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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1932

Page

7

Marian Martin Pattern for Practical House Frocks

The advertisement promotes Marian Martin patterns for affordable home wear with easy to assemble frocks. Pattern 9288 fits sizes 36 to 48, requires 3.5 yards of 36 inch fabric, and 0.5 yard contrast. Includes illustrated instructions. Order by sending 15 cents. catalog and pattern set available for 25 cents. Address orders to Winchester Evening Star Pattern Department, 232 West 18th Street, New York City.

Marian Martin Winchester Evening Star Pattern Department West 18Th Street New York City

Leadership title linked to Mahatma translation debate

Article notes that the term Mahatma may translate to leader or teacher rather than strictly great soul. It mentions research into polishing wax found in flax that yields a high finish for wood surfaces.

Newspaper alarms stir city as Hoover assassination rumor spreads

The piece describes panic in a city as rumors of President Hoover's assassination circulate. Crowds gather outside papers, readers seek scraps of news, and a messenger is crowded for copies. The author warns that attacks on newspapers threaten ordered society and free press.

Hoover

Hable's Palace to Feature Western Hit and Norma Shearer

At the Palace tonight the Western action drama Mark of the Spur stars Bob Custer Lillian Rich and Franklyn Farnum with supporting cartoons and a novelty short. Monday sees Norma Shearer in Smilin Through with Frederick March and Leslie Howard as part of Hable's Palace First Anniversary celebration.

Bob Custer Norma Shearer Palace Theatre

Francois I Opens Fontainebleau Tapes Factory

Francois I of France is credited with introducing tapes try weaving into the country and establishing a Fontainebleau factory employing Flemish workers to expand textile production.

Francois I France Fontainebleau

Age of Consent and George Arliss at Capitol Theatre

Hollywood presents Radio's Age of Consent at Capitol Theatre with two youngsters in love and modern problems. George Arliss stars in The Successful Calamity, now in fourth week of Greater New Show Season. Also showing The Golf Champ and Dancing Around the World, plus a Technicolor Vita phone short Tee For Two introducing five new song hits.

Warner Bros. Capitol Serge Arliss Hollywood Capitol Theatre Newman George Arliss Capitol Arliss Vitaphone Tee

Come On Danger Headlines Colonial Program Today

Colonial Winchester shows Come On Danger with Tom Keene and Julie Hayden. New policy starts next week with limited showings Tuesday Thursday and Saturday from 2 to 11 pm. The first week features The Last Man Tuesday Ten Seconds Thursday and The Big Stampede Saturday with extras and cartoons.

New Policy Wyatt Earp Bat Materson Tom Keene the Colonial Today Winchester Julie Hayden Tom Roscoe Atessupa Charles Bickford Seaas Edward G Robinson John Wayne

Early American baptism rites and colonial wood terminology

The first known Christian sacraments in the original colonies included the baptisms of Matoe, a Hatteras Indian leader, and Virginia Dare. The term dearwood entered English use in the eighteenth century for wainscoting, originating from Danzig and the Black Sea region. The name deal described the imported form rather than the wood itself.

United States Manteo Hatteras Indians Virginia Dare England Danzig Black Sea District

Palace Anniversary Week Highlights Star Studded First Year

The Palace Theatre marks its first anniversary with Anniversary Week starting October 10. Norma Shearer stars in Smilin Through, directed by Sidney Franklin, with Frederic March and Leslie Howard in key roles as the story shifts from 1868 England to postwar days. The week also features Strangers of the Evening, Forbidden Company, and Vanishing Men with additional notable short subjects.

Norma Shearer Frederick March Norma Leslie Howard O. P. Heggie Ralph Forbes Beryl Mercer David Torrence Margaret Seddon Forrester Harvey Palace Theatre The Palace Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Jane Cowl New York Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Sidney Franklin England Frederic March Zasu Pitts Eugene Pallette Lucien Littlefield Theodore von Eltz Sally Blane Forbidden Tom Tyler

Market Report Corrected at Close in Baltimore

Market report notes daily corrections by The Star and Baltimore wholesale markets. It mentions wheat and young chickens with typographical errors present in the source text.

Tocal Star Baltimore Ansee

Liverpool Wheat Market’s Importance in Britain’s Supply

Britain’s status as a leading industrial nation drives its need for a large wheat supply to feed the population, since little wheat is grown domestically. Liverpool’s role as a major wheat market reflects this essential import reliance amid global trade.

Semi-Pros to Meet West Virginia Mountaineers Tomorrow

Winchester Semi-Pros football team will face the West Virginia Mountaineers from Harpers Ferry, W V, tomorrow at 2 30 in Rouss Spring Park. A large crowd is expected as the only local grid contest of the weekend. Team members include Haymaker Hawkins M Ritter F Ritter Fansler Green Lee Campbell and others.

Winchester West Virginia Mountaineers Harpers Ferry W. Va Rouss Spring Park Armory East Piccadilly Street

Alibi Colorful Theft Tale Heard In Court

A colored man arrested for chicken stealing testified to the judge with a rambling, phonetic remark about feathers and a wife saying he would look better with one. The court recorded his speech as part of the proceedings.

Ferther

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