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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1948

Page

7

Drop in Food Prices Tiny but It Sticks

Prices for food have declined or held steady for a second week, with meat, butter, and onions dropping and wholesale indexes showing mixed shifts. Officials predict lower costs may last about two months as dealers push volume to sustain sales.

American Institute of Food Distribution American Meat Institute Chicago Boston Malcolm McCabe Massachusetts Grocers and Provisions Dealers Assn New York Jewel Tea Co National Association of Food Chains Philadelphia Food Fair Sidney R. Rabb Super Market Institute Dun and Bradstreet Associated Press

Gas Range Turns Into Radio Set in York Kitchen

York Pa Oct 21 Mrs Walter Sechrist reports her gas range now picks up short wave radio transmissions from the neighbor an amateur operator A stove panel metal interaction creates a tuning effect causing conversations to be heard through the oven while the operator chats with a South American station.

York Walter Sechrist

Chilean Deputy Proposes 300-Word Crime News Limit

A Chilean Conservative deputy Manuel Montalba Vega introduces a bill to restrict crime and police reporting to 300 words with one column headlines. The bill requires copies signed by the writer be kept for a month for possible action and imposes fines for excesses and libel. Two Santiago papers back the measure.

Santiago Chile Manuel Montalba Vega Montalba Vega el Mercurio el Diario Ilustrado

Lift Iron Curtain To Admit Students Educators Urge

Washington group of American educators urges Secretary of State to admit more students and visitors from eastern Europe, advocating controlled exchanges with free and democratic nations and access to international conferences. The advisory panel led by Harvie Branscombe calls for looser doors while maintaining guardrails.

Washington United States Europe Marshall United States Advisory Commisson On Atlantic Harvie Branscombe Vanderbilt University

Annual Co op Meet To Be Attended by Local Delegates

U S Senator George O Aiken of Vermont and Albert S Goss master of the National Grange will address the Silver anniversary annual meeting of Southern States Co op Nov 4 and 5 in Richmond. From Frederick Clarke county area A K Russell president and Roy Ferguson manager will represent the petroleum co op. From Winchester service will go Gynn H Jones White Post John W Smith White Hall Ray Brumback Opequon L T Larrick.

U. S

Local Officials Named in Gainesboro and Winchester Notices

White Post W J Lockhart Winchester Alfred W Wright Winchester president of the board and Manager Julian A Larrick Gainesboro. Stephens City Southern States Service has not yet announced its representatives.

White Post W. J. Lockhart Winchester Alfred W. Wright Julian A. Larrick Gainesboro Stephens City Southern States Service

Courtship Roles in Ducks Highlight Behavioral Shift

The text notes that female red head ducks are often the aggressors during courtship, while males become more aggressive after mating season starts. It also extols green wing teals as highly attractive and among the most brilliant duck plumage, second only to the wood duck.

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