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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1941

Page

3

Baltimore and Philadelphia Market Quotations May 29

Market reports show produce steady with potatoes and sweet potatoes unchanged. Butter top grades reach 41 with mixed egg quotes and live poultry varying. In Baltimore cattle and hogs steady to firm. calves, sheep, and sows listed with price ranges. Chicago hogs up slightly with steady cattle and lambs.

Baltimore Philadel Philadelphia Plymouth Rocks Dept. Agr.)—11 A. m. Quaiitas Chicago Livestock Chicago U. S

Stock Market Report May 29 1941 thin gains amid mixed activity

New highs were reached by Oliver Farm Consolidated Aircraft and Square D while American Chisel Fajardo Sugar and South Porto Rico Sugar set new Yearly lows. Transfers traded around 350000 shares as aircraft stocks fueled some gains. Major quoteds include AT&T 150 1 2 Bethlehem 70 1 4 Chrysler 55 7 8 Goodyear 16 3 8 U S Steel 53 1 2 Sears Roebuck 69 7 8 Woolworth 26 5 8.

New York Oliver Farm Consolidated Aircraft Square American Chisle Fajardo Sugar Porto Rico Am Smel AT & T Anaconda B and O Bethlehem Chrysler Con Edison Corn Prod Geal Elec Geal Motors Goodyear Int Har Kennecott M Ward Nail Dairy Sears & Roebuck Southern R Soof N J Texas Corp US Steel Western Union Woolworth

Athletes peak between ages 27 and 29 says professor

Professor Rey C. Lehman of Ohio University states that athletes as a group reach their peak performance from age 27 to 29 inclusive. The finding highlights a narrow prime window for athletic achievement.

Rey C. Lehman Ohiosity

RAF to Train Students Here in U S with British Officers

Secretary Stimson announced a broad RAF training program in the United States starting with 550 British students arriving on the first date. The effort will run alongside the army air corps and civilian schools to train pilots at a rate of 30,000 annually, with 400 fighter and bomber pilots per year in seven civilian and six Army schools, plus a 3000 annual British course and about 1000 aerial navigators.

Washington Pi— Secre Stimson British Isles Vis Eee Stimson Army Air Corp Air Corps RAF England Empire War Department

Handley High Students Celebrate Color Festival Pictures

Students at Handley High school enjoyed color festival pictures by Barr studio showing scenes from the pageant they took part in. The images have been acclaimed in Winchester for their vivid colors and high standards in other aspects.

Handley High School Barr Studio Winchester

Woman Injured in Fauquier County Highway Crash

A woman was hospitalized at Memorial Hospital with a fractured wrist after a highway accident in Fauquier County. She received treatment for injuries described as fracture of the wrist.

Memorial Hospital Fauquier County

Grain quotations and cash prices across Chicago Baltimore markets

Wheat futures slipped as selling pressed prices to near May 12 lows. July wheat 93 3 4 to 7 8, Sept 95 1 4 to 3 8, Dec 97 to 97 1 8. Corn July 73 1 8, Sept 74 3 8, Dec 75 1 4 to 1 2. Oats July 36 3 8, Sept 36 3 4, Dec 38 1 8. Cash grain mixed with No. 2 hard wheat at 96 and No. 1 yellow corn at 74 1 4. Baltimore spot wheat 99, corn 83 to 85.

Chicago New Chicago Grain Baltimore Grain Baltimore Winchester

Crete Battle Threatens Allied Hold as Axis Eyes Cyprus

The article warns the Anglo Greek Allies risk giving up Crete amid a brutal ten day air and sea assault by Nazi forces. It notes shattered cities, heavy losses of transport planes, and considers Cyprus as a possible next target while stressing strategic implications for the eastern Mediterranean and possible impacts on future invasions of Britain.

Crete Mediterranean America Cypress London Cyprus Syria Palestine Egypt Suez Canal North African Alexdria Greece Hitler British Isles

Drought Harms Virginia Crops Across State

Extremely dry weather and high weeklong temperatures damaged Virginia crops. Pastures dried up, hay yields dropped, and germination slowed across corn tobacco peanuts and other crops while cattle feed shortages pushed farmers to supplement with stored hay and supplemental feed.

Virginia U. S. Weather Bureau Extension Division Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service Great Valley Middle Virginia Bedford Fredericksburg Richmond Wytheville Leesburg Lynchburg Danville Holland Callaville Norfolk

Cars Damaged in Kent and Piccadilly Collision

Two cars were damaged but no injuries occurred after a collision at the Kent and Piccadilly intersection this afternoon. Driver D. M. Martin of 310 South Kent headed west on Piccadilly and Herman P. Kernan of 3 Maple Road Lincoln Heights Maryland was the other driver. Police planned to assess the damage.

Kent Piccadilly D. M. Martin South Kent Herman P. Kernan Maple Road Lincoln Heights Anne Arundel Co

Patient Lloyd Tabb in Memorial Hospital for strained ligament

Lloyd Tabb of Middleburg Virginia is a patient at Memorial hospital where he receives treatment for a strained ligament. His condition is described as satisfactory.

Lloyd Tabb Middleburg Memorial Hospital

Morale In Nazi Occupied Lands Discussed At Institute

Charlottesville, May 29. Morale and sabotage in Nazi occupied territories to be discussed by experts at the fifteenth Institute of Public Affairs hosted by the University June 23 to July 4. Lecturers include Count Roman Michalowski and Jan Papanek with sessions on psychological factors in the United States and occupied Europe.

Charlottesville Institute of Public Affairs Roman Michalowski Bjarne Braatory Scandinavia Jan Papanek Czechoslovakia ‘Consulare Service Europe Hardy C. Dillard United States Edmond Taylor C. Macfie Campbell Boston

Czechoslovak diplomat tied to shipping mission history

The article notes Dr. Papanek a former member of Czechoslovakian diplomatic corps with service in Budapest Washington Praha and Pittsburgh. It recalls his role when Czechoslovakia was occupied by Germany in March 1939 alongside Dr. Eduard Benes in work.

Cer Papanek Buapest Washington Praha Pittsburgh Czechoslovakia Eduard Benes

Fragmented OCR shows a puzzle on authors and poems

The readable lines suggest a quiz about who wrote a line from a poem and who authored a work about Czechoslovakia. It mentions Rudyard Kipling and asks for the writer of a line, indicating a mixed text puzzle from a newspaper page.

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