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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1940

Page

10

Prophetic Conference At Local Church

Winchester School of the Bible hosts a two day Prophetic Conference at First Brethren Church on Berryville Dr Bauman of Long Beach Calif will be guest speaker He directs the Winona Lake conference and has writings in the Sunday School Times The opening talk is The Crumbling of Clay followed by Prophecy and The Present European Crisis.

Winchester School of the Bible First Brethren Church Berryville Bauman Long Beach Calif Sunday School Times Uphouse Winona Lake

Baltimore market quotes for produce meat and grains

Market quotations from Baltimore and Philadelphia dated Sept 23 list potatoes and sweet potatoes prices across regions with U S grade 1s and ungraded ranges. poultry, ducks and eggs with weights and grades. cattle hogs sheep and calves with opening sale notes and price ranges. eggs flour butter live and dressed poultry. oats barley and seeds with unit prices and market tones. grain prices from Baltimore and Winchester with domestic spot figures.

Baltimore N. J U. S Caer U. S Idaho Russel Burbanks E. Sh. Md Goldens E. Sh. Va Goldens U Baltimore Livestock U. S. Dept. Agri Philadelphia Plymouth Rocks Timothy Baltimore Grain Winchester

Wheat and Grain Prices Jump to Fresh Test Levels

Chicago market records a two cent surge in wheat lifting values to the highest since July 8 while corn and other grains rise in response to stronger securities and tighter non government loan grain supplies. Cash wheat bids and futures show notable gains across December May and July contracts.

Chicago Chicago Cash Grain Chicago

Stocks Rally As Industrial Stocks Lead Broad Market Gains

New York markets opened with gains as industrials led the advance and overall activity surged to the strongest level in three weeks. Brokers cited defense spending momentum offsetting war anxiety, with notable gains across major issues and a steady London market as bonds improved and commodities were mixed.

New York Europe Far East London

Open Hearing In Slaying Case

Raymond Townsend 47, cannery worker, goes on trial in Wicomico County Circuit Court for the murder of Carl H. West 61, found beaten near the city dump on August 18. State witnesses place Townsend and West together that morning and at about 8 a.m. walking toward the body location. West died from head and neck injuries with a flat instrument, per Deputy Health Examiner Dr. L A Rademaker.

Salisbury Raymond Townsend Wicomico County Carl H. West Saiisbury Townsend Thomas Ennis West L. A. Rademaker

Youth Fined For Illegal Possession

Jake Collier, about 20, of Stephens City, was found guilty by Trial Justice Tavenner this morning of possessing illegal untaxed liquor. He received a $60.25 fine and costs with a sixty day jail term suspended on good behavior. The Department of Agriculture identifies a likely culprit for window haunt and tapping sounds as the wood borer, the old house borer.

Jake Collier Stephens City Tavenner

Celanese Plant Gates Closed by Local 1874 Picket

Maryland state police report Celanese Corporation of America plant gates closed at 11 a m by 50 to 75 C I O union members in a mass picket. Officials say turnout and back to work movement unclear. Local 1874 president James A Dundo said he does not know if a picket line formed.

Celanese Corporation America Maryland James A. Dundo Textile Worker Union of America

Youth Held In Theft Of Car

Robert Edward Weese of East Cecil Street and Parkersburg West Virginia is jailed on charges of stealing Beverley Wrights car. He may be turned over to West Virginia authorities for forgery charges in Petersburg Moorefield. Wrights car was stolen July 25 and found abandoned in West Virginia. He also faces a hi jacking gas charge for driving off with 10 gallons unpaid at a local station.

Robert Edward Weese East Cecil Street Parkersburg W. Va Beverley’s Wright Francis Funk Weese West Virginia Petersburg Moorefield Wright Funk

Tear Jerker story fuels U.S. war entry talk

Berlin officials call the sinking tale a tear jerker to push the United States into war on Britain. They deny any refugee ship loss or torpedoing within the blockade zone and question the claim of a vessel sunk by a U-boat or plane without warning.

Berlin United States Britain George

Daily Crossword Across Clues

Puzzle lists across and down clues with answers by King Features Syndicate Inc. This page includes standard crossword entries from 4 to 52 across and down, covering common nouns verbs and names.

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