February 9, 1952.
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Aftermath of the 1928 Boom GLIMPSES FROM THE NEW WORLD (From our Correspondent)
NEW YORK (Vaz Dias. federal judge has handed down what is consider ed one of the largest financial decisions against any individual in history. The defendant in the civil law suit is Harrison Williams, powerful utilities executive, whose fashionable wife is well known as one of the best dressed women in America according to the annual contest for that title. The judge found that Mr. Williams owes trustees in one of his corporations some 25. 000. 000. On the other hand, if the verdict is upheld by the Supreme court, Mr. Williams will receive more than 68. 000 shares of North American Company and these shares are estimated at a value of between 000. 000 and 000. 000. This would leave Mr.
Williams receiving the short end of the bargain to the tune of at least 17. 000. 000. The law suit has been in the courts since 1945 but the events it refers to go back to the hey day of the 1927 29 boom and subsequent collapse.
rainmaking efforts of the city of New York have proved successful too successful in fact. While the city water reservoirs have filled up to overflowing from the dangerously low levels of past seasons the city has also been swamped with a deluge of law suits from neighboring regions which not only harbor New York reservoir lakes but are favorite summer resorts for the sweltering city slickers as well. Just before Christmas the city was presented with a bagful of 117 lawsuits asking for a total of 500, 000 in damages mostly on the ground that the rainmaking caused an abnormally wet summer sca son which rained out both New York vacationers and hotel owner profits.
tors. the first opera specially written for television which had its world premiere on Christmas Eve, may be shown again in the near future at the overwhelming JANUARY 26, 1952.
request of the public. The opera was inspired by Hieronymus Bosch 15th tical materials including copper, nickel century painting The Adoration of the and bronze remain in short supply Such Magi. To the musical background of a large coin users as the Automats and small chamber Orchestra, the cast of six department stores every morning are hav. gave a moving rendition of the story ing a difficult time obtaining the neces crowned by a 12 year old soprano, Chet sary quantity of coins from their bank Allen, who in first television appearance which itself is being rationed by the Fe acted and sang the part of the poor deral Reserve Bank. This situation has led crippled boy in whose house the three to an elaborate system of coin exchange Magi stop at night on their way to the between banks themselves. If Bank manger. As he tenders his crutches to is short of dimes but happens to have the three wise men as a tribute to the plenty of nickels or quarters it may trade holy child, the miracle happens and the coins with neighbor Bank where the boy can walk reverse is the case. In addition, department stores are asked to refrain from British Guiana Undecidpricing their merchandise at 98 cents. 2, 89 and similar broken figures.
ed About Federation. WHERE ABOUTS The British Vice Consulate in Limon requires information concerning the whereabouts or fate of HENRY RICHARDS large Family WILMINGTON (Vaz Dias. In con section with the Government Anti Trust suit against the Du Pont industrial Empire. the triumvirate of Du Pont brothers heading the concern has been required by the government to name each living person considered by you as a member of the Du Pont family. The Du Pont attorneys have now come up with a list containing 2000 relatives, living and deceased and including relatives by marriage.
The Du Pont brothers who apparently are clan conscious, compiled the list ten years ago, long before the Government instituted court action to force the Du Pont interests to sell their vast holdings in General Motors After debating the issue of federation of the British Caribbean for three days, the British Guiana Legislative Council adjourned indef initely without reaching a decision.
Motion before the house was that the principle of federation be accepted and all the non official members of the chamber form a committee to consider the specific recommendation of the Standing Closer Association Committee in detail.
One amendment urging acceptance of the principle but rejection of the SCAC report, and another urging a constituent assembly to draft a federal constitution with Dominion status, were put forward.
Eleven members spoke on the subject before the adjournment.
It is rumoured that he died, but no reliability in the case.
Television comes of age in Menotti Opera Coin Shortage WASHINGTON (Vaz Dias. serious shortage of metal coins has induced some American banks to offer premiums of as much as per 100 coins. The coin pinch became less stringent around Christmas when millions of Americans dug into their piggy banks. The situation ins expected to change as long as cri NEW York (Vaz Dias. Gian Carlo Menotti Amahl and the Night Visi11 it rains, it pours NEW YORK (Vaz Dias. Recent Productores Unidos de Cacao, Ltda.
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