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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1928
Page
2
A classified listing outlines multiple repossessed cars including 1924 Buick sedan 1925 Paige sedan 1921 Ford roadster and 1928 Buick touring with prices and down payments. Notes mention condition mileage paint and equipment with specific downs such as 150 275 and 100 dollars and comments on availability and bargains.
A Shenandoah Valley memorial committee reports steady fundraising for Phinehas V. Stephens who died in December en route to Richmond. About 459 dollars have been raised toward a 500 dollar goal with many small gifts and several sizable contributions from local and regional figures.
Daily market list shows prices for wheat flour barrel 9.00 to 40 cracked corn per ton 54.00 corn meal grade CWt 280 bran 47.00 mixed feed 50.00 to 52.00 middling 50.00 to 52.00 baled hay 15.00 to 20.04 scratch per ton 55.00 young chickens colored and leghorns listed at 32 each.
An OCR fragment lists dairy and livestock prices and commodities such as creamery butter eggs calves lambs hogs and pigs with varying rates. It also references local flour barrel prices and sheep and cattle counts. The text ends with a travelogue note about Greeks in up-country breeches and a brief remark on the snowshoe’s origin.
A Shenandoah Valley booster motorcade led by Staunton chairman Jack Grasty heads Tuesday evening with a uniformed band aboard a Towns bus. Secretary Kavanaugh says towns are asleep at the switch and the campaign will show Staunton’s way. Dan Weigle reports Winchester Rotary enthusiasm and 50 to 60 business supporters ready to join the effort. Martinsburg forms a committee to raise funds for Shenandoah Valley Inc. two-year budget with local leaders named.
Shenandoah Valley Inc announces a city solicitation by a local committee to recruit new directors and members. A $10 membership fee or more applies while prepared booklets on the group's achievements are ready for mailing to prospective members.
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