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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1931

Page

2

Over The Hill and Joe E Brown at Capitol Theater

Warner Bros CAPITOL presents Over The Hill as a premier Fox dramatic photoplay praised as one of the finest. Stars James Dunn Sally Gilroy Mae Marsh deliver emotional power while Mae Marsh plays a devoted mother. Joe E Brown arrives tomorrow with Local Boyes Good a comedy billed as his best yet and a strong local following awaits.

Over the Hill James Dunn Sally Gilera Mae Marsh Joe E. Brown Capitol Theatre Brown Ding Iol Brown

Clara Bow in Her Wedding Night at the Palace

Clara Bow appears in Her Wedding Night with lavish outfits as the Palace presents the film Tonight is the last showing of Her Wedding Night at the Palace The program also features Flying High a slapstick at the Palace tomorrow for two days with songs by Fields and McHugh known for Go Home and Tell Your Mother.

Clara Bow Palace Theatre Bert Lahr America Charlotte Greenwood Pat O’brien Dorothy Fields Lew Fields Weber and Fields James McHugh Blackbirds Fields McHugh

Rainfall figures show long siege totals and 1931 comparison

The report lists precipitation for November to date at 28 inches and December to date at none, with November to date 38 inches. It compares January through November rainfall to the 18 year average and to 1931, detailing monthly inches and totals to 31.81 and 29.57 inches for the 18 year and 33.36 and 32.98 inches for 1931 respectively.

War Veteran Killed as Auto Swerves Off Road

World War veteran William V. Tabeline, 39, was killed when his car left the road near Middle River, snapping a telephone pole and overturning. Three others were seriously injured, including Harry A. Ingman Jr., charged with causing the death. passengers Mrs. Ellen Schilling and Mrs. Nellie Richardson.

The Associated Press William v. Tabeline Middle River Harry A. Ingman, Jr Tabeling Ellen Schilling Nellie Richardson

Winchester Independents Form as City Basketball Team

Reduced freight rates on apples are projected to save growers in the Shenandoah Potomac Cumberland region about 250000. The Winchester Independents is the name of a newly organized city basketball team. The Winchester semi professional football team won its second straight post season contest by defeating the Hagerstown Collegians.

Shenandoah-Potomac- Cumberland Winchester Independents Winchester Downing Hagerstown Collegians

Ed Wargler’s Retirement Plans Upended by Bad Mood

The report notes Stanley and the boys discussing a troubling case where Ed Wargler delivers punishments to his wife. Wargler had planned to retire at forty but a spate of low mood compelled him to push the date forward sooner than expected.

ED Wargler

Miss Madeline Whitlock and Miss Mary Katherine Ritter entertained

A Lynchburg social note mentions Miss Whitlock and Miss Ritter hosting in honor of Mrs. Davis W. Ritter. The item sits among a collage of local notes including college suspensions for hazing, a minister's ordination, a boxing bout claim of doping, highway plans between Strasburg and Upperville, and local merchants promoting goods and services.

Madeline Whitlock Mary Katherine Ritter Davis W. Ritter Lynchburg College

Poster Contest Date Extended By Committee

The anti tuberculosis drive poster contest, previously to end December 15, will run until the last day of school before holidays. Prizes will be awarded after Christmas at the Anti-Tuberculosis Society meeting, giving students time to finish their posters.

Rat Die promised to kill rats and mice with no smell

An advertisement promotes Rat Die as a guaranteed rodent killer. It claims rats killed leave no odor and that cats and dogs avoid it. Pack sizes include 50 cent for pantries and kitchens and 75 cent for chicken houses and small buildings, sold by local dealers with a guarantee.

Vicks Introduces Plan for Col ds Control and Drops

Vicks chemists unveil a new plan to curb colds with Vicks Nose Drops and VapoRub as a two part preventive and curative system. The ad promises reduced cold frequency and severity and offers a refund if unsatisfied. A quoted remark from Nobel laureate Robert A Millikan appears amid the page. A Baltimore divorce case is noted with a tongue in cheek line about hypnosis.

Vick Vicks Vicks VapoRub

Critics once sat on stage in Punch remark

A Punch London quip notes that critics used to sit on the stage but now sit on the author cast scenery and producer. The wry line reflects changing roles of critics in theatre.

London

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