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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1932
Page
4
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From Britain to Brazil and Italy to Romania, Christmas traditions span the globe as economies shift. The New Jersey Burns case, a proposed state commission, and debt negotiation methods draw debate while Ottawa tariff shifts affect Canadian grain and US ports.
A garbled OCR page fragment lists across clues and scattered text about a Bible copy for legislators, Chicago crime, highway taxes, and state regulatory powers. The passage cites Senator Watkins and Wheeling papers, arguing for tax relief, budget cuts, and broader state control over motor trucks and rates.
The mayor questions whether the state owes anything to the convict, framing the issue as a debate over accountability and responsibility in the case.
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch notes West Virginia limited bank failures in the year ending October 41 with four of five liquidated banks restored and the fifth paying 90 cents on the dollar. Over eleven and a half years ending June 30 1932 WV had few of 10 104 US bank suspensions and most were not WV institutions, underscoring a relatively sound banking system despite individual losses.
The Nation joins the American Civil Liberties Union and eleven distinguished Americans in sending a protest to the Georgia Prison Commission. They demand an explanation of alleged inhuman practices observed in the state’s camps and call for reform.
John L. Spivak details in his book and documents alleged brutal practices in Georgia prisons and camps. He cites stocks, barrels, stretching, and other tortures, plus abuse of sick inmates and denied medical care, prompting a push for state action and possible federal court appeal.
Hilda Shaw a 28 year old school teacher confessed to police that she forged her father's name on certificates of deposit in Marietta banks to obtain money spent on trips for a boyfriend.
Notice states that on about December 31 1932 an application will be filed with pardon attorney A G Jenkins in Charleston for the pardon of Phillip Micciche convicted of First Degree Murder at the February Term 1924 of the Circuit Court of Taylor County and sentenced to life imprisonment in the West Virginia Penitentiary.
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