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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1926
Page
7
The article outlines bank income from services such as safety deposit boxes, bond commissions, foreign exchange, travelers checks, and trust services. It notes expenses, dividend payments, and how 20 percent of capital is kept as surplus, with a goal to raise surplus to 50 percent of capital, using reinvestment over dividends.
London July 24 Sir Oliver Lodge dismisses retirement as harmful to the busy man at seventy five he feels younger and in good form. He says retirement is a tonic and should be taken while still active. He remains busy with experiments and three months earlier announced a new type of wireless set that eliminates oscillation.
Babe Ruth offers an autographed ball and bat for each Citizens Military Training Camp. Balls are actual Ruth game-used items. Camps receiving bats and balls include Camp Meade in Maryland and Forts Eustis Monroe Meyer Humphreys in Virginia in the Third Corps Area.
Topeka July 24 a negro Nick Chiles editor of a weekly Topeka newspaper is the sole challenger to Republican Sen Charles Curtis for renomination in the August 3 Kansas primary Curtis twice reelected Democratic contest for senator includes George McGill Wichita and Charles Stephens Columbus former Gov Jonathan M Davis seeks political return Democratic voters see pardons case tied to 1925 governor vacancy Donald Muir Anthony opposed by Paulen governor Republican career Davis faces Golden B Davis in renomination bid
The family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death of Thos. Seabright, for flowers and use of automobiles. Also a notice to the public: I will not be responsible for any debts my wife Viola Shanholtz should make. Willie Shanholtz. 1-7-24-31.
In Middletown West Virginia July 24 Mrs C Zirkle and son of New Market Virginia visited Mrs J B Hupman. Agnes Manuel of Washington DC visits grandfather Davis Manuel. Mrs Frank Willey stayed with sister near Winchester Virginia. Charities Matthews and daughter visit Harry Glaize near Winchester. Amy Clark visits Marshall Virginia. Walter Roger and daughter of Washington DC visit relatives. Dorothy Larrick of Washington DC visits parents R A Larrick. J R Watson visits near Leesburg Virginia. Virginia Beard of Victoria Virginia visits Katherine Rhodes and Katherine Watson. Ben McCune of Pennsylvania joins funeral for Mrs Samuel McCune with relatives from Front Royal and Washington DC.
Pastor J Hugh Smith leads Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church Vaucluse with Sunday school at 9 30 a m Christian Endeavor at 7 30 p m and preaching at 8 p m Marlboro also hosts Sunday school at 10 a m and preaching at 11 a m indicating local church activities.
Rev Emerson Rohart pastor leads services at the First Brethren Church Berryville Pike. Sunday includes Sunday school at 9 30 a m preaching at 10 45 a m and evening service at 7 30 p m Prayer meeting is set for Wednesday at 8 p m.
Expressing deep gratitude for acts of kindness sympathy during my wife’s illness and passing. Thanks for floral tributes and for the use of cars received from friends and neighbors.
R W Dunaway of Winchester Metropolitan Life visited Frederick County and found three families with a total of 35 children. One family had 12 children, another 13, and the third 10. The company plans to insure all 35 children as a safeguard.
Secretary Wilbur and Admiral Plunkett inspect the Lake Denmark Naval Arsenal after a lightning strike caused an explosion. Hudson Maxim, inventor, and other officials tour the devastated area as 20 dead and 18 missing are reported. large shells still explode overhead.
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