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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1932

Page

6

Orndorff Case Goes To The Jury After Brief Defense

The Orndorff case moved toward a jury verdict as defense testimony wrapped after 18 minutes. State witnesses contradicted drunk claims, noting nonhuman blood stains and December 29 intoxication denials. Judge Williams adjourned for instructions and a large female-majority audience filled the courtroom.

Orndorff Aubrey G. Weaver Frank H. Brumback Pannett Weaver Williams Commonwealth Harrison Defense Brill Lesr Paul Himelright Star Tannery Bessie Sager Robert DeHaven

Word Puzzle Across and Down From Old Newspaper Clues

A mixed list of across and down clues from a vintage word puzzle page. Clues include furniture items, foreign terms, nautical words, animal names, fruits, metals, and place names. Several entries resemble archaic spellings and variant forms, with several partial answers visible amid the garbled prompt.

Printing size impacts readability in extensive tests

A University of Minnesota scientist report shows ten point type is easier to read than both larger and smaller sizes. The study suggests optimizing printed text for legibility to reduce eye strain and speed reading.

University of Minnesota

Five Marx Brothers Name Contest Ends Friday

Capitol Theatre invites entries for a fictional fifth Marx Brother with one word. Norman McLeod jokes on potential names while offering a $5 top prize and ten runner up prizes of tickets to Horse Feathers. Entries due by midnight Friday September 16 and announced September 19 in the Star.

Ropo Norman McLeod Horsefeathers Marx Brother Groucho McLeod Marx Brothers Washington Marx Horse Feathers Capitol Theatre

W Lee Fisher declared bankrupt in Western District Virginia

W Lee Fisher of Winchester Virginia was adjudicated bankrupt and a creditors meeting set for September 26 1932 at 11 00 a m in the Corporation Court Room Winchester Virginia to prove claims appoint a trustee and examine the bankrupt Referee in Bankruptcy Edward C Martz signed Harrisonburg Virginia September 14 1932

W. Lee Fisher Winchester Frederick Copa Virginia Nice Corporation Court Room Harrisonburg Edward C. Martz

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