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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1936

Page

8

The Crime of Dr Forbes plays at Strand Theatre tonight

Local cinemagoers may judge the film The Crime of Dr Forbes at the Strand Fox-Pee tonight. Gloria Stuart Henry Armetta J Edward Bromberg Sara Harden and Alan Dinehart star in a tale of love and a physician on trial for murder over an overdose amid a scandalous public verdict.

Dr. Forbes Fox Pee Gloria Stuart Neberd Kent Henry Armetta J. Edward Bromberg Sara Harden Alan Dinehart Kent Bromberg Arizona Gloria Mackling Sol M. Wurtzel George Marshall Frances Hyland Saul Elkins

Townsend Convention Fray Over Open Forum Invite

Dr Townsend’s convention debate reveals a clash over allowing speakers. Davis criticizes Townsends stance and blocks open forum involvement while Father Coughlin writes an open letter to delegates suggesting breadth of invited voices, citing a Judas Iscariot parallel.

Davis Townsend National Union Father Coughlin Judas Iscariot

Radio Schedule Dense with Orchestras and Guests Across Networks

A long broadcast slate lists 5 minute slots from 6:00 PM to midnight featuring CBS NBC and ABC style lineups. Notable entries include Edna Sellers Amos n Andy The Atlantic Family Frank Parker and many orchestras and talk acts. The guide reads as a nationwide mix of music dramas sports and variety shows with recurring performers such as Rubinoff Dorsey Busse and Hill.

CBS Edna Sellers NBC Amos Andy WJZ Easy Aces The Atlantic Family Frank Parker WHAS WMMN Transradio News Jungle Jim Herbert Foote WGN Palmer House Dick Tracy Kmox—Renfrew the Mounted WLW Jacob Tarnish Edwin C. Hill Jack Miller Sum Abner WOWO Boake Carter Pleasant Valley Frolics Wcpo Hawkins WHIO Ozzie Nelson WWVA Portland Symphony Or WSM Lanny Ross Frank McIntyre Winifred Cecil the Westerners Walter Tetley Gus Haenschen Mark Warnew Orches WSAI Joe Sanders WENR Grant Park WwcPo Wards WLAC WFBM Dessa Byrd Bob Burns Jimmy Dorsey Great Lakes Wire—Town Tavern Nbc—News For Voters KMOX Shaw Henry Weber Wire—Rubinoff Val Ernie Jimmy Farrell WBBM Chilli Beaners Juan Hardrigo WIRE Rosario Bourdon WJR Hal Kemp Russ Morgan Jack Turner Fletcher Henderson Ore Henry Busse Benny Goodman Shandor Bobby Meeker Don Pedro Danece Johnny Lewis Sammy Watkins Horace Heidts Eddy Duchin WCKY Charlie Barnett Lane Thompson King Eddie Sellers Malcolm Tate Ted Weems

Townsend figures clash at national convention in Cleveland

Gomer Smith an Oklahoma City lawyer and Townsend board member attacked Coughlin and backed President Roosevelt at the Townsend convention held a month earlier. The convention will open with Senator Rush D Holt of West Virginia delivering the keynote. Roosevelt will visit Cleveland for WPA projects and the Great Lakes Exposition as the Coughlin meeting starts.

Gomer Smith Smith Oklahoma City Townsend Movement Coughlin Roosevelt Rush D. Holt W. Va Baby Senate Cleveland

Body of Former Salesman Found Floating In River

The body of George M. Brown, 63, of Huntington and former lumber salesman, was found floating in the Ohio River. He had been missing since Monday. Coroner F. Sculler ruled death by own action, noting Brown’s family said he had threatened to kill himself.

Huntington George M. Brown Ohio River F. Sculler Brown

Fiduciary accounts before Commissioner of Accounts

Fiduciary notices list Mrs. Minerva Lake as executrix of Homer Lake deceased, Mrs. Prudie M. Desmond as guardian of Bruce Eugene Gurd and Clifton W. Gurd, infants, and Mrs. Elizabeth Bowers as administratrix of Harry A. Bowers deceased. Given August 12 1936 by John K. Burdett Commissioner of Accounts Taylor County West Virginia.

Minerva Lake Homer Lake Prudie M. Desmond Bruce Eugene Gurd Clifton W. Gurd Elizabeth Bowers Harry A. Bowers John K. Burdett Taylor County W. Va

Notice to heirs on sale of real estate in Taylor county

Notice to M. D. Allender Harriet E Allender Gladys Towles and heirs or personal representatives of A A Shoemaker that W L Towles purchaser of Part Lots 11 12 13 Block C Allender Plat Fet terman District Taylor County West Virginia which was sold by the court or authority for nonpayment or other dispute and now stands as sole buyer seeking confirmation or discharge of title in the public records.

M. D. Allender Harriet E. Allender Gladys Towles A. A. Shoemaker W. L. Towles Bik. C

Sheriff Tax Sale Notice and Related Civil Notices

Public notices from Taylor County WV include a sheriff sale for delinquent 1933 taxes dated December 31 1934 with redemption possible after November 5 1936 to W L Towles and detailed redemption figures. Also a late Keefover debt notice and a Rule in Chancery for Zadoc Coffman estate seeking account settlement and real estate sale, requiring nonresident defendants Eva Scott Omar Shaefer to appear within one month, published in Graf ton Sentinel.

Taylor County W. L. Towles Circuit Court West Virginia S. K. White Zadoc W. Coffman Georgia L. Davidson Emma L. Jackson Sylvia Bennett Eva L. Scott Oma Shaefer M. Edgar Coffman C. G. Turner Mary Nichols Eisner

Immediate sale of store and dwelling in Grafton

Classified notice offers the western half of lot 155 on the Fetterman plat in Taylor County W Va known as the Frank M Price property. Bid now to J A Harrell Receiver First National Bank Belington WV. 81-Tt. 107-tf.

Fetterman Grafton Taylor County W. Va Frank M. Price J. A. Harrell First National Bank Belington

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