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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1951

Page

7

Market Quotations New York Stocks

New York prices showed a generally even course with mixed changes and selective strength in steel, copper, chemicals, and several leading issues. Notable gainers included American Smelting, Kennecott Copper, Anaconda Copper, Bethlehem Steel, U S Steel, Du Pont, Eastman Kodak, and Boeing among others. declines appeared for American Dynamic, Allied Chemical, Studebaker, and General Electric.

New York American Smelting Kennecotu Copper Anaconda Copper Bethlehema Steel U. S. Steel Youngstown Sheet & Tube du Pont Eastman Kodak U.S. Gypsum Douglas Aircraft Zeith Radio Montgomery Ward J I Boeing Lockheed Southern Railway Southern Pacific Texas Co Chrysler International American Dyanamic Allied Chemical Studebaker United Aircraft International Telephone Columbia Gas Shelley American Can General Electric Warner Brothers New York Dental Standard Old'nj

Grains Open Firm as Distant Corn Contracts Rally

Chicago grains open firm with distant corn contracts showing the largest advance on the Board of Trade. Prices move across Wheat, Corn, Oats, Rye and Soybeans with Sep Dec Mar futures listed for each.

Chicago Board of Trade

Unclear Data From Volume Four Ledger Entry

The fragment lists several percentage figures and a September lard value, with dates styled as Vol4 Jan274 Mar2.76 May2.7 and Lard-Sep 17.06, but lacks a coherent event or named entities to summarize as a concrete news item.

Produce and livestock market snapshot from Baltimore and Chicago

Baltimore market reports show apples, peaches, potatoes and other produce with price ranges and freight notes, plus poultry and butter receipts. Cattle hogs calves and prices listed for Baltimore and Chicago, highlighting steady to mixed trends and varying weights and grades.

Baltimore Bubkts & Bit Delicious Golden Delicious USIS Bubkts Md Elbertas Usis H. Hales Usis J H Bubkts Usis USDA

Resinol Ointment Provides Relief for Itching Dry Skin

For older folks with itching skin the ad promotes Resinol Ointment as soothing relief that acts as a substitute for natural skin oils. It claims fast comfort and lasting relief, encouraging readers to buy at all drug stores.

Yearlings Sold Early At Steady to Strong Market

The sale showed scarce supplies with steady demand and best offerings selling up to 15.50 while most animals moved from 11.00 to 14.50. Buyers pursued choice lots with steady activity across segments.

Chicago

Agricultural Dept Egg Market Prices for Frederick County

Agricultural Department lists tomorrow’s egg and live poultry prices by item and grade. U S Grade A Extra Large 60c U S Grade A Large 48c U S Grade A Medium 48c U S Grade B Large 48c Leghorn hens 50c Rock and Cross broilers 27c Red broilers 25c Leghorn broilers 2 1 2 lb and over 20c White broiler turkeys 38c White No 1 breeder hens 35c White No 1 breeder toms 27c Young guineas 25c Old guineas 25c Ducks 12c. Live poultry prices in Winchester area use fob grower’s farm for No 1 fowl heavy breed hens.

Frederick County Farm Bureau U. S Cevese Winchester

Retail Grain and Feed Prices Listing Fragment

A fragmented OCR reveals pricing notes for flour corn meal various bag weights and colors, grain and bushel wheat FOB, No 2 yellow corn, egg mash broiler mash cracked corn mixed feed and wholesale butter. Specific prices are illegible but the entry lists multiple feed products and weight measures.

EMR

Local Markets Corrections Notice

A daytime market listing note states that local markets are corrected daily but The Star does not assume responsibility for typographical errors.

The Star

Record Number Fair State Bar Exams

Richmond officials report an unprecedented 83 percent failure rate on Virginia state bar exams. Secretary M B Watts says many examinees did not know the answers and questions may have been tough.

Richmond M.B. Watts Virginia Board of Law Examiners Watts

Examination Fairness Disputed by State Professors

State professors defend the exam as fair while noting failures may stem from candidates facing a possible draft and not preparing adequately for the tests.

Waltonians Hold Annual Convention in Radford

The Virginia Division of the Izzak Walton League of America urged state game wardens be conservation officers, not dog catchers, and recommended the Game and Inland Fisheries Commission sever its dog business. They also backed compulsory rabies vaccination for dogs, with next year’s convention planned for Alexandria.

Roanoke Virginia Izzak Walton

Photographers Elect Front Royal Man as VP in Virginia Association

Lewis E. Allen of Front Royal was named vice president of the Virginia Professional Photographers Association. The group completed its annual two day convention yesterday at Old Point Comfort.

Lewis E. Allen Front Royal Virginia Professional Photographers Association Old Point Comfort

Driver Killed by Train Near Pulaski Crossing

A 43 year old Pulaski man Robert H. Kemp died after his car was struck by a Norfolk and Western passenger train at a crossing on the outskirts of town. He died half an hour after being rushed to a local hospital.

Pulaski Norfolk and Western Robert H. Kemp

MacArthur Salary After Relief Compared to Past Pay

The question asks if General MacArthur earns less after relief. The answer states no. five star generals receive regular lifelong pay by Congress and cannot retire, with MacArthur’s salary about 12,500 dollars per year.

General MacArthur W N.S A

Peterson's Ointment touted for quick relief from itching

Advertised remedy Peterson's Ointment claims fast relief from itching caused by piles with a 40c box or 70c tube. Druggists report annual spending near a million dollars on various treatments while the ad promises joyful relief or money back.

Peterson

Bridge Highest Above Water Likely Royal Gorge

The highest bridge above water is probably the Royal Gorge Suspension Bridge crossing the Arkansas River in Fremont County Colorado at a height of 1053 feet.

Royal Gorge Arkansas River Fremont County Colo

Potomac Edison Company Service In Northern Virginia Area

Local notice mentions low wages and numerous jobs on a Potomac Edison system. It lists Potomac Edison Company and subsidiaries in Virginia and Maryland with references to power providers and service areas.

Teddy Reddy i Potomac Edison System Potomac Iight and Power Ga Potomac Edison Ga Northern Virginia Power South Penn Power

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