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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1929
Page
2
The Winchester Park Association basketball team faces the Brunswick Independents on Handley court tomorrow night at 8. The Brunswick squad is described as strong, and locals expect a tough battle from the home team.
Christmas Cup opens tomorrow as USC football team rest day follows practice. Bo rotra and Chilean player Louis Torralva were defeated 7-5 17-15 in a practice match. Paul Ryan wins the Christmas Handicap at Jefferson Park earning 3850 dollars as Patricia Marian and Uncommon Gold finish second and third.
The article notes Ben Armel and Gilmer Jackson were seriously injured by high explosive caps at their home. It also reports Christmas Eve death of Confederate Army veteran Charles H. Grim, Coolidge's mid winter vacation in Georgia with guest Howard F. Coffin, and health officials citing 1,000,000 influenza cases. Several weddings are listed including Hazel Conner with Homer Hensell and Helen Hamilton with David M. Lillis.
Philadelphia reports Capt Robert A Bartlett famed explorer plans a visit to the valley to attempt locating the end of Padless Caverns. A new cold front is expected to move east from the Western states as the city endures a frigid night drop to four above zero. Gasoline tax for November 1924 exceeds November 1923 by 60349.03 dollars as Winchester notes on wartime history. The Star records Winchester as a historic hub with ties to Daniel Morgan and Shawnee chiefs. John Kerr School pupils sent 31 baskets of Christmas goodies to the Salvation Army and the poor.
Fifteen years ago on December 26 1914 prominent Winchester merchant I W Russell of the firm Russell and Green died after complications. An item in the Star notes growing theft by women under a habit of lifting. John C Seabright formerly held a chief position in a related context.
Winchester police official died yesterday following an attack of indigestion. The incident prompted an official investigation and mournful tributes from colleagues.
Market data shows varied local wholesale prices for feed and farm products. Wheat flour and middlings list specific per-barrel and per-unit rates, with mixed feeds and screenings priced around two dollars and more. Prices for dairy feed, cotton seed meal, butter fat, eggs, poultry, and hay products appear in scattered figures.
Banks announce closures for New Year’s Day January 1 1930 with payments due January 2 1930. Signatories include J H Yost cashier Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company JOHN L Sloat cashier Commercial and Savings Bank William G Hardy cashier Shenandoah Valley National Bank Charles Summers cashier Union Bank of Winchester.
Auto makers differ on pricing with Henry Ford predicting lower prices to boost sales while rivals intend higher marks to manage demand. If both forecasts hold, each side would be correct given market conditions.
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