Hunt Trio In Shooting Case In Williamson
State police hunted for fugitives after an early morning gun battle on a Wyoming county road left one man dead and two officers wounded. Victim William Blankenship of Freeburn Kentucky died in hospital. Trooper Rule and Marshal England were injured. 42 gallons of moonshine were found in a car tied to the incident. Authorities believed the suspects fled toward Virginia.
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J. H. England
Gilbert
Rule
England
Justice
Virginia
Miners Hold Hunger Strike as Money Demand Persists
Miners continue hunger strike after voting to press demands for money. Officials lower the cage used for descending to the mine shaft, painting a death’s head and hoisting it to the surface while women at the pit-head react with distress. Authorities again attempt to collect the overdue funds by day’s end to avert further collapse of the strike and save miners.
Chinese Pirates Aboard Steamship Cause Panic and Murders
Reports from Hinton describe a Chinese pirate incident aboard a steamer with passengers and crew terrified as two victims were tossed overboard and a third was shot. Passengers were searched with strict precision. In other news, H. C. Hale was elected commander of the American Legion Post succeeding C. S. Fredeking.
Famous stars in film I’d Give My Life at Strand Theatre
The Strand Theatre opens I’d Give My Life featuring Sir Guy Standing Tom Brown Frances Drake and Janet Beecher. The tale centers on a clean politician fighting racketeers as a gangster’s son blackmails. a boy kills a gangster, faces hanging, and a dramatic last mile culminates in four lives finding peace. Also notes Lederer star of Parisian comedy and Lupino opposite, with offscreen hobbies including painting sculpture music and world peace interest.
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Tom Brown
Frances Drake
Sir Guy Standing
Janet Beecher
Robert Gleckler
Strand Theatre
Brown
America
New York
London
Hollywood
Broadway
RKO
Lederer
Paramount
Lasky
Fox
Miss Pickford
Roland Young
Hugh Herbert
Joseph Cawthorn
Erik Rhodes
Liev de Maigret
Donald Meek
Georgia Caine
Mischa Auer
Hamlet
Lederer To Sing On Screen In One Rainy Afternoon
Film fans will hear Francis Lederer’s singing voice on screen for the first time in One Rainy Afternoon, a Pickford Lasky comedy at the Opera House. Lederer rose to fame as a singer on stage in Prague and London, later appearing in Berlin with Max Reinhardt before joining Mary Pickford and Jesse Lasky.
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Pickford-Lasky
Opera House
Francis Lederer
Mary Pickford
Jesse Lasky
Prague
Lederer
London
Berlin
Max Reinhardt
Miner Seymour Kuhn Marks 50 Years in Coal Work
In Prudence West Virginia one miner, Seymour Kuhn, aged 76, celebrated half a century as a coal miner. He serves as a leader at the Raleigh County operation where he has worked for fifty years.
Baker Coal Company Mine Opens for Service
The Baker Coal Company announces the mine is open for service for anyone who wants to haul coal. Phone line 474 is provided for inquiries and arrangements.
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Baker Coal Company
Coal for Sale at Newson Mine Near Rydon
Coal offered by B Newson from the Old Sand Lick Coal near Rydon. Delivered to Grafton at 9 cents per bushel for run of mine coal and forked coal. Simpson W Va advertises coal available until September 20.
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B. Newson
Rydon
Old Sand Lick
Grafton
Simpson
W. Va
Bazooke Man in New Film Guest Column
Actor Bob Burns writes about his inaugural film Rhythm on the Range with Bing Crosby and Carole Lombard, recalling war years bazooka performances, travel through France, and plans to appear in the 1937 broadcast while inviting Grafton readers to see his movie and radio work. He notes the film’s cast including Martha Raye and Van Buren, and mentions Hunt Stromberg and William Wellman as producers and directors respectively.
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Bob Burns
Hollywood
Miss Carole Lombard
Bing Crosby
Mr. Crosby
Strand Theatre
Grafton Sentinel
Paramount
Bing
Frances Farmer
the Bull
Martha Raye
France
General Pershing
No Man’s Land
Spain
Pershing
Grafton
van Buren
Small Town Girl Opens at Dixie Theatre With Gaynor and Taylor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pairs Janet Gaynor and Robert Taylor in the romantic lead as the film Small Town Girl opens Sunday at the Dixie Theatre. The movie centers on a New England girl who elopes with a city doctor, triggering a social and domestic crisis as he remains engaged to a Boston society girl.
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Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Janet Gaynor
Robert Taylor
Dixie Theatre
Taylor
Miss Gaynor
Ben Ames Williams
New England
Boston
Gaynor
Ismart
Charlie Chan at the Race Track opens at Dixie Theatre
Charlie Chan battles a killer ring in Charlie Chan at the Race Track a Twentieth Century Fox mystery starring Warner Oland Helen Wood and Keye Luke. The case begins with a Melbourne loss a murder aboard a Honolulu bound boat and a horse swap before a race and a dramatic kidnapping.
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Charlie Chan
Twentieth Century-Fox Picture
Dixie Theatre
Chan
Warner Oland
Earl Derr Biggers
Keye Luke Helen Wood
Thomas Beck
Gavin Muir
Australia
Avalanche
Melbourne
Kent
Honolulu
America
Thrill
Rescue of Two Children at West Fork River Picnic
The Rev Robert Goshorn and City Fireman Frank Daugneaux rescued two children who waded beyond their depth in the West Fork river during a Sunday school picnic in Clarksburg.
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Clarksburg
Robert Goshorn
Frank Daugneaux
West Vork River
Aviatrix Irene Crum Sets Women Altitude Mark
Irene Crum of Huntington West Virginia reportedly climbed to an unofficial height of 19 600 feet in her 493 pound monoplane at Gallipolis Ohio. The voyage is viewed as a new women’s altitude record for light planes surpassing the former mark of 18 464 feet set by Helen Ritchie Central Press.
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Gallipolis
Irene Crum
Aviatrix
Huntington
W. Va
Helen Ritchie
Central Press
Labor Group Drops Plans for Memorial Day Event
Luther Fast, secretary of the Tri county labor union, said the group might seek permission to take over Memorial Day afternoon and evening events but has dropped Labor Day plans due to insufficient time. Instead, the union will launch non political rallies at community centers over the next two months.
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Luther Fast
Tri-county Labor Union
Fast
West Virginia Transit Buys Seven New Buses
Announcement states that the West Virginia Transportation Company, operators of Grafton city buses and regional intercity service, will add seven new conveyances to its fleet this year. The move aims to expand capacity and improve service across routes.
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West Virginia Transportation Company
Grafton City Buses
New Buses to Replace Antiquated Fleet on Route
On October 1 seven new conveyances will be installed to replace aging buses in the system. The new buses will operate between Grafton and Clarksburg, while the old units running to Tygarts Dam and Philippi will be withdrawn from service and dismantled.
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Grafton
Clarksburg
Tygarts Dam
Philippi
Fram
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Mahin
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Binnie Barnes
Lewis Stone
Andy Devine
Elizabeth Patterson
Frank Craven
James Stewart
Dixie
Elberta
Brand's Cash Feed
East Main Street
Bus Company
Aeaan
Ida
Rowland V. Lee
United Artists
Frank Merriwell
Bitee
Artoon
FA Petemeunt
Morman Taurog
Texas Rangers
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NEW Dixie Theatre
UN Gaynor
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