Redistricting Battle Opens in Virginia Legislature
Virginia lawmakers clash over Holt redistricting bill as simulations, rival proposals and executive sessions unfold. Senate opponents fear misalignment with constitutional and Supreme Court mandates while aims to shrink from ten to nine districts amid population gaps of about 84 thousand between smallest and largest districts.
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Holt
Senate
Virginia
Supreme Court
Newport News
Robinette
Lee
Wythe
Ninth
Shumate
Lome
Chase
Dickenson
Congress
Vaughan
Galax
Privileges and Elections Committee
Gun Club To Hold Matches Saturday
The Winchester Gun Club will hold a still target shooting match Saturday starting at noon. Prizes include turkeys geese and chickens. The clubhouse will be heated for the day and all are invited.
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Winchester Gun Club
Home Needed For Mother And Child In Winchester Area
Miss Margaret Hurst of the Red Cross seeks a good home for a young mother and her year-old baby in Winchester or nearby countryside. The mother is described as a capable housekeeper and the case as worthy. Interested parties should contact Miss Hurst at the Red Cross office, telephone 113.
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Margaret Hurst
Red Cross
Winchester
Gold Coin and Certificates Must Be Exchanged Today
The order from Secretary Morgenthau requires holders of gold coin bullion and gold certificates to convert them to banks for transfer to the U S Treasury. Those failing to comply face prosecution and fines. The policy bars using the items as currency and allows limited exceptions for licensed holdings, rare coins, and non-melted scrapings up to 100 dollars.
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United States Treasury
Winchester Banks
Morgenthau
Treasury Department
Carlos Hevia Named Provisional Cuban President
Carlos Hevia, a 1920 Annapolis graduate and veteran Cuban politician, named provisional president of Cuba after Ramon Grau San Martin resigned. Hevia had been a leader in the movement that toppled former president Gerardo Machado.
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Carlos Hevia
United States Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Cuba
Ramon Grau San Martin
Hevia
Gerardo Machado
Old-Fashioned Clothes Loaned For Style Show
The Civic League Style Show to raise funds for the school milk fund draws many old-time dresses from local attics. The February 2 event will be held at Handley High School Auditorium. Committee members thank contributors and urge more dresses and suits from men and boys.
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Civic League
Handley High School
H. B. McCormac
A. S. Pennypacker
Many Stocks Hold Their Own In Narrow Groove
New York January 17 Associated Press reports mixed sentiment in markets as stocks churned with modest activity. Leaders largely held to a narrow groove while traders awaited the government fiscal program and dollar stabilization steps. Sterling cables opened at 5.04 dollars. Call money renewed at 1 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
Wall Street
Sterling
Bayonets May Guard New Orleans Election
In New Orleans a heated mayoral race sparks martial law talk and a police mobilization threat. Huey P. Long backs John Klorer against Mayor Semmes Walmsley as Walmsley warns he could deploy 10 000 troops to secure a quiet election.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Huey P. Long
John Klorer
T. Semmes Walmsley
Wife Preservers on Griddle Cakes with Cider Mix
A cooking note suggests trying equal parts sweet cider and water mixed into griddle cakes for a new flavor. It presents a simple ratio for a cider flavored batter to experiment with.
President Declares Monetary Program Constitutional
President Roosevelt expressed confidence in the constitutional basis of his monetary plan. He cites support from Attorney General Cummings and notes a prior oral opinion when the nation left the gold standard. White House aides indicate broad satisfaction with the program's reception.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Cummings
White House
Tammany Leader Ousted in City Hall Revolt
In New York on January 17 the Tammany Hall machine split as 14 Tammany and 21 McCooey loyalists defected to back Edward J. Flynn. Augustus F. Pierce, a Curry lieutenant, collapsed and died in the aldermanic chamber after the shock, with Kenneth Sutherland witnessing the events and also facing a fatal outcome shortly after.
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Associated Press
New York
Tammany Hall
John F. Curry
Brooklyn
John McCooey
Board of Aldermen
Tammany
McCooey
Edward J. Flynn
Bronx
Boarder Testifies in Wynekoop Slaying Trial
Miss Enid Hennessy a Chicago schoolteacher and longtime boarder at Dr. Alice Wynekoop's home testified in court after being subpoenaed by prosecutors. She described events leading to the discovery of the slain Rheta Wynekoop's body. The defendant said she was satisfied with the teacher's evidence.
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Enid Hennessy
Chicago
Alice Wynekoop
Rheta Wynekoop
Miss Hennessy
Five men in blue sedan linked to Mineral Bank robbery
A band of five or six men in a light blue sedan looted the Mineral branch of the Bank of Louisa, taking about 3900 dollars after forcing entry with an axe and using acetylene torches. Police in Virginia and nearby states are alerted, with DC license V-1734 investigated and fingerprints collected.
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Winchester
Voggy
Bank of Louisa
Associated Press
Mineral
Hollis
Louisa County
District of Columbia
Anthony Geanette
Colonial Hotel
Washington, D. C
L. A. Keller, Jr
Berryville Smothers Company I On Handley Court 39 to 30
Berryville brought a fast experienced quint to Handley court last night and smothered the local Company I squad 39 to 30. Kercheval led Berryville with 23 points while Keller paced Company I with 10. Berryville’s defense slowed the hosts early and the locals rallied to 20 in the second period but could not overtake the visitors. Company I heads to Harpers Ferry for its third game of the season tonight.
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Berryville
Company I
Handley Court
Kercheval
Ss Penis
Poin
Clarke
Keller
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
I. G. PF
Crisman
R. F
Kilber
Lee
C. Ce
Duff
Berryville G. Fpf
Cooley
Baird
Ramsburg
Ye Potts
So Riley
Chicago Grain Market Prices
Closing quotations in Chicago and Baltimore wheat markets show May at 0.905, July at 1.814, September at 0.89. Winchester-Spot wheat stands at 0.92 and Baltimore-Spot wheat at 0.96. Data supplied daily to The Star by Winchester Milling Corporation through Sticker Sales Corporation dealers.
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Baltimore
The
Star
Winchester Milling Corporation
Sticker Sales Corporation
Cash
North
Washington Street
Hagerstown
Winchester
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Presbyterian Church
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