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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1939

Page

7

Wild woman Winnie Ruth Judd back in Arizona hospital

Winnie Ruth Judd, described as a wild woman, sobbed and threw objects during six days of freedom. She was placed under guard at the Arizona State Hospital for the Insane after walking from a residence, entering for food, and later returning to surrender to Dr. Saxe. She spoke of seeing her father and of Gov. Bob Jones, claiming she kept a word to return.

Phoenix Ariz Winnie Ruth Judd Arizona State Hospital

Jews Are Being Banned In Poland

Berlin report says Jews are being forced from former Polish territory as migration to a designated Jewish reservation proceeds. Thousands from Vienna and Moravska Ostrava have received three day notices to depart the Reich and settle near Lubin between the San and Vistula rivers with Lubin as a center.

Erlin Viennia Maedrich-Ostrau Reich San Vistula Lublin

Baltimore and Philadelphia Live Poultry and Livestock Prices

Market quotations from Baltimore and Philadelphia dated Oct 31 show unchanged produce, moderate poultry demand, and mixed weights in live poultry. Cattle, hogs, sheep prices are listed with ranged figures from regional markets, including feeders, cows, calves, sows, and lambs, in a typical mid-century price snapshot.

Baltimore Philadelphia Baltimore Livestock

Local Markets Daily Prices in the Star Listing

Local markets show wholesale prices for flour types in 12 to 98 pound bags per barrel with varied rates across patent brands. Also listed are corn meal feed middling mixed feed dairy feed scratch feed and chick grower with prices. old roosters noted.

Star Sane

Wheat and grain quotations edge higher on drought relief hopes

Chicago futures closed with modest gains as hard winter wheat belt drought persisted and European demand for Canadian wheat appeared firm. Export sales of Canadian wheat topped 1 million bushels and rye sales reached 100,000 bushels abroad, while cash grain mixed bids showed No. 3 hard and No. 2 mixed wheat and various corn and oat grades in limited range.

Chicago Chicago Cash Grain Chicago Baltimore

Stock Market Drops After Early Gains Amid War News

A wide selling wave hit the New York market on October 31 with aviation and steel shares sliding while some aircraft stocks rose briefly before eroding. Volume rose briefly then resumed a slow decline as traders weighed war news and Mussolini’s cabinet shake-up. Sterling quoted at $3.99, with several major names listed in the 2 PM quotations.

Victor Eubank New York Europe Molotoff Moscow al. Chem Am. Can Am. Rad Am. Smel Anaconda B. and Packard Penney,j. C Penn R. R Republic Steel Southern R N. J Texas Corp Union Pac U. S.steel Va-Car Prd Western Union Woolworth

Trade Treaties To Be Attacked By Senate Group

A bipartisan Senate bloc led by Borah O Mahoney Mc Nary and Adams vows to kill the administration reciprocal trade program saying it harms American agriculture. With the program due to expire next June 12 and Hull urging continuation, members warn Congress may reject extending trade agreements.

Senate Washington Borah R.idaho O’mahoney D-Wye McNary R.-Ore Adams Dcole American Agriculure Congress State Department Hull

City of Flint Taken by Nazi Cruiser Near Kela Bay

Map shows Kela Bay where the U S ship City of Flint was seized by a Nazi cruiser en route to England with admitted contraband cargo. Murmansk is listed as the port where the German liner Bremen is berthed.

Kela Bay U. S City of Flint England Murmansk Bremen

President Joins Apple Sales Movement

E Stuart Hubbard treasurer of the New York and New England Apple Institute announces the President's support for the co operative plan. Two one dollar bills representing the institute's assessment of sea bushel on apples grown on Roosevelt's Dutchess county farm were withdrawn from circulation and framed with the President's letter in the institute office. The institute promotes northeastern apple consumption and helps growers market their crops.

New York E. Stuart Hubbard New York and New England Apple Institute Roosevelt Dutchess County White House New York and New England Hubbard

Navy Secretary Praises Yarnell On Retirement

Rear Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, former commander of the Asiatic fleet, is commended for long and distinguished service as he retires at age 64. Acting Secretary Edison lauds his 46 years of naval duty and his 1936-39 Asiatic service medal awarded by Congress.

Washington Harry E. Yarnell Charles Edison Yarnell Roosevelt Congress Far East

Car theft chase ends with recovered stolen vehicle

LeFrois and companions fled Council Bluffs police after a high speed chase. The car, traced to Fairport New York, was found with LeFrois belongings inside. Police link the suspects to other recent auto thefts in Washington and tied to Sloan Kuykendall and Douglas Cather cases.

Iowa LeForis Fairport N. Y LeFrois Counci Bluffs B. H. Hamman I Washington Sloan Kuykendall Douglas Cather

Truce Admit Slaying In Air Over Missouri

Prosecutor Moody said Earnest Pletch admitted shooting Brookfield instructor Carl Bivens at 5000 feet after a truce report from Japan and the Soviet Union. The Brookfield man was killed while piloting a plane in November.

Macon Carl Bivens Brookfield Vincent S. Moody Earnest Larry) Pletch Bivens

Molotoff calls Western war a religious era clash and criminal

In a speech to the Soviet Supreme, Molotoff denounces Britain and France for ideological warfare against Germany. He argues ideology cannot be destroyed by force and condemns actions like banning the French Communist Party and political repression as senseless and criminal. He notes Germany seeks peace while Britain and France push on.

Supreme Soviet Russia Molotoff Britain France Germany Europe Communist Party England India Holotoff

German steamer crew missing after Veracruz storm

In Veracruz harbor a German liner identified as C bus had crew members missing after a sudden storm. The captain and several sailors were seen launch yesterday, but the craft could not reach the Columbus and the search continues.

Veracruz Mexico V Cruz Harbor Europe Coast Gum

Dies Witness To Be Quizzed In Slaying

The Dies committee moves to question a witness over a slaying as Lt Lineburg detains the man as a fugitive from justice. Authorities plan to decide on extradition to Louisiana while the witness remains in custody for further questioning.

Justice Department Lineburg New Orleans Dies Committee Louisiana McCuistion

War Measures Adopted by Finnish Diet

Helsinki October 31. On the eve of a Finnish delegation’s departure for Moscow the Diet passed bills giving the government a clear hand in case of war. The move aligns with expectations that Finland will offer little, if any, concessions. A foreign office spokesman said talks continue on the basis of reaching an agreement, with a state possible upon the delegation’s return. The Finland reply to the Soviet note was to be submitted to President Kyösti Kallio for final approval before departure at 9:36 p.m.

Helsinki Moscow Sovi Diet Finland Russia Foreign Office Ky Kallio

Winchester Markets Spot Domestic Wheat and Corn Prices

Winchester Markets list spot domestic wheat at 88c per bushel and corn at 63c per bushel. Prices based on deliveries at mill with year ago levels Wheat 63c and corn 58c per bushel.

Winchester

Mr. Strode Returns Home After Hospital Stay

J. R. Strode of Boyce Virginia has recovered enough from a stay at Memorial Hospital to go home. He had been a patient there for some time and is now back in Boyce.

Mr. Strode J. R. Strode Boyce, Va Memorial Hospital

Ling Fish Produces The Most Eggs Record

The ling holds the record for egg production, with as many as 28,000,000 eggs.

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