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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1956
Page
4
Market notes from Baltimore show apples and potatoes with mixed waist grade and regional variations. Poultry demand steady with heavy receipts. broilers and hens priced around 26 cents and 30 cents per pound respectively. Cattle hogs and sheep prices listed, with hogs primarily 13.75 to 17.50 for various weight ranges and lambs around 22 to 27 dollars per hundredweight.
A scanned page lists local market prices for feed and grain items such as mixed feed, broiler mash, grain FOB mill barley and wheat per bushel, No 2 yellow corn, flour, corn meal, and butter with price ranges and notes on occasional typos and omissions.
Chicago prices slip as Wheat May 2.27 and Corn May 1.50 1/8 lead a routine session. Oats hold around 66 cents, Rye mid 1.27, Soybeans mixed with May at 3.21 1/2 and Jan 2.59 1/4. Lard futures edge higher with July at 13.65 and September 13.95.
Stocks eased in early trading as Wall Street extended yesterday's downturn tied to reports that Russia would cut military forces. 20th Century Fox rose after leasing 52 feature films for TV. Loew's held back. Major losers included Chrysler, GM, Goodrich, United Aircraft, General Dynamics, Kennecott, Magma Copper, Du Pont, GE, Southern Railway, ACL, and Eastern Air Lines.
Department notes steady demand with slight gains across poultry and egg sectors. Broilers and fryers up 2 to 3 percent, heavy hens and small turkey fryers listed with prices. Winchester and Harrisonburg egg markets show Grade A classifications and large white and brown varieties priced around 42 cents per dozen, with other grades and regional listings briefly noted.
The Shenandoah Valley Polled Short horn Breeders' Association sold 47 cattle for a gross of $12,555 on Saturday. Bulls averaged $302.14, females $260.88, with top bull fetching $460 and top female $1,000. Buyers came from Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland while McCann praised strong attendance.
The answer explains that plastic starches are plastics claiming to penetrate yarn fibers and act as a stiffening agent rather than true starches. Ordinary starch is washed out quickly, while plastic starches maintain stiffness through multiple washings and were first marketed in 1948.
President Eisenhower will provide autographed pictures and letters to Republican Senate and House contenders to boost campaign appeal. White House aides have contacted candidates in key states and Sen. Bender of Ohio already features a glossy photo with the President and a laudatory letter. This material may substitute for personal appearances as Eisenhower plans limited campaign activity.
Rep Adam Clayton Powell appeared unexpectedly in federal court as a defense witness for his secretary Hattie Freeman Dodson who faces income tax evasion charges. Dodson is accused of evading 5000 dollars and taking 2000 dollars in illegal refunds from 1948 to 1952 and of listing nonexistent dependents.
The Sinclair Petrolore is reputed to be the largest cargo vessel. As an ore boat she carries 53,000 tons of ore and as a tanker she can transport 386,000 barrels of oil.
Virginia medical examiner Dr Harold Beddoe proposes inscribing wearers names on upper dental plates to aid identification. He spoke at the Southwestern Homicide Investigators Seminar, noting teeth often survive when a body is burned or decomposed, helping authorities identify victims.
A gasoline spill near a pilot light caused a $50,000 fire in Staunton that destroyed a two story body and paint shop owned by Augusta Motor Sales. The blaze damaged two vehicles and burned the interior. 15 of 17 vehicles were saved with no serious injuries and losses covered by insurance.
The text credits Europe with early 4 wheel brake development and notes Fred Duesenberg in the United States as having used the first hydraulic 4 wheel brake system on a stock car in 1921. By the early 1920s about 150 US patents and many from Britain and France followed.
Crossword grid clues span from tuber to feminine terms with references to animals plants and locations. readable fragments hint at crosswords themes including geography affiliation and various word play items.
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