Radio Programs on New Year's Eve Across Stations
Eastern time network schedule lists New Year's Eve programs on WEAF WIR WOK WPG WARC KDKA WHAS KYW WLW WTAM WC Dinner music, dance, and orchestras mix with New Year messages and family programs. Featured acts include Roxy and His Gang, Neapolitan Nights, Real Folks, and various choirs and orchestras across stations in New York, Newark, Atlantic City, Pittsburgh, Louisville, Cleveland, and Chicago.
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WEAF
New York
Peter
Roxy
Bob
the Bandman
WPG
Atlantic City
New
His Gang
Air Boys
Amos
Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer at Opera House Tonight
Indiana praise for George Ade sets the scene as Al Jolson stars in The Jazz Singer. The film traces Jolson’s life from an orthodox home to Broadway with a dramatic arc as his mother pleads about his dying father. Cast includes May McAvoy Warner Oland Eugenie Besserer and more. The program also features Newlywed's Happy Days as the comedy.
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Indiana
George Ade
al Jolson
Opera House
Jolson
Jack Robin
Broadway
Sheme
May McAvoy
Warner Oland
Eugenie Besserer
Josef Rosenblatt
Otto Lederer
Hobbie Gordon
Richard Tucker
Nat Carr
William Demarest
Anders Randolf
Will Walling
Cohn
Samson Raphaelson
Alan
Crosland
Bombing hits Wheeling soft drink stand in South Wheeling
A bomb exploded at dawn Sunday outside a soft drink shop run by Sam Scofield in South Wheeling. The blast demolished the storefront, shattered nearby windows, but caused no injuries. It followed a prior bombing last Monday at rival Nick Prank's establishment. Police questioned several suspected bootlegging leaders but have no definite clues. Chief George enforced a midnight curfew in the district.
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Wheeling
Sam Scofield
South Wheeling
Nick Prank
George
Sam Heflin Dies After Illness in Fairmont
Sam Heflin 79 longtime Grafton resident and builder died Sunday in Fairmont at his son's home after several weeks illness. A former bridge foreman for the B&O Railroad he moved to his own business in 1900 and sang in the First Baptist Church choir for decades. Survived by his son Neal M. Heflin of Maryland Ave and a sister Frances Thayer of Parkersburg. funeral in Grafton First Baptist Church Wednesday at 11 am, interment Bluemont Cemetery.
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Samii J.hefli
Grafton
Fairmont
Neal M. Heflin
Maryland Avenue
Baltimore’ and Ohio’ Railroad
Sam" Heflin
Jtv
Mary Minter Heflin
West Washington Street
Marmaduke Dent
Baptist Church
G. W and M. C. Heflin
Fredericksburg
Heflin
Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias
Heffin
Frances Thayer
Parkernburg
Lrst Baptist Church
John W. Brown
Bluemont Cemetery
Victor Davis Found Not Guilty Saturday
Victor Davis of Grafton, 22, was found not guilty at a hearing before Justice Mabel Powell Smith on a charge of failing to aid a motorist after a collision near Valley Inn on December 22. State police said Walter White, who filed the complaint, did not appear at the proceeding. Also noted: M. A. Brose Lynch and Earl T. Stephens of Clarksburg, arrested December 23 on the Fet Termen bridge with a cargo of liquor in four 5-gallon kegs in Stephens’ car, will have a hearing Wednesday at 2 p.m. before Justice Marion L. Allender. Lynch was once prominent in Flemington, later ran a store.
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Lynch
Earl T. Stephens
Clarksburg
Fetterman Bridge
Stephens
Marion L. Allender
Fetterman
Flemington
Victor Davis
Grafton
Mabel Powell Smith
Davis
Valley Inn
Walter White
Death of William Hendry, Charlestown prison warden
William Hendry 57, longtime warden at Charlestown state prison and executor of Sacco and Vanzetti trials, died at home on prison grounds after a long illness. From April to August 1928, 1,092,829 motor vehicles crossed the Peace Bridge between Buffalo New York and Fort Erie Ontario.
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Teace Bridge
Buffalo
N. Y
Fort Erie
Ont
Former local pastor Rev John O Bolton dies at 58
Rev John O Bolton aged 58 longtime Buckhannon pastor of St Pauls M E Church and secretary of the West Virginia Conference Permanent Fund died after gallstone surgery in St Josephs hospital Buckhannon He influenced endowment drives for West Virginia Wesleyan College Baker University Jacksonville AL and the Women's College in Jacksonville He is survived by his widow May and three children and a foster daughter Funeral at First M E Church Buckhannon with burial at Maplewood cemetery conducted by Rev James A Engle and others undertakers White scarves
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St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
Buckhannon
West Virginia Conference Permanent Fund
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St. Joseph’s Hospital
Bolton
Women’s College
Jacksonville
Hi Family
Methodist Episcopal Conference
Morgantown
May Bolton
May Triplett
Randolph County
Pauline
John
Cranston
Ill
Helen
Tl Fioise
M.E
James A. Engle
Andrews Church
ThreeYearOld Boy Victim of Pneumonia
Edgar Lee Trader Waite age three son of Arthur and Mamie Trader Waite died at 11 45 PM after sudden illness at his grandparents home 15 West Wilford Street from influenza and pneumonia following a cold. Parents and grandparents mourn the loss.
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Edgar Lee ‘Trader White
Arthur
Mamie Trader Waite
Gilbert Trader
West Wilford Street
Funeral services planned for infant Jamies
One brother Jamies an infant survives. Funeral services will be held from the home Thursday at 2 20 o clock conducted by Rev P Theodore Crickenberger pastor of St Pauls Lutheran Church Interment at Hugmant cemetery will be directed by the Bolin Hamilton undertakers.
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Jamies
P. Theodore Crickenberger
St. Paul's' Lutheran Church
Hugmant Cemetery
hé-Bolin’ Hamilton
Death of Myrtle Sigel after two year illness
Mrs Myrtle May Sigel 26 wife of A C Sigel died at her Parkview home Saturday at 6 30 pm after a two year tuberculosis illness. She leaves a son Edward F about years old and was born March 10 1902 in Taylor county. Survived by husband son four sisters and three brothers. Funeral held today at St Pat s Lutheran with Rev Theodore Crickenberger officiating. Interment Arnold cemetery near Parkview by Bartlett Funeral Company.
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Myrtle May Sigel
A. C. Sigel
Edward F
Bedias
Taylor County
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Huniee Breedlove Frye
Grafton
Robert
Garfield
Charles
Nellie
Sadie
Lenora
Philadelphia
Pansy Shaffer
Griton
P. Theodore Crickenberger
St. Pat's Lutheran Church
Arnold Cemetery
Bartlett Funeral Company
Former local man Erskine Pryor dies in Wheeling
Relatives learned yesterday afternoon that Erskine Pryor 58 resident and cigar maker died at Wheeling City Hospital after influenza illness He had moved to Wheeling from Grafton over 25 years ago Surviving are sons Guy Ralph Herbert and Meta all of Wheeling daughters Mrs S A Bond Mt Vernon Ohio Rev J G Pryor Demorest Georgia and Mrs Cora White Yates Ave Also Mrs S M White and others by marriage Funeral plans were incomplete with interment in Bluemont cemetery Barnett Funeral Company in charge
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Wheeling
Erskine
Herbert
Metla
S. A. Bond
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
J. G. Pryor
Demarest
Georgia
M. White
Cora White
Yates Avenue
Grafton
Bluemont Cemetery
Appeal Taken From Justice's Decision
The defendant Maynard Perine of this city filed an appeal today in circuit court from a December 27 judgment in Squire W. EB. Leach's court. The appeal follows a non support charge after Perine was arrested on a warrant secured by his wife Elthel.
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Squire W. EB. Leach
Maynard Perine
Perine
Elthel, T
Perine Fined and Jailed for Infant Neglect Charge
Perine was fined 24 dollars and costs for neglecting to provide for a baby. A 30 day jail term was imposed. The defendant posted a bond to pay 30 dollars monthly for infant support and another bond for appeal to a higher court.
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Perine
North Star Returns After Start at Roosevelt Field
Mrs. James A. Stillman’s monoplane North Star began a 2500 mile non stop attempt from Roosevelt Field to France Field in the Canal Zone. Oliver Weboutillier piloted with navigator Lewis Yanchey. gas dumped and loss of altitude forced a return to Mitchel Field, landing at 12 17. Lefontilliier previously flew the derby in a near identical run from Roosevelt to Mitchel.
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North Star
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Canal Zone
Oliver Weboutillier
Lewis A Yanchey
Garden City
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King Pearce’s Health Bulletin Notes Slow Improvement
London officials released a detailed bulletin on King Pearce’s condition, noting a restless night but slight appetite gain and overall steadier state. Five of seven physicians signed the report, which confirms exhaustion remains a medical challenge yet hints at gradual recovery.
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Pearce
Minos
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Ninety Saved in Home Fire In Lotdaville
A two alarm fire at the David Home and Hospital caused about 2000 dollars damage. Ninety people including a young woman and 16 infants were rescued by firefighters and Salvation Army members. Several residents were treated for smoke exposure and two firemen were injured. Many evacuees were moved to private homes or City Hospital where all were declared out of danger.
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Firs
Péliée
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Slays Mother Through Mistake in Texas Home
Sulphur Springs, Texas, Dec 31. Waymond Wofford shot and killed his mother as she entered her home mistaking her for a burglar. Wofford and friends believed a prowler hid in the yard. they borrowed a neighbor's gun and returned home. She was facing the rear door when he fired once as she opened it. The mother reportedly uttered a final remark before dying.
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Sulphur Springs
Texas
Waymond Wofford
Toddlers Face Death as Foreign Objects Found
A 19 month old, Donald Hettich of Corning, is at Grant Hospital awaiting surgery to remove a peanut from his lungs to treat pneumonia and influenza. Doctors fear death if the object remains, as two other Ohio babies suffer objects lodged in throats or lungs. Frankie Brooks, 18 months old of Asco, W Va, has a toy motorcycle in his throat with pneumonia and withholdings on operation until stronger. Patricia Denyn of Cleveland has a metal clasp in her throat while influenza worsens. Medical teams expect possible operations in coming days if condition improves.
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Tees
Albert Hettich
Donald
Collinsbus
Corning
C.F. Bowen
Grant Hospital
Rowan
Ohio
Frankie Brooks
Asco
W. Va
Cincinnati
Patricia Denyn
Cleveland
Brooks
Two Tots Die In House Fire In Youngstown
Two children, Jack Miller seven and Mildred Miller four, died after a kerosene can exploded while the father John Miller tried to fight the flames in their home. The father was seriously burned and police evacuated others from the burning house. Mildred was found upstairs and died en route to a hospital. Jack died later from the injuries.
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Youngstown
John Miler
Jack Miller
Alge
Ted Nazing
Mildred Miller
Mystairs Room
Gangster Arrested for Yale Murder Link Shows Capone Ties
Dec 31. Nam Batley, 29, of Broan, is in custody charged with the murder of Frank Ale, a Brooklyn gangster and former associate of Scarface A1 Capone of Chicago. The arrest connects Batley to a broader Mob network tied to Capone era violence.
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Mark
Nam Batley
Broan
Frank ¥Ale
Brooklyn
Scarface
Capone
Chiea
Yale Gangster Shot On Brooklyn Street July 1
Fragmentary report describes Yale a high living tree vet ing gangster and hijacker shot while driving through Brooklyn. Readable bits connect the event to Philadelphia then New York as a trace of the pistol used and the sequence of purchases.
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Yale
Brooklyn Street
Brolyn
Mi Phisyonn
New Yo
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