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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1932

Page

2

Peach O Reno tops Wheeler and Woolsey comedy

Captiol previews highlight Ward and Sessue Hayakawa in The Cheat and Bankhead in a strong dramatic role. Wheeler and Woolsey in Peach O Reno deliver the funniest picture yet, a riotous Reno satire covering the station, hotel, lawyers, courthouse and nightlife with divorcees and hangers on.

Ward Sessue Hayakawa Iss Bankhead The Cuckoos Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Dorothy Lee RKO Radio Pictures Wheeler and Woolsey Reno Erica

Murder At Midnight Opens At Colonial Theatre Today

Warner Bros. murder mystery features Alice White Hale Hamilton and Aileen Pringle with Robert Elliott as a witty inspector. The spooky thriller plays today and Wednesday at the Colonial Theatre, promising a baffling plot and lively ensemble.

Colonial Theatre Alice White Hale Hamilton Aileen Pringle Miss White Pringle Robert Elliott the Colonial

Powell Stars In Man of the World At Palace Theatre

William Powell headlines the Palace in Man of the World a tale of a gentleman blackmailer torn by past and forbidden love. Carole Lombard appears as the leading lady, with Norma Shearer and Robert Montgomery highlighted in upcoming Private Lives opening tomorrow for two days.

Powell Palace Carole Lombard Palace Theatre Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer Norma Shearer Robert Montgomery Montgomery Miss Shearer

Bees Sting Curiosity Reflects Advice From Poe

A Victorian proverb warns that excessive curiosity about business crowds may backfire like the bee observer who gets stung. The note contrasts American customs with France where few firms offer paid vacations. It also recalls the November 13 1833 meteor shower, noted as exceptionally remarkable and widely visible from the Great Lakes to near the equator.

Great Lakes Equator

Reference of Master Commissioner in Frederick County Va decree

In the 1931 Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia a masters commission is appointed to value A Smith Guard estate and liens including taxes and report fees rent value and other pertinent matters. A January 2 1932 hearing is set at 4 N Loudoun Street for landowners and lien creditors to prove claims. proceedings may be adjourned daily if not completed.

Western Frederick Bank A. Smith Guard Circuit Court Frederick County A. Smith Commissioner’s Office Loudoun Street

Old Poll Tax Practice in Early United States

In colonial times every citizen served on road work as a duty. The system evolved to allow payment of a fee instead of labor, known as the poll tax, offering a monetary alternative for those who did not wish to perform the road duty.

United States

Law Seeks Free Aid for England Libraries

One copy of every book published in England must by law be supplied on demand to designated libraries including Bodleian Library and Cambridge University Library.

England Bodleian Library Oxford Cambridge University

How to restring a necklace and belief and geography notes

The passage discusses using violin strings to restring a necklace for durability, explains pronoun usage who that which, cites three means to fortify beliefs experience reason and authority with authority seen as strongest, and provides a rough distance between the North and South Poles about 12 430 miles.

Bacon Poles

Coll Is Acquitted In Harlem Murder Case

Vincent Coll is shown thanking his lawyer Samuel Liebowitz after acquittal on murder charges linked to the Harlem baby massacre. The prosecution collapsed when star witness George Brecht admitted perjury. Samuel Seabury announced plans to probe trial costs and Brecht’s history as a professional witness. Cell was retried on a gun possession charge.

Vincent Coll Samuel Liebowitz New York Harlem George Brecht Samuel Seabury Brecht St. Louis

For Rent Rooms at 127 Peyton Street

Rent notice lists rooms with modern conveniences at 127 Peyton Street open daily 10 to 6. Boarding house details show a 14 room facility at 137 South Main under management of Steve Fawcett with dates 10-29-11 and 5-31.

Peyton St Smithfield Avenue Steve Fawcett

Henry VIII and the fashion of padded shoulders

The Los Angeles Times notes Henry VIII popularized padded shoulders to emphasize breadth in garments. It contrasts public judgment, deeming a sloppy dresser as careless for a moderate man, while a rich man appears merely eccentric.

Henry VIII Hothein Los Angeles Times

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