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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1932
Page
9
The Costello sisters Bessie and Edith join the Walter L. Main Circus next week. Bessie, born August 16, 1907 in Luray Virginia, first performed publicly at age seven. The pair are noted for a sensational riding act in this season’s tour.
The Cos tello Sisters feature Miss Bessie Costello performing a double somersault from one horse to another at full speed, a claim she is the world’s only performer to have achieved. The Walter L. Main Circus and Cody Ranch Wild West joint show opens in Winchester on April 28 with admission cut to 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children.
Charles Mills 15 and Leslie Shade 14, Martinsburg youths, were jailed in Winchester on auto theft charges after allegedly stealing Packard belonging to H. Delmar Robinson. The boys, who admitted the theft to Chief Hollis, rode from Martinsburg to Winchester via hitchhiking with the car, and were to face a hearing before Justice Donald L. Weems later today.
Universal star Cody will appear with the Walter L Main Circus next Thursday April 28. He traveled from Hollywood in a custom motor engine that hauls a trailer housing his horse Chico. Publicity chief Bob Eaton said the vehicle was made to Cody’s orders and drew large crowds on local streets before being parked in front of the Colonial Theatre.
Cleveland, April 23. The Detroit Tigers pounded 22 hits to beat Cleveland 16 to 3, extending their lead in the American League standings. St Louis then defeated Chicago 4 to 1 to stay undefeated at home this season.
Boston wins 4 to 1 behind Bob Brown a 20 year old right hander from Hull Mass who joined from Binghamton this season defeating Dizzy Vance and Brooklyn. Other scores include New York beating Philadelphia 13 to 8 and St Louis beating Pittsburgh 5 to 3 in 10 innings.
Bill Terry powered the New York Giants to a 13 8 win over the Phillies as he tied a major league record with his sixth homer in four straight games. It was the Giants third consecutive victory in Philadelphia.
The retirement allowance for American consuls depends on service length and a percentage of the average annual basic salary from the ten years before retirement. Schedule lists 60 percent for 30+ years, 54 percent for 27 80 years, 48 percent for 24 27 years, 43 percent for 21 24 years, 36 percent for 18 21 years, and 30 percent for 18 years.
Food and landscape gardening specialists will visit the county to aid the home agent with adult meetings next week. Four-H clubs will be met by leaders and Miss Far rar. Projects include clothing gardening poultry and foods for juniors with a weekly schedule of trainings and club meetings across Monday to Saturday.
J H Seal aged 77 was instantly killed when struck by an eastbound Baltimore and Ohio passenger train at the Duffields crossing near Charles Town West Virginia. He was a Page County Virginia native living with his invalid wife and a son in law Justice W C Clipp. An inquest was deemed unnecessary after the early hour accident.
The Florida Times Union remarks that some men resemble alarm clocks ringing harshly for a moment then falling silent until reset, a critique of their unreliable or short lived impact.
Chief C. W. Hollis announces intake for special police positions at police headquarters City Hall. Applicants should report to City Hall for screening and assignment as the festival approaches.
Stuart Bailey six year old son of Mr and Mrs F W Bailey of 515 South Washington was struck by an automobile near his home and taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital with a fractured right leg and head injuries. The vehicle, driven by Arthur F Sterling of 625 South Stewart, reportedly struck the boy as he ran into the car. Sterling stopped and transported him to the hospital where he was treated for injuries.
Dr. E. C. Stuart said the child's leg fracture condition was favorable but an X-Ray would determine specifics. The child was taken to Memorial Hospital and Mr. Sterling notified local police, who filed the case record. The jail quote from Lewis E. Lawes notes most prisoners do not return to crime.
Ordinance grants L. L. Hockman a permit to erect a drive in gasoline filling station at Cameron and Kern streets subject to all current and future regulations. Teste F H Krebs Clerk 23 11
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