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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1931
Page
7
Collier’s recalls Herbert Hoover report on 1923 24 business conditions noting agricultural price gains and Europe recovery as signs of improving prosperity. It argues that cycles repeat and warns against complacency with low wages security and industrial support needing sustained focus.
Two audience members at the Capitol Theatre received gifts from the Twin City Oil and Gas Company. Calvin Shade won 100 gallons of Shell gasoline and 5 gallons of Shell motor oil, while Richard B. Brown received a Miller fire extinguisher. Dr. E. C. Stuart presented the prizes from the stage.
Today’s crossword puzzle across and down clues include road tested terms and literary hints. Clues cover range from essential food value to Roman coin and woolly shrub with many common nouns and adjectives.
In a ceremony honoring oil and gas personnel, Manager Fred Thomas of the Capitol and the oil company received felicitations. To ensure impartiality a stranger was invited on stage to draw the two award recipients, with R. J. Shannon of New York City officiating as the selector.
Revenue for the Virginia general fund for 1932-34 is projected to miss the biennial budget by four to six million dollars. The 1930-32 department total was 37.8 million, with 2.74 million in capital outlays and 1 million for highway retirement. Governor Pollard rejects proposed 1.5 million capital outlays to avert a deficit, while seeking minimal demands and tighter costs.
Forthcoming Warner Brothers productions noted with current Capitol and Colonial bookings. John Mack Brown, star of The Last Flight, plays a key role supporting Richard Barthelmess. Brown, an All-American football half-back at Alabama, is portrayed as an All-American full-back in the film’s Bartholmess story, though no college scenes appear.
The Miracle Woman at the Capitol Theatre stars Barbara Stanwyck and David Manners who rose to fame under different stage names. Stanwyck was born Ruby Stevens after a Belasco Theatre program misread Jane Stanwycky in Barbara Fritchie. Manners, formerly Rauff Acklom, adopted David Manners for his screen career.
Reverend Allen Jones, pastor, leads Cedar Creek Marlboro Sunday School at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. Cedar Cliff Vaucluse Sunday School at 9 30 a.m. with preaching at 8 p.m. Christian Endeavor meets at 7 15 p.m.
Baltimore Sun obituary notes the death of William J Parker in Baltimore yesterday. He leaves a wife formerly Miss Dyke. Funeral from 1927 West Saratoga Street on Monday at 11 a.m. Burial in Western Cemetery, Baltimore.
The State Corporation Commission announces Empire Amusement Corporation and Warner Brothers eateries merged as Warner Brothers Theaters Inc in Richmond Virginia. Maximum capital set at 100 shares without par value. Harry Warner president based in New York with Hunton Williams Anderson and Gay attorneys in Richmond.
A scan of local and regional market data lists dairy prices, eggs, butter, creamery butter, country butter, hens, flour, corn, bran, and various feeds with numeric prices. It includes notes on corrected figures and regional wholesale listings. A separate note references a 1935 world-end prophecy and a Toledo Blade quotation.
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