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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1950

Page

2

Market Quotations Rally Amid Broad Stock Gains

New York stocks rose with many issues gaining a few cents as steel rail and motor shares led early trading. Studebaker remained active while Chrysler and General Motors lagged behind the trend, and numerous names including Bethlehem Steel Republic Steel U S Rubber Philco Radio Corp General Electric and Standard Oil (NJ) posted advances amid a quiet mixed bond market.

Tony Studebaker Chrysler Genal Motors Bre Bethlehem Steel Republic Steel U.S. Rubber Philco Radio Corp International Telephone Kennecott Copper American Smelting General Electric American Woolen

Local Market Corners and Grain Prices

Daily corrected market list shows flour white five pound at 0.38, yellow five and ten pound at 0.32 and 0.55, wheat FOB mill with 14 percent moisture at 1.85, yellow corn at 1.70, timothy hay and other feeds priced, broiler mash 5.05, cracked corn per hundred weight 3.75, with other feed notes. Prices reflect local retail and grain offerings.

Livestock Prices in Baltimore and Chicago Markets

Livestock trends show cattle in Baltimore steady to 25 cents lower for dry fed steers 1100 lb, bulls and cows mixed. Hogs and sheep also eased week over week, with top hogs around 20.50 in Chicago and cattle steady to lower across grades. yearlings and calves trade tightly with varied loads and weights.

Baltimore USDA Eek Chicago

Chicago Grain Board Opens Steady Amid Mixed Markets

Chicago Grain opened with steady prices as outside markets held some influence. Early quotes showed Wheat at Dec 2.25 1 4 3 8 and Mar 2.29 1 2 5 8, Corn Dec 1.47 3 8 1 4, Soybeans Nov 2.36 3 4 37 with several near terms noted for May and Jul. Lard posted Jan futures at 13.85 and Mar at 14.05.

Chicago Board of Trade Jly

Agriculture Dept Market Prices For Eggs And Livestock

The Agriculture Department publishes today egg prices for tomorrow quoted by the Frederick County Farm Bureau. Grade A Extra Large 58 cents, Grade A Large 56, Grade A Medium 40, Grade B Large 40, Grade C 14. Reported prices reflect what Winchester area dressing plants pay producers for No 1 quality eggs and poultry. Heavy breed hens 4 1/2 pounds, Rock and Cross broilers 27, Red broilers 27, young guineas per pound and each listed. A quiz on the Australian dingo notes it is a fierce wild dog of obscure origin, about wolf size, alerts sheep losses, and caused significant depredations in 1948.

Frederick County Farm Bureau U. 8 U. S Winchester Rock & Cross Heavy Australia

Winchester area sales directory listings and estates

Probate and auction notices list Oct 14 to Oct 28 in Winchester Frederick County with real estate, personal property, and household goods. Entries include estates of Nellie Mason Calvin Kibler W C Miller and trustees James P Reardon and J Randolph Larrick plus multiple parcels and locations on Cameron Gerrard Loudoun Sts and Fronts of County Court House.

Winchester Laura Everhart Cork St Nellie Mason Kent &J Elmer EF. Orndorff Cameron &J Cameron E. Gerrard James P. Reardon Frederick County Court House South Loudoun J. Randolph Larrick Frederick County Court Glaizeve Calvin Kibler Edinburg W. C. Miler N. Washington St Fairmont Ave Highland Ave Back Creek Hive

Navy Celebration At Purcellville Center Details

The Naval Recruiting Service of Winchester helps host a Navy celebration this afternoon and tonight at the Purcellville Firemen's Community Center. A Navy band, marching unit, baseball game, a cutaway airplane engine and other exhibits are on display. It was believed Arthur Godfrey would attend.

Naval Recruiting Service of Winchester Navy Purcellville

Grange Groups Meet On Wednesday Night

Middletown The Frederick County Pomona Grange will meet at Mount Airy School on Wednesday night at 8 o clock. Officers will be elected for two years and delegates chosen to attend the State convention in Richmond October 26.

Middletown Oer Frederick County Pomona Grange Saaber Mount Airy School Richmond

Yankees Beat Phillies In Hard Fought Interleague Showdown

In a tense game at key moments the Yankees push ahead with Berra’s homer and Brown’s RBI triple while Ford and Reynolds shut down the Phillies. Rounds feature errors, steals, and timely hits as the crowds watch a 4-2 ballgame unfold.

Phillies Jones Ennis Brown Sisler Coleman Rizzuto Siser Yankees Berra Ye ‘Aggie Mize Waitkus Goliat DiMaggio Bauer Hamner

Communists Claim Tibet Troop Entry Reported By Radio

A Chinese Communist radio broadcast cryptically claimed troops entered northern Tibet. Officials in New Delhi denied any such entry and Indian government spokesmen said they had no word of developments. Tibetan officials in New Delhi also reported no confirmation.

London Tibet Theese New Delhi New Delh Kham New Dehli

Man in Rockford Charged with Jealousy Killings

John L. Edmonds a 72 year old man is charged with murder after his wife Gertrude a 63 year old cabinet factory coworker was found slain in a Lowes Park cottage. Edmonds wounded himself with razor blades and knives in an apparent suicide attempt. Police recovered three bloodstained butcher knives razor blades and a rubber mallet. Edmonds told investigators he killed his wife because she was unfaithful. Coroner Dr Klontz noted jealousy over his wife's popularity among coworkers.

Rockford John L. Edmonds David L. Klontz Edmonds Gertrude Lowes Park Sttorney Dale Conde Klontz

Insurance deposits boosted to ten thousand in two counties

Insurance of deposits in Winchester and Frederick County banks rose from five thousand to ten thousand dollars per depositor under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act signed by President Truman.

Winchester Frederick County Congress Truman

President Truman Returns From Chesapeake Bay Cruise

President Truman heads back to Washington after a week-long vacation cruise on Chesapeake Bay described as wonderfully relaxing aboard a yacht.

Potomac River President Truman Washington Chesapeake Bay

Gold Seized in Hong Kong on Flight to Bangkok

A Hong Kong court ordered seizure of six baskets of unclaimed raw gold valued at 96 million dollars found in biscuit tins aboard a Cathay Pacific Airways plane. The gold was seized before the aircraft departed on Wednesday en route to Bangkok.

Hong Kong Cathay Pacific Airways Bangkok

North Korea War Front Moves Toward Wonsan and Dairen

The article describes Korean front activity near Wonsan and the potential Soviet port Dairen, with B 29 raids targeting railways in the northeast. It notes prisoner reports about escape routes, UN force reorganization south of the parallel, and cautious statements from MacArthur’s spokesman.

Hupkok Wonsan Korea Boyle Pyongyang MacArthur Dairen Manchuria North Korea U. N U.N

Pocono Mountains Name Origin Question

The term Ponoco is cited as derived from an Indigenous language meaning stream between mountains, suggesting Pocono Mountains name origin in Pennsylvania.

Pocono Mountains Pennsylvania

New Patients Listed At Winchester Memorial Hospital

New admissions include Mrs. Hugh B. Emnons of 612 National Ave. Mrs. Lee E. Fishel of 2 Cather Ave. Mrs. Herbert Punk of Merriman's ne. Mrs. Harold W. Kreamer of Strasburg. Mr. Norman H. Cooper of Strasburg. Mrs. Jesse Wade of Capon Bridge West Virginia. Mr. Frances C. Henry of Front Royal. Miss Patricia Ann Ailder of Bluemont.

Winchester Memorial Hospital Hugh B. Emnons National Ave Lee E. Fishel Cather Ave Herbert Punk Merriman’s Harold W. Kreamer Strasburg Norman H. Cooper Jesse Wade Capon Bridge W. Va Frances C. Henry Front Royal Patricia Ann Ailder Bluemont

Mrs Downing to Lead Services at Nazarene Church

Mrs Mildred G Downing will preach at the Church of the Nazarene 336 Fairview Ave tomorrow at 11 a m continuing her late husband Everett G Downing's work. He died September 16 after moving to Winchester and was buried September 21 in Newcastle Pa.

Church of the Nazarene Fairview Ave Mildred G. Downing Everett G. Downing Downing Winchester Johns Hopkins Hospital Newcastle

William L. Palmer Dies in Hospital at 78

William L. Palmer, 78, Hayfield farmer, died at Winchester Memorial Hospital at 5 42 a m after three years of illness. He was born March 4 1872 in Morgan County West Virginia and married twice Emma Miller and Sarah Kerns. Survived by seven children 20 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral at Omps Funeral Home Monday at 1 30 p m and Mt Olive United Brethren Church at Hayfield at 2 with burial in Mt Olive Cemetery. Also notes Purdues Tony Bukovich Big Ten scoring record remains despite 1943 season.

William L. Palmer Hayfield Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Palmer Morgan County W. Va Emma E. Miller Silas D. Palmer Ethel L. Fout Guy I. Palmer Staunton Lloyd E Robert E Fred. L Chester A. Palmer Winchester Palmer Sarah Kerns Omps Mt. Olive

Censorship by Producers Private Groups and Government

The article outlines three censorship kinds for motion pictures. Producers enforce the production code through a governing authority. Private groups such as the National Board of Review the Catholic Legion of Decency and the Protestant Film Commission and others conduct censorship. Government censorship includes seven state boards plus various local and city boards.

National Board of Review Catholic Legion of Decency Protestant Film Commission Othe

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