23 Dec 1933
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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1933
Page
1
Pope Pius urged universal prayer amid wary world to seek peace and stable currency. The article cites his call to pray first, then pray again, as nations ponder gold backed monetary reform and continued inflation debates.
The Sentinel will omit Monday December 25 edition in observance of Christmas Day. The next regular issue will appear Tuesday evening December 26.
Samuel Insull former American utilities operator filed an appeal with Greece's supreme state council against the government decision requiring him to depart by January 31. His policy residence permit extension was denied, while the U.S. has not indicated its next move regarding charges tied to the collapse of his utilities holdings.
Elkins reports Lieut Ralph N Read of Langley Field Va bailed out after his army plane stalled and burned in West Virginia. He walked about twenty hours through a desolate area before reaching a farm house on a state route and was then transported 40 miles by auto to Elkins. Read, 24, a member of the 37th Pursuit Squadron, was en route from Langley Field to Selfridge Field Mich when the engine failed and he parachuted to safety. He said the height of the jump is unknown.
Plainsville Connecticut reports that Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, John and Florence Trumbull Coolidge, and their new daughter Cynthia will celebrate Christmas together. In Weston, seventeen CCC members escaped serious injury when their truck rolled down a 15 foot bank into a creek after the driver dozed at the wheel.
Philadelphia reports Lessing J. Rosenwald millionaire Sears chairman said a man demanded $30,000 threatening bodily harm. Police arrested William Schultze 34 near the spot in a second extortion case connected to Rosenwald.
New York on December 23 reports a short trading session with profit taking among buoyant gainers. The day’s close was irregular after transfers approached 750000 shares as traders paused for Christmas.
Washington witnesses tell the senate banking committee that the Guardian group of Detroit banks paid dividends far beyond earnings to bolster public confidence amid the Detroit banking collapse. A June 14 1932 letter from Alfred P Leyburn to the comptroller of the currency is read, noting the practice and defending it as stabilizing.
After a four hour and twenty minute deliberation, Judge A J Valentine dismissed the jury in the Andry A Boylen murder case at Parsons Tucker county. Boylen claimed self defense in the shooting of Clarence L Nestor on Nestors farm near Bull Run last October. He remains jailed without bail pending a second trial at the March term. One Nestor brother testified for Boylen while another brother helped fund his lawyer fees. Attorney Eugene Sommerville represents Boylen.
Summit New Jersey December 23 A panel of state officials and a New York observer opened an inquiry into alleged cruel discipline at the Arthur Sunshine Home for Blind Babies led by superintendent Gladys Kraeuter. Accusations include taping mouths binding wrists lashing with towels and locking soap in a cake.
Leipzig Germany December 23 Marinus van der Lubbe a Dutch bricklayer was sentenced to be executed for starting the Reichstag fire last February. The court found treason, while four other defendants were acquitted. The trial spanned sessions at the scene, with van der Lubbe insisting he acted alone. The others maintained innocence.
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