Fugitive Caught After Wounding A Town Marshal
Arthur Peters, 23, captured in Napoleon after fleeing Illinois deputies and wounding McClure town marshal Harry Hartsing. He hijacked taxis, commandeered a car, then surrendered near a gas station. No charges filed. Peters admitted the shooting and was held for further proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Ohio
Illinois
Henry
Fred H. Bartels
Arthur Peters
Bartels
Peters
Deage County
Ill
Franklin Park
Chicago
Market Quotations for Apples Potatoes and Livestock in Baltimore and Chicago
Apples barely steady offerings light with delicately priced crates. Strawberries varied by region with limited fine quality stock. Potatoes mixed with new strong sales and several size categories. Poultry market barely steady for fryers and weak for heavy hens. broilers 26-29 cents. Cattle and hogs show limited sales in Chicago with a wide range by weight. hogs 24-29, cattle 17-25, veering toward mixed demand.
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Baltimore
MD & Va
Eastern Shore
Maine
Chicago
USDA
New York Stocks Edge Higher Amid Mixed Early Trading
The New York Stock Market advanced quietly with some declines offsetting gains as RKO Theatres opened on 2,800 shares unchanged. Loewe rose on 5,500 shares, while Southern Railway Johns Manville Youngstown Sheet Tube General Motors Texas Company Kennecott Copper and Vanadium posted gains and Goodrich International Harvester Southern California Edison General Electric and Cities Service fell.
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New York
RKO Theatres
Loewe
Southern Railway
Johns Manville
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
General Motors
Texas Co
Kennecott Copper
Vanadium
Goodrich
International Harvester
Southern California Edison
General Electric
Cities Service
Live Poultry Prices in Winchester Area
Agriculture Dept reports live poultry prices in Winchester area for No 1 fowl f o b farm at noon today. Market steady with demand improving. Farm prices list 24 peeking. broilers over 3 lbs heavy toms and hens noted. Egg grades for Harrisonburg U S adjustments include Grade A Large, Grade A Medium, and Grade B Large.
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Winchester
Harrisonburg
U. S
VPI Aims for Triple Title in 1954 State Baseball Race
Virginia Tech Gobblers lead the Southern Conference at 10-3 and the Big Six at 6-2 while chasing Randolph Macon by a half game in the state sweepstakes. Tech won 9-5 over Washington and Lee to seize a half-game lead, with one or two games left pending rescheduled contests. Bridgewater swept RPI 3-1 and 17-1 behind Bob Will's four-hitter.
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Richmond
Virginia Tech
Gobblers
Randolph Macon
Yellow Jackets
Spiders
Tech
VMI
William and Mary
Indians
Washington and Lee
Julian King
Virginia
Bridgewater
Eagles
Bob Will
Will
Green Devils
Chicago grains open with small price changes on Board of Trade
Grain prices moved modestly in routine trading on the Board of Trade. Wheat shows May near 1.98, July 1.93, soybeans around 3.87 to 3.86, corn near 1.55, oats around 1.74 to 0.69, rye about 0.96 to 1.01, lard about 19.45 in May and 18.25 in July.
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Star
Harrisonbur
Rockingham Co
Augusta Co
Luray
Chicago
Board of Trade
Jly
Red Cross Workers To Be Honored At Newton Baker
Eight Red Cross volunteers from the area will receive service certificates at Newton Baker Veterans Center during Hospital Day on Sunday. Local honorees include Mrs. Slaughter, Mrs. O Donoghue, Mrs. LaMond, Miss Pancoast, and Miss Brown. Berryville recipients are Mrs. Clagett, Mrs. Cooley, and Mrs. Sunderlin. Open House runs 1 to 4 p.m. with guided tours 1 to 2:30 p.m. to view VA medical care and services for veterans.
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Red Cross
Newton Baker Veterans Center
Samuel Slaughter
William O'Donoghue
Minnie LaMond
Mary Pancoast
Charlotte Brown
Berryville
W. B. Clagett
Anne H. Cooley
Glen Sunderlin
Dorothy Rice
Gary Leedies
James B. Lindsay
Veterans Administration
Veterans Administration Center
Tri-State
Recreation Hall
Winchester Bar Names Program Committee At Quarterly Meet
The Winchester Bar named a committee to plan programs for the rest of the year at the quarterly meeting held last night at the George Washington Hotel. Members include H. R. Kern Jr John F Anderson and Robert K Woltz with Herbert S Larrick presiding as president elected in January. New officers serving for the first time are Robert E O Neal as vice president Henry H Whiting as treasurer and Robert K Woltz as secretary.
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Winchester
George Washington Hotel
W Vich
H. R. Kern
John F. Anderson
Robert K. Woltz
Herbert S. Larrick
Robert E. O'Neal
Henry H. Whiting
Former St. Louis Officers Denied New Trials
Federal Judge Albert A. Ridge denied new trials for Louis Shoulders a former St. Louis police lieutenant and Elmer Dolan a suspended patrolman convicted of lying about handling the Greenlease ransom. Acquittals were also denied with sentencing set for May 21.
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St. Louis
Kansas City
Albert A. Ridge
Greenlease
Louis
Shoulders
Leutenant
Elmer Dolan
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OGEAN
Joe's
S.S. Pierce Finnen
Haddie
Joe’s
Ocean Cove
Royal Road
Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
N. Y
Black
Bill Garrard
Walter G. McCauley
Middletown
Scotland
McCauley
Edwin B. Orndorff
Orndorff
Monte Vista
Agriculture Dept
Ind
SAFEW
Ib. c Ag
VPI
Winchester Business College
S. Cameron St
Kenneth E. Henry CO
S. BraDdock S. P
Peoples Service Drug Stores
Newton Baker
National Archives
Bar Association
Lorraine
Florist Rt
Valley Pride
Hudson
Frank Mundy
AAA
U.S
Hudson American Motors
KERN
S. Loudoun St
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