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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1932
Page
6
A scrambled crossword list with numbered across and down clues includes entries like 1 Contended and 9 Mythical bird. The garbled puzzle prompts scattered hints such as wear away, devoured, and impersonations.
The article notes a contrast between ancient and modern hygiene ideas with a Roman figure washing hands to dodge responsibility. It also mentions a horn signaling in San Francisco and describes extreme cold work conditions at Yerkes Observatory. The piece cites Sir James Jeans asserting the sun loses about 250 400 000 tons per minute. It references the earliest cotton crop origins as a tree or shrub variety.
Who's Who in Washington profiles Charles P Stewart and Walter F Brown as Hoover era insiders. Brown, though criticized for policy, is praised for his amiability and steadiness amid political rivalries and post office troubles. Brown remains widely liked in Washington despite deficits and scandals.
The market showed a mild reaction with fractional changes in most contracts. Futures closed with Wheat May 59 and July 60 percent, corn May 41 and July 43, oats May 26 and July 25, rye May 47 and July 47, with September sales limited.
A Collier's Weekly note reports science finding New York traffic noises run about ten percent louder than those in London. The comparison underscores urban sound levels in major cities.
Washington DC firm Hibbs & Company provides quotations for the New York Stock Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade from the Hibbs Building. Phone service noted as National 0540.
Prices on the New York Exchange moved higher with American Telephone and Telegraph showing strength and Norfolk and Western increasing, offsetting yesterday’s declines. Baltimore and Ohio gained about $2, while Allied Chemical and Dye and Woolworth traded higher. British pound showed weakness at 2.15 pm with the dollar at 3.45.
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