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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1938
Page
9
Chicago live stock numbers ease price moves as hogs top at 9.30 while cattle hold near 13.35 for heavy steers. calves and yearlings steady. Sheep and lambs show slower demand with declines of 15-25 cents and varied feeding lot prices. Philadelphia live poultry and egg quotes firm with modest changes across grades.
Trading shows heaviest activity since autumn with about 3 million shares. initial rally driven by hopes for peaceful settlement and London market gains trimmed in midday selling. Several blue chips weaken including Johns Manville and American Telephone while Kennecott and Caterpillar hold some gains before fading. bonds and commodities follow uneven path.
Livestock prices listed for steers heifers and cows at the Va Livestock Market on North Kent Street. Top prices include veal to 12.00 per head and fresh cows 40 to 75. sows to 7.00 per cwt. feeders 6.00 to 6.75.
Market brief notes futures gain in Chicago as war news from Sudeten areas lifts wheat prices briefly. Early declines reversed by profit taking, with quotes for wheat, oats, and soybeans across Chicago and Winnipeg alongside cash grain.
King hastened from Scotland to confer with Prime Minister Chamberlain and ministers in London on the crisis over Nazi threats in Europe. The cabinet held a two and a half hour session amid preparations for possible general war, with emergency meetings and discussions on defense measures and Sudeten tensions ongoing.
Winchester photographer Frank Turgeon Jr invites the public to a private exhibit in the Wahain dining room featuring aerial, portrait, and architectural work. Highlights include color portraits of John D. Rockefeller and Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy and a 6 by 4 foot mural titled Early Fisherman. The show also displays Life magazine aerials of Palm Beach and local scenes, with the Winchester String Ensemble performing. Turgeon operates from the Snapp Foundry building on North Cameron Street, presenting one of the region’s best equipped photographic studios.
Reports say Sudeten and Czech factions fought with police forced to retreat to a station where attackers seized weapons including two machine guns and grenades. Sudeten version claims reinforcements fired on Sudetens, who returned fire amid continued unrest. Kennedy denies British govt approached him on US neutrality and war stance.
Mild cloudy Sunday with light demand and steady markets in Winchester Martinsburg and nearby. Apple baskets and crates listed with grades and prices for Jonathan Wealthys Greenings Maiden Blush Golden Delicious and other varieties through wire order sales and future deliveries.
Tokyo announced Japan was ready to fight Communism in all ways if necessary and to assist Germany and Italy under their anti Communist pact. The spokesman said involvement with Britain or France was possible if the Czech German crisis escalates and urged Great Britain and France to act to preserve world peace.
At the Kiwanis Club meeting three delegates to the Capitol District convention in Roanoke Virginia October 20 22 were named C R Robinson S C Brooks and A B Groves with alternates R H Kerlin R E Buncutter and E P Bean Andrew Bell will attend as Lieutenant Governor Dan Wright discussed European conditions noting possible war uncertainty and Russia armament. Visitors included Sam Ellington E B Krewson J M Chiles Olin Downey and a Girl Scouts Council letter thanked for camp support. The Board meeting is Friday at 7 30 at the George Washington Hotel.
Czech government rushes troops into eight Sudeten German districts after violence kills 12 and injures many. Residents flee to Prague as Prague rejects martial law demands and seeks peaceful negotiation amid looming European crisis. tensions rise over referendum talks and delayed talks with Sudeten leaders.
Coach Hodgson of 8 V A announced five regulars were injured in scrimmage but not seriously. Werick bad knee Baptist elbow Gefken knee Cesaro knee injury. All are comfortable. first three may be kept from the game with Greenbrier on Saturday September 24. Hodgson invites local teams for practice games Saturday. Hilltoppers have been practicing since August in readiness for the first game. School opens September 22.
W. R. Strader announces extensive interior improvements at the J. C. Penney store on North Loudoun Street. The work includes ledge display recesses and bright paint to brighten the interior, using local labor and materials. The improvements are part of a company wide program for its major stores.
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