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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1940

Page

2

Chamberlain Plans Speech on War Progress Broadcast

New York dispatch notes Neville Chamberlain will deliver a 30 minute address at 9 45 p m via NBC CBS and MBS on The War Its Progress and Future Eddie Cantors March of Dimes broadcast for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis is set for a week from Saturday night lasting an hour or more on all three networks starting at 11 o clock The broadcast party includes Mickey Rooney Bob Hope Rudy Vallee Burns and Allen Bob Burns Fanny Brice Bing Crosby Fibber McGee and Molly Jack Benny and Mary among others Programs Tonight cover Jackson Day dinners with Roosevelt Wheeler and European coverage on WABC CBS and MBS schedules.

New York Neville Chamberlain NBC CBS MBS Eddie Cantor National Foundation For Mickey Rooney Bob Hope Rudy Vallee Burns and Allen Bob Burns Fanny Brice Bing Crosby Fibber McGee and Molly Jack Benny Mary Wjznbc WABC President Roosevelt Washington WEAF Sen Burton K. Wheeler Denver Europe Wabc-Cbs

Hull Assistant Secretary of State Picked by Roosevelt

Breckinridge Long of Missouri is named by President Roosevelt to be assistant secretary of state, succeeding George S. Messersmith who is nominated as ambassador to Cuba. radio schedule notes include WEAF NBC East 9:15, WJZ NBC 11, and Minton on Radio Forum with WEAF.

Roosevelt Breckinridge Long Missouri Long George S. Messersmith Cuba WEAF Nbc-East Minton Weafinbc Tommy Riggs

Radio Program Schedule Highlights and Lineups

A dense listing of radio broadcasts across networks from 5:30 P.M. to 11:30 P.M. detailing programs, hosts, sketches, and musical acts. Notable entries include WJZ Rose Bowl Football Game broadcasts, NBC Little Orphan Annie, CBS Amos ’n’ Andy, and WMMN Grandson Jones performances among many others across CBS NBC MBS and regional stations.

WMMN CBS Hollywood WLW Jack Armstrong WJZ Sam NBC SBS Scattergood Baines Silhouttes Cbs—News Edwin C. Hill America Santa Claus WCAE WGAR WSM Malcolm Claire KDEA Winifred McDonnel WBT WPAR Watts Katleborn Gordon Giford WGY Sons of the Pioneers Europe Gordon Gifford Kyw The Fact Finder Amos Andy WMAQ WWVA Sam & Abner WGBI Wiz KQKA Sammy Kayes Orches Wsmt WBC Rex Mauphin WEBW Tommy Aird Elmer Davis Tommy ‘Higgs Betty Lou MBS Tommy Tucker Grandpa Jones Work—Jr

Radio Schedule Highlights Tuesday Studio Lines

Radio listings show Betty Lou and Richard Crooks programs at 8:30 and 9. The slate includes Blondie, Sherlock Holmes drama, Rochester Civic Orchestra, Radio Forum with Sen. Sherman Minton, and many NBC CBS WEAF WABC WJZ WOR broadcasts. Concerts, dramas, and talks fill the afternoon and evening with coordinated times across networks.

Betty Lou Richard Crooks Alec Templeton WABC CBS Blondie Martin and Kostelanetz Howard and Bhelton Bettie Davis Spencer Tracy Victory WJZ NBC Rochester Civic Orchestra Radio Forum Sherman Minton MBS Manmp Europe Wabccbs Weafnbc Ma Perkins Mexico Wabc-Cbs Scattergood Baines

New Langley Field Developments Promise Faster Planes

U S airplanes article notes engineers expect future aircraft to be far faster than current models. A streamlined wing could cut drag to one third, enabling speeds of 450 to 500 miles per hour. Concepts include advanced cylinder finning improving engine efficiency by about 300 percent, plus innovations in propeller design cowlings safety fuels engine synchronization and improved radio gear.

U.S Langley Field

Leatherwood residents questioned after grist mill blast death

State troopers questioned Leatherwood residents about a grist mill explosion 30 miles from Charleston in which 18 year old Benjamin L. Olive died and 28 year old John Wickline was seriously injured.

Charleston Leatherwood Benjamin L. Olive John Wickline

Snowbound Deaths Reported Amid Heavy Regional Snowfall

Statewide snow blanketed regions with up to four inches in Bluefield and three in Martinsburg while Charleston and Parkersburg districts saw two inches. Two pedestrians died in an automobile collision at Parkersburg. A 15 year old, Jack Woodell, was fatally injured in a wreck on a Charleston hill. A 13 year old, Guy Elwood Hunt, died from burns after a sled struck a bucket of gasoline. Raleigh County schools suspended bus operations, leaving six thousand students at home.

Bluefield Martinsburg Huntington Charleston Lewisburg Elkins Weston Dicksburg Parkersburg Clarksburg Jack Woodell Guy Elwood Hunt Sissonville Poca River Raleigh County E. van Dorsey

Snow first statewide winter event cripples travel

Heavy sleet disrupted commutes and classes as statewide snow hit, marking the first major winter event of the season. Roads were affected across the region, with officials noting unusual statewide scope and lingering travel delays expected.

Italy Eyes Balkan Pact Amid Soviet Threat

Fascist sources warn of a possible Russian invasion of the Balkans and urge Hungary to cooperate with neighbors for self-protection. Italy signals blocking Soviet moves while some observers doubt any defense pledge without Balkan amity. Hungary is urged to pressure Romania to soften its stance on frontier revision.

Cousuncu Balkans Poland Finland Hungary Italy Rumania

Hitler Beast of Berlin in Opera House Spotlight

A dramatic pictorial drama portrays courageous civilians under Nazi tyranny drawing from Shepard Traube. It frames Hitler as an international gangster led by power thirst, with an immense cast including Rowland Drew, Steffi Duna, and Greta in a sensational Opera House showing.

Hitler Berlin Opera House Shepard ‘Traube Averaes Third Reich Beast of Berlin Rowland Drew Steffi Duna Greta

Mendelson Junk Co Pays High Prices for Beef and Hides

Mendelson Junk Co advertises top cash prices for beef hides calf and horse hides and also buys fur as of January 1.

Mendelson Junk. Co

Daily Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed With Scrambled Text

A jumble of crossword clues and stray letters including answers like Sherlock's friend and Bulgarian currency, plus stray words such as At home and Flock of qual, with several garbled entries and inconsistent formatting, forming a puzzle-like but unreadable fragment.

Sherlock's Friend Bakimo Tool Bela Bulgaria

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Chamberlain Hull Aviate World Memory Lane Voice of Firestone Sue Burton Raymond Gram Lux Radio Theatre WHP Good Will Court L.H. Nawn CKLW Quentin McLain WBAX Homer Rodeheaver WENR Little Jack Little WGR Choi Tus Mbs—Symphony Orchestra Frank Kelly Wpar—Radio Theatre Group CRLW Irene Gaiter Nat'l Radio Forum Columbia Concert Orchestra Sammy Kaye KDKA Nat Horace Lapp WFBL Sun Dodgers WSB del Courtney Adrian Rollini Red Nichols Nbc—King Tin Pan Alley Sammy Kay Orchstra Center of Balkan Galeazzo Ciang Mussolini Stephan Csaky Venice Road Commission Talon ‘Reg U. 8 Pat Granstedt, Allan Ladd and Luciene Prival Grafton Yan Reis King Features Radio Tube ECA Salton Muggs and Skeeter King T Wally Bishop Big Sister By Les Forgrave Paul Robin Etta Kett Ver
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