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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1937
Page
5
Delinquent tax sale notice from December 1937 for non payment in West Virginia. Property details are incomplete but indicate parcels sold to satisfy taxes. Purchaser and retained details are partially read from the fragmentary text.
Tax sale list records properties in Taylor dated December 1997 for non payment of taxes. It lists the land description, quantity, amount charged, and names of the individuals charged with taxes as well as the purchasers and local description of the sold land.
About 120,000 workers joined a general strike crippling subway and bus service. Water, gas, and electric systems ran on reserves as the capital ground to a halt. Military authorities prepared troops in readiness at barracks surrounding Paris.
A miscaptioned photo linked Senator Bilbert Thomas of Utah to a claim by Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma. He allegedly announced that the Senate agricultural committee authorized a resolution to request the Federal Reserve Board raise price levels to 1926 and keep them there, effectively cheapening the dollar by 22 cents. Separate reports describe Paris strike disruptions and municipal actions affecting transit and services amid wage debates.
Mrs. Odie E. Staltzman prominent in church work and social activities died in Parkerburg on December 29. Also noted are minor injuries from a car accident near Philadelphia and a separate report about Philadelphia gas plant politics and a proposed 50 cent gas rate by United Gas.
A three alarm blaze at Jersey City's Plaza Hotel endangered hundreds in the 80-story building. Firefighters rescued guests and residents using ladders and nets. several people were hospitalized including a man trapped on a smoke-filled floor.
In a Springfield case, 36 defendants in a Notte spiracy trial were sentenced to four years in prison in a series of Illinois coal field bombings tied to inter union strife. Judge Briggle denied a new trial, calling the pervasive disorder rampant and criticizing officers for failing to uphold state laws.
The Southern Railway company applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to issue 1,298,200 no par value common shares in exchange for outstanding shares. The public holds Southern Railway stock with a par value total of $189,820,000.
A Liberal party figure in Japan has been jailed amid allegations of ties to a pro tetarian faction. The ruling case centers on alleged influence and political connections within the party leadership and government.
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