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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1950
Page
11
Histadrut in Tel Aviv announces it will not join world federations backed by eastern or western powers. The organization says it has no desire to take part in the cold war between rival global trade union bodies.
Notre Dame and Oklahoma threaten to loosen the early poll as new coaches and surprise upsets ripple through the rankings. Missouri and SMU post strong wins while Clemson downs Kentucky and Texas A&M, setting a dynamic clash of powerhouses across the schedule.
Lions Club Fun Festival committee outlines plans for the Winchester Armory event running October 25 to 28. Officers shown include William Battaile general chairman and Samuel Johnston adviser. door prizes include a table model television set an electric refrigerator and a five piece bedroom suite. Donations fund sight conservation work and a 1950 Pontiac grand prize awaits the final night winner.
Apples show slight weakness with demand light and several varieties up modestly. Quotations cover peaches potatoes sweet potatoes poultry eggs butter cattle hogs and sheep from Baltimore and Chicago with mixed movement and limited trading basis for some lines.
The New York stock market edged higher as steady demand allowed fractions to rise. Investors faced a two hour market starting tomorrow to wrap up the week with a Saturday session return after summer recess, aiming to ease pressure from the Korea War era uncertainty.
The guidance estimates illness costs in a typical family at about 5 percent of cash income. It recommends setting aside roughly this amount as a precaution in a household budget.
Agriculture Department publishes tomorrow prices for eggs by grade size and poultry, with No 1 quality fob figures from Winchester area plants. Listings include pullets, pewee, leghorn and bronze hens, white hens, broilers and ducks, plus prices per pound and per head. Navy football link noted as distant cousin reference.
Local markets list corrected prices for flour corn meal and feeds. Prices shown include 5 lb and 10 lb corn meal, 1.70 for No. 2 yellow corn, 11 lb Braver mix, and fats and oils production note: about 11.5 billion pounds annually.
Chicago grain markets show steady May soybeans gaining over a cent in brisk trading. Corn futures for Mar May and Dec move within tight ranges while oats and rye show small shifts across December March May maturities.
The money collected for Social Security annuities is invested in government securities and the interest funds retirement benefits.
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