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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1934
Page
7
Seven boys and a girl playing cards on a railroad track in Shelton Connecticut were killed when a southbound freight train could not see them because a northbound train blocked the view. The group sat on a wooden platform between rails when the tragedy occurred, marking one of the state's worst accidents in years.
Candid sewing feature promotes an easy to make Marian Martin pattern 9079 for sizes 12 through 40 with waist treatment and ring detail. Readers are guided to order by mail with price 15 cents for pattern and 25 cents for book and pattern, mailing to Winchester Evening Star Pattern Department in New York.
A person died after an accident on the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad tracks. The incident occurred near Griffin Hospital where the victim remained for hours.
Berland Maryland will host a five day fall meeting starting August 21. No announcement has been made about the winter meet at Charles Town, expected to be held in December.
Seventeen races are scheduled for a three day meet at the Shenandoah Jockey Club track in Charles Town on August 16 17 and 18. Five races will be run on August 16 and 17 with seven on the final day. Pari mutuel and daily double wagering will be offered each day as horsemen ship their horses to Cum.
The American League leads with New York at 56 34 and Detroit 57 35, Cleveland 50 40, Boston 50 44. Yesterday had no games. Boston visits Washington and Detroit plays Chicago today. In the National League New York leads at 60 34, Chicago 56 36, St. Louis 54 38, Boston 46 49. Brooklyn hosts Boston as Philadelphia visits New York.
Hable's Palace screens Buck Jones in Hello Trouble the lone western in town with romance and thrills. Chapter 9 of Fighting With Kit Carson plus Mickey Mouse and a Scrappy cartoon supplement the feature. Will Rogers arrives Monday with Handy Andy and a new adagio dance sequence.
The star wore pink tights and leopard skin as he wowed Director David Butler and the production crew on the ballroom set. He said the routine was his first try and recalled his Follies experience. The Washington Star lauds Handy Andy as clean and funny, fit for censors with a smile and blue ribbon.
Wheeler and Woolsey star in Cock Eyed Cavaliers with Thelma Todd and Dorothy Lee in a rococo adventure. Joe E Brown headlines The Circus for three days, backed by the Al Barnes circus cast and a Popeye short. Billy Barnes hosts a request-number program.
Colonial continues its policy with a double bill headlining The Line-Up starring William Gargan and Marion Nix and Here Comes The Groom featuring Jack Haley Mary Boland and Neil Hamilton The Line-Up follows fur thieves who steal coats then dispose of them The program notes include stray references to golf clubs and human sacrifice in distant contexts.
Market bulletins from Chicago Philadelphia New York Jersey City and Baltimore July 27 show butter eggs and poultry steady or weaker Livestock markets mixed with limited activity Cattle and veal trading slow in Jersey City while Baltimore hogs and cattle show small gains and losses in light trading. News notes strike tied up Chicago yards halt trading.
Market report lists short patent and patent flour prices by bag and per barrel. Also shows shelled corn cracked corn mixed feed dairy feeds corn meal scratch feed middlings greens and mash with unit prices or per 100. Prices reflect 98 and 48 and 24 and 12 pound bag sizes and cwt for corn.
Joe E Brown headlines an advertising promotion offering movie tickets as prizes. The promo invites readers to collect or redeem passes through participating theaters and sponsors, promising a chance to win tickets tied to Brown’s appearance or film screenings.
The listing shows prices per bag or per barrel for various feed items including patent brand shelled corn cracked corn screeners and meal, egg mash, and dairy and mixed feeds. Notable items include 98 lb bags at per barrel pricing, 48 lb bags, 24 lb bags, and 12 lb bags with several unit prices and minor typographical marks.
Public sale of the Dolph White Land near Winchester is ordered under a 1931 deed of trust by R. F. McGraw. Auction at Winchester courthouse at noon on August 25 1934. One third cash with balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance.
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