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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1933
Page
8
Depositors and former officials and stockholders began a plan to reorganize the First National Bank of St. Albans. A petition to the Comptroller of the Currency circulated in Washington outlines a plan for reorganization, with stock subscriptions and asset handling to restart the bank under a receivership framework.
An intensive search was conducted today for the wife of Rev J W Platt pastor of the First Brethren church who disappeared moments before her only daughter married. She left a plaintive note for Mr Platt saying Daddy I cant go on with it Dont look for me The bride Enid Ruth Platt and the bridegroom Wendel Seward electrical engineer and graduate pt Iowa State college Sail they knew of me reason for Mrs Platts action Buy Sow.
ALHAMBRA Calif A B Bilkosky runs a five and one half acre worm farm claiming the world’s most unique operation He ships tens of millions of bait worms annually to the county and Canada after starting eight years ago with a half million worms Also notes on Mexican gold mining ventures.
Pattern service offers a simple frock design focusing on a slim silhouette. The Anne Adams pattern 2679 in printed silk or cotton comes in multiple sizes with raglan seaming and pointed hip yokes. Illustrations and sewing instructions included, price 15 cents for pattern and 25 cents for catalog.
The body of 50 year old R. Lapham, a recluse truck farmer, was found Christmas morning in his windowless barn home. It was discovered by Cloud J. Jackson who lives across five acres. The report notes the head was beaten with an axe that stood by the open door. Peru’s 198% cotton crop for 1933 is referenced.
The piece notes deep divisions within the Esquerra party threatening regional power as Claude G. Bowers relays U.S. government offences through Consul General Dawson. Mass protests sweep Catalunya four provinces in memory of Macia. Acting President Casanovas says parliament will convene eight days after the president’s burial to elect a new president.
Atlanta dec 25 definite evidence shows wreck of Southern Railway Royal Palm Express near Powder Springs Ga last night resulted from spike removal Hugh C Gouch assistant to vp of railroad announced two trainmen killed three injured notes confirmation from railroad officials
In Topeka Kansas Donald Fimhey a young prisoner awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to forgery distributed 37 worth of candy safety gear and other gifts to fellow inmates at Shawnee county jail today. The gifts were funded by money he obtained by mooching from street traders and witnesses during his trial.
Several obituary notices list survivors and funeral details. Kostone aged 82 of Kile dies at home. services at Oak Hill at 2:30 with burial in Oak Hills Memorial cemetery. Mrs. Kize Stroud dies at home in Reeland, former Charleston resident. Rev Mrr Stroud to preside at Assemblies of God church services. Mrs. Sethia dare and Mrs. Nettle Jarvis deaths noted with lengthy survivor lists. services at two o'clock today with Brown cemetery in Mink Shaws burial. Names include D J Edens family, Vernie Edens, and George Edens among others, with details of spouses, children, and parents.
Vatican City reports Pope Pius X seeks to end the 66 year breach in formal relations with Washington. It notes cautious US approval and references prior Protestant and Catholic dynamics, including Roosevelt’s potential envoy and papal nuncio elevations amid uncertain timelines.
A car crashed into a telephone pole at Reynolds and Washington streets injuring three people including Mrs Mille Carpenter aged sixty, her granddaughter Lucille Carpenter, and Mrs Maliie Fenkle of Charleston. Mrs Carpenter and the child were taken to St Francis hospital by Bariay ambulance while Mrs Fenkle was moved to hospital by private wagon ambulance.
Vatican City reports that Pope Pius XI assigns the American and Chinese divisions of the Society of the Divine Word to establish the Catholic University of Peiping. Dr Barry O'Foo le heads the university with over 1,000 students and 60 Chinese professors. The American Province leads organizing efforts in the United States. Belgium considers flexible exports policy to boost Belgian products. A new book on haggis, a popular Scotch dish, has been published.
The text reports avalanches crushing four near Clatskanie Oregon, fires injuring Birmingham children, a man killed in Cleveland by a fall, a girl hurt in Chicago, widespread automobile crashes, and varied weather across regions. It mentions cold snaps, heavy weather effects, and mixed regional warmth and frost, with scattered references to Christmas events and general climate conditions.
A fire started by an oil stove explosion in a home store in Bavage Maryland on Christmas night kills three year old Milton Futert. His mother Mrs Floyd Fulbert escapes with one child as flames trap her on return for Milton. Howard County firemen battle the blaze and attempt to reach the child.
The Monita Hartery schooner, commanded by Captain Levi Hutton, departed Portaux Basques for St John on Friday. It foundered near Rost Blanche Point Saturday, with three of five crew members recovered.
The Wo mans club arts department plans a Tuesday evening gathering at the Colonial hotel to tour decorated homes, with Mrs. J. R. Cary Jr. and others visiting relatives in Ronceverte and Charlotte, Va. Also noted are births, visits, and holiday arrangements involving multiple families in St Albans including Laura Alice Stone born Dec 22, and various relatives staying with parents in local homes.
A garbled OCR passage surveys Vitamin A in cough relief and general health claims. It mentions products and brands, references to doctors and health figures, and miscellaneous notes on usage, safety, and efficacy, though specifics remain unclear due to transcription errors.
Advert appears to promise rapid relief within five minutes for digestive issues claiming Burtone Tablets clear gases and waste from the lower bowel. It details symptoms like coated tongue headache indigestion sour belching and restless sleep. It asserts superiority over laxatives and cites pharmacist recommendation and price.
Four men were held after an assault at a brick Armenian church near the Hudson as Archbishop and aides were attacked while moving through pews. The guard accompanied the prelate, who was stabbed twice by an attacker. Police described it as an Armenian opposition incident tied to calls for reestablishment of the old Armenian republic.
The article notes two Japanese factions over Manchukuo and Manchuria. Yosuke Matsuoka explains differing views on diplomacy versus force. Uprisings and international reactions shape Japan's stance as it pursues its course in Asia.
The medical profession promotes Thoxine as a doctor’s prescription treatment for coughs and sore throats. It claims internal infection requires internal care, unlike surface gargles and syrups. Thoxine supposedly relieves congestion reduces fever and restores barking cough to normal for 33 cents at your drug store.
Neal Glen Bowman, 30, member of the Bowman brothers gang, escaped from the state hospital for the criminal in Lima Ohio on December 25. He locked an attendant and four other patients in a tuberculosis ward, sealed the walls with no fire hose, and menaced staff with a pistol. Using the attendant Frank Devoe’s keys he accessed the firehouse and is believed to have fled in another attendant’s automobile.
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