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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1949

Page

9

Market Quotations Show Mixed Steel and Non Ferrous Activity

Demand for steel shares rose modestly in a volatile market. U S Steel and Bethlehem Steel edged up from recent lows, while Republic Steel Jones Laughlin and Youngstown gained slightly. Inland held steady as non ferrous stocks weakened under pressure. American Ice preferred fell after a prior rise, while several large names like Goodrich Woolworth National Container and American Telephone declined to new lows.

New York U.S. Steel Bethlehem Steel Republic Steel Jones & Laughlin Youngstown American Ice Goodrich Woolworth National Container American Telephone J. C. Penney International Paper Pennsylvania A.A Chesapeake & Ohio Twentieth Century-Fox Chrysler U. S. Rubber Deere, Schenley Western Union Commonwealth Edison American

Chicago Grains Open Steady With Mixed Overnight Trade

Chicago grains opened steady as government crop data and trade expectations influenced early price moves. Wheat May 2.23 1/4 to July 1.4 1/2, corn May 1.33 1/2, soybeans May 2.30 3/4, lard May 11.72, oats and rye quoted across nearby months.

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Baltimore Market Report for May 11 Poultry and Livestock Prices

Poultry notes show easier undertone with fryers 27 to 32 cents, fowl 30 to 41, eggs weaker with graded receipts and ungraded around 45 to 58 cents. Receipts include butter and eggs. cattle steady with steers around 24.50, calves mixed 12 to 27, hogs steady from 15.75 to 19.25 per hundredweight, sows 12.50 to 14.50, sheep around 12.50 for ewes and lambs 33.50 to 34.00.

Baltimore

Magazine Writers On Vacation when Elbows Drifts In

George Elbows McFadden, visiting Ring Magazine in New York after a death story misprint, finds editors on vacation and mocks the era. He notes trust funds from Tex Rickards and compares meals to 25 cent times while criticising Russians. He boasts a machine gun victory fantasy.

George McFadden Winchester Ring Magazine New York Max Fleishman New Hampshire Billy Roche Connecticut Tex Rickards Jack Dempsey Jim Jefferies

Eggs and Live Poultry Prices Reported in Winchester Area

The Agriculture Department Markets Division lists U S Grade A eggs at 48 cents for extra large, 46 for large, 40 for medium, and Grade B large at 40. Live poultry prices paid to producers in the Winchester area include heavy breed hens at 32 cents per pound, Leghorn hens and broilers around 20 cents, rock cross and red broilers about 23 cents, and young turkey hens at 41 cents with toms at 35 cents. Old and young guineas are noted without specific prices.

Neung Winchester U. S SUE Coors

Local Markets Notice Corrections From The Star

Local markets are corrected daily by the Star. The paper does not assume responsibility for typographical errors that may occur.

The Star

Horseman Favors Capot to Run Well In Preakness

In Baltimore ahead of the 73rd Preakness Capot is seen as a strong challenger to Ponder after the Kentucky Derby winner’s stunning rise. Trainers weigh who will set pace and whether Capot can seize the race as Ponder repeats. Olympia is not expected to pace early, and the Derby shorter distance favors a different strategy. Capot prospects hinge on running his own race.

Baltimore Ponder Old Pimlico Calumet Jimmy Jones Florida Kentucky Greentree Stable Capot Tom Smith Cadet Olympia Smith

Senators Urged To Delay Passage Of Atlantic Pact

Eugene Dennis of the Communist party told the Senate foreign relations committee that the North Atlantic Pact forces suppression of popular movements in signatory nations. Dennis urged halting ratification until the Council of Foreign Ministers meets, warning of mass opposition and the risk of atomic war.

Washington Eugene Dennis Communist Party Senate United States Dennis Senate Foreign Relations Committee Howard Johnson New York State New York City Western Europe Dean Acheson Senate Committee Council of Foreign Ministers Foreign Ministers’ Conference

Coloring fires by soaking logs with salts

A lab reports logs can be soaked in about 10 percent solutions to color flames when burned. Green hues arise from boric acid and barium chloride, blue from copper chloride, bright red from strontium or lithium chlorides, and brick red from calcium chloride after drying and combustion.

W. M. T. A. Fores Products Laboratory

Residents Share Winter Trips And Festival Attendance

Brucetown residents report travels to Florida Bluefield and Sanford as spring Apple Blossom festival draws guests from Richwood Middleway Jessup and nearby towns. Local families Mr and Mrs Walter Gander Mr and Mrs Arnold Gordon and Roy Campbell joined gatherings with relatives and friends during the event.

Brucetown Walter Gander Florida Arnold Gordon Bluefield W. Va Roy Campbell Frank Fulcher Sanford Orvel Dean Rebecca Peters Richwood George Hildebrant Thomas White Middleway Donald Dennis

Trial Justice Court Docket Lists Speeding and Reckless Driving

Judge W Erle Edwards presides as cases from Martinsburg Sephens City Richmond and Winchester appear. Defendants include Jack Anthony Chambers speeding without a valid license James Edward Seabright speeding Elmo Ray Neff failure to dim headlights Nelson Clark Souis Harry Bruce Rinker speeding Thomas North Jr Turner Ashby Beckham reckless driving Paul R Hockman reckless driving Elbert Morris speeding Glenn Vernon Farlow over gross and over

Trial Justice Court W. Erle Edwards Jack Anthony Chambers Martinsburg James Edward Seabright Piccadilly St Elmo Ray Neff Sephens City Nelson Clark Souis Harry Bruce Rinker Winchester Thomas North Jr Buena Vista Turner Ashby Beckham Richmond Paul R. Hockman Front Royal Elbert Morris Strasburg Glenn Vernon Farlow Statesville N. C

Middletown Men Named in Axle Weight Case

Robert Keith Judy and Lewis Brook Morris of Middletown named in a case involving axle weight violations with a cited amount of 266.25 dollars as part of the trespass or related charges.

Robert Keith Judy Lewis Brook Morris Middletown

Refusals to show license dismissed in land case

Charges of refusing to show a license to the land owner were dismissed after evidence issues. The brief notes anglers and fishing were referenced in the disputed claim, with the court ruling on display of documentation.

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