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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1931

Page

2

Love and Family Pressure Shape a Secret Romance

Lois and Bruce face disapproval from his aunt and uncle as they plan a future. He asks for marriage despite objections while Lois resolves to protect their happiness and endure the social hurdles. The pair share affection, jokes, and a tentative pact to marry when ready.

Bruce Lois Lake Front Liam

Sea Legs at Palace gives Oakie rich laughs and charm

Jack Oakie stars in Sea Legs at the Palace for a two day run with a breezy naval farce. The cast includes Harry Green Lillian Roth Eugene Pallette and Marty Green with witty lines by George Marion Jr. Oakie wakes aboard a ship filled with girls and is charmed by a captain’s daughter as a savvy lawyer schemes to wed him to wealth.

Palace Theatre Oakie George Marion, Jr de Luxe Harry Green Lillian Roth Eugene Pallette Jack Oakie Republic Marty Green

Heartbreak at Capitol highlights Farrell rise from extra to star

Warner Bros presents Charles Farrell in Heartbreak at Capitol Theatre marking a career turning point as a tough grim lead. Also showing Strictly Dishonorable a provocative Universal screenplay with Paul Lukas Sidney Fox and Lewis Stone led cast, as Christmas attraction.

Capitol Theatre Universal New York Paul Lukas Paramount Sidney Fox Lewis Stone

Ohio judge rules wives may nag but may not bite or threaten

An Ohio judge holds that while a wife may nag her husband as an inalienable right, she cannot bite him or threaten him with a knife. The ruling frames marital conduct within limits and stresses nonviolent behavior.

Ohio

Wick ed at the Colonial Theatre with Elissa Landi

The Fox drama Wicked starring Elissa Landi holds audiences at the Colonial Theatre. Landi shines as the trusting wife who learns her husband is a bank robber, with strong supporting work by Victor McLaglen in a demanding role.

Fox Elissa Landi Colonial Theatre Miss Landi Ate Victor McLaglen Captain Flagg

For Christ The King We Give Our All

A devotional poem praising Christ as King and Lord. It emphasizes giving mind will heart and life to Jesus, describing Christ as Lord of hosts Bethlehem Calvary and source of truth liberty peace and deliverance. It underscores faithful obedience loving purity and steadfast trust.

Bruce Lois Christ Lord

Sore Throat Remedy Promises Quick Relief

An ad for Thoxine, a throat remedy, claims rapid relief from throat soreness and coughs. It promotes first swallow effect and internal action to prevent illness with a money back guarantee. Baker's Drug Store markets it for 35c.

Baker’s Drug Store

Political Platform Versus Public Service Debate

A speaker argues that political platforms are used to gain access to power, noting the age of scrutiny and calling out indifference to phone calls as a metaphor for public engagement. The piece critiques how platforms function to advance agendas rather than serve citizens.

Death removes Mrs Showman at Baltimore home

Mrs Maggie Castleman Showman wife of Alfred Showman died at her Baltimore home Sunday at an advanced age. Her body went to Berryville Clarke county for services at Grace Episcopal Church conducted by Rev Louis Tucker. Interment in the family lot in Gre Cemetery. She was about 70, daughter of the late Mr and Mrs W Castleman. Her mother was longtime proprietor of the Virginia Hotel in Berryville. She formerly worked in Berryville retail drug trade and later in Baltimore. She was sister of Mrs Hammond Siler of Berkeley dance W Va and of Mrs Isaac Gibbs of Roanoke Va.

Maggie Castleman Showman Alfred Showman Baltimore Berryville Clarke County Grace Episcopal Church Louis Tucker Gre Showman W Castleman Ann Castleman Virginia Berryviller Hammond Siler Berkeley Dance W. Va Isaac Gibbs Roanoke

Two Types of People Classified by the Good

A brief note declares a moral division where the good classify others as good or bad. It frames judgment as a voluntary act by virtuous individuals rather than an official process or law.

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