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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1944
Page
9
Dorothy Murray receives a full divorce from Frank Murray in Corporation court. Judge Burr P. Harrison grants the decree on grounds of cruel treatment leading to constructive desertion. She may resume her maiden name Dorothy Stumph.
London May 3 The Algiers radio quoted a Geneva dispatch saying Mussolini’s train returning to Northern Italy after a conference with Hitler was attacked near Bolzano by Italian partisans. The locomotive was disabled and Mussolini delayed for two hours.
Baltimore and Chicago livestock and produce markets show mixed quotes. Produce edges firm for poultry and eggs while butter and apples hold steady. cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep display varied levels across weight classes with tops around 16.75 for steers and hogs hovering near 13.20 for heavy weights.
Chicago May 3 opening shows mixed grain prices with light trading. Wheat futures at May 1.73 3-8 July 1.69 3 to 5-8 Sept 1.65 3-4 Dec 1.65 4. Oats July 78 7-8 to 3-4 Sept 74 1-2 1.80 1-2 May 3-4 to 7-8 Sept 1.23 5-8 to 3-4 Dec 1.24 1-2 to 1-4.
Moderately active buying in motors steel and rubbers lifted market mood with key industrials edging up. Chrysler surged over a point at times while General Motors Goodrich U S Rubber Goodyear Bethlehem Sears Roebuck Douglas Aircraft Westinghouse and J C Penney held higher. Rails were irregular and curb quotes rose for American Cyanamid New Jersey Zinc and Glen Alden Gal.
Handley High School seniors present a three act comedy Plane Crazy on Friday May 15 at 8 pm. The subplot follows Jimmy and friends planning air adventures while avoiding parents and a busy school staff. Tickets are sold by seniors. come enjoy laughs and suspense for the whole family.
A government communique from Bombay on May 3 said Mohandas Gandhi remains seriously ill with a worsening anemia and falling blood count. Gandhi, interned at Aga Khan Palace in Poona for nearly two years, is under growing anxiety from his condition.
In Memphis a man sought a job at a paper company. When the shipping foreman asked his company name the man replied that he only asked for a job and was hired so quickly he did not think to ask the company name.
Flood waters recede in some areas along the Mississippi to Cape Girardeau while central and eastern Texas report eight dead. Thirty three injured and one missing accompany torrential rains. Forecasters warn of serious flood conditions on the Trinity Brazos and Sabine rivers. The Red Cross notes reduced damage this year due to high evacuat
Chief Mead announces a trip to the Main Station in Washington Friday and will select five 17 year old boys for the Navy physical. Interested boys should contact Mead immediately. After 6 p.m. reach him at home, phone 5887.
Douglas Gordon longtime editor of the Norfolk Dispatch died at Norfolk General Hospital after an illness of over a week. Born in Richmond on July 27 1876 he held a law degree from the University of Virginia and served as editor and critic for several papers. He was active in civic and church life and held various professional and fraternal memberships.
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