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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1937
Page
9
Baltimore markets report varied prices for poultry butter eggs and produce with modest gains noted. Chicago livestock delivery shows hogs cattle and sheep trading mixed to steady with gains in hogs and strong bid for certain cattle categories. Baby chick feed prices appear in the report with a lower price point.
Local markets list patent brand and cracked corn prices by bag and bushel, with 98 and 48 pound bag rates, along with shelled corn, corn meal, mixed feeds, oat, and dairy feeds. Several entries reference turkey and chicken feeds, butter, eggs, and stock details, reflecting regional agricultural trading notes.
New York May 7 stocks moved back into the doldrums after an initial rise with few gains. Rails led the early advance as New York Central traded around 12 000 shares, but most gains faded. Oil issues rose briefly. Closing quotes included Allied Chemical 230, Am Can 101 1 2, Gen Electric 53 3 4, U S Steel 104 1 2, Union Pacific 143 1 2, and other major names, with mixed later performance.
Chicago May 7 reports May corn briefly rising to a new price record while wheat and other grains decline. Wheat loses up to 25-8 cents with large May deliveries and about 19.5 million bushels of uncompleted May contracts. Closing prices show various shifts across wheat corn oats soybeans rye barley and livestock quotes.
Charred and torn bodies lay in an improvised morgue after the Hindenburg crash at Lakehurst New Jersey. Some victims were partially clothed or naked, with limbs missing or torn by the explosion as rescue workers recovered remains.
Nation's lawmakers on Capitol Hill recessed. Wheeler committee continues railroad financing inquiry. House judiciary committee studies a bill to curb real estate bond holder protective committees. Senate sent a $2 500 000 farm forestry bill to the White House and passed minor measures yesterday.
General Goering sent a cable from Lakehurst New Jersey dated May 7 expressing warm thanks to Commander Charles E. Rosendahl and American airmen for rescuing survivors after the Hindenburg disaster. He praised the heroic work and the spirit of cooperation between airmen of all nations.
May 7 dispatch reports Gen. Emilio Mola’s insurgents advancing toward Bilbao the Basque republic capital, after a three day halt to consolidate gains. The offensive nears the city nicknamed the Pittsburgh of Spain as insurgents press toward it.
Federal agents captured a man in Indianapolis on May 7 after a pursuit. Bliss Morton, acting chief of the local bureau, said the suspect is wanted in connection with a $25,000 holdup in Grand Rapids.
Public appeal notes strong citizen backing for the Apple Blossom Festival Fund as contributions reach 150 dollars this afternoon. Donations from local businesses and residents show broad support for Winchester’s festival efforts, with totals surpassing last year’s by more than 100 dollars at this stage.
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Captain Max Pruss commander of the Hindenburg is in critical condition at Paul Kimball Hospital, according to Ocean county coroner Dr. Raymond Taylor. Captain Ernst A. Lehmann, whom Pruss succeeded, is also in serious condition and not yet out of danger.
Rome reports shock over the Hindenburg wreck tied to the Germany friendship accord. Newspapers express condolences to the German people and government.
In Berchtesgaden on May 7 Adolf Hitler opened a bereaved families fund for the Hindenburg disaster victims with a $12,000 gift. He also sent a message of deep sympathy to the Zeppelin company.
At Lakehurst New Jersey the charred remains of Hindenburg victims lie under improvised shrouds in a hangar. The Los Angeles airship, glinting nearby, is the sole survivor among six famous ships to visit the site, now used as a school room for naval airship students.
The funeral of Thomas L. Schmidt, National Biscuit Co. salesman, who died after a long illness, was held at 10 o clock this morning at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. Wallace M. Brashears and Rev. Herman McKay officiated, with hymns sung by a quartet. Interment followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery amid floral tributes. pallbearers were business associates and friends.
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