Walter Main Circus Faces Wage Strife in Winchester
Walter L Main Circus staff in Winchester faced unpaid wages for six to seven weeks with about eighty dependents in distress. City officials urged the managers to pay wages or risk abrogating the contract while awaiting a possible arrival of a responsible official to advance funds and settle wages.
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Walter L. Main
Winchester Fair Grounds
Coffeyville
Kans
Frank D. Op
Winchester
Fair Board
Fair Association
G. W. Eckhardt
City Commission
A. S. Bradley
Main
G. W. Noel
Mr. Bradley
Charleston
W. Va
Blue Ribbon Award Goes to A Successful Calamity
George Arliss leads the Blue Ribbon vote for best family picture with A Successful Calamity. Also favored were Okay America and Down to Earth. John Adolfi directed the Arliss feature with Mary Astor and Evalyn Knapp among the cast. Capitol run today and tomorrow.
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George Arliss
Associated Publications
Warner Bros
Okay America
Lew Ayres
Capitol
Earth
Will Rogers
Fox
John Adolfi
Mary Astor
Evalyn Knapp
Grant Mitchell
David Torrence
William Janney
Hardie Albright
Apple Market Winchester Martinsburg Prices Rise Amid Inquiry
Moderate wire inquiry keeps demand strong and prices above steady. Carloads list multiple varieties with U S No 1 and 24 mid-December prices across barrels and tubs. A note claims over six billion rubies circulate in Soviet Russia and butter hits $8 a pound.
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Winchester
Martinsburg
Yorks
U. S
Jonathans
Grimes
Staymans
U.S
Ganos
Soviet
Russia
Two Guineas Bet On Hoover Reelection Conversation
In Loudoun county Leesburg two men an unnamed Republican and Democrat discussed a wager on Hoover's reelection. The Republican offered two guineas while the Democrat added a duck as the counterpart stake after cash was deemed scarce amid Hoover prosperity.
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Loudoun County
Hoover
Leesburg
Hable's Palace Marks Its First Anniversary
Winchester resident Herman Hable writes on the Palace Theatre anniversary praising its bravery in depression times, noting job creation, modern interiors, safety, and superior sound and projection as the venue celebrates a year of operation.
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Hable’s Palace
Herman H. Hable
Winchester
Hable
Palace Theatre
Mr. Hable
Palace
Plymouth Road Bob Tees Issuos 1 1930 Ford Forder
A fragment notes a 1930 Ford for sale at Plymouth Road with asking price 275 dollars. The readable text names Plymouth Road and Ford but details are incomplete.
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Plymouth
Winchester Palace Theatre Anniversary Week Programs
The Palace Theatre in Winchester presents Anniversary Week with Norma Shearer in Smilin Through supported by Frederic March and Leslie Howard tonight and Tuesday. Zasu Pitts and others co star in Strangers of the Night. Friday features Sally Blane in Forbidden Company and Saturday Tom Tyler in Vanishing Men. Krazy Kat and Mickey Mouse cartoons round out the bill along with Travelaugh. Community support from Mr. Table marks a continued push to raise local theatre standards.
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Art City
The
Palace
Winchester
Hable
Norma Shearer
Frederic March
Leslie Howard
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Onena
Thursda
Zasu Pitts
Eugene Pallette
Zacter Littlefield
Theodor von Eltz
Pio
Sally Blanc
Tom Tyler
Table
Palace Theatre
Gasoline tax shines as strongest commodity levy
The National Petroleum Association notes that the gasoline tax remains the staunchest levy among commodities, with other prices able to rise or fall while the gasoline tax endures.
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National Petroleum Association
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Walter Mains
Ville
Arliss Warner
APPLE
Shenandoa Motor Company
Handley Schoo
U. S. Royals
Herrell Sales Corp. Distributors
S. Loudoun St
R. B. Rogers
Dellinger Bros
Tires and Service
Prompt Rad Service
Goodrich
Silvertown Tires
Cammer Tire CO
Braddock and Boscawen Sts
Twin City Oil & Gas Corporation
Shell Station
Martinsburg Pike
Amherst & Boscawen Sts
Valley Ave
Braddock St
Ickers
Bickers Motor Company
Chon
Chesterfield
Columbia Coast-to-Coast Network
Lhcortz & Myzas Tobacco Cos
Hambupcer’s Specialty Shop
North Main Street
Alli
Hable’s Palace Theatre
Big Sister
Beth
Byles Forgrave
Theio
Etta Kerr
By Paul Robinson
Jack
EITAS
Tre Hospital
Miss Kett
Etta Doni
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