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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1952

Page

5

New Sales Course Starts Tomorrow at Retail Institute

The Retail Institute in Winchester will start a 10 hour course on Human Relations beginning Thursday at 8 15 am in John Kerr School. Leroy M Buckner coordinates distribution education and leads sessions. Salespeople can enroll by attending Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 8 15 am and certificates from the State Department of Distribute Education will be awarded upon completion.

Retail Institute Winchester John Kerr School Leroy M. Buckner Distribute Education Buckner State Department of Distribute Education

Egg market prices and poultry quotes in Winchester area

Agriculture report lists U S Grade prices for eggs and fowls with detailed yardage in the Winchester region. It notes heavy breed hens and various broilers priced by weight and breed, plus a note on using shading cloth and artificial lighting to bloom chrysanthemums year round.

U. S Lausves U.S. Grogo Csaveseses Sears Nies Asgassees Winchester Beltsville

Rail stocks lift market with railroad influence

Market notes a steady day with a rail upside as Atlantic Refining rises on dividend news. New York and Harlem jumps after a 10 share sale, gaining 49 to 400, about 50 from its yearly low. Other leaders include Southern Railway Northern Pacific Dow Chemical Bethlehem Steel and United Aircraft. Lagging issues include Studebaker Allied Chemical and General Electric.

New York Atlantic Refining New York & Harlem Southern Railway Northern Pacific Dow Chemical Bethlehem Steel United Aircraft Studebaker Allied Chemical General Electric

Market Summaries for Produce Livestock and Cattle

Baltimore market reports show steady demand for produce with limited sales in cattle calves hogs and sheep. Chicago USDA figures indicate active salables with varied prices across weight classes and grades for cattle calves hogs and sheep.

Opening grain prices at Chicago Board of Trade slip

Chicago grains open slightly lower on light trading. May wheat at 2.47 1 2 1 8 with other months and crops including corn 1.80 7 8, oats 78 7 8, rye 1.98 1 4, soybeans 296 95 3 4, and lard futures across May to Dec dates.

Chicago Board of Trade Jly

Local Markets Report From Daily Star Listings

Local markets list corrected daily prices for flour corn meal and yellow corn in various bag sizes. Retail eggs mash broiler mash mixed feed cracked corn butterfat and butter prices appear with grain and feed terms, reflecting FOB mill and retail notes.

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Police Station Holds Seven Unclaimed Bicycles

Police Chief Thomas Boyd announced seven bicycles are unclaimed at the station. Owners may inquire at the police station to recover their property.

Thomas Boyd

Police Court Records From Conover Paris and Gray Avenue

Billie Leon Aikin 24 of Conover N C cited for unnecessary noise with a $10.25 fine. Shirley Tracey 44 of Paris cited for drunkenness with a $9.25 fine. Roadcap Atkins Jr 20 of 413 Gray Avenue cited for drunkenness with a $14.25 fine.

Billie Leon Aikin Conover N. C Shirley Tracey Paris Roadcap Atkins, Jr Gray Avenue

Market Quotations at Winchester May 5 1952

Consignment notes steady market across live stock. Cattle prices range good butchers to 32 60 per cwt, stockers up to 207.50, best steer calves to 3675, heifers to 30.00, cows 17.60 19.75, dairy cows to 277.00, bulls 24.25 25.30. Hogs 18.00 19.00, sows 12.50 16.00, lambs 32.10 33.00, good butcher sheep 14.00, stock sheep 12.00.

Baltimore Bu Bkts & Boxes Romeés Staymans Yorks NJ Staymans Bu Bkts Bu Hors Eady Beltsville USDA Chicago B. H

Lee Driving School Opens in Winchester City

Leon Offenhauser of Gainesville, nephew of racing car maker Fred Offenhauser in Los Angeles, opens Lee Driving School in Winchester with ABA acceptance and police approval. Instruction uses a dual control car six days weekly through the State License Bureau office by appointment. Course runs five to eight one hour lessons to prepare for official tests.

Leon Offenhauser Gainesville Fred Offenhauser Los Angeles Lee Winchester Offenhauser American Automobile Association State

Be Careful With Fire Be Careful With Fire

Public safety notice urges vigilance with fire hazards in Virginia. Official stresses preparedness and adherence to state burn bans to prevent wildfires and protect communities and natural resources.

Byrd and Moore to Address Rotary Luncheon

State Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr and Delegate E Blackburn Moore will speak at Ro tary Club on the Virginia Legislature's 70 day session. They will discuss the enacted laws at the 1 p.m. luncheon at the George Washington Hotel tomorrow.

Harry F. Byrd, Jr House of Delegates E. Blackburn Moore Rotary Club George Washington Virginia

Fairless Named Chairman of United States Steel

Benjamin F. Fairless assumed full direction of the nation’s largest steel producer as Trving S. Olds retired from the chairmanship. Olds retired from his $211,000-a-year post, and Fairless, already president, was named the new chairman of the board.

New York Benjamin F. Fairless Trving S. Oids United States Steelorp Olds Fairless

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