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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1955
Page
10
A community vesper hour will be held at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church on 8S Braddock Street October 9 at 8 30 p m Rev E T Clark pastor of First Baptist Church Washington and Piccadilly Streets will lead the service Sponsor of this event remains to be announced.
Snug denture cushions offer a quick fix for loose plates, easing sore gums and letting wearers talk and laugh without shifting teeth. The re-liners stay soft, last 2 to 6 months, peel out when replacements are needed, and cost £1.50 for two liners with a money back guarantee.
The Program Committee led by Mrs. Ruth Walker outlines a service open to all. Special music will be provided by the senior choir under Miss Libby Graham, president.
Local markets list daily prices for poultry feed Bran Egg Mash and Broiler Mash. Grain items include New Barley Wheat No 2 Yellow Corn and Corn Meal with regional pricing like Rockingham and Luray regions and butter prices noted.
Apples dull with few sales across varieties including Red Delicious and Jonathan. Peaches steady on best. Elbertas and Hales show gains. Potatoes weak overall with mixed Katahdins and Cobblers. Sweet Potatoes slightly weaker. Poultry market barely steady with heavy offerings and lower fryers. USDA reports cattle and hogs with varied price ranges and light demand. sheep market not established.
Wall Street indices show strength in early dealings with General Motors rising about 1 1 4 points after opening 4 1 2 up on 2000 shares. Du Pont gains 3 4 points, Sears Roebuck up about 2, Standard Oil NJ climbs 1 2 to 141, while hogs cattle and sheep prices are listed for U S D A markets in Chicago with varied loads and weights.
Market reports show broilers and fryers barely steady with fair to good demand. Farm price data for the 24 hours ending noon today lists weights under three pounds at 24 to 19, over three pounds at 24-25, and small and heavy turkey fryers at 30-30 and 32 respectively with egg prices from Harrisonburg and Winchester markets varying by grade and size.
At the Chicago Board of Trade grain opened firm while most figures slipped. Wheat and corn showed mixed directions with Sep and Dec futures quoted across multiple contracts. The item also notes the National Congress of Parents and Teachers convention in Chicago in May 1955 reporting 9,409,282 members and 39,000 local P.T.A. units nationwide.
Miss Jane White celebrated her 13th birthday with a Sunday party attended by Sally Shugars Brenda Baxter Ann Devers Sandra Johnson Patsy Kirby Barbara Ann White and Sandy Gibson of Falls Church plus Martin Michelsen Thomas Strode Howard Ray Lloyd Douglas Chapman and Richard White. Also present were Mr. and Mrs Gibson of Falls Church Mrs Florence Gibson and Mrs Raymond White.
The report notes spring lambs selling 18.05 to 20.50 with few choice and prime at 21.00 to 21.50, occasional light culls down to 17.00, and shorn yearlings with fall pelts around 17.00. Slaughter ewes cull values range 3.00 to 5.00.
Virginia hospitals received 3 034 311 03 during the first half of 1955 for Blue Cross member services. The Virginia Hospital Service Association paid 68 counties and 33 hospitals directly for contract services. Blue Cross hospitals received 2 754 747 06. non Blue Cross hospitals 279 563 97 for 29 407 member patient cases. Emergency treatment and out patient care not involving an over
The report shows night hospital stays totaling 4 404 cases. In patient cases requiring at least one night in hospital numbered 25 003 and amounted to 190 023 days of hospitalization.
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