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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1932

Page

5

Cubs and Yankees Play-by-Play at Wrigley Ends In Tie

In a late edition recap the Cubs and Yankees exchanged runs across five innings at Wrigley Field. Hartnett, Jurges, and Cuyler provided Cubs hits while Ruth Gehrig and Lazzeri powered New York with multiple home runs and key RBIs. The final score remained 4 5 as the Star moved to press.

Page One CUBS Hartnett Crosetti Gehrig Jurges Root Cub Herman Dickey Lazzeri Ruth Nis Grimm Moore Chapman English Cuyler Stephenson Sewell Yankees Bounder Pipgras Combs New York Malone Chicago

Accused Banker Freed By Jury

E. Bruce Taylor former president of Mechanics Trust Company was acquitted today of embezzlement charges by a Harrisburg jury.

Associated Press Harrisburg E. Bruce Taylor Mechanics Trust Company

Insull Interests Receiver Seeks $300000 from Insull Debt

United States District Judge Walter C. Lindley authorized the receiver of the Mississippi Valley Utilities Investment Company to sue Lloyds of London and the New Amsterdam Casualty Company for 300000, covering their liability for nearly 400000 owed by Martin J. Insull.

Associated Press Chicago United States Walter C. Lindley Mississippi Valley Untilities Investment Company Insull Lloyds of London New Amsterdam Casualty Company Martin J. Insull

Many Believed Swept To Death In a Cloudburst

A cloudburst at Tehachapi Pass 40 miles from Bakersfield washed away a railroad trestle at Woodford, killing the engineer and destroying seven freight cars. Seven people died including Mr and Mrs Peter Kadd and their two children at a gasoline station. At least 20 missing and two unidentified bodies recovered.

Associated T Press Bakersfield Calif Tehochapi Pass Southern Pacific Railroad Woodford Peter Kadd Vee

Wage Cut Sparks Hamburg Transport Strike

Hamburg faced a citywide transit stoppage as workers walked out over a 5 percent wage cut. All public transportation including streetcars buses elevated trains and ferries on the Alster halted operations.

Associated Press Hamburg Germany Alster

Weather Outlook Shows Showers For Part Of Week

Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday October 3 indicates scattered showers in the north Atlantic states with potential showers in the south on Tuesday or Wednesday. Expect a cool start, warmer midweek, cooler Thursday, then warmer again toward week’s end.

The Associated Press Washington North Middle Atlantic Atlantic North Portion South Portion

Payroll Truck Robbed Quickly of $13,000

Five armed robbers halted a Chemical Bank payroll truck at the Hudson River pier foot of Bank Street in New York. They disarmed two bank messengers and seized four payrolls totaling 13 000 dollars before fleeing in an automobile within about ninety seconds.

Associated Press New York Chemical Bank and Trust Company Hudson River Bank Street

Negroes Not To Be Deserted By The G O P

President Hoover told a crowd of over 150 Negroes from across the states that the party will not abandon its duty toward the American Negro. He pledged to sustain Lincoln’s liberty justice and equal opportunity pledge and stood bareheaded on the White House steps as applause interrupted the remarks.

Washington Hoover Negro Representaves Lincoln White House

Connie Mack Breaks Up His Championship Team

Connie Mack disbands part of the Athletics dynasty by selling three key players to the Chicago White Sox, ending the era that won the American League titles in 1929 1930 and 1981 and the World Series in 1929 and 1930.

Connie Mack Chicago White Sox

Death toll in Porto Rico hurricane at 217

Governor Beverley reports to the State Department that Porto Rican police count 217 deaths and 2,219 injured from the hurricane. He also directed teachers to survey property losses while pleaing for tents, cots, blankets and Reconstrucion Corporation loans. A weather bulletin notes a tropical disturbance of slight intensity moving toward the coast. Belize prepares with signals, closures, and memories of last year’s almost ruinous hurricane.

Associated Press Washington Beverley Porto Rico State Department War Department Jose L. Pesquera Hoover Reconstruction Corporation Weather Bureau Belize British Honduras

Bonham Wins Apple Prizes At East Tennessee Fair

Chilhowie fruit grower H. L. Bonham has earned 24 first premiums and four second premiums for his apples at the East Tennessee Division Fair in Knoxville Tennessee. Bonham, a former president of the Virginia State Horticultural Society, is well known among Frederick and other Virginia apple counties.

Richmond Times-Dispatch Chilhowie H. L. Bonham East Tennessee Knoxville Tenn

Grand Hotel Returns to Capitol Monday

The Grand Hotel opens Monday at the Capitol in Winchester for a two day engagement with matinees at 2 05 and 4 10 and evenings at 7 20 and 9 25. Matinees offer 20 cent seats. evening prices are 35 cents, with 10 cent children. Greta Garbo John Barrymore Wallace Beery Joan Crawford Lionel Barrymore star in a large cast including Lewis Stone and Jean Hersholt.

Grand Hotel Winchester The Capitol Greta Garbo John Barrymore Wallace Berry Preysing Joan Crawford Flaemmchen Lionel Barrymore Kringelein Lewis Stone Jean Hersholt Paramount Johnny Mack Brown University of Alabama Charley Chase Metro Metro- Goldwyn Mayer Wallace Beery

Officials Tour Skyline Drive With Federal Guests

Governor Pollard heads a 75 member Virginia delegation meeting federal officials including Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur Horace M Albright and Arno B Cammerer atop the Blue Ridge for a preview of the new Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park. The 40 mile road, valued at 1 000 000, runs from Panorama to Skyland and links Luray Sperryville.

Richmond Pollard Virginia Blue Ridge Shenandoah National Park Area Virginia Conservation and Development Commission Washington Ray Lyman Wilbur Interior Horace M. Albright National Park Service Arno B. Cammerer William E. Carson Virginia Commission Skyland Panorama Sperryville Luray

Captiol Capitol Presents 70 000 Witnesses And Grand Hotel

Warner Bros at the Capitol touts 70 000 Witnesses a mystery with Johnny Mack Brown as the doomed star. Also Grand Hotel starring Greta Garbo John Barrymore Joan Crawford and more shows at special low prices with matinees and evening times listed. Western star Tom Mix with Tony appears in a third feature with Kohler and Stanley as part of the program.

Tom Mix and Tony in Knockout Western Hit at Colonial

Tom Mix and Tony star in a knockout western feature at the Colonial Theatre today. A celebration of the Greater New Show Season is also noted, signaling festive programming alongside the film.

Tom Mix Tony Colonial Theatre Today

Hable's Palace Presents A Man's Land With Stars

Hoot Gibson and pretty Marian Shilling star in A Man's Land a fast moving Western drama about honor against greed and rascality. The Palace also features Heroes of the West chapter 3 and a Mickey Mouse cartoon A House Divided tonight.

Hoot Gibson Pretty Marian Shilling Palace Palace Theatre Universal Walter Houston Helen Chandler Pacific Walter Huston

Good Program By Colored Singers

The Mount Carmel Free Baptist Church junior choir presented a well received program for white friends with Edna May Triplett at the piano. The Weaver sisters Emma Janice and Alice sang Beautiful Garden of Prayer and He Hideth My Soul, Edward Moten performed Marcheta, Eleanor Finley sang Dreaming and Swing Low, and a mixed quartet rendered Old Time Religion All My Sins Are Taken Away and Gods Going to Move This Wicked Race.

Mount Carmel Free Baptist Church Edna May Triplett Little Weaver Emma Janice Alice Edward Moten

Norfolk and Western Pays Its 1932 Virginia State Tax

W. S. Hart treasurer of the Norfolk and Western Railway hands a check for 1 143 595 65 to J. M. Purcell treasurer of Virginia at his Richmond office on September 29. The payment is the largest state tax single payment of 1932 and accounts for 30 percent of public service tax receipts.

W. S. Hart Norfolk and Western Railway J. M. Purcell Commonwealth of Virginia Mr. Purcell Richmond Railway Old Dominion Virginia

Public Sale of Combination Dwelling and Business Property

Trustees will offer for sale at public auction in Winchester Virginia on October 29 1932 at 11 AM the lot at No 20 East Pall Mall Street fronting 30 feet with 115 feet depth improved by a frame building. Terms one third cash day of sale balance in one and two years by two notes bearing six percent interest and secured by a Deed of Trust and insurance on buildings.

Chas. W. Finley Corporation Clerk's Winchester County Court House Virginia East Pall Mall Street T. Russell Cather Jas. P. Reardon

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