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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1934

Page

2

Notables Listed For Speeches At Press Meeting

Sherwood Anderson and Bruce Crawford will be featured speakers at the Virginia Intercollegiate Press Association convention at Radford State Teachers College. About 150 to 200 delegates from Virginia colleges are expected. Crawford will discuss The Crusades of County Weekly. Stouffer will cover Make-Up and News. Robertson will address business managers on advertising.

Era Eeeorg the Star Sherwood Anderson Bruce Crawford Virginia Virginia Intercollegiate Press Association Radford State Teachers Virginia Polytechnic Marion Radford State Teacher’s College Crawford Norton Congress 8 County Roanoke World-News R. R. Roberston New York

Late Conveyances Of City Realty

Real estate records show transfers including T. B. Patton to Northern Virginia Co. on North Cameron Street with nominal consideration. Theodore F. Jackimier to J. W. er for a house and lot at 1632 Valley Avenue with nominal consideration. Beulah M. re lot on Shawnee Ave and M. M. Lynch as commissioner to Earl L. Mason at 707 Berryville Avenue for 2300 dollars. George M. Baylisset to H. J. Martin with two parcels at Valley Avenue and James Street and 1004 South Cameron Street totaling 4080 dollars. W. F. Luttrell to Seabright Jr. for lot on Whittier Avenue with nominal consideration.

T. B. Patton Northern ‘ Virginia Co Cameron Street Theodore F. Jackimier J. W. Er Valley Avenue H. Margaret M. Newlin Beulah M Shawnee M. M. Lynch Earl L. Mason Berryville Avenue George M. Baylisset

365 Nights in Hollywood sparks with fast pace and sharp wit

A lively comedy about a girl from Peoria and a pursuit of stardom with two adagio ice men leading the spoof. Frank Mitchell Jack Durant and a supporting cast split sides as George Marshall directs a brisk screen fantasia packed with laughs and thrills for a Hollywood satire.

Alice Faye Peoria Jimmy Frank Mitchell Jack Durant Alice Yes Frank Melton Grant Mitchell John Bradford Frank Conroy John Qualen

Warner Bros Capitol double feature offers two entertaining pictures

This week's program showcases The Richest Girl In The World starring Mariam Hopkins and By Choice with Ngo and May Robson. Also featured are Mae West in Belle Of The Nineties and Walter Connolly in supporting roles, plus novelty by Mor tem Downey.

Mariam Hopkins Ngo May Robson Lady Day Miss Miss Robson Roger Star Mae West Walter Connolly Mortem Downey

Chrysanthemums Care From Mrs Gilpin at Winchester Club

Mrs Kenneth N Gilpin outlines three methods to raise chrysanthemums by seed division or cuttings. She explains spring pinching to promote bushy plants, rooting of cuttings, and shading and moist soil. She notes protection from frost, staking with window screens, and lists hardy varieties ideal for Winchester area.

Kenneth N. Gilpin Winchester County Garden Club Barbara Cumming Ruth Cumming Buckingham Frances Whittlesey

Light Opera Injected Into Maryland Fight

In Maryland a campaign theater clash erupts as Republicans attack on $2 auto tag promises while Governor Ritchie accuses Harry W. Nice of ignorance. Lee J Cookman Boyd, Baltimore Park Board president, satirizes Ritchie with a Mikado parody and labels Democratic attorney general candidate O Conor a melodrama villain. Boyd previously backed Nice in 1919 and again seeks nomination in the current race.

Baltimore Ritchie Hagerstown Harry W. Nice Lee J Cookman Boyd Baltimore Park Board Frederick Boyd Bertie Herbert R. O'Conor Nice

Isaacs Looms as Next Golf Champion in State Open

At Richmond on October 25 about 65 golfers began the 72 hole state open led by defending champion Bobby Cruickshank. Newport News’s Charlie Isaacs, runner up last year, emerged as Cruickshank’s main challenger. Chandler Harper, a former amateur star, starts alongside Isaacs as the bid for the title continues.

Richmond Bobby Cruickshank Cruicks Charlie Isaacs Newport News Cruickshank Chandler Harper Isaacs

Burglars Target Railroad Freight House in Rockford

In Rockford Illinois burglars pried open a packing case at the Illinois Central Railroad freight house but fled after seeing the contents. The case held Bibles and no further theft was reported.

Rockford, Ill Tlinois Central Railroad

Little red hen battles rodents in Leonardtown tale

In Leonardtown Maryland a small red hen confronts a rodent threat. Rats had ruined her brood of seven chickens. She protects her nest of young mice by pecking each intruder on the head.

Leonardtown

Skunk Aids Boys Escape From Rotary Home

A skunk distracted a pursuing posse as two youths fled the Rotary Home for Wayward Boys in a corn field. The pair hopped a freight train and were later captured, the chase aided by the animal’s presence.

Lancaster Rotary

Headmaster Resigns to Study for Ministry

The 60 year old headmaster of Archbishop Temple School resigns to attend college for two years. He has long aspired to become a minister since age eighteen and now seeks qualification.

London Archbishop Temple School

Odd death customs and Egyptian Tang in cigarettes

A Balkan practice uses a tub of water by the door as a sign death has visited a home and a friendly gesture to appease the Reaper. Egyptian Tang in cigarettes arises from tobacco sourced abroad with a unique atmosphere in Egypt affecting the flavor.

Balkan Countries Egypt Turkey Balkans Greece United States

Ambitious thieves steal 50000 gallon tank in Pottsville

Railroad detectives tracked the dismantled cedar water storage tank stolen from Pottsville, hidden in thick brush after the crew proved unable to carry it away. The 50,000 gallon tank was made of valuable cedar wood and recovered after a days long search.

Pottsville

Puppets vanish with eight actors in Chicago scurry

Evanston resident H L Beck reports eight puppets disappeared after parking his car and returning to find them missing. He describes the puppets as wooden legged performers valued at 800 dollars. A policeman questions how they could walk, and Beck clarifies they are string puppets used in shows.

Chicago H. L. Beck Evanston Nolan Beck

Golden tones in new fall makeup and hair shades

Doris Lee Leeds, principal speaker at the Illinois Domesticians and Beauty Culturists Association convention, promotes gold face powders and silver hair options. She says silver gray hair is now a stylish asset, not a sign of age.

Chicago Doris Lee Leeds Illinois Domesticians and Beauty Culturists Association

Itasca Name Origins and Longshoremen Meaning

Itasca derives from veritas caput meaning true head and marks Lake Itasca as the Mississippi source. Longshoremen refers to a stevedore on wharves or a shore fisherman who makes a living along sea shores.

Lake Itasca Mississippi River

England wins speed race at Melbourne with Jones and Waller

England takes both first and fourth in the Melbourne speed event as Cathcart Jones and Ken Waller land at Laverton field at 2 54 p m Their English aircraft mirrors the de Havilland Comet used by Scott and Black who won the prior race Americans finish second and third.

Melbourne England Cathcart Jones Ken Waller Laverton Field C. W. A. Scott T. Campbell Black de Haviland

Alexandria’s Pharos Lighthouse Legacy and Port Ties

Alexandria Egypt, oldest port in the world, hosts Pharos lighthouse from the third century BC. The city lies about 5 000 miles from New York and serves as Cairo’s main port.

Alexandria Egypt Pharos New York Cairo

Public sale of county home in Armourdale development near Kernstown

A. C. Rudolph and wife conveyance through a 1934 deed of trust prompts a public auction of Lots 35 and 36 in Armourdale Development near Kernstown. The sale in Winchester is set for November 17 1934 at 11 AM with one third cash and the rest in two annual installments secured by bonds and an act of trust. Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall note the property previously conveyed to A C Rudolph by Frank H Taylor on March 25 1929.

A. C. Rudolph Frederick County Virginia Winchester Armourdale Kernstown Frank H. Taylor W. E. Edwards Trus Dunn & Duvall

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