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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1917
Page
4
A brief note indicates a merge consolidating Morning News with Weekly News Weekly Times and Weekly Mirror, forming a unified local paper. The move affects editions and distribution for the city’s readers.
A fragment from the Md News describes the annual stock taking by local business men. Merchants face tedious inventory work and anxiety over anticipated profits, with many relying on traditional figures rather than tested accounts.
The passage notes that modern business uses analytical stock taking to assess profitability by line rather than overall, often revealing hidden losses and higher than expected overheads. It prompts merchants to rotate stock, monitor lines, remove unprofitable material, and focus on consumer demand, leading to ads and closer cash discipline.
T D Cather and bride wed in Gainesboro with wedding march from Lohengrin and Hen delsen’s music. A reception followed and a formal dinner. The groom, son of Charles and Mrs. Cather, farms nearby and plans to reside at Gainesboro. Numerous relatives and friends attended the ceremony and reception.
Miss Vivian B Haun hosts and Miss Hazel Lodge entertain with Rev W C Talbert H D Fuller and others including John T Hott Henry Pitzer Earl Campbell Roy Cather Loring Smith John W R Williams Vanzee Rees and L Russell Cather among the assembled guests at a neighborhood gathering.
Rev Dr W D Smith rector of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church and his bride Laura N Dane formerly of Washington arrived in the city this evening and are staying at the rectory on West Water street. Mrs Dane is daughter of Rev and Mrs Nelson P Dane, former rector of Christ Church.
Mr J H Cunningham of Westminster Maryland, president of the Winchester Gas Company, is in town today on business related to the company's interests here.
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