Market Quotations Drift After Friday Downdraft
New York stocks steadied following Thursday’s slide and Friday’s light price changes. Several issues held near closing levels while others fell back. shipbuilding dropped about two dollars after a late warning on six vessel contracts. Major gains appeared in U S Steel Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Studebaker Columbia Gas Westinghouse R A Baltimore Ohio Texas Co and Loew s.
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New York
N. Y
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Studebaker
Columbia Gas
Westinghouse Electric
Pennsylvania R. A
Baltimore & Ohio
Texas Co
Loew’s
Livestock market summary from Baltimore and Chicago region
USDA reported weaker cattle and hog prices week to week with steers and heifers mixed to higher in Baltimore areas on lighter demand. Slaughter cattle mostly steady to higher on heavier weights, hogs and sows down, lambs and sheep mixed with late week activity modest. Chicago saw barrows and gilts 50-75 cents lower, sows down, with top hog price around 20 dollars and a broad 19.35 to 19.50 range for 180-280 pound weights.
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Baltimore
USDA
Chicago
Agricultural Prices and Live Poultry Rates in Winchester Area
The Agriculture Department lists egg market quotes for tomorrow from Frederick County Farm Bureau with U S Grade A eggs down to 44c for mediums and 62c for large, plus small quantities of other grades. Live poultry prices reported include heavy breed hens at 4% pounds, leghorn and crossed broilers at 19 to 22 cents, and bronze hens and turkeys with varied rates, noting additional notes on young guineas and small miscellaneous prices. In addition, nut trees such as hickory and walnut are noted as producing excellent hardwoods suitable for furniture making with chocolate brown coloration.
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Frederick County Farm Bureau
U. S
Winchester
SMG
Mie
Puma Dyollern Sera
Ith
Leghorn
Bessar
Local Church Group Aids Home for Aged
The Evangelical Reformed Churches in Potomac Synod join three other synods in a drive to raise 205000 for the Homewood Church Home for the aged in Hagerstown Maryland. Ground was broken February 11 and cornerstone laid September 17. The home planned for 52 guests with staff and is set to open in early spring.
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Evangelical Reformed Churches In Potomac Synod
Homewood
Hagerstown
Potomac Synod
8. L. Flickinger
Winchester
Alfred Zimmerman
Frederick, Md
Edward Ditto
R. Paul Smith
William Schnebly
Howard K. Stickell
Hagers+ town
Chicago Grains Open Mixed on Brisk Board of Trade
Chicago grains opened mixed amid brisk trading on the board. Front month prices showed wheat near 2.25 to 2.30, corn around 1.53 to 1.57, oats about 0.84, rye near 1.50, and soybeans around 2.57 to 2.63 with later months listed.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
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Canada’s National Policy and Flag History Noted
Local markets column notes daily corrections and discusses Canada’s national ag. It explains Canada has no official flag of its own and uses the Union Jack with Canada’s arms, plus a distinctive Red Ensign merchant flag with Canadian arms in the fly.
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Canada
L.E
Union Ack
Market Report Shows Mixed Cattle and Sheep Prices
Receipts up about 6 000 head from last week with cattle for stocker and feeder shows adding to gains. Steers over 1200 pounds mostly 50 to 1.00 lower. heifers steady to 25 lower. cows steady to 25 lower. vealers strong. stockers and feeders around 850 down 50 to 1.00. Sheep steady to strong with top lambs around 30.00 and ewes 13.50 to 14.50.
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Colorados
Property Transfers in Winchester Case of Deeds and Lots
City of Winchester transfers show Joseph A Stretchberry and wife to J O Kanade and wife a lot with improvements on the east side of Parkway. Frederick A Hyde and wife to Howard E Fauver a lot on Frederick Ave. Kenneth L Kerns to Joseph F Bayliss Jr an improved lot on Frederick Ave. Blonzey W Smith and wife to Charles L Haines and wife two lots with improvements on Highland Ave. Joseph F Bayliss Jr to E H Jackson lot and improvements at 540 Fremont St Cons 2000 dollars.
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Joseph A. Stretchberry
J. O. Kanade
Parkway
Frederick A. Hyde
Howard E. Fauver
Frederick Ave
Kenneth L. Kerns
Joseph F. Bayliss, Jr
Blonzey W. Smith
Charles L. Haines
Highland Ave
Joseph Franklin Bayliss, Jr
E. H. Jackson
Freemont St
Real estate transfers listed for Winchester area in Shawnee and nearby districts
Multiple deed notices record transfers of parcels around Winchester Shawnee District and Stephens City. Names include Hayes Christianson Miller Fravel Braithwaite Bolen Ridgeway Owens Haines Beaver Massie Lemley Goldstein Drexel and spouses brief descriptions place parcels on Sen Seng Road Buffalo Lick Road U S Route 11 Route 522 near Frederick County Edgewood Motor Court and other local sites. Total consideration noted as cons 7076.52 and 12000 dollars in some entries.
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H. L. Hayes
H. C. Christianson
Winchester
Shawnee
Garnett S. Miller
Linden A. Fravel
Stephens City
Virgil Lewis
Vera Marie Lewis
Raceburg
Cedar Grove
Frederick County
John C. Gold
Linden Vann
Hattie L. Braithwaite
Kermit C. Bolen
Harold H. Bolen
Buffalo Lick Road
Frank T. Ridgeway
Grace Lee Wilson
Ridgeway Heights
Grady D. Owens
Earl Haines
Stonewall
Red Bud
George F. Beaver
Ralph Beaver
Air Port
Annie A. Massie
F. B. Cadwallader
Theodore F. Lemley
William K. Lemley
Opequon
Mark
Goldstein
Norbert Drexel
Edgewood Motor Court
U. S. Route 522
Senator Robertson to Speak at Winchester Presbytery Event
United States Senator A Willis Robertson will address a Winchester Presbytery banquet at the Presbyterian church on South Loudoun Street, introduced by Delegate E Blackburn Moore. A 3 30 meeting will precede the banquet with Dr E E Church presiding. about 200 men expected. T J Calkin leads the local group. Baton Rouge name traced to French translation of Indian words Red Post marking a hunting ground boundary.
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United States
A. Willis Robertson
Winchester
Baton Rouge, la
Red Post
Miller's Hardware opens after 75-year rebuild at 112 N Loudoun St
About 2,500 people attended the Miller's Hardware grand opening at 112 North Loudoun Street. Mayor M. B. Clowe Jr led ceremonies as crowds queued before 7 a.m. and police managed traffic after $300 in merchandise was to be given away. The rebuilt store adds roughly 3,000 square feet of sales space. Earl Clowser owns the business.
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Miller’s Hardware
N. Loudoun St
M. B. Clowe, Jr
Earl Clowser
Motorist Jailed on Liquor Count
Clark Albert Milburn of White Hall was jailed for 10 days of a 60 day sentence after a DUI conviction. The balance was suspended and he was fined 100 dollars plus costs by Trial Justice W Erle Edwards.
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Clark Albert Milburn
White Hall
W. Erle Edwards
Frederick County
Peony Proves Hardy Flower With Cloning Roots
The peony is a hardy perennial whose roots, once established, reproduce new plants each year for many seasons.
Five Divorces Handed by Winchester Court Judge
Five divorce suits heard by Judge Elliott Marshall ended in various decrees. Martha B Kiracofe won bed and board divorce from Arthur R Kiracofe for desertion. they wed in September 1946 in Hagerstown. Edith M Snyder Kinnie received full divorce from Thomas Kinnie for desertion since 1931, married Cumberland in 1912. Roy Thurman Johnston was granted bed and board divorce from Elizabeth Maxine Johnston for desertion in March 1949, merged into absolute decree. Sydney R Willey Jr was granted bed and board divorce from Margaret B Willey for desertion on September 11 1949, married February 14 1947 in Charlottesville. Elizabeth Stewart Schlack Gibbons received full divorce from Robert C Gibbons for desertion in July 1948, married here in 1943.
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Winchester Corporation Court
Elliott Marshall
Martha B. Kiracofe
Arthur R. Kiracofe
Hagerstown
Edith M. Snyder Kinnie
Thomas Kinnie
Cumberland
Roy Thurman Johnston
Elizabeth Maxine Johnston
Sydney R. Willey, Jr
Margaret B. Willey
Charlottesville
Elizabeth Stewart Schlack Gibbons
Robert C. Gibbons
Texas Cannery Output Surges in Rio Grande Valley
In Harlingen Texas Van C Shell president and J Overby Smith manager of the Texas Cannery Association report a boom in canning. In 1933 the area canned 65 000 cases of citrus juice and 300 000 cases of citrus and vegetables. In 1948 49 season before freezes damaged trees 10 500 000 cases of citrus juice and 17 250 000 cases of citrus and vegetables were canned.
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Harlingen
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
van C. Shell
J. Overby Smith
Texas Cannery Association
Court cases heard by Judge John Rice
Court cases list defendants Pauline Bryant Hattie Hillyard Herbert Pownell and Theodore Henry with offenses selling alcohol to an intoxicated person reckless driving and drunk and disorderly the penalties shown. The text also states 11 260 Americans were killed in 82 days of Okinawa fighting with Lt Gen Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr and Lt Gen Misui Ushujima noted.
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John Rice
Pauline Bryant
Loudoun St
Hattie Hillyard
Braddock
Okinawa
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
U.S. Tenth Army
Misui Ushujima
Marshall Plan Countries Agree on Further Trade Liberalization
Irish Prime Minister Sean MacBride said economic experts from 18 Western governments agreed to remove trade restrictions on all but 25 percent of their commerce. The OECD meeting of ministers aims to iron out final technicalities with a two day plan to boost free trade, building on prior moves to cut restrictions on 60 percent of trade and raise overall openness by roughly 15 percent.
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Sean MacBride
Organization For Wy Oo
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