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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1929
Page
2
Montgomery Ward and Company will pay all postage and freight on merchandise sold without raising catalogue prices. Local manager Landig says the move will save the public millions annually by deducting transportation charges from prices. The concession is enabled by the new policy.
Montgomery Ward and Company details its expanding system of headquarters, distributing plants, warehouses, and department stores. Nine central distributing plants operate in Chicago Kansas City St. Paul Baltimore Albany Denver Portland Oakland and Fort Worth with numerous warehouses nationwide. The firm cites price parity between catalogue and store prices and aims for 1,500 chain stores in communities of 5,000 and up as expansion continues.
Winchester resident Owen Beall Knight, 205 Fairmont Avenue, attends the Fort Hoyle Citizens Military Training Camp. He is assigned to Battery C of the Sixth Field Artillery and has trained in motor materials this week, marking his second CMTC session.
An ad touts a new French process for MELLO GLO Face Powder promising unmatched smoothness and long wear. It claims a pure powder that tests true color, won’t look pasty or flaky, won’t irritate or clog pores, and preserves a youthful bloom. Sold by Baker's Drug Store.
The Department of Agriculture reports apple output held steady as tree numbers fell about 40 percent from 1910 to 1925. Economist M. J. Cooper attributes the gain to concentrated orchards, fewer unprofitable trees, new varieties, and better cultivation and fertilization across regions.
Five room bungalow on Valley Pike priced at 1600 dollars. Six room bungalow with bath on Kent Street listed at 2400 dollars. Five room new bungalow with bath and lights on an improved street for 3500 dollars. Six room modern dwelling under construction to be completed to suit purchaser. Real Estate and General Insurance, phone 107-1-16-2t.
Catherine Jenkins a local girl aged around seven fights a 32 pound gray fox threatening a hen at her father S K Jenkins home eight miles south of Luray. Using only a hoe she delivers blows as the fox roams the hen roost until a seventh blow ends the creature. Her four year old brother was present.
Personal property of the late philanthropist Mary Copley Thaw totaled 3,127,772.18 with stocks of Standard Oil and subsidiaries at 1,900,000. Real estate not listed. Oil paintings in Mrs Piel home valued at 30,445. Local inventory filed in Pittsburg July 15.
Laurens P. Jones of Winchester, a blue trainee at Fort Myer Virginia, was appointed a sergeant in E Troop Third Cavalry, C M T C. He credits the camp with weight gain and personal development and plans to seek a reserve commission after the camp ends August 4.
Wilbur Glenn notes Valiva still says the world is flat but New York asserts the taste is flat only since Prohibition, highlighting a contrast in regional attitudes toward flavor and drink policies.
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