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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1956
Page
9
Agriculture Department market notes show steady offerings with ample to more than ample supply for subdued demand. In poultry broilers and fryers priced around 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 cents per pound. turkey fryers 28 1/2 to 29 1/2 cents. Egg markets list various grades with prices for large medium and small sizes in Winchester and Harrisonburg.
Apples and pears list prices by origin and size with notes on quality and decay. Potatoes show size A and Z pricing across Pa Maine Florida and Oklahoma, with discounts for ordinary to fair quality. Poultry offerings are light and mainly fryers while beef and hog quotes are nominally unchanged.
The stock market edged higher in early dealings with small gains and few losses. Notable movers included General Motors 5000 shares unchanged at 44 percent, General Electric 3000 up 1 percent, Royal Dutch Petroleum 1500 up 34 cents, Standard Oil NJ 3000 up 4 cents, U S Steel 1500 up 34 cents, and Westinghouse Electric 2000 down 44 cents.
Grains start firm in moderate activity with opening quotes across wheat corn oats rye and soybeans. Notable bids include May wheat 2.30, July 2.09, May soybeans around 3.14 with June figures near 3.16. Lard futures listed for July at 14.00 and September at 14.50.
Daily market feed from The Star shows prices for mixed feed egg mash broiler mash grain mill barley wheat corn flour and cornmeal with ranges for Rockingham Augusta and wholesale butter. Cancer research drive promotes contributions with a check-up and a check.
John Landy leads a seven man classic mile at Memorial Coliseum with rivals Lon Spurrier Ron Delany Jim Bailey Bill Dellinger Danny Schweikart and Jerome Walters. Landy seeks sub four on American soil after world record 3 58.0 in Turku and 3 58 6 in Australia this year.
Evening line up features Pinky Lee, Howdy Doody, Truth or Consequences, Life of Riley, boxing Cherif Hamia vs Ike Chestnut, and news between 5 and 11 pm. Late night offers The Lone Ranger, Saturday Matinee, and Westerns. packed with cartoons, old films, and serials.
Major League results update by Associated Press shows Kansas City beat New York 8 to 7 and Boston defeated Detroit 5 to 2. Cleveland topped Baltimore 7 to 1 while Washington won 7 to 4 over Chicago. Saturday matchups include Chicago at Washington, Cleveland at Baltimore, Kansas City at New York, Detroit at Boston, Pittsburgh 5 Cincinnati 1, Brooklyn 7 St Louis 3, plus New York at Milwaukee and Pittsburgh at Cincinnati both 1:30, New York at Milwaukee 2:30 and Philadelphia at Chicago 1:30. Brooklyn at St Louis 2:00.
Winchester Frederick County Health Department staff wrap up a four day conference in Roanoke with attendees Dr A L Lindall Mrs Frances Kanade Miss Dorothy Ellis J Wesley Williams William Nash Mrs Mary Hardesty and Cephas Hook visiting from Berryville.
The 82nd Kentucky Derby field of 18 saw no favored posts for top contenders as Needles drew the No. 1 rail. The D. and H. Stable entry, a Ponder colt, tends to surge from behind rather than start fast. Forecast calls for a fair cool day with about 100000 fans expected, CBS airing the race from 4 15 to 4 45 p m.
Although 18 names circulated the entry list, officials expect 17 starters after T A Grisom s Reaping Right injured a leg in a workout following Detroit owner paying a $250 entry fee. On 17 starters the race would gross $167 550 with a net of $123 450 to the winner, both figures set to be records.
Elder Earl Dailey of Indiana polis Indiana will conduct preaching services at the Cedar Creek Primitive Baptist Church Sunday at 8 p.m.
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