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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1941
Page
3
From Piraeus to Cairo a Greek steamer carried Australian troops and refugees with 150 captured German soldiers aboard. Greek officials demanded 20 prisoners as the ship waited to cast off, a roll call was held, and the 20 were taken ashore.
Three Labour MPs proposed in the House of Commons a resolution to replace the present cabinet with a national government that would appeal to Europe under Nazi rule to support peace on a Socialist Europe basis. The amendment targets Churchill’s Greece Near East war policy and is set for debate next week.
The article discusses an inheritance tax scenario where current rates would yield 80 million annually due to estate deductions. Representative Sauthoff proposes a prepaid tax stamp system for small earners with $1 $3 and $5 stamps sold at post offices to be used as payments in lieu of cash.
Market reports from Baltimore Philadelphia and Chicago show unchanged to steady tone in Produce and Poultry with mixed notes on eggs and butter. Livestock prices list cattle hogs calves and sheep with ranges for weights and condition, noting steady or firmer trends and strong sausage bull demand in Chicago and Baltimore listings.
Boston wool market activity shows scattered sales of both foreign and domestic wools. Texas wools sold 1.03 to 1.07 dollars per pound scoured. combing quarter blood territory 0.82 to 0.85. French combing fine territory 1.00 to 1.03. Three eighths and one quarter blood bright fleece wools moved slowly at 44 to 46 cents grease.
The 66 year old violinist Fritz Kreisler was injured by a truck on Madison Avenue Saturday. A Roosevelt Hospital bulletin at 11:30 a m said his condition was not so good. He suffered a skull fracture and other injuries.
New York May 1 strength in import commodities shifted momentum away from key stocks. The list shows modest gains early but many leaders slide at close as turnover stays low around 300000 shares amid war worries tax fears and price control fears. Notable quotes include Gen Elec 28 5 8 and U S Steel 51 1 4 with several others in narrow ranges.
Chicago and Baltimore quotation notes show future and cash grain prices for May, July, September contracts across wheat oats rye soybeans lard bellies and cash grain levels. The report lists specific price points and contract months, reflecting market expectations and bid offers as of May 1.
Fire swept the R. C. A. Manufacturing Company warehouse in Los Angeles today destroying 250000 phonograph records. Plant superintendent G A Toepperwein called the loss total at 250000 dollars while assistant fire chief B E Cigar blamed flames from a rear incinerator that spread under a partition igniting the flammable records.
Advertises Moone's Emerald Oil claiming 25 years of sales for external causes. Offers money back if not satisfied and a small bottle with directions. Emphasizes quicker relief and comfort for sufferers.
Weather in the week ending April 26 was favorable for crops with cooler temperatures and light to moderate rainfall. Fruit prospects are promising as peaches bloomed heavily and apple bloom is abundant, frost damage risk reduced, while corn planting advances in southern counties and surface moisture remains a concern in parts of the state.
An old advertisement promotes Ru-Ex Compound as a quick relief for rheumatic arthritis and neuritis. It claims a two week supply mixed with water and lemon juice can ease pain within 48 hours, with a money back guarantee if not improved. Baker's Drug Store and others stock the product.
The Rev Rowland M Cross of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Peking will speak at a northern district rally of Congregational Christian Churches Sunday night at 8. The speaker describes wartime and flood devastation in North China and refugee relief work, noting years of mission service and cooperation with Chinese Christians.
The Associated Press reports miners in the southern fields resume digging after a wage dispute. Southern operators and United Mine Workers officials agree on temporary schedules and a $1 daily raise, with half the northern mines already working and more expected today. Negotiations for a permanent accord set for May 12 in New York. Western concerns cite freight-rate adjustments as needed, while southern owners oppose eliminating the wage differential that keeps southern workers $0.40 behind northern pay.
Delegates Charles S. Houck Jr a Frederick County Democrat was arrested in Frederick charged with perjury in an indictment returned by a Baltimore grand jury. He testified before the grand jury investigating alleged attempts to influence legislation at the recent general assembly.
The color of an egg depends largely on the vitamins in the food given to hens. With abundant green feed and grain the yolks become richer in food value and vitamin content.
Emil Rieve president of the CIO Textile Workers Union spoke at the CIO American Federation of Hosiery Workers convention in Philadelphia on May 1. He predicted the nation's income would rise to 100 billion dollars yearly within two or three years and urged a fair share for workers. He pledged peaceful action but warned against being ignored when claims are justified.
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