NAACP Urges Broad Support for School Integration in Virginia
The Virginia State NAACP convention closed in Suffolk with Oliver W. Hill urging nonviolent action to push integration and voting. He noted two gubernatorial candidates favor segregation, while calling Negro voters to assert their rights. New and reelected officers include Dr. Philip Wyatt as president and J. B. Henderson as vice president with Martin A. Martin returning to the legal unit.
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Efort
Oliver W. Hill
Richmond
Hill
Virginia
NAACP
Clarence W. Mitchell
Washington
Byrd
Tuck
Almond
Philip Wyatt
Fredericksburg
Virginia State Conference
J. B. Henderson
Norfolk
David E. Longley
America
Ted Dalton
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
J. 8. Carrington
Charlottesville
Virginia Carrington
E. B. Henderson
Arlington
Martin A Martin
Otto Tucker
Alexandria
James Overton
Portsmouth
Farm Land Prices Rise 8 Percent Over 12 Months
Washington reports an 8 percent rise in farm land values for the year ending July 1, with a 3 percent gain from March 1 to July 1. The national average is 51 percent above the 1949 level, driven by good crop prospects, higher farm prices, and consolidation trends, as government retirement programs influence lower quality land. The Agriculture Department values farm real estate at 112.4 billion dollars, with the Southeast and eastern states posting the strongest increases including Pennsylvania 9 and Delaware 11.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Earli
Winchester Shops Open Late Saturday Nights
Local stores in Winchester extend hours on Saturdays staying open until 8 00 PM with some retailers operating until 1 00 AM in parts of the district. Public notices encourage shoppers to plan visits and enjoy extended service.
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Winchester
Market Quotation Roundup of fruits, potatoes, cattle, hogs
Baltimore and New York markets show mixed moves in produce and livestock. Apple and potato quotes drift modestly upward while beef, veal, and hog prices adjust with slow trading and varied weight classes across USDA listings and regional consignments.
Livestock Market Prices for Lambs and Ewes
A report lists lambs at various weights and grades with prices: 94 lb Utah lambs at 23.90 to 25.00, 62 head of 107 lb lambs at 23.50, select individuals 23.75, culls to 15.0, 80 lb deck no 2 pelt lambs 20.00, 90 lb yearlings 17.50, slaughter ewes 5.00 to 6.50, and mixed good to choice 6.50 to 7.50.
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Baltimore
Staymans
Usis
Delicious
Cortland
Jonathans
Va Delicious
Va Golden Delicious
Maine
MD & Va
Goldens
Oklahoma
USDA
Chicago
Utah
Rockingham
Augusta
Virginia Farm Price Outlook Faces Mixed Prospects for Broilers and Grains
Virginia farmers face a cautious outlook as broiler prices are not expected to improve for two to three months with supply higher than last year. Chicks placed now will hit market during the low price period around Christmas. Feeders show declines with October to November market trends. calves hold steady with steer prices rising to 24 to 27 dollars. Virginia production tracks national declines with 1957 output down 11 percent from last year and below ten-year averages.
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Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia
U. S
Front Royal Livestock Market Report October 3 1957
The Front Royal Livestock Market lists hogs veal lambs and slaughter cattle with price ranges for different grades. Hog categories include top barrows gilts butcher and feeder weights with price bands, veal grades from choice to utility, lamb grades prime choice good and utility with per hundred weights, and slaughter cattle with steers heifers cows and bulls price ranges. Stock feeder cattle yearling steers and grades are noted with varying values.
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Choice & Prime
Canner & Cutter
Commercial
Cutter & Utility
Local Markets Update From The Star
Local markets are reported as correct but the Star disclaims responsibility for typographical errors.
Live Poultry and Egg Prices and Federal Life Insurance Note
Weekly agricultural market notes show broilers and fryers about half a cent lower while small type turkeys hold steady and large type unsettled. Egg market reports list Grade A Large to Small prices and regional quotes. A separate Federal update confirms federal employees are covered by group life insurance, enacted in 1954 with 2 million covered by 1956 for $10.1 billion in life insurance.
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Congress
Mixed Opening in Chicago Grain Trade
Chicago Board of Trade starts with a mixed session as grains open higher and lower across contracts. Wheat leads gains in some months while corn and soybeans show varied declines and advances. Lard futures also move with shifts in nearby months.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Jly
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Raytheon
Curtiss-Wright
DuPont
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Kennecott
Baltimore & Ohio
Lukens Steel
Sunoco
Sunocol
H. F. Nelson, Inc
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Front Royal Livestock Market
Rhodes Drug CO
Winchester Egg Market
Harrisonburg
Ceva
Chicago Grain
Howard A. Holland
Shenandoah Valley
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Madrid
Martinique
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