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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1931

Page

8

Warner Brothers four film cycle to follow First National group

Forthcoming Warner Brothers productions join Capitol and Colonial bookings. The next quartet includes TI Like Your Nerve with Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Loretta Young, Spent Bullets based on Nikki and Her War Birds, Penrod and Sam with Leon Janney, and Five Star Final starring Edward G Robinson.

First National Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Loretta Young Roland Pertwee William Beaudine Richard Barthelmess Edward G. Robinson

Doctors' Wives at Capitol Theatre Today and Tomorrow

Fox drama focusing on a doctor's daughter and a rising surgeon in New York. Joan Bennett plays the naive wife who faces jealousy and doubt as she discovers her spouse's sacrifice for humanitarian service, guiding the romance through crisis.

Fox Warner Baxter Joan Bennett Capitol Theatre Frank Borsage Maurine Watkins Henry Sylvia Lieferant New York

Awaiting Divorce Golf Ties Reno Theatre Figure

In Reno Nevada June Howard-Tripp known on stage as Lady In verclyde waits for a divorce decree. She takes daily golf lessons from a pro and rarely gambles as she passes time in the divorce process. The piece also notes public demand for lower taxes and critiques political stability.

Reno Nev Lady Inverclyde June Howard-Tripp

Park Baseball Squad Divided Weekend Bill

Staunton Military Academy defeated Winchester Park Association 10 to 9 Saturday. Park boys won 8 to 6 Sunday in front of about 5 000 fans at Rouss Park with Calvin Griffith catching for 85 SMA.

Staunton Military Academy Winchester Park Association Baseball Association Staunton Augusta Calvin Griffith Clark Griffith Washington Hearst and Swanson Park Boys Duff Hockmarfz Adams Baker Swanson Hollis Whetzell Carper Poole Rouss Park

Rainfall totals for past 24 hours and year to date

Precipitation in the past 24 hours ended at 8 a m today was trace. May to date rainfall totals reach 5.50 inches. A comparison with the 18 year average shows January through April rainfall for 1931 and the current period with freestanding figures in inches.

Luther A. Thomas to be installed at Grace Lutheran

On May 26 1930 Rev Dr Luther A Thomas will be installed as pastor of Grace Lutheran Church Berryville. Also Berryville High School will graduate twenty three pupils this year and Romney High School in West Virginia will hear Rev Sewell J Goode deliver the baccalaureate sermon. Midshipmen Alfred B Tucker and James B Vredenburgh will join the battleships Arkansas and Utah for the annual naval cruise.

Luther A. Thomas Grace Lutheran Church Berryville High School Alfred B. Tucker James B. Vredenburgh Arkansas Utah Sewell J. Goode Romney, W. Va

Memorial Day address by Rev. Harry Crim at Handley High

Memorial Day principal address will be delivered by Rev. Harry Crim, Handley High School faculty member, at the local observance. District Nurses' Association plans rummage sale Saturday to aid in their clinics. Aubrey G. Weaver of Front Royal to give Confederate Memorial Day address on June 6. Front Royal and Waynesboro claim gatekeeper roles to Shenandoah National Park. Elizabeth Freed, daughter of Rev Dr and Mrs C A Freed, stars in Robin Hood at Wittenberg College.

Harry Crim Handley High School District Nurses’ Association Aubrey G. Weaver Front Royal Waynesboro Shenandoah National Park Elizabeth Freed C. A. Freed Robin Hood Wittenburg College

Verdun battle rages as casualties mount in 1916 report

Notes from May 25 1916 describe Verdun fighting with ravines filled by dead. Also mentions B&O Railroad adding Shenandoah division trains, Winchester Boy Scouts planning a Capon River camp, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Glaize's death at 27 East Piccadilly, George Wharton Pepper urging national emergency prep, and Alexander Blazys's bronze bust Homo depicting mankind with a suggestion for a companion laughing figure.

Verdun Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Shenandoah Winchester Boy Scouts Capon River Elizabeth B. Glaize Winchester East Piccadilly Street George Wharton Pepper Philadelphia

A Sense of Responsibility in Funeral Guidance

The article emphasizes the duty of funeral providers to protect patrons interests and offer impartial guidance during times after a death. It notes most patrons have little knowledge of the problems that arise and frames this as a sacred obligation of service.

Air maneuvers critiqued for not bombing battleships

The passage argues that maneuvers would be more effective if they had targeted a few battleships, reflecting high confidence from admirals of the era.

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