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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1936

Page

4

Missing Sir Henry Severinge Mystery Unfolds At Abbey Lake

Eric Colindale and James search Sir Henry Severinge’s monastery house and lake isle for clues after his mysterious disappearance. Lady Severinge fears scandal as the twin sisters Sylvia and Marian face an eerie quiet in the grand estate.

Jack Reid Henry Severinge Reid James Hilda Severinge Eric Colindale Sir Henry Severinge Colindale Buler Eric Marian Sylvia Grey Joan Cake Wau

Roosevelt’s Bold Policy Spurs Close Public Oversight

The passage highlights a deeply imbued national well being spirit and calls the Roosevelt innovation one of the most far reaching. It stresses the need for closest supervision by the people to ensure proper implementation and accountability.

Church Stances Stir Anger Over Edward Abdication

A critical take on how the English church, Canterbury leaders, and the abdicated king Edward VIII sparked global anger with their intolerance during the Wallis Simpson affair. The piece argues for tolerance and questions the church’s timing and backing of personal morality over public duty.

Edward Wallis Simpson Edward Canterbury British Empire Kingdom of Heaven England

Treasury’s new policy of retiring gold inflows

The article discusses the governments early move toward managed credit by retiring gold inflows to curb inflation. It explains how gold reserves underpin deposits and loans, and how gold exports force banks to retrench, tightening credit and risking economic distress. The piece weighs potential benefits against dangers if mismanaged and stresses cautious administration.

Treasury

Renunciation themes in Windsor drama and human sacrifice

The article surveys David Windsor's renunciation drama and links it to a long history of self sacrifice in science, arts, and social reform. It extols heroes from Galileo to Lindbergh and Lincoln, and highlights ordinary acts of kindness as lasting contributions to humanity.

New York World-Telegram David Windsor Windsor Galileo Father Damien Molokai Sir Wilfred Grenfell Labrador Jesse Lazear Cuba Pasteur, Koch Mme Marco Polo Admiral Byrd Lindy Owen Liebknecht Jaues Debs Stressmann Briand Lincoln Woodrow Wilson Rembrant Mozart Schubert Shelley Byron Rupert Brooke Joan of Arc Jola Luther

Noted Editor Brisbane Dies After Long Career

Roosevelt sent sympathy to Brisbane's daughter Mrs Sarah Brisbane McCrary as ceremonies noted his decades of service. Hearst called Brisbane the greatest journalist of his day. His syndicated column This Week and To day gained wide appeal for its clear, forceful phrasing.

Roosevelt Brisbane Sarah Brisbane McCrary William Randolph Hearst Hearst

Newspaper editor dies with funeral set at St Bartholomews

Buffalo native and former Sun writer, managing editor of the New York World, then head of the New York Journal owned by Hearst in 1897, to be honored with public funeral Monday at 10 a.m. at St Bartholomew's church on Perk Avenue and 50th Street. Widowed Brisbane survives with five children: Seward and daughters Mrs McCrary Emily Alice and Elinor Brisbane.

Buffalo N.Y The Sun New York World New York Journal Hearst St. Bartholomew's Church Perk Avenue 50Th Street Brisbane Seward

Belington Native Phil Campbell Laid To Rest

Belington and Grace Fischer survive. Campbell active in Masonic circles for years. Former master of Grafton lodge No. 15 A F and A M in 1930. Also in Demolay commandery Knights Templar and Shriner. Funeral at 2 tomorrow at 101 Beech Street with First Presbyterian officiating. Interment Shinnston Masonic cemetery with Knights Templar escort. Pallbearers named. body to be moved to residence tonight. Masons to meet at 12:30 at No. 16 lodge rooms for funeral procession.

Grafton Lodge Knights Templar Mr. Campbell Henry G. Harter J. F. Stafford Blair Mugrler J. P. Fordyce John Beally J. 8. Copp Richard Kelly No. 16 Masonic Temple

Party Chiefs Weigh Relief and NRA Policy Ahead

Congress faces a budget squeeze and a divisive fight over relief spending. President Roosevelt returns from a peace mission as decisions loom on extending relief to June and extending stabilization funds and devaluation powers. Advisors expect no immediate NRA industrial proposals, with a decision deferred to later in the session.

Europe Roosevelt South America Congress Tain Harry L. Hopkins NRA

What’s What at a Gornce Inggnton

Charles P Stewart argues that the United Mine Workers spent about 469,669 dollars supporting Roosevelt’s campaign. He notes this may be indirect funding from allied groups led by John L. Lewis, and asks if Lewis aims to form a new labor party or realign politics through industrial union leadership.

Charles P. Stewart Central Press Washington, D. C Agustine Lonergan United Mine Workers of America United Mine Workers UMW John L. Lewis Augustine Lonergan Lonergan Lewis Roosevelt

Youre Telling Me! A jokey snapshot from William Ritt

The column blends quick quips on age Social Security Spanish Civil War counts a crowd of foreigners, Indiamans boasting a motto, divorce jurisprudence, glare from headlights, Mae West jokes removed, and Christmas mischief. A playful, satirical roundup with local flavor and puns.

Spain

Holiday Toll Near Holiday Toll Etteville

Collision report notes a large car and a bus involved near a Holiday Toll area. Details are fragmented but indicate a roadway incident with injuries likely and authorities responding to the scene. Names, exact locations, and times are unreadable in the clipped text.

Etteville

Welch George Criswell Killed In Automobile Bicycle Crash

The report notes Welch George Criswell at his telegraph messenger post hurried home when an automobile struck the bicycle he rode, killing him. The article also cites two McDowell county residents with serious injuries in holiday accidents and details injuries to Louise Thompson and Goldie Branch.

Welch George Criswell McDowell County Louise Thompson Goldie

Winchester Men Involved In Auto Crash After Body Removal

Fred Afflick and Homer Hook of Winchester helped State Policeman Bayless load Newlin’s body into an ambulance but were struck by a car driven by Thomas G. Scully, a Winchester attorney. Bayless injured and hospitalized. Scully arrested. Second crash occurred an hour later in Virginia territory north of Winchester. Afflick, a truck driver and volunteer firefighter, with Grubbs, and Scully were released on bond.

Martinsburg Hers Winchester Dewey Newlin I. N. Grubbs Sub Roemer Sere Fred Afflick Homer Hook R. E. Bayless Newlin Thomas G. Scully Bayless Scully Virginia Afflick Grubbs

Pope Pius nefarmed the Lanc oe suffers old age infirmity

Vatican sources say Pope Pius nefrmad the Lanc oe is in both legs with complications from old age, three weeks after the event. He remains determined to carry on and aims to appear before the faithful at Easter, weather permitting.

Vatican

Rome Peaceful Sleep Amid Unclear Messages

Fragmentary report notes Rome sleeping more peacefully after a cryptic missive to a physicist urging quiet for another month. Sources say his rest improved following a strenuous reception, though details remain murky and the context unclear.

Rome

Christmas Story Fragment Continues Across Pages

Fragmentary OCR lines describe a Christmas narrative continuation involving royalty, succession to a king named George, and a reader recounting the nativity from scripture. The text appears to be from a church or period piece page, with garbled names and broken phrases.

George Iby

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