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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1955
Page
5
Wall Street opened with U S steel up 1 2 at 57 on 5000 shares while Montgomery Ward, Douglas and Boeing posted modest advances. United Aircraft slid 17 8 to 86 on 2000 shares before recouping part of the loss as trading began.
Agriculture Department notes unsettled market with fair demand. Farm prices quoted for live poultry include broilers under three pounds at 25 cents, over three pounds at 25 to 26 cents, heavy hens and breeders listed, and turkey fryers around 30 cents. Harrisonburg egg market lists U S Grade A and B prices for various sizes. Winchester Egg Market shows Grade A prices and other grades.
Baltimore market reports show mixed produce pricing and livestock quotes across regions. Apples and peaches show varied sizes and grades, potatoes and cantaloupes at modest levels, while poultry remains steady with ample supply. Cattle, hogs, sheep prices reflect typical seasonal demand and weight ranges across Baltimore and surrounding districts.
Peach growers in the Appalachian region should load as much fruit as possible for truckers in the next days due to low demand from the approaching holiday. The Appalachian Peach Council of Martinsburg West Virginia reports strong trucker demand and steady prices with rain possibly reducing shipments.
Police found 49 year old Leroy Eggleston dead in a shallow well six miles north of Fort Worth. He was linked to the Clark murder case in which oilman William P. Clark was killed May 22 1953. The case also involves Mary Clark and mobster Harry Huggins.
The United States aims to pull back about 100000 troops from Japan when Tokyo can defend itself, with no withdrawal date set yet. Japanese American talks on a time schedule are to open soon in Tokyo after Shigemitsu’s talks with Secretary of State Dulles.
Local markets list daily prices for feed oats bran eggs barley wheat corn flour corn meal and wax prices from Harrisonburg Rockingham and Luray. Prices include no 2 red winter wheat at 1.90 1.95 and no 2 yellow corn at 1.45 1.55 with wholesale butter at 9.00 per pound.
Morinaga Milk Co issued its humblest apologies after 50 deaths were linked to arsenic in its dried milk. The ad says neglect in testing the stabilizer and promises indemnification while praying for the deceased.
The Northwestern Deanery board and chairmen met to discuss the coming year with Catholic Action as the leading topic. Mrs Beattie hosted a buffet luncheon after the session. Representatives from Front Royal Keyser Leesburg Berkley Springs and Winchester attended. Plans were set for a Deanery meeting in Front Royal on October 2 at 2 pm.
Chicago Board of Trade opened with small gains across most grains in dull trade. Wheat slipped slightly while corn soybeans and oats posted modest advances with several contract months showing fractional climbs among steady to firm bids.
New vegetable novelty from New Haven blends zucchini and pumpkin into a hybrid, described by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. The note highlights a culinary curiosity as a potential menu item.
Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu stated the United States will consider a progressive withdrawal of American ground forces ten years after Japan's World War II surrender. The exchange marks a potential shift in postwar security arrangements and U S military presence in Japan.
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