Radio Schedule Highlights and Program Listings
The June 22 1944 Charleston Gazette lists a full day of NBC and CBS radio programming with a dense schedule. Notable items include Luck of the Irish, Know Your America, The Packing Parson, Captain Midnight serials, The First Line, and various news broadcasts. The lineup features live music, dramatic shows, sports updates, and blackouts for war coverage with hosts such as Ted Husing Henry J. Taylor Lowell Thomas and Jack Armstrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dancing Music
Dha
Nba
Ted Husing
Cba
Tim Healy
Pine
Dancing Music Orches
Jeri Bullaven
Seog Shaw
Jack Armstrong
Blue-West News
Volney Hurd
Lowell Thomas
Nhe World News
Eba
Henry J. Taylor
Djus-Basle
Mercer
Ebe Kelly
Mustral Quis
Blue Fulton Lewis, Jr
Broakfast-nbe
John Nesbitt Sassing
Che the Johnson
Nbe
Keen
Bram
Phs
Muse
Henke
Arthur Hale
Mbs
Kaltenborn
Nema
Frank Singiver
Lum
Apner Seria
Bkit
Piue
Nick Carter
Serlal
Henry Aldrich
Nbc
Daath Valley Days
Dramna
Ebe
Hesin
Dixtondhs
Dixin
America
Blue Finan Adventures
Bing Crosby
Alfredo Antonini
Biue
Abbott & Costel
Gomedy
U.S. Navy
Raymond Gramming
Henry Gindstone
Blue Dale Garney
March of Time
Nbo
Dbs Dne
EB Brown
Hive Army Air Forces
Nbe-Asio
Nho Weat
Orehes
Number of Telephone Directories Reduced in Charleston
W P Chrisman manager of Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co announced the distribution of more than 33 700 directories in the Charleston area as efforts to cut new directory deliveries to save paper. Customers with multiple telephones were urged to limit requests and to take directories when moving locations. Directory paper re use for cardboard and cartons supports the savings and workers will aim for a 100 percent collection of old directories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Chrisman
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Ci
Charleston
Chrisman
Christman
Second Twin Killed In Italian Fighting
WELCH June 2 1 War on the Italian battlefront unites in death the 21 year old twin sons of Mr and Mrs Robert Kemp who had been inseparable through life The War Department advised the mother of Raymonds death just three months after Ray was killed on the Anzio beachhead The twins entered service March 27 1943 trained together and were sent overseas in the same outfit
Theaters Midtown and Capitol add new features and cartoons
A list of new and added titles across Midtown and Capitol houses includes Jem Gestion with And Miler Nat Wynn and Jess Barker plus pix tope ranking. Kearse Timber Queen with Rich arda Arlen and Mary Bethy Hughes. White Cliffs at Dover with Jene Dunne Alan Marshell Roddy McDowall and Frank Mor Fin.
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Jem Gestion
and Miler
Nat Wynn
Jess Barker
Pix Tope
Pends
Caroon
Kearse
Richarda Arlen
Mary Bethy Hughes
the Hathor
Capitol
White Cliffs
Dover
Jene Dunne
Alan Marshell
Roddy McDowall
Frank Mor Fin
Rislo
Errol Flynn
Anne Gwynne
Randolph Scott
Biderk
William Boyd
Don Ameche
Ann Rutherford
Pise Packin
Mama
Rutherky
Exchange Drifts To Lower Prices
The New York stock market moved irregularly lower after a brief climb attempt. A few lifts in liquor shares and steels gave a mixed early tone, but trends slid downward with limited selling urgency. Major declines hit Park & Tilford and Du Pont, while Graham-Paige saw heavy late trading. volume totaled 1,515,840 shares. Bond market drifted lower with fractional losses. turnover was $8,251,100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Forencan
Tone
Park & Tilford
du Pont
Westinghouse
Dow Chemical
Graham-Paige
Hupp Motor
Willys-Overland
Chrysler
General Motors
Packard
Bethlehem
Paramount
International Telephone
Minois Central
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Northern Pacific
Delaware & Hudson
International Petroleum
Brown
Forman Distillers
St. Renis Paper
Brewster Aero
Carrier Corp
Republic Aviation
Winners Selected In Unity For Peace Essay Contest
Winners in the statewide Unity for Peace essay contest run by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars were announced by chairwoman Mrs. Joseph G. Kraft. Miss Margaret Eoff of Parkersburg won first prize and entry to the national contest. Joan Clyker of Moundsville High and Helen Belcher of Charleston High took second and third. prizes total 2000 dollars and will be presented at the state convention in Clarksburg this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Auxiliary of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Joseph
G. Kraft
South Charleston
Margaret Eoff
Parkersburg
DeSales Heights Academy
Joan Clyker
Moundsville High School
Helen Belcher
Charleston
Eoff
Bess Harrison
State Department of Archives and History
E. Lenore White
Kanawha County
Joseph G. Kraft
Carbide & Car _bon chemical plant
Clarksburg
200 Charleston Boys Will Work on Railroad
More than 20 Charleston youths registered with the U S railroad retirement board for summer railroad work in Indiana Michigan and New York. Supervising teachers include Art Herazonico M Gainor and R L Hamilton. Parents report satisfaction with the assignments and the boys enjoy sight seeing time off duty and sport opportunities though a few have homesick episodes.
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Charleston
U. S. Railroad Retirement Board
U. S. Employment Service
Indiana
Michigan
New York
Art Herazonico
M. Gainor
R. L. Hamilton
Machinery Firm Chartered in Huntington West Virginia
West Virginia secretary of state issued a charter yesterday for West Virginia Machinery and Tool Sales Co in Huntington with 24 shares of 1,000 dollars each. Incorporators are Carl H Johnson M A Johnson and W Castleberry all of Huntington. Also chartered is the Nutter Fort Recreation Assn a non profit incorporated by B F Smith D R Limbers James J Ward and others Bil of Park Harrison County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Machinery &Tool Sales Co
Huntington
Carl H. Johnson
M. A. Johnson
W. Castleberry
Nutter Fort Recreation Assn
B. F. Smith
D. R. Limbers
James J. Ward
Bil
Park
Harrison County
Superfortress Pressure Cabins Take Crew to Target at Tops
New York June 21 America's B 29 Superfortress is the first pressure cabin bomber Boeing and army air force officials disclosed. The crew depressurizes before the approach to target to allow rapid donning of electric heated suits and oxygen masks, preserving their physical and mental condition for long high altitude missions.
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Lane New York
America
Army Air Force
Boeing
Wellwood E. Beat
Pority
Beall
Met
Flying Fortress
Liberators
Army
Lockheed
Beal
Charleston Priest Celebrates 40th Ordination Anniversary
Rev Fr Boniface Weckman dean and Sacred Heart pastor marked his 40th year in the priesthood by saying mass for boy campers at Camp Freedom for Catholic Children on the Fort Lee 4-H fairgrounds near Dunbar. He was ordained in Baltimore on June 21 by Cardinal Gibbons. More than a hundred campers attended.
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Nary
Charleston
Boniface Weckman
Sacred Heart Church
Camp Freedom
Fort Lee
Fairgrounds
Dunbar
Baltimore
Cardinal James Gibbons
Boniface Aair
Darge
Livestock market gains and varied cattle quotes on a market day
Prices drift with mixed gains across cattle and sheep. Steers and yearlings hold steady to firm, sows rise, light weights see varied moves, spring lambs scarce with some reductions noted. Pelt values and lighter livestock show modest shifts amid slow overall cattle interest.
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Onalen
Srinbie Bal
Strietly
Road Averages June ay Pittsburgh Produce MTITSBUROR
Prices for produce show moderate demand with items like potatoes and various long white and white potatoes cited in per 100 lb sacks. Market terms include Louisiana long whites and North Carolina pod items with specific price figures. The June road averages reflect a slight decline in the wholesale prices index for 350 commodities, with the overall index down from the previous day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Wwra
Louisiana
North
Carolina
New York
Isa Hind
Democrats to Name Delegates in West Virginia District Meetings
Magisterial district mass meetings across Kana wha county select delegates and alternates for the Democratic state convention to be held in Charleston on July 24. Dr. Robertson chairs Charleston district. other temporary leaders and venues listed with district delegate counts across state districts.
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Kanawha
G. ©. Robertson
Charleston
Dr. Robertson
Charleston High School
John Rush
Big Sandy
Charles Burge
Elk
Elkview
Oscar Gibson
Poca
Bill Alexander
Union
Dunbar High School
L. Harbour
Jefferson
St. Albans
George Griffith
Washington
James P. McDowell
Loudon
South Charleston
Ruth Toney
Malden
duPont High School
Lon Hurley
Cabin Crash
East Banis High School
Cabin Creek
Louden
Foca
Salem Glass Co. Settles OPA Charges for Overcharges
Walter Elswick of the district OPA announces that McBride Glass Co. of Salem has settled OPA charges of price excesses. The company pays $6,704.56 to the U S treasury, equal to twice the overcharge on glass insulators, door knobs, pulls and stemware for April 10 1843 to April 10 1944.
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Salem Glass Factory
OPA
Walter Elswick
District Opasew Enforcement Ier
McBride Glass Co
Salem
U. S. Treasury
Elswick
Huntington Nitro Jr. Chamber to Host Delegates Smoker
Charleston Junior Chamber of Commerce hosts delegates from Huntington and Nitro at McKee's cafeteria for a 3 p.m. smoker. Attending are Al Hartman Morgantown state president and Gwynn Edmonds national board member.
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Huntington, Nitro Jr. C. C
Charleston
Navy announces casualties in action incidents
Charles Edward Sapp husband of Mrs Anna Sapp Whitesville was wounded in action and James Thomas Watson son of Mr and Mrs Julius R Watson Lumberport was killed in action per Navy department notice issued yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Edward Sapp
Anna Sapp
Whitesville
James Thomas Watson
Julius R. Watson
Lumberport
Navy
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Grain and Provisions Market Copes With Regulation Fears
CRICAGO June 71 pending price control regigation worries the grain and provisions market while Irish prices suggest demand slackening for grains used in industrial alcohol. Wheat closes modestly lower amid uncertainty about future policy. Butter and lard prices remain firm in New York trade as wholesale values show slight gains and quality grades hold.
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Batley
Makig
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