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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1947
Page
2
Strasburg fire department rushed to Mine Bank near Oranda to combat a blaze that destroyed Medford Pangle s two story frame dwelling. Occupants leaped from an upstairs window and contents could not be saved.
Word reached local papers of the death of Rev. Homer Welch in Fredericksburg. The retired Methodist minister formerly served the Stephens City and Montague Avenue charges. He was active in local church work and community affairs.
SEPT. 13 1 p m Philip Kaplan 6 mi east of Stephenson Summit Point Road household goods and furniture. SEPT. 13 R B Horst farm 6 mi south of Chambersburg Pa 1144 mi east of Marion Pa new and used farm machinery. SEPT. 17 10 a m W F Long 4 mi west of Middletown Broad No 627 Livestock farming equipment household articles. SEPT. 17 10 a m North of Winchester Welltown Pike Livestock and farm machinery. SEPT. 20 1 p m John Myers est Jordan Springs road near Stephenson household goods and shop tools. SEPT. 24 10 a m Mrs Mary Keys Vacant Jet adjacent to Montgomery Ward Store Indian Alley Winchester antiques of all kinds.
At a Frederick county meeting 40 farmers joined Shen-Valley Meat Packers Inc with stock subscriptions totaling 10 800 ensuring a county director. The drive sets a 32 000 quota and extends membership drive ten more days. Committee members include E Clay Rogers Nelson Carpenter Walker McC Bond H T Snapp Boyd Unger Walter Anderson Ashby Brumback C E Staples Mervil Adams J L Hershman Landon B Whitacre.
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New York trading opened with mixed gains as some leaders paused under light selling. Fract—minor losses predominated as caution grew over recent commodity speculation and doubts on exports and international affairs lingered. Notable movers included American Telephone and N Y Central while occasional downturns appeared in U S Steel and General Motors.
Daily corrected market list shows wholesale and city delivered prices for corn meal, white and yellow corn, barley, wheat, and various feeds. Includes butter, butterfat, oleomargarine and turkey feeds with price ranges and units across wholesale and retail terms.
Agriculture Department Markets Division lists Federal State graded eggs and live poultry prices in Winchester. U S Grade A eggs fetch 0.61 to 0.63 per dozen. pullets 0.40. heavy breed hens 26-27 cents per pound. Leghorn hens 20-21 cents. broilers 35-36 cents per pound. old roosters 12-13 cents. Also notes guinea prices and Prince Edward Island geography.
Baltimore market report lists produce and livestock prices and conditions. Apples span several varieties with 2.25 to 4.00 per unit ranges, live poultry shows weak demand and steady fryers, eggs firmer with light receipts, butter and eggs per current bids. Cattle hogs calves sheep provide active bids and steady or slightly lower quotes across regions, with regional notes from Baltimore Chicago and Cleveland markets.
Chicago grains opened lower with selling continuing from the previous session. Active trading showed mixed early prices across Wheat Corn Oats Soybeans and fats with futures quotes for Sep Dec May July and Nov contracts.
City and County real estate transfers list multiple deeds in Winchester and Frederick County including transfers from John W. Rosenberger to Thurman C. Mason and Eva C. Dailey to Marion E. Hummer. Also includes transfers to James R. Alexander and C Frank Anderson and wife, plus parcels near Sunnyside, Senseny road, and White Hall areas.
A list of church services and school times across Brucetown, Reliance, North Frederick, Stephens City, Capon Bridge, and surrounding areas. Includes sermon hours, Sunday schools, worship sessions, and special events with multiple parishes led by Reverends F T Fulcher Emory Ellmore Raymond Booze E C Day John Teter C H Anderson and others.
Production and consumption of cigarettes set new records in 1946 47. Consumption of cigars rose by about one fourth of a billion and was 8 percent above the prewar average.
Shenandoah Valley Inc plans its fall meeting in Staunton to appoint membership renewal committees for Frederick and Clarke counties and name similar committees in 13 counties. Florenz Hina will outline plans for the autumn tourist season and 1948. Winchester and Frederick county directors include H. F. Byrd Jr Wendell Barney William Battail R F Lewis Henry Hardenburg and Tom Baldridge.
Orange Sept 12 The Virginia Holstein club will hold its annual consignment sale Oct 2 at the Experiment Station one mile south of town. consignments include 40 cows 23 bred heifers 6 open heifers and 4 bulls 10 to 14 months old.
Public auction set for October 10 1947 at 2:00 PM in Winchester Virginia to sell a 133 acre farm in Pleasant Valley near Green Spring. James A Sykes and Florence M Sykes mortgage default prompts sale with terms: one third cash and two equal annual installments at 5 percent interest, duties to insure until full payment. I R Dovel is trustee.
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