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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1932
Page
4
The Evening Star in Winchester Virginia is a second class daily with several partner papers. It lists subscription prices for various periods and carrier rates, plus national advertising reps in New York Atlanta Chicago and Detroit.
Election notice lists F. D. Roosevelt candidate for president and names Virginia Democrats running for Congress: S. O. Bland Newport News, C. W. Darden Jr. Norfolk, A. J. Montague Richmond, P. H. Drewry Petersburg, T. G. Burch Martinsville, C. A. Wood Roanoke, A. W. Robertson Lexington, H. W. Smith Alexandria, J. W. Flannagan Jr. Bristol.
Quote from John 12 32 Jesus declares that he will draw all men unto him when lifted up. The fragment repeats phrases about keeping God's word and faith.
The paper lists 2,294 hospitals including Winchester Memorial Hospital as approved by the American College of Surgeons. For 15 years the college has standardized hospitals, reducing patient stays and death rates while expanding approved institutions. Since 1918, the approved list has grown over twenty fivefold, signaling prestige and ethical medical practice among approved facilities.
The text lauds the American College of Surgeons for improving hospital care. It credits untiring efforts with shifting patient attitudes from fear to confidence. It asserts hospitals now save time and money while extending life, praising leadership in advancing science and safety.
Roanoke figures denounce fake evangelists and emotional brawlers exploiting religious emotion for profit. The Staunton News Leader cites a Tennessee church conference report criticizing sensational preachers and urging oversight to protect genuine ministers from harm.
Former Washington and Jefferson College president Dr. Simon S. Baker was found dead in a field near Washington Pennsylvania, the result of an apparent self inflicted death. He resigned in spring 1981 after a five day student strike decried his autocratic leadership. Friends say his health declined and he was broken hearted by the dispute.
Frank Severn is kidnapped from Beggar's Court. Jim Wynter and Bill Grayson uncover a hidden stair and a blocked underground door in an ancient chapel ruin. Suspicions fall on Felix Sant as a threatening network forms and a Scotland Yard detective is summoned.
Precipitation in the past 24 hours ending 8 a m totaled 1.33 inches. October to date 3.73 inches, year to date 29.19 inches. Normal monthly inches from a 19 year record show January 2.36, February 1.95, March 2.70, April 3.17, May 3.58, June 3.39, July 3.50, August 3.54, September 2.20, October 2.87, November 2.14, December 2.39.
Martinsburg market shows steady demand for apples with carloads and bulk sales reported. Prices listed for Yorks, Winesaps, Jonathans, Staymans and Comb U S 1 utility grades, with various 2 in. minimums and per cwt figures, plus cider stock at 15 cents.
Tiffany Productions presents a mystery drama about the last night in a cosmopolitan hotel with Peggy Shannon in the stellar role opposite Theodore von Eltz. The cast includes Alan Mowbray Farrell MacDonald Rockliffe Fellowes Henry B. Walthall Bert Roach and Ethel Clayton as a strong supporting lineup. Additionally Paramount News a Scrappy cartoon and a Medbury Travelaugh complete the bill for tonight and Tuesday at the Palace.
Ruth Chatterton and George Brent star in The Crash at Capitol Theatre with a strong supporting cast. The film portrays postwar stock market collapse and the ruin of the idle rich, amid a busy bill including a Charlie Chase comedy and a Vita phone novelty for benefit of the Meade Chapter Order of Eastern Star.
Bela Lugosi stars as a sinister fiend in White Zombie shown at the Colonial for one day. The film depicts occult practices in Haiti with corpses dug from graves to serve his sugar cane mills and fields.
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