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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1950
Page
2
The Munitions Board moves to speed stockpile expansion amid wartime urgency. Proposals include a 1.189 billion dollar yearly appropriation for 1951 and a new pay differential for American goods with no strict cap, aiming to spur domestic production while raising concerns about resource depletion.
Nell Schairer of Richmond North Carolina sues J Verlander Jr in United States District Court for 25000 dollars claiming a promised marriage failed to occur. She alleges the fiancé urged marriage a year ago and later refused to marry.
J W Green Jr 30 supervisor and plant manager for American Brake Shoe Companys American Brakeblock division will address Winchester Kiwanis at 12 30 tomorrow at the George Washington Hotel. A Culpeper native and 1942 VPI graduate, he served in World War II before joining the company. He will discuss the firms history and Winchester plant current operations and future plans.
New patients admitted include Mrs George W Middleton Route 2 Mrs William Grona Route 2 Mrs Charles R Albaugh 357 National Avenue Elwood H Carter son of Mr and Mrs R C Carter Stephen son Mrs James Coverstone Front Royal Mrs John Overholtz Strasburg Mrs Hunter Lee Ritenour Strasburg Raymond P Gott Front Royal James C Parsons son of Mr and Mrs Stewart Parsons Front Royal Mrs A N Adams Purcellville Mr Sherman E Updike Front
Members of Hq and Ha Battery 2365th Field Artillery Group U S Army Reserves are to hold three meetings at the Reeve Armory on South Braddock in the coming week. The first gathering starts tonight at 7 30 with further sessions on Thursday and next Tuesday at the same hour. Major Leary G Baker urged all members to attend.
Market notes list corrected prices for corn meal varieties and barley with quantities and moisture notes. Egg mash and bran prices shown alongside wholesale butter, crackers, and crackled corn per 100 lb bag.
Answers list on page 4 covers questions about cucumbers the Philippines British Parliament humidity gender topics and tools. The feature notes the largest commercial tire measures 120 inches overall diameter 34 inches sectional diameter and weighs about 950 pounds with heavier earthmoving tires near a ton.
Stock prices showed little direction with many leaders holding steady amid narrow gains. Radio-television shares rose early thanks to a one month delay in the manufacturing tax on TV sets, boosting expected profits. Notable gainers included Emerson Radio, Philco, Zenith, Dow Chemical, and Southern California Edison. decliners included U S Steel, Goodyear, Lockheed, and International Paper.
Chicago grains opened lower at the Board of Trade amid better news from Korea. Wheat quotes ranged from 2.23 1 8 to 2.27 1 8 for March and May, with corn dipping to 1.44 1 2 for December and around 1.48 to 1.49 1 2 for March and May. Oats showed mixed early figures, rye moved modestly, soybeans traded higher, and lard traded within narrow spreads as futures reacted to the overseas report.
Agriculture Department lists tomorrow's prices from Frederick County Farm Bureau U8 with Grade A eggs at 54 cents for extra large and 50 cents for large. Medium eggs are 40 cents, Grade B and C values shown for Leghorn hens, broilers, turkeys, ducks, and geese with notes on Winchester area dressings and producer farms. Konrad Adenauer previously served as Lord Mayor of Cologne before becoming West German Chancellor in 1949.
Baltimore market notes show steady apples and peaches with limited sales, listing Delaware Maryland New Jersey Pennsylvania varieties and prices. Potatoes and sweet potatoes vary in weight and grade, poultry demand weak, eggs firm, and livestock bids mixed across cattle hogs and sheep with regional price ranges.
The piece recalls how eclipses were once feared portents, cites ancient writers, and notes patterns of lunar and solar eclipses. It mentions dates such as January 29, 1953, and February 25, 1952, with a humorous Fort Sill anecdote of a pistol shot when the sun reappeared.
Mrs Fawcett 88 of the Fawcett Gap Frederick County died yesterday evening in Staunton hospital. Widow of T F Fawcett who died in 1920. Survivors include two children Georgia Powers of Chicago and Robert D Fawcett of Fawcett Gap plus four grandchildren Harold Fawcett Winchester Melvin Fawcett Fawcett Gap James Powers Chicago and Mrs Howard Berta Springfield Mass. She was a Baptist. Funeral tomorrow at 3 p m Omps Funeral Home pastor Dr E T Clark officiating. Burial Mt Hebron Cemetery family lot.
NEW DELHI India a new order states the President of India will be toasted at army regimental dinners henceforth rather than the King of England a significant shift in ceremonial custom and allegiance.
The market lists salable cattle at 7 500 head and calves at 500 while steers and yearlings fetch 29.50 to 32.50, and medium to low good 26.00 to 29.25. Good cows run 22.00 to 24.00 with cutters 15.00 to 19.25. Vealers mostly 29.00 to 34.00. Sheep offer 2 500 head bidding 28.00 on short load Western lambs 27.50 down. ewes 12.00 to 15.00. other offerings 13.00 to 14.00.
A list of upcoming auction and sale dates with sellers and items including farm machinery livestock furniture household goods real estate and construction equipment across Winchester Berryville Front Royal and surrounding areas. Notable entries include estates and private sales with locations such as Old Charles Town Pike Spring Garden Farm Coolspring Farm White Post Berryville and Strasburg.
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