President Roosevelt to Speak on Christmas Eve Airwaves
President Roosevelt will address the nation and the world via shortwave on Christmas Eve from the White House for the sixth time since his inauguration. Mrs Roosevelt will join the ceremonies as the sixenth annual lighting of the national community tree is held. Other network broadcasts include a Thomas Jefferson memorial event and the Jackson Day dinner in Washington with Farley. Prime time changes include Walter O Keefe hosting and Kostelanetz’s orchestra starting January 12 on CBS. Tonight features Pan American congress and a docket of radio programs across WEAF WJZ and WABC with opera, dramas, and musicales scheduled through the evening.
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New York
Roosevelt
White House
Evelt
Washington
Farfey
Prine
Walter O'Keefe
Andre
Pan-American Congress
WJZ
NBC
State to sell $500000 road bonds Thursday
Charleston, Dec. 12. An additional 500000 dollars in road bonds from the 50,000,000 revolving fund will be sold by Governor Holt Thursday. The state has disposed of its road securities at the last two sales for average interest rates around 1.98 percent, the lowest in history.
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Charleston
Holt
Radio Program Schedule Highlights and Lineups
A dense listing of radio programming across stations such as WLW WGN NBC CBS WJZ and more with sketches dramas talk shows and musical performances. The schedule spans multiple time blocks from 6 00 P M through midnight featuring acts like Dick Tracy Uncle Don Amos n Andy and Eddie Cantor plus orchestras quartets and operatic programs across numerous stations.
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WLW
Don Winslow
Navy
CBS
WGR
Dick Tracy
WEAF
Science
WTAM
Tom Manning
WHP
Little Brown Book
Don
Malcolm Claire
MBS
Howie Wing
NBC
Bill Johnson
WSM
Junior
Emery Deutch
WSYR
John B. Kennedy
Amos
Andy
Tommy Dorsey
WGY
Melody Time
Paul Sullivan
KDKA
WLM
the World
Cab Calloway
al Donahue
WJZ
Bono
Buddy Fisher
Jose Manzanares Orches
Ted Travers
Good farmers planning ahead with L Glenn Zinn guidance
Farm Security administration official L Glenn Zinn urges early planning for equipment, livestock, lime, and fertilizer needs. He advises consulting the county agent and soil conservation methods, arranging financing with bankers, and contacting government lending agencies early to avoid spring loan delays.
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L Glenn Zinn
Farm Security Administration
Zinn
Soil Conservation
FSA
Count Your Entries Playing Fast in Bridge Problems
Strategy notes show counting entries to dummy helps choose leads and establish suits. A sample deal explains how a singleton honor and dummy entries affect the club suit, with South’s spade lead and subsequent play analyzed for optimal lines.
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West
King
Farmers urged to shop carefully in time constrained deals
The text notes buyers should take time to find what they want and warns sellers raise prices when buyers are rushed. It mentions a Farm Security supervisor in the county ready to assist farmers with financial and other problems.
JALOPY FLIER CORRIGAN MAKES BIG SPLASH IN HOLLYWOOD
Hollywood reports Douglas Corrigan the jalopy flier earns about 75000 in three months and writes his own biography while living frugally. He plans a 15 city tour to promote his book and will fly his home made monoplane to the San Francisco world’s fair for a share of admissions. A studio executive notes his guts to say no and his un Hollywood pattern approach stands out in a star driven era.
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Hollywood
America
Douglas Corrigan
Santa Claus
United States
San Francisco
Corrigan
Political Leader Wolfe Active in Grafton Politics
Wolfe lives at 510 West Main street and has been active in Democratic politics for years. He ran for the Democratic nomination for the house of delegates in 1936 but lost to W. J. Hussion, and in 1938 sought the mayoralty but finished last in the primary. He served as Grafton manager of the Department of Unemployment Compensation for a period and later sold fur coats.
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Rage
Wolfe
West Main Street
House of Delegates
W. J. Hussion
Grafton
Department of Unemployment Compensation
Five Percent Dividend Declared for Gauley Bridge Bank Depositors
Clarksburg December 12 Dr E A Rinehart announced a five percent dividend for Deposivars in the closed Gauley Bridge bank. He said this would pay 100 percent of claims, totaling 4496 44 dollars and bringing the overall payout to 76 percent of claims.
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Clarksburg
Bank of Gauley Bridge
E. A. Rinehart
Fiduciary Notices In West Virginia Probate Matters
Fiduciary accounts of W Merle Watkins administrator of Floy K Nesbit, deceased, before Commissioner of Accounts for Anal settlement. Dated December 5 1938. Also notices for Thomas W Brohard O J Merring Lawson L Loar executors of Leonard Mallonee deceased and O Jay Fleming executor of James T Knotts deceased. Also John Abel Route 4 Grafton waives debts not his responsibility. Dated Nov 28 Dec 5 12.
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W. Merle Watkins
Floy K. Nesbit
John K. Burdett
Taylor County
West Virginia
Commissioner of Accounts
Thomas W. Brohard
O. J. Menning
Lawson L. Loar
Leonard Mallonee
O. Jay Fleming
James T. Knotts
William P. Samples
John Abel
Grafton
W. Va
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Phil Spitalny
Marek Weber
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Eddie Cantor
Cavalcade of America
Pick
Pat Minstrels
Skaggs & CO
WBC
Rose Marie
Bob Trout
Adrian Rollini
Bill
Tom Mix
Jack Shannon
WIZ
Lowell Thomas
WMMN
Sophie Tucker
Amos 'N
Jimmy Valentine
Bi—The Lone Ranger
JJR
WGBI
Hawaii
WKBW
Sturgess
WPAR
Jones
Lux Theater
Chicago City Opera Co
CKLW
CWHP
The
Melody Makers
Eddy Duchin
Symphony Opera Co
Frank Kelly
Memory Lane
Guy Lombardo
Wwiz
American Legion
National Radio Forum
Kyw
Civic Symphony
WLW —True Detective Mysteries
Fireside Singers
Henry Weber
Lum & Abner
Robert Hood Bower
Lukewela
Watts
GBS
Caravan
Sylvine
Ka—Dance Orchestra
Yra
Julius Caesar
Those We Love
BBS
Model Minstrels
vVoice of
Firestone
Marealis
Richard I
Winnie Simpson
RADIO
RCA
Bendix
Crosley
Barclay
Shepard Barclay
Shi Yao Ya Toot
South
Features Syndicate, Inc
Alfred P. Sloan
General Motors
Senate Finance
Chesapeake and Potomac
Grafton Bank & Trust Co, Bldg
Telephone
Doug Corrigan
Baltimore « Ohio ‘Railroad
Love Drug Company
West Main St
Big Sister
Kane
LES Forgravi
Etta Kei
Paul Robinson
Garth
Muggs and Skeeter
Aneerie
PETS
China
Wally Bishop
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