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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1925
Page
14
Christmas buying runs unusually strong as retailers report broad demand and corporations celebrate prosperity. analysts note sustained gains across sectors with lifting expectations for year end. The piece cites elevated consumer activity, wage trends, and improved production as drivers behind the buoyant shopping period.
Industry reports show steel in a sound position with prices largely maintained. Demand eased slightly as weeks progressed, copper steadied, and exporters hesitated to project future needs. Market activity slowed but overall supply and pricing remained stable amid mixed signals from global buyers.
An airplane carrying patient Frank Sheets, a Wheeling former businessman, wrecked near Chamberland while en route from a war hospital to home. Both occupants escaped with minor injuries. Sheets later reached Washington, then Wheeling, with the incident prompting medical updates tonight.
Waning interest in bond trading last week saw buyers shift to new offerings as price ranges narrowed. Railway bonds remained the strongest segment with high carrier prices and favorable dividends, while converts and equities led gains in some sectors. Overall new financing expanded to about 125 million dollars despite foreign loan delays and a rise in smaller international issues.
New York December 2 Marta Jett yesterday added another aria to Uy and showcased in over 20 curtain calls. The Metrop Opera company presented Weltterrail's Gotia Della Madonna with Jeritza delivering a standout performance amid the crowd’s strong applause.
In Cambridge on December 9, Beant V. Ford and Lieutenant S. Carter of Mettock Held were injured when their aircraft malfunctioned and crashed near town. The wreckage and injuries were reported at a local hospital, with one man’s condition described as potentially fatal.
Johnson and Campbell, St Albans builders, have the contract for a new ornate Kanawha County club building. Construction will begin this week, with completion planned for spring. The design features a large hall, billiard rooms, a palm room, a ballroom, a lobbies, and a porte cochere, plus a pool and golf-view wings.
The article surveys county wide activity in wholesale departments and trade, noting earnings trends, inventory levels, and outlook for 1925. It discusses cotton yields, steel demand, and building plans, with emphasis on production, prices, and monetary expectations shaping next year’s trade, industry, and employment.
A local business venture in Charleston expands into meat processing and wholesale distribution, highlighting new retail operations and upcoming product lines. The venture emphasizes high quality offerings and aims to serve regional markets with fresh provisions and related goods.
An article discusses frame houses heating struggles due to wood shrinkage and cracks. It describes overcoating and recladding as a solution, improving warmth and value while reducing heat loss. Two photographs illustrate a pre treatment frame home and a refurbished overcoated version.
In the Charleston area a meat company on Worry Branch road employs about 30 workers on its canning and packing line. It kills 409 hogs and prepares around 100 cattle weekly for local butchers, producing ham and bacon under Kanawha brand. The helm is retired, sons A W Huly Breniment Charleston Rotary member, A J Kiwanis governor, and W S Woolz sales manager. The firm supplies farmers with ready goods and ships meat from Cincinnati to the plant for processing.
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