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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1933
Page
2
Babe Ruth said he would show up in baseball outfits early Wednesday and start conditioning while awaiting a salary settlement. He favors a figure near $60,000 to $65,000 and noted a prior willingness to take a 15 percent cut. Ruth dismissed banking tangles as not affecting his earnings.
A. L. Rule presents The Big Drive at Hable's Palace Theatre for the last time. The WWI documentary compiles war footage from Western Front battles 1914 to 1918, portraying hardship, strife, and death in authentic form.
Warner Bros presents Jim Tully drama Laughter in Hell at the Colonial with added Vitaphone act Out of the Past and Colonial News. The Universal film portrays passion drama and tragedy among humble people in stark contrast to other classes.
Warner Bros presents Tonight Is Ours at the Capitol featuring Claudette Colbert and Frederic March in a Paris romance begun at a masked ball. The film promises sparkling dialogue and glamorous dramatic moments with Ruth Etting in Bye Gones as added sidequel entertainment.
An old Baker's Drug Store advertisement promotes juniper oil as a bladder cleanser to reduce irritation and nocturnal urges. It claims the preparation includes buchu leaves and acts like castor oil for the bowels. The ad promises a 25 cent box and a money-back guarantee after four days if relief isn’t achieved.
A young Emory and Henry College guard, 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds, surpassed 400 points in 18 games. He scored 38 against Union College of Kentucky and 23 in another game, drawing multiple defenders and showcasing a high-flying shooting style learned on an outdoor court in Pound, Virginia.
State Division of Motor Vehicles launches a drive to educate drivers about reporting every accident within twenty four hours. The law requires reports for injuries or property damage over ten dollars and penalties may follow if ignored. Police statements alone do not excuse drivers from reporting to local authorities.
The Virginia National Guard posted solid marksman results in 1932 with 50 percent proficient with rifles 55 percent with pistols 94 percent with machine guns and 91 percent with 37 mm and 3 inch mortar. Units including the First Infantry the One Hundred Sixteenth Infantry and the Two Hundred Forty-sixth Coast Artillery earned commendations for efficient small bore practice and high course completion rates.
Forty two percent of all farms in the United States now have farm mortgages paid off. The nation ranks second in freedom from mortgage debt, with 23 percent in the same category. Boston and inland areas show warmer readings while Chestnut Hill and Cambridge report cooler temperatures due to sea proximity.
Poem fragment reflects on mortality and the passage from life to afterlife. It envisions a boat arriving at shore as friends long dead come to accompany Edwin Luther Smith on his final journey toward a new life beyond day’s end.
The article states the value limit for goods an American tourist may bring back to the United States without paying duty is one hundred dollars. This establishes the threshold used by customs to determine duty applicability.
A bold expedition describes a wife in an Arabian desert driving mail busses from Bagdad to Beirut a 700 mile journey. She navigated by sun and stars with steering wheels and throttles set, no traffic lights on the route.
John Green of Winchester Virginia reports that a Star article outlined a plan for baseball players to receive proceeds from a game on the fourth Sunday of each month. The funds would not sustain livelihoods but cover personal expenses during practice and play for the Park Association.
Mrs Eugene Talmadge wife of Georgia's new governor travels from Atlanta to her Telfair county farm after inauguration, saying she is lonely for cows and chickens. London directory started by Charles I lists 1518 citizens who could lend him money. Constellation ship built 1798 preserved at Coasters Harbor Island Newport R I. Eamon De Valera born in New York City to a Spanish father and Irish mother.
The article critiques a game where poor partnership signaling doomed the defense. It recounts bidding and play errors by players A B and Z and explains how a routine conventional signal could avoid misreads. The narrative emphasizes proper communication when leading and choosing suits to stop the declarer from securing game.
Mr and Mrs William Palmer marked their birthday anniversaries at their Hayfield home last Sunday Mrs Palmer aged 56 on the 3d. A large cake with 61 candles symbolized the occasion. Neighbors joined, sharing cake as a blaze reddened the fire while the couple wore festive attire and hosts praised the moment in warm hospitality. Mr Palmer farms peaches and runs a small productive operation.
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