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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1933
Page
12
Associated Press dispatch from Bethlehem Pennsylvania reports Dr Zs Wolfe and his organizations Bach music festivals with details on programming and guest conductors.
The influential figure in music circles died today after a prolonged illness at age 69, leaving behind a lasting impact in the national scene.
A meta note on humorists imitating Will Rogers and the question of ethics in light of his stance. The piece questions why many imitate him while wondering about maintaining ethical standards in satire and public chatter.
A special session of the Winchester Presbytery under moderator Jonathan A. of Woodstock will meet at Loudoun Church in Winchester at 2 oclock Monday afternoon January 16 to dissolve the pastoral relation between Rev. F. Brown and the Virginia church effective April 2 and to act on the Hedgesville West Virginia church call for Rev. A. McMurray and arrange for installation.
Washington January 11. House Democrats weighing two options if President Hoover vetoes the Philippine independence bill. Speaker Garner favors an override vote. Insular Affairs Chairman Hare signals possible veto rejection. The bill previously passed the House 306 to 47 and the conference report 171 to 16.
Washington reports a conference between James Grafton Rogers and about a dozen grain exporters and officials. They argued Britain’s refusal of preferential treatment for Canadian grain transshipment would divert shipments from U S carriers to Canadian seaports. The State Department said no diplomatic action yet but reserved the right to protest Ottawa conference developments.
The battered landlord Nathan Reighrod is killed for $40 in his Richmond basement. Two local men confessed to the crime and re enacted it for authorities. The body arrived in a cheap trunk at Broad Street station in Richmond and was held for further orders from New York authorities.
An advertisement from Claude F. Bever ly of Freeling Virginia touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for coughs and general weakness. The testimonial claims rapid relief and invites readers to write Buffalo for free medical advice.
New rules for the free chest clinic require written or verbal requests from a physician before any examination. The clinic, run by a State Board of Health representative, will be held at association offices on Tuesday January 17 from 9 am to 1 pm and 2 to 4 pm. The clinic aims to evaluate new tuberculosis cases and will not reexamine previously positive individuals.
Atlanta reports federal law against mailing kidnapping threats may be used to prosecute Odell C. Boyles and his wife for trying to extort textile magnate Joseph Cannon of Concord North Carolina. Agents arrested the couple in Hareville while officials decide on charges.
Serbian democratic and Serbian party leaders Ljubt Davidovich and Jonan Jovanovich issued a manifesto denouncing the dictatorship and demanding a state based on equal rights for all citizens and parties. They respond to Croat and Slovene calls for equal treatment amid rumors of royal travel and political upheaval.
President elect Roosevelt held talks on farm relief and government economy with Henry S. Harriman of the U S Chamber of Commerce. He endorsed the parity plan agriculture bill and stressed preparation as a private citizen while confirming support for an arms embargo to belligerents.
Washington reports two new postmasters in Virginia and a third reappointment. Charles Wilmer Fisher is named at Reusens Campbell County, John M. Gilbert at North Holston Smith County, while John W. Taliaferro is reappointed at Mount Solon Augusta County. Also notes seed catalogues as popular spring publications and Congress debate on the income tax.
Clark Gable stars in No Man of Her Own at the Capitol for final screenings with Carole Lombard and Dorothy Mackaill in female roles. A clever Vitaphone short Hey Hey Westerner opens, and Friday offers 13 Women with Irene Dunne and Myrna Loy, plus Taxi Boys comedy and another Vitaphone short.
Warner Bros presents The Sport Parade at Colonial with an all star cast led by Joel McCrea Marian Marsh William Gargan Skeets Gallagher and Walter Catlett. Also features a Vitaphone comedy riot and the latest Fox Movietone News for a thrill packed program.
The Death Kiss stars Adrienne Ames John Wray Bela Lugosi David Manners and Alexander Carr for final showings at the Palace Theatre tonight. A fine mystery thriller leads a superb bill of features in this concluding engagement.
A feature story in The American Weekly recounts the Strange tale of the Wild Beast of Chiemsee. It details a villainous baron and a cursed girl whose screams haunt his crimes, as the spook is driven to reenact his darkest deeds.
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