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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1935
Page
2
Buck Jones stars in a western adventure titled Buck Jones Rounds Em Up at the Brinkman Opera House. The Universal screenplay unfolds on Christmas Day and Thursday with cattle thieves menacing a sheriff and the town in a tense cattle country chase.
A dense listing of radio programs for multiple stations with times from 5:30 P M to 12 30 A M. Programs include CBS WAVE WENR WJZ WLW WGN NBC KMOX and others featuring orchestras singers sketches dramas and news. Many named performers such as Irene Wicker Buddy and Ginger Lewd names like Buck Rogers and Orphans Annie appear, along with concert and dance segments.
A dramatic tale unfolds as Buck targets thieves while Muriel Evans co stars opposite him. Director Ray Taylor, with Eddie Phillips and Paul Fix in the cast, drives a hard riding plot amid a wide crew of officials and staff. The piece notes Christmas Day Capitol precautions with janitors and engineers sidelined, watchmen on duty.
Jean Rogers Noah Beery Jr and director Louis Friedlander along with a sound technician and chauffeur were stranded for five hours at night on a desert road while filming Stormy. A sudden cloudburst turned the muddy trail near Painted Desert between the location and Tubac City Arizona into a sea of mud and the car bogged down hub deep.
State figures and their families spread across cities as Christmas nears. Governor Kump’s son and daughter-in-law arrive from Elkins. treasurer John Baker White heads to Baltimore. President James A Chambers stays in Huntington. M D Carrico may visit Terra Alta. Auditor Edgar B Sims visits his father in Wirt County. State police remain at posts. many officials plan stays or visits, while judges remain in the capital.
A bus tumbled through a guard rail into the river during a blizzard near a drawspan in Virginia. Rescue divers and Salvation Army workers braved freezing rain to recover victims, with several identified by baggage and others still unknown among white and Black passengers.
Classified insertions priced at 2 cents a word for the first insertion and 1 cent for each additional insertion. Sample ads include WANTED apartments and houses, FOR RENT small furnished apartment, WANTED two or three furnished rooms, MEN learn barbering with a free booklet, LOST envelope with cash and postal slip, HELP WANTED solicitor.
Frank D. McIntyer district engineer of the road commission urges steps to speed approval of the parking project. State commission already okayed preliminary work. Cold weather slows other street improvements by WPA labor. Barrett street paving advances but near zero temps prevent top dressing. Maple Avenue progress also slowed by bad weather. normal conditions awaited to push to completion.
In southern West Virginia a mine explosion at 7 45 p m trapped 25 men in Beckley area 30 miles from Charleston. State Police said two injured men were taken out as inspectors moved in at 10 30 p m and 11 30 p m while ventilation was restored.
The selection of Eden as successor to Sir Samuel Hoare is seen as a move to repair a rift after the league’s sanctions crisis. Britain reportedly seeks to extend penalties including an oil embargo if Mediterrean and allied nations back a strong response, while Paris alerts to naval movements as French fleet heads toward West African waters.
President Roosevelt announced an executive order by George Berry industrial coordinator to terminate the NRA and shift its powers to two departments. The move aligns Berry’s activities with plans to wind up NRA affairs, effective January 1.
The Lindberghs reportedly quit the United States for England claiming that English society holds greater regard for law and order. They may stay away until January 13 the date tied to Bruno Hauptmann’s execution or pursue trans Atlantic commercial flight plans. The Times notes they do not give up citizenship and might live abroad if needed to provide their son a normal, fearless childhood while Mrs. Lindbergh pursues writing and study.
The Times says Colonel Lindbergh and wife feel free to end ties with Pan American and leave the United States. Passports were allegedly obtained in Washington with plans kept secret, leaving friends and relatives unaware. Some said they had heard no removal plans, including Lindbergh’s mother Evangeline and uncle John Lodge. The family’s Cardiff relatives also claimed no knowledge.
Robbin Coon of the Associated Press lists Katherine Hepburn in Alice Adams Victor McLaglen in The Informers and Charles Laughlin in Les Miserables as the three best pictures of 1935. Opera House manager George Brinkman notes he has shown all three and promises more acclaimed films soon including Modern Times Strike Me Pink Follow the Fleet Showboat Last of the Mohicans and other offerings.
A forthcoming film titled Swertre der will premiere next Friday featuring Frank Parker, radio fame, Tamarra, alto star, Jack Dempsey, and Abe man with his Californians. Public notices promise further announcements ahead of all Ukey cities.
In White Sulphur Springs W A Dee 28 and his wife were burned when their home caught fire. Mary Enridge a Black woman also suffered burns in the incident. In Wheeling on December 23 George Johnson 50 died after being struck or run over by a train.
Purported cold remedy Thoxine claims quick throat relief by loosening phlegm while soothing rawness and hard swallowing. Advertises double action as a gargle substitute with internal effects, offering 35c 60c and 1.00 dollar bottle prices and a money back guarantee.
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