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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1949
Page
7
The Town of Middletown Virginia invites bids for 25,000 in water system bonds issued as 1 000 denomination serial notes. Bonds mature 1 to 15 years with interest not exceeding 2 percent. Bids due Oct 28 1949 at 12 PM. open 7 PM. Wright Mayor.
New York Sept. 24. Business, despite a rising tide of difficulties at home and abroad, sustained a strong forward stride last week. Industrial production rose in autos steel and construction while textiles faced devaluation and foreign competition. Employment improved with factory reopenings and longer hours, while stock and bond markets showed confidence despite labor tensions.
Chicago opening shows grains mostly lower as cash corn runs and expected soybean harvest expansion in southern Illinois temper early trading. Wheat futures weaken with Dec at 2.13 and May at 2.05 1 4, corn 1.15 1 4 3, oats 66 7 %, rye 1.4234, soybeans 2.24 1 4 -24, lard 10.92. Black bear now roams wild in 34 states.
A five layer fireproof suit nicknamed Asbestos Joe was developed at the Philadelphia Naval Base to battle fires in confined spaces under battle conditions. It withstands live steam and flame with a 35 pound ensemble and a breathing apparatus enabling half hour to an hour of work.
The text notes that cut glass ware of steel and enamel was once common but is now rarely produced due to high costs. It mentions methods like pressing glass against moving sandstone or carborundum wheels and removing large masses by Parindie away.
Words and definitions from a daily crossword puzzle list. Includes across clues 17 King of Bashan bib 18 City NY 21 Close 24 Body 32 Pilaster 33 Spanish nobleman 36 Hawaiian Islands fabbr 37 Move swiftly 38 A young 46 Wayside hotels 47 Lying flat down 1 A stratage 2 Natural elevation 3 Elliptical 4 American admiral 5 Mongrel do 6 Undivided 7 Jumbled type 8 Wanderer 9 Putsina stake poker 12 Slag 13 On top 16 A criminal 19 A spiritu ous drink
The stock market showed a continued recovery with leaders up fractions to more than a point. Commonwealth & Southern held at 53-8 while Boeing and Douglas rose, Chrysler fell after a weekend strike vote, rails mixed, steels quiet, and chemicals mixed. Major gainers included Santa Fe Union Pacific Southern Pacific Standard Oil NJ Phelps Dodge Allied Chemical Westinghouse Philco. losers included New York Central Paramount Eastman Kodak American Tobacco Woolworth and Public Service Electric & Gas.
Cattle sold 2700 head with steers 24 to 26.50, mostly 25.50. heifers 23, cows weak. bulls 25 to 75 cents off. Calves 27 to 31 for medium to good vealers. Hogs 1300 head slow with barrows and gilts down. sows higher. Underdog stock tone weak to lower amid varied weights and sizes.
In Fredericksburg, a group of local Black residents threatens court action to equalize the schedules of the first three grades between Black and white schools. Negro pupils currently attend in two shifts, one and a half hours shorter than white students. Attorney Otto L. Tucker urges immediate relief for 1949 50, as the city plans a new high school addition to the central Negro school to ease crowding.
In Chicago on September 26 hogs 10 000 salable with slow to moderate trade and various weight classes. Top 20.35 for 250 lb hogs. 230 270 lb at 20.25. 260 220 lb at 19.50 20. lighter hogs 18 19. sows 18.25 19.25 up to 15 for light. Cattle salable 12 000 with steers and yearlings 28.50 33 and cows 14 16.50. beef bulls 17 18. Varies by weight and quality. Sheep 2000 with steady slaughter lambs and yearlings. top lambs 23 22.25 23. A trivia Q A about John R Cobb’s 403 135 mph at Bonneville in 1947 driving a Napier Railton.
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