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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1927
Page
5
The December 1926 review notes sales in the district in December were about two percent above December 1925. Retail trade including large department and general stores showed improvement, reflecting overall business and agricultural conditions.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond reports December business failures were slightly higher than a year earlier but with smaller mobilities. Loans fell and credit remained ample. Building permits and value dipped in December. Textile mills improve as cotton prices ease. tobacco prices stay high for bright grades. District deposits rose from 1925 to 1926, reaching 16.43 billion.
The Rev. Francis C. Steinmetz, longtime rector of Christ Church in Norfolk, Virginia, resigns his post effective March 1 after losing a court action. The news item notes his departure from the church following the legal setback.
After a court battle over a Madonna statue in the Sellon chapel a judge ruled the vestry and its backers can keep the sculpture in its chosen niche near an angel Gabriel. Dr Steinmetz announced his church affiliation would end March 1 following his sermon.
An advertisement promotes a neuralgia remedy named B. C. as positive relief that is safe and non habit forming. It claims millions have used it for years with satisfactory results and guarantees relief with no drugs, available in most stores in your city.
Detroit and Michigan report growth in auto accessory manufacturing with many plants now employing more workers. Large clean cotton rags are in demand immediately for industrial use.
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