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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1950
Page
11
Public health authorities ban beach use in Tel Aviv and its Riviera area due to polluted Mediterranean waters. The decision cites unhygienic conditions affecting beachgoers and coastal recreation.
New York radio television stocks regained favor as markets rose after the Memorial Day recess. The list of gainers includes Admiral Emerson Philco Radio Zenith Magnavox U S Steel General Motors Chrysler Studebaker U S Rubber Woolworth American Telephone United Corp Colorado Fuel & Iron Allied Chemical Du Pont Westinghouse Southern Pacific Phillips Petroleum. A Graham Paige block traded 16 800 shares at 17 8, down 1 8. Others fell: Youngstown Sheet Anaconda Copper Santa Fe U S Gypsum. Bond market edged up with U S Governments steady in over the counter dealings.
Baltimore USDA market notes show cattle mostly steady with limited sales. Hogs slow with prices drifting lower on over 400 lb weights. Receipts include 500 cattle and 1,200 hogs, while poultry and eggs hold steady amid moderate demand. Potatoes and butter market data appear mixed with regional variations.
Market notes limited heavy weights above 260 pounds are scarce while lighter carcasses fetch 17.00 to 20.25 dollars per hundredweight. Sheep trade steady with 81 pound spring lambs quoted near 32.00, odd hogs at 9.00, and light to midweight offerings valued around 11.00 to 13.00 depending on grade.
Chicago grain prices show a firm undertone for feed grains while wheat starts slightly weaker on opening. Early quotes list oats, soybeans, and lard with varied futures prices for July, September, and November contracts, reflecting typical market volatility at the board.
The Handley School 84 graduates and several faculty members will attend a Rotary Club luncheon at the George Washington Hotel. Philip Sprenkle leads the June program with student supplies. The next bloodmobile clinic is June 6 at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church from 10 a.m. aiming for 140 to 150 pints.
Funeral services for Hilda K. Jackson were conducted Monday at 11 a.m. at the Jones Funeral Home with Reader Caskie Norvell II officiating. Burial was in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers were Robert Lindsay, J. Henkle Henry, James Cave, Harry Ebert, Howard Taylor and William Tarkey.
Local markets are corrected daily though The Star does not assume responsibility for typographical errors that may occur.
Agriculture Dept notes Ty Cobb amassed 4,191 base hits in his diamond career, the highest total by any player. The statistic underscores Cobb as the sport's most prolific hitter, shaping baseball history and records.
Market activity at Farmers Livestock Exchange in Winchester shows stronger prices across cattle hogs and lambs with specific ranges for cows bulls heifers steers and stockers. Lambs top around 30 while hogs reach up to 40 and sows 11.5 to 17 per head with butchers and stockers varying by grade. The note adds an unrelated line about microwave circuits.
The text describes rattlesnake fangs as hollow hypodermic needles tapering to a grooved tip and curved backward. It also cites a Department of Agriculture estimate that average daily calorie intake in the United States is 3,250, higher than last year, with some experts warning of over eating.
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