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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1939

Page

3

Marriage Announced for Eva Smallwood and J L Compson

Mrs Jesse Smallwood of West Main announces Eva Smallwood to J L Compson of Detroit Michigan on June 24 in Indiana. They plan to reside in Detroit where Mr Compson works for Hyde Siding. Mrs Compson has been employed in Detroit for three years.

Compson-Smallwood Jesse Smallwood West Main Street Eva J. L. Compson Detroit Micn Indiana Compson Hyde Siding Company

Festival and meetings listed for early July in Roderick area

Social Calentar lists events at Roderick school house July 1, Women’s Benefit Association meeting July 3 at Redmen’s hall, urging all members to attend. July 7 mission rally at Parkview Nazarene church with speaker Miss Mamie Bailey of the British West Indies at 7:30 p.m. Also notes visitors in Clarksburg and vacations of local residents.

Women’s Benefit Association Redmen's Hall Parkview

Local Personal News From City Hospital Roster

Charles Kreizberg of Rosemont admitted to City Hospital Saturday for medical treatment. Ruth McVicker of Manheim underwent a major operation Saturday. Betty Lou Hamner returned home Saturday after hospital confinement. Stella Turley of Terra Alta discharged Saturday. Mrs. George R. Lambert plans a recuperation trip to Pelion South Carolina with possible fall move if climate suits. Bob Davis and Dick Kinsey took a motor trip to an unspecified destination.

Charles Kreizberg Rosemont City Hospital Ruth McVicker Manheim Betty Lou Hamner Stella Turley Terra Alta George R. Lambert Valley Falls Road Pelion S. C

Hale Watkins Named Asistant Prosecutor In Marion County

Hale Watkins, a Fairmont resident for two years and WVU graduate, will serve as assistant prosecutor under Harrison Conaway. Born in Grafton to Fred B. Watkins, lineage ties extend to Monongah and Rivesville. Watkins led West Virginia Democrats as state Young Democrats chair and heads Fairmont Firemen’s Civil Service commission. The Marion court term opens the third Tuesday in September and Watkins will assist in state representation.

Harrison Conaway Watkins Fairmont West Virginia Grafton Fred B. Watkins Charleston James Squire Jim") Watkins Monongah John | Shorden Shorden Southern Methodist Rivesville Boothsville Farmington Billingsley Memorial Methodist Church West Virginia University Federal Bureau of Investigation U. S. Department of Justice Atlanta Richmond Washington Federal District Harry E. Watekins Frank A. Janes G. G. Janes Young Democratic Organization Firemen's Civil Service Commission Marion Court Conaway

Overdoing a principle in a Barclay bridge problem

Barclay explains that overusing a bridge principle such as cross ruffing can ruin a hand. The article analyzes a dealer South seven no trump challenge where a heart lead tests the defense and shows how precise ruffing and trump play can or cannot yield the tricks.

One-Legged Hart Admits Bomb Threat at LA Post Office

James E. Hart, claiming conscience harmed him, walked into a Los Angeles newspaper office and admitted he threatened to blow up the new $7,000,000 post office unless $10,000 was paid. Hart wrote the threat letter but feared returning to his room for the payoff.

James E. Hart Los Angeles Hart

Connie Mack resigns as All Star manager

Connie Mack resigns as manager of the American League all star team before its July 11 game with the National League in New York. Joe McCarthy of the New York Yankees is named to replace him, while Mack, 76, remains hospitalized in Boston with a stomach ailment.

Chicago Connie Mack New York Joe McCarthy New York Yankees William Harridge Mack Philadelphia Athletics Boston McCarthy

39 Enter Contest at Jackson's Mill Health Examinations

Thirty nine girls from thirty four counties reported for examinations in the state 4-H girls health contest at the West Virginia camp. Examinations count seventy percent of the final score. The championship will be decided at the state 4-H fair September 19 to 21.

Jackson's Mill West Virginia

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell at the Dixie

Dixie Theatre presents The Story of Alexander Graham Bell starring Don Ameche as the inventor. Loretta Young plays Mabel Hubbard and Henry Fonda portrays Thomas Watson in a Cosmopolitan production from 20th Century Fox. The drama covers Bell's struggles, invention, and romance, with comedic twists and a twist of fate as investigators pursue a murderer among the cast.

Don Ameche Motion Picture Gallery of the Great Darryl F. Zanuck Alexander Graham Bell Dixie Theatre America 20Th Century-Fox Loretta Young Mabel Hubbard Henry Fonda Thomas Watson

Lionel Barrymore Stars In Calling Dr Kildare At Strand

Lionel Barrymore plays the stern but compassionate Dr. Gillespie guiding Lew Ayres as Dr Jimmy Kildare in the Strand engagement of the medical detective series. Ayres faces trouble with the police while entangled with a pretty interest in the plot.

Lionel Barrymore Lew Ayres Dr. Kildare Strand Theatre Ayres Jimmy Kitdare Pretty

Old Rockin Chair Star Charles Winninger Hits Fiftieth Year

The 55 year old Cap'n Henry of stage film and radio remains active. He jogs through marshes at duck season and plays golf before lunch several times a week. Born in Wisconsin in 1884, he attributes his stamina to a rugged upbringing and a musical father Frantz Winninger. He is performing in Deanna Durbin’s Three Smart Girls Grow Up at the Opera House.

Charles Winninger Cap'n Henry Winninger Wisconsin Deanna Durbin Universal Opera House Frantz Winninger

Murder Probe Links Hollywood Slaying to Unsolved Case

Hollywood police probe the summer murder of 56 year old Mrs Margaret Campbell linked to the February killing of Russian dancer Anna Sosoyeva. Sosoyeva had studied at Los Angeles City College where Campbell taught as a silent screen actress seeks her son Campbell MacDonald for questioning.

Hollywood Margaret Campbell Campbell MacDonald Anna Sosoyeva Los Angeles City College Campbel

Theatre Run: A Father’s Legacy to His Five Performers

A man with a passion for the theatre guided his four sons and a daughter into the profession, securing a family tradition in stage work across multiple generations.

Poland vows to resist German moves over Danzig

Europe faces a tense Danzig crisis as Germany may seek to seize the Free City this month. Poland signals firm resistance, with France and Britain poised to honor mutual aid pledges. Leon Blum comments on a slim chance for peace as Halifax asserts commitment to defense treaties.

Europe Danzig Poland Germany France Britain Leon Blum Lord Halifax

Galento to Be Air Guest on WEAF NBC Broadcast

Prominent heavyweight Galento will join Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen on the WEAF NBC Sunday hour from New York July 9 for an interview on future ring plans. The program will include Hollywood segments and a slate of other NBC CBS and local listings across stations WABC WJZ and WOR.

New York Charlie McCarthy Edgar Bergen WEAF NBC Tony Galento Joe Louis Hollywood Martin Associated Glee Clubs CBS Hades Hollywood Variety Jos. W. Martin, Jr WABC Quiz Phil Bakeer WJZ Grant Park Chicago F. D. Roosevelt Marian Anderson Gateway To Hollywood Sayre America Rush‘more South Dakota Radio City Grenadier, Guards Jim Ameche Gale Page London King's Review of National Service Volunteers

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