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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1947
Page
5
Richmond October 10 Judge Sterling Hutcheson will set trial dates Monday for 11 Eastern Virginia veterans charged with using the 52-20 club to obtain money from the United States and their employers.
Robert Taylor, son of Mrs. John W. Taylor, will guard for VPI against William and Mary in Richmond. A Handley high school graduate, he was hailed as one of the state's top guards and aims to shine in college play.
Army’s unbeaten string will likely end when the cadets meet Illinois in Yankee Stadium. Harvard versus Virginia is a keynote early October pick with Harvard’s toughest foe anticipated in November.
Market quotes show modest gains as professionals pushed for continued recovery optimism. Leading names included Bethlehem Steel U S Steel General Motors and Boeing while some stocks like Chesapeake and Ohio GE and Allied Chemical retreated at times.
Market notes show light receipts for a range of fruits and vegetables with varied up bids on apples and grapes. Poultry prices are weak though fowl and turkeys show modest gains, while eggs and butter hold steady amid steady to higher hog and cattle ranges in Chicago and Baltimore quotations.
Readable segments show wholesale and city delivered prices for corn meal, white and yellow corn, No 2 red winter wheat, barley, and butter products. Figures include $2.55 to $2.62 per bushel for No 2 red winter wheat and $1.90 for new shelled corn delivered in city, with variations by grade and weight.
Agriculture Department Markets Division reports U S grade prices FOB Winchester for eggs. Extra large 0.69 per dozen, large 0.67, medium 0.58, B large 0.55, pullets 0.42, trades 0.42, cracks 0.30. Live poultry prices include No 1 quality at producer farms: heavy hens 0.25–0.26 lb, Leghorn hens 0.20–0.21 lb, heavy broilers 0.31–0.32 lb, Leghorn broilers 0.24–0.25 lb, old roosters 0.12–0.13 lb, guineas 0.50 lb, old 0.25 lb. Turkey market under definite sale.
1014 lb yearlings listed at 31.50 while bulls showed activity around 19.25 and vealers steady at 27, down. Stock cattle and salable sheep total about 1000 head with moderate activity and steady demand. Bulk native lambs bring 22.65 per cwt.
Chicago grain prices opened firm for wheat while oats slipped slightly and corn and soybeans showed modest moves. Wheat futures mixed with Dec at 2.93 1/2, May 9.29 1/2, July 2.47 3/4. Corn Dec 2.25, May 2.18 3/4, July 2.09 3/4. Oats Dec 1.15 1/4, May 1.06 1/4, July 0.92 3/8. Soybeans Mar 3.38. Lard Nov 24.25.
Washington report notes Charles R. Denny resigns as FCC chairman effective October 31. He cites financial reasons for leaving government service as the commissioners earn ten thousand dollars yearly.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers aboard the Dutch freighter Manoeran seized contraband narcotics valued at an estimated 4,648,000 on the black market in Vancouver British Columbia.
Community message urges residents to prevent wildfires by proper fire safety during picnics. Authorities remind campers to use designated areas, clear brush, and fully extinguish embers to protect forests and parks across Virginia.
J W Howard a colored man sent to Central state hospital last May has been declared not insane by the hospital superintendent. He was arrested after an alleged attempt to break into a Boscawen Street apartment occupied by three white women and is ordered committed to jail pending further order of the court.
A two headed calf born two days ago on a farm near Easton, California, stuns locals. The animal has two ears and a single skull but four eyes, two mouths, two noses and can breathe on both sides.
Community fire safety plea urges vigilance to protect lives and property. Authorities warn even a tiny spark can ignite rapid, destructive blazes and stress precautionary steps for homes, farms, and public spaces during dry conditions.
Kuhel to manage the Washington Senators today after serving as a former first baseman and now heading the club. He succeeds Ossie Bluege and takes on duties as the new manager and leading the farm system.
An eight ounce glass of beer contains approximately 115 calories.
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