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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1937

Page

2

Countess Renounces U S Citizenship Over Tax Ties

The New York report states Countess Haugwitz von Reventlow, heiress to a vast Woolworth fortune, renounces U S citizenship to avoid ongoing tax complications for her dual nationality. She appeared in federal court and cited legal issues affecting her and her 22 month old son Lance. The move follows commentary by former diplomat James W. Gerard on potential permanent residence abroad.

New York Haugwitz von ‘Reventlow Woolworth Morris Greenbaum Labor Sudit Bureau Treasury United States Barbaya Hutton Lance London James W. Gerard Germany

Notable figures named for honorary service invites

A long list of prominent individuals from politics industry film and philanthropy were invited to serve as honorary figures. Names include Col Theodore Roosevelt Jr Cecil B DeMille Edward Duffield Frank Gannon Mrs Ogden Reid Gen Harbord John Trumbull James Harbord Frank Lowden Sewell Avery Stanley Easton Helen Zwick William Reed W M Cadbourne Harper Sibley Francis Rivers Orville Bullington Charles Collins Rabbi Louis Wolsey and others with former leaders Hoover Law Knox and Dawes also named as invitees.

Wisconsin Col Theodore Roosevelt New York Cecil B. DeMille Edward M. Duffield New Jersey Prudential Life Insurance Company Frank E. Gannett Publiqher Ogden M. Reid New York Herald-Tribune Harbord John H. Trumbull Connecticut James G. Harbord Radio Corporation of America Frank O. Lowden Illinois Sewell Avery Chicago Montgomery Ward & Co Stanley A. Easton Coeur D'Alene Idaho St. Joseph Huntley L. Spaulding Rochester New Hampshire Helen C. Zwick University of Missouri William G. Reed Seattle W. M. Caadbourne Harper Sibley Francis E. Rivers Orville Bullington Wichita Falls Texas Charles E. Collins Kit Carson Colo American Livestock Association Louis Wolsey Philadelphia Hamilton Herbert Hoover Alf M. Law Frank Knox Landon Charles G. Dawes

Pharmacy Robbery At Bluefield Nursing Jeffries Pharmacy

Thieves entered the Jeffries Pharmacy in Bluefield and stole $30 in currency and a large quantity of narcotics from owner C. L. Jeffries. The incident occurred in December with details limited to the stated loss.

Bluefield Jeffries Pharmacy C. L. Jeffries

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