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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1952
Page
7
Local newspaper help wanted ad seeking a male or female candidate for sales work in Winchester Virginia. salary plus commission and car necessary. Write Box 834. (9-29-21)
For sale items include weather protecting terraces and store awnings. Wood suitable for stove or furnace delivered city or country. Heavy tarpaulins made to size by E W Armstrong Winchester Va. 8 20 inch bicycle nearly new and a ton truck with Roadmaster motor. Whig Wanth pen and Bailiwood pen reeren listed.
Advertisement for Terminix Company seeks information leading to a reward. Includes routes and contact details with phones and P.O. boxes. Mentions large resources and bonded insured service and listing of office hours and newspaper placement.
A reader asks if leaving ashtrays missing after a dinner is acceptable and the answer is no never. The column then notes a bride should keep her wedding simple with one attendant.
New York reports on the Ashenfarb family business American Mirror Works making over a million small mirrors weekly. The three sons Henry Sidney Sam marry, defying the superstition of seven years bad luck per broken mirror as the firm prospers.
Lost near Sunnyside a beagle named Renana with a woven collar is missing around E Cork Street Ext. Call Lad Vines at 3174 or 6142 with any information.
Yard by yard market notes show apples largely steady with varied sizes up to 3-4 inches and Jonathan varieties around 2 1 2 to 3-4 inches, while sweet potatoes and early vegetables hold near steady. Poultry receipts are light with few prices quoted. cattle, hogs, and sheep values are detailed with ranges for steers, heifers, cows, bulls, vealers, and hog categories across weight classes and quality, including salable totals and typical by weight pricing.
Steels and motors observed with rails showing mixed activity. Radio and television shares stayed popular but unchanged. Most chemicals and building materials eased. oils held steady. Notable shifts unclear due to fragmented text but names like Southern and American Chemical appear alongside mentions of gypsum and electric goods.
The document lists prices paid for live fowl and poultry by grade, breed, and weight in the Winchester area. It includes Grade A, Grade 1, various breeds like Leghorn and Bronze, and indicates prices per pound for hens, broilers, and cocks.
Market notes show cracked corn priced per 100 pounds and butterfat wholesale terms. Entries list yellow corn meal and butter prices with shorthand abbreviations and unclear regional specifics.
Chicago grains declined at the Board of Trade as selling pressure hit all pits on opening. Traders reported weakness across corn, soybeans, and wheat with early sessions showing broad retreat.
Fragmentary text shows mixed numbers and dates with reference to deals or dates like 1-4-68 and 85-84. There is no coherent event or individuals clearly identifiable to form a full summary.
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