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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1952
Page
2
The Dental Study Club gathered in Strasburg for its annual banquet and monthly meeting. Dr. Tunstallson of Harrisonburg was honored as secretary while an installation ceremony and layoff-related remarks were noted.
The snippet lists multiple September estate and household auctions led by Roy Duvall and others. Items include cows and heifers, farm machinery, households, and goods. Dates referenced include Sept. 12 10 am Sept. 13 10:30 am Sept. 27 1 pm and Oct. 1 10 am. Locations near Winchester Berryville and Mason’s area are noted.
Roanoke delinquent tax collector William D. Equi Jr. will face a Municipal Court hearing next Tuesday on gambling charges. A Monday raid of his city hall office uncovered Irish Sweepstake tickets and $93.40 in his office safe, with temporary delinquent tax case manager W. F. Griggs named to oversee the auditor’s office.
Magnolia Ritter Marks aged 60 died today at the home of Mrs. R. P. Gray in Berryville Virginia. She was a daughter of the late Riley Ritter and Lucy Keeler Ritter of Mill. She is survived by a daughter Mrs. Rice W. Levi Sr of Bowling Gress and Ritter of Punere. Arrangements have not yet been completed.
In Indiana, Ike jeered at Adlai Stevenson while Senator Jenner endorsed Marshall despite past labels. Jenner called Marshall a traitor target a year ago, but Eisenhower praised Marshall as patriot as he urged party unity at Butler University.
Evans and several adults joined a piano teaching clinic with children Mary Ann Prickett 8 Marsha Fretwell 9 Virginia Lee Gemelman 9 Bonnie Saville 10 Carol Lynn Zirkle 9 Dickie Wisecarver 8 and Sharon Cain 8 learning in two instruction periods. After intermission light refreshments were served and a silver dollar presented to each participant by Miss C Elizabeth Grim representing the G and M Music Center.
The stock market slipped lower with limited resistance. Declines from 1 to 2 points touched issues such as National Distillers Motorola General Motors Union Pacific and Dow Chemical while Baltimore & Ohio Anaconda Copper Phelps Dodge Douglas Aircraft and Radio Corp rose.
Livestock and produce prices show steady to higher bids in Baltimore with activity in apples, potatoes, and poultry. Cattle ranges note 1231 lb steers and varied hogs, sheep, and calves, while Chicago reports offer similar mixed tender prices and bulk weights.
Winchester area prices paid for P No 1 fowls and live poultry include 20 cents per pound and 28 cents for White Bronze Toms 22 pounds and over. Also listed are various Leghorn, Rock and Cross Broilers, Red Broilers, Stags, White Broilers, Young Bronze Hens and Heavy Cocks with their respective price points. The sourcing notes a wartime context with a Q A on American service men and a Selective Service statistic of 2.82 inches.
The Office of Education defines a large high school as about 500 or more students and a small high school as 300 or fewer pupils. This classification reflects enrollment size and influences school categorization and resources.
Market list shows corrected prices for flour corn meal and feeds. Items include 10 lb bag flour 129, 25 lb corn meal yellow 1.48, white corn mash 0.70, 50 ib? bags and wholesale butter prices, reflecting a local market snapshot with no liability for errors.
Chicago grain markets opened lower on the Board of Trade in active dealings. Prices shown include Wheat Sep 2.32 1 8 to 2.39 1 8 Dec 2.43 3 8, Corn Sep 1.78 1 8 to 1.78 3 4, Oats Sep 0.857 8, Dec 0.89, Lard Sep 10.25, Oct 10.42, Dec 11.80.
Handley Judges open season with game against Natural Bridge after injuries reduced. Advance tickets on sale at the Young Men's Sport Shop. tickets unavailable at the game after 6 p.m. Handley Bowl is in excellent shape as bleachers go up.
The text lists quiz answers including Leninist NEP as a partial return to capitalism and mentions the cotton gin. It also references Sepoys, Louis Biernot, an African ground squirrel, Pluto, Egypt, and names such as Robert and Lansing with a note about Washington D C.
About 15 percent of the nation's scientists work for the Federal Government, with the majority in physics and electronics. The answer notes government employment levels and dominant fields among federal scientists.
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