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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1927
Page
3
Community announcements record Rev Neff recovering from illness. a church service schedule shifts with his absence. Congratulatory notices celebrate the birth of a daughter to Metz Jr and his wife. Local social items note visitors, travel, engagements, school events, and upcoming basketball games.
Mrs Maggie E Best widow of Col Gail M Best died in Philadelphia from heart leakage last Monday morning. She had returned from visiting her nephew William Best Hesseltine in Columbus Ohio where doctors diagnosed nervousness. The body was laid to rest in Somerset Pennsylvania beside Col Best.
Palatial home of J Watts Mercur prominent Delaware county lawyer at Wallingford near Media burned. Valuable paintings bric a brac antique furniture luggage and passports destroyed as Mr and Mrs Mercur prepared for a three months visit to South Africa. Loss estimated above 150000.
New York January 29 The New York Stock Exchange opened an inquiry into the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad stock surge that cost bear speculators over 2 million dollars. Members were asked for details on long and short accounts for trading days between January and January 29. The market showed a strong undertone with notable gains and heavy short covering as Wheeling and Lake Erie fluctuated, closing strong after about 750 000 shares traded.
Pursuant to a June 7 1926 circuit court decree in Naomi Pierce Hatche v Conley R Pierce et al public sale of two parcels of real estate in Frederick County Virginia is set for February 19 1927 at 11 4 M at the Winchester courthouse. The southern portion of the Home Farm and the northern portion of the Amos Pierce Farm are described with metes and bounds totaling about 61 acres 1 rood and 31 square poles plus 80 acres 1 road and 21 square poles. One third cash the balance in two yearly installments with interest and deed of trust security. Special commissioners Barton Beardon Kern Steck.
Railroad detectives recovered an iron safe with four thousand dollars in American Railway Express money orders stolen from the Western Maryland Railway station at Blue Ridge Summit. The safe was found in an abandoned barn between Deerfield and Wolfville by Detectives Chapman and Crum. The money orders remained intact and the case is tied to other robberies in the area.
The Corporate Court of Winchester Virginia orders Warren Rice as Special Commissioner to report on Asa D Larricks realty including liens and partition prospects, personal property, and executor accounts. A public notice fixes January 25 1927 for proceedings at 22 Rouss Ave Winchester with continuous sessions if not begun.
Delegates at the United Mine Workers biennial convention in Indianapolis voted John L. Lewis a salary of 12000 dollars per year up from 3000. Salary increases also were voted for vice president Philip Murray and secretary treasurer Thomas Kennedy.
The $7 000 to $9 000 annual pay increases were approved only after strong opposition and intense debate. Speakers for and against the raise, tied to a constitutional amendment, faced repeated heckling and cheering during the proceedings.
The Associated Press reports Chicago buyers faced a firmer butter market on January 29 after weeks of mixed demand. Prices showed strengthening tone as buyers returned and supplies tightened, signaling a durable upward shift in the market.
The fragment notes difficulty in forming a definite view on future market trends. Developments today boost confidence in the current situation, with buyers for direct consumption and investment acting for price advances across all sectors.
For sale notice describes a lot at the corner of Whitlock Avenue and Valley Pike. Contact information lists Sina Wite and L Newcome at 1127 Hast. Tat Street for details.
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