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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1939
Page
2
Plans for a possible antebellum style television network linking New York and Schenectady grow clearer as stations schedule varied programs. Listings show WJZ WEAF WABC and others announcing multiple broadcasts from talk to music with tentative launch timelines before September.
The Monogram feature Part of Missing Girls debuts at the Opera House. Della, a San Francisco nightclub singer, witnesses a murder and flees with a gangster. Jim the first mate helps her, they fall in love, and Captain Storm vows protection as they head to China.
Under a WV chancery decree the Special Commissioner will sell at the courthouse front door July 22 1939 a 13 acre tract near the Northwestern Virginia Railroad with dwelling and garden lots plus land between the old road and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Terms: one third cash, balance in two notes eight and sixteen months, title retained until paid. Bond security required.
William Morgan as Trustee advertises sale of 60 acre parcel with three forks Creek frontage in Knottsville District Taylor County West Virginia. Property is subject to taxes and mine rights excepted. Terms: half cash, rest in one year with interest bearing note and security. title retained until payment. Sale at front door of Taylor County Courthouse on July 20 at 10:00 A M.
Barboursville July 5 The Rev J B F Youk Sr 78 a retired Methodist minister died yesterday from a heart attack He served 35 years in the ministry retiring in 1937 He was the father of two ministers and a long time resident with ties to the church community.
Radio guide for WMMN and affiliates lists 5:45 PM to 12:00 midnight programs with variety shows, sketches, news, dramas, bands, and orchestras. Notable names include Fred Waring, Paul Whiteman, Johnny Messner, Richard Himber, Kay Kyser, and Benny Goodman among others with multiple time blocks across CBS NBC MBS networks.
Universal western star Ken Maynard showcases his mount Tarzan at the Opera House in Strawberry Roan. Tarzan, raised by Maynard, performs daring stunts while contending with the strawberry roan, a rival horse who proves to be a decent ally.
Ruth Hussey stars in a filmed version of Bayard Veiller's stage triumph Within the Law arriving at Strand Theatre. Gustav Machaty directed a bathroom set as crew perched above, with Rita Johnson sprinkling bath salts while Hussey staged a tub scene amid lights and cameras.
A damaged pipeline in the studio sprinklered water across the set sending the crew scrambling. Miss Hussey, in a wet robe, fled toward her dressing room as plumbers rushed to stop the leak and restore the scene.
Warner Bros star John Litel leads Margaret Lindsay in the courtroom drama On Trial opening at the Dixie Theatre. A versatile actor, Litel has played gangsters, fathers, and patriots, proving his adaptability across roles while expressing willingness to keep working as long as jobs come.
Gift coupon valid for any one volume of the 42 volume set. Coupon plus a 39 cent special gift price entitles purchase. mail order requires 6 cents postage and handling per book to the World's Greatest Literature Department in Grafton Sentinel, Grafton, West Virginia.
Ken Maynard stars in Flam ing Lead at the Dixie theatre. Tarzan the Wonder Horse, seen with Maynard in his films, headlines the Western thriller now showing.
Beloved horse Tarzan has earned a reputation for intelligence before cameras and is praised as more conscientious than many humans. The piece promotes a film titled Flaming Lead and urges families to see it.
Violet Collins Jones seeks a decree against Ralph W. Jones in a divorce action. Attorney Hugh R. McPhail represents Violet who notes eight years of no communication and cites cruelty. Custody of Billy, 10, is requested. defendant is a non resident.
By order of the trustee named in a deed of trust dated May 12 1932 securing a note to John T. Sellers the Taylor County West Virginia public auction will sell Lot No 4 on the N F Kendall Plat fronting 39.5 feet on Maint Street Grafton near Fettermans area at the courthouse steps July 8 1939 at 10 a m.
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