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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1941
Page
9
Baltimore Oct 24 report shows limited cattle sales with no market test. Cattle mostly steady, calves 11 to 14, hogs active but drifting lower, sheep and lambs steady to 12.50 for fat natives. 3,500 head salable across cattle calves hogs and sheep with varied weights and steady to lower prices.
New York traders started October bidding for steels oils and specialties with early gains in the stock list. Steels led the push while activity later slowed with fractional advances around two points and roughly 700000 shares traded in the first five hours.
The Rev. Cephas Fahnestock will preach at the Mateing Hand Mission in Indian on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Mary McVicar and others welcome attendees to attend the service and participate in the event.
Soviet dispatches claim Moscow defense remains intact yet grave, as Budyonny and Voroshilov form new armies. Front lines show stubborn fighting near Mozhaisk and Kalinin with German pressure from the Donets and Crimea, while Stalin assigns Timoshenko to southern command amid heavy casualties.
Frederic J. Haskin notes demand for horses for war has slowed the long decline in U S horse numbers. Farm totals fell from 22 000 000 in 1913 to 17 589 000 in 1925 and 10 364 000 last year. city horses dropped from about 3.5 million in 1910 to 2.1 million in 1930.
Boston observers note numerous inquiries for spot domestic wools in fine and half blood grades. Graded good French combing length fine territory wools sold largely at 1.10 dollars per pound on a scoured basis. Original bag territory wools also brought 1.10 dollars per pound in scoured terms.
Baltimore market closes with Wheat No 2 Red Winter at 1.13 per bushel and Corn 85 to 87 cents. Winchester Wheat at 1.07, Corn 77 cents, Barley 65 cents per bushel. Prices based on mill deliveries. Year ago Wheat 87 cents, Corn 78 cents.
Memphis becomes Tennessee headquarter for Contracts Distribution Division with J. P. Norfleet as state coordinator and Arthur M. Field as state manager. The expansion to about 200 offices aims to speed linking government procurements, large contractors, and subcontractors beyond the original 39 Fed Reserve offices.
George F. Gaughan, secretary of the Eastern States Gasoline Dealers conference, asked dealers in 17 Atlantic Seaboard states to keep the 7 p m to 7 a m curfew in place. The conference, representing 100,000 retailers, will meet in New York on October 30 to decide on continuing the curfew, though Secretary Ickes said it may no longer be necessary.
Chicago report says Arthur Starnes jumped from 30000 feet aiming to cover six miles before deploying parachute. He landed about a mile from the takeoff point after opening chutes at 1500 feet. He reached about 180 mph, with total air time under eight minutes.
J Franklin Snapp 16 an Evening Star carrier sustained minor injuries after his bicycle collided with a car at the Cameron Street intersection. The other vehicle was driven by Leo Wood 26 of Shawnee. Snapp was taken to Memorial Hospital before being released to his parents on South Cameron Street.
Governor Charles Edison telegraphed F Leroy Hill president of Air Associates Inc to halt the strike at the Bendix plant. He cited the turmoil as the fault of Air Associates and urged Hill to restore peace and protect workers needed for defense. The message notes workers had voted to strike but wished to return to work if stability could be secured.
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