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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1940
Page
7
Baltimore market notes show cattle and hogs steady with mixed price ranges, calves firm, sheep cautious as buyers wait. Philadelphia dressed poultry steady to unchanged. eggs and butter move modestly. Chicago hogs opened steady then edged higher while cattle and sheep held near previous levels amid varied receipts.
A market listing shows wholesale flour prices per barrel and bag for 12 and 24 pound bags, with figures around 4.50 to 5.00, plus related feeds and corn meal. Other entries note horse feed costs and overall price ranges, typical of daily market reports.
Stocks rose in early trade with gains led by Bethlehem Steel Republic Steel Youngstown Steel Harvester Sperry Cerro De Pasco and major industrials while bonds held steady and commodities showed irregularity. London gilded edge issues advanced as Pennsylvanian Water & Power Omar and American Gas & Electric gained while Gulf Oil and Quaker Oats lagged.
Livestock market notes from Va Livestock Market on N Kent St show Tuesday sales with steers 6.25 to 8.80 quality, heifers 5.00 to 8.55, fat cows 2.75 to 5.75, bulls 5.00 to 7.00, veal calves up to 12.25, fresh cows 40.00 to 92.00, lambs 5.00 to 7.50, hogs 5.25 to 6.70 per cwt, pigs 1.00 to 2.10 per head, sows 4.50 to 5.75 cwt, feeders 6.25 to 8.25 per cwt, stocker steers 30.00 to 55.00 per head.
Treasury figures show receipts of 7,112,686.54 dollars and expenditures of 81 dollars, with gross debt at 44,059,874 dollars on October 14, marking a decrease under the prior rule.
James Stewart, the Princeton trained actor, pursues architecture and miniature film making as time off from acting. He plans a bachelor home with a vast room and large fireplace, films on 16 mm with Henry Fonda and Joshua Logan in the Famous Four Bachelors of Hollywood, and recalls beet juice as convincing screen blood during a quirky murder scene.
Dr William Preston Fe longtime Duke University president died at Duke Hospital at 7 am after a heart attack a week earlier He was 72 and had led the Methodist institution since 1910 following John C Kilgo and the Duke family endowment transformed it into a major private university in the Southeast
The article lists notable figures and relatives signing up on day one of the draft process. Harold E. Stassen, 33, is among exempt governors, senators, and representatives required to register. Veterans and public figures including Frank Sauliere, Bob Feller, Joe Louis, Max Baer, Buddy Baer, and Peter Lehman, ages 23 to 31, are noted among registrants with deferments possible in some cases.
It is said that Leonardo da Vinci worked on the Mona Lisa during portions of four successive years. He had music played at the sittings to maintain the rapt expression for which the portrait is famous.
The Supreme Court heard final arguments in the Appalachian Electric Power case over federal licensing of a New River plant near Radford Virginia. The government argues federal jurisdiction. the company and Virginia contend the river is not navigable and state control remains. Solicitor General Biddle and lawyer Raymond T. Jackson argued for the government and company respectively.
The debate centers on whether the New River is navigable and if the Radford plant affects the Kanawha River. Legal arguments question federal versus state jurisdiction and the proper criteria used by lower courts in navigability rulings. Major figures include Biddle challenging court criteria and Jackson disputing navigability with a view that the plant could have beneficial effects.
DeWitt Mackenzie, AP foreign affairs writer, offers an interpretive analysis of The War Today, examining strategic implications and international reactions. He analyzes policy, diplomacy, and potential outcomes, providing context for readers following global developments.
The Star notes farmer W. T. Harris of Stephens City Frederick county saw a large flock of wild geese flying east around 9 AM. He was in his garden when the honking alarmed him and wondered why they chose eastward not southward, suggesting they may turn south later after summer in the far North.
The Winchester Star Information Bureau in Washington DC offers to answer questions of fact. Readers are directed to see page 4 for the answer and guidance.
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