Market quotations from livestock and produce markets
Baltimore markets show steady to weak tone for cattle and hogs with price ranges for cows calves and hogs noted. Philadelphia prices list butter eggs poultry and flour. Chicago reports hog gains to 7.50 with cattle and lambs steady or down slightly amid open-market receipts.
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Baltimore
New Jersey
Shore
Philadelphia
Baltimore Livestock
U. S. Dept. Agrid
Chicago Livestock Chicago
Stock Market Report amid war jitters and varied opinions
Stock market activity opened slowly then firmed as gains ran 1 to 3 points in several issues. Profit taking trimmed prices later and volume eased. despite hostile pressures, brokers noted encouraging domestic news and traders expected mixed war impact on purchasing. Prices quoted at 2 p.m. included American Can 115 3 4, AT and T 165 5 8, U S Steel 78 3 8, Union Pacific 101, Woolworth 40 7 8 among others.
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Sana Sane
al. Chem
Can
Rad
Sme
A. T
Anaconda
B. and
Bethlehem
Chrysler
Con. Edison
Corn Prod
Cigar
Elec
Genl
Motors
Goodyear
Int. Har
J. Manville
Kennecott
M. Ward
Gx. C
Pitward
Penney (Jc
Penn. R. R
Republic Steel
Southern R
Texas Cory
Union Pac
U. S. Steel
Va. Car. Chem
Car. Pact
Western Union
Woolworth
Wheat futures rise as European fighting heats grain market
Chicago on October 17 saw a rush to buy wheat futures with prices climbing about two cents per bushel to month highs. Strength in securities and drought in the Southwest supported gains alongside European war fears, with Dec wheat at 86 1 4 to 3 8 and May at 85 1 4 to 3 8.
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Chicago
Europe
Hicago Chicago
Grain prices and seeds listed with regional market notes
A Baltimore market report lists seed and grain quotations including oats barley soybeans and red clover seed with grades and price ranges. It also reports No 2 red winter wheat prices and local Winchester wheat and corn prices with deliveries at mills and year ago comparisons.
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Baltimore Grain
Baltimore
Winchester
Apple Market Shipping Point Prices Saturday
Winchester Martinsburg and nearby points show slow demand and a steady market. Barrels and baskets list U S No 1 sizes with car lots f o b terms, including Staymans Yorks Garons and Rochester offerings with minor price figures.
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Winchester-Martinsburg
Staymans
U. S
Yorks
Garons
Rochester
N. Y
U.S
McIntosh
Kings
Few
Hague Protests Nazi Activities Near Emden
The Netherlands government protested to Berlin after Dutch planes were fired on by German anti aircraft guns near Emden. Witnesses reported heavy artillery fire around Emden and a suspected British aircraft seen over the bay. No Dutch planes were hit and the protest followed reports from border villages.
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Hague
Netherlands
Emden
Berlin
Dollart Bay
Holland
Groningen
German War Claims Bold Air Attacks and Naval Sinking
German reports boast of bold air strikes on British ships at Rosyth and Firth of Forth and say several warships were damaged. They hail the Royal Oak sinking and praise submarine crews as heroes while noting losses of two German planes.
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North Sea
DNB
Rosyth
Scottish
Edinburgh
New Mystery Disease Reported by Health Experts
Pittsburgh officials report a new form of mystery dysentery that cripples temporarily but does not kill. Dr. Knowlton and Dr. Lamoureux of the Connecticut State Department of Health say the illness is waterborne, linked to reservoir contamination, and may relate to infant diarrhea epidemics in hospitals.
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Pittsburgh
American Health Association
Panama Canal
Millard Knowlton
FE. E. Lamoureux
Connecticut State Department of Health
Knowlton
Lamoureux
Nebraska Youth Is Star Farmer
Norman W. Kruse, 18, Loretto Nebraska, named star farmer of America for 1939 at the American Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City. He netted 1296.45 last year from a farm program miles building a herd of eight cattle, 40 hogs and 17 sheep with profits from hogs milk sheep corn and wheat.
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Kansas City
Norman W. Kruse
Loretto
Neb
Star Farmer of American
Kruse
Kansas City Star
Farmer of America
University of Nebraska Agricultural College
Kruse Brothers Develop Farm Ventures in Nebraska High Tablelands
On his father Herman H. Kruse's Boone county farm in north-central Nebraska the Kruse brothers ran experiments, accepting mistakes as learning. Wallace Caulk of Camden, Del. was named star farmer for the eastern division.
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Kruse
Herman H. Kruse
Boone County
Nebraska
Wallace Caulk
Camden
Del
Friday the 13th jinx hits Washington circulation manager
John Thompson of Washington, D. C., a newspaper circulation manager, was fined 109.25 and given 30 days in jail suspended on payment after a drunk driving conviction. He was brought to court by a State Trooper in Boyce and will appeal to the Circuit Court at its November 27 session, with A. W. Clarke representing him.
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Ohn Thompson
Washington, D. C
Boyce
Thompson
Lora
Kackley
A. W. Clarke
Alexandria- Fairfax
Clarke
Circuit Court
Unconscious orchard worker after brutal attack
William Monroe Price, a transient orchard worker, lies between life and death at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a brutal attack in a Clarke county orchard barn. Police seek suspect Joe Dave, a missing drifter who worked with Price and may have fled by freight train. A social security card listed Portsmouth, Virginia, as his address, though no Portsmouth resident by that name is found.
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Berryville
William Monroe Price
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Clarke County
Price
Portsmouth
Joe Dave
Dave
Lions Club luncheon hosts Percy Rogers as speaker
Percy Rogers, Lions International district governor from Front Royal, spoke at the Winchester club luncheon. Sam Presta introduced him. Rogers outlined district duties and the workload for governors and deputies. Virginia’s current district governor Elmer Briscoe of Portsmouth succeeds Preston. Guests included Ernest Rhodes and Walker Ridgely, with Lions from Front Royal and Frederick among attendees.
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Walker Ridgely
James Shockey
Paul Shannon
Johnnie Marchi
Front Royal
Richard Simmons
Frederick, Md
G. J. Leighty
M. 8. Eckard
Martinsburg
W. Va
Labor Group Is Non Communist, Marcantonio Tells Dies Panel
Rep Marcantonio testified he became chairman of the International Labor Defense in 1937 with the understanding it would be non Communist and that the policy has been upheld. He denied Communist control and said the group would defend victims of persecution whether from Communism or Fascism.
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Washington
Marcantonio
A.N. Y
Dies Committee
International Labor Defense
Dies
D.-Tex
Communist Party
Joseph Stalin
Earl Browder
Mission Movie At Grace Church
Grace Church hosts a 7 30 p m film by Pastor Kenneth Killinger the Mountain Missionary titled Below White Top about southern mountain mission work. The event supports the White Top Mission with the parish audience invited to view and contribute.
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Grace Church
Southern Mountain Mission
Kenneth Killinger
Mountain
White Top
Virginia
Killinger
Heroes Honored as U Boat Crew Sinks Royal Oak
Berlin reports Commodore Prien and his submarine crew received iron crosses for sinking the British battleship Royal Oak and torpedoing the battle cruiser Repulse. Grand Admiral Raeder went to congratulate them as Doenitz was promoted to Rear Admiral. British claims of further German air raids on Scapa Flow and Firth of Forth are noted with photographic evidence promised to Churchill.
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Berlin
Prien
Royal Oak
Repulse
Erich Raeder
Hitter
Doenitz
Scapa Flow
Britain
Admiralty
Firth of Forth
Fiers
Winston Churchil
Delegates Named for Virginia Methodist Conference Ballot
Delegates to the new Virginia Methodist Church conference and committees on church activities were elected today in Richmond. Tellers expected to announce ballot results late today. H. M. Canter of Harrisonburg was among the participants.
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Richmond
New Virginia Methodist Church Conference
H. M. Canter
Harrisonburg
Local Club Names Officers After Election
C A Tucker and R M White were named officers as assistants and secretary was elected last night in burg.
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C. A. Tucker
Reat
R. M. White
Burg
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Brad
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Loudoun & Monmouth
Plymouth
Shenandoah
Apple
Baltic
Atlantic
High Command
Germany
Hermann Wil
Scotland
Goodzyear Tires
Buncutter Tire CO
Braddock & Germain
Star Farmer
Norman. Kruce
American
Wm. M. Price
Mrs. America
General Electric
Percy Rogers
Labor
Felten Bala
Potomac By-Products Co
Harpers Ferry, W. Va
Bicker’ Motor CO
Loudoun
Cork
Winchester Evening Star “Capitally
Apple Capital
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