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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1926
Page
7
The Star provides a daily market report listing wholesale prices for wheat, oats, feed, and calf goods and retail items such as local flour, mixed feed, and country butter. Prices are quoted in various ranges with notes on barrel and ton measurements, reflecting a historic regional market snapshot.
Market report lists corrected closing prices for commodities in Baltimore. Wheat and corn values appear distorted in OCR, with several garbled terms and unclear figures.
The body of William J. Mack, organizer for the United Sea Food Workers Union, was found on a Front Street sidewalk on the Lower East Side with two bullet wounds. Police investigated the shooting as a possible murder-robbery case.
The advertisement promotes ESSO as a powerful name beyond gasoline yet notes Standard Gasoline remains reliable for normal conditions. It outlines six motor conditions ESSO claims to suit and advises owners to compare ESSO in their own cars by testing on hills and in traffic before deciding to switch or stay with Standard.
Police tie the shooting to a labor dispute and recall the earlier murder of union organizer Whitey Britt nearby. The report notes Britt was killed within sight of the former suspect Mack's body seven months earlier.
Trustee Sale of Desirable Home in Frederick County Virginia under a deed of trust dated July 19 1921. The property a one acre tract with a six room house and well sits nine miles north of Winchester along the Winchester and Martinsburg Turnpike at the village of Rest. Sale set for June 12 1926 in front of the Winchester Court House at noon. Immediate possession and a third paid on day of sale with balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance policy. Auctioneers Duvall Dat ND acting as trustee A Lynch.
Northern Virginia Power Company announces redemption on June 1 1926 of all Second Mortgage 6 percent bonds from the 1914 indenture. Principal and accrued interest will be payable at Shenandoah Valley National Bank Winchester Virginia. After June 1 1926 interest on bonds ceases and coupons after that date become void. Redemption figures include all bonds outstanding. Winchester Virginia April 11 1928. By M F Riley President.
Under order by Judge Warren Rice the Winchester Lumber Corporation bankrupt, Robert M Ward Trustee, sells at public auction at the Winchester and Western Railroad station in Gore Virginia at noon June 8 1986. Furniture includes twelve double beds nine double beds four single beds ten dressers thirty five bedroom chairs three stoves wardrobe tables refrigerator ten dining chairs dishes cloths and one sewing machine. Cash on day of sale. Also Wardensville West Virginia sale June 2 1926 includes warehouse barn blacksmith shop boarding house with lot and furnishings. Cash on day of sale.
Trustee Clarence E. Martin will offer at Martinsburg West Virginia public sale of the Tilhance Orchard Company properties and personal estate on May 4 1986. Real estate includes 378 acres in multiple tracts with two story houses and orchard trees of various ages. Additional tracts total 92 acres and 16 acres and 118 acres with substantial apple and peach trees. Personal property listed includes wagons plows harness machinery and tools. Terms: real estate one third cash at sale and balance in two equal annual payments with notes and deed of trust. personal property on credit twelve months or cash under $10. otherwise cash option available.
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