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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1926
Page
7
Domestic wheat export demand weakens while Argentina reports a larger crop and rye remains moderate. US and world prices show mixed moves. Duluth and Kansas City activity reflects uneven demand, with corn receipts easing and barley prices steady amid tight freight space and export expectations.
Miss Rebecca Bradley, seven year old Austin girl, charged with the Saturday robbery of the Fair National Bank at Buda, released on $5,000 bond from Hayes county jail. She remains at home with her mother and is to appear the next morning before Judge Calhoun of the Travis county district court.
Miss Bradley, a Texas University graduate and stenographer for State Attorney General Dan Moody, confessed a dramatic robbery route from Round Rock to Buda to Fr A Jamison and Raymond Howe at the Farmers National Bank. She rejected reporters, saying she would talk to her mother first.
Washington December reports indicate farm relief plans face renewed congressional action after Christmas recess. Senate and House committees begin hearings on a revised McNary Ha bill and Senator McNary of Oregon will introduce a new version with a yet unnamed colleague.
A companion bill to ease farm distress gains attention as legislators debate relief measures. The House agriculture committee plans to review the bill amending the Packers and Stockyards Act to establish a terminal fee to aid cattle marketing, signaling upcoming action by Congress.
Webb City Mayor Adams was killed at his front door by two gunmen as he answered a deliv ered letter. The attack followed two prior attempts amid a long running gang feud in Benton. Police pursued suspects as residents stood nearby in fear.
Victor Fromont a former New Yorker and Warren ton resident died at his home after a sudden illness. A noted horseman and former master of fox hounds with the Warrenton Hunt Club he owned hunters and racehorses and earlier worked in steel in New York. He settled in Warrenton after marriage to Mrs Emily Forbes Pletcher and is survived by his mother a brother and his widow.
An advertisement touts Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic at 60¢ and claims it restores appetite and color. The piece also mentions an Oklahoma man buying a wooden bathtub in Kansas, repurposed as a large tom-tom per the Dearborn Independent.
Echo Canyon near Phoenix plans a large open air theatre carved into the canyon walls. A natural amphitheater with a cliff as a sounding board will host spectators, with seating for up to 25 000 as plans move forward.
Washington officials say no official word on Manila reports that Sage Island in the Philippines may be sold to a Japanese buyer. Bureau of Insular Affairs officials have read the rumors but feel no concern over the potential transaction.
The report claims the Duke of York ordered a suite of identical jackets and trousers to save time, sacrificing fashion variety for convenience. The piece notes controversy over a royal approach to dress and hints at broader critique of royal style.
A 1926 Virginia deed of trust case names Samuel M Chiles as grantor with lien creditors to determine priority. The Shenandoah Valley Joint Stock Land Bank of Staunton and related entities appear as defendants. The order directs appearance within ten days of publication and publication of this order in the Winchester Evening Star for four weeks. A copy is to be posted at the county courthouse front door by the following Rule Day after entry.
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