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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1939

Page

2

Summer radio plans listed for New York stations

Plans for summer broadcasting emerge. WABC CBS ends Sunday evening symphony hour and moves to summer music hour featuring James Meltopy Francia, a 14 voice choir, and Don Voorhees orchestra. WJZ NBC shifts Magic Key to Monday 7:30. CBS titles a summer replacement for radio theatre starting July 10 with Ed Garner as Archie and a Sunday drama hour opposite Charlie MacAnthony.

New York Wab-Cbs James Meltopy Francia Don Voorhees Blagie CBS Charlie Macanthy

Franco New York Millionaire Quips During Dies Testimony

The testimony in Washington features Dudley P Hibert predicting a near term civil conflict led by a Franco type officer. He notes an alleged threatened leftist revolution and cites Ellery Queen as the source of the such claims. Tonight’s program promises heavy listening.

New York Dudley P. Hibert Washington

Radio Schedule Highlights From WMMN and Listeners’ Programs

An extensive radio timeline lists WMMN Central West Virginia 800kW broadcasts with 5:30 PM to midnight lineups. It catalogs station names, performers, and shows across networks NBC CBS and others including Roscoe’s orchestras, Amos ’n’ Andy, Easy Aces, and Grand Neapolitan programs. The schedule also notes baseball scores, weather, and weather time cues, with multiple artists and acts such as Jan Garber, Gillette, and Himber on air throughout the evening.

CKLW WGR Manhattan Richard Himber KDKA Jan Garber NBOC Buddy Fisher WJZ Jan Jan Savitt WSB Mr. Dist CBS Amos Andy WEAF WGY Edwin C. Hil WMMN MBS Griff Williams Wsm—World In Review Charles Baum Joe E. Brown NBC OKLW Doc Sunshine WSM WLW Hal Kemp WJR Morceaux de Salon Bert Farber Leighton Noble Orch Chick Webb Bobby Hackett WSZ Artie Shaw Reta Smith Georgia Ambassadors

Radio and sports block schedule highlights

Radio and TV listings show heavyweight fight Baer versus Nova on WJZ NBC at 9, plus NBC and CBS programs from 6:15 to 11:30 p.m. including Variety segments, Bing Crosby, major Bowes, and talks. Polo previews, Perkin discussions, and drama previews fill the day with multiple stations and time slots.

WJZ NBC Max Baer Lou Nova WEAF Rudy Valee Good News Variety Bing Crosby WABC CBS Matty Melneck Joe E. Brown Kate Smith Major Bowes Kostelanetz O'Keefe Charles R. Hook Perkins Priday WEAP Ma Perkins Castilla Twins Cbs-Chain Belmont Stake

Mass personal crisis reports and refugee voyage to Cuba

Rescue occurred as Captain Gus tave Schroeder warned authorities of a possible collective death by action pact and a mutiny if forced to return Jews to Germany. The group lacked Cuban consular visas and Cuban labor permits, carrying only provisional immigration documents to land as travelers. The Cuban cabinet deferred to President Laredo Bru, deciding refugees would not be received.

Vonume Tom Gustave Schroeder Germany Labor Department Immigration Department United States Laredo Bru

Kidney Backache Relief Offered by Pills Ad

A vintage ad promotes a kidney and urinary tract remedy. It warns backache may signal kidney issues and urges readers to consult a druggist for a 60 minute dose of the product. The copy emphasizes toxins and fluid retention as symptoms and touts the medicine as a fast aid.

Nature Desari Duas

Alias the Bad Man on Dixie Double Bill

Ken Maynard stars as Texas Ranger Ken Neville in Alias the Bad Man at the Dixie theatre. Neville pursues his father's killer in a cattle town and uses an undercover ruse to infiltrate a gang controlling the town amid a murder inquiry. The feature plays with another film in a two movie bill.

Ken Maynard Dixie Theatre Ken Neville Texas Ranger Maynard Neville

Off the Record at Dixie Theatre with Pat O’Brien

Pat O’Brien and Joan Blondell star in Off the Record at the Dixie Theatre a lively newspaper drama about two star reporters who fall in love while Blondell seeks to reform a hard street gamin played by Bobby Jordan. The film contrasts professional ambition with personal redemption.

Dixie Theatre Pat O'Brien Joan Blondell Miss Blondel Bobby Jordan Bobby

Guilty Trail Promises Western Action at Opera House

The spirit of the old west is captured for Bob Baker's gun drama Guilty Trail at the Opera House theater. Scripted by Joseph West the tale follows Sheriff Bob Higgins amid lawlessness banditry and cattle rustling with a romance between Bob and Marjorie Reynolds and new songs by Bob.

Bob Baker Universal Joseph West Hollywood Bob Higgins Bob Marjorie Reynolds

Four New Tunes In Ritter Film Rollin Westward

Tex Ritter introduces four songs in Monogram's Rollin Westward showing at Opera House. He sings Bold Vaquero written by David Guiot. Horace Murphy performs Missour in Back in 67 a specialty by John ny Lange and Lew Porter. Dorothy Favis stars as leading lady with Westward writ.

Tex Ritter Monogram Opera House Theatre Tex David Guiot Horace Murphy Johnny, Lange Lew Porter Dorothy Favis

Charlie Chan at Strand Show Reveals Diversity in Hollywood

The Strand presents Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan in Honolulu, highlighting Hollywood choices for a Chinese detective while noting Toler’s Missouri roots and Kansas upbringing. The piece mentions Tex Choate and Bert Pelish in a Western style tale about crooked homesteaders protecting ranchers.

Tex Choate Bert Pelish Tex Golden West Rudy Scott Casnes Rollin Edward Finney Tia Hollywood Sidney ‘Toler Earl Derr Biggers Charlie Chan Strand Theatre John Smith Jamestown Sidney Missouri Kansas 20Th Century-Fox Ng Chan

Convict Frank Haines Rescued After Tavern Incident

Frank Haines, an escaped convict from the Criminal Insane Hospital at Lima, Ohio, was rescued by police after being beaten into insensibility by an enraged tavern crowd in Chicago. He had shot two persons before being felled by Nora Trillett, a tavern employee.

Afi Criminal Insane Hospital Lima Frank Haines Chicago Nora Trillett

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