Judge Speaks to Rotarians in Grafton Meeting
Judge E M Showalter of Fairmont addressed the Grafton Rotary Club at a weekly meeting in the YMCA. The program featured a Rotary quartet with J Lee Evans Dr Paul Warden Theodore Patton and Frank C Collins. Franklin Stump former Grafton High principal now Penn Yan NY school head attended among other guests. Next week the club plans a ladies night per Program Chairman O E Wyckoff.
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E. M. Showalter
Fairmont
Grafton Rotary Club
Y. M. C. Rm Te
Rotary Quartet
J. Lee Evans
Dr. Paul. Warden
Theodore Patton
Frank C. Collins
Franklin Stump
Grafton High School
Penn Yan
N. Y
A. H. Clarke
Morgantown
A. D. Showalter
New York City
O. E. Wyckoff
France Eyes War Defense as Hitler Seeks Polish Settlement
The French government presses for emergency measures in Paris as military preparations accel rate. Daladier calls General Gamelin to brief on a potential national union, while German Soviet pacts raise fears of broader conflict. Roosevelt and Italian leaders push peace appeals, but Paris fears a German victory over Poland could trigger a western confrontation.
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France
Germany
Soviet
Russia
Daladier
Maurice Gustave Gamelville
War Ministry
Yaet
Roosevelt
Appanlsito
Vittorio Emanuele
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Moscicki
Poland
Mussolini
Munich
Czecho- Wakia
Danzig
Strand Theatre Presents Wight Work Comedy Fitch Family
Strand Theatre screens Wight Work a new comedy about the Fitch family with Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles, and Donald O’Connor. Bob Hope and supporting players portray a democratic, American city struggle over a ten percent pay cut as labor and industry clash in a social satire.
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Wight
America
Strand Theatre
Mary Boland
Charlie Ruggles
Charlie
Donald
Bob
Sgrand
Susan Hayward
Joseph Allen, Jr
Paramount
Starom
Elizabeth ‘Patterson
Gene Lockhart
Charles Bickford
Cobb
Lockhart
Bob Burns Stars As 100 Per Cent American
Our Leading Citizen presents Bob Burns in a vivid role hailed as his career best. The film previews in town, promising a colorful honest screen treatment of a vital contemporary American problem.
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Bob Burns
Daughter
Susan Hayward
Joseph Allen, Jr
Elizabeth Patterson
Gere Lockart
Charles Bickford
Paramount
Scouts to the Rescue episode at Opera House saves canoe team
In Universal’s twelve chapter serial Scouts to the Rescue at the Opera House Bruce Scott Jackie Cooper Mary Scanlon Wendell Carr and Ken Frank Coghlan Jr survive a dangerous canoe ride to evade the cataract. They beat the treacherous current and ally with G man Hal Marvin William Ruhl in Ghost Town stronghold of a counterfeiting gang.
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Bruce Scott
Jackie Cooper
Mary Scanlon
Wendell Carr
Ken
Frank Coghlan, Jr
Universal
Bruce
G-Man
Hal Marvin
William Ruhl
Rescue in Gorge as Indian Raiders Attack
Skeets and the two boys, aided by Marvin and Bruce, escape savage Indian pursuers. They seek refuge in a strange basket elevator on a cliff face, but Leeka slices the rope, sending the group plummeting toward jagged rocks in a perilous gorge.
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G Leeka
Richard Botler
Skeets
Bill, Cody, Or
Tenderfoot
Marvin
Bruce
G.man
Leeka
Great Gorge
King Kong screens at Opera House Theatre
King Kong, a RKO spectacle, plays today at the Opera House Theatre. A giant fifty foot ape and a beautiful heroine amid a clash with modern men unfold in a story tied to Beauty and the Beast. The film, revived due to popular demand, traces its origins to Edgar Wallace and Merian C Cooper with Bot Wray, Robe Armstrong, and Bruce Cabot in key roles. Willis J. O'Dilun is noted as chief technician.
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Iimagination
Agai
Edgar Wallace
Merian C. Cooper
Cooper and Schroedsack
Fat Wray
Robe Armstrong
Explorer
Bruce Cabot
Willis J. O'Dilun
Kid From Kokomo at Dixie Theatre Delivers Laughter
Warner Bros. comedy The Kid From Kokomo opens at the Dixie Theatre Sunday. Pat O’Brien plays a fight manager and lovable crook, Joan Blondell appears as his disillusioned sweetheart, with Wayne Morris as their hopeful leading man in a rollicking slice of escapist cinema.
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Warner Bros
Dixie’Theatre
Pat O'Brien
Joan Blondett
Wayne Morris
Two Gun Troubador Casts and Comic Bandits
The film features Morris with a one track mind seeking a mother on a doorstep, joined by Robson and a cast including Mexie Rosenbloom as heavyweight champ Jane Wyman in a bold blonde role, and Stanley Fields Sidney Toler Ed Brophy in comic stipulations. Early boy sequences with Bull Fiddle Bill Lenhart attract attention.
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Morris
Shim
May
Robson
Mexie Rosenbloom
Jane Wyman
Fred
Billy Barton
Bill Lenhart
Fred Scott
Almady Scott
June Hershey
Don Swander
British Polish provisional agreement signed in London
A London statement explains the careful handling of a provisional agreement between the United Kingdom and Poland. It notes the timing of the signatures during foreign Minister Josef Beck's visit and mentions the announcement in the House of Commons on April 6.
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United Kingdom
Josef Beck
London
House of Commons
Two Gun Troubador Thrills Dixie Theatre Audience
The Dixie theatre presented Two Gun Troubador, an entertaining western about a plains hero who captures rustlers led by his uncle, who twenty years earlier killed Fred’s father to gain the Double Bar O ranch. Fred discovers the will and rightful ownership, delivering a classic adventure tale with action and local flavor.
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Dixie Theatre
Ain
Fred
Curious Odds and Oddities From A Wild Column
Central Press Weiler reports an Illinois man winning 10772 dollars on a tote bet. Two racing pigeons tied after a 115 mile Canadian contest. Witty musings on touch, memory, and life blur into a collage of quirky notes and travel glimpses.
Germany Skeptical of Britain Aids Poland Policy
A cautious mood in Germany questions Britain's resolve to aid Poland, highlighting rising skepticism about Western guarantees while diplomatic signals indicate limited support and possible shifts in alliance priorities.
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Germany
Britain
Poland
Postmastership Applications Sought in West Virginia
The Civile Service commission will receive applications for postmasterships at Bakerton Glen Ferris and Price Hill West Virginia until close of business September 8.
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Washington
Bakerton
Glen Feris
Price Hill
W. Va
Civile Service Commission
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Judge Showalter
Joan Blondell
Wayne Mori
May Robson
Stanley Fields
Rosenbloom
Opera House
Love
Jane Wymore
Kid
Kokomo
Alfred Santel
Scott
Central Press
Weiler
Illinois
Fie
Canada
Times
Pervente
Singapore
Servel Electrolux
Electrolux
Pgh. & West Virginia Gas Co
Grafton
TALON
U. S
Sue
Favish Novelty Store
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