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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1938
Page
8
Dale Carnegie recounts Warden Lewis E Lawes allowing six hundred inmates to honor a funeral procession for Mrs Lawes without guards. The scene proved trust can elicit good behavior even from hardened prisoners. He urges applying the same principle to everyday conflicts.
Baltimore market notes list produce prices for apples and potatoes with eggs butter and dairy items. Livestock figures show cattle calves hogs and sheep with price ranges and weekly comparisons. Chicago reports steady hog and cattle markets with weights and price shifts. Philadelphia notes poultry and dressed poultry prices with butter unchanged.
Markets closed with support near the end and large losses pared in many shares. Transfers about 400000 shares amid global uncertainty. Amsterdam opened mixed while London gold rose to a peak since 1935 and Sterling hit a three year low. Cotton weak, grains up on war fears. bonds uneven while steel motors and many utilities slipped. Key quotes include Am Can 98 1 2, G M 46 1 8, Chrysler 72 1 4, U S Steel 57 1 4.
Wheat futures fell slightly while gains spread to Liverpool and Winnipeg markets. Cash grain quotes show No. 2 yellow hard wheat around 65 cents per bushel and oats near 27 to 28 cents, with corn and rye also quoted in the high 50s to mid 40s.
Baltimore grain market update notes Wheat No 2 red winter and garlic spot with prices around 633 4 and 1 02 per bushel for wheat and 0 63 for corn. It states there will be no Baltimore wheat market Monday September 12 and mentions Winchester Markets wheat at 6 cents per bushel with prices based on mill deliveries.
Mild, partly cloudy weather with Wednesday night rain at Martinsburg and nearby points. Demand fair and market nearly steady with wire order sales. Prices shown for barrels and bushel baskets include Grimes U S No 1 and 12 grades, Jonathan apples, Delicious and McIntosh varieties with various sizes and minimums, plus future delivery contracts.
The first pangolin brought alive to the United States died at the Washington zoo. Officials hope lessons on its care and diet will enable bringing more pangolins to America. A New York sailor delivered the specimen from Sumatra after a two week watch. The animal died mysteriously after consuming egg yolk and milk.
A chicken hitchhiked three miles under a car hood in Shelton Connecticut causing headlight and taillight failure. The fowl was removed and placed on the front seat where it laid an egg as the vehicle entered the Brownson driveway.
In Portland Oregon a robbery unfolded at a grocery store as one bandit held clerk Gordon Berg in a back room for about 90 minutes while another posed as a clerk and served customers for a quarter hour. The burglars escaped with cash and the customer noted the temporary clerk was polite and skilled.
Habie s Palace Theatre presents Joe E Brown in The Gladiator with June Travis and Mountain Dean Monday and Tuesday. The show promises nonstop laughter and a one man comedy team plus a Fox News Reel and a Community Sing for a lively evening.
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