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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1956
Page
2
The mid year election of officers and board members will take place tomorrow at the regular luncheon meeting of the Exchange Club. The gathering is set for 12 15 pm at the George Washington Hotel. Dr Victor F Albright will be installed as a new member.
Marion A Dyer 41 of 110 W Fairfax Lane died Saturday at Winchester Memorial Hospital from injuries after being struck by a truck Thursday evening. A 1 PM service was held at John M Oakey Funeral Home Roanoke with Rev. Robert A Whitten and Rev. John Myers officiating. Interment followed at Evergreen Cemetery. Pallbearers were William Fauger Arthur Gilkey Linwood De Haven E E McIntyre Billy Turner and Edward Blevins. Dyer was manager of Caldwell Sites Company store in Roanoke.
Mrs. Fannie Carr Eddy 92 of Boyce dies at Kenilworth Nursing Home Martinsburg Pike born January 1864 Warren County daughter of John and Carrie Carr wife of the late J William Eddy member of Boyce Methodist Church Survived by son Thomas Eddy Fullerton Md and two grandsons John and William Eddy Funeral services set for Wednesday 11 am at Jones Funeral Home with Rev David S Garland pallbearers named Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery remains at the funeral home until service.
Funeral services planned Tuesday at 1 30 p m for Mrs Vivian Andrews who died Saturday at her Apple Pie Ridge home. Rev Joseph S Duckwall of the Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church will officiate with Jones Funeral Home handling arrangements. Miss Gertrude E Lamp 84 of 434 N Loudoun St died Friday at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was born March 13 1872 in Frederick County. She belonged to Braddock Street Methodist Church. Surviving are two sisters and a number of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers named are Silas Cather Wade Emmart Peter Georges W Jacob Hottel Stanley Ginn Clinton Polhamus. A Q A rose Melville actress who played Sis Hopkins for years died in 1946 at Lake George N Y at 68. Her husband Frank Minzey survived her.
Auction listings show sales on May 23 and coming dates at various Maryland and West Virginia locations. Items include equipment, motel property, cattle, Hereford stock, farm implements, autos, and real estate with named auctioneers and trustees.
Market quotations list apples potatoes and sweet potatoes with regional sizes and prices, followed by subdued poultry activity. Baltimore USDA cattle hogs calves and sheep prices show ranges for grades and weights, with record highs noted for hogs and limited sales for some categories.
Lions Club members will hear Salvation Army advisory board members at the weekly luncheon tomorrow at 12 15 p.m. at the George Washington Hotel. Speakers include Charlies Campbell president of the board the Rev J S Duckwa i Harry Lovett Charles Pine Sr and Lt Lynn Wiseman officer in charge here.
Early trading shows slight declines in several major stocks with gains in a few names. Bethlehem Steel drops about one point then trims losses. Kennecott Copper rises over a point. Benguet Mining leads blocks at 12 000 shares down 1 8, while Chrysler and General Motors see fractional changes. U S Steel Republic Steel slip slightly, Youngstown Sheet & Tube advances, Southern Railway down about a point, Illinois Central up fractionally.
Market remains steady at last week’s close with good demand. Poultry and eggs show steady to light movement with various grades and sizes listed for Broilers, fryers, turkeys, and eggs in the Winchester and Harrisonburg markets.
Market list shows feeds and grains with prices for items including mixed feed 100 lb at 3.45, egg mash 440, broiler mash, barley, wheat, corn meal five pound bag 30, corn 1.60, and regional notes from Mill Barley to Rockingham and Augusta.
Chicago Board of Trade opened with grains mostly higher in subdued activity. Wheat futures rose across May July September and December contracts while corn oats rye and soybeans posted fractional advances or stable levels alongside lard futures holding near steady.
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