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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1932

Page

2

Abduction Case Ends as Delaware Girl Is Returned

Hilda Brodsky nine is brought home from Philadelphia after two days held by kidnappers who sought a $50 000 ransom. Detectives say two men lured her into a car near her home and moved her between houses in Philadelphia before release. Her father Harry Brodsky and police claim the men feared capture. Captain William Wilson reports no further details due to the girl's condition.

Asta Ie Bene Fencan Pha Eienet Parish Mobile Hilda Brodsky Philadelphia William Wilson Wilmington Harry Brodsky Brodsky Hilda Father Pugliese Pugliese Delaware Wilson

Tourist Traffic In U S Totals Four Billions

The 1929 tourist industry spent four billion dollars in the United States, a major national asset. Shenandoah Valley faces competition from newly organized highway groups that may divert travelers away, prompting a call for united action to preserve and grow regional tourist business in 1932.

U. S America Roger Babson Economic Service Shenandoah Valley United Action Piedmont Highway Association

Mount Olive Revival Closes Friday Night

Mount Olive United Brethren Church revival ends Friday, with Rev. C. J. Racey announcing final services. Special music nightly, Family Night Wednesday, Gore quartet and Emmett Dettra solos featured, and all invited to attend. The notice also mentions unemployment insurance objections in a concluding line.

Mount Olive United

Fatal clash in Porto Rico over new banner at capitol

In San Juan a riot by 500 to 1,500 Nationalists protesting Porto Rico's proposed official flag left a high school student dead and many injured. A marble balustrade collapse sent 20 plus people crashing 25 feet to a concrete basement as police fought to disperse the mob. Albizu Campos and Jose Portilla were arrested for inciting to riot.

Porto Rico San Juan Senate Pedro Albizu Campos Nationalist Party Jose Portilla Jose de Diego Albizu Campos Casino Puerto Rico Capitol House of Representatives Legislative Chamber Berretenga Representatives’ Chamber Representatives Leonardo Tormes House R. R. Lutz

District School Meeting Set for Patro ns Leagues in Shenandoah

Northern Shenandoah District Patrons Leagues and Junior Leagues plan a meeting at Middletown High School. G W Ropp and J H Montgomery lead with Frieda Koontz assisting. Montgomery will meet Patrons League at Bryarly School the evening before.

Shenandoah Middletown High School G. W. Ropp J. H. Montgomery Cooperative Education Association of Virginia Frieda Koontz Montgomery

American recovery viewed as near in Le Temps report

Paris April 17 Le Temps backs a view that the U S financial crisis is close to a healing phase with renewed prosperity ahead. The piece says inflation will not follow and the dollar remains solid. It notes lessons from Glass Steagall and warns against overbroad fiscal deficits while praising currency stability.

Paris United States America le Temps Financial Review Frederic Jenny Special Financial Supplement American Congress Jenny France Jiromagny Andre Tardieu Belfort Eee American Chamber of Commerce

Three Fined In Winchester Police Court Sunday

Judge Donald L. Weems presided as Glenn Hummer of the county was fined 50 dollars and costs for repainting old license plates to resemble new ones. Arthur Smith of Front Royal and Charles Saunders of Berryville each paid 10 dollars and costs for their alleged violations. The report notes a clash in religious affiliation as a separate incident involving Arthur Colvin of St. Louis.

Donald L. Weems Winchester Bayliss Ae Mer Hummer Arthur Smith Front Royal Charles Saunders Berryville

Stock market wanders at week start in cautious trading

New York reports a wobbling stock market at the start of the week as improved banking and brokerage sentiment remains but weekend business data fail to fully lift investor confidence. Trading remains cautious and uneven.

New York

Bond Market Takes Breathing Spell as Rates Pause

Sluggish trading follows a week of gains with call money at 2.5 percent. Sterling cables begin at 3.79 dollars, up 13 and eight tenths cents.

Quake Kills Tens Of Thousands In Hupeh Province

Reports from northeastern Hupeh say the April 6 earthquake destroyed several towns and villages. In Macheng the damage is reported as most severe with human corpses and dead animals strewn across the ground.

Associated Press Honkow China Hupeh Macheng

Infant Child Passes To Rest

Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs William McCare of Freterks died yesterday. Survived by parents. Simple funeral rites held at the family home at 2 30 this afternoon. Service by Rev George W Stover United Brethren Church. Interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery family lot.

McCarty William McCare Freterks Ae George W. Stover United Brethren Church Mount Hebron Cemetery

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