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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1938
Page
7
Livestock and produce market prices for turkeys chickens rocks and leghorns with eggs butter and hogs, cattle and sheep quotes from Baltimore and Philadelphia on Oct 11. Prices cover fowl weights colors and grades along with wholesale pork and lamb figures and market trends.
Readable items show baby chick feed Leghorn fowl and creamery butter linked to Ce Semmens S72 RomT. The list-like fragment suggests a general agricultural goods catalog or advertisement. The exact relationships and dates are unclear in the OCR snippet.
Fred Way a longtime local businessman and World War II veteran has become a patient in ward No. 37 at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington DC for treatment of disabilities incurred in service. Friends said he would appreciate cards from associates.
Winchester Lions Club announces the charity Hallowe'en dance set for Monday night October 31 at the George Washington Hotel with committee chairmen named to organize. Rev. Summers McGavock spoke of hurricane experiences in Naples Maine, and Leesburg club charter night November 18 was noted along with new Middleburg club meetings. Sept activities included forming two new clubs and donations to Anti Tuberculosis drive, Boy Scouts drive, armory bond issue, road signs, cataract surgery funding, and schoolchild eye care with Lion Allen Hawthorne providing medical care.
Lindbergh plans a two to three week stay in Germany visiting airplane factories to study aviation progress. He was welcomed at Templehof by Lieut. Col. Truman Smith and Lilienthal Society members. London dispatch says Lady Astor denies any Lindbergh criticism of the Soviet air force and rebuts a Daily Worker report.
Bank in Virginia reports assets of 786 350 96 and deposits totaling 1 595 824 38 as of September 28 1938. Total liabilities and capital equal 1 599 022 72 with capital account 249 729 13 and undivided profits and reserves listed.
A listing of market rates and animal prices with various bag weights and products. Includes corn, meal, horse and dairy feeds, fowl and poultry items, livestock categories, and ranges for steers heifers cows and calves.
New York stocks fluctuated with minor gains and losses throughout the session. Trading volume ran around 1.5 million shares as some lead stocks receded while favored issues and U S Rubber preferred advanced to new highs, and Sloss-Sheffield rose on light turnover.
Chicago futures eased slightly on light pre holiday activity with December wheat at 64 1 4 to 3 8 and corn near 44 5 8 to 3 4. Cash grain quotes show No. 2 red wheat around 67 1 2 with mixed and yellow types, oats and rye listed alongside commodity stocks and prices at Baltimore and Winchester markets.
An evangelist, traveling with Madison ties, was tarred and feathered near Marietta Ohio after a revival meeting. A 22 year old Opal V Hasley married the evangelist yesterday despite her father Wesley Hasley opposing the union. Charges of misconduct were brought by Hasley but dismissed for lack of evidence by Justice N E Kidd.
Winchester Martinsburg and nearby points report demand fair market steady. Carloads 1.0, usual terms. Barrels Grimes US No 12 to 2 1 4 in cold storage at 2.40 dollars. Bushel baskets Yorks US No 1 3 in min at 1.05 dollars, 2 1/2 in min 0.90. Staymans US No 1 2 3/4 in min some 1.25, 2 1/2 in min some 1.15. Romes US No 1 2 1/2 in min some 1.30.
The Rev. Mr. Shirkey is selected to become pastor of the Travis Park Methodist Church in San Antonio as the West Texas Conference seeks a successor after the San Antonio church vacancy. He hails from Staunton Virginia and has served at Francis Asbury and Pace Memorial churches.
The District G Association plans its first gathering in Winchester on Saturday after years of preparation. Counties in District G include Frederick Clarke Warren Page Shenandoah Rockingham Augusta Highland and Bath as the meeting aims to unite about 600 teachers.
In Beisan valley and surrounding areas, 15 incidents including killing, sabotage, arson, robbery, sniping and land mining were reported in the last 24 hours with five dead. At Ramieh near Jerusalem and Jaffa, armed men stole government funds. authorities imposed a 1500 pound collective fine and seized Arab public vehicles. Soldiers clashed with bands at Neszi una and Bureika near Haifa. Scotts Greys landed at Haifa to reinforce troops.
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