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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1940

Page

7

G H Rinker Died Today In North Loudoun Street Home

Charles H Rinker age 67 died at his home on North Loudoun Street extended this morning at 6 o clock after a long illness of complications. He was a retired cabinet maker native of Sheland County. Survivors include his widow Minerva Cooper Rinker one daughter Teresa two sisters Annie Reliance and Fan on SETDer two brothers Jacob and John and many nieces and nephews. Services at 2 pm at Mt Olive Cemetery with Rev C H Anderson officiating.

Charles H. Rinker Hig Loudoun Street Sheland County Milton Rinker Rinker Minerva Cooper Rinker Tereseane Annie Reliance Fanon Setder Acob

Futures Rally Pushes Wheat Prices to Near Daily Highs

Chicago reports show wheat futures closing near the day’s best as demand supports September contracts. Corn also firm. quotes list various months for wheat, corn, oats, soybeans, rye, lard, bellies, and cash grain prices with specific bid-ask levels. Maryland Baltimore notes domestic cash grain values and regional prices for wheat and corn.

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Tragic Lovettsville Air Crash Shocks County

Star reporters recount the Lovettsville airliner disaster as state officers seal the site, coroner Dr. Gibson confirms 25 instant deaths, and witnesses describe a violent crash in a rain sodden field with muddy wreckage and scattered debris.

Salute to Schools and Radio War Year Reflections

WMAL and the National Education Association host a Salute to Schools marking the opening of schools in areas with voting rights. WJSV reports two sisters learn they are coheirs to a 5500 estate via the Court of Missing Heirs. WMAL notes Henry Beetle Hough left journalism to run the Vineyard Gazette after 20 years as a country editor. WJSV and WRC provide year-end war commentary with panels and round-table discussions.

WMAL Office of Education National Education Association WJSV Henry Beetle Hough Vineyard Gazette Bill Tilden Columbia WRC Kaltenborn Gunther Kennedy Ybarra Godwin Fuqua Thomas Baukage

Plane crash toll leaves fields desolate and uncertain

After a night of searching, Commonwealth Attorney Charles Harrison announced that many of the scattered body parts may never be identified. Dr. Gibson said an inquest could not proceed with only 12 to 25 bodies pieced together as state troopers cordoned the crash site near Leesburg and Winchester.

Loudoun County E. D. Helm D. H. Cooley McKinney Leesburg Hillsboro John Gibson Commonwealth Charles Harrison Winchester Gibson

Philadelphia and Baltimore Market Prices For Livestock And Produce

Readable segments show prices for cattle calves hogs and sheep in Philadelphia and Baltimore. Quotations cover butter poultry eggs and various farm produce with ranges for weights and grades and notable shifts from Monday trades. Highlights include live poultry prices Plymouth Rocks Leghorns and roosters, dressed poultry values, and hogs fluctuating around prior levels.

Philadelphia Plymouth Rocks Baltimore Livestock Baltimore S. Dept. Agri

Chicago livestock market steady amid large receipts and price shifts

Chicago market notes show 17,000 cattle received with mixed feed and grain fed animals. Hogs 10 cents lower on 240 pound plus weights with top at 7.75. Hogs steady to weak while spring lambs held firm and cattle average rose 50 cents to 11 since November 1937. Last week’s hog average 6.75, down 45 cents from prior week.

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