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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1931
Page
2
Buffalo Bill Jr and Yakima Canutt star in Riders of Golden Gulch at the Palace Theatre tonight. The program includes a Paramount cartoon, a two act Hollywood comedy, and chapter eight of Phantom of the West.
Western icon Ken Maynard headlines The Pocatello Kid at Capitol Theatre today with Tarzan the horse and a supporting lineup including Chic Sale in The County Seat and Booth Tarkington’s Batter Up. Eddie Cantor and Charlotte Greenwood lead Palmy Days at Capitol Monday with Greenwood joining Cantor from Broadway memories.
The Thomaston Times comments that the rising generation fails to rise early, reflecting a local concern about youth habits and daily schedules.
Bob Steele leads The Nevada Buckaroo as a road agent in a bold action thriller. The vigilante era tale pairs with the final chapter of The Vanishing Legion on the same program. Showtimes are 2, 3 30, 6, 7 30 and 9 with a new policy and lower prices starting Monday December 7.
The article recalls Daniel Morgan as a bold and adventurous figure whose military career began with a June 1775 captaincy and quick 600 mile march from Winchester to Cambridge. It portrays his entrance into the Revolution as dramatic and pivotal to American forces.
The text notes Morgan and riflemen fighting at Quebec until surrender after Montgomery's death. It mentions Heth's diary, its publication in the Annual Papers, and its use by Chief Justice Marshall. It also profiles Major Meigs, Frederick Conrad, David Holmes Conrad, and Robert Y. Conrad, outlining their roles in Winchester history and referencing a bibliography of Winchester newspapers before 1820.
Andrew Carnegie advises saving years through a business education to enter life fully equipped. John D. Rockefeller urges young people to take a course and continue with commercial work to secure a real job.
Camden report from December details a brief Associated Press dispatch with missing text, indicating an early stage summary and continuing coverage to follow in later editions.
The 30 ton vessel, described as the merchant vessel ever built in the United States, was launched into the Delaware today amid cheers from thousands. Bells rang as the ship slid into the river from the New York Shipbuilding Company's plant at 10 25 a m.
North and Middle Atlantic States expect snow or rain at the start of the week and again Thursday with a rising Monday temperature, colder Tuesday night or Wednesday, a warmer Thursday, and a colder end of the week. The Amazon River discharges 4 to 5 million cubic feet per second. Miss Carr loses driver's license due to unspecified incident.
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