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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1949
Page
3
A rattlesnake 42 inches long with about 9 inch girth and six rattles was killed in the area. Game Warden James W. Simpson and Harold James are credited with the capture.
Blacksburg dominates the Group 2 state track meet at Lambert Field Charlottesville finishing second to Handley by 114 points. Handley totals include 191 points for second place with 3 firsts 1 second and 1 third across five events.
Berryville Bobcats improved to 11-1 with an 11-1 win over Gainesboro. Lacey Bray pitched seven innings with 2 hits allowed and 7 strikeouts, while Lake finished the final inning. Preston Pitta went 2-for-2 with a double, Feagans and Smallwood each 2-for-3, as Berryville tallied four runs in the first, four in the fifth, and one in the sixth. Gainesboro’s lone run came on an error in the sixth. Largent scored. Berryville meets Middletown on Wednesday while Gainesboro faces Gore.
After yesterday's win over Gore, Stonewall seizes undisputed league lead. Berryville and Gore trail, with standings showing Stonewall 80, Berryville 62, Gore 62, Boyce 35, Stephens City 26, and Gainesboro or Middletown candidates.
Seven U S owned colts are entered for the 170th English Derby at Epsom Downs on June 4. Brown Rover, an 18-1 favorite bred at Belair Maryland by William Woodward, leads the American contingent alongside Woodward's Black Tarquin and Lone Eagle. Ballymacad for Walter M. Jeffords and Rising Glory from A K MacComber complete the entry.
Don Ramer pitched five complete games and allowed 26 hits as Richmond beat Hampden Sydney 12 6 to win the 1949 State title. The Spiders own nine wins and one loss in state play, with Washington and Lee the only team to defeat them this season.
Oldeas will be made fresh with slip covers and new pieces protected for summer wear. A government booklet Slip Covers for Furniture offers easy instructions on materials and color choices and can be ordered for 10 cents postpaid from the Winchester Star Information Bureau in Washington DC.
The market closed with mixed quotations as electric power and light issues led activity after a Supreme Court decision supported reorganization plans. The common stock held at 261 8, while several rails and steels declined and others rose. Notable movers included U S Steel Bethlehem Oliver United Aircraft Anaconda Kennecott American Can Union Carbide American Woolen Transcontinental Western Air and gains for General Motors Caterpillar Columbia Gas Consolidated Edison Consolidated Natural Gas American Smelting General Electric Radio Corp American Tobacco Northern Pacific American Airlines and Eastern Airlines.
Market report shows steady to strong prices across stock classes with butcher cattle up to 25 per cwt and calves at 27.90. Hog prices near 19.40, lambs around 32.30, dairy cows up to 280 per head, and bulls to 21.75. Feeder categories list ranges for steers heifers cows and stockers with varied quality levels.
Chicago markets report grains opening lower on May 17 due to moisture across a large farming region. The morning quotes show Wheat at May 2.25 1-4 and July 1.96 1-8-96, Corn May 1.33 1-25-8, Oats May 66 3-4.
Trading in poultry eggs and livestock held steady with receipts moderate in Baltimore. Cattle hogs and sheep prices varied with weight classes showing modest gains in some calves and vealers, while Chicago showed top hogs at 19.10 and cattle up to 28.00, reflecting mixed demand and regional fluctuations. Q. The term for the husband wife relationship distinct from consanguinity is affinity.
A note discusses kinship concepts detailing affinity by marriage and consanguinity through shared ancestry. It explains how relationships arise from both blood ties and marital connections within lineage.
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