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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1932

Page

2

Radio Schedule Flash: Frpaye sunes

A dense OCR style radio timetable lists NBC WEAF and NBC WIJZ programs with hours from 5:00 PM to 11:15 PM, including orchestras, jazz bands, and variety acts. Entries feature acts such as Amos and Andy, Bob Ripley, Whiteman, Cab Calloway, and Hahn Jr with a range of musical programs and talks.

Nbc-Wijz Network Tranter Brothers Pro-Art String Quartet Amos’‘n’ Andy Bob Ripley Stebbins Boys Jones and Hare Lenard Joy B.A. Rolf Orchestra Sisters of the Skillet Friendship Towon Roy Shield Whiteman’s Band Pickens Sisters

Coulter Re-elected Captain Of Carnegie Tech Track Team

Tom Coulter, a brilliant Canadian trackman, has been re-elected captain of Carnegie Tech's squad for 1933, it was announced on June 3.

Pittsburgh Tom Coulter Carnegie Tech

Rodent Plague Ravages City and Suburbs

Unusual epidemic of sewer and barn rats alarms residents in city and nearby areas. A Blueville Addition man killed about 18 large rats in a pig sty after neighbor boys helped. Police Chief Wallace Henderson and his daughter were bitten by a sewer rat near West Main Street, prompting first aid precautions. Rat activity reported around garages porches and chicken pens with concerns mounting.

A. B. Miller Blueville Wallace Henderson West Main Street Henderson Miss Henderson

Fathers fight over love ends in killing in Norristown

In Norristown Tennessee on June 3 two fathers clashed over a romance between their children. William M Raines a 32 year old farmer was killed and John Senter was imprisoned on a homicide charge after shots were fired during the confrontation sparked by Raines attention to Senter's sister.

Norristown Tenn William M. Raines John Senter Raines William

Loan Granted to Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway

The Interstate Commerce Commission approved an immediate loan of $3,805,222 from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway Company. The loan covers about half of the carrier’s $7,008,582 request, with the notice dated June 3 in Washington.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Reconstruction Finance Corporation Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway Company

Opera House depicts Ben Lyon in Compromised role

Ben Lyon born Atlanta February 6 1901 rose from child actor to leading man in stage and screen. He appeared in So Big Prince of Temptors Flaming Youth Silly of the Dust Wages of Virtue Air Legion Exodus Bluebeard seven wives For the Love of Mike Hell's Angels My Past Night Nurse Misbehaving Ladies Hot Heiress and Compromised. Now at First National's Opera House he is an officer in the 322nd Pursuit Group and enjoys aviation motor racing swimming boxing and sailing. He married Bebe Daniels in June 1930.

Ben Lyon Rrse Hobert Opera House National Vitaphone Ben Rose Juliette Compton Claude Gillingwater Bert Roach Joe Donahue Virginia Sale Edith Fitzgerald John Adolfi Rose Hobart Atlanta Park School City College Baltimore Mary the Third New York City Famous Players Studios Sigfin Extas Warner Byos First National Mr. Lyon 322Nd Pursuit U. S. Air Forces Lilian Bond Blonde Adventuress Miss Knapp Hollywood Hospital Smoky Joe Grant Joe E. Brown Sally Evelyn Knapp June Pop Guy Kibbes Mascot George Ernest George MacFarlane Larkin Ben Hendricks, Jr Joan Toby Richard Carle Mr. Platt Walter Walker George Meeker Andy Devine Frank Shallenbach Spirit of Notre Dame New Yorkers Arthur Hopkins Lloyd Bacon

Daily Cross Word Puzzle Clues and Theme Note

Puzzle clues list across entries with various wordplay hints and a brief note about yesterdayla problem. It includes references to biblical kings and Arthurian characters and ends with a cryptic note about a famous lover.

Strand Theatre Runs Laurel and Hardy Weight Loss Gag

Strand Theatre showcases The Music Box with Laurel and Hardy in a weight loss gag involving an upright piano. The duo claim two pounds per 100 steps, while director James Parrott shed two pounds. Also showing Joe E Brown’s Fireman Save My Child with Evalyn Knapp Lilian Bond and a strong supporting cast.

Laurel and Hardy Music Box Hal Roach MGM Strand James Parrott Billy Gilbert Joe E. Brown Save My Child First National Pictures Strand Theatre Brown Evalyn Knapp

Letty Lynton Is Ultra-Wosern Drama At Strand

Ray Enright and Arthur Cassar present Letty Lynton at the Strand Theatre for three days. Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery lead a sensational modern life drama adapted from Marie Belloc Lowndes. The story centers on an heir amid feminine freedom, a dangerous affair, a South American lover, a New York scandal, and a fatal death with a court battle and dramatic home confrontation.

Letty Lynton Crawford Montgomery Joan Crawford Robert Montgomery Strand Theatre Marie Belloc Lowndes South America New York Miss Crawford Nils Asther Greta Garbo Characte Lewis Stone Mab Robson Louise Clossér Hale Emma Dunn Walter Walker William Pawley Clarence Brown Emma

Mrs J R Turner Hurt As Bee Sting Triggers Accident

Winchester Virginia June 3 Mrs John R Turner wife of West Virginia University president Morgantown suffered a fractured arm and bruises when her car struck a pole and overturned after a bee sting between the eyes. She was alone en route to meet her daughter Betty Turner in Washington.

Winchester John R. Turner West, Virginia University Morgantown W. Va Here

Troops Ordered to Patras Amid Greek Strike

In Athens on June 3 troops were directed to Patras as a strike paut by mill hands dock laborers and bakers threatened to spread to other industries. In St Louis on the same day a petition for receivership of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad was filed by Gatch Tenny and Company seeking $6 855 unpaid insurance premiums.

Athens Greece Patras Morea St. Louis Mobile and Ohio Railroad Gatch, Tenny and Company

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