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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1931

Page

8

Major Leagues Trim Player Roster and Budgets Amid Slump

Major league owners move to cut player limits from 25 to 23 and slash salaries amid falling attendance. The American League backs 22 while the National League supports 23. Commissioner Landis casts deciding vote for 23, with a fan limit of 15 unaffected. Synthetic doubleheaders are banned without league presidents’ consent.

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Where to find stock values on the sock market page

A cautious man asks how to learn stock values. The editor replies simply that the stock market page in the New York Herald Tribune holds the answer. The exchange frames a light moment about seeking financial data.

Jess New York Herald Tribune

Hiccoughs Persisted. Horlacher in Columbus Hospital

Carl Horlacher of Mount Vernon Ohio suffered two weeks of hiccoughs despite serum treatments. He was moved to a Columbus hospital for observation and further therapy. A prior similar illness three years ago was cured by injections. A separate fable notes a woman who kept an expenditure record for three months.

Carl Horlacher Mount Vernon Columbus, O Horlacher

Notable cast to feature in Touchdown at Capitol Theatre

Judges coach John Parsons and the Handley High School football team, champions of the Cumberland Valley Athletic League in 1931, will attend a Capitol Theatre screening of Touchdown presented by the Winchester Evening Star. The film stars famous football figures including Thorpe, USC coach Jones, and All-Americans Saunders, Drury, Hibbs, Barrager, and Van Syckle, with a dramatic ending where the hero’s team suffers a defeat.

Handley High Champons Cumberland Valley Athletic League Warner Brothers Capitol Theatre Winchester Evening Star John Parsons Thorpe America Jones University of Southern California Saunders Drury Hibbs Barrager U.S. C van Syckle Florida

Vatican Library Touroffers Rich Finds for Readers

A Vatican Library visit rewards sightseers with Dante’s Divine Comedy, the Fourth century Codex Vaticanus, an Augustan Virgil, and autographs from Petrarch, Tasso, Raphael, Anne Boleyn, and Martin Luther. Frescoes, catacomb bronzes, and about 500000 books fill the collection. The article also notes the Indian origin claim for the 5-cent piece and sculptor Frazer's denial.

Vatican Boccaclo Petrarch Tasso Raphael Anne’ Boleyn Martin Luther

Advances and Reviews at Winchester Theatres

At the theatres of Winchester, advance notices preview current bookings and future releases. Critics weigh forthcoming features while patrons eye upcoming showings and schedules.

Motion Picture Houses Winchester

Ina Claire Stars In Rebound At Capitol Theatre Today

Ina Claire, famed stage star and former Mrs. John Gilbert, makes her first screen appearance in Winchester today at the Capitol Theatre in Rebound from Pathé. The Evening Star hosts a Handley High School champions party with Warner Brothers to honor local grid heroes ahead of Touchdown with stars Arlen Oakie Toomey Shannon. The President’s desk centerpiece is a Resolute oak table from the ill fated Franklin expedition of 1852.

Ina Claire John Gilbert Winchester Capitol Theatre Miss Claire America H. M. S. Resolute Sir John Franklin

Secret Service ends at Colonial Theatre starring Richard Dix

The Colonial Theatre shows the film Secret Service starring Richard Dix in a Civil War espionage tale based on a William Gillette play. Dix delivers a red blooded yet romantic performance as the story unfolds behind Confederate lines. The theater launches new prices and a two feature program tomorrow featuring Battling With Buffalo Bill serial and The One Way Trail. A Scout Club offers prizes to participating youngsters each Saturday.

Secret Service Richard Dix William Gillette Colonial Theatre America Dix Buffalo Bill Tom Tyler The Colonial

Last of the Lone Wolf at Hable’s Palace Theatre opens

Columbia thriller delivers adventure in a mythical kingdom with an American adventurer. Romance action and climaxes pace the story as a lively entertainment. Buddy Roosevelt promotes westerns and jokes about prohibition turning cowboys to sour milk for health keepsake.

Columbia Palace Theatre Buddy Roosevelt Lightnin’ Smith Buddy

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