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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1938

Page

5

Strand Theatre Presents The Cowboy and the Lady Romance

Samuel Goldwyn produced The Cowboy and the Lady starring Gary Cooper with Merle Oberon as a lively foil. The comedy romance, featuring Patsy Kelly Walter Brennan Fuzzy Knight Mabel Todd and Henry Kolker, opens at Strand Theatre on Sunday.

Samuel Goldwyn Langerous Erie Oberon Gary Cooper Strand Theatre Merle Cooper Gary Miss Osberon J. Goldwyn Uncanny Patsy Kelly Walter Brennan Fuzzy Knight Mabel Todd Henry Kolker

Arkansas Traveler opens at Dixie theatre with Burns as editor

Dixie theatre presents Bob Burns in The Arkansas Traveler a wandering printer and later crusading editor in a small town. Local fans recall his Van Buren Arkansas roots and expect a lively tale of wit and rural integrity in a film that shifts Burns away from musical comedy into American character roles akin to Will Rogers.

Bob Burns Tar Road Burns Dixie Theatre Sage van Buren Arkansas The Wil Rogers Paramount War Buren America

Lost visas sought as Spain war refugees face risk

The State department opened a search for more than 1,500 missing American passports linked to volunteers who fought in Spain. Most owners died in Barcelona government battles. Many papers were not returned or lost. officials seek Barcelona cooperation to prevent misuse. The Red Cross plans 3 million bushels of wheat to ease hunger in Spain, aiming to feed about 2.5 million people for six months.

Washington State Department Spain Barcelona Franco United States Red Cross Europe Ernest J. Swift

Open Letter From Gannett Answers Roosevelt On Editorial Freedom

Rochester publisher Frank E. Gannett protests against the president’s charge that newspapers are edited in the counting room. He argues newspapers must be financially strong but not dictated by business offices and cites polls praising fair coverage. He says subsidies once favored by weak papers should not influence policy.

Rochester N. Y Frank E. Gannett Roosevelt Gannett St. Louis Post- Dispatch Post-Dispatch Gannet America

Workmen Form Guild to Reopen Morgantown Glass Plant

Morgantown workers band together in a medieval guild style partnership to reopen Morgantown Glass Works next year. Director Joseph H. Courtney announced a lease placing operations under former superintendent Joseph Baden, who urged about 50 workers to join the guild with aim to include all 250 former employees.

Morgantown Morgantown Glass Works Joseph H. Courtney Joseph Baden Baden Morgantown Glass Guild

Coster first day of made public winter note

Donald Coster also known as Philip Musica left a public note blaming bankers lawyers and auditors for McKesson and Robbins collapse. He claimed the firm should have been in receivership after the crash and that he fought to save it amid internal board friction and Wall Street plunder. The note denied narcotics or alcohol involvement and defended his conduct toward his wife.

New York Donald Coster Philip Musica McKesson Robbins White Connecticut Wall Street Samuel Reich Coster-Musica

Yardley London Toiletries for Clear Complexions

A luxury beauty cue praises Yardley of London Toiletries as essential for pristine complexions. It promises a fragrant cool creamy lather that cleanses and refreshes the skin and invites readers to start complexion care today with mail and phone order options.

Yardley of London

Death Feud Kills Coal Operator Near Wedding

On the eve of his wedding Roy Ledson was killed in a family feud linked shooting. James Pierson, alleged killer, fled. Montana officers hold a pauper's burial entry as clues from clippings surface. A 66-year-old Pierson may be central as investigators push to confirm the motive and identity.

New Cumberland Roy Ledison Montana John Henry Pierson Billings Ledson Weirton James Pierson Pierson W. Dan Ferguson W. D. Stephenson Hancock County

TVA Controversy Over Ouster and Rates Sparks Hearing

GOP CHARGES detail a three director dispute that prompted President Roosevelt to oust TVA Chairman Arthur E. Morgan. The hearing probes the fairness of TVA electric rates as a yardstick for private industry and examines TVA relations with private utilities as Morgan testifies before the committee.

David E. Lilienthal Harcourt A. Morgan A. E. Morgan Roosevelt TVA Securities Commission Tvawishes Willkle Congress Arthur E. Morgan Morgan

State Road Commission Engineer Dies of Heart Attack

Euler P. Hopkins, 51, a state road commission engineer and former Cabell county assistant, died at his Huntington home from a heart attack. Born 1881 in Bowling Green Missouri, he served with the road commission since 1933. Survived by widow, daughter Mrs Guy Cain of Huntington, two brothers Newton F. Hopkins of Pittsburgh and Roswell Hopkins of Bowling Green, and three sisters.

Huntington PI Euler P. Hopkins State Road Commission Hopkins Bowling Green Missouri Cabell County Guy Cain Huntingson Newton F. Hopkins Pittsburgh Ros¢well Hopkins

Defeated Congressman Named to Bank Board

President Roosevelt appoints Representative Frank Hancock of North Carolina to the Federal Home Loan bank board. Hancock, a Democrat and former member of the house banking committee, was defeated by Senator Reynolds in the North Carolina primary race.

Washington Roosevelt Frank Hancock North Carolina Federal Home Loan Bank Board Hancock Reynolds House Banking Committee Capitol

Christmas Foodstuffs Delivered After AFL Pact

In Buffalo New York hundreds of tons of Christmas foodstuffs refilled depleted store stocks as warehouse and produce workers local 558, part of the AFL International Brotherhood of Teamsters, voted to return to work and accept a compromise with the Western New York food industry employers group.

Buffalo N. Y Doe AFL International Teamsters Union Food Industry of New York

Pittman Statement Attacks Dictator Nations

Senator Pittman of Nevada, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement criticizing the governments of Japan and Germany. He asserted Americans oppose dictatorial regimes and support morality and justice under peace treaties, stating the United States will not use military force unless necessary.

Washington Pittman D.-Nev Senate Foreign Relations Committee United States Japan Germany

Weirton Case To Resume January 3 For Windup

Weirton Steel case in the National Labor Relations board, longest on record, will resume January 3 to hear final witnesses. The defense moved for dismissal arguing evidence fails to show violations of the labor act and claims denial of a fair hearing. Trial examiner W. Way did not rule on the motion as defense and company spokesmen expect the hearing to last about a month after resumption.

Pittsburgh Weirton Steel Company National Labor Relations Board Jamies C. Batten Edward Grandison Smith Clarksburg W. Way John E. Laughlin, Jr Smith

Harrison Urges Policy to Encourage Industry

Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi told a Cincinnati audience that government policy should favor encouraging industry to provide employment rather than rely on relief programs. He warned that current expenditures have affected the rugged character and views of tens of thousands of citizens.

Cincinnati Pat Harrison Miss Senate Finance Committee University of Cincinnati

Long Imprisoned Man Is Finally Given Freedom

Ross Mendiceno, 72, once jailed for the murder of his wife in 1920, was released after the common pleas court dropped the charge for lack of evidence. He had spent 18 years in an institution for the criminally insane at Fairview State hospital, where doctors declared him sane after treatment at the Pittsburgh behavior clinic.

Pittsburgh Ross Mendisceno Pitcairn Common Pleas Court Ralph Hunter Mendicena Mary Mendiceno Fairview State Hospital H. B. Henninger Pittsburgh Behavior Clinic

Tyrone Power Denies Rumors Of Upcoming Marriage

Hollywood star Tyrone Power returned from South America and denied reports he planned to marry Annabella, saying he is not married and has no intention of marrying her. He added his ideal woman need not be a blonde and claimed to be heartfree for now while touring. Annabella arrived in New York ahead of him, and Power planned to call her later after Christmas shopping.

New York Tyrone Power Hollywood South America Annabella Power Adonis

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