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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1931

Page

6

Romance of a Business Girl Ends in Torn Hearts

Mary Vaughn, private secretary to Wall Street banker Ronald Foster, contends with love for Dick Baldwin while Bonnie schemes to win him. Mary endures flowers from Martin Frazier and social strains as Bonnie spreads rumors. A studio party test and unseen heartbreak drive Mary toward a painful adjustment as family loyalties clash.

Mary Vaughn Ronald K. Foster Wall Street Bonnie Debonair Dick Baldwin Bonnie T Mary Martin Frazier Foster Frazier Gr H Village Willa Ramon Duchon Kay Bovinte New York Jarse Noti Jennie Vaughn

New Road To Valley Pike Open To Public

An appeal for continued support of Virginia road building was made by Henry G. Shirley, chair of the Highway Commission, at Natural Bridge celebrating the Lynchburg Lexington highway opening. The event drew officials from Lexington, Buena Vista, Lynchburg and nearby areas and featured remarks on the road's scenic value and its passage over the Blue Ridge. The six to seven mile rebuild from Glasgow to Natural Bridge created a continuous hard surfaced route from Lynchburg to the bridge where the Lee Highway meets.

Virginia Henry G. Shirley Highway Commission Natural Bridge Lynchburg Lexington Highwayington and Lee University Ae Ridge Ertire Valley Buena Vista Blue Ridge James River Snowden Gap Fund Commission Glasgow

Largest Public Hall at Atlantic City Convention Hall

The Atlantic City Convention Hall is claimed to be the largest in the world with a main auditorium seating 40,000. It comprises 30,000 on floor and stage and 10,000 in the balcony.

Atlantic City

Distress sale set at Winchester for June Third 1931

Sergeant Lee Barr announces a distress warrant sale at the Winchester Court House on June 3 1931 at 10 am. Items include antique upholstered furniture tables desks map prints books and an adding machine along with a typewriter and office supports. Cash terms required. The note also includes a speculative remark about women flying solo across the Atlantic.

Court House Winchester

Quotations in Wheat and Lother Grain Markets

Chicago markets show mixed activity with corn demand and Missouri river offers pressuring prices. May futures drifted. wheat and oats eased while provisions rose. vessel charters to Georgian Bay and Buffalo offset selling. Cash grain figures list standard No 1 red wheat and No 2 mixed corn quotes.

Chicago Othom Demond Guthe Missouri River Georgian Bay Canada Buffalo United States

Cattle and Lamb Markets Mixed Across Cities and Bonds

Market reports show mixed cattle prices with top steers at 9.00 and cows down to 5.75 while veal slips 25 cents. Sheep trade softens in Baltimore and Jersey City with spring lambs quoted around 11.25 to 11.75 and ewes down to 3.50. Government bonds listed in New York include Liberty and Treasury issues with varied yields.

Jersey City Chicago Baltimore Lancaster Virginia Government New York Liberty Treasury

Richmond Cash Grain Prices May 21

Wheat prices for car lots and Virginia bag lots range from 90 to 95. Corn prices show No 2 white to 76 and No 3 white to 75, with No 2 yellow to 75 and No 3 yellow to 73. Oats list No 2 white to 40 and No 3 white to 39 for car lots. Virginia bag lots to 75.

Richmond Virginia

Market Report on Wheat Poultry and Eggs

Baltimore market notes show No 2 red winter prices and May values for garlic varieties. New York poultry prices list live broilers fowls turkeys and freight rates, with eggs priced across grades and storage conditions.

Baltimore

Make Your Own Tire Comparison Judge Quality and Price

An advertisement urges readers to compare Firestone Tires with special brand mail order tires themselves. It claims no affidavits or FTC complaints are needed and invites customers to verify quality construction and prices from cross sections purchased from mail order houses and Firestone stocks.

Firestone Federal Trade Commission

Baltimore and Washington Produce Prices May 21

Baltimore prices show eggs firsts at 16 1 4 cents with unchanged other grades. Live poultry across Plymouth Rocks Leghorns and finches in mixed colors 22 to 34 cents, turkeys and broilers varied. dressed poultry and roosters listed. Washington notes butter 29 cents per pound prints 29. Eggs hennery 17 18. live poultry toms 20 22. spring broilers 36 38. roosters 12 14. ducks 15. dressed spring broilers 43 45. Keats young 70 80. old 50.

New York Brown Rede Produce Philate Plymouth Rocks Washington

Richmond Produce Market Report May 21

Richmond May 21 Butter steady with tub lots 230 27c per lb and carton packs 30c. Eggs steady with small lots at 17c and bulk runs 16 1 2c net. Poultry market steady with Leghorn hens 16 17c, colored hens 19 20c, broilers Leghorns 25 30c, Rocks 30 35c for bulk sales amid light demand from rain.

Richmond

Market Reports Across Cities Steady With Varied Weights

Baltimore market steady at top 7.95 for medium and light weights, heavies 7.75, sows 6.00. Lancaster reports unchanged with top at 8.50. Jersey City shows none, Chicago trades 17,099 down 10 cents to 7.00 for unspecified lots.

Baltimore Lancaster Jersey City Chicago

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