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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1951
Page
2
New York market quotations show gains in railroad shares, Texas Company, Virginia and Kansas, Minnesota and Pfizer alongside American Cyanamid and Du Pont. Investors watch price shifts as trading opens.
Market notes report mixed demand for produce and livestock. Prices for calves, cattle, hogs, sheep, and poultry show varying trends with regional differences. wholesale eggs and ducks also noted with steady to slow movement.
The 1960 N T r at the peak of field operating in April 1950 reports about 140000 persons at work on the census.
Chicago grains opened firm on the board of trade amid news of substantial July export allocations. Wheat quotes ranged from July to December with gains, while corn showed higher opening prices across May July September and December contracts. Oats and rye also posted varied early figures reflecting the export outlook.
A second group of foreign visitors is due to arrive Sunday, maintaining the high level of hospital service observed by the hospital staff and doctors. The group recalls the warm hospitality and wishes success and happiness to the visitors in our country.
Prices for beef and eggs edge down as new ceilings take effect. Retailers blame ceilings for shifting demand while OPS moves to register and regulate slaughterers to curb unregistered stock. Consumers face uneven cuts and some price rollbacks amid broader food-market disruption concerns.
Millwood residents report the birth of a second daughter for Chapuisat of Zurich. Washington visits include Mr and Mrs Donovan with Mr and Mrs Dallas Coors and others. Luncheons and social calls occur at Annefield and Flower Show events hosted by Clarke County Woman's Club.
A garbled report suggests Britons faced an extended meat shortage with a claimed promise of long term austerity. The fragment mentions expectations of continued scarcity and new measures, though specifics are unclear.
The Ohio Registative reports the legislature passed a bill allowing husbands to sue wives for alimony. The move marks a shift in marital support policy and could affect divorce proceedings statewide.
Exchange and Hereford cattle sale listings include May 19 11 am Eudora Chester and May 23 12 noon Mrs David Wingfield items. Real estate in Subdivision and estate sale at 381 National Ave Winchester with items from Herbert Larrick trustee in front of Frederick County Court House.
The body of truck driver Ernest Connor, 26, of Newport News Virginia, was recovered from the Roanoke River after his vehicle plunged through a temporary bridge near here. He had been missing since the afternoon accident and was found about 4 a.m. today by searchers.
The 1950 American League batting leaders feature Al Rosen Larry Doby Vern Stephens Walt Dropo and Gil Coan. These five standouts produced strong averages and key run production for their teams.
A garbled quiz listing numbered items with scattered words names and places. It includes Washington D C Sweden McKinley and mentions Mediterranean and Red seas with fragments about a victim and a word cut on the face.
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