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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1938
Page
9
Markets report mixed cattle hog and sheep quotes from Chicago Philadelphia and regional listings. Stronger hogs and steady cattle contrast with weaker lambs as buyers respond to season and weather patterns.
The Star lists daily market prices for poultry feed and grains. Includes bags of various weights, corn meal, dairy mash, course cracked corn, and country lard with price quotes and notes on items like Leghorn broilers and baby chick feed.
New York trading opened with cautious buying supporting a markets at fractions of a point down from session lows. Industrials and motors declined early while a mid day selling wave pared losses. turnover fell to about 800000 shares as news from abroad weighed on sentiment and investors awaited the latest offerings.
The funeral of Cardinal Hayes, archbishop of New York, drew a vast, multifaith gathering with Cardinal Mundelein of Chicago, Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia, and Cardinal Vilenneuve of Quebec among the dignitaries. More than 2,000 priests attended, and the street crowd heard the requiem via public address as the procession entered St Patrick’s Cathedral.
William Green wrote a labor leader dispatch stating the American Federation of Labor most heartily endorses Republican Senator James J. Davis in Pennsylvania. Davis faces Democrat Governor George H. Earle in the general election campaign.
Texas Corp cited at 43 with 5 8. Union Pac at 88. U S Steel at 58. oe Chem at 3 3 4. Va Pfd at 23. Western Union at 27 1 2. Woolworth at 45 1 4.
Chicago futures rallied with wheat and corn as European war talk and strong export buying from Canada lifted prices. Closing bids show Sept wheat about 61 to 64 cents, corn around 50 to 52 cents, oats mid-twenties, and soybeans near 76 to 77 cents. Cash grain quotes from Chicago and Baltimore reflect mixed bids with No. 2 yellow hard wheat at 63 3/4 cents and No. 2 red wheat at 62 3/4.
Market notes from Winchester and Rochester show warm cloudy weather with light demand and steady tone. Apple carloads and basket prices include Jonathan U S No 12 1 2 in min 1 20, car 1 15, 2 1 4 in min 1 10, U S Utility 2 1 4 in min few 7c. Grimes 1 2 in min 90c, 2 1 4 in min 75-80c.
The Supreme Court approved an integrated state bar plan effective October with a 40-member council and a rotating one-third retirement schedule. Active members pay $3.50 annual dues. the bar will investigate professional misconduct and publish listings. The report credits Samuel H. Williams and notes officials will be elected in December.
Columbus Georgia September 9 government offers new circumstantial proof against Major John R Brooke Jr in the murder of his wife Elizabeth. Witnesses recount seeing him at the Brooke home the morning of June 8 and Captain Thomas Drake recalls the Major’s response to questioning about confessing his guilt.
Federal officials reported the relief rolls climbed in the week ending Aug. 27 raising WPA enrollment by 28,000 to a national total of 3,066,953 persons. The increase signals the second highest national income level since 1930 according to reports from three executive departments.
In Geneva on September 9 the passage of Soviet troops through Romania to Czechoslovakia in case of war was reportedly discussed by Soviet Foreign Minister Maxim Litvinoff and Romanian Foreign Minister Petruscu Comnen with Silathine Cochsalee.
The court broadens council duties to cultivate jurisprudence, promote law reform, improve judicial procedure, elevate professional integrity, and foster education and brotherhood among lawyers. A formal report will be distributed in pamphlet form.
Dry weather reduced potato yields in the northwestern Frederick county district where more land is planted to potatoes than elsewhere. The section shows a above average planting but a smaller potato yield while tomatoes remain strong. Canneries run at capacity with Everett Stotler and Eldon Luttrell noted for large tomato crops. Many tomatoes shipped from Berkeley Springs Virginia.
H F Vollmer plant manager of Glenn L Martin Company testifies before the Public Contracts Board that a 60 cent minimum wage for government aircraft contract workers would shrink export demand by raising sale prices. He cites Martin current rate at 40 cents an hour and warns higher wages would hurt business.
The New York World Telegram asserts that despite official denials secret orders have gone out to U S technical reserve officers to organize affairs and prepare for mobilization in case of war.
Senator Millard E. Tydings and challenger Lewis campaign across Baltimore in crowded precinct halls. Vivid scenes show handshakes, bands, flags, and smoke filled rooms as they tout records and defend Roosevelt era policies amid rapid, strenuous detours between venues.
Justice Pecora voiced questions during a six hour debate on whether the Dutch Schultz lottery conspiracy continued in New York County after May 24 1936. He noted the defense argues the charges may fall outside the statute of limitations if the conspiracy ended earlier. The judge warned the evidence could support a conspiracy to obstruct justice but was careful not to bias the case.
Forty or more skaters from Ridgeway West Virginia traveled to York Pennsylvania yesterday for a party at the White Rose skating rink. They returned with Jack Pappy Harkins a 70 year old pro who has skated 55 years and will perform intricate steps in Ridgeway Saturday and Sunday inviting the public to attend.
More than 500 messages and telegrams of protest arrived at the Premier showing support for the Czech slogan Not one millimeter farther. The appeals came from citizens and political groups, signaling widening Czechoslovak opinion beyond Sudeten Germans, whom Hitler backs in calls for self government.
Senator George of Georgia and Senator Smith of South Carolina voted for about six of ten Roosevelt program bills while Tydings cast fewer than three. The Democrat who votes Republican drew attention as crowd overflows and handshakes follow a speech.
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