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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1932

Page

5

I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang

Jame Allen, returning veteran, cannot settle back to his old job as an engineer. Framed for a holdup, he endures ten years on a brutal chain gang. He escapes with help from Sebastian, severs his shackles, and hides with Barney and Linda as he heads toward safety in a large city.

Jame Allen France Allen Sebastian Ung Barney Chair Gang Bomber Linda Jim Allen Chain Gang Babe Tinda

Phantom Express tops Palace program in mixed reviews

At the Palace last night Emory Johnson's Phantom Express drew loud applause for a dramatic train crash scene and a strong cast including Sally Blane and Hobart Bosworth. Tonight also features American Madness starring Walter Huston and Constance Cummings, praised as a timely Capra drama.

Palace Emory Johnson Nolan Sally Blane William Collier, Jr J. Farrell MacDonald Hobart Bosworth Tom Obrien Palace Screen Columbia Walter Huston Constance Cummings Pat O'Brien Ay Johnson Gavin Gordon Frank Capra

Chicago Grain Closing Prices

Grain closing prices reported by Legg and Company from the Chicago Board of Trade and Baltimore Chamber of Commerce, with telephone contacts Plaza 1498 and 1746.

Legg and Company Chamber of Commerce Baltimore Chicago Board of Trade Baltimore Chamber of Commerce

Grain futures prices at Chicago Board of Trade today

The report lists high, low and closing prices for wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade. It also mentions state laws governing assistance for blind voters and a note on the term smithereens derived from smithers, an Irish word for fragments.

Chicago Board of Trade

He Learned About Women At Capitol Today

Warner Bros Capitol presents He Learned About Women with Stuart Edwin Alison Skipworth and Susan Fleming at the Capitol today from 2 to 11 pm. Erwin is highlighted as a leading comedian with The Big Broadcast remembered. Also showing False Impressions and a Vitaphone cartoon with Bosco. Clara Bow returns Monday and Tuesday in Call Her Savage at the Capitol.

Clara Bow Stuart Edwin Alison Skipworth Susan Fleming Capitol Erwin America Lloyd Hamilton Bosco Savage Tiffany Thayer

Colonial Show Brings Bob Steele and Tom Tyler Westerns

The Colonial presents the Western two star feature with Bob Steele in Texas Buddies and Tom Tyler in the same program. Steele plays an ex army aviator who helps the government trap outlaws plotting to rob an express plane.

Colonial Bob Steele Tom Tyler Steele Texas Plains

Miss Mary Gold Wins Freeman Prize for Lee Story

Miss Mary Washington Gold of Clarke county received the Freeman prize of 25 dollars from the United Daughters of the Confederacy for the best unpublished story on Gen Robert E Lee at the Memphis meet. She used material from her late father State Senator Thomas D Gold and drew on Clarke County history. She also wrote a story on Mosbys Rangers.

General Organization of the United Daughters of the Confederacy Mary Washington Gold Clarke County Freeman Memphis Tenn Bes Gen Robert E. Lee Miss Gold Thomas D. Gold Elwood

Suit Over Suit: A New Forcing Bridge Convention

The article explains a bridge bidding rule named suit-over-suit whereby naming a higher suit over a partner’s bid becomes a force, forcing a rebid if no intervening bid exists. It outlines required hand strength, such as six cards headed by A K or two quick tricks, and discusses options for supporting partner’s suit or bidding No Trump under points and honor counts.

You A-K

Beer Issue Is First Action At Congress Session

On Monday December 5 the seventy second congress begins with plans to modify the Volstead act and repeal the eighteenth amendment. Speaker John N Garner and Vice President Charles Curtis preside as the houses are convened amid a mixed sentiment and likely opposition from several lame ducks.

Congress John N. Garner House of Representatives Charles Curtis Senate

Rev Dr Freed Elected Head of Church School

The Rev Dr Freed has been chosen leader of the church school. He previously led Lutheran congregations in the south and returned to Columbia in 1929 to join the Lutheran Church of the Ascension in Eau Claire. He has served as president of the South Carolina synod and holds roles in the United Lutheran Church of America.

Freed South Doctor Freed Columbia Lutheran Church of the Ascension Eau Claire South Carolina Synod Lutheran Church Board of American Missions The United Lutheran Church In America

Mrs Roosevelt Christmas Shopping With FDR Aide

Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt accompanies her husband during a holiday shopping trip in New York City showcasing the presidential couple in a festive public moment.

Santa Claus Franklin D. Roosevelt New York City

Prison Strike Continues at Maryland Penitentiary

Prisoners in the Maryland penitentiary pants shop idle on a second day of strike while officials plan talks with contractors who cut inmate wages under a new state agreement. About 600 inmates kept to routine, refusing to run machines as guards remain ready with 36 emergency officers on standby.

Baltimore Maryland Penitentiary

Theorists Debated: Few Theories Survive Broad Review

A Toledo Blade item notes that out of 100 proposed theories only one may be viable, while the remaining 99 serve as productive fodder for conversation and analysis.

Toledo Blade

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