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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1937
Page
2
U S and Philadelphia market listings show livestock and produce prices by category. Cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep are reported with ranges and declines noted in some categories across Baltimore Chicago and Philadelphia markets.
Cattle receipts 260 head with butchers steers around 9.30 and heifers near 9.00. Cows 7.00 and above, mediums 5.00 to 5.50. Veal calves 110 heads top 13.30, most 12.00 to 12.50. Hogs receipts 325 with top butchers 12.20, fat hogs 11.25 to 11.80. Sheep and lambs receipts 500 head top lambs 9.00, bulk 9.25, others 5.00 to 7.00. Good cows in demand.
Local markets prices listed with various bag weights for patent and cracked corn products. Prices shown include 98 lb and 48 lb bag options, with several per bushel or per barrel figures. Some OCR errors appear in the text.
New York September 30 Stocks extended gains at the opening with fractions to over two points gains. mining issues especially gold and copper led, while steels motors and rails slipped late. Transfers around 1.2 million shares. Select stocks include Allied Chemical 197 Am Can 99 3 4 Anaconda 38 1 4 Bethlehem Steel 70 1 2 Gen Electric 45 Chrysler 92 Consol Edison 30 7 8 Goodyear 30 5 8 Johns Manville 103 Kennecott 45 1 2 N Y Central 28 1 4 Union Pacific 106 1 2 U S Steel 82 Woolworth 43.
Chicago on September 30 reports wheat futures softening despite export estimates of 1.5 million bushels. Dealers note light aggregate futures trading as dealings end. Cash wheat quotesto No 3 red 1.11½ and No 2 hard 1.17½ with corn at 1.08 old yellow and 1.08 new for certain grades.
Ira June Bailey, 12, testifies in Greene County Pennsylvania near Waynesville that Mrs Laura Elms Morris struck a student with a baseball bat and a board during discipline. Accuses anti evolutionists of pursuing removal over alleged evolution discussions in class.
A discussion describes canned Apple Crisps and related Washington apple by-products. It notes a six by three inch can containing 4% ounces of crisps equaling 16 fresh apples, with sampling at the Chamber of Commerce. The letter praises Washington advertising, mentions Aplets Apple Candy, Apple Juice, and Apple Chips, and notes Seattle’s role in promoting the state’s apple industry.
The page presents a dated crossword puzzle with Across and Down clues, including eleven-letter targets for 1 Across and 1 Down. It lists partial clue phrases such as Mortifica and Mountain lion sickness, with several themed entries and an answer to the previous puzzle interleaved among garbled letters.
Two Oklahoma City high school boys Billy Stark sixteen and Marvin Miller seventeen were abducted by a robber pair and left bound overnight southwest of Norman. They freed themselves at dawn and returned to Norman to give their account to police as a wide search began. Their stolen car carried less than three dollars in pocket money and a wrist watch.
Secretary Hull announced acceptance of an invitation to Ottawa to meet the governor general from October 20 to 22. This trip marks Hull's first visit to Canada in any official or personal capacity.
Baltimore grain market notes prices for wheat and corn with delivery basis at mill. Wheat No 2 red winter around 1.09 3-4 per bushel with September quote. yellow corn about 1.05 per bushel. Oats and rye prices listed, some grades missing. No soybeans or buckwheat. Barley feed values shown.
Winchester Martinsburg West Virginia and nearby points report slow demand and dull market. Carloads f o b under wire order sales list Jonathan apples U S No 1 2 1 2 inch mins 70 cents De licious U S No 1 2 1 2 inch mins about 1.00. Future delivery sales include barrels Works U S No 1 2 1 4 to 2 3 4 inch sizes 2 25 2 50 mostly 2 29 2 1 4 inch few.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1391 B offers a pencil slim daytime frock with midriff yoke and satin trimmed collar. Made in thin wool, it suits afternoon occasions and includes a complete sewing guide and size 14 (32) fabric yardage.
The Evening Star announces the Ladies' League opening tomorrow evening with first matches Beta Sigma vs Girls' Athletic Association Little Theatre vs Cammers Boyce vs Berryville Knitting Mill vs ZeroPack Hersheys vs Nurses Evening Star vs Handley.
A Will Rogers anecdote riffs on men avoiding home while wives object to late nights. A character quotes a doctor as seven famous physicians are on a case, then heads to a poker party with medical friends for the evening.
Postal Telegraph reports that subscribers in Winchester Florida may fail to receive the Evening Star. The notice lists delivery disruptions and urges readers to report missing issues and contact the service for reshipment.
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