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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1948
Page
3
Among the smallest stamps in the world are the 1836 66 Bolivar stamp of Colombia and the 1856 Mecklenburg stamps which come in blocks of four, but when separated are extremely small.
The People Cleaners finished third in the Blue Ridge Major Bowling League and earned $200 at the annual banquet held Wednesday night at Big Springs diner near Martinsburg. Total prizes reached $1925 as officers were reelected including Charles Hudson as president, with Claude Caskey Sr and Clyde Shilde as vice presidents and Dave Grimes as secretary-treasurer. Lester Keller earned $6 for seventh highest individual average, while Larrick, Rhea and Perry collected $6, $5 and $4 for top season average, high set, and high game.
Virginia Senator A Willis Robertson was the sole Southern member to back recommitting the Southern regional compact for higher education. The measure, after House approval 236 to 45, faced a 38 to 37 Senate vote to send it back for further study, signaling likely death for the plan in Congress. Senators Byrd, along with others from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, opposed recommittal.
Richmond May 22 Deleg ate Paul Crockett of Yorktown told the State game commission that expanded revenues from hunting and fishing licenses should yield tangible results by January 1950. The commission approved a five year plan to restore game levels and habitat, proposing a 15 percent annual increase in forest game and habitat with cooperation from U S Forest Service and Virginia Forest Service, plus a 20 percent yearly boost in seeding and planting for five years.
The Winchester Brown Bombers open their home schedule at 3 p.m. on Sunday at N. Kent Street extended diamond against the Woodstock Tigers. Burks or Parker will start on the mound for the colored team. The Tiger battery was not announced. In two road games this season the Bombers are undefeated with a 7-4 win over the Tigers and a win over Berryville. The team will wear new uniforms sponsored by Bell Clothes Store.
Yesterday results show Loudoun St. Presby. defeating Christ Episcopal 14 to 3 and Cork St. Christian beating Market St. Methodist 17 to 14.
A dense list of church services and related activities across many denominations. Includes pastors, service times, Sunday school, worship and evening services, and notable events. Locations include Braddock Street Methodist, Christ Episcopal, Centenary Reformed, Yes Congregational, Cork Street Christian, First Assembly of God, First Baptist, Highland Avenue Presbyterian, Market Street Methodist, Montague Avenue Methodist, Round Hill, Macedonia, Winchester Presbyterian, Church of the Nazarene, and the new location at 336 Fairview Ave.
NEW YORK. May 22 stock prices moved in a narrowly irregular range oil shares drew support. Mission Corp gained a point, with Sinclair Oil Standard Oil NJ Gulf and General Motors rising. Other risers included Kentecost Copper Westinghouse Bethlehem Sears Roebuck J I Case Lockheed A T and T Santa Fe and American Smelting. On the racing side were U S Rubber Woolworth American Distilling Western Union Philip Morris Southern Pacific and Southern Railway.
Chicago futures opened with mixed grains as corn showed a firm undertone while wheat and oats edged lower. Soybeans and fats moved with July corn at 2.15 3-4 and July soybeans at 4.05, with oats at 92 3-4 to 84 1-4 and lard around 23.65 to 23.95.
A five man Frederick circuit court jury acquitted James Lee Franklin of operating a vehicle on a revoked license and speeding after deliberating under half an hour. The appeal from trial justice court reversed a prior guilt finding. Roy Webber led the panel with Henry Brunsback Paul Richards George M. Clark and Ray Sirbauch as jurors. H R Kern Jr. represented Franklin.
Market report shows cattle and hog price shifts from prior week with steers 31.25 to 33.25 and cows 23.50 to 28.50, sausage and beef bulls steady to lower, stocker and feeder cattle largely steady to strong, calves weaker, hogs rising to 25 25 for barrows and gilts, range details across weights and classes, no sheep data except a higher spring lambs.
May 22 Chicago market reports salable hogs 5000 with gains of 3.50 to 4.00 on heavies and sows 3.00 to 3.50 higher. Cattle yard offers include high choice 1183 lb steers at 35.35, long yearlings to 34.50, light yearlings 34, heifer yearlings 33.50, big weight steers 33-34, 1711 lb at 33.50, and heifers 31.50 to 33.25. Beef cows 24.50-26.50, canners 15-19.50. Heavy sausage bulls 25.50, dealers 31 down, feeder steers up to 30, with a local record for medium to good kinds at 24.50-27.00.
The Agriculture Department Markets Division lists prices for eggs including U S Grade A extra large 44 cents a dozen and A medium 42 cents, A large 44, standards 42, pullets 37, cracks and checks. live poultry prices paid by dressing plants in Winchester area for No 1 quality F O B producer farms. Heavy breed hens four pounds plus 32 to 33 cents, Leghorn hens 18-19 cents a pound, Leghorn broilers 24-25, young hens 45, young toms 35, guineas 35 each, old roosters 15-16, rocks and cross boilers 34-35 cents per pound, red broilers 35-36.
Daily Star market sheet lists corrected regional prices for corn meal in 10 and 5 10 pound bags, No 2 red winter wheat and yellow corn delivered in city per bushel, barley and soybeans per bushel, egg mash cracked corn and broiler mash costs, plus turkey grower and starter feeds with varying mixes and weights. Prices shown include 2.25 per bu for No 2 red wheat and 2.20 per bu for yellow corn, with other feeds at listed rates.
The bulletin lists butter retail and wholesale prices and fat content. It notes retail price adjustments and wholesale figures, highlighting butterfat at 68 and a miscellaneous feed notation. The fragmented feed references a 4.60 scratch feed and blended commodity terms without a clear narrative.
The Office of Institutional Engineering in the state Division of the Budget is studying construction of a new infirmary, a cold storage plant, and two dining hall wings at Mary Washington College. President Morgan L. Combs urged the governor to release funds from a $3.5 million construction reserve for emergency work.
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