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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1949

Page

3

Meat Packers Co op to Dedicate Large East Plant in Virginia

The Shen-Val ley Meat Packers Inc plant in Timb erville, a $1.5 million co op facility, will be dedicated Monday with a barbecue and tours. Dr John Hutcheson will deliver the dedicatory address as 1600 co op members from 19 Virginia and three West Virginia counties attend with families. Operations expected to begin in October under President R S Graves.

Timberville Shen-Valley Meat Packers, Inc John R. Hutcheson VPI Co-Operative Virginia West Virginia R. S. Graves Syria George C Herring A. T. Lassiter Jr G. W. Little M. I. Dalton Shenandoah C. D. Price Page B. V. Unser Frederick T. T. Curtis Orange W. Bruce Dolly Pendleton Eugene P. Durrette Albemarle W. A. East Rockbridge W. R. Hicklin Highland M. Riley Hershman Hardy W. Va C. E. Johnson Jr Rappahannock Paul Llewellyn Fauquier R. N. Stephens Jr Greene E. S. Newman Pocahontas C. R. Tinsley Culpeper Rockingham Augusta Frederick Clarke Loudoun Warren Page Rappahannock Culpeper Madison

Europe Council Assembly OKs Human Rights Bill

The Council of Europe's consultative assembly in Strasbourg approved a bill guaranteeing ten human rights with a 65 to 1 vote amid 16 abstentions. It urges member governments to sign a convention and establish a European Court of Human Rights, though the assembly has advisory power only. The 12-nation body includes Britain France Belgium the Netherlands Luxembourg Norway Sweden Denmark Italy Ireland Turkey and Greece.

Strasbourg France Council of Europe Consultative Assembly Europe Assembly European Council Laboraite Committee of Ministers European Court of Human Rights Britain Belgium The Netherlands Luxembourg Norway Sweden Denmark Italy Ireland Turkey Greece

Local Market Prices Updated Daily

The Star lists corrected daily local market prices for flour corn meal and feeds at retail and wholesale. Items include egg mash, turkey grower, broiler mash, mixed feed and butter with prices per bag or per unit where applicable.

Egg and live poultry price report for Winchester area

Agriculture Dept prices report U S Grade A extra large up to large and medium at 0 53 for eggs. Live poultry prices paid by Winchester area dressing plants for No 1 quality fob producer farms list heavy breed hens 4 43 per 0 , colored broilers under 3 pounds 0 25, small and pullets 0 25, cracks and checks 0 27. Leghorn hens at Leghorn broilers to 0 21. Red broilers 0 27. Old and young guineas mentioned with various weights.

Winchester U. S U.S Leghorn

Wounded Slayer Unruh Seeks Fair Trial in Massacre Case

Camden residents discuss the case as Armond Harrie, 16, wounded in the river road massacre, calls for a fair trial for Howard Unruh. Unruh remains under guard at Trenton State hospital awaiting medical and psychiatric tests, while his victims’ families confront the aftermath.

Camden N. J River Road Howard B. Unruh Armond Harrie Cooper Hospital Armond Unruh Trenton State Hospital

Market Quotations From Chicago and Baltimore Hogs and Cattle Rates

Market report shows salable hogs 5500 in Chicago with top hogs 22.25 and cattle 1000 head, steady to higher in several classes, with sheep offerings and produce prices across Baltimore notes. Includes weights, ranges, and price tones for hogs, cattle, calves, and sows, plus regional apple produce pricing.

Chicago Baltimore Bu Bkts Usis Grimes Delicious Jonathans McIntosh Rhode Island Greenings W. Va Jonathans US Utility N. C

Stock Market Dips and Rises on Mixed Day

New York stocks swung without clear direction as gains and losses remained largely fractional. International Telephone rose after Argentina government backed the company with a 20 million dollar deal. Barnsdall Oil opened down then recovered to near unchanged as Bethlehem Steel Goodyear Montgomery Ward DuPont Eastman Kodak General Electric N Y Central Southern Pacific and Celotex also firmed.

New York International Telephone Argentina Barnsdall Oil Bethlehem Steel Goodyear Montgomery Ward DuPont Eastman Kodak General Electric N. Y Central Southern Pacific

Grains Open Firm as Trade Shows Tight Dealings

Chicago markets opened firm with limited selling pressure across grain futures. Wheat led with Sep at 2.06 and Mar at 2.0953, corn mixed, oats steady, rye modest, soybeans around 2.34 and lard near 12.15 for Sep.

Chicago

Market notes on poultry and eggs with regional prices

Prices for eggs and poultry listed as steady to dull. Eggs show large 58-70 ounces and small 40-42 with medium 59-62, receipts low. Poultry in Baltimore wholesale prices include fryers 30-34 per dozen, mostly 32-33, fowl colored 29-31, light weights Leghorns 19-20.

Baltimore

Vermont's ranked fourth in covered bridges

Ohio leads with the most covered bridges, followed by Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Vermont in fourth place with 170 bridges.

Ohio Moe Pennsylvania Indiana Vermonth

Church Listings Across Brucetown Area Plan Sunday Services

A long list of Brucetown area churches outlines Sunday worship times and programs. Names include Brucetown Methodist charge Rev. E S Ellmore Capon Bridge Rev S J Goode Salem congregation Rev J Floyd WineCephas Fahnestock W L Riggleman Calvin Wolfe Evangelist Clin Landis of Harrisonburg will lead meetings at Salem Sept 8 to 18 with a love feast and communion on Sept 17.

Church of the Brethren Salem J. Floyd Wine Cephas Fahnestock W. L. Riggleman Calvin Wolfe Jubilee Clin Landis Harrisonburg

Washington County DHIA Leads Virginia Butterfat Average

Washington County No. 1 Dairy Herd Improvement Assn led Virginia DHIA herds with 35.4 pounds of butterfat per cow in July. The Chester-Hanover DHIA led milk production at 792 pounds per cow, while Washington No. 1 ranked second at 791. The state DHIA summary covered 35,125 cows in 898 herds, averaging 276 pounds butterfat and 667 pounds milk per cow. Top herd was L. L. Crowgey Wythe DHIA with 518 pounds butterfat per cow.

Blacksburg Washington County Virginia Virginia Agriculture Extension Service Washington Assn E. P. Rose Chester-Hanover Ll. J. Crowgey Wythe Chia

Bodies of Air Force Officers Found in Wrecked Plane

Warren Pa Sept 9 The bodies of two Pittsburgh district Air Force officers missing since Aug 26 were found in their wrecked plane near Warren Lieut Joseph Walker Jr 27 of Homeville and Capt William P Parker 33 of Sheraden. No radio contact was made after the plane left Dayton Ohio the night of Aug 26.

Flight Beyond Steel City Ends in Crash Near Pittsburgh

The group flew about 120 miles past Pittsburgh before their aircraft crashed. They were traveling to visit relatives in Pittsburgh for a weekend.

Greater Pittsburgh Steel City Pittsburghs

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John H. Snyder N. Kent St Owned & Operated George (Ham) Snyder Buen T. ‘ Adk Gps Council Assembly Okayes Star Agriculture Dept Sirr Thomas More Freda Unruh New York Stock Chicago Grain Vermont D. G California Brucetown E. S. Ellmore Burnt Factory Carpers Valley Congregational Christian Roy D. Coulter Timber Ridge Richard Kump Greenwood Methodist Chapel Wayne Boozer Helping Hand Indian Hollow Evangelical United Brethren Church Reliance Charge U. PB Tederick Greenway Friendship Reliance Ridings Chapel Old Bethel Methodist Montague Ave B. W. Coe Macedonia Holmes Newcome Round Hill Myra Payne North Frederick Stephens City Dhia Louisiana Magnolia Edgewood Edgewood Seafood Restaurant Front Royal Rd Air Force Eres Bell Clothes Royal Granteed Housekeeping Int Molden Electric CO S. Loudoun St Mary Lane Leggetts Nin
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