Wheat shipments eyed as South American and Australian supply expands
Wheat traders anticipate larger exports from Argentina and Australia early next year while U S stocks stay mostly in the Southwest. European and Atlantic buyers seek United States hard winter wheat despite premiums from competing countries. Market notes mention subdued corn gains and hedging by packers affecting lard values.
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Ue Bicaco
Argentina
United States
Equator
Nada
William Haines Visits Winchester During Holiday Stopover
Noted film star William Haines spent a night in Winchester with his cousin Stewart Payne of Front Royal visiting friends including Richard Gray. He traveled to Richmond today to visit family and remains tied to Metro Goldwyn Mayer as he shoots three upcoming star roles alongside Eleanor Boardman and Lon Chaney.
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William Haines
Winchester
Stewart Payne
Front Royal
Richard Gray
Mr. Haines
Haines
Richmond
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Corporation
Eleanor Boardman
Lon=Chaney
Potomac Public Service bonds called and other notes
Bank records show Potomac Public Service Company 6s due 1944 called at 105 with interest to April 1 1927 and 7s called at 105. Potomac Series A and B notes called at 105 and interest to Dec 1 1926. Hagerstown & Northern 5s not called but payable Feb 15 1926. Total listed: 11,017,700. Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Winchester signs. Fourth Week of Contest at The People's Drug Co reports neck and neck results with new top numbers. toothpaste buys offer two ad votes per tube.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac Public Service Company
Ens Public Service Company
Potomac
Erick and
Middletown
Hagerstown & Northern
Farmers. & Merchants National Bank OF Winchester
Winchester
D. Fuller
People’s Drug Co
People's Drug Co
Wheeler Protest Over Melons Ruling to Mellon
Wayne B. Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League protested to Secretary Mellon against removing poison denaturants from industrial alcohol until effective substitutes exist. Wheeler urged no radical steps and warned the government cannot enforce laws by poisoning citizens. He said bootleggers would use stock if denaturants are removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mellon
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Wheeler
Market gains hold as bears test advance
The stock market ended with the bulls still in control as the market closed, despite bears briefly unsettling the general list. A late recovery followed a drop in call money from 6% to 54% and then to 3 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ee York
Aap
Es Aeea
May Welcome the New Year Tonight With Much Noise
Winchester prepares to ring out the old year and ring in the new at midnight with church and fire bells sirens and whistles. Horns may be blown but cars must keep cut-outs closed as police caution against loud celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Two men hanged for Cicero triple murder in Chicago
James Cricius and Thomas McWane were hanged in Chicago for the July Cicero triple murder aimed at robbery. Cricius refused shoes and sacraments, while McWane watched the execution with curiosity as guards tightened the cords. The pair had killed Fred Hein, Miss Marie Blang, and taxicab driver Ludwig Rose after forcing Rose to drive them.
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Associated Press
Chicago
James Cricius
Thomas McWane
Cicero
Cricius
McWane
Fred
Hein
Miss
Marie Blang
Ludwig Rose
Rose
Miss Blang
Byrd Polar Hop Year’s Greatest Air Achievement
A 1926 aviation overview notes progress in commercial and military flight, with major feats including Richard Byrd’s May polar flight in an airplane and Roald Amundsen’s Norge dirigible voyage. It highlights US leadership in aircraft ownership, European advances, and planned private air mail routes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dec
North Pole
United States
Europe
Post Office Department
America
Departments of Commerce, Navy and War
Army
Navy Air Corps
Coolidge
Congress
National Advisory Committee On
Aeronautics
Navy
Commerce
Byrd
George Wilkins
Arctic
Alaska
Richard ¥&. Byrd
United States Navy
Spitzbergen
Roald Amundsen
Nobile
Pole
Norge
Nome
Funeral Services For Mrs. J M Grimm
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ellen Grimm wife of James M Grimm will be held Sunday at 2 PM at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev J Luther Neff officiating. Interment follows at Mount Hebron Cemetery. The body was brought here and left at the home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs L Jack Williams 961 Berryville Avenue in Fairfax county Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Grimm
James M. Grimm
Fairfax County
The
Star
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
J. Luther Neff
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Star letter favors Winchester soft water supply
The Star published a letter from Citizen advocating soft water for Winchester. The letter, signed only as Citizen, was received from W. R. Talbot whose name had been inadvertently omitted. The Star requires the writer's name with all communications.
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Winchester
W. R. Talbot
Winchester and the Segregation Plan Editorial
The piece explains how the segregation tax plan, while lowering state and local taxes overall, would cost Winchester revenue by shifting taxation of intangibles to the state. It notes Winchester’s low real estate assessments and high intangible holdings causing a net loss, while individuals may gain from reduced intangibles taxes. it urges careful rate setting for 1927 to preserve revenue and public services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd
Virginia
Winchester
Library to Close for New Year’s Day Observance
Handley Library will be closed all day tomorrow in observance of New Year’s Day, continuing its regular holiday practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Library
Pay Now Save Discount Offer From The Evening Star
The Evening Star advertises advance payment rates for The Progressive Farmer, with $4.00 by carrier and $3.00 by mail. Special January rate in effect, deadline January 31 for above rates. Remittance urged to save.
Fifth District Business Volume Up to Seasonal Average
The November business volume in the Fifth Federal Reserve District is at the seasonable average, with optimism for early 1927 despite low cotton prices. Rediscounts at Richmond are down about 45 percent from last year, and member banks report lower outstanding loans. Bank debits for four weeks to December 8 are slightly below 1925, savings deposits exceed prior November, and district failures rose from 1925 but fell from October 1926. Labor is seasonally employed with winter prospects steady. Building construction remains above 1924 levels but declines from 1925 peak, and wholesale trade in November grew versus 1926 except for certain sectors.
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Associated Press
Richmon
Federal Reserve District
Fifth Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Colonel Benchoff To Speak At Civic League Meeting
The Women’s Civic League will host Col H J Benchoff at 4 PM Friday January 7 in the Handley Library lecture hall. Benchoff, president of Shenandoah Valley Inc and Massa nutten Academy head, will discuss the Shenandoah National Park and its significance to Winchester residents. He urged attendance to learn about national parks east of the Mississippi and promote the new park.
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Woman’s Civic League
Handley Library
H. J.° Benchoff
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Benchoff
Massanutten Academy
Woodstock
Shenandoah National Park Association
Winchester
The
League
Benchofft
Shenandoah National Park
United States
Mississippi
Desert Island
Maine
City May Fix Tax Rate At Any Time During the Year
Winchester officials discussed local tax rates with State Tax Commissioner C H Morrisette by long distance. The city can levy a local tax anytime, and the 1927 rate on real estate and personal property has not yet been fixed, though a $1.45 proposal was defeated and a final ordinance will come at a future Common Council session.
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Philip Williams
C. H. Morrisette
Richmond
Morrisette
City of
Winchester
Common Council
Guthridge Dies at Son's Home After Long Illness
William Guthridge a retired Baltimore and Ohio locomotive engineer died at his son's South Loudoun Street residence in Winchester from diabetes after a long illness. A native of Maryland, he was 61, worked 23 years on the Shenandoah Division, lived in Middletown after retirement, and is survived by Ella O. Borden and seven children. Funeral set for Sunday at 2 PM with Rev. W. H. Spiggle officiating and interment at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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William Award Guthridge
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Lawrence M. Guthridge
Loudoun Street
Mr. Guthridge
Shenandoah
Middletown
Lawrence
Marylan
Guthridge
Washington County
Brunswick
Southern Railway
Strasburg Junction
Harrisonburg
Gutbridge
Ella O. Borden
G. H. Borden
William Parl Guthridge
Carenne M. Guthridge
George B. Guthridge
Gere
Eileen
Edna
Ruby Guthridge
Winchester
W. H. Spiggle
Mount Hebron
EB. R. Sperry
Thomas Sperry
Theodore Willey
Frank Sperry
Earl Kline
Edward Good
Steubenville Bombarded by Death Threats and City Turmoil
Steubenville Ohio faces heightened tension as Mayor E J Sander receives a death threat and Police Chief Ross Cunningham is charged with larceny after a seized auto battery theft. Night Sergeant Richard Edgerly resists retirement amid political turmoil and calls for city-cleanup efforts draw underworld accusations.
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Associated Press
Steubenville
Ohio
E. J. Sander
Ross Cunningham
Richard Edgerly
Sander
John Patton
Cunningham
Blaine Carter
Oliver Conley
Conley
Virginia Loan & Thrift Corp Open Saturday Night Hours
Virginia Loan and Thrift Corp announces open hours Saturday night from 7 to 9 p m with daytime closure due to a legal holiday. Manager A Hott signs the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Loan & Thrift Corp
Hott
Mgr
Mine blast victim dies in Winchester hospital
Robert T. Rogers aged 26 died at Winchester Memorial Hospital from burns after a dynamite explosion at Piedmont West Virginia coal mine. He had worked only two days since a return from Thanksgiving, survived by wife Clara Long and three children, with funeral planned Saturday at Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church.
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Robert T. Rogers
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Piedmont
Evan
Martin Coal Company
Roger
Robert ‘Rogers
Hitenbeth Miller
Highland Avenue
Clara Long
Dorothy
Wallace
Robert Rogers
Ruth Brill
Charles Brill
Roaring River Powers On Inundating Cumberland Towns
Water risen to 66 feet with 56.8 foot stage at Cumberland River as 6,000 refugees receive aid. Damage tops 2 million dollars with Old Hickory bridge approaches washed, a two story house washed away, and towns Ashland City and Springfield submerged.
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Cumberland River
Cumberland Leadiq
Old Hickory
Ashland City
Herland City
Little Old New York Celebrates New Year With Lid Off
New York City gears up for a grand New Year’s celebration with major hotels and night clubs booked. Mayor Walker rescinds the 3 a.m. curfew for the night, and prohibition director Chester P. Miller says no raids are planned. Cover charges rise, with Club A la Folle leading at 40 dollars per person.
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Associated Press
New York
Walker
Chester P. Miller
Anafole
Colonel Dupont Dies Suddenly at 88 in Delaware
Colonel Henry A. Dupont former United States senator from Delaware died suddenly at his home near Wilmington from a heart attack. He was 88 and a cousin of the current senator T Coleman Dupont. He served with distinction in the Civil War.
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Associated Press
Wilmington
Del
Henry A. Dupont
United States
Delaware
T. Coleman Dupont
Ernont
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Potomac-Edison Securities
J. M. Grimm Sun
Herman H. Hable
Evening ‘Star
the ‘Evening ‘Star
Civic League
Gutaridge
Son
Rolt
Rogers
W. Va
Little Old N. Y
Dupont
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