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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1945
Page
9
Market notes from Baltimore and Chicago list price ranges for produce eggs poultry and meats. Cattle calves hogs sheep and other livestock show varied steady or mixed movements with ceilings around 15 dollars for sows and 18 dollars for top steers in Chicago terms.
Yearlings at 14.25 with salable sheep 2,000 of 6,000 total. Spring lambs steady to 15 pts higher, good native lambs 14.00-14.25. Slaughter ewes weak to 6.25, ducks discounted 1.00, three decks good and choice 91 lb Montana spring lamb 14.10 to straight. Bucks and bucks mutton 11.00-11.50, shorn ewes 3.00-6.25, Montana held above 5.75.
The New York stock market extended gains on moderate strength as earlier leaders failed to break selling barriers. Oil refining walkouts cooled hopes for rapid labor settlements while bonds and commodities showed mixed results and inflation hedging remained a key trend.
The market lists various feeds and grain products with unit prices, including wheat at 1.60, corn yellow at 1.30, corn white at 1.45, and corn meal plus batches for cwt. Prices for dairy and egg feeds, chick grower, cracked corn, shelled corn, ground corn, and animal like steers, hogs, lambs, and pigs are provided with ranges or per-head figures.
Wheat futures rise slightly while oats and rye weaken at Chicago. Opening prices listed for Wheat, Corn, Oats, Rye and Barley. Governor Arnall of Georgia, born March 20, 1907, is identified as the youngest current state governor.
Cpl John W Manuel son of Mrs Mae Manuel and the late Mr Luther Manuel arrived in New Jersey attached to the tank corps of the U S Army in the European Theater for 26 months He entered service in May 1942 trained at Fort Knox Camp Polk and Indiantown Gap He sailed overseas in August 1943 and hopes for discharge before returning to White Post Clarke County USA Welch Is Back Cpl William L Welch of the U S Army Signal Corps returned to the States after three years overseas He wears the European Theater Ribbon with nine stars the Good Conduct Ribbon and the Bronze Star He participated in the African invasion the invasion of Southern France and the Battle of Germany He is the son of Mr and Mrs Cook Welch of White Post and has two brothers in service Sgt Samuel Welch and Pfc Weaver Welch Is Promoted Billy Willingham son of Mr and Mrs W T Willingham of Berryville has been promoted to staff sergeant He earned a Radar Mechanic diploma at Boca Raton Army Air Field and goes overseas to serve with a B 29 Bomb Squadron on Tinian Island Friends may obtain his address from his parents.
First Lieutenant Emilie Rosenberger of the Army Nurse Corps, daughter of Mrs. J A Rosenberger of 121 Peyton Street Winchester, has arrived at the Redistribution Station in Asheville North Carolina for about two weeks of processing before reassignment.
A servicewoman returns from 24 months of duty in the southwest Pacific Theater of Operations after participating in campaigns in New Guinea and Luzon. She leaves from Asheville Iron Station under Col. R. E. Willoughby and will reside at Grover Park Hotel.
A special meeting of the White Hall Grange is scheduled for Monday evening at 8 o'clock. All members are urged to attend, announced by Master Jess B. Lewis.
The Missionary Chorus of Alexandria will give a recital at the Methodist Church in Leetown Frederick County Sunday afternoon September 23 at 3. Rev W I Johnson pastor urges attendance.
The Government's atomic bomb laboratory disclosed that a worker died September 15 from burns in an industrial agent incident. The deceased was Harry K. Magiclian, 24, of 95 Willetts Ave Maw London Conna Purdue University instructor prior to the mishap.
A project spokesman refused to comment about the nature of the accident or Daghlian's duties as officials prepared for a November 1943 entry. The lack of detail leaves the circumstances and responsibilities unclear.
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