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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1935
Page
11
Wall Street opened mixed as the African war image restrained bullishness. Weaker issues found support while trading slowed. copper hit a new top since 1933, and bonds rose with stocks. Foreign exchange softened dollars with the pound at 4.9018 and the franc near 6.58.
Daily market round up showing prices for patent brand flour and various bag sizes per barrel, alongside mixed feed, egg and butter products, live livestock rates, and a separate local retail market section with unit prices and vague goods descriptions. Prices include 98, 48, 24 and 12 lb bag categories and egg related terms.
A 16 day old infant named Wallens, born September 18, died this morning at Memorial Hospital. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Clyde of Cold Stream, West Virginia. The child is survived by the mother and father, with a missing line noting an additional survivor.
Hilda B. White of West Port Maryland is survived by three sisters Mary V Dorothy M and Ruby and three brothers Elmer oo T and Though. Funeral plans were not set early this afternoon with the body to be transported to the Whitacre Cemetery tomorrow for burial.
Weston State Hospital in West Virginia lost a left wing housing about 600 of its 1450 patients when a morning blaze swept through the building. Attendants, police, and firemen evacuated patients in orderly fashion as roof collapse followed within minutes. One patient, Albert Cornwell, was trapped briefly but aided by firemen. No deaths or injuries reported.
In Washington on October 3 new expressions of hope for peace were voiced in the capital as speakers urged faster progress in diplomacy and a broader approach to ending the conflict. Delegates and officials called for renewed negotiations and restraint ahead of upcoming talks.
Secretary Hull said any declaration under the new neutrality act would depend on development of facts in official communications as the State Department awaited clearer reports on the Italo-Ethiopian situation. President Roosevelt’s position would follow once facts are established.
Cattle totals reach 150 with 600 holdovers. steers lead gains with medium and good grades up to 9.00 per cwt. Calves strong 10.00 to 50.0 for dealers. Hogs 275 with tops around 11.50. 140 to 160 lb pigs near 11.00 to 11.30. Ewes steady. Philadelphia poultry and butter prices listed with standard ranges.
Demand slow and market dull for apples at Winchester and Martinsburg. Barrels and bushel baskets sold f o b with typical terms. Prices listed include Black Twigs Yorks Ganos Ben Davis and Delicious varieties with small lots and varying crate and basket sizes.
Relatives in Winchester report the sudden death of Mrs Mamie Dudrear last evening in Washington where she was visiting her sister in law Mrs Lucy Harford. She had lived with a Philadelphia daughter since her husband died. Interment is planned for Libertytown Maryland. Nieces Mrs George W Lind and Mrs Grover Lewis, both of this city, are named.
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