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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1932
Page
4
The article notes a decisive primary day in a state, with voters choosing in fifty five counties for legislature and governorship, influencing political liberalism and tax burdens on small property owners and firms. It discusses Germany’s reparations and Hoover era relief, noting Germany’s stance on future payments and debt obligations.
A Parsons report details new gold bearing rock discoveries near the county seat across the river. Analysts estimate $156 a ton, sparking optimism for a profitable mining venture and potential employment for unemployed workers if true bonafide operations can be started.
An assembled group of World War I veterans drafted a petition to Congress calling for repeal of broad pension expenditures for those without war disabilities and a reduction of at least 450 million dollars. The piece argues for responsible reform, warns of national credit risk, and urges presidential and legislative action to curb perceived pension abuses and restore public trust. The editorial also notes spring imagery and contrasts political excess with popular demand for leadership.
In a county prison, a warder described as pivot point sent two letters demanding large sums and threatening harm to the Lindbergh home and child. One note asked for $50,000, the other $150,000, promising to return the baby if paid but threatening dynamite or injury if not. The motive cited was dissatisfaction with his job as warder.
White Plains New York May 10 Dr Hastings H Hart a Brookfield native and brother of Albert Bushnell Hart of Harvard University died here yesterday at age 80 He was a consultant in the Russell Sage Foundation's delinquency and penology department and a nationally known prison reform leader His war period studies in 1917 1918 covered social institutions in West Virginia South Carolina Florida Alabama and Mississippi.
The article links Fall’s continued confinement under a $100,000 judgment with his claimed poverty and a foreclosed Three Rivers ranch. It recalls his prison time, a possible interview refusal, and a 72 year old man’s fate. Separate from this, crowds flooded Elysee Palaces as Paul Doumer’s assassinated body lay draped, while guard routines protected killer Gorgulov amid somber processions.
American minister to Sweden J M Morehead told a senate committee he supports a government controlled liquor system with state option. He testified with state department consent and said he would vote dry again if needed. He proposed a Swedenlike monopoly with allotment books to manage sales.
The home of Clarence Pennman a working man at Adena near here was dynamited early today. Pennman his wife and son escaped injuries though the blast blew out windows and rocked the house. Officials attribute the explosion to intimidation attempts against miners at the Somers mine of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
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