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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1951

Page

13

Winchester area egg and poultry prices in U S Bureau listing

Agricultural Department publishes today prices in Frederick County for U S Grade A eggs and various poultry items. Listings include extra large eggs at 50 cents, large 46 to 50, medium 45, and smalls at 35, plus other grades and poultry such as broilers, hens, roosters, turkeys, ducks and guineas with per pound or per item prices.

Frederick County Farm Bureau U. S Winchester F.o

Wheat futures firm on Chicago Board of Trade opening

Wheat and other grains opened firm on the Chicago Board of Trade with steady to higher quotes. July wheat at 2.39 1/4, September 2.41 3/4, December 2.46 1/4, while corn and oats showed modest declines and soybean quotes mixed for nearby contracts.

Chicago Board of Trade Jly

New York Stocks Drift in Narrow Range Amid Apathy

Buying apathy held the market to a narrow range with mixed results across major divisions. Rails, steels, motors, and oils showed some gains and losses, while rubbers, copper mining, and miscellaneous issues lagged. Stronger issues included Union Pacific, Steel, Studebaker, J I Case, and Air Reduction. Bonds were steady to slightly lower.

New York Ligened & Ohio Air Reduction Studebaker J. I. Case Goutern Pacific U.S

Farmers Livestock Exchange Market Winchester Report

Virginia Market Quotation May 21 1951 shows steady to higher prices across cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle include butcher steers 34 to 35.25, heifers 29 to 32, cows 28 to 30.10, dairy stock up to 330, hogs 19.5 to 23.10, lambs 32.5 to 35.25, stock sheep around 36.50 for medium quality.

Baltimore USDA

Local Market Prices and Daily Corrections

Local markets list daily prices for corn meal and mash, wheat, grains, and feeds with various bag sizes and wholesale options. Entries include corn meal yellow and white, cracked corn, barley, mixed feed, and butterfat rates, with notes on wholesale and retail terms. The page ends with a safety motto about careful walking and driving.

Exec Cavanry

Baltimore Livestock Prices and Market Update

Market notes show bids steady for old potatoes and sweet potatoes dulls. Livestock like cattle and calves mixed with steady to modest gains in some fattened steers vats. Hogs and sows mostly lower on light week demand with wholesale and retail prices listed for various weight classes. Eggs and butter offer stable signals amid moderate demand.

War Criminals Wait Last Hours in Death Row

Seven war criminals in Landsberg Germany waited their final hours as clemency appeals lapsed. U S State Department and U S High Commissioner John J McCloy signaled cases were closed after earlier stays and repeated delays. Convicted of atrocities in 1946 and 1947, the men sought sentence reductions amid mounting public scrutiny.

Landsberg Germany Secetar U. S. State Department Anser U. S John J. McCloy Germa

Brinkley warns price ceilings risk food shortages and rationing

Virginia agriculture commissioner Parke C. Brinkley told the Essex County Ruritan Club that national price ceilings on food trigger rationing and a later fall in supply. He argues ceilings push markets toward black markets, breed lower quality stock, and hurt farmers earnings compared with industrial workers.

Tappahannock Parke C. Brinkley Essex County Ruritan Club Brinkley

Jail Escapee Back Behind Bars After 24 Years

Frank Howard Ottey of Greenville was recaptured at Monterey after escaping from Highland County Jail a Monday earlier. He allegedly overpowered a deputy sheriff's wife, locked her in a cell, and was found in an orchard on a tip to state police and Augusta County officers.

Staunton Frank Howard Ottey Greenville Highland County Monterey Augusta County Ottey Eugene Hammer

Graduation Speaker Gordon Gray to Address Virginia Commencement

Charlottesville University of Virginia sets June 11 for graduation exercises with Gordon Gray president of the University of North Carolina as speaker. More than 1,000 candidates to receive diplomas from Colgate W. den Jr. before Gray speaks as former Secretary of the Army.

Charlottesville Gordon Gray University of North Carolina University of Virginia Colgate W.den, Jr Gray Army

Festival Workers Review Apple Blossom Plans for Next Year

Twenty two department directors and key workers met with Festival President H. B. McCormac Jr. to review the past festival and propose next year’s planning. Budget tightening included cutting platform and chair costs while aiming to balance finances and boost Annual sales with more photographs and reading matter.

Shenandoah

Massanutten Military Academy Founder Dies

Harrisonburg reports the death of Dr. J. Silor Garrison 86 founder of Massanutten Military Academy after three years of ill health. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 11 a.m. from St. Paul Reformed Church with burial at Woodbine Cemetery.

Harrisonburg J. Silor Garrison Massanutten Military Academy St. At Reformed Church Woodbine Cemery

Harrison to Speak at Virginia Agents Convention

Rep Burr P Harrison of Winchester will be among key speakers at the 53rd annual Virginia Association of Agents convention at Virginia Beach. Harrison will address the June 16 session on An Application of American Way in Washington.

Richmond Burr P. Harrison Winchester Virginia Association of Agents Virginia Beach Ay. Harrison American Way Washington

Virginian Wins DSC for Toyko Announcement and Korea Service

Lt. James Barnes Jr. of Norfolk earns the Distinguished Service Cross for service in Tokyo and Korea. A West Point graduate, he arrived in Korea in September and serves as executive officer of Battery A, 48th Field Artillery Battalion. he is 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Barnes of Norfolk.

Norfolk James Barnes, Jr West Point Korea J. C. Barnes 48Th Field Artillery Battalion

Next nee pete official of the United Government

The Chief Justice of the United States is identified as the next official after the segment and Vice President. His salary is 428,500 per year.

Pete United Government Segaent United States

Festival Dances Face Formal Dress Issue For Teens

The festival hosts report all dances successful except teens events due to formal dress concerns. Festival head favors formal affairs to sustain profits. Festival workers and subscribers are urged to nominate for next year, with a nominating committee to be named by Mr McCormac and guided by mail suggestions.

McCormac

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