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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1932

Page

6

Rajah Hornsby Returns to Help Cardinals In 1 Year Deal

Rogers Hornsby signs a one year contract to join the St Louis Cardinals reversing a hectic tour of the National League. The move fills the third base hole if Frankie Frisch shifts to right field while Chick Hafey is out and Adams recovers. Street remains hopeful Hornsby can reclaim form and bolster a pennant bid with manager, president Breadon, and teammate Jim Bottomley.

ST. Louis Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Cardinal Gabby Street Chick Hafey Adams Hornsby Street Rajah Cardinals Sam Breadon Frankie Frisch Jim Bottomley Hafey Manaker Street Joplin

Football Thrills at Hables Palace Tonight

Football enthusiasts may attend a special screening at Hable's Palace Theatre tonight. The six part series Football Thrills showcases close up plays from African College Football Classics. Produced by Columba Pictures Corporation at a tremendous cost and billed as a timely screen sensation.

Hable’s Palace Theatre Columba Pictures Corporation

Palace Screens The Crusader First Time in City

The Palace presents The Crusader with Evelyn Brent H B Warner and Anthony Bushell in a new release. This engagement marks the first showing of the film at any theatre in the country and demonstrates the Palace’s ability to secure the latest screen product. The entire program tonight is of guaranteed merit and stands as one of the year’s best.

Evelyn Brent H. B. Warner Anthony Bushell Palace the Palace

Ruffner Versatile Asset for Generals in Saturday Tilt

Ruffner can play center or half back and is seen as a key asset for the Washington and Lee University Generals. They prepare for a strong Virginia Polytechnic Institute squad in a Lexington showdown.

Ruffner Fighting Generals Washington and Lee University Virginia Polytechnic Institute Eleven Lexington

Quotations in Wheat and Other Grain Markets

Chicago price declines swept wheat, corn, oats and rye to new lows. December corn dropped under 25 cents a bushel, first time since 1896, as stop loss selling and liquidations dominated trading. Wheat fell near day’s bottom, with corn oats and rye also retreating amid overall market weakness and softer hog values.

Chicago Baltimore Jersey City

Chicago and Richmond Grain Prices and Market Notes

Chicago and Richmond report mixed grain prices with wheat and corn varying by grade and market. Baltimore and Washington provide produce and poultry quotes, with butter eggs and live poultry values, while government bonds in New York show modest shifts across several series.

Baltimore Maine Green Mountains Virginia Jersey Washington Plymouth Rocks Mena New York

Borah Credits Smith Speech to Help Hoover

Idaho senator William Borah says Alfred E. Smith's address was one of the most effective speeches yet made, aiding Herbert Hoover in the political contest. The remark came during Borah's speech in Nampa on October 25.

Borah Smith Hoover Nampa Idaho William E. Borah Alfred E. Smith

Borah Lauds Smith Speech Against Prohibition Barriers

Senator Borah praised former New York Governor Smith in Newark for urging to tear down all bans on liquor. He claimed Smith framed the campaign around beer and drinking, denouncing opponents as bigots and hypocrites for opposing liquor traffic return.

Hoover Borah New York Newark N. J Northwest Nazarene Auditorium Smith Democratic Party

Daniel Kirby Guilty Of Slaying Wife In Virginia Incident

In a Virginia court, Daniel Kirby was found guilty of murdering his wife after a troubled marriage. He testified he loved her and recounted the night of the crime, describing nervousness and a sequence of moves with a car and family members before the fatal act.

Daniel Kirby Killman Virginia Kirby Mr. Lawrence Pearl Sam Killman

Household intrusion sparks a tense memory of theft and hunger

The narrator recalls trespassers entering a house. Ixiliman smoked a pipe owned by the speaker while the narrator watched from a window. The wife returned with beer bottles as the speaker stood outside hungry, tears in sight.

Ixiliman

Becomes a Socialist and Dolphin Misnaming

A quoted Detroit News note discusses the dolphin being a small whale with a toothed beak and clarifies common misnaming of dolphins as fish. It also wryly comments on Japan's stance in Manchuria and questions the judgment behind stealing a redhot stove.

Japan Manchuria Detroit News

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