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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1946
Page
5
Pack No 2 of the Presby Church, sponsored by the T. McFaden Class and led by cubmaster Sam Me, held an interesting meeting last night in the recreation room.
The Presbyterian Church youth group held a Columbus Day event with Cubs and den mothers in costumes. Awards were presented by the Cubmaster and attendees were dismissed after the Cubs recited the Cub Promise.
The Frank T. McFadden Class invites members and families to a 6 39 p m banquet in the Presbyterian Sunday School Room. Tickets available from Ridgeway Hott Stine McCarty Luttrell Atkins. Tea cher W W Glass, more details from Rev Ronald Wilson Ridgeway.
At a Sunday meeting on October 13 the Youth Pilgrim Fellowship of the Congregational Christian Church agreed to lead the Evening Worship on October 27. A sound picture is planned for the worship program. The group also voted to hold a Halloween party and to obtain one worship service man with the pastor’s help. Howard N. Carper Jr. of the U S Navy attended the meeting.
A car driven by Earl Alger crashed into a bank along White Post road below the depot on Saturday night October 12. The mishap occurred to avoid hitting a boy and girl bicycling on the road. Damages were estimated at 75 dollars. Trooper E B Mitchell investigated the accident.
In Charlottesville at a Community Chest luncheon Senator Byrd presented keys to specially equipped cars to three disabled veterans. The recipients were James Hughes of Charlottesville Robert Wilson of Crozet and Betty Engleman of Waynesboro a Martha Jefferson Hospital nurse. Hughes lost both legs on Iwo Jima Wilson was paralyzed after a World War II infantry wound Engleman served as an Army nurse in Italy.
Chicago October 15 Daniel J. Tobin head of the Teamsters Union says the AFL lacks authority to settle jurisdictional scraps among AFL members. He predicts a convention resolution to create arbitration machinery in the AFL to resolve fights in film and other industries.
The Star lists corrected daily local wholesale and retail market prices for grain feeds live stock and poultry. Prices include flour corn meal cracked corn egg mash turkey starter and grower feeds plus livestock values for steers heifers cows calves lambs shoats and live poultry with per cwt and per head figures.
Baltimore market notes show steady apple prices with light demand across Md Pa Va and nearby states plus varied grades for several varieties. Livestock quotes reflect broader inquiry, active cattle trade and higher calf and hog prices with unsettled sheep demand. Washington coverage notes ICC freight rate questions and German war bride immigration under Public Law 271.
New York trading opened with a broad rally as the Presidents meat decree spurred quick buying. Major gainers included U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler General Motors Goodyear U S Rubber Montgomery Ward Caterpillar American Telephone Kennecott Anaconda Du Pont Union Carbide Eastman Kodak Johns Manville Consolidated Edison Santa Fe Pennsylvania Southern Pacific Great Northern N Y Central Southern Railway and others.
In Harrisburg on October 15, Philadelphia war veterans protest for taxi licenses while ex GIs stay in the city to push for action. Nathan Cohen says they planned to sleep in tents but the cold forced some to seek hotel refuge and others to take two hour watch shifts.
Francis Steegmuller notes Ben Jonson as a fat cavalier to a country lady who inspired the elegant song Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes. The identity of Celia remains unknown though she is linked to court masques where she played Venus.
Market notes show grade WB eggs priced at 0.39 and 42 bushels traded. Limited readable details mention medium grade offerings and wholesale activity without full context.
The battleship Wisconsin left Norfolk at 10 a.m. for Chile to attend presidential inauguration ceremonies on November 4 and 5. It will rendezvous with the destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy and join Leyte, Massey, and Douglas H. Fox, arriving in Panama on October 20 where Admiral Leahy will board to travel to Chile as President Truman’s representative.
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