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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1940
Page
9
Dr. B B Dutton left for Cleveland to attend sessions of the International Medical Congress this week. He plans to return to Winchester next Saturday.
Market notes from Baltimore Philadelphia and Chicago show produce dullness in potatoes and butter, with varied poultry prices. Live poultry and fowls demand fluctuates, with leghorns and crossbreds offering mixed values. hogs and calves show modest gains and steady demand amid holiday effects.
Market edges up for some leaders while others show neglect and small declines. Trading remains light with early gains trimmed near the fourth hour as investors weigh Far East tensions and domestic politics against a holiday mood. Sterling quoted at 4.04 dollars. Al. Chem 164 3-4. Am. Can 96. Am. Rad. 7 1-4.
A vintage column urges tired women to rest and rethink stresses at home. It promotes relaxation, hopeful outlook, and simple self care like choosing one scent, avoiding perfume on hair, and using small perfume containers to preserve joy and beauty.
A list of closing or intra day stock quotations features companies such as Bethlehem Steel Genl Motors International Harvester J Manville Kennecott Penn R Republic Steel Sears Roebuck Southern Railroad S O of N J Texas Corp Union Pacific U S Steel Virginia Car Purely numeric price quotes accompany each ticker with fractional adjustments and noting penny stocks and preferreds Woolworth values also shown for reference
Market listings show daily wholesale and retail prices for flour, patent brad, feed, butter, and hogs. Price points include 48 and 38 pound bags at per barrel rates, with cottons, middlings, and mixed feed values noted alongside creamery butter at 30 cents per pound.
In remarks on wartime plans, Willkie criticizes delays in arms output, calls for high speed production without sacrificing wages and hours standards, and argues private initiative delivers faster results. He asserts December 1942 as the schedule for complete equipment for a 1.2 million army and urges prompt government action with contractors to toe the line.
The Mount Williams Debating Society will hold a Roosevelt policy debate at Community Hall Friday at 7 30 p m The affirmative team includes N B Fout N C Williams and J D Luttrell while the negative features A D Hance Ford Luttrell and H A na The event precedes the election and includes music and refreshments with all welcome.
Jockey John Barba aged 21 died in a New York hospital from injuries suffered on October 7 when he was thrown from his horse during a race at Jamaica track. The accident occurred during a race at Jamaica, and Barba passed away yesterday.
The court granted a writ of mandamus directing the clerk to add vetoed provisions to the appropriation act. It held the unruly vetoes were germane to the bill and did not invalidate the budget as a whole, noting Virginia as a great business corporation needing fiscal stability.
Portmouth Ohio reports veteran Adurmerat Opamadicients intends to register for selective service. He says he will try to be the first to register this time, noting he enlisted in the Marines at age 13 and will reach the 36 age limit on November 24.
Henry H. Timken chairman of the Timken Roller Bearing Company died today in Canton Ohio from pneumonia at age 52. He was active in Republican affairs and a major campaign contributor. Timken previously chaired the Hercules Motor Corporation in Canton.
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