 10 in multiple Virginia counties including Alleghany Amherst Appomattox Augusta Bath Bedford and more. The document notes group I and II stores display a group number and urges housewives to save and use the list while shopping. It ends noting prices do not apply inside corporate city limits.

Ihe Virginia Alleghany Amherst Appomattox Augusta Bath Bedford Brand Botetourt Buchanan Campbell, Carroll

Eight Lettermen Among 25 Out For Boyce Baseball Team

Boyce Agriculture High School lists 25 candidates for the 1944 Boyce baseball squad with eight returning letters. Notables include Woody Coulson at first and Dyer Coulson at second, plus David and Norman Tavenner in infield, with Loyd set to handle pitching and Vorous as catcher. Regulars missing include Wilson Coulson in the Navy and Paul Fraier with the Marines. The team opens April 14 against Middletown on a new field behind the school.

C. E. Miley, Jr Boyce Agriculture High School Woody” Coulson Dyer Coulson David Norman Tavenner Lioyd Vorous Herbert Tamner Jimmy Casey Bercene Teneerbeam Farry Weir George Fster Harold Hawkins Burchell Wiley Kenneth Housenfluck Ray Dodson Arlel Frazier Jay Cone Dudley Diggs Gwynne Jones Robert Ridgseway The Boyce Wilson Coulson U. S. Navy Paul Fraiier Marines Jack Casey V. M. I. Boyce Middletown

Partisans Capture Adriatic Island of Hvar Amid Battles

A Tito communique reports Yugoslav partisans with Allied air and naval support and a commando detachment seized Hvar island, 25 miles south of Split. It notes ongoing fighting with German forces in Slovenia and disruption of enemy lines toward Hungary.

London Tito Josip Broz Adriatic Hvar Split Slovenia Hungary

New York City Forms First 4-H Farm Cadet Club

Nine city youths who worked on upstate farms last summer organize the New York City Farm Cadet 4-H club the metropolis first of its kind. They aim for 100 members by season's end.

New York New York City

Garbo Returns to Screen in Norwegian Merchant Marine Tale

Greta Garbo plans a film comeback after a three year gap. At Norwegian ambassador Wilhelm Morgnstierne’s urging she will star in a picture about Norwegian merchant sailors, producer Lester Cowan announced.

Hollywood Greta Carbo Wilhelm Morgannstierne United States Lester Cowan

Realty Transfers in Clarke County March Deeds Recorded

Notices show the Clerk's Office recording several land transfers in Clarke County during March. Transactions include Nicodemus et ux to Frazier et al for a parcel in Berryville area. Thompson to Thompson in Battletown. Strode to Galloway in Boyce town limits. Frisby to Hummer of the Model Farm in Chapel District, totaling various acres and settlements.

Clarke County Harry B. Nicodemus Herbert M. Frazier M. Frazier Gladys L. Thompson Monte T. Thompson Battletown Berryville Maude A. Strode T. F. Galloway Elizabeth D. Galloway Boyce Lucille Gooding Frisby A. B. Hummer

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