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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1932

Page

2

Winchester Youth Sentenced to Die in Electric Chair

Wallace Fleet a Winchester youth was found guilty of first degree murder in the Keller case and sentenced to die in the electric chair on April 28 at the Virginia State Penitentiary. Judge Williams ruled a life for a life and noted Fleet's past record while Fleet's mother collapsed in court. John Wallace, previously charged as an accessory, walked free.

Keller Joe Jones Fleet Mr. Keller Benjamin McFarland Wallace McFarland Kern Jo Williams E¢ Commonwealth Williams Pleet Joe Wallace Virginia State Penitentiary Hollis John Wallace State Penitentiary Winchester Corporation Court

Palace Theatre Presents Lariats and Six-Shooters Tonight

Jack Perrin stars in Lariats and Six-Shooters as a Western ace in a fast paced thriller. La Haraja returns with mystifying readings of past, present and future. The Palace bill adds short features and Circe of Gly towers over the nights lineup.

Palace Theatre Jack Perrin la Haraja Palace Stage Palaces Jean Harlow Mayer Paleatre Harlow Walter Husa Miss Harva Wallace Ford Jean Hersholt

Range Law at Colonial features 50 animals on desert shoot

Ken Maynard's Tiffany Productions western Range Law plays at the Colonial Theatre today. Fifty horses and riders were moved to the Hare Desert edge with a horse corral near camp where the cast slept and ate. Trainers tended the beasts after grueling desert chases amid sand and sagebrush. Edna May Oliver stars in Fanny Foley Herself, hailed by William Le Baron of RKO as a standout performance and a memorable screen persona.

Ken Maynard Tiffany Colonial Theatre Hare Desert Edna May Oliver Fanny Foley William le Baron RKO Radio Pictures Miss Oliver

Ice Cream Instruction Expands Across State Colleges

The record notes that ice cream making instruction began at Pennsylvania State College by 1892 and reached Iowa State College by 1901. It states that ice cream manufacturers are now offered in 30 state colleges and many colleges provide short courses.

Pennsylvania State College Iowa State College

Marian Marsh Stars in Under Eighteen at Capitol

Marian Marsh, who rose from obscurity to fame, stars in her first lead role Under Eighteen filmed at Warner Bros. studios. Also showing Union Depot at Capitol starting Monday February 8 with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Joan Blondell in a large cast.

Marian Marsh Capitol Theatre Warner Bros. Studios Miss Marsh John Barrymore Edward G. Roinson William Powell Union Capitol Great Pictures Union Depot Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Joan Blondell

Mas Whe Confronts a Stone Wall in a Gritty Challenge

A go-getter embraces a tough barrier, grins, then overcomes the obstacle. He believes the wall exists to keep him on his toes and make life exciting, proving that life without a fight is dull.

Central Press Association, Inc

January to December flowers and gilding methods

The piece lists monthly flowers from mawdrop to holly and notes the gold leaf industry evolving from manual finishing with hammers to attempts at full mechanization, plus a fragment about kidnapper immunity.

Radio’s Milk Boost and The Tax Blank Verbiage

A fragmented note suggests radio broadcasting could improve cow milk yield and hints motion pictures might help. The text mentions receiving income tax blanks and contains scattered profane remarks.

Stocks Move Marginally on New York Exchange

Security prices fluctuated slightly today on the New York Stock Exchange. The British pound stayed firm at 3.45 dollars. Closing quotes included Allied Chem and Dye at 66, American Can 58, American Tel and Tel 11112, American Tobacco B 754, Anaconda Copper 91, Bethlehem Steel 17, Chrysler 12, General Electric 19, General Motors 21, U S Steel 385, Woolworth 39.

New York Stock Exchange Allied Chem. & Dye American Can Amer, Tel Tel Amer. Tobacco Anaconda Copper Balto. & Ohio Bethlehem Steel Chrysler

Barney Dreyfuss Called By Death

Barneys death from pneumonia at Mount Sinai Hospital ends a long baseball career spanning 1884 to 1930. He aided the Pirates rise, merged Louisville with Pittsburgh, and promoted the 1903 first inter-league series later formalized as the World Series. His death follows illness after a December New York visit for a National League meeting.

New York Isis Ates Fortan Mount Sinai Sam Phoeni Ariz Ernest Id Joee Fes Harles Murphy William Baker Ry Sail Lesgie Parley Newark Dreyfuss Paducah Louisville Louisville Nationals Pittsburgh Boston Red Sox Star Perform

Chicago Grain Closing Prices Reported

Grain closing prices in Chicago are listed by W. B. Bibbs & Company, members of the New York Stock Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade, Gibbs Building. The notice provides market figures and contact details for the firm.

W. B. Hibbs & Company New York Stock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade Hibbs Building Washington, D. C Telephone National Chicago W. B. Bibbs & Company Gibbs Building

Grain Prices Hold Near Close on Sengot Board Trade

Prices stayed near yesterday's final range during the brief session on the Sengoto Board of Trade. Quotations listed corn May July, rye May July, and September trades with limited sales and minor percentages reflecting current market activity.

Sengo Board of Trade

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