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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1929
Page
8
Officials consider a sliding duty scale to keep current rates during normal times and raise them only if overproduction in Cuba and other regions threatens the U S sugar industry. If House efforts fail, the administration would seek Senate Finance Committee action to revise the bill.
President Johnson faces intra party friction over the debt plan as Brookhart and Borah spar over use of speeches. Hoover hosted Borah and Fess at the White House after last week’s Fess letter, with reports noting a broader effort to align factions.
A rebuke to the Ohio senator stalls final passage as the Senate acts on more farm relief amendments and delays a final vote until tomorrow. Leaders hope the House will accept the measure including the debenture plan. Republicans push to block revenue-raising elements, while Heflin proposes expanding the revolving fund and Nye seeks wheat buyups for China relief. The dispute shapes early handling of farm relief and tariff questions.
National campaign funds are being raised to preserve the USS Constitution Old Ironsides. The Postoffice department and the secretary of the navy authorize selling copies of an engraving. Rear Admiral Philip Andrews heads the national executive committee. The image is on display in the Winchester post office lobby.
A garbled report notes actor Tom Mix facing indictment with vague references to a dry era headline. The piece mentions a quiet, gentle girl and an arrest, reflecting sensationalist 1920s tabloid framing.
The Winchester Christian Endeavor Society presented Harvesters Made Ready at Reliance to the largest audience yet in the hall. The 20 member pageant highlighted Bonebrake Theological Seminary of Dayton Ohio with music by a 14 piece Union Orchestra.
Carriers at the Winchester postoffice began compiling a new city directory for postal use. Postmaster Stouffer asks residents served by a carrier to cooperate, fill forms, and provide full given names. The effort aims to update names and addresses, include occupants of buildings, and note changes as they occur.
A traffic chase in Maryland fleeing suspects forced a car carrying prohibition agents off a road near Washington. Gano N. Jackley, 48, a veteran agent, died from injuries while three other agents escaped with minor injuries. The suspect they pursued, a Black man, escaped.
In Breckenridge Texas May 14 runners from Gothan tie for first in 55 mile cross country from Mineral Wells. Herbert Hebeman of New York and Frank Richman of the same city share top time at 7 25 50 with Guvuzzi of England and Salo of Passaic placing first and second in elapsed time.
May report that George W. Wickersham, New York lawyer and former attorney general under Taft, is Hoover's possible choice to chair the law enforcement commission.
At a Mapleton dinner Diane Herford hosts Arthur Faunce, recent Antarctic survivor, whose presence recalls Overton’s tragic death. Faunce struggles publicly with emotion as family and friends reflect on courage, loss, and the dead explorer’s legacy.
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