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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1941

Page

15

Three Patrolmen To Be Appointed To Charleston Force

Mayor Dawson expects at least two policemen and possibly three to join the Charleston force once an eligibility list is received from the civil service commission. The delay stems from FBI clearance for a tested group. Vacancies arise from two retirements, with a third position possible before July 1 if the budget allows.

Charleston Dawson Civil Service Commission FBI Washington St. Joseph

Theaters Present A Busy Schedule Of Films And Features

The theaters announce a packed lineup with Marjorie Weaver Ted North Ned Sparks in For Beauty's Sake added Bare Facts and Figures six act stage revue American Beauties plus Billy the Kid in technicolor with Herbert Taylor Brian Donlevy and Mary Howard Movie Information Please with Alice Marble MGM cartoon Virginian That Hamilton Woman with Vivien Leigh Laurence Olivier Alan Mowbray Hollywood Steps Out a Merte Melody cartoon Tin Pan Alley with Alice Faye Jack Oakie Life with Henry with Jackie Cooper after Miracles for Sale with Robert Young Barnyard Follies with Rafe Davis Mary Lee Western Widion with Randolph Scott and Robert Young San Francisco Docks Burgess Meredith Best 2 Spring Parade with Deanna Durbin Added March of Time Rialto Son of Monte Cristo with Joan Bennett Louis Hayward Ride Kelly Ride New Lyric The Man Who Lost Himself Brian Aherne A Dangerous Game with Richard Arlen Andy Devine Greenbrier Come Live with Me James Stewart Hedy Lamarr Dancing on a Dime with Virginia Dale West Love Thy Neighbor with Jack Benny Fred Allen Tall Dark and Handsome with Cesar Romero

Marjorie Weaver Ted North Ned Sparks Capital Billy the Kid Hebert Taylor Brian Donlevy Mary Howard Alice Marble MGM Virginian Vivien Leigh Laurence Olivier Alan Mowbrey Hollywood Robert Young Rafe Davis Mary Lee Randolph Scott San Francisco Burgess Meredith Deanna Durbin Rialto Richard Arlen Andy Devine Greenbrier James Stewart Hedy Lamarr Virginia Dale Jack Benny Fred Allen Cesar Romero

Mine Blast Kills 3 at Alabama Coal Mine Near Birmingham

A gas pocket triggered a blast at the Decena mine of Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail Road near Birmingham killing Grady Myers Carl Wolf and Will Hamilton. Four others died later? and 13 were injured. 16 escaped major harm. The incident marked the first Tennessee company blast in over 45 years.

Birmingham Ala INS Decena Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company Grady Myers Carl Wolf Will Hamilton William L. Trammel John Walker Garfield Sudeth Ernest Washington Tennessee Company

Stores Group to Elect Plan For Convention

The National Industrial Stores association to elect officers and plan its annual convention in Pittsburgh with a dinner meeting at the Daniel Boone hotel Monday at 7 30 p m. About 200 members and guests are expected. Washington officials prepared the program and sound films on manufacturing and merchandising popular products will be shown, said M M Lenonsy local association secretary.

National Industrial Stores Association Pittsburgh Kanawha Valley Regions Daniel Boone Hotel Washington M. M. Lenonsy Accesgeah

Truss Expert Demonstrates Personalised Devices This Week

G B Potterfield, noted truss specialist, will personally demonstrate customized trusses at 30 Capitol Street from 9 AM to 5 PM this week. He claims pads for various rupture types improve outcomes, offering free demonstrations with no medicines or treatments. Physicians are invited to refer difficult cases.

G. B. Potterfield Capitol Potterfield

Marshall Boulevard To Cost 450000 In Moundsville

Harry McGraw district engineer for the state road commission estimated the Narrows boulevard between Glendale and McMechen would cost about 450000. Plans call for a 3 foot asphalt highway along the half mile stretch of state route 2 with 300000 cubic yards of earth moved for a fill across Little Grove Creek north of Moundsville. Most work to be done by prison labor.

Moundsville Harry McGraw State Road Commission Narrows Glendale McMechen Little Grove Creek

Parkersburg Man Elected State I C C F Head

O H McDade of Parkersburg was elected grand patriarch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at the 70th annual grand encampment. Morgantown’s J Burley Rader was named grand high priest Martinsburg’s C L Jackson was grand senior warden Welch’s Charles A Craig grand junior warden. D D Mc Cardle Cameron was grand scribe and representative with C H Riggle Fairmont as grand treasurer. The 1942 encampment will be held in Weston.

Parkersburg O. H. McDade Independent Order of Odd Fellows J. Burley Rader Morgantown C. L. Jackson Martinsburg Charles A. Craig Welch D. D. McCardle Cameron C. H. Riggle Fairmont Weston

Radio Log Highlights NBC WGKV Schedule

Lionel and John Barrymore appear on Rudy Vallee show at p.m. with original songs. Horace Heidi presents Pot of Gold with Donna and her Don Juans at 7 p.m. The Rhythm club features What's the Temperature with transcriptions at 2 p.m. Charleston Springfield baseball broadcast at 8:05 p.m. Portia Fates Life story of a Woman lawyer airs 4:15 p.m. today a husband faces testimony decision. Morning devotions and various programs listed through the day.

Lionel John Barrymore Rudy Vallee Nbc-Wgkv Horace Heidi Donna Rhythm Club Charleston Springfield Portia Fates

Fragmented Radio Schedule and Gibraltar Note Context

A dense scanned page lists radio programs and performers with mixed notations about personalities such as Betty Randall and Ireene Wicker. It also contains a narrative note about Gibraltar and Britain’s postwar status, describing concessions and the prize of Gibraltar, along with references to Alfred Wallerstein and Barrymore.

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