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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1933
Page
7
Baltimore market notes show No. 2 red winter wheat at 87 cents spot. Philadelphia live poultry prices listed for pullets fowls and capons with varying grades and regional breakdowns. Butter prices weaken with top grades at 18 to 21 cents and 92 score at 17 cents.
The Nile Adahabeah is a passenger boat with a sharp bow and broad stern and one or two lateen sails. Modern versions are often powered by steam or gasoline engines.
Warner Bros representative Tom Baldridge announces a holiday program at the Capitol and Colonial Theatres in Winchester. Beginning Christmas Day through Paramount arrangements the feature is Lewis Carrolls Alice In Wonderland with a special pre release showing in Winchester not yet released elsewhere in the East.
A fragmented local market page lists dairy feed, mixed feed, cracked corn, corn meal, middlings, screenings, scratch feed, egg mash, and butter products with prices per 100 pounds or per unit. Numerous OCR errors obscure exact figures, but items include dairy feed (16% and 24%), mixed feed, cracked corn, corn meal (10 lb and 100 lb), middlings, screenings, egg mash, young chicks, turkeys, butter, and beef notes with varying price points.
A dress pattern guide describes pattern 9833 for a two piece pajama set with wide trousers and a blouse. Sizes 12 to 20 available in cotton crepe prints or monotones with optional sleeves. Send 15 cents per pattern to the Winchester Evening Star Pattern Department in New York.
The theatre promotes a full day showing of Alice in Wonderland starring Charlotte Henry with a famed cast including Cary Grant and Gary Cooper. Shows start at 3 PM Christmas Day and run to 11 PM with a midnight display and further showings on Christmas night and Tuesday. Week highlights include The Invisible Man and Dancing Lady with H G Wells, Claude Rains, Joan Crawford, and Clark Gable. Lionel train prizes are awarded to local children in a national Warner Bros contest.
A report notes a 3.30 stage presentation at the Capitol Theatre where the referenced children were described as the lucky ones. The piece emphasizes the positive reception and the children's favorable outcome within the event.
Local appeal urges readers to contribute to Christmas Seals drives and support charity campaigns. Public notices highlight community involvement and fundraising through voluntary mailing campaigns.
A Sunday feature by Herald correspondent George Packett highlights the early Seyyathington Herive court house era in Frederick county and ties it to Winchester Chester of today, presenting a highly interesting woven narrative.
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