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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1939

Page

5

Evening Radio Program Schedule Listing

A detailed daily radio lineup lists programs and sponsorships from 9:15 to 10:00 PM including Music Box Revue Sunshine Sisters Sun Varieties and Rock Cliff Musical Moments with associated sponsors Pocahontas Fuel Bluefield Home Co and Brown and Williamson Tobacco Co.

Woman's Radio Journal Chicago Fae Coce Ae E Boys Cortesee Co Music Box Revue K Purn oca-Cola Bottling Co Sunshine Sisters Ouse Purn SUN SE Varieties Sun Rise Botti Co Id Supply Co Rock Cliff Rock Mineral Springs Bluefield Urn Pocahontas Fuel House Porn. Co Ray Block Judge Scott Colonial Theatre Johnson's Brown and Williamson Tobacco Co Hollywood Frank Small Feuchtenberger Bakeries

Radio Schedule Fragment Highlights NBC CBS and ABC Lineup

The document lists a dense 1950s era radio schedule with program titles and coast to coast network tags. It notes 5:30 p m to 6:15 p m blocks featuring The Affairs of Anthony It Happened in Hollywood The Dinning Sisters and more.

Jack Aggeveing Pho-West East Kitty Keeney Nbcred-West Anthony Nbc-Wjz Hollywood Cbs-Wabe Cing Music Orchest Mbs-Chain Nbc-Went East J. Johnston Bariton Nbc Red-West Tom Mix Cbs-Wabc J. Hynd Nbees Billy and Betty Cbs-Midwest Gus Lazaro Edwin C. Hill Cbs-Wabcbasic Malcolm Claire Nbe-Weaf Judith Arlen Nbeweaf Pons Music Orches Nbc-Wijz H. V. Kaltenborn Li'l Abner Lowell Thomas Nbc-Wiz Nbc-Blue-Midwest Fulton Lewis, Jr F. Waring Nbc-Weat East Easy Aces Amos ‘N’ Andy Cbs-Chain-West Fulton Lewis Were-Wlap Nbcweaf Mr. Keen Michael Loring

Broadcasting Schedule Fragment with Music Orchestras

Radio listing shows multiple networks and programs including Dancing Music Orchestra and The Jazz Etudes Orchestra. Entries cover time blocks from 7:30 to after 2, with shows on CBS WABC NBC WEA? and others, featuring Variety, News, and musical performances.

Cbs-Wabc Mbs-Wor Weafonly KSTP Nbc-Red-Chain Wijz-Ww Kogen Orch Nbc-Blue-C Cbs- Dixie Sam Baker Mbs-Chain Elmer Davis Cbs Nbc G. Swing the Johnson Singer Mbs Wjz Bing Crosby CBS Workshop Cbs-Wabe Raymond G. Swing Mbe-Chain Cbswabe Vicki Chase Nbe H. Weber Nbewear-East Fred Waring Mabc-Red-West Dancing Music Orc Nbce-Wjz Paul Sullivan Cbs-Wabceast Cbs-West Dancing Music Orchestra Nbcchain Aa Sullivan Cbs-Midwest

Officials Check Up On Machines In West Virginia Coal Pits

Charleston officials report mixed effects of mechanization on coal mines. State mines chief N P Rhinehart notes no conclusive proof of job losses, while citing downward revisions in employment and rising machine production: Monongalia 87.5 percent with 3,330 workers in nine months 1939. Marion 42.2 percent with 10,783 workers in nine months 1939. By 1939 machines load 27.90 percent of state output.

Charleston W. Va State Mines Department N. P. Rhinehart West Virginia Monongalia H. G. Houtz

WPA To Assume Share Of Sewing Room Expenses

Charleston December 6. The department of public assistance says it is ready to assume a portion of sponsoring WPA sewing rooms if other reliable agencies provide the rest. Two projects at St Marys and Wheeling have been released for operation under the new setup, with the state now seeking releases of others as funds come from co sponsors. The state previously contributed $6 per worker monthly. under the new plan the state will pay $2 per worker and the co sponsor supplies the remaining $4 or equivalent in supplies or accommodations.

Charleston W. Va Department of Public Assistance WPA Joeph R. Blackburn St. Marys Wheeling State Department Blackburn

Richmond Poll Favors Dewey for President in Virginia

A Richmond Republican poll shows strong Dewey support with comparisons to Teddy Roosevelt and indications of an early Virginia GOP convention possibly in March. Some observers expect Dewey and Taft to be a potent ticket as discussions unfold.

New Yorker Virginia Richmond Dewey Teddy” Roosevelt Virginia G. O. P Taft

Shooting match at White Kitchen for turkeys and hams

An all day shooting event will be held at White Kitchen on Saturday to win turkeys chickens and hams. Participants target poultry prizes and local residents are invited to attend.

White Kitchen

Virginia Sidelights Senior Guild Meeting Planned

St. Mary's Senior Guild will meet at the home of Mrs. George Wiker on Thursday December 7 at 8 p m Election of officers will be held at this meeting.

St. Mary's George Wiker

Santa Claus Visits Bluefield Girl on Christmas Eve

A Bluefield Virginia girl asks her mother to make sandwiches and hot coffee for Santa as Old St Nick climbs the chimney on Christmas Eve. The Virginia toll on highways for the year is 655. In 1938 Virginia roads saw 690 deaths in auto and truck accidents. Seven people were killed in Virginia over the past weekend.

Bluefield Santa Claus Old St. Nick Virginia

Mrs Crowe Interprets Ethel Vance Novel in Palmer Hall

Mrs William Crowe Jr wife of the First Presbyterian pastor Bluefield West Virginia presented a graceful dramatic reading of Ethel Vance Escape Tuesday evening in Palmer hall Virginia Side sponsored by Graham High School PTA and drew favorable comment from attendees

Ethel

Christmas street lights and trees brighten towns

Christmas lighting trimmings arrived by express and will be arranged soon. The Christmas light display attracted wide notice last year. Most cities and towns have begun decorating for the holiday season. Gratton, Virginia, donates an evergreen used as the Community Christmas tree. The tree was set out a year ago and was gifted by Mrs L Dunningan.

Ee Va L. Dunningan Gratton

Falling Weather ForeCast Hints at Old Timer Wednesday

Weather note predicts chilling conditions with windy skies and possible frost as Old Timer Wednesday plans proceed. Local forecaster cautions residents to layer up and check windows before evening events.

Group Called to Meet to Discuss Yale Plans

Mayor Carl E. eyes a 7:30 pm meeting in Jack Baldwin’s office to launch the Community Christmas tree program with attendees including Ray Barnett, P. R. Bates, Murry Pope, J. M. Baldwin, C. P. Painter, T. A. Osborne, J. H. Hufford, and several residents. The aim is a bigger and better Christmas tree event this year.

Carl E Jack Baldwin Ray Barnett P. R. Bates Murry Pope J. M. Baldwin C. P. Painter T. A. Osborne J. H. Hufford Pearl Hale H. H. Gill J. W. Dickenson Ken Greiser J. H. Hodnett A. B. Hendricks George Miller

Midway Christian Church Calls Pastor

The congregation of Midway Christian Church called Rev. B. Gillespie for their pastor. the call was accepted. Gillespie will assume the pastorate immediately, succeeding the late Rev. W. M. Snead. He lives in Bluefield Virginia and has preached at Cliffield and other places.

Joe Janutolo Virginia Avenue Reynolds Avenue The Midway Christianen B. Gillespie Gillespie Midway Christian Church W. M. Snead Bluefield Cliffield

Roll Call Exceeds As Red Cross Response Outpaces Last Year

The report notes a strong local response to the Red Cross drive led by Mrs. W. DB senior play events fill the Graham High School with a packed house for both this evening and Friday.

Red Cross W. DB Bluefield Graham High School

Two Men Admit Bank Robbery in Ohio Town

Two men confessed to taking part in a $3,063 robbery of the Senecaville First National Bank in Senecaville Ohio. Lawrence Curtis 28 of Weirton West Virginia and James Fife 20 of Hollidays Cove West Virginia identified by Col Lynn Black of the state highway patrol as the suspects were jailed after statements to West Virginia state police.

Lynn Black State Highway Patrol Senecaville Corp. C Knight

Four in daylight bank hold up tied to earlier robberies

Four men took part in a daylight holdup in Senecaville with a wrecked car found nearby. State police searched for four men who robbed a Circleville bank of 11500, with a similar vehicle reported west of Gallip. Investigators theorize the Circleville bandits may be the same as those who hit Columbus and Gallion banks last summer.

Knight Pife Senecaville Circleville Gallip Black Columbus Gallion

Guards Break Up Attempted Escape at Lansing Penitentiary

Gunfire halted an escape by 12 state convicts as guards and officers held as hostages near the prison wall. One officer was roughed but not seriously harmed. the 12 hostages remained unharmed. In Tokio, snakes are consumed daily for alleged health cures.

Lansing Kas State Penitentiary Ey Sanders

Kresge Gives Christmas Gift to All Employees

The Kresge company will give a Christmas bonus to all 175 Bluefield employees based on length of service. Each person will receive about 25 percent more than the total for 1938. Regular employees will be remembered with the gift.

Kresge Weere Bluefield

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