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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1949
Page
3
Wheat futures slide with December around 2.12 3 8 and March 2.11 1 8 while corn trades near 1.15 3 8 to 1.18 1 2 1 18. soybeans open at 2.26 1 4 2.26. Rye nearby figures 1.43 1 4 to 1.42 for July. Lard quotes steady near 10.90 85.
Agriculture Dept reports U S Grade A medium eggs at 54 cents per dozen. Prices to dressing plants in Winchester area for No 1 quality heavy breed hens 4 14 1b up at 20 cents. Leghorn and cross broilers listed with grades and weights, young and old guineas priced.
The eight team women’s league plays professional baseball not softball. They play on diamonds with 72 feet between bases, smaller than the 90 foot bases used in men’s fields.
The piece notes rising demand for natural gas as a cheap fuel. It traces gas use from ancient China to modern industry begun in 1824 in Fredonia New York, then growth through 1947 with 4.4 trillion cubic feet consumption and expanding pipelines toward 1952 reaching 261000 miles. Major reserves lie in Texas New Mexico Oklahoma Kansas Louisiana and Mississippi with fields Hugoton Panhandle and Carthage.
Cologne in the Rhineland regains economic importance after air raids. The city’s population rose to 550,000 from about 770,000 prewar, housing remains tight with 400 apartments built monthly, and four Rhine bridges are in use. Cologne serves as Germany’s gateway to foreign lands with 13 rail links and 260 daily passenger trains, a major river port, and an output valued around 1 billion marks. About 200,000 people are employed with fewer than 10,000 unemployed.
Local markets listings are corrected daily. The Star does not assume responsibility for typographical errors that may occur.
The article traces Confederate exiles who migrated to Brazil after the Civil War. It notes four major colonies, led by Colonel Norris at Americana Villa Americana, with communities preserving Southern names and English speech. Dom Pedro II welcomed settlers, and though farming proved hard, colonists eventually prospered while keeping their regional identity.
Baltimore market notes show cattle and calves easing with steers and heifers mostly steady to lower across weight classes. Hog quotes fall from 180 to 225 pounds and up, with sows and heavier cuts also weaker. Sheep and lambs trend $1 to $1.50 lower for spring lambs, ewes steady, while Chicago reports softer hogs with butchers over 200 pounds down $1 to $1.50.
The market shows varied moves with Monday closing high at 20.50 and Friday bulk meats near 19.50 to 20.25. Heifers scarce, cattle and cows easing 50 cents to 1.50, bulls and dealers down 1 to 1.50, stockers 25 to 75 cents lower, veal and lambs mixed with top beef at 28 for dealers and sheep salable at 100 head.
When water freezes without agitation it tends to become cloudy or white. The lack of motion traps air and impurities, creating a milky appearance, while gentle stirring yields clearer ice. This effect helps explain why unshaken ice often appears opaque in household freezers.
State's Attorney E Mc Master Duer of Somerset County announced plans to ask the county grand jury to indict David Acree, 36, of Virginia, with the July 6 shooting of a Crisfield, Maryland crabber. Acree was cleared of murder charges by Accomack County Virginia grand jury on August 15 after extradition attempts failed.
Among famed bells are the Bourdon in the Rockefeller carillon Riverside New York City the Kolokol in Moscow never rung due to imperfection Ben in London and the Bell Philadelphia Also the Bell of Montserrat at the Inn Riverside Calif One of oldest bells in Britain the Bell of St Patrick's at Belfast dates from about
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