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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1932
Page
6
The Palace theatre in Winchester begins installing the Typhoon Ventilating and Cooling System at a cost over 5 000 dollars. Two 3 000 pound blowers draw in air, filter it, and flood the auditorium with fresh air, changing the air every minute. The system will be completed by Saturday and a tour of the theatre will be offered to inspect the installation.
The humming bird appears able to hover with no effort, remaining perfectly stationary in the air wherever it chooses, according to observers. This astonishing ability showcases the bird’s precise wing control and agility.
Local notes recount com mercial services in Gore with ministers and choirs. A Gore quartet will perform at Angers Store in West Virginia for a lawn party. Friends and relatives visit relatives across Martinsburg, Winchester, Stephens City, Capon Bridge, and intermont.
The Sinclair Refining Company secures the major share of the 1932 33 defense contract to supply lubricants for the United States Navy and other government departments. More than 1 600 000 gallons will be used next year for battleships destroyers submarines naval aircraft and Army equipment across 33 states. The award rests on lowest service cost per gallon found by tests at Annapolis and reflects Sinclair’s second consecutive win of the major contract.
On St Ladaro’s day in Faenza Italy visitors may enter any house in Borgo Durbecco and eat all they want at no charge. The revived custom was started by Romans to attract tourists.
A vintage advertisement touts a 85 cent bottle of Alleniy from Baker's Drug Store promising pain relief for rheumatic cripples within 48 hours. It claims to remove pain swelling and agony and offers a money back guarantee if no relief. The ad also mentions neuritis sciatica lumbago and neuralgia as responsive conditions.
England statistics show wives typically outlive husbands, reflecting longer life expectancy for married women versus men.
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