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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1931
Page
8
Aggressive corn buying lifts grain bids while U S wheat visible supply drops for first time since 1931. Prices advance across wheat corn oats and rye with regional quotes in Richmond and Baltimore reflecting car lots and bag lots.
Walter L Main's Circus plans to winter in Winchester Virginia with a menagerie open to the public several days a week for a small admission. The move is expected to boost local retail trade and ads will announce the Winchester winter quarters though the exact date was not set.
Washington and Philadelphia markets list prices for butter eggs poultry and dressed poultry. Values include butter 1 lb 32 33 in tub 32. spring broilers 3 lbs and over 25 27. hens large 23 24. fowls fancy Plymouth Rock 26. dressed fowls 19 27. butter scores 34 1 2 to 89 91 with various ranges.
Richmond market reports Butter prices for Va creameries at 33 34 to 36 37 cents per pound and eggs at 25 26 cents per dozen with white at 27 28. poultry steady with Leghorn hens 15 )), colored hens 20 22 and broilers 20 25 cents. New York prices list eggs 23 1 2 24 extra, 21 1 2 firsts, poultry by breed with Leghorns 16 20 and Rocks 22 27 per pound.
U S government bonds listed with prices and yields across Liberty and Treasury issues. Notes include Liberty 3 1 2s 102.3 and Treasury 4 1 4s 111.12, with several series showing bids around 100 to 104 and varying 32-54 second margins.
Rainfall records show precipitation in the past 24 hours ending 8 am zero. Monthly and yearly totals are listed for 1931 and 1930 with figures for January through August, including 24.44 and 28.45 inches totals. The data notes nine months of 1930 with monthly amounts from January to September.
Rev George W Stover is named pastor of the United Brethren Church for the nineteenth consecutive year. Memorial rites were held at Old Chapel Cemetery Clarke County for R Powel Page with W A Bradford and Dr W H Wilmer as speakers. The Shamrock V lagged two miles behind the Enterprise in the America s Cup. Ford reports July sales at 434 percent of all new cars.
Five years ago on September 15 1926 R Lee Boxwell of Northern Virginia Power Company died from diabetes. Shenandoah Valley Academy expected 125 boys from many states this session. Market Street Methodist Church Social Club hosted for Mrs Frank A Jacques and Mrs John H Bowers who will move to Hagerstown. Dr John H Latane, historian and native, to be honored by the French government. Pennsylvania Railroad hauled 132 carloads of apples from Winchester in the past two days.
Fifteen years ago on September 15 1916 Miss Susan Pauline Dunlap of Boyce became the bride of Robert C Green. The notice also mentions the marriage of Miss Harriet Taylor McCormick to Thomas.
Bliss Stillman of New York announces a forthcoming missionary journey to Africa. Dr. Nicholas James Worthington of Frederick County plans additional mission work abroad while noting church activities and community events in Winchester.
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