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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1949
Page
11
A nationwide view shows arthritis affects about 7.5 million people, with half under 45. Women and the poor are hit harder, and causes include infections, diet, cold, injuries, and stress. Treatments focus on diet, rest, and joint exercises. research and a new Foundation for the Study of Arthritis fund better care.
Fresh demand for gold contrasts with overall market weakness as declines reach about a point on the day. Coal and steel wage talks and a coal strike impasse dominate trading considerations while several issues rise, led by Howe Sound and South American Gold & Platinum. Major downsides include U S Steel General Motors Chrysler and Dow Chemical among others.
Baltimore market notes dull apples with many varieties up to two percent, prices listed for Delicious Jonathans Grimes and McIntosh by size and color. Poultry steady with fryers 3 to 4 pounds at 31 to 34 cents, fowl 28 to 31, ducks 30 to 32.
Local markets are corrected daily but The Star disclaims responsibility for typographical errors.
A dense list of across and down crossword clues with numbers, including hints for words like sudden convulsion, acts in law, a thrust, high hills, a nurse maid in French, and many more. Many entries reference scientific symbols, geography, and literature with varied word lengths and definitions.
Baltimore and Chicago livestock markets report generally steady to higher cattle values with 250 head run and 12 head held, calves mix high good to common, hogs slow with declines to mid 20s for various weights, sows weaker, sheep mostly unchanged with occasional high-choices. Top cattle around 33.75 for high choice steers, hogs around 20-21 for 200-300 lb, bulls to 20.75, ewes steady near 23.00.
Chicago markets show grains opening lower in September 2004 trading. Wheat futures fall with Sep at 2.08 and Dec at 2.10 while corn and soybeans also drop amid currency effects. Prices for oats and rye tokens are listed with mixed movements.
Prices reported by the Agriculture Department for Federal State grades of eggs in Winchester. U S Grade A extra large, U S Grade A large, U S Grade A medium, U S Grade A large, U S Grade C pullet, and small and pullets listed.
Prices paid by dressing plants for No. 1 quality live poultry in the Winchester area show heavy breed hens at up 4 percent and Leghorn broilers to 214. Stags Rock Cross and various colored broilers are listed with figures 222001221 and 25 seen in the notes.
Jurors summoned for jury duty at 10 am Monday include Lawrence M. Bell Joseph W. Hershberger Thomas J. Gatewood Clarence M. Russell Upton L. Snider C Everett Holsinger and Walter W. Duncan.
Spider thread is stronger than silk yet not obtainable in quantities sufficient for fabric production. This historical note compares natural fibers and notes a practical limitation for weavers.
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