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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1917

Page

5

Fragmentary financial figures from an unknown source

A string of numbers appears without context: 8 406,49158 50,000 00- 10,000 00 5,561 60. The item lacks clear entities or actions to define a full news brief.

Banks Closing Notices for July 4 1917 Holiday

The notice states that on Wednesday July 4 1917 banks will be closed for the legal holiday. Paper maturities due that day may be paid on Thursday July 5 1917. Signatories include WM G Hardy Shenandoah Valley National Bank H D Fuller Farmers and Merchants National Bank Lee R Grim Union Bank of Winchester John I Sloat Commercial and Savings Bank of Winchester all noting the following day as July 5 1917.

WM. G. Hardy H. D. Fuller Gashier Farmers and Merchants National Bank Lee R. Grim Union Bank of Winchester John I. Sloat Commercial and Savings Bank of Winchester

For Sale One Ton International Motor Truck

One ton International motor truck in operation daily at Ungers Store in W Va. Reason for sale is to buy a larger truck. Bargain for a quick buyer. MPS Ungers Store W Va.

Ice MPS Ungers Store W. Va

Labor federation asks candidates about eleven labor measures

The Virginia State Federation of Labor legislative committee sent a questionnaire to all statewide candidates listing eleven priority measures. Items include workers compensation, injunctions in labor disputes, eight hour state contracts, free school books printing, TB prevention funding, more factory inspectors, minimum wage for women, banning convict-made goods, earlier poll tax payment, equal suffrage, and steam boiler inspection.

Legislative Committee Virginia State Federation of Labor The State Labor Federation William Boncer Portsmouth F.W. Maxey Richmond J. H. Walthall Roanoke C. H. Perry Norfolk Frank Kruck

Mrs H Ashtin White Visits Sisters at Mansfield

Mrs H Ashtin White and her two children, formerly of Gerrardstown and now of Henderson North Carolina, arrived in Charles Town to spend the summer with her sisters Misses Mary and Amelia Hopkins at Mansfield.

H. Ashtin White Gerrardstown Henderson, N. C Charles Town Mary Amelia Hopkins Mansfield

Bank Statement Reading 1917 for Frederick County Virginia

The document presents a bank statement with assets and liabilities as of June 1917. It lists cash items, U S bonds, notes, deposits, and reserve balances, with the cashier W G Hardy attesting to the figures and directors endorsing.

Russell A. Shryock The Peoples'Bank, Inc Stephens City Frederick Virginia Russell A. Shayock Jas. L. Gardner W. H. Painter L. A. Adams State of Virginia George A. Samsell N. P J. Henry Moling, Sr C. R. Anderson Jno W. Rosenberger A. C. Slonaker James M. Brown John I. Sloat Maud J. Brown Middletown State Bank, Inc Middletown State of W. E. Coffman Sto*e W. E Coffman B. Manuel U. S U.S Liberty N Bo Federal Reserve Bank New York Chicago St.Louis Siihig Cers Nnesssseuc Wm. G.hardy WM. G. Hardy John W. Rice Lewis F. Cooper Stewart Bell Elsie M. Maphis

Stores urged to cut delivery and returned goods to aid war effort

Retail stores in Win er face a government appeal from the Commercial Economy Board of the Council of National Defense. Proponents urge reduced deliveries and minimal returned goods to free men and vehicles for military service, with changes to take effect by August 1, 1917.

Winer Commercial Economy Board Council of National Defense State Councils of Defense

Potomac Fruit Exchange Formed To Market Regional Peaches

A new cooperative, Potomac Fruit Exchange, unites growers and shippers from Hagerstown to Keyser. H. Fulton of Sleepy Creek WV is president, J. F. Critchfield of Cumberland is general manager. The group aims to handle 300000 bushels of peaches this summer amid 3 million peach trees and about 1000 commercial growers. The South Mountain Hancock belts report good crop conditions and prices are expected high.

Co-Operative Fruit Growers and Shippers’ Association Potomac Fruit Exchange Teading Growers Hagerstown Keyser W. Va H. Fulton Sleepy Creek J. F. Critchfield Cumberland Exchange South Mountain Hancock Hampshire and Mineral West Virginia Morgan County

Odd Fellows Plan Big Reunion in Hagerstown

A meeting of five district representatives of the Odd Fellows' Reunion Association at the Odd Fellows Temple in Hagerstown planned a patriotic reunion to be held at Pen Mar on Thursday August 9. The committee expected the event to be the largest ever, covering Maryland Virginia West Virginia the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania with chairs for speakers program music and transport.

Odd Fellows’ Reunion Association Odd Fellows’ Temple Hagerstown Pen Mar The Territory Maryland Virginia West Virginia District of Columbia Pennsylvania

No Rum Palaces in Persia Distilled Here

The report states there are no distilleries breweries or public houses in Persia and the only intoxicating beverage used is homemade wine.

Persia

Season turns as asthma sufferers seek relief sales

A reader from Schaaf Creston C reports long battle with asthma and praise for Foley's Honey and Tar. The letter claims the remedy loosens phlegm, aids sleep, and notes it contains ten opiates. It is described as sold everywhere.

Thousa Schaaf Creston, C Foley

Snails as Barometers of Rainy Weather

Snails seek shelter when rain is near, using leaves bark and other spots as cover. The piece notes how some people misread cues, branding the idea of overreading nature as foolhardy.

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Hupmobiles Goodyear Tires Neel Motor CO N. Main St Mountain View Nursery Co Williamsport Condition of the Peoples’ Bank, Inc State Corporation Commission Fred S. Boyd Main and Water Sts South Kent St Lucy Harrett J. Hunter Williams Eastman Kodak Union Bank, of St A Total Lee R. Grim, Wishier Bbuwitukt Abu Veit Lee R. Grim Cashier Herman H. Hable George W. Kurtz Jas, B. Russell Mary J. Brown Spunea John I. Stoat Commercial & Savings Bank Prederick of Virginia EH. O. Larrick EK. R. Sperry M. H. Rhodes Shenardoah Valley National Bank Columbia Bacycle Rambler H. R. Willis N. Market St Thomas & Messer CO W. Baltimore Sr Baltimore H.& W. Seabright State Labor Committee Shenandoah Valley Nat.Bank Stork Pate Fadee Reece Sewnee United States National Economy Board Fruit Shippers Odd Fellows H. K. Green & Bro Moling & Seal H. D. Albin E. Piccadilly St Bell Thomas Circle Vermont Avenue 14Th Street Capitol Union Station White House Frederic H. Hoover
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