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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1947
Page
3
Washington report quotes R M Hazen engineering director of the Allison division General Motors Corp stating the United States has at least caught up with and in some ways is ahead of Britain in jet propulsion. He notes U S leadership in axial flow compressors used in jet engines.
A fragment notes experiments using water injection to boost thrust and mentions blades being extended or thrown off at the ends. The terse line hints at engine testing methods and aerodynamic adjustments without full context.
Trieste hospital officials reported that four U S sailors badly hurt when the destroyer Fox struck a mine were expected to recover. Three sailors were killed in the explosion.
The text notes brain to body weight ratios in humans and whales, stating about 1 to 50 in normal adult men and 1 to 14,000 for whales, highlighting large interspecies differences in brain size relative to body mass.
Waynesboro high school football hosts Handley Saturday to open the home grid season. Both teams were defeated in their opening games with Waynesboro 13 6 at Charlottesville and Handley 34 0 at Harrisonburg. Bradley scored Waynesboro’s lone TD after a string of passes set it up.
The M. J. Grove Limes Co softball team defeated the Church League all-stars 10 to 8 at Stephens City. Shepherd was the winning pitcher with Cammer for the church club. Three homers were hit by Pence, Corrigan for the Lime Co and Jenkins for the church club.
In the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia on September 22 1947 Nellie V Brown petitions to establish the death of William Thompson and determine heirs. The court orders publication in the Evening Star once weekly for four weeks and sets a hearing for November 24 1947 on alleged absence and potential heirs.
New York September 30 Leading stocks edged toward a tentative recovery as activity slowed after a modest open with demand driven by hopes the market is set for a fall upturn. Foreign tensions including the Russian rift and Europe relief talk restrained speculative vigor while notable gainers included Union Oil of California and Burlington Mills with majors like U S Steel Chrysler General Motors Columbia Gas and International Harvester leading the list. Offside at times were Bethlehem Republic Steel North American DuPont Southern Pacific and Standard Oil NJ.
Local markets show corrected daily prices for wholesale and city deliveries. Itemized figures include corn meal bags, No 2 Red winter wheat at 2.50 per 58 lb bu delivered in city, White and Yellow corn around 2.58 to 2.70 per bu, barley 1.65, and various feeds.
The Markets Division lists U S Grade A extra large eggs at 0.69 per dozen and large at 0.67 medium 0.58 B large 0.55. pullets 0.42. cracks 0.30. Live poultry prices include heavy breed hens 0.35–0.36 per lb, Leghorn hens 0.20–0.21, heavy breed broilers 0.34–0.35, Leghorn broilers 0.26–0.27, old roosters 0.12–0.13, and turkeys with definite sale guidance. Coyotes noted as a farming issue.
Livestock and Produce Markets Baltimore September 30 report details apples mostly steady with varied grades and regional origins. Poultry demand weak with prices for fryers broilers and fowls listed. eggs and butter prices shown alongside receipts. Cattle calves hogs and sheep sections reflect slower demand and price shifts with weight classes noted.
Chicago market data lists Monday bidding for lambs with mixed lots from 11.50 to 24.50 and heavy activity in slaughter ewes. Hog sales total 75 000 with butchers up 25-50 cents, top hogs at 28.50 to 29.00 for 190-280 pounds and lighter weights 27.75 to 28.50. Cattle and calves show steady to strong across classes, with best steers and yearlings 28.50 to 35.75 and vealers and feeders steady. sheep open slow with slaughter lambs steady at about 22.00.
Chicago futures start higher as orders piled up in pits after yesterday's deliveries went to the limit. Opening prices show Wheat Dec 2.89 2.90, May 2.81 34 2.83. Corn Dec 2.36 1 2 3.37, May 2.33 1 2 2.34. Oats Dec 1.19 1 2 3 4, May 1.11 1 2 1.12. Soybeans Nov 3.46, Mar 3.46, Jan 27.
Almost 500 cattle including Hereford Angus and Shorthorn go under the hammer at 1 p m October 17 in the new Farmers' Livestock Exchange on the Northwestern Grade one mile west of the city. The sale, first in the new co op ring, is under the Northern Virginia Livestock Association with I Fred Stine as sales manager. Calves come from outstanding purebred herds.
The herd vaccinated against blackleg and hemorrhagic septicemia. All heifer calves will be treated for bangs. Calves to be graded and sold in lots of 5 to 20 by breed size sex and quality. Mosquito findings noted in a night hawk crop at up to 3000.
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