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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1952
Page
10
Classified display ads list items for sale including a mahogany drop leaf table four chairs and a Philco console radio. Other notes show help wanted for child care and ironing, housing needs, and a farm purchase request seeking owner financing in Winchester Virginia.
Wanted settled lady to live in. General house work and care for children near Washington, D. C. $10.00 weekly. Call 4468 Winchester, Va. (40-21-30) WANTED-Couple or two maids to cook and do house work on.
Lost money warning ad urges customers to buy sewing machines or vacuum cleaners only from the authorized Necd dealer Winchester Sewing Machine Co at 111 West Boscawen Street. Notices appear in local shop pages with schedule details showing Wednesday and Saturday events.
Mixed classified items include Mrs. Lloyd as local representative for Real Silk Hosiery Mills with phone contacts Jim Teddy fur restyling service by Mrs. Carper, Terminix termite inspection by Shan Armstrong Co, and a weekly auction at Stephens City Salem Church Road by Wolverton’s offering furniture and glassware.
The Methodist ministers of the Winchester District and their wives shared a Friday luncheon at Way Side Inn in Riddletown to honor those transferring to other districts. Notable guests included Rev. and Mrs. Carroll H. Beale, Rev. and Mrs. James E. Hodges, Rev. and Mrs. H. W. Landrum, Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Lewis, and district officials led by F. B. Oglesby.
Raw listing of feed grains and commodities with prices per 8 or 10 unit measures. Includes corn meal yellow 8 lb 1.48 and 25 lb 1.48, wheat 1.90, No 2 yellow corn 0.85, white corn 1.95, barley 1.05, oats 0.90, cracked corn 100 lb 4.5, butter wholesale 0.70, and various feeds with small quantities.
Regional market reports list fruit and vegetable quotes for apples and potatoes, poultry and eggs, and livestock prices. Cattle and hog futures are given with ranges for US and Chicago exchanges, noting steady or slightly firmer demand and large supplies across segments.
The Agriculture Department lists today's Egg Market with Grade A large at 60e and Grade A medium 43c. Grade A small 30c Grade B large 43c Grade Cee 28c Cracks and checks 16 Peewees 200. Live poultry prices in Winchester area for No 1 fowl fob grower's farm include Heavy Breed Hens 18c, Leghorn Hens 308, Rock and Coss Broilers 26c, Red Broiler 27c, Leghorn Broilers 180, Leghorn Cocks and other breeds varying to 28c. Young Bronze toms 22 lbs, Young Bronze hens.
Weekly event on Thursdays at 7pm offers prizes including turkeys chickens hams and other items. Ladies invited located at Stephens City Salem Church Road.
New York trading eased today with a general but moderate decline around a point or less. Declines appeared in Southern Railway Texas Company Kennecott Copper American Cyanamid Westinghouse Electric American Woolen U S Steel Chrysler and Douglas Aircraft while many leading issues showed little change.
Chicago grains opened with modest moves on the Board of Trade amid moderate activity. Opening prices showed soybeans and corn edging higher while oats, rye, and wheat posted mixed results across nearby and deferred contracts.
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