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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1957

Page

3

Market Gains Extend as Fed Eases Policy Signals Spur Hope

New York stocks rose in heavy early trading as hopes for easier monetary policy boosted sentiment. Bethlehem Steel led gains with a 41 cent advance, while General Motors climbed on strong sales though net income fell. market breadth showed profit-taking after yesterday’s rally. Regional quotes for apples and farm prices follow with USDA cattle and hog figures from Baltimore and Chicago.

New York Federal Reserve Board American Telephone Royal Dutch Bethlehem Steel General Motors

Chicago Board of Trade opens steady on grain futures

Chicago futures opened steady to firm with prices across commodities. Wheat contracts for December through July showed modest gains and soybeans edged higher in early action while oats corn and rye mixed. Lard bids appeared uneven with sparse data for some months.

Chicago Board of Trade

Weason Dies in Home Born Room in Harwick Vermont

William P. Weason aged 89 died yesterday in the same room of his Harwick home where he was born in 1868. He lived there most of his life and was a longtime resident of the town. His death closes a long chapter in local history.

Harwick William P. Weason

Carl TV Repairing and Sales at 2248 Loudoun St

Carl TV Repairing and Sales offers TV repair and sales at 2248 Loudoun Street. Located in Missouri, contact MO 2-8747 for service and inquiries.

Sales & Service Loudoun St S. Loudoun St

Local Market Feed Prices and Corrections Note

Local markets listing shows staple livestock feeds with prices for 100 lb bags. Mixed feed 100 lb priced at 3.25, Bran and bran products listed around 8.45, Starter and grower mash 100 lb at 4.65. No responsibility for typographical errors claimed.

Agriculture Department market report listing poultry and livestock prices

Trading calm for broilers and fryers with buyers cautious on next week purchases. Turkeys steady with good demand and adequate supplies. Prices at farm 11 a.m. include broilers 21.5 to 26 cents, heavy hens 15-16, small turkey fryers 24-24, heavy hens 24, toms 23-21. Wingham egg prices listed for Grade A large 86, Grade A small 30, Grade B large 0.00-0.42, others showing mixed markets for cattle, vealers, sheep, lambs, and pelts with prices across grades and weights.

Baltimore Eastern Staymans Cortlands Pa Usis McIntosh Usis & Usis Maine Usis MD & Va Golden & Oklahoma USDA Chicago Broilers and Fryers Hester Harrisonburg

Television Schedule Listings for Daily Channels

A dense OCR style listing of programs across channels 6 1 11 with times and titles from early television scheduling, covering news, dramas, variety shows, game shows, soap operas, sports specials, and theater presentations throughout the evening and into late night.

New Version of One Dollar Bill Rolls Off Presses

The U S government introduces a 1957 dollar with the motto In God We Trust and the signature of Secretary Robert B. Anderson. New dry-press technology removes paper shrinkage, making Washington’s portrait slightly fuller. Over 25 million new bills already circulate as the average daily dollar life is 13 months with over a billion retired annually.

Bureau of Engraving Washington United States Treasury Department U. S Congress George Washington

Sputnik Rocket Likely To Run Two More Months Says Whipple

Dr Fred L Whipple of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory says the Russian rocket has a life expectancy of at least two more months. The satellite may outlast the rocket due to reduced atmospheric drag with its spherical shape. Highest point now about 480 miles, low point near 140 miles, and the third stage rocket leads Sputnik by about half a world.

Cambridge Mass Fred L. Whipple Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Observatory Sputnik

General Strike Declared Failure in Buenos Aires

A 48 hour general strike by 62 unions ended at midnight with the government and press declaring it a failure. Provisional President Pedro E. Aramburu’s government stood firm against wage freeze demands as the walkout kept about 70 percent of workers from plants in the capital while demonstrations left eight injured.

Buenos Aires Pedro E. Aramburu Aramburu Juan Peron

Divorce Suit Filed as Mrs Beverley Avery Protests Marriage

Mrs Beverley Avery 48 sues her husband for divorce in Los Angeles. The case headline notes the wife’s claim and her statement that she will not give up hoping. Memorials referenced in the clipping accompany the filing.

Los Angeles Beverley Avery T. J. Orndorff

Car stolen man enlists after seeing own vehicle

Gentry McGraw aged 20 left for Army induction in Cleveland after his car was stolen from a Sandusky lot. From a bus to the induction center he saw the abandoned car along a highway and called his grandmother in Cleveland. Police recovered the vehicle.

Gentry McGraw Army Cleveland McGraw

Spacecraft race heats up with orbital lead flip

In the continuing round the world race, the rocket and satellite are neck and neck again after three weeks. The latest timing tightens the contest, underscoring the ongoing rivalry and momentum toward completion.

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