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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1936
Page
5
The December boom in heavy industry signals revival across locomotive orders shipbuilding and utility expansion. Demand for capital goods runs on credit while consumer goods rebound, unemployment falls, and electric power, steel and construction surge. Post election orders boost railroads and factories tighten supply for 1937.
The piece notes 8,000,000 capital goods workers jobless in 1933 dwindling to 4,000,000 as private industry absorbs the rest. It cites a promising business outlook and asks whether America has learned to handle prosperity, calling it a spiritual challenge rather than economic. Babson chart shows business normal and 9 percent above a year ago.
Shooting match described as held Saturday December 19 at one o'clock, located 344 miles east of Winchester on Millwood road, with prizes of turkeys and chickens. Entries credited to Charlie and Albert Clark dated 12-16-31.
White Post Virginia reports the death of Lula Massey Frame widow of Harry Frame who died October 19 in Redland California where she lived with daughter Mrs Charles Lynn. She was a Clarke county native and sister of Caleb G Massey. Survived also by son Reginald Frame and several nieces and nephews. Body interred at Redland California cemetery.
She is survived by her husband Newton Sherman of Savage formerly Shenandoah and six children Mrs Laura North of Front Royal Mrs Lena James of Baltimore Miss Lucy Sherman of Savage and Robert Charles and Richard Sherman of Savage The deceased was known and held in esteem as a woman of sterling character and her death will be felt by many.
Minnie Sherman age 56 died at her Savage Maryland home on December 16 at 6 45 pm She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert McDonald of Wheatfield and had lived and was married in Shenandoah
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