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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1931

Page

6

Warner Bros Plans and Star Victor Moore in Baby Face Short

Warner Brothers announces forthcoming productions and current bookings at Capitol and Colonial Theatres. Victor Moore, noted for Hold Everything Funny Face and Princess Charming, has completed his first Vitaphone short Baby Face a burlesque on gang pictures with Moore as a naive crook. A large supporting cast includes Dorothy Walters Harry Shannon and James La Curte. Roy Mack directed from a Stanley Raugh and Victor Moore story.

Baby Face Victor Moore Princess Charming Vitaphone Gang Pictures Moore Dorothy Walters Harry Shannon James la Curte Roy Mack Stanley Raugh

The Right To Love At Capitol Theater Ends Today

Ruth Chatterton stars in The Right to Love at the Capitol Theater for the last time today. The noted actress delivers a dramatic performance praised as unmatched on screen while critics hail her as the First Lady of the Screen. The two day engagement closes this evening.

Capitol Theatre Ruth Chatterton Madam X Sarah and Son Miss Chatterton

Pan German situation hinted by French editors

The Boston Herald notes ambiguity in the Pan German issue while French editors are suspected to be cautious. A separate Gandhi quote emphasizes personal simplicity against ornament.

Boston Herald

Middletown Lady Endorses Natex Medicine

Mrs March Punk, wife of a Middletown Route 1 farmer, states Natex improved her nervous, digestive and back pain issues after a prior operation. She describes relief from gas, constipation and neuritis and endorses the tonic as a necessary remedy. Natex representatives promote its use at Peoples Service Drug Store daily.

Natex March Punk Middletown Route 1 Peoples Service Eve Peorvice Natex Canlso

Historic homes prepare to shelter Apple Blossom guests

Clarke county homes ready for Apple Blossom Festival guests in Winchester. Travelers along Route 34 via the Old Alexandria Trail will pass Audley where Nellie Custis spent time. Local residents host visitors and share social events as preparations continue.

Berryville Winchester Clarke County Washington Leesburg Audley Nellie Custis Lorenzo Lewis Alexandria Lord Fairfax

Community Leaders Meet in Berryville Area

Miss Francis Smith speaks on lepers at the Lepers Society of Christ Episcopal Church with Evelyn Meir as guest. Richard Whiting addressed the society from his home near Millwood during the quarterly meeting. Alfred Moss Kerfoot, son of Mrs. Kerfoot and the late Dr. Kerfoot, of Berryville, elected director of First National Bank of Berryville to fill J. W. Barringer's vacancy. He is engaged in insurance and real estate and now resides in Winchester after marriage to Mrs. Joseph Griffith.

Francis Smith Evelyn Meir Richard Whiting Millwood Lepers Society of Christ Episcopal Church Whiting Alfred Moss Kerfoot J. W. Barringer Kerfoot Joseph Griffith Winchesor

Special Scout Meeting To Be Held Tonight

A Scout Leaders Training School will be conducted this evening at the Memorial Hospital nurses home lecture room by Dr. George G. Snarr. The course covers advanced first aid for leaders with a certificate awarded to those who attend most sessions and pass an exam. It fulfills a compulsory Five-Year Training Program credit toward the Scoutmaster's Key and Red Cross requirements.

Memorial Hospital Nurses Home George G. Snarr Red Cross

Community group urges attendance at weekly meetings

Assistants, committeemen, and First Class to are urged to attend. The meetings held Thursday, each week, at 8.30 p. m.

West Virginia Fights Liquor Flow to Apple Festival

Authorities in the Eastern Panhandle have seized about 2000 pints of liquor and nearly two dozen cars while patrolling roads from Maryland to curb alcohol for the Shenandoah Oper Blossom Festival in Winchester May 5 and 6. About 20 arrests are reported as bridges at Harpers Ferry Shepherdstown and Brosius remain focal points of enforcement. Rumor says baptists moved liquor into the state ahead of the drive.

Martinsburg W. Va Winchester Panhandle West Virginia Maryland Harpers Ferry Shepherdstown Brosius

Get Rid of Rheumatism in 48 Hours Allenru Remedy

Urging readers to use Allenru to remove uric acid from blood within 48 hours. Claims include relief from rheumatic pain and sciatica, with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied and availability at Baker's Drug Store for 85 cents.

Allenru Alleniu Baker’s Drug Store Sciatica

Great Armenia earthquake claims hundreds of lives

An Armenian earthquake on Monday kills nearly 400 people and injures about 2,000 with damage likely around 1 million dollars. Most severe near Nakhichevah, huts collapse in villages, relief committees formed and Soviet republics send aid as tens of thousands become homeless.

Associated Press Evrivan Armenia Nakhichevah Soviet

Briand’s Europe plan sparks piecemeal union debate

The European ruckus centers on Briand urging a United States of Europe while critics warn that nations will pursue unification piece by piece, reshaping regional power dynamics and alliances.

Europe M. Briand United States of Europe Boston Herald

Arabian Nights Story History Through Translations

The text notes that Arabian Nights tales originated in India with seven Arabs, were introduced to Europe early in the 12th century via French translator Galland, and that Lane produced the first worthy English translation. The present form dates from 1500.

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