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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1932
Page
6
Police rushed to a concentration camp as hunger marchers formed a column at the west end area. The Soviet band played and the marchers balked at the cordon, turning back as reserves filled the police line. Hunger march leader Herbert Benjamin called the event a dress rehearsal.
A 9:30 p.m. delegation from the Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners the ACLU and the League of Professional Groups aimed to win the release of the army held at a concentration camp. They planned to test Maj. Browns claim marchers could move freely if not in concert.
Virginia mobilizes 65 state police to guard routes into Washington as hunger marchers move from Richmond toward the capital. Officials monitor free speech legality and possible Maryland help, while Arlington and Alexandria police bolster security at bridges and patrol routes to prevent marchers returning to Virginia.
State police reported they counted 60 wrecked vehicles along the Lee Highway yesterday as the southern contingent passed through. They urged rapid removal of the broken-down cars from the state to restore flow.
In Washington 3000 demonstrators march toward the Capitol with banners calling for unemployment insurance and immediate relief. Led by Herbert Benjamin and William Reynolds who described themselves as Communists, the group is allowed to move openly for the first time. A separate farmers' contingent of about sixty from the Midwest arrives in the capital to press relief needs.
New York, Dec. 6 The stock market regained the earlier setback as trading slowed at higher levels. After an initial brisk rise the market cooled, with buying interest waning and prices easing slightly. Sterling cables quoted at 3.20 percent. All money at 1 percent.
The Shenandoah Area Council Boy Scouts executive board meets at Handley Library at 7.30 with Winchester and Frederick County District Committee. Eugene B. Cooper will preside. Reports from counties and troops, Region 3 Conference notes, and Sub Executive Committee actions will be discussed as plans for 1933 progress are outlined.
Charles Johnson Churchman a 41 year old attorney and banker collapsed and died of a heart attack on a Staunton street. He had been in his usual good health that day after going hunting in the afternoon. The death was sudden and attributed to a heart attack.
The Palace shows American Madness with Walter Huston Pat OBrien Constance Cummings Kay Johnson and Gavin Gordon for the last night. Paramount News a Krazy Kat Cartoon and novelty act follow. The Girl From Calgary with Fifi DOrsay opens Wednesday for a two day run starring DOrsay and featuring Warwick Kelly Allwyn Featherstone and Maxwell.
Clara Bow returns to the screen at the Capitol in Tiffany Thayer's Call Her Savage with Gilbert Roland and Thelma Todd. Ruth Etting sings new numbers in a Vitaphone short. Graham McNamee delivers Capitol news. I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang opens tomorrow.
Quotations furnished by Lege and Company in Baltimore with Chicago Board of Trade and Baltimore Chamber of Commerce members. Telephones Plaza 1498 and 1746 referenced for information.
The Colonial offers a welcome return screening of Delicious a musical hit by George Gershwin tonight at 6 730 and 9 starring Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor with Ed Brendel and Raoul Renengouleng.
A brief note advises habitually shaking fur coats or cloth trims before wearing and after removal as excellent fur maintenance. The dated line reads December 29 2815 with numbers following, then scattered terms including Baltimore spot wheat and percentages.
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