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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1932
Page
5
A county Grange picnic is planned for Middletown on July 25 with residents and guests invited. The event aims to celebrate community ties and share food and activities in a traditional rural gathering atmosphere.
Winchester Kiwanis Club honored local police at a George Washington Hotel luncheon led by Dr. George G. Bwarr. Chief C. W. Hollis, Assistant Chief Tom Boyd, and seven patrolmen attended as guests after thwarting a burglary attempt on Garber Manufacturing. Judge Philip Williams and State Senator T. Russell Cather praised the force. City Sergeant C. Lee Barr and aides managed police duties during the event.
Yellowstone Park, established in 1872, was the nation’s first major game preserve. The Sunday observance act of 1625 was England’s initial law enforcing a Sunday rest. Treasury notes and destruction noted for loss benefits.
Little Theatre and Winchester Thespian Society present Cumberland’s Sailor’s Daughter and Hay Fever by Noel Coward to raise funds for a Town Clock. Performances set October 3 1820 and July 29 with tickets 50 cents to 1 dollar.
Warner Bros caps a fast moving Capitol Theatre program with the Universal film Past Companions starring Tom Brown Maureen O Sullivan and James Gleason plus Vitaphone comedy. A 9 pm stage auction offers a used Ford car valued at 300 as grand prize. Tomorrow, Make Me a Star with Joan Blondell and Stuart Erwin headlines with additional shorts and glimpses of stars.
Hable's Palace presents Grand Hotel starring Greta Garbo John Barrymore Joan Crawford Wallace Beery Lionel Barrymore Lewis Stone and Jean Hersholt praised as the era’s greatest screen attraction. Last performances tonight at 8 30 p m with limited 75 cent seats and some 50 cent balcony seats available. Tomorrow features a triple bill headlined by Hell's Headquarters with Our Gang The Pooch and The Shadow of the Eagle Chapter 7.
Western fans will note Tom Mix and his horse Tony star in The Texas Bad Man at Warner Bros Colonial Theatre with continuous showings 2 to 11 pm. This first talkie promises thrills and action as the summer western series opens. Also on the program are Chapter 7 of The Air Mail Mystery and Oswald the rabbit comedy.
Mrs Barbara Rosanna Hensell wife of D N Hensell of the Middletown section Frederick county died at 9 oclock Wednesday morning after a protracted illness her death was sudden from a heart attack she was in her seventy fifth year funeral set for Sunday services at Salem Church at 11 a m Rev Cephas Fahnestock officiating burial in Salem Church graveyard she is survived by husband two sons William and Homer two daughters Mrs Clarence Stickley and Miss Mary Hensell one sister Mrs Fannie Baker and two brothers George Copp and Frank Copp
Public auction of a single Lot No 118 on West Monmouth Street Winchester to satisfy a deed of trust from G M Preffitt to Shawnee Building and Loan Association. Sale August 20 1932 at 11 am in front of the County Court House with terms one third cash and balance in two annual installments secured by bonds.
A Florida Times-Union note recalls the nation's new parks movement. The Essex County New Jersey park set aside in 1895 began a wave with 36 counties across 19 states creating recreation grounds.
A short, quotable line by W Livingston Larned frames laughter as a healing force for the spirit, noting its cleansing and soothing effects.
Appointment of Dino Grandi as Italy's ambassador to Great Britain looms as a close ally of Britain. Mussolini temporarily assumes Grandi's foreign affairs portfolio in Rome while the move is prepared.
A pale blue satin bias cut nightgown is showcased with Peggy Shannon as the model. The description emphasizes the form fitting silhouette and the soft wash satin fabric.
Franz Bracht, lord mayor of Essen, is appointed deputy to Chancellor Franz von Papen as he expands power in the German regime. The move signals consolidation within the interim government amid the dictatorial shift.
A woman's college survey finds men get mad about six times per week versus three for women. The Georgia editor seeks to identify who stirs the men to anger.
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