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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1941

Page

2

Mother and Son Reunite On We the People CBS Broadcast

A mother and her son, separated 28 years, will reunite tonight at 9 on the We the People program broadcast over CBS. The mother placed her son in a foundling home after her husband died. We the People arranged the meeting and hotels in New York. A Navy show Anchors Away will be presented by MBS at 5 30 Saturday December 13 from the San Diego naval station.

New York We, the People CBS Plan Navy US. Navy MBS U.S. Naval Training Station San Diego

On the Mend After Broadway Hamlet Staging Success

Margaret Webster, lauded for her Shakespeare production on Broadway, had her appendix removed shortly after Hamlet with Judith Anderson and Maurice Evans opened to packed houses. She plans to leave the hospital soon, with a chance to see her best job a month after opening.

Margaret Webster Hamlet Judith Anderson Maurice Evans Miss Webster

Champ Steer Wins At Local Shipper Market Show

Lacy, a high school sophomore, placed near the final round as his entry titled T O Again was judged the best in the last three years of the ship market competition on page one.

Lacy

Radio Schedule Fragment from WMMN Fairmont WV

A panoramic listing of radio programs across stations WMMN WEAF WABC WJZ CBS WOR and others with time stamps from 5:00 to midnight including news talk music dramas comedies and sports hosted by Danes and orchestras. performers range from Glenn Miller to Fred Waring and Betty Boop era acts, reflecting a dense broadcast grid.

WMMN WEAF WABC Mary Marlin Cbs—Western Five WJZ Portia Cbs—News The Goldbergs Bartons Abbotts CBL Wishart Campbell Bia Weaf Escorts & Betty Just Entertainment WBLK Dinning Sisters WJ2 Weaf—Rhythmaires WLW WTAM CBS Voice of Broadway Bill Stern Fred Waring Orch Amos ‘N’ Andy Gentlemen With Wings Woman’s Club News of the World Lanny Ross WOR Adrian Rollin George Burns Gracie Allen H. V. Kaltenborn Johnny John & Judy Jim Crowley Rhythm Caravan Horace Heidt Arkansas Traveler Symphony Orch the People Fairmont Women's Club Glenn Miller Orel KDKA Bob Hope Raymond Gram Jean Arvizu Red Skelton Harry James Amos Andy Benny Goodman WWVA WGY Burt Farber Blue Barron Carl Ravagga

Hereford Show Lightweight Ad and Paris War Dispatch

The 1941 exposition highlights include Lasix lightweight Hereford best in show and the grand champion steers from four weight classes. Separately Berlin notes discuss De Gaulle diplomacy and possible Franco colonial actions as Marcel Dent hints at renewed military activity. Mayor Lord proclaims observances and an extra day for good measure amid new local industry.

Lasix Evelyn Asay Mt. Carroll,t Claud A. Lord

French Editor Urges Recapture of Colonies

Berlin dispatch reports a French editor calling for military action to recapture France's African colonies from Marshal Petain's regime. The statement signals heightened wartime tensions as opinion media weigh confrontation with Vichy authorities.

Berlin France Charles de Marshal Petain

Pope awards Shapley Pius XI Prize in Astronomy

In Rome at the Pontifical Academy of Science inauguration, Pope names Professor Harlow Shapley of Harvard Observatory the Pius XI Prize winner for Astronomy. Shapley has directed Harvard Observatory since 1921.

Pontifical Academy of Science Vatican Gardens Rome Saeness Harlow Shapley Harvard Observatory Cambridge Mass Shapley Harvard University Observatory

Thanksgiving Parade Sparks City’s Third Term Victory

Lord, reelected to a third term, proclaims three days of thanksgiving as the city plans a street parade with toys, floats, and prizes. A Christmas toy display and a gala breakfast precede the event, with 1,000 chickens promised for distribution.

Lord

Husband 62 Wife 11 Former bootlegger pleads not guilty

Charles B Sav, aged 62, smiles as he leaves Miami court after pleading not guilty to first degree murder in his wife of two months death. Gov Harold Stassen of Minnesota had requested the investigation. Police seek an attractive blonde.

Charles B. Savage Miami Harold Stassen Minnesota

Singer To Wed Joyce Mathews As Berle Applies for License

A marriage license application was filed in Los Angeles for Joyce Mathews and Milton Berle. Mathews and Berle reportedly confirmed the arrangement by telephone from New York where she was appearing in a musical show.

Joyce Mathews Milton Berle Los Angeles New York

Envoy to México Open New St. John's Cathedral

President Roosevelt sent to the Senate the nomination of George 3 Messersmith, 68, now Ambas to Cuba, to be Ambassador to Mexico, succeeding Josephus Daniels, who has retired. Born in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, Messersmith was an educator until 1914 when he joined the foreign service.

Roosevelt Senate George 3. Messersmith Ambas Cuba Mexico Josephus Daniels Fleetwood Mr. Messersmith Foreign Service

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