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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1934

Page

7

Market in stocks drifts with light demand amid World Series focus

The market shows quiet selective buying with traders more interested in the World Series than equities. Bonds and rubber are subdued while foreign exchanges rise modestly. Prices for selected stocks at 2 pm include Allied Chemical 125.5, American Can 98, General Electric 18, General Motors 285, Union Pacific 99, Standard Oil 42.5, and U S Steel 32.

Stock Exchange Allied Chemical American Can American Smelters American Tel Tel Arch Topeka & S. Fe Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Consol Gas of N. Y Corn Products General Electric General Motors Goodyear Int Harvester Johns Manville Montgomery Ward N. Y. Central Penn Railroad Stand. Oil of N. J Union Pacific

Futures and Cash Grain Quotes From Chicago Markets

Closing grain prices show Wheat futures with varying old and new figures for Dec May and July contracts. Corn Rye Barley and Lard and Bellies futures listed with spot and delivery notes. Chicago and Baltimore quotations include grade numbers and prices.

Chicago The Star Associated Press Chicago Future Baltimore Winchester

Local wholesale market flour and feed prices listed

The page lists patent brand flour in 98, 48, and 94 pound bags with prices per barrel, plus shelled corn, middlings, dry corn meal, egg mash, and butter prices. Local retail and feed items show various bag weights and costs, including dairy and scratch feeds, with unit prices and seasonal notations.

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Baltimore Market Report Shapes Livestock and Hogs Prices

Baltimore market notes show cattle and calves steady with varied ranges for steers heifers and cows. Hog prices hold firm across weight classes as lambs and sheep also trade steady with several price bands. Philadelphia poultry and butter also unchanged.

Baltimore Philadelphia

Bonds Reported Disposed of In Legal Manner

Washington official says more than 1 million of an unlicensed Brooklyn Manhattan Transit bond was sold outside New York in violation of the 1933 act. FTC chief counsel John J. Burns outlined an investigation as a hearing opened on licensing denial. He says up to Sept 1 bonds valued 6 million of the 8 million issue were sold to New York residents and over 1 million to non residents or foreign institutions.

Washington John J. Burns Federal Trade Commission Commission Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation New York State Burns New York Informa

Apple market quotes shipping point prices and dull demand

Monday shipping point notes from Winchester Martinsburg show demand slow and market dull. Prices quoted for various apples include Yorks Grimes Jonathans and McIntosh with U S No 1 and minimums in 2% in min and per car or per bushel baskets ranging from 0 75 to 1 40 and up to 1 60 in some lines.

Winchester-Martinsburg Yorks U. S Grimes Jonathans U. 5 Ben Davis U. S&s Ganos Benton Harbor Mich McIntosh U.S

Missing 20 Pounds of High Explosive Threatens City

Bridgeport news reports twenty pounds of fulminate missing from Remi Arms Company reserva tion near Stratford Bridgeport line. Police issue publicity warning and offer immunity from prosecution to any thief returning the powder to safeguard nearby residents. slightest jar could detonate the explosive used as a shell primer.

Bridgeport Con Remi Arms Company Stratford-Bridgeport

SOS Sent Out By British Freighters

Two British freighters The Millpool and the Ainderby sent distress SOS signals after storm damage in the Mid Atlantic. Millpool reported a stove-in after hatch and three distress messages, while Ainderby reported No 1 hatch damage. Nearby ships raced to help as the vessels lay about 1,500 miles northeast of New York.

New York Mid-Atlantic Millpool Mackay Radio Company Ainderby

Population Growth Concentrated Near Big Cities

During the last decade three fourths of the country’s population increase occurred in or within 30 miles of 95 cities with populations over 100 000. The trend highlights urban spillover and regional concentration of growth.

What's What at a Giace Washington

A Washington column surveys Theodore Bilbo as he nears Senate for 1935. It notes his radical stance, mixed views in the north and south, and his appeal despite opposition from some western colleagues.

Bilbo Mississippi Magnolia Commonwealth Huey P. Long Robert M. la Follette Wisconsin Gerald P. Nye North George W. Norris Nebraska Cornhusker Huey

Father and son figure in American Tragedy trial front row

The scene shows Daniel Edwards, identified as father of the accused, seated in the front row alongside Robert Edwards during the trial coverage. Sheriff Luther Koniffen is noted as the related figure, with the image capturing a closeup segment of the proceedings.

Daniel Edwards Luther Koniffen Robert Edwards Wilkes-Barre Edwardsville

Modern basement recreation rooms add family joys and value

A sanitation and warmth focused guide outlines turning damp cellars into bright, dry recreation spaces. It recommends light walls, Celotex insulation, proper flooring, and partitioning the area with simple framing. It urges planning, local contractor input, and modest costs for lasting payoff.

Louisville, Ky

Dedication of Veterans Hospital in Roanoke Attend by Roosevelt

Col and Mrs Roszel invited to Roanoke dedication of the Veterans hospital Friday October 19 at 4 PM President Roosevelt expected to attend Roszels helped secure the hospital for Virginia He chaired the Virginia Legion hospitalization committee and urged the need for the institute. Lineage notes also mention Daughters of 1812 convention in Charles Town and religious education events in Martinsburg and reilgious leaders meetings in town.

Roszel B. M. Roszel Veterans Hospital Roanoke Roosevelt Col Virginia Department of the American Legion Virginia House Legions Legion Auxiliary National Committee Daughters of 1812 West Virginia National Society United States Daughters of 1812 Zion Parish Charles Town James Gibson John Francis Weinmann Weinmann Daniel Webster Snyder Second National Florine Judith Committee On Religious Education Federated Council of Churches Dr. Eddy International Council of Religious Education

Eastman Nears End of Work Four Key Reports

President Roosevelt said four major reports by transportation coordinator Joseph B. Eastman were nearing completion to shape winter railroad legislation. The topics include government subsidies to transportation agencies, wages and conditions at nonrailroad agencies, pooling of railroad freight cars, and passenger traffic.

Washington Roosevelt Joseph B. Eastman Eastman Executive Council White House

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B. M. T. Corporation Giace Washington Charles P. Stewart Central Press Washington, D. C Theodore G. Bilbo Senate Farm News Agriculture Department East 45Th Street By Leslie Eichel Frances Robbie) Robinson Hugh Johnson NRA Miss Robinson St. Regis Hotel Raymond Moley Brain Truster General Johnson Perkins Prince George Freda McKechnie Margaret Crain Ferox Roca Patent Office Stanley ED Worgeler Ras Lee Wastanle Assad DS Minor C. Miller Virginia Council of Religious Education L. L. Hockman South Washington Street Stover Martinsburg W. Va George W. Stover United Brethren Church Messrs W. P. Anderson W. L. Poston Church of the United Brethren In Christ Carlton Ramey Hayfield Donald Harris Edward Carpenter Edward Co Chambersville Lucille Virginia Carpenter Elsie Spillman Loudoun Street Eastmann Agatrola SMART E. Boscawen Street
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