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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1941
Page
3
Livestock and produce quotations show mixed movement across cattle hogs and sheep. Prices edge lower for lighter weights while heavier and high grade offerings hold or gain modestly in Chicago and regional markets. Cattle buyers focus on strictly choice yearlings and weighty steers with top bids around 12.65 per hundredweight.
Boston market report shows fine wool prices in September with scoured basis values around $1.03 to $1.07. Fine territory wool lines traded at $1.05 to $1.08 on a scoured basis, reflecting steady demand and price levels for French cere length and related lots.
New York stocks paused after a brisk late rally as analysts found yesterday's gains partly unclear. The market saw mixed breadth with some issues near yearly highs while others dipped. bonds edged higher in spots and commodities were uneven. Key movers included Consolidated Aircraft, Chrysler, Bethlehem Steel, Allied Chemical, Santa Fe, Southern Railway and Johns Manville with declines for U S Steel, General Motors, Montgomery Ward, U S Rubber, United Aircraft, Anaconda, American Telephone and Standard Oil of New Jersey.
At yesterday's Kiwanis meeting Gar land Quarles was elected to the Board of Directors. Charles Pine and R. E. Buncutter led a program featuring a reel titled The Army on Wheels. Laurens Jones won the attendance prize from Dr. George Snarr.
Beverage Control Board invites applications on Monday September 29 1941 to obtain a license to retail beer above 3.2 percent at Frank Patton's establishment for consumption on premises.
Daily market rundown with bag and bbl prices for grains and cereals. Includes middlings corn meal feed and livestock values such as cows cutters steers heifers calves live hogs and lambs plus wholesale creamery butter quoted.
Baltimore reports closing prices for wheat at 113 1 2 cents per bushel for No. 2 Red Winter Garlicky Spot Domestic with corn at 91 to 93 cents. Wheat 1.06 dollars per bushel, corn 88 cents, barley 65 cents per bushel. Prices based on deliveries at mill.
Washington describes a sweeping 3.55 billion revenue bill that would impose a cascade of new taxes. The article lists broad constraints including income, travel, phone, motor, entertainment, tobacco, matches, lighting, and estates, with penalties rising on each purchase or activity to fund defense measures.
Angus McAskill was a famed Nova Scotia giant who toured with P. T. Barnum. He was celebrated for feats of strength, including reportedly carrying an anchor weighing 2,200 pounds on his shoulder.
Senate investigators will move next week to probe the film industry’s finances and monopoly aspects. Chairman Clark will question Nicholas Schenck of Loews and MGM about distribution and booking of war pictures and independent theater impact.
Wilfred Cather and 297 fellow graduates complete the U S Army Air Corps radio communications course at Scott Field Illinois. The 18th class was addressed by Captain S W Hulse Jr urging high morale and feedback to improve teaching methods as graduates head to posts nationwide for radio operation duties.
Bids for the new 11 room high and grade school at Boyce will be opened Saturday morning in the office of Superintendent A F P Ro. The project includes auxiliary spaces. The document also notes a question about the governor of the Virgin Islands and states his salary as 8000 dollars annually.
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