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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1940

Page

7

Major Bishop to Leave State Motor Vehicle Division

Major Roy P. Bishop, assistant director of the Virginia State Division of Motor Vehicles, will resign effective July 31. He has overseen state police, safety work, and the construction of the new police headquarters, planning to end his service as troopers move in by June 1 and safety staff by July 1.

G. C. Ritter, Jr Winchester Aerie No Order of Eagles Robert B. Dale Otiers Henry Keller James S. Ritter Chester Luttrell E. P. Spates Vincent Hollis C. F. Hottle W. A. Miller Ritter, Spates Hollis Walter B. Barr Petersburg Aerie Braddock Street Methodist Church Ritter Richmond Roy P. Bishop State Division of Motor Vehicles Bishop Marion Batte Salem Norton Midlothian Turnpike Culpeper Appomattox

Nehi Bottling Plans Wide Newspaper Campaign

Nehi Bottling Company owner W. E. Bridgeforth says the firm is running the largest newspaper advertising campaign in its history. The firm uses more than 600 newspapers nationwide this year, a 50 percent rise. locally, the company will run over 30 insertions, with many advertisements appearing twice weekly.

W. E. Bridgeforth Nehi Bottling Company United States

Grain futures rise amid European turmoil and short covering

Wheat gains on the Chicago futures pit rising over a cent with a late rally amid fears of war spreading to Holland and Belgium. Corn climbs to new highs since 1937 as rumors UK buyers might be active surface. Cash grain shows varied No. 1 yellow corn at 68 to 69 cents and white corn around 76 percent volume.

Chicago Holland Beligum United Kingdom United States Chicago Cash Grain Baltimore Grain

Market Quotations From Baltimore and Cities

Baltimore and Philadelphia quotes for produce and livestock show apples Winesaps 1.50 to 1.65, cattle and hogs with varying prices, poultry and eggs steady to higher, and Chicago reports of hogs up 10 cents with mixed cattle trends. Details include weights and ranges for calves, cows, pigs, sheep, eggs, butter, and dressed poultry.

Baltimore U. S Baltimore Livestock Philadelphia Plymouth Rocks Chicago Livestock Chicago

Quotations Va Livestock Market N Kent St Extended Sales

Market prices listed for steers heifers fat cows bulls veal lambs sows and hogs at Va Livestock Market on N Kent Street with weekly Tuesday sales. Cattle prices range from 4.50 to 11.90 per hundredweight and per head figures for feeders and stockers are shown.

N. Kent St

Local Markets Report Corrected Daily

Market listings show daily corrections while The Star’s market page remains unchanged. Readers rely on updated price data and trends for investment decisions despite the paper’s lag in market updates.

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Vintage feed prices and livestock terms in mixed list

Assorted animal feed prices and livestock terms appear as a fragmented historical price list. Items include corn sacks, oats, bran, various fowl, calves, hogs, lambs, and creamery butter, with per bag and per barrel pricing and weight notes. The document reflects commodity pricing and terminology from a past era.

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Eagles Lodge Robert Dale Major Bishop Ays Ickers Bickers North Braddock St Nehi Winchester General Electric IER Ld Miller 1 Anderson Plumbing & Heating Winchester Front Royal Snapper England Norwegian America Studebaker TNN AN Dellinger Brothers Omakite Aena E. Piccadilly St Broiler TON Sittore BOS Royal Crown Nehi Corp New York OLDS Chapman Motor CO S. Loudoun St Cammer Tire CO. Op Handley School Conoco Patent Office Continental Oil Company Ron el Toleta
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