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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1946

Page

7

Market Quotations Brighten Stock Market Outlook on Oct 29

Stock market gains appeared as selective rallies in steels and good dividends improved sentiment. Traders cited maritime strike settlement, potential coal walkout, and an oversold list while wage disputes and politics kept many investors cautious. notable movers included Park and Tilford and American Rolling Mill with other names like U S Steel, Bethlehem, Montgomery Ward, and Standard Oil (NJ).

York Park and Tilford American Rolling Mill U. S. Steel Bethlehem Montgomery Ward Electric Power and Light Standard Oil Southern Pacific Ay We Gold U.S. Gyp Goodrich Eastman Kodak Dow Chemical Johns Manville

Chicago grain futures dip as cotton weighs markets

Chicago grain quotations show futures down with wheat off up to 13 4 cents. Early prices feature declines across wheat corn and oats amid lingering cotton weakness. oats and corn futures list varied openings while the market opens in subdued trading. Volunteer workers in Richmond raise the community chest over its goal, reaching 913006 to surpass the 866463 target after a late push.

Chicago New York Oats Richmond

Temple Named to State Board of Public Welfare

Richmond report says Governor Tuck appoints T. Edward Temple of Hopewell to the State Board of Public Welfare, succeeding Col. Richard L. Brewer Jr. who resigned Oct 14. Brewer’s term runs until June 30, 1948.

Richmond Tuck T. Edard Temple Hopewell City Public Alfare Temple Richard L. Brewer, Jr

Baltimore Produce and Livestock Market Report October 29

Baltimore markets show apples and potatoes with liberal supplies and light demand. Poultry eggs and butter prices are listed with varied weights and regions, while cattle hogs and sheep quotes from Baltimore and Chicago reflect slow trade but stable to slightly higher values.

Baltimore Ma. Pa Va. W. Va N. J Bu. Bas Grimes Jonathans Romes Smokehouse Staymans Usis

Idaho Lamb Market Steady Despite Light Demand

Early trading shows light demand while loads move well. Steady prices at 23.00 to 24.00 for good and choice native lambs. western slaughter ewes steady near 8.75.

Idaho

Local Markets Market Listings Card

Local markets are corrected daily by The Star. No responsibility assumed for typographical errors.

The Star

Feed and grain price list with multiple bag and pound rates

The document lists numerous feed and grain prices including corn meal at 5.10 for 10 lb cwt and 48 lb bags at 10.80 per barrel, cracked corn and broiler mash prices, and live poultry rates for heavy breed fryers leghorn broilers and young turkeys. It reflects farm market pricing on various weights and product types.

Reese

Local Retail Flour and Feed Prices at Market

Market listing shows flour in 10 and 100 pound bags with price per cwt, corn meal in yellow and white varieties, and various feeds. Prices for cracked corn and turkey starter and grower feeds are noted, with egg mash and egg mash percentages mentioned.

Welcome Home Veterans From Frederick Clarke And Winchester

The Star welcomes veterans and former residents of Frederick and Clarke counties and Winchester who have received their discharges and are resuming civilian life. Each day this page will list the names of those men newly discharged and returning home.

Frederick and Clarke Counties Winchester The Star

Weight control booklet outlines diet basics

A public notice promotes a ten cent booklet from the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau explaining how foods relate to weight and how to manage weight without medicines or diets. It covers vitamins calories proteins carbohydrates and daily menus. It also advises veterans to include full identifying details in correspondence with the Veterans Administration.

Veterans’ Administration

Embroider Bird and Flower Motifs for Inexpensive Linens

Easy needlework pattern offers transfers of 18 motifs sized from 1 1/4 to 6 7/8 inches. Laura Wheeler introduces an improved pattern with charts photos and concise steps. Send twenty cents in coins for Pattern 842 to Winchester Evening Star Needlecraft Dept New York 11 NY. Print name address and zone.

Laura Wheeler Winchester Evening Star Needlecraft Dept Eighth Avenue New York N. Y

Miners Return After Two-Week Strike

About 1 206 miners went back to work at Bonny Blue Mayflower Leona and Monarch mines of the Blue Diamond Company after a two weeks stoppage. They had refused to cross picket lines held by striking commissary clerks seeking a new contract and voted Friday to return to their jobs.

ST. Charles Bonny Blue Mayflower Leona Monarch Blue Diamond Company

Richmond Opening of Virginia Automotive Trade Meeting

The Automotive Trade Association of Virginia began its three day meeting with 500 members gathering for the entertainment opening. Mayor Horace Edwards opened the session with a welcome address.

Richmond Automotive Trade Association of Virginia Horace Edwards

How is silverware resilvered by standards experts

The National Institute of Standards describes resilvering tableware as a multi step process. It starts with stripping to remove old silver then polishing the base metal. Scratches are removed and a silver strike is applied before regular silver plating. Coatings are then buffed to finish.

National Mace of Standards

Roanoke Officials Seek Seat and Tax Amendment

Lawrence S. Wilkes, Socialist of Roanoke, and Robertson’s successors Burr P. Harrison and Karl Jenkins contest Robertson’s seat with Harrison a former state senator and jurist. A proposed constitutional amendment would allow taxing federal property by state or localities, awaiting voter approval. National election coverage plans feature extended network broadcasts from NBC CBS and ABC into the early morning hours.

Lawrence S. Wilkes Roanoke Robertson Virginia Burr P. Harrison Winchester Karl Jenkins Page County Harrison General Assembly NBC CBS ABC MVS

Pro Wrestler Ralph Mott Joins Sacred Heart Boys Club

The Sacred Heart Athletic Club for Boys hires veteran wrestler Ralph Mott of Mahaffey Pennsylvania to teach wrestling. A structural iron worker with American Brake Shoe Company, Mott will stay about a year and pass on his ring knowledge after long hours in construction. He wrestled 476 professional matches from 1917 to 1934 and held state titles in Pennsylvania.

Sacred Heart Athletic Club Ralph Mott Mahafffey American Brake Shoe Company Mott Trinity College Duke University Sammy Vaughter Wheeling W. Va George Kappis Youngstown Ohio Lou Test Norfolk New York Philadelphia Atlanta Pennsylvania The

Nomad Gym Creator Brought Fitness to Rural United States

The figure traveled widely with a simple gym mat, establishing workout spaces in farms and garages as he moved through Youngstown, McDonald, and other communities. His mobile approach linked towns to physical culture.

M.C. A Youngstown McDonald Athletic Club McDonald

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