WHIS Christmas Party to Broadcast From Granada Theatre
WHIS and city talent prepare an eight hour radio stage revue to raise funds for Bluefield Toys for the Kiddies. The 1940 program features Why the Chimes Rang by Gibson Morrissey, a modern Dickens Christmas Carol, a 20-voice choir, and performances from local and area groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granada Theatre
Bluefield
Santa Claus
Gibson Morrissey
WHIS
Whis Players
Norma Lee Alley
Charles Dickens
Barnes Nash
Ebenezer Scrooge
England
Lindsey Alley
Stuart O'Dell
Morley
John Cary Shott
Bob Crachet
Tom Stewart
Scrooge
Barney Nash
Aletta Jo Looney
Aletta Jo
Barney
Bluefield Impressioro
Mr. Morrissey
Christmas Party Radio Spectacular Featuring Fiddlin Chief and Cast
A centerpiece WHIS holiday broadcast showcases Fiddlin Chief Sasafras and a large lineup including the Five Keys, Buskirk Brothers, Myles Foland, Vee Bolton, Vivian Bolton, Roy J. Hill, Mamie Lyles, and many more in eight hours of variety. Hosts and announcers from WHIS guide interludes, with performances from Carmen Carter and a full parade of bands, clubs, and guest stars through the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiddlin’ Chief
Sasafras
Barefoot Boy
Five Keys
Buskirk Brothers
Myles Foland
Vee Bolton
Melody Shop
Vivian Bolton
Roy J. Hill
Lee Moore
Juanita
Mamie Lyles
Barney Nash
Aletta Jo Looney
Stuart O'Dell
Donald Duck
Mortimer Snerd
Dream Pedlar
Lindsay Alley
WHIS
Melvin Barnett
Your American Music Highlights on WHIS
A nostalgic look at Jessie Bartlett Davis shaping the 1880 Robin Hood aria Oh Promise Me for a star turn. The WHIS noon program features Mercer McHugh songs, Singin Sam’s Refreshment Time, and staff anecdotes from Bluefield State College events.
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America
WHIS
Jessie Bartlett Davis
Reginald de Koven
Miss Davis
de Koven
Melvin Barnett
Singin
Sam
Mercer-McHugh
Coca-Cola Betting Company
Noted author and journalist Frank Parker Stockbridge dies
Stockbridge Massachusetts reports the death of 70 year old Frank Parker Stockbridge, noted author and journalist founder and editor of the American Home Magazine. He had suffered heart disease and had editorial roles with several New York papers including the old Evening Mail Globe and Herald. Survived by Bertha Edson Lay Stockbridge, widow, writer, and daughter Janet.
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Stockbridge
Mass
Frank Parker Stockbridge
American Home Magazine
New York
New York Evening Mail
The
New York Globe
New York Herald
Walter Hines
Page
Preston Woodrow Wilson
Bertha Edson Lay Stockbridge
Janet
Survive
Rail man dies after long C O K railway service
Huntington West Virginia December seven John Lewis aged seventy longtime employee and foreman of the locomotive department of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway company died today after forty two years with the firm.
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Huntington
W. Va
John Lewis
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Bible Class Presents Old Fashioned Christmas Program
Mrs. J. E. Clark's Bible class at Trinity Methodist Church hosts an Old Fashioned Christmas program this evening at 7 30 featuring call to worship prayers hymns and a suite of solos duets quartets and readings by Mrs. J. E. Clark Mrs. Barnes Ratcliff Virginia Danner B K Willis Sheffey Massey Sally Francis Irene Norris Elma Gillespie Agnes Hetherington Virginia Smith Joe Davidson and others under the church piano organ and violin ensembles.
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J. E. Clark
Trinity Methodist Church
E. E. Wiley
Barnes Ratcliff
Virginia Danner
B. K. Willis
Sheffey Massey
Virginia Smith
Adeste Fideles
Radio Schedule Highlights Busy Day of Musical Programs
A dense list of radio segments spans morning to evening with various programs. Notable entries include White's Quartette, Echoes of Screen, Frankie Master and Orchestra, Richard Himber Orchestra, Jungle Jim, and the Hymn Singer, with times ranging from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. across multiple sponsors and venues.
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White
Church OF
Richard Himber
Three Little Jimmys Chosen For WHIS Christmas Party
The 1940 WHIS Christmas party selects Timmy Breth of Bluefield, Jimmy Bobbitt of Bluefield, and Charles Kane of Princeton as finalists after auditions. They will perform in acts including Little Jimmy and Look What Santa Brought, with musical numbers and a Dickens Carol. Mrs. Louise Phillips provides the music with her Solovox.
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Morrissey
Faye Porterfield Tibbs
Spencer Armstead
C. G. Harris
Elizabeth Warlick Nabors
Sybil Cartwright
Evangeline Donohue
Katherine Peck
Virinia Snyder
Marie Jesee
Rs. Crocket Thompson
Aletta Jo Looney
Dan Bradshaw
H. 8. Ray
Dick Morgan
Isy Small
Roger Harris
Myles Foland
Henry Fortune
Roy J. Hill
Frank Walters
Fred Sanders
Jimmy Young
B. W. Dillon
Bob Lazenby
Jimmy Bobbitt
Little Brother
Charles Kane
Pedro
Norma Lee Alley
Tom Stewart
J. Lindsey Alley
J. S. Phillips
Solovox
Fanny Barret
Miss Barret
Singing Mothers
The
Harry's P.T. A
Glee Club
Concord College
Athens
Ralph FE. Klingensmith
Concord Commanders
Timmy Breth
Bluefield
Princeton
Jimmy
Billy
Louise Phillips
Invasion Plans Revealed in Greek Documents
Athens reports Greek government says documents found in Italian Alpine division HQ files show plans for invasion of Greece. A October 21 and October 26 directive attributed to General Mario Ciroti urged Alpine officers to surprise Greek troops and use precautions.
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Athens
Italy
Greece
Mario Ciroti
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