Virginia Highway Deaths Reach 231
Virginia’s 1955 traffic toll rose to 231 with six weekend deaths and a belated report. Victims include Lawrence J. Martin 49 of Barren Springs Wythe County killed on Route 607. four fatalities in a head on crash on U S 301 in Carolina County. Shahdan Courey 59 Emma A. Courey 60 Charles J. Atta 60 and Joseph T. Carneal 34. William Clarke Thrifty 24 of Dinwiddie County from a single vehicle wreck on Route 613 near Petersburg. George M. Fisher 19 of near Woodbridge killed in a two car collision on U S 1 near Route 611 at Ft Belvoir.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Lawrence J. Martin
Barren Springs
Wythe County
Martin
Patterson
U.S. 301
Hanover
Carolina County
Shahdan Courey
Emma A. Courey
Charles J. Atta
Fairlawn
N.J
Joseph T. Carneal
Washington, D. C
Carneal
Fairfax County
Ft. Belvoir
Practically All Young Men Must Serve
Secretary of Defense Wilson argues that military service will be required from nearly all young American men as long as the Communist threat endures. He told Randolph-Macon College alumni that defense of American principles is essential and that the nation owes its achievements to individual competition and initiative.
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Ashland
Wilson
Randolph-Macon College
United States
Nationalists Cool To Proposed U S Base on Formosa
Taipei officials reacted coolly to reports the United States might base jets and a small Marine contingent on Formosa. They tied the move to a cease fire in the Formosa Strait, which they oppose, citing a Communist buildup near the Matsu Islands.
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Taipei
Formosa
Washington
United States
Formosa Strait
Matsu Islands
Local Market Prices From The Star Report
Local markets list daily prices for feed and grain items including mixed seed at 3.25 a hundredweight, egg mash 4.65, broiler mash 5.20, barley 1.10 per bushel, wheat 2.10, yellow corn 1.45, corn meal 0.32, flour 6.90, butter values, and regionally cited No 2 red winter wheat 2.10, No 2 yellow corn 1.60-1.65, and No 2 bushel 1.15-1.30 for Rockingham and Augusta counties.
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Star
Lee Wholesale
Harrisonburg
New Rockingham Co
Augusta
Rockingham Co
TMEV
Cp Cccunsewesesee
Bae Barney No. 2
Busuie Sc
Cvstescecses
Rockingham
Market Report Quotes on Apples Potatoes and Livestock
Baltimore market notes show apples steady to up with Delicios and Romes rising across sizes, boxes and US grades. Cattle, hogs, and calves in Baltimore and Chicago reflect mixed gains with steers 18.50-29.00 and hogs 14.50-18.75, plus varied weight classes and dairy types across markets.
Wall Street opens higher with scattered large moves
The stock market in New York opened with a mix of small gains and losses. American Viscose jumped 71 percent on 15 000 shares after announcing entry into the sterilized absorbent cotton field. Loew's slipped 3 8 to 20 14 on 7 200 shares.
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New York (P
Loew’s
Parke Davis
Evans
Bethlehem Steel
Studebaker-Packard
Montgomery Ward
Douglas Aircraft
Phelps Dodge
Union Carbide New York Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Caterpillar Tractor
Admiral Corp
Kennecott Copper
Homestake Mining
Santa Fe Railroad
United Aircraft
Agricultural market report on live poultry and eggs
Agriculture Dept market unsettled on broilers or fryers with demand fair to good and turkeys steady. Farm prices noted for 24 hours ending today, listing live poultry and egg market quotes for Harrisonburg and Winchester with U S Grade A large white and brown eggs, Grade B and C varieties, and crate sizes.
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Harrisonburg
U. S
U.S
Ierakiel
Winchester
Opening Board of Trade shows modest gains in quiet session
Chicago grain futures open with slight easing of gains across markets as May wheat at 2.11 to 107-8, corn May 1.43 to 43, oats May 17 to 3-4, rye May 97 to 96 3-4, and lard May 12.32 with nearby contracts showing small moves in thin trading.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Jly
Rye
Live cattle and lamb market snapshot with varied grades
Feeder steers and heifers sell from 16.00 to 24.00 per cwt with loads near 24.75 for prime heifers. Cows mostly 12.00 to 15.00, canners down to 9.00. Bulls 14.50 to 16.50, vealers 21.00 to 26.00 with some higher. Lambs 17.00 to 23.00, ewes 4.50 to 6.00. lots include 91 to 103 lb lambs and 127 lb offerings in quotes.
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Baltimore
Romes
Staymans
NJ Romes
Romes & Staymans
Va Yorks
Maine
Chicago
USDA
Canner & Cutter
Front Royal Livestock Market Auction Prices Report
The April 28 market listing at Front Royal shows hogs veal lambs and cattle with price ranges for various lots. It includes hogs from butcher to sows, veal grades, lamb averages, steers and heifers with quality tiers, cows bulls and stocker feeder cattle, plus a note on a 1955 mortality study of children killed by accidental refrigerator shootings.
Thank You Friends Baby Beef Show Backers Honored
The 4-H and F.F.A. members of Frederick and Clarke Counties thank supporters of the Third Annual Baby Beef Show and Sale held April 25. Recipients include Farmers & Merchants National Bank Shenandoah Valley National Bank Frederick Co-operative Farm Bureau and many local businesses and clubs. Ansel B. Solenberger is listed among sponsors.
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F.F.A
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Farmers & Merchants Nations Bank
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Frederick Co-operative Farm
Farmers Livestock Exchange Commercial & Saving Bank
Farm Bureau of
Clarke County Contributors List Featured in Local Advertisers
A compilation of Clarke County businesses and affiliated stores including Bank of Clarke County First National Bank Berryville White Post Supply Berryville Farm Service Edward P Berlin Shackelford's Store Coiner's Dept Store Scheuer's Community Self Service Clarke County Supply Pine Drug Ramsburg Hardware Clarke County Locker Plant Berryville Basket Factory Safeway Stores Winchester American Stores Cassell Provision Darragh Anderson's Meat Market Boyce's Meat Market Co L Williams Kingan & Company Miller Bros Buckley White Post Allen Coffman Timberville James Heidrick Mine Run Henry T Goode & Son Thompson's Berryville Whitacore's Capon Bridge Clarke Co Locker Plant.
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Bank of
Clarke County
First National Bank of
Berryville
White Post Supply
Berryville Farm Service
Edward P. Berlin
Shackleford’s Store
Coiner’s Department Store
Scheuer’s Community Self Service
Clarke County Supply Pine Drug Store
Ramsburg Hardware
Clarke County Locker Plant
Berryville Basket Factory
Safeway Stores
Winchester
American Stores Co
Cassell Provision Co
Darragh
Anderson's
Boyce’s
L. Williams
Kingan & Company
Richmond
Miller Bros
Robert Buckley White Post
Allen Coffman Timberville
James Heidrick
Henry T. Goode & Son, Inc
Thompson’s Grocery
Whitacore’s
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Clarke Co
Farmers Livestock Exchange
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San Diego
Calif
Defense Dept
International
Wall Street
Agriculture Dept
Chicago Grain
Shenandoah Valley National Banks
Old — Strong Ban
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Front Royal Livestock Market
Refrigerator Service and Contracting
Frederick County
J. W. Arthur, Insurance
Herbert Bryant, Inc
Checkerboard Feed Store
Green Chemical Co. Leggett’s Department Store
Lupton Orchard & Farm Supply Co. I. Brumback & Sons
Marshall National Bank & Trust Company
Miller & Anderson
Round Hill
Ruritan Club Inc
S. Solenberger & Co
Stonewall Ruritan Club
J.C. Penney & Co
Southern States
Stephens City Service
Winchester Service
Ansel B. Solenberger
FORD
Shenandoah Motor Coq
Cam Ae
Nniversary
Featuring
Main Line
Custom Line
Fair Lane
Trade Today
Valley Ave
W. M. “Mac” Turner
Steve Simkovitch
Bill Rauch
Loudoun St
Winston Wallace
A. Yancey
Don Lavecchi
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