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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1932
Page
5
John C. Terry reports Borah saying world gold is concentrated in two nations and that lifting armament burdens is unlikely. He urges understanding mass restlessness and warns tariffs alone won’t settle payments, urging European leaders to seek a common solution or risk worsening conditions as the Lusan e conference forecasts failure.
Defender Clarence Darrow urged Governor Judd to grant a full pardon for the Massie defendants after their ten year sentences were commuted to one hour. Massie Lieut Thos. H. Massie Albert O. Jones and E. J. Lord, all convicted in Kahahawai killing, faced restored citizenship only with a pardon. Darrow argued the defendants deserved citizenship despite punishment.
Major John H. Cohen rises from printer to publisher of the Atlanta Journal and now serves as United States senator. His career spans journalism from the Augusta Chronicle to the Atlanta Journal over 42 years, plus service as a major in the Spanish American War. He aided civic projects including highway ventures and opera week in Atlanta, and founded the Lee School of Journalism at Washington and Lee University. He is a prominent social figure and head of the Piedmont Driving Club.
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