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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1926
Page
6
A compact sale notice highlights available ads and guidance on choosing the best advertisements. The item lists categories and some pricing cues, urging readers to compare options and secure value.
Police seek two youths after a Monday night break in at Keller’s on North Loudoun Street. The pair entered via the Masonic Temple, pried two safe locks, and fled through an alley with two Colt automatic pistols valued at 21 and 17 dollars.
Funeral services were held in Berryville for Ernestine Casell Kercheval infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Cassell Kercheval died Saturday afternoon from meningitis following a brief illness. Interment was at Green Hill Cemetery. Her mother formerly Evelyn Wisecarver of Winchester noted she had a gentle smile for everyone.
Middletown Virginia notes report Lee Hottie and wife returning to Washington after visiting relatives. Josephine Pittman of Charles Town West Virginia visits sister Mrs. T. A. Williams. Mrs. John Henretty and son stayed in Lexington Virginia with relatives. Harris Sperry returns from Baltimore. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Larrick are mentioned.
The article profiles a noted horticulturist from Goshen Indiana a leading gladiolus breeder. It highlights his 63 acre farm the world’s greatest testing ground for flowers and his record showing over 8000 varieties and 1 000 000 new seedlings. He presented prize winning specimens to President Coolidge some named in honor of the First Lady.
Rount Hill Virginia and Mr and Mrs Victor Larrick of Mason and Dixon Pa spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Charles Hammack and others. Various relatives from Bealeton Washington Roanoke Pittsburgh and Newport News visited or returned home. Virginia Henretty and Stella Hensell joined family gatherings in local area.
Speculators for the advance held control of price moves in today’s New York stock market. Bear traders aimed to unsettle the market early by exploiting higher broker loans and call money renewals, but their efforts made little headway. Call money renewed at 5 percent. closing was irregular with total sales about 1,800,000 shares.
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