Eggs that Grow On Plants At Winchester Star
In its third week the Star reports a new garden novelty the edible “eggs” plants grown by local gardeners Bruce Whitacre Jack Kerr and William Phason weighing eight pounds total. The fruit, a nutty squashlike substitute for meat, comes from a bee family plant related to tomatoes peppers and Irish potatoes with cultural steps from hot beds in March to May transplanting and regular fertilizing. Harvest begins August 1 with each vigorous plant yielding three to five eggs about two to four pounds each if fruit is removed regularly.
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Winchester Star
Bruce Bruce Whitacre
Siler
Jack Kerr
Bruce Whitacre
William Phason
Market Quotations New York Stocks Mixed in Narrow Range
New York AP reports a thoroughly mixed market with prices barely moving. Leaders Santa Fe Nickel Plate American Telephone American Smelting and Du Pont rose while Union Pacific Sinclair Oil Youngstown Sheet & Tube Anaconda Copper and Zenith Radio fell. Corporate groups opened mixed.
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Santa Fe
Nickel Plate
American Te
American Smelting
du Pont
Union Pacific
Sinclair Oil
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Anaconda Copper
Zenith Radio
Grain and Livestock Futures Prices Across Commodities
Chicago futures report shows Wheat Sept 2.31 Dec 2.38 with varied delivery months and prices. Corn ranges include 1.77 and 1.73 with several months cited. Oats Sep 41 2 to Dec 88 5-8. Rye Sep 1.93 Dec 1.98. Soybeans Sep 3.21 and Jan 3.11 with additional figures. Lard contracts feature Sep 10.55 to 10.52, Oct 10.75 to 10.72, Nov 11.00, Dec 12.00.
Livestock and Produce Prices Across Markets
Baltimore and Chicago reports show slight gains in apples and russets with mixed potato and sweet potato values. Livestock demand remains tight with cattle trade slow but steady on prime and choice categories, hogs steady to firm, and sheep modestly steady across the regions.
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Crossword Clue Pack In Daily Paper
Word puzzle hints tease the crossword grid with clues like Comments Regrets Adverbial particle Devoured Ripens and First Saturday's Answer inviting solver focus. The page item frames a compact daily puzzle feature typical of a newspaper entertainment brief.
New Tax District Officials Take Oath
In Baltimore four government career men were sworn in to man the new tri state tax district for Maryland Virginia and the District of Columbia. Wilber A Wilber A heads the district with 30 years in internal revenue. Alfred Chamberlain Hoke Murray and Frederick act as regional directors officiated in the ceremony chaired by Judge Morris A Bory.
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Treasury Department
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Beness
Internal Revenue
Foley
Washington
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Alfred Chamberlain
District of Columbia
Hoke Murray
Virginia
Frederick
West Virginia
Morris A Bory
Agricultural Egg and Poultry Price List Noted in Market Column
The notice lists several poultry prices including eggs at 60 cents a dozen and 80 cents a dozen, Hens 16 cents per pound, and 20 cents for horn Hens. It mentions breed names such as Leghorn, Rock and Cross Broilers, and Beltsville White Broilers with various weight categories and market areas in Winchester.
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Winchester
Beltsville
House Painting Beats Housework for Mother
Celia Von Wert, 49, of Louisville, paints hotel hallways and rooms for a living. A divorcee with seven children, she prefers painting to housework, says she can handle any task, and works alone, finishing a room and bath in a day. She wears a dress with apron and cap. She has daughters living in Louisville and a son in Korea. Born in Butler, she has worked as a waitress, in a distillery, and in a government warehouse.
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Celia von Wert
von Wert
Earle Ho
Pfc
John R. Sorrells
Korea
Butler
California
All Army Combat Soldiers To Have Body Armor Soon
Tokyo dispatch reports the Far East Command Quartermaster Section expects all combat soldiers to receive Navy-developed armor soon amid recent heavy fighting around Bun Ker Hill on the Western front in Korea.
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Far East Command
Korea
Bunker Hill
Mrs Meech Dies Early Today In Ithaca Visit
Mrs Nellie J Meech 74 widow of Henry A Meech died early today at her daughter Mrs Gladys M Plummers home on the ae a Pike She was born April 27 1878 Rochester NY to the late Henry and Martha Osbourne Barsdale She was a Baptist Church member in Rochester and past Noble Grand of the Rebekah Lodge and president of the New York State Rebekah Association in 1918 She lived with her daughter in Ithaca for six years Survived by two grandchildren and three great grandchildren Services will be held Wednesday at the Presby terian Church in Ithaca Burial at Jones Funeral Home will be followed by transfer to Ithaca.
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Nellie J. Meech
Henry A. Meech
Gladys M Plummer
Rochester
N. Y
Henry
Martha Osbourne Barsdale
Baptist Church
Rebekah Lodge
Lodge
New York State
Rebekah Association
U. S. Attracts 400 Strads for Lucrative Film Work
The United States has 400 celebrated string violins, the Stradivarius, employed in high value motion picture scores drawing many top violinists to Hollywood studios.
Lions Club Luncheon Tomorrow at George Washington Hotel
The Lions Club holds its regular luncheon at 12 15 p m tomorrow at the George Washington Hotel. Officers and members will meet in a business session following the noon gathering.
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Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
Burns Fatal to Child in Richmond Incident
A child suffered fatal burns in an incident reported in Richmond. The event details indicate an accidental fire leading to severe injuries before medical responders arrived.
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Burns
Chimney Fire Promptly Doused in City
Firemen answered an 8 30 p m call last night at Piccadilly Street to a chimney blaze. No damage was reported and the scene was quickly controlled.
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Piccadilly
Bakery Strike Remains Deadlocked in Richmond
Union and management stayed at impasse during a week long bakery strike that idled 700 workers and closed four Richmond bakeries. Both sides refused to comment on the situation.
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Richmond
John
Actress Son Drowns in Village Pond
Bedford Village New York reports tragedy as Willard 8 and Doliver 7, sons of Ma cve Beatrice, drown yesterday in a pond at the family home.
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Willard
Doliver
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Beatrice
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