This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1937
Page
6
Baltimore and Philadelphia market notes show produce and livestock shifts with cattle mostly lower, hogs steady to slightly down, and lambs rising. Philadelphia prices list fowl, butter, eggs, and dairy feeds with varied per unit values.
Winchester Virginia and Martinsburg area demand slow and market dull. Carloads and baskets priced for several apple varieties including Jonathan Grimes McIntosh with mixed box and barrel sizes, terms and futures notes with prices from 65 cents to $2.65 per unit.
Local wholesale and retail markets list prices for flour and feeds, including patent and short patent brands, at 98, 48, 24 and 12 pound bag scales. Cracked corn, middlings and dairy feeds are priced, along with live poultry, butter, cows and hogs. Prices vary by bag size and product type across wholesale and retail lines.
A belated rail rally lifted a wavering market with several issues advancing. Carrier stocks rose on reports of a potential wage agreement while hopes for higher freight rates from the Interstate Commerce Commission revived. Bonds led gains as commodities and copper faced weakness, with a long list of stock prices provided.
Chicago market reports late day price surges in September corn up five cents driven by scarce offerings. Evening quotes show a range of futures for corn oats soybeans rye and lard with No 3 red and No 3 hard wheats listed and regional figures from Baltimore and Winchester markets.
John D. Biggers, president of Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass, becomes administrator of the unemployment census. He backs a voluntary registration system to be run through the post office or another agency with a goal to finish the survey by December 1.
A rare photo shows Alois Hitler, Adolf Hitler's half-brother, running a small inn outside Berlin. He is older than the chancellor and protests the photographer as the picture is taken.
The Friday August 7 1936 issue marks the paper 200th anniversary, noting its founding on Friday August 7 1736. It claims the paper as one of the oldest in the U S and recalls publishing the Declaration of Independence to beat competitors.
Welbourne Jake, owned by Paul Mellon, was shot after breaking a leg in a paddock on the estate near Middleburg. Ksar, a famed French sire from A. S. Hewitt at Montana Hall near White Post, died of internal hemorrhages. his career earnings surpassed $100,190.
Governor Harry W. Nice of Maryland telegraphed the White House that he is ill in Atlantic City and will miss a White House luncheon for visiting governors and the Antietam celebration in Hagerstown. The illness and possible eye operation within 48 hours are not yet confirmed.
Britain and France boost naval and air readiness with 150 ships in the Mediterranean and RAF flying boats poised at Felixstowe for Malta. Italy protests the Nyon accord as Rome waits for others to move, amid a broader waiting game and industrial delays from a youth strike in Lancashire.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.