Falling Stars and Hollywood Histories Highlighted
Hollywood gossip notes reveal Al Jolson performing Kol Nidre in a reworked The Jazz Singer sequence for Falling Stars. Warner Brothers allows Zanuck to reuse it. Laughton negotiates with RKO for The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Kin sinkey and Kinskey family tragedy reported on the On Your Toes set. Greer Garson popularity rises as Gertrude Lawrence invites her for a royal program.
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Louella O. Parsons
Hollywood
INS
al Jolson
Warner Brothers
Darryl Zanuck
Zanuck
Ben Turpin
Chester Conklin
Mal St. Clair
Mack Sennett
Charles Laughton
RKO
Notre Dame
Laughton
Uncle Sam
Rembrandt
Greer Garson
Gertrude Lawrence
King
Conference for Mine Electricians Meets at Madison
The mining extension department of West Virginia University with the Coal River Mining Institute sponsors a conference of mine electricians and maintenance men at Madison June 13 14 and 15. A. A. Hall of the university electric engineering department leads sessions at Scott High School starting 8 30 each morning. No tuition or registration fee.
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West Virginia University
Coal River Mining Institute
Madison
A. A. Hall
Scott High School
Japanese Expand Small Taxi Services in Chinese Cities
Report notes Japanese firms increasing operations of compact taxi services within several Chinese metropolitan areas, signaling a shift in urban transport options and cross national commercial activity.
The Gorilla Ritz Bill Show at Theaters Tonight
The program lists The Gorilla with the Ritz Brothers Anita Louise and Pat sy Kelly, Popeye in Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp, and more. Also Jaurez state premiere at 8 30 p m. plus Wuthering Heights and other films at several houses.
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Kearse
Ritz Brothers
Anita Louise
Patsy Kelly
Popeye
Capitol
Virginia Weidler
Tim Holt, Jr
Pete Smith
Robert Benchley
MGM
Wuthering Heights
Merle Oberon
Laurence Olivier
Juarez
Lyric
Twentieth Century
John Barrymore
Kermit Maynard
Greenbrier
Wells Fargo
Priscilla Lane
Joel McCrea
Rialto
Blind Alley
Nelson Eddy
Ose
Chester Morris
Famous Authority On Tuberculosis Dies
NEW HAVEN Conn June 6 Dr Stephen J Maher 79 nationally known authority on tuberculosis died today He was son of a man who died of tuberculosis and spent his life combatting the disease He helped advance theories linking poor diet and living conditions to tuberculosis and noted barn conditions could spread bovine tuberculosis
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New Haven
Conn
Stephen J. Maher
Maher
Insane Gunman Held on New Charges
Frank Haines, an escaped Ohio asylum inmate described as a gunman, was presented to the grand jury in Chicago on four counts of assault to kill and set bond at 10000 dollars. He was captured May 27 after opening fire at a tavern and wounding two patrons, with a dramatic takedown by a dice girl.
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Chicago
INS
Frank Haines
Ohio
Haines
Miner Dies From Pit Rescue After Rock Fall
SHAMOKIN PA June 6 A 21 year old free lance miner died today from exposure and shock after rescuers pulled him from a make shift coal hole where he was trapped fifty feet down by a fall of rock and timber. Leonard Ridlinger gasped I feel all right when brought to the surface after rescuers toiled eleven hours to reach him without starting a new fall of loose rock.
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Shamokin
Leonard Ridlinger
Charleston Beauty to Be Dance Guest
Margaret Louise Brabban of South Charleston, recently crowned West Virginia beauty queen, will be guest of honor at the dance tonight in the WCHS auditorium. George Hall and his orchestra provide music with Dolly Dawn as soloist, and Miss Brabban will be introduced from the stage.
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Margaret Louise Brabban
Arnold Brabban
South Charleston
West Virginia
Wchs Auditorium
Miss Brabban
George Hall
Dolly Dawn
Netherlands Indies to tabulate employed persons
For the first time the Netherlands Indies will publish figures on employment across industries. The study will include nationality, sex, duties, and wages of workers, detailing how many people are employed in each sector.
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Netherlands Indies
Charleston Firm Wins Low Bid On U S Route 60 Project
The T C Staples company of South Charleston bid 321 737 to handle grading draining and cement paving on 3 27 miles of U S route 60 from Alley to Glen Ferris. State road commission opened bids for this and six other projects to start within 30 days with multiple low bidders named for bridges and roads in Jefferson Mercer Monroe Randolph Wayne and surrounding areas.
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T. C. Staples Company
South Charleston
Alley
Glen Ferris
State Road Commission
U. S. 21
Charleston
Sissonville
J. M. Francesa and Company of
Fayetteville
Two Mile Bridge
Jefferson
Charles Town
Keeley Construction Company
Clarksburg
Mercer
Booth Bowen- Bramwell
Hatfield Construction Company
Huntington
Monroe
Linside
Peterstown
Virginia State Line
Elmer Phillips and Company
Parsons
Randolph
Elkins
Canfield
Wayne
Echo
Fort Gary
Echo-Coleman
Annie Laurie Choral Club Reports At Luncheon
Friends and members gathered at Wren's Nest for a luncheon of the Annie Laurie Choral Club. Reports from the Federated Music Clubs national convention were read and Mrs. Leonard sang several songs. Attendees included Mesdames Strong Moseley Thompson Young Bradley Nicholls Neale Lowry Mays Robinson Dilworth Auer Lowe Hinkle Gardner Guthrie Dixon Appleton Wilson Ballard and others from Peterstown.
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Wren’s Nest
Annie Laurie Choral Club
Lincoln Mother Singers
Federated Music Clubs
Leonard
Mesdames
W. B. Strong
James Moseley
J. W. Thompson
Curtis Young
O. H. Bradley
Virginia Nicholls
Charles W. Neale
Chris Lowry
John Mays
L. S. Robinson
Paul Dilworth
H. V. Auer
Oral Lowe
Lee Hinkle
Andrew Gardner
LaMont Gutherie
Herbert Dixon
Jack Appleton
H. Y. Wilson
T. E. Ballard
Peterstown
Jury Rules for Kroger in Stone Damage Suit
A circuit court jury found for the Kroger Grocery and Baking Co. in the damage suit brought by Beulah Stone as administratrix of Franklin Stone. Stone was killed in a crash when an automobile with him in a rumble seat collided with a Kroger truck near the Mineral Wells service station on the Midland trail west of South Charleston on December 23, 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Stone
Franklin Stone
Kroger Grocery and Baking Company
Kroger
Mineral Wells
Midland Trail
South Charleston
Bankruptcy Petitions Filed in Federal District Court
Petitions filed in the federal district court clerk's office list Ray Steinbicker a laborer of South Charleston with liabilities 498.18 and assets 184.05 and John Milton Graves a laborer of 307 Elizabeth Street with liabilities 431.24 and assets 186.56.
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Federal District Court Clerk’s Office
Ray Steinbicker
Laborer
South Charleston
John Milton Graves
Elizabeth Street
Radio Log 5 to 12 Dance Music and News Schedule
Radio log lists 5:00 to midnight NBC CBS and affiliate programs with dance music, news, dramatic serials, and variety features. Notable items include Our American School, Easy Aces, Amos & Andy repeats, The Lone Ranger, Fred Allen Town Hall, and Percy Faith Orchestra, with multiple stations and chains noted.
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Nbc-Weaf
Nbc-Wjz
Cbs-Wabc
Edwin C
Hill
Brooks
Cbs-Chain West
Malcolm Claire
Nbec
Weaf Dancing Music Orchestra
Howie Wing
Cbs-Wabe
Mbs-Chain
Mbs-Chain 5:B0—Names Makes News—weat
NBC
Nbc-Red Chain
Dancing Music Orchestra
Wjz
Leo Weber
Bill Stern
Nbc-Red
Lowell Thomas
Nbc-Wiz
Lynn Brandt
Nbc-Blue Chain
Doris Rhodes
Johnson
Easy Aces
Nbce
Wiz
Amos & Andy
Aeolian Ensem
Cbs
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Mbs
Ink Spots & Quartet
Mr. Keen
Wiz Lum and Abner, Dramatic—cbs-wabe 6:30—Revelers—weaf
Kyw
Wbz
Wmal
Nbe
Geo. Jessel
Nbc-Blue
Jim McWilliams
Wor
East
Nbc-Wear
Sam Baker
Wiw
Wgn
Kwk
Roy Shields
Tommy Dorsey
Nbc-Weat
Dave Elman
Paul Whiteman
Cbs-Wabe Dancing Music Orchestra
Percy Faith and Orchestra
Kay Kyser
Raymond Paige
Wabe
R. G. Swing
King
Queen
King & Queen
Eddie Guest
Wabc
Wanda Alan
cbs-Dixie
Chain
Utilities Making Pipeline Changes in Kanawha
West Virginia Water Service plans a 20 inch main downtown Kanawha replacement at a cost near 250000 with eight inch lines on Virginia and parkway work. Four inch pipe aids western parkway and service transfers from old to new mains on East Virginia today or tomorrow. gas main work totals about 40000 with new main in from Court to Summers and a branch to Alderson toward Virginia street.
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West Virginia Water Service Company
Kanawha
Virginia
Parkway
Western Parkway
Broad
East Virginia
Kanawha-Summers
Summers Street
Court
Alderson
Virginia Street
Swedish Farmers Erect New Buildings Amid Prosperity
Farmers in Sweden are prospering and constructing numerous buildings. Local communities note growing optimism as agricultural output and incomes rise.
Smallpox Vaccination Surge Follows Jamesville Outbreak
Syracuse reports a statewide health push as Onondaga County penitentiary linked outbreak prompts mass vaccination. About 1,500 were vaccinated by noon and more clinics anticipated. 1,000 were vaccinated yesterday. Dr. Rafle noted no new cases in 36 hours but cautioned against early conclusions.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Onondaga County
Jamesville
I Son Department
Philip J. Rafle
Seckman Family Reunion Held in Alma Tyler County
Members of the Seckman family gathered Sunday at Mrs. George Seckman’s home in Alma Tyler County for a homecoming. Attending were relatives from Pinch Charleston Wilbur and other towns, including Clarke Allen O'Dell Lyons Seckman and family members.
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Seckman
George Seckman
Alma
Tyler County
E. F. Clarke
George, Dale
Homer Clarke
W. G. Allen
Earl
Francis Louise Allen
Earl O'Dell
Edward Lawrence
Janet Belle O’dell
Cleon O'Dell
Pinch
William C. Seckman
Charleston
Guy Underwood
Phyllis
Gertrude
Kimball
Irene Lyons
Wilbur
L. M. Seckman
Richard
Mary Catherine Seckman
Burke Seckman
County jail inmate cases rise in report
The county has reported a total number of cases with a note that 12 of them involve county jail inmates.
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Leonid Kinskey
Eddie Albert
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Queen Elizabeth
White House
Garson
Chips
U.S. A
Gertie
Pateese
Marsha Hunt
Warren Hull
Star
Clyde McCo
Charlie Ruggles
Tae Oer
Umers
Fra
MY Darling Daughter
Jeffrey Lynn
aAna
Bob Burns Doe
McCrea
Gutenberg
America
Terry
N.Y
Katharine Hepburn
By Edwin Cox
Apple Creek
Eagle Distillery Co., Inc
N, J
Custer
Jesse James
Star Reporter
Tyrone Power
Cowboy
the Lady
Gary Cooper
Girl Scout Department
the Diamond
THE
Diamond Department Store
S. Charleston
Tim Holt
Janet Shaw
Ace
Wonder Dogs
MGM Cartoon
W. VA
Warner Pnos Theatre
Sweden
Berman
Kanawha Montgomery - Logan - Welch - Beckley
N. Y. Penitentiary
Ritz
Patsy Kell
Lionel Atwill
Berg Lugos
Joseph Calleig
Edward Orris
Wally Vernon
Sr Breed
Max Flessche- Coctocn
Igi
Giant Air-Co
Lgininn A
Warner Warner Bros. Theatre Theatre
Cormarreng
Laurence Olivier Datte Ives
Don Ameche
Alexander Graham Bell
Oliver Hardy
Harry Langdon
Zenobia
Kanawha City
Cowboy and the
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Edgar Bergan
Wr Carole Oboes
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Hawk's Nest
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