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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1937
Page
3
Jacob Berman, central figure in a 1927 oil scandal, leaves county jail in San Francisco a free man. He served seven years of a ten year federal sentence for using the mails to defraud connected with Julian Oil stock over issue case. His attorney secured a pardon after two years of clemency efforts.
A. Gray Williams of the Winchester bar was guest speaker at a Rotary Club meeting this afternoon. His topic was Fundamental Principles of the Constitution.
The trading day showed strength in United States Steel Chrysler Allied Chemical General Motors Du Pont J I Case and Santa Fe as brokers anticipated the margin rule changes. Early buying lifted several shares above last week's rally highs with large opening blocks and notable gains in Chrysler and U S Steel.
Paul Lee of South Cameron Street was arrested by Sergeant Francis Funk and is held for Fairfax county authorities on charges of false pretense.
The business area Avirett avenues on the west side and Ridgeley West Virginia across the Potomac were under water at noon. Ridgeley was hardest hit in the Cumberland vicinity as the Potomac stood at 23.8 feet, six feet below the 1936 peak, rising about one foot per hour.
Prompt delivery offered with no charge for this service as a notice about obtaining the Evening 7ee Winchester.
Cumberland Maryland reports 18.7 foot Potomac crest near Willey Ford bridge with Wills Creek backing up. Ridgely West Virginia hardest hit as water rushes through Town. West Virginia Weston and Clarksburg areas report rising streams and road closures.
Milwaukee totals held steady and Pittsburgh reductions accompanied a national report. The council compared eight month 1937 figures with 1936, showing 25 percent rise in fatalities for those 65 and older, 11 percent for 25 to 64, 9 percent for 15 to 24, 2 percent for 5 to 14, and a 2 percent drop for under two years.
Rain continues to raise the Shenandoah and its tributaries. At Berry’s Ferry and Castleman’s Ferry high water threatens routes while Riverton Junction notes rising levels and rainfall. Farmers face delayed seeding and stock losses with grain and fertilizer costs, and apples are largely harvested with minimal further loss expected.
Warner Oland and Louise Henry headline Charley Chan on Broadway at the Palace Theatre for tonight's final performances with a murder mystery unfoldment. The program also features Winchester Apple Harvest special pictures and a Novelty.
Baltimore wholesale market notes show cattle, calves, hogs and sheep with steady to higher prices. hogs up 10 cents, steers mixed with some gains, grass cattle lower, calves 7.50 to 11.00. Philadelphia reports live poultry and dressed poultry steady, butter and eggs unchanged. Chicago futures and cash livestock rise with hogs 5 to 15 cents higher, sheep and lambs steady to higher, demand influenced by lighter receipts.
Quotations Va. Livestock Market on N. Kent St lists extended sales Tuesday with cattle heifers and cows priced from 3.40 to 8.90 for steers and 4.75 to 5.50 for plain bulls. Veal calves top 12.30 with most 11.00 to 11.75, hogs around 9.60 to 9.90, lambs 8.75 to 9.30, and country feeds and retail goods shown alongside.
New York traders surged after the Federal Reserve margin change with early gains up to six points that later narrowed. Heavy turnover occurred as 1 000 to 15 000 share blocks traded with delays on tape. selective gains appeared in U S Steel Chrysler Radio Corp and other leaders before noon profit taking slowed activity.
Chicago reports late-day gains as fresh export business of 1.25 million bushels supports grains. Estimates include 400,000 bushels US hard winter wheat. market eyes inferior quality Russian wheat. Prices close with mixed futures for wheat corn oats soybeans rye and fats for lard bellies. Cash grain shows varied No 3 and No 2 yellow and mixed grain bids.
Local markets are reported daily with corrections possible. The Star disclaims responsibility for typographical errors that may appear in market listings.
The notice lists bag prices by weight per barrel for 98 and 48 and 24 and 12 pound bags at 5.60 5.70 5.70 5.90 and 5.10 5.20 5.20 5.40, plus intermediate cracked corn at 2.05 and course cracked corn at 1.85 and corn meal in 10 and 5 pound sacks at 2.30 and 2.40.
Market quotes show No. 2 red winter wheat at 1.01 1 2 per bushel, October delivery. Winchester and Baltimore grain markets list 95c for wheat and 70c for yellow corn per bushel with deliveries at mill.
Shipping point market update for Tuesday from Winchester Virginia Martinsburg West Virginia and nearby areas. Carloads f o b with light demand steady market. Barrels and baskets list prices for Yorks Ben Davis Grimes Staymans Delicious and bulk Yorks by size and storage terms. car lots and minimums noted with price ranges.
Reports describe Japanese air and naval actions near Shanghai with the right wing failing to crack Nanjiang defenses eight miles west and north of the city. Fire devastates Chapei as thousands flee while Chinese planes raid Japanese positions and ships duel with Chinese batteries at Pootung.
A long list names several residents assigned to districts and roads including Martinsburg Road east Well town Road Opequon and Middletown vicinities with numerous Mrs and Miss names such as Mrs. W J Muse Mrs. Luther Johnson Mrs. Stone Wolfe and Miss Kathleen Snapp Miss Myrtle Rhodes Miss Elaine Sperry Miss Stella Hansell Miss Margaret Jane Willey.
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