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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1931

Page

5

Palace Theatre screens Buffalo Bill Jr and Guilty Hands

The Palace Theatre presents The Cheyenne Kid with a scene showing an innocent survivor in the Indian legend of two accused. Also opening Monday is Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Guilty Hands starring Lionel Barrymore with a banquet scene where champagne goblets are smashed as a royal toast.

Buffalo Bill Jr S Palace Theatre van Dyke Bayard Veiller Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Lionel Barrymore

Theatres Advance and Review Winchester Showings

The Winchester motion picture houses announce future and current bookings with previews and reviews. Patrons learn which films are premiering and which already playing, along with showtimes and venue details.

Motion Picture Houses Winchester

Road To Reno heads Capitol Theatre bill today

Warner Bros. Cap itol presents Road To Reno as the day only feature at the Capitol Theatre. The play stars Lilyan Tashman and Irving Pichel conveying an anti divorce message amid colorful drama. Susan Lenox opens Monday for a two day run with Greta Garbo connected to the production and a police dog subplot noted. Robert Leonard directs Clark Gable opposite Garbo in this Metro Goldwyn Mayer release.

Pat Reno Capitol Theatre Lilyan Tashman Irving Pichel Susan Lenox Major Greta Garbo Rige Gar- Robert Leonard Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Clark Gable

Reckless Rider at Colonial Theatre Promises Wild West Drama

The Colonial Theatre screens The Reckless Rider a rugged tale of Tex Wilkins United States Marshal who cleans up Cottonwood transforming a cowtown into a law abiding community. Expect thrilling fights reckless rides perilous escapes and a strong love story on the screen.

Colonial Theatre Wild Bill Hickok Chris Maden Ed. Nix Bat Masterson Bill Tilgham Tex Wilkins United States America

Egg white as glue for small wood pieces in crafts

A note extols the adhesive power of egg white as a glue for small wood pieces and other craft uses, praising its strong bonding and versatility in household projects.

Rainfall records show 1931 months and 1930 totals

The report lists precipitation for January through October with daily and monthly figures. It compares 1931 rainfall over the period with the 11 year averages, noting 1931 totals for months and the year to date. It also provides the past 24 hours precipitation ending at 8 a.m. today.

Halloween pranks cited in national casualty reports

The October 31 1930 recap notes Hallo ween pranks causing casualties nationwide. Winchester Girl Scouts held a Court of Award with Mrs B M Roszel presenting awards. Presbyterian Church Christian Endeavor social was organized with Eva Chrismore Floyd Haines and John Taylor on the committee. Rev Norris A Lineweaver to preach at Market Street Methodist Church on The Way of the Kingdom. Five years earlier Virginia common carriers were taxed about 750000 dollars.

Shenandoah-Potomac-Cumberland Hallowe’en United States Winchester Girl Scouts B. M. Roszel Christian Endeavor Society of Presbyterian Church Eva Chrismore Floyd Haines John Taylor Norris A

Winchester match records and school league results

Game Warden F W Pingley hit 125 targets straight at a recent Winchester match. The girls team won 54 to 12 while the boys lost 21 to 29. Miss Louiswaite spoke to Bryarly School Community League on Western Travels. Virginia gas tax revenue rose to 630840.08 in the past month.

F. W. Pingley Winchester Louiswaite Bryarly School Community League Treasury of Virginia

Fifteen Years Ago October 31 1916 Headlines

The German submarine Deutschland made its second voyage to the United States for mercantile business. Opponents of Wilson’s re election react to his European War stance. Prohibition warns that more than a quart of whiskey in homes will be unlawful after today. A valley farmer loses 700 bushels of wheat to a barn fire. Wheat sale price stands at 1.83 per bushel. One hundred fifty thousand barrels of apples shipped from Virginia and nearby West Virginia last week.

United States Wilson Virginia West Virginia

Cal in a Literary Class by Himself Provokes Pay Debate

The Weston Leader notes Cal stands alone as a writer who cannot be paid for declaring he is not a Presidential candidate. The remark frames a satire on authorial pay and political candidacy claims.

Cal Weston

Seven Escape Death In House Fire At Tydings on the Bay

Fire roared through a lower floor at the home of Harry Nichols, a Baltimore contractor, in Tydings on the Bay near St Margarets. An improvised ladder helped two escape from an upper story room while five family members fled through smoke, leaving two others to climb down the ladder and reach safety as the house was nearly destroyed.

Tydings-on-the-Bay St. Margarets Harry Nichols Nichols Baltimore

Tennessee Fails To Pay October Salaries Statewide

Hundreds of state workers including the governor and Supreme Court justices did not receive October pay as Tennessee’s treasury faced a shortage. The Associated Press reports the delay impacts thousands of employees across government agencies.

Associated Press Nashville Tenn Supreme Court Tennessee

Revenue outlook cited uncertain payroll funds

Comptroller Wallace warned that early November revenue might cover the $250,000 payroll for the past month, but this was only a hopeful possibility, not a certainty.

Ance Wallace

Big Fund To Aid Refrigerator Sales Boosts 1931 Ads

John S. Miller and Company of General Electric refrigerator dealers announce a national campaign by the Electric Refrigeration Bureau to push one million electric refrigerators in 1931. Newspapers will carry big spending ads as Christmas purchases spur demand amid mixed economic conditions.

National Electric Light Association John 8. Miller General Electrics Johns. Miller and Company

Handicapped quote on time and eternity by Carlyle

The quotation asserts that without a vision of eternity one cannot grasp time truly. It frames time as bounded by eternal perspective and urges reflection on enduring meaning.

Carlyle

Bank Robbers Caught In South Spending Loot

Baltimore county authorities moved to speed trial of two escaped prisoners held for robbing the White Hall Bank. William Gambrill and Frank Campbell were captured in Birmingham after spending large bank notes at stores. Police recovered 3500 dollars. other funds were said spent.

Associated Press Towson Baltimore County Birmingham Ala White Hall Kelly Thomas Callahan Talbot County Deer Creek Woods William Gambrill Frank Campbell Crme Cambrill Campbell

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