Names List From Local Ledger Continues Tomorrow
A long roster of individuals appears in the local ledger with numerous numbers, likely page identifiers or account tallies. The item ends with a note that the list continues tomorrow.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1940
Page
6
A long roster of individuals appears in the local ledger with numerous numbers, likely page identifiers or account tallies. The item ends with a note that the list continues tomorrow.
A long OCR fragment lists Frederick County residents with numeric identifiers and family names such as Frye Marple Brannon Brown Higgs Mowery Brill Jeskey Garber Dellinger and many others. The segment ends with Joseph W. Pent and notes continuation tomorrow.
Baltimore and Philadelphia market notes with prices for produce poultry and eggs. Livestock quotations from Baltimore and Chicago include cattle calves hogs sheep and market movers with ranges and recent highs. The data reflect USDA Marketing Service and regional quotes as of Oct. 31.
New York trading opened with a buying surge across steel, aircraft, rails and industrial specialties rising 1 to over 3 points. Foreign money markets were largely steady and the pound sterling traded around 4.033-4.75 as cables showed little change.
Willkie spoke in Wilmington praising a unified effort of labor and industry to restore productivity. He criticized New Dealers, urged using American production to avert bankruptcy, and accused the administration of bungling. He was booed at times but received strong support as he met local leaders and supporters.
In Chicago on October 31 prices surged in active trade. Wheat futures for December to July rise from 84 1-4 to 78 3-4 in various contracts while corn gains range from 59 3-8 to 60 1-2. Oats advance from 34 1-2 to 31 1-2 with cash grain showing mixed signals.
MGM purchases Viva Zapata revealing Edgecomb Pinchon as writer of Viva Zapata and notes Pinchon also penned Viva Villa. The National Screen Council names MGM Pride and Prejudice with Olivier and Garson as the top August release and reports John Lee Mahin’s New York arrival after completing The World We Make adaptation. Verree Teasdale joins Come Live With Me cast.
The report lists No 1 and No 2 yellow oats prices, white oats and mixed grains, field seed per hundredweight, and timothy, alfalfa, red and sweet clovers with price ranges. It also notes wheat and corn prices in Baltimore and Winchester markets, with per bushel figures and historical comparisons. Prices reflect spot deliveries and regional quotes.
BOYCE Virginia October 31 The Clarke Little Theatre League will present The Chocolate Cream Wedding at Parish Hall November 15 at 8 p m. The performance is free public invited to join Clarke County's sole theatre group Publicity Director Julian Everly announced Coach Miss Helen Lane heads the cast with about 50 members in the group The next meeting is planned for next Wednesday as the committee considers multiple plays for future shows
The Siamese cat was introduced to England in 1885 and became the most popular breed there. It spread to the United States in the late 1880s, establishing early prominence in both countries.
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