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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1927

Page

6

Soft Wheat Remains in Strong Demand Amid Rising Prices

Soft winter wheat shows firmer demand and rising prices for milling quality amid a mixed market. High protein hard winter stays in demand as spring wheat activity eases. durum crop remains exceptionally large with 314 million bushels forecast and a 6.21 million bushel durum share noted. Winter wheat total around 553 million bushels, pushing overall crop prospects toward 44 million more than last year. Market centers like St Louis and Cincinnati report firm No 2 red winter values and urgent milling demand from southern mills with prices quoted across several markets.

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Col Schoonmaker Honored by Congress After Death

Col James M Schoonmaker longtime Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad chairman died after an appendectomy in Reeves late Tuesday. He led a famed Winchester charge in 1864 earned the Congressional Medal of Honor and helped develop coal and steel sectors. Born 1842 in Pittsburgh he rose from private to cavalry commander and later steered coal shipping before joining the railroad. He was among Pittsburghs wealthiest men and donated to charity.

James M. Schoonmaker Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Allegheny Valley General Hospital Reeves James B. Russell Winchester Pittsburgh Starfort National Fruit Product Company Associated Press Schoonmaker Schoenmaker University of Pittsburgh Fourteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry Star Fort Averill Monongahela River Ohio River Henry Clay Frick Pittaburh and Lake Erie Road

Notable Pittsburgh Benefactor Dies Leaving Widow and Family

The deceased donated largely to charitable institutions and served for many years as president of the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind. Survived by widow Rebecca C. Schoonmaker, two sons James M. Schoonmaker Jr of Pittsburgh and W. H. Schoonmaker of Montclair NJ, daughter Gretchen Schoonmaker of Pittsburgh, three sisters Mrs William C Wood and Mrs F H Andrews of Plainfield NJ and A M Asheville NC, and a widow.

Pennsylvania Association For the Blind Rebecca C. Schoonmaker James “M. Schoonmaker,Jr Pitts‘burgh W. H. Schoonmaker Montclair, N. J Gretchen Schoonmaker Pittsburgh William ,C. Wood Plain

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