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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1929
Page
5
The stock market opened the week with extreme hesitancy as last week's volatility persisted and traders reduced dealings awaiting clearer direction. Call money rose to 4 percent amid a cautious mood and lighter trading.
The French government decides to reuse last year's guillotine to reduce overhead costs. The move signals a drastic measure amid budget pressures and government inefficiencies.
Special Commissioner James P. Reardon will sell by public auction two parcels on Fairview Avenue in Winchester Virginia at noon in front of the County Courthouse. Parcel One 41 1/2 feet by 132 feet including a dwelling No 362. Parcel Two vacant lot adjoining with same dimensions. Near Handley School with city services. sale includes deed of trust and bonds for deferred payments. Corinne Barnett confirms bond and security.
The prescription Thoxine quickly soothes coughs by addressing internal causes. It is marketed as safe for the whole family and offers a money back guarantee for relief from coughs or sore throat. Available in 35c 60c and $1.00 bottles through local stores.
Miss Mary Greenway Russell leaves Friday for Pittsburgh to visit friends and attend parties. Mr. and Mrs. B. Z. Brown of Strasburg spend the weekend with their son and daughter-in-law Oscar 8. Brown on North Loudoun Street. Mrs. Abney Payne of Charleston will spend Christmas here with relatives, joined by her son at Williams College. Mrs. John Van Dyke Tweedy and daughter from Baltimore arrive for the holidays, accompanied by her son. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Bronson and Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Dunham of Baltimore stay at the George Washington Hotel. Records in Hays County show $107 covered a year’s clothing and meals for a 16-year-old student in 1845.
Washington December 16. Both chambers paused bills to extend the life of the radio commission indefinitely preserving its active status rather than become strictly advisory after December 31 under current law. The move keeps the commission functioning with full powers beyond year end.
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