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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1932
Page
12
A historic bust of Julius Caesar is linked to Harvard University recognized as the oldest institution of its kind. The first building at Harvard was erected in 1637 by Nathaniel Eaton making it the oldest school in New England and the United States.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Garner age 81 died at her home in Detroit Texas with five children present. Funeral at village cemetery officiated by Rev T F Herndon with eight pallbearers. Memorial rites at Uvalde followed by Garner returning to Washington via Texarkana and St Louis schedule.
Chicago grain prices close with Wheat at 5 134, 54, and 5944 for Sept, Dec, and May. Corn 28 1 2, 2914, 341. Oats 16, 18 1 2, 21. Rye 32 42, 36 1 2, 38. Paris zoo monkees react oddly to jazz. London Humorist note adds a humorous aside.
The Times Dispatch cites Governor Pinchot praising Chapin Jones, Pennsylvania state forester, whose resignation is urged by the State Conservation and Development Commission. Jones says he has not decided on resigning and will make a definite statement later from Charlottesville.
An 11-year-old boy, William M. Johns, died from a mysterious illness in Canton. Six doctors and the coroner found no cause after autopsy and spinal fluid tests ruled out infantile paralysis. His siblings were critically ill with high fever and unconsciousness but later regained consciousness. Further examinations were planned.
Springfield dispatch reports the Grand Army of the Republic at its sixtieth encampment approved a $250000 memorial near Abraham Lincoln's tomb. Proposals urged schoolchildren to fund the project in pennies while the resolutions committee shelved political measures. Captain William P. Wright was elected commander in chief.
In Poona on September 22 a special caste Hindu committee and representatives of the best classes met Gandhi for two hours hoping to finalize a settlement ending his hunger strike. In Panama City about 100 Hindu merchants began a 24 hour hunger strike in sympathy with Gandhi.
The body of Harry R. Jackson former University of Missouri football star was found on a Baltimore pier lying on newspapers with a bullet hole in the skull. A 38 caliber pistol lay beside him and police say it appears to be suicide. His father reportedly manages a large plant in St. Joseph Missouri. Four months earlier Jackson attempted suicide by poison in a boarding house.
Miss Gertrude Larson of Boston died after the car she rode in along the Belchertown Amherst road in fog left the roadway and overturned in Ware Massachusetts. Miss Anne Tem Broeck of Quincy Massachusetts was slightly injured. The party was bound for Hood College in Frederick Maryland and taken to Maryland Hospital where a punctured lung caused the fatal injury.
Fasteeth powder de odorizes and keeps teeth firmly set without gummy taste. Sprinkle on plates to eat and laugh in comfort. Available at Baker's Drug Store Peoples Service Store or your druggist.
Wynne Gibson stars in The Strange Case of Clara Deane closing a two day run tonight at the Palace. Pat O'Brien Frances Dee Dudley Digges and George Barbier headline a strong cast in a vivid dramatic study. Carnival Boat follows tomorrow with Ginger Rogers and Bill Boyd in a carnival show boat romance.
Will Rogers returns to Oklahoma for Fox Films offering Down To Earth now playing at the Capitol Theatre. The humorist tethers sharp world observations to a local setting in a warmly received performance. Tomorrow only Congorilla, the Johnsons' talking picture shot in Africa, showcases sights and thrills from their two-year jungle sojourn.
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