Highways Seen Vital to National Defense and Planning
Rep Cartwright and officials urge modernized, better connected highway system to support military needs and economic well being. Carmody and MacDonald stress coordinated federal work programs and long term planning as Europe’s war underscores urgency amid growing traffic and bridge inadequacies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hmond
Gion Cartwright
D-Okla
America
House Roads Committee
Thomas H. MacDonald
Federal Roads Administration
MacDonald
Association
Europe
Carmody
PWA
WPA
Cartwright
Congress
Burns Funeral for Charles Burns at Sihloh Baptist Church
Funeral services for Charles Burns of 638 North Loudoun Street will be held Friday at 3 PM at Sihloh Baptist Church with Rev. Laws Rev. John Newman and Rev. Spriggs officiating. Pallbearers include Charles Green Newton Turner Fred Whited Ed Jefferson Jr Ed Jefferson Sr and Sam Ellis. Interment follows in the adjoining cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Burns
North
Loudoun Street
Sihloh Baptist Church
Laws
John Newman
Spriggs
Charles Green
Newton Turner
Fred Whited
Ed Jefferson, Jr
Ed Jefferson
Sam Ellis
Treasury Status Report Shows Deficit and Debt Totals
Treasury data from Washington on October 11 reports receipts of 14,303,368.10 dollars and expenditures of 42,555,143.27 dollars. The excess of expenditures over receipts is 1,125,249,116.40 dollars, and gross debt stands at 40,903,055,051.00 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingtin
Public Sale of Valuable City and County Real Estate
Trustees offer for sale at public auction in Winchester Virginia at 11 oclock A M on Saturday October 28 1939 the two parcels described as No 331 on North Main Street and a 30 acre tract in Frederick County both conveyed to Ruth E Crisman by 1935 and 1926 deeds. One third cash with balance due in one and two years. Dunné & Duvall Aucts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
City of
Winchester
Virginia
Ruth E. Crisman
J. L. Crisman
North Main Street
Alice M. Jones
Laura S. Jones
Frederick County
H. D. Puller
Circuit Court
A. J. Tavenner
Market quotations from Philadelphia and Baltimore Oct 11
Prices for butter poultry and meats list top grades and ranges in Philadelphia and Baltimore markets. Butter 30 1 2 to 3 4 and 26 1 4. live poultry various fowl prices. dressed poultry fresh and iced. cattle hogs calves and sheep quotas and steady to firm ranges. hogs up to 7 30 with steers around 10 75. grain and feed prices also shown with notes on market closings for Columbus Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbardstons
Yorks
U. S
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Baltimore Livestock
Baltimore
Cu. S. Dept. Agr
Chicagoe Livestock
Chicago
Jey
Baltimore Grain
Winchester
Quotations Virginia Livestock Market Tuesday Sale Prices
The Virginia Livestock Market on N. Kent Street lists Tuesday sale values for livestock dated October 10, 1939. Prices cover steers heifers cows bulls veal lambs hogs pigs fat sows and feeder stockers with ranges from 1.25 to 11.25 in various grades and categories.
Market activity steadies as investors await holiday
New York stock brokers report cautious client commitments ahead of tomorrow's holiday and Prime Minister Chamberlain's speech. Despite improving home front signals and ongoing recovery, European affairs complicate valuation. The pound on demand stands at 4.031/4 dollars with select quotable stocks listed at 2 pm, including Am Rad, AT&T, Chrysler, Gen Elec, Goodyear, IBM not listed, and US Steel among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Europe
Am Smell
AT & T
Anaconda
Kennecott
M Ward
Nail Dairy
Packard
Penney (Jc
Penn R R
Republic Steel
Southern R
Soof N J
Texas Corp
Union Pac
US Steel
Va Car Chem
Va Car Bid
Western Union
Woolworth
Extradition Is Resisted By Gallogly
Richard Gallogly a 29 year old Georgia life sentence inmate who escaped from Atlanta hospital to freedom with his wife says he will not be extradited to Ohio in a murder sentence case. He surrendered to Dallas authorities and declared there are real men who will understand his case. His escape occurred five days earlier during a transfer to Reidsville State Prison. His wife and mother were in the car. officers have not located her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Bride
Reidsville State Prison
Gallogly
Oglethorpe University
Kennedy Goff testifies to Dies Committee on Communist ties
Kenneth Goff, 25, who quit the Communist Party, testifies before the Dies Committee in Washington claiming President Roosevelt and his wife were discussed by young Communists in forming fronts. He says he took a four day, thousand mile escape trip through five states before surrendering. Gallogly says he telephoned his Atlanta mother two hours before surrender and accuses guards of complicity, insisting the Southwest will understand his case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Goff
Communist Party
Dies Committee
Washington
Roosevelt
Communist Front
Schmid
Gallogly
Atlanta
Dallas
Texas
Southwest
Local Market Prices for Flour and Meal in Daily Markets
The Star lists wholesale flour and meal prices with multiple bag sizes and per barrel rates for products from Short Patent Bros and related brands. Prices vary by bag weight from 12 to 148 pounds and per barrel equivalents, with noted figures for cornstarch and other meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Short Patent Bros.d
Cscceune Soo
Rhaseviuus
Ss Ceeewsees
Stags - Seco. Oe
Young Guiness
Grain futures edge higher after early losses amid Europe tension
Wheat and other grain quotations show slight gains from earlier losses as reports from Europe dampen peace talk expectations. Corn prices fall on higher than expected government estimates. oats and soybeans vary with futures displaying mixed movement across December May and July contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain
Apple Market Averages Point Information
Winchester Martinsburg and nearby points show market demand for barrels crates and baskets. Prices listed include Ganos U S Stead and Grimes U S No 1 and 2 le inet car 2 00 for barrels min car 80c for baskets 1 1 5 bushel boxes and eastern crates Delicious 8 No 1 2 1 2 in min car 1 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester-Martinsburg
Ganos
Grimes
Yorks
U. S
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Richmond
U.S
Buncutter Tire CO
Dunné& Duvall
Chapman Motor
Loudoun
Turkey
Bue Ee Ieee
N. Kent St
Robert Love Taylor
Tennessee
Alfred A. Taylor
Stock Market Report
Georgia
Potomac
Dodge
Ford
Pine Motor CO
Brad
Cecil Streets
Loudoun & Monmouth
Plymouth
Apple
Cammer Tire CO
Valley Ave
Braddock Ste
Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc
Conoco
Continental Oil Company
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