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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1933
Page
6
A Tuesday gym contest between OR and Senior girls ended 15 to 12 in favor of the Seniors after a first half surge. Juniors rallied in the third quarter but could not overcome the early lead, with key lineups and substitutions listed for both teams.
Each year the Handley school stage lights up with two large Christmas trees and attractively arranged baskets for the needy. Plans are under way for the annual Christmas entertainment featuring a play or operetta, hymns, and carols, inviting all to attend and enjoy.
A devotional verse requests divine guidance into deep woods and mountains. The speaker seeks strength, peace, and release from toil, praising trees and nature while hoping for divine blessing and containment of earthly ambition.
Calendar entry for December shows Glee Club schedules with practices on December 5 and 7 and a 3:00 session for Wampus Glee Club. December 8 features Singing in the assembly at 9:00.
A group of elementary grade children performed Thanksgiving music at a midweek assembly. The double quartet and solo alto impressed, followed by Miss Bebe Lovett recounting a Thanksgiving story. Mrs. Rileys glee club closed with an old song and the Doxology.
James Thrift returns after a year to anchor pivot play and back the line for a splendid season. Ralph Stimmell earns praise as a blocking back with a crucial role in opening holes. Dick Lineburg stands out as a speedy punt defender and breakout contributor. John Ramey shows steady improvement at end and Charles Johnson, nicknamed Puggy, wins a spot with powerful line charges.
Reports from across the country note Col. Lindbergh hopes to be airborne before nightfall. The piece also mentions liquor laws with restricted saloon access in Baltimore City and surrounding counties. In New York fewer than 3,000 retailers will be licensed for off premise sale by then. An Anti Saloon League study will probe non liquor related influences on repeal support at its January convention.
Preview notes call Hable's Palace three day engagement of Berkeley Square a wonderful screen production. New York critics praise the film, awarding four stars for its beauty and romance, and highlight Leslie Howard and Heather Angel performances.
Warner Bros Capitol presents Duck Soup featuring Groucho Chico and Harpo in Freedonia a satirical tale of dictatorship and revolt. The four comedians deliver war mockery, music and nonstop laughs as Rufus T Firefly becomes dictator and leads a nation into comic chaos.
Closing quotations from Chicago and Baltimore markets show December wheat at 8.54, May at 8.45, and July at 8.3 in Chicago. Baltimore spot wheat quotes at 8.5 and Winchester spot at 8.2 according to The Star.
Traces of a Stone Age culture unearthed in northern Montana include rock circles and a 20 pound hammer among relics. The discovery shows that a prehistoric people inhabited the region many centuries ago.
The 4 Marx Bros Paramount comedy Duck Soup features a special sequence from the 3 Little Pigs and the song Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf. It opens at Warner Bros Capitol for a four day engagement beginning Monday December 4.
Estates in Frederick County Virginia were appraised totaling several thousand dollars. Notable valuations include Mrs. Mattie E. Larrick at 5043.60 with multiple assets and heirs, Joseph Strode at 1657.35, Annie Spiggle at 8363.43, and Sarah Cullins at 2076.26, with executors and appraisers named for each estate. A separate chancery suit in the Frederick County Circuit Court seeks partition or sale of a large land parcel near Winchester with nonresident defendants ordered to appear and notice published.
Appraised values listed for two estates totaling $2,362.60. Real estate, Liberty bonds and cash form the assets. Appraisers named include P. E. Lineburg, Charles E. Staples and H. B. Terault. Harry R. Kern serves as administrator d. b. a., c. t. a., and executor of the estates.
President Roosevelt arrived in Washington at 11 a.m. returning from a two week vacation at Warm Springs Georgia where he had sought rest and recovery from illness as reported by the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt travels from Warm Springs to Atlanta with Georgia leaders and Governor Talmadge, aiming to unite factions in the state. He plans to direct the recovery campaign and outline a legislative program for Congress. The trip includes a stop in Washington where he will address the Federal Council of Churches on a religious theme.
Junior Red Cross members from Handley School and the Veranae County chapter prepared 100 turkey favors for afflicted soldiers at the Perry Point government hospital in Maryland. Each turkey was crafted with a realistic body, feet, wings, head, and gobble to mark the Thanksgiving observance, continuing a six holiday tradition of sending such favors to injured servicemen.
A Kellogg advertisement touts ALL-BRAN cereal as bulk to exercise the intestines, claiming one week to tone them. It notes similar bulk to lettuce, iron for the blood, and recommends two tablespoons daily, with a doctor if relief isn’t found.
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