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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1951

Page

3

Probing CAB investigates fatal Flagler air show crash

Civil Aeronautics Board and Civil Aeronautics Authority officials surveyed the Flagler Colorado air show wreckage where a low wing stunt plane crashed into spectators. Twenty people died and 17 were injured in the disaster amid a town gathering for the Fall Festival. An inquest was called to determine responsibility as a mass funeral plan emerged for residents and families.

Flagler Colo Civil Aeronautics Administration Civil Aeronautics Board R. P. Parshall CAB Kansas City Parshall R. V. Reynolds A. C. Goddard CAA Denver Washington Kit Carson William Hendricks Norman L. Jones Lowry Air Force Base Davis-Monthan Tucson Ariz Edward Dinan Charles Keller Keller

Local Market Feed and Grain Prices Listed

Daily corrected market list shows prices for flour corn meal and mixed feed. Entries include corn meal yellow and white varieties, cracked corn 100 lb bags, 25 lb yellow corn meal, wheat per bushel, egg mash, and butterfat with quantities and prices noted.

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State of Savagery Alarm From Havana Citizen

Cuba's outstanding citizen warned his country is in a state of savagery and said the United States would not tolerate it. The statement reflects rising tensions between Havana and Washington during this period.

Havana Cuba United States

Market Quotation Highlights Radio and TV Stocks Rise

New York stocks extended gains with Radio Corp leading active trading and pushing the market higher. International Telephone Eastman Kodak and other Radio TV issues gained while most advances stayed under a dollar. Bonds remained steady and the Associated Press average hit a 1951 high at 100.04.

New York Radio Corp International Telephone Eastman Kodak Office of Price Stabilization Associated Press Admiral Corp Philco U.S. Steel Chrysler Montgomery Ward Consolidated Vultee Air Force Allied Chemical Westinghouse Electric Nickel Plate Pennsylvania Gulf Oil Lehigh Portland Cement

Baltimore Livestock Produce Prices Mixed Across Commodities

Baltimore market report shows apples and peaches unsettled with varied draws. Cattle and hog prices move irregularly. steers and stockers show limited activity while calves steady to firm. eggs and butter near steady with light receipts.

Summary of History Lessons by Charles Beard

The passage cites historian Charles Beard offering four sentences to capture history’s lessons. It lists adages about power, divine mills, bees and flowers, and darkness revealing stars.

Charles Beard

Livestock market mixed with gains on hogs and cattle

Chicago US Department of Agriculture notes salable hogs around 11 000 with activity steady to higher. Hogs mostly 10-15 cents up, sows 25 cents higher, top bids near 20.75. Cattle and calves moderately active with slaughter steers and heifers steady to up 50 cents, cows up 25 cents, primes around 40.

Baltimore MD Delicious US Jonathans US Rambos US MD & Pa Bubkts Md Elbertas US Elbertas J. H. Hales MD & Va USDA Chicago

Chicago Grain Prices Open Lower On Frostless Belt News

Corn led the drop on the Board of Trade as no frost was reported in the main corn belt over the weekend. Opening quotes showed declines across Wheat, Corn, Oats, Rye, and Soybeans with near month and deferred contracts mixed in response to the frost update.

Chicago Board of Trade Today

Fire crews push through Northwest forest fires amid heat

Clouds offered brief relief as crews in Washington and Oregon fought wildfires in tinder dry timber. Forecasters warned temperatures would stay high until Alaska storms arrive, keeping conditions critical for firefighting efforts.

Seattles Pacific Northwest Washington Oregon Weather Bureau Alaska

OPS raises beef and pork price ceilings for packers

The agency outlines higher wholesale beef ceilings to ensure producers earn required margins. Indianapolis packers Stark Wetzel and Kingan face mixed impacts with possible beef kill reductions and ongoing losses on beef. Higher retail ceilings for ham bacon and pork shoulder arrive this week while pork margins hinge on live hog and tallow markets.

Indianapolis Stark, Wetzel and Company Kingan and Company OPS Chicago

Winchester Wins Citation for Safety In Virginia Awards Dinner

Winchester will join 19 Virginia cities at a Richmond dinner on Sept. 27 to receive awards for promoting safety in 1950. Gov. John S. Battle will present honors with support from AAA Virginia Tidewater and the District of Columbia Motor Club. Burton S. Marsh will act as toastmaster.Cities awarded include Hopewell Newport News Hampton Salem Falls Church Williamsburg Wytheville Big Stone Gap Buena Vista Clifton Forge Marion Covington Virginia Beach Pulaski Galax. Falls Church has eight such awards. Clifton Forge seven. Williamsburg five. Big Stone Gap four. Wytheville and Galax two. Pedestrian Protection Contest winners were Norfolk Newport News Harrisonburg and Radford. AAA awards honor Harrisonburg overall pedestrian efforts Newport News for records keeping and Radford for small towns. A state-wide AAA award places Virginia third in overall activity among its group. Governor Battle will address the Mayors and police chiefs before presentations.

Winchester Virginia Richmond John S. Battle Automobile Club of Virginia Tidewater Automobile Association District of Columbia Motor Club Burton S. Marsh American Automobile Association National Safety Council Hopewell South Norfolk Newport News Hampton Salem Falls Church Williamsburg Wytheville Big Stone Gap Buena Vista Clifton Forge Marion Covington Virginia Beach Pulaski Galax Governor’s Highway Safety Committee Norfolk Harrisonburg Radford AAA Governor Battle

Russian Refugees in Hamburg Call for West Facts

In Hamburg 20 former Russian refugees and soldiers urged others to join them in acquainting the West with the true facts about the Soviet Union. They framed their appeal as a direct message to Russian émigrés regarding information on their homeland.

Hamburg Germany Soviet Union

Methodist Church Groups Schedule Two Conferences

A Greenwood Methodist Church conference meets at 7 30 this evening to discuss new Sunday School rooms. District superintendent Rev F B Oglesby and Rev E G Hill will attend. Dr Oglesby will lead the Montague Avenue Methodist Charge quarterly conference at 7 30 pm Wednesday at the Montague Avenue Church.

Methodist Church Greenwood Methodist Church F. B. Oglesby E. G. Hill Market Street Methodist Church

181 Racing Pigeons Reported Missing

Dallas club reports 181 racing pigeons missing after a 90 mile flight from Waco to Dallas. Only five pigeons arrived by noon and none of the others were seen by nightfall. If they return home the Fair Way Pigeon Racing Club plans another race from Austin to Dallas next Sunday.

Fairway Pigeon Racin Club of Dallas Waco Austin Nallas

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