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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1939

Page

2

Crosby Brothers to Share NBC Orchestral Show

Bob Crosby moves his orchestra from CBS to NBC to debut on the first Saturday night of the new year from New York. Bing Crosby will greet audiences with John Scott Trotter and Hollywood’s accompaniment. This marks the first joint appearance of the Crosby brothers on a single program and includes scheduling notes on NBC and WABC CBS broadcasts.

New York Bob Crosby CBS NBC Husky Bing Crosby John Scott Trotter Hollywood Bob Benny Goodman Kay Keyser Associated Press Wjz-Nbc Weaf-Nbc

Broadcast schedule snippet including radio programs

The listing shows CBS and WJZ NBC slots with morning and afternoon programs. Notable items include a Binghamton choristers segment with Ray Bloch varieties, a 10:30 Hollywood feature, and later Farm and Home Hour, Science Round Table, Medicine in the News, and a Southern School of the Air segment.

CBS Binghamton Ray Bloch Hollywood WJZ NBC Southern School of the Air

Five youths blast rocks crater field near canal

The blast near a canal cratered a vacant field four feet deep and about 30 feet wide, shaking houses within 20 miles. Quigley identified the youths as 15 to 19, noting they appeared to be target practicing as one carried a hunting bag.

Parge Canal Quigley

Radio Schedule Montage for WMMN and NBC KDKA

A dense listing of radio program lineups across WMMN West Virginia NBC KDKA CBS and MBS networks detailing times from evening into midnight. It catalogs shows from The Fresheut Adventures of Tom Mix and Easy Aces to The Lone Ranger Dance Orch and Gill through the night including news anchors and orchestras with multiple stations.

WMMN NBC Anthony MBS Uncle Don KDKA Rhythm Makers Sam Scattergood Baines Tom Mix Blue Barron Orch Edwing Hill Malcolm Claire Harold Stokes Kaltenborn Lowell Thomas Fulton Jove, Jr Tom Ramee CBS Anos Fred Waring Fulton Lewis, Jr People Mr. Keen Tracer Lum Abner Happy Havlicheck Revelers KDEKA Burns Allen West Virginia Faith Nbc—Radio Guild Columbia Adventures Concert Orch Romance & Rhythm International H. R. Baukhage Paul Sullivan Griff Williams Dick Jurgens Richard Himber Benny Goodman

Four US World War prizes to be sold for scrap

Four American ships seized from German owners during World War I will be sold for scrap by the Maritime Commission. The 23888 ton George Washington, Monticello, Mt. Vernon, and American will be auctioned to nations not designated as belligerents by President Roosevelt. Open bids January 19 in Maryland.

Maritime Commission Anchorage Maryland Roosevelt Germany England United States Lloyd

Mayle Free on Bond In Automobile Theft Case

Paul Mayle of West Hill was bound over to the January grand jury by Justice Hoye G. White Sr. on charges of stealing an automobile from Latrobe Street, belonging to Mrs. Monvella Mayle of Wendel. Bond set at 500 and he was released until the next circuit court term.

Latrobe Street Monvella Mayle Wendel Paul Mayle West Hill

Sentinel Want Ad Sparks Quick Results Preview

A brief Sentinel want ad invites rapid results for quick services and sales. Notify readers of limited time offers and simple contact details to accelerate responses.

Two Motorists Fined After Christmas Route 50 Crash

A Christmas Day wreck on Route 50 near the Harrison county line led to fines for both drivers. Walter Ogden Arnold, 117 Reeves Avenue, Fairmont, was fined 25 dollars and costs for reckless driving, and Robert Lawson of Flemington received 10 dollars and costs for speeding after arraignment before Justice A. B. Knabenshue.

Harrison County Justice of the Peace A. B. Knabenshue Walter Ogden Arnold Reeves Avenue Fairmont Robert Lawson Flemington

Illness Halts Wedding Bells in New York

New York December 27. Eileen Herrick has undergone an appendectomy just before Christmas. Her absence from a family party followed rumblings that she was being kept from George Lowther by her father. Lowther had pursued habeas corpus writs, claiming she was held against her will, and his attorney hinted a wedding might occur after the new year.

New York Eileen Herrick George Lowther Walter R Herrick Eileen Lowther Supreme Court Isidor Wasservogel Eli Johnson

Ward resigns as Banking Commissioner to join Charleston National Bank

Charleston Banking Commissioner George Ward resigned yesterday to become trust officer at Charleston National Bank. He will take up the new duties January 1, following formal submission of his resignation to Governor Holt.

Charleston George Ward Charleston National Bar Holt Ward

Shipyard Sally Opens at Strand Theatre Tonight

Gracie Fields returns as the jovial star in Shipyard Sally a 20th Century Fox comedy musical with Sidney Howard directed by Monty Banks. Rochdale England to Clydebank Scotland tale follows Gracie as a pub owner shipyard queen and comic misadventures amid a bustling town festival.

Gracie Fields Britain 20Th Century- Fox Sidney Howard Monty Banks Karl Tunberg Don Ettlinger Gracie England Rochdale Lancashire Consumers’ Co-Operative Clydebank Scotland Isles Sally Strand Theatre

Dixie Theatre Shows New Jones Family Hit

A 20th Century Fox comedy at Dixie Theatre stars the Jones family famed as America’s first fun clan. The uproarious and heartwarming film follows their misadventures in wholesome family life, drawing praise for warmth and humor.

Jones Dixie 20Th Century-Fox Joneses America

Panama Lady at Opera House Tonight

Lucille Ball stars in Panama Lady at the Opera House tonight with Allan Lane as the hero. A cabaret entertainer and oil prospector share a stormy jungle romance amid adventure and drama in Panama, promising exciting atmosphere.

RKO Radio Panama Lucille Ball Allan Lane Cabret Opera House Miss Ball

Jungle intrigue drives precarious romance in desert to jungle

A woman leaves a gunrunner lover after he threatens her and helps a drunken oil prospector. To avoid jail she becomes his housekeeper in the jungle camp. Jealous maids plot, she warms to her captor, then faces a dramatic choice when the aviator finally arrives with a sinister motive.

States Miss Ball Lane Donald Briggs Steffi

Desperate Trails Opens at Opera House with Johnny Mack Brown

Johnny Mack Brown stars in Desperate Trails at the Opera House in a fast paced western blending comedy and action. The Universal feature follows Brown as a western peace officer battling bandits and stage coach robbers in a rugged tale of danger and heroism.

Johnny Mack Brown Universal Brown

Daredevil Bob Baker Delivers Bang Up Performance

Brown's close friend Bob Baker performs a hugely entertaining ride with a bold stage presence. He delivers a new melody with an in-pleasing voice while cowboy comedian Pury K chalks up another hit with his sure-fire humor.

Bob Baker Brown

Accident ends life of child on Tel Jack farm

December 27 report from Princeton states a one year old, Barney Carswell, died from an accidentally-inflicted shotgun wound on a farm near Tel Jack. Witnesses say 21 year old Jack Rumburg slipped a glazed finger while firing at game. Prosecutor Roscoe Pendleton released the youth.

Princeton Barney Carswell Tel Jack Rumburg Roscoe Pendleton

For Rent Desirable five year brick near downtown

Classified ad notes rates two cents per word for first insertion and one cent per word for each additional insertion with a minimum charge of 45 cents. Included is miss Angela C Gerkin and a free bag of W Potato Chips offer within three days after name appears.

Sentinel Classinea Eac Sentinel Appea Downtow Angela C Gerkin

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