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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1939

Page

2

Overseas News Chains Break While British Crisis Broadcasts Continue

News wires report a 12 hour disruption from magnetic disturbances preventing overseas relay. Program schedules aim to rebroadcast Prime Minister Chamberlain’s address and a 3:30 p.m. London statement via NBC networks with John Gunther from Riga as part of the evening lineup.

New York Stooms Chamberlain Prime Parliament London Halifax WEAP NBC John Gunther Riga Latvia WIZ

Admiral Yarnell Returns to U S After Six Years Abroad

Hero of the Asiatic fleet arrives in San Francisco greeting a grateful nation. He retires after six years of service, surpassing a 64 year age limit in October, ending a storied career noted for firm stand against Japanese ultimatums.

Harry E. Yarnell America San Francisco Orient Japan

Radio Schedule Dense List of 1930s Broadcasters and Programs

A dense listing of radio station identifiers, times, and acts across stations such as WMMN WLW WJZ WSM and others. The entry enumerates performers like Ella Fitzgerald Nina Dean and Count Basie, orchestras, comedies, and news at various half hour marks through midnight, reflecting a supermarket of era network programming.

WLW Marie Ella Fitzgerald Thomas Lone Vass Family Little Brown WSM WMIMN Beeres NBC Daithtr Wyz-My Keen Jordan E ‘ Roteevelt WELW Jimmy James Mar Watt Reneta Caverns CBS Joe Brown WJZ Nina Dean HDKA Bernie Armstrong Treasure Chest Arti Straws Jimmie Allen WKW Spelling Bee Herbie Koch Hall Vass WMMN Dragonnette Rudy Valley Gireen Hornet WSYR WKBW Jessie Dragonnette Pulyon Lewis, Jr Wash Major Bowes Proémenade Symphony Johnnny Davis Loyal Order of Moose Ecwin C. Hill Ennio Bologifil Grant Park CKLW KDEA WOR Busman Armchair Adventures WBT Novelteers WFBL Sun Dodgers WJR Count Basie Orches Milt Herth Amos N’ Andy WGY Fred Waring Chesterfield WHP Gray Gordons Wsm—World In Review Jan Savitts Tommy Dorsey WHAS Joe E. Brown MBS Ben Bernie Doc Sunshine Deacon Moore Ted Lloyd Harry James Orch Shep Fields Wsz Fats Waller Nbc—Dance Orchestra WGAR Rosalie Wayne del Courtney Orch Dance Orchestra Walsh Roy Eldredge Will Osborne Saric Madriguera George Hall Georgia Ambassadors

France Mobilizes Reservists as War Threat Looms

France expands mobilization with a fifth class of reservists adding about 150 000 troops amid fears of a European war. Officials say cabinet meetings will occur daily as emergency units move to the German and Italian frontiers while Paris faces severe transport disruptions and civilian line bottlenecks. Reservists travel by special trains under a government requisition, many accompanied by family members as calls for national defense intensify.

France Germany Poland Paris

Locals Gather Amid Storm of Farewell Words

People swarmed to rebroadcast stations and stood in small family groups, many at a loss for words as they faced the moment of passage.

Danzig Tense as Return to Germany Looms

Danzig’s capital mood grew tense as officials prepared a new law likely to hasten the Free City’s return to Germany. Police patrolled bridges and streets while soldiers, many called up, kept watch in the downtown area amid heightened security.

Danzig Free City Germany

Simpson Property Sold By Local Agency

Fiora M Overfield of McKeesport Pa sold three acres with a house in Simpson village to M T and Esta Maley of Bridgeport. Parish Realty of Grafton completed the sale yesterday for an undisclosed sum. Army Elects London Street General Carpenter succeeds Evangeline Booth as Salvation Army high council head.

Fiora M. Overfield Mc‘Keesport M. T Esta Maley Bridgeport Simpson Parrish ‘Realty Company Grafton ARMY London High Council of the Salvation Army George L. Carpenter Canada Evangeline Booth

Pedal Plane Ad Claims Flight Feat and Heat Soak

A spoof ad note highlights a German inventor who failed to persuade his nation to adopt a pedal plane for military use. It quips about a June solstice and long northern summers, noting oceans absorb sun heat and reach peak warmth in July and August across northern continents.

Hemisphere

World’s Greatest Literature Gift Coupon Offer

A gift coupon valid for any one volume of the World’s Greatest Literature set is offered by the Grafton Sentinel Office. Enclose 60 cents per volume for postage and handling to order by mail from the World’s Greatest Literature Department in Crafton, West Virginia.

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