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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1957
Page
9
Bonnie plaid dress pattern for girls from size two to eight with three sleeve versions. Includes printed directions and easy sewing steps. Send fifty cents plus five cents per extra pattern to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winchester Star New York NY with name address zone size and style number.
President Rene Coty asked Socialist Guy Mollet to form the next French government. Mollet neither accepted nor refused but would study possibilities and reply in a few days. Observers expected Mollet to be named but cautioned he may decline, with alternatives Pleven or Schuman seen as moderates.
New York welcomes Zahra Norbo, a leading Swedish actress and former Miss Sweden 1955, making her American stage bow in the off Broadway comedy The Italian Straw Hat. At 22, she has been a top Scandinavian model, studying drama with Lee Strasberg since arriving.
Baltimore reports weak demand for apples with minimal grading. Prices rise for several varieties, while potatoes and sweet potatoes show mixed gains and steady or firm values. Livestock quotes from Baltimore and Chicago USDA indicate limited offerings and varied carcass, weight, and price ranges for hogs cattle and sheep.
The stock market opened irregularly lower in quiet trading. United Aircraft dipped about one point while Boeing Douglas Aircraft and General Dynamics posted fractional losses. Lukens Steel slid into a third straight session down about a point as International Nickel and Gulf Oil also fell about a point. Other notable movers included U S Steel General Motors Ford Goodyear Kennecott Allied Chemical Illinois Central Royal Dutch and International Paper.
Mt Carmel Baptist Church will hold promotion day with Rev. Melford Walker delivering a sermon to Sunday School teachers and officers at 11 a.m. A 7:30 p.m. program directed by Mrs Ruth Walker will showcase children’s religious education. Mothers and fathers have special invitations. both services are open to the public.
In New York the Kurt Weill Berthold Brecht musical The Threepenny Opera became the longest running off Broadway show. Opening in March 1954 the production paused at 98 performances due to a lease ending and returned the following September to the same theater, now weighing nearly 900 performances overall.
Chicago grains and soybeans opened with a mixed tone on the Board of Trade. Wheat and corn futures showed declines and advances across several contract months while oats rye and soybeans posted varied quotes.
Local markets section notes three locale markets and cautions readers the Star does not assume responsibility for typographical errors that may occur. The item lists markets and advises verification of details due to potential misprints.
Agriculture Department notes adequate supplies of broilers and fryers with light trade and fair demand. Turkeys steady with good demand. Farm prices posted for live poultry and eggs include heavy hen turkeys around 23 to 24 cents per pound and toms near 20 to 21 cents. Egg market in Harrisonburg shows Grade A Large around 35 to 39 cents, Grade A Medium near 30 to 37 cents, Grade A Small about 24 cents, and Grade B lower connections.
A study of first base footwork highlights Joe Adcock and Suitcase Simpson in the Milwaukee Yankees series. Del Crandall’s bunt and a disputed close play prompt discussion with umpire Jocko Conlan as Hank Bauer extends a nine game hitting streak.
Del Rice remains unused while Crandall’s substitute joins four Braves veterans Warr Spahn Andy Pafko Red Schoendienst and Bob Buhl who will pitch game three tomorrow Rice has yet to appear as Milwaukee and Atlanta engage in a tense series with Buhl preferring Rice as a catcher Dell Rice once caught for Cardinal Harry Brecheen in 1946 against the Red Sox.
Douglas School plans a fashion review titled Fashion Be to be staged by high school students with the date to be announced. The faculty attends the 7th District Teachers Association meeting in Harrisonburg at Lucy Simms High School. All students have a holiday from classes. The football team traveled to Warrenton last Friday and then played at Leesburg this week, returning with memories of a disappointing trip. Josephine Gant, reporter.
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