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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1941

Page

5

Bosworth to broadcast on un American activities in West Virginia

Charleston June 5 Friday night from 7 15 to 7 30 Colonel John W Bosworth superintendent of the department of public safety will deliver a radio address on Un American Activities in West Virginia over a statewide hookup The broadcast will originate in the studios of WCHS in Charleston and be carried over a state network including WSAZ Huntington WPAR Parkersburg and WBLK Clarksburg Colonel Bosworth will explain the departments work with the FBI in keeping strict check on un American activities subversive activities and other matters valuable to our national security Public can aid by requesting support of citizens and civic organizations throughout the state he will tell how the public can assist the West Virginia state police by cooperating in their communities He will caution those who would falsely accuse people because of spite work or petty squabbles.

Charleston John W. Bosworth Department of Public Safety West Virginia WCHS WSAZ Huntington WPAR Parkersburg WBLK Clarksburg Bosworth Federal Bureau of Investigation

Radio Schedule Fragments From West Virginia Mornings

A garbled listing shows Central West Virginia station 920 KCS and WMMN with a dense schedule of NBC CBS and MBS programs. It names news sports and music features including Bill Stern Rob Edge Xavier Cugat Tommy Dor Gabriel Hentter and Fred Waring while noting orchestras and dramas across time slots.

Wwe WMMN NBC WJZ Escorts Betty Cbs-Wabc Edwin C. Hill Nbc-Weaf MBS Milo Perez Orch WLW Joe Sam Bill Stern Rob Edge WBLK WRAF Don Goddard WTAM Bob Fulton Lewis, Jr Amos 'N' Andy Fred Waring News of the World Morgan Mr. Keen CBS WABC Lanny Ross WEAF Xavier Cugat WOR Ricardo Jack Gru Ed East Maxwell House Wythe Williams Jan Jarger Listener WEA Bing Crosby Tommy Dor Mbs-Wor Gabriel Hentter Major Bowes Olmsted Joey Kearns Art Jarrett WJR Amos 'N Andy Ireland WCAE Eddie LeBaron Jnr Tanne

Outdoor romance Western rounds up at Dixie tonight

Paramount brings The Round Up to the Dixie theatre, an outdoor romance with gunplay and action. Richard Dix leads with Patricia Morison and Preston Foster, supported by Betty Brewer, Don Wilson, Ruth Donnelly, Jerome Cowan, Dou glass Dumbrille, and The King's Men in Hollywood's wide open spaces spectacle.

Paramount Dixie Theatre East Richard Dix Patricia Morison Preston North West Mounted Foster Little Betty Brewer Plump Don Wilson Ruth Donnelly Jerome Cowan Douglass Dumbrille King's Men Hollywood Harry Sherman Lesley Selander Jus

Lone Rider Crosses The Rio At Opera House

The Lone Rider Crosses The Rio stars George Houston whose first starring film confirms rising popularity. The Opera House presents action humor and strong singing with a handsome production, offering real melodious he man singing and broad comedy for viewers.

George Houston Corfer Houston

Strikers Defy Board Over Wood Industry Wage Row

The strike of about 12 000 lumber workers continues as Orton denounces the board's bid for peace, insisting on a decent living and following John L. Lewis. The mediation board reports employers accept its terms, while the union rejects them, with wages around 67 1/2 cents an hour and demands for a closed shop and hiring hall.

National Defense Dykstra John L. Lewis United Mine Workers Orton Pacific Coast G. A. Dykstra Philip Murray CIO Padget Sound Mediation Board Roosevelt Ling

National safety and production race letter to public

A St. Lawrence piece argues that national safety requires bold modern projects. It asserts such authorization proves to enemies of democracy that the nation will outpace them in peaceful and wartime production, shaping the rise and fall of nations.

Editor Fears Zinc Scarcity Hits Auto Industry

White Sulphur Springs June 5 The automotive industry faces zinc shortages as war demands rise. SAE Journal editor Thomas A. Bissell warns next year cars may use 50 percent less zinc with 80 percent of parts substitutable. Plastics and cast iron pistons rise as alternatives, but some materials remain irreplaceable. Georgia blocks pipeline rights while officials push oil transport by pipeline to reduce gasoline use.

Thomas A. Bissell Society of Automotive Engineers Bissell SAE Journal Georgia Robert E. Wilson Office of Production Management

Emerald Oil Relief Advert for Foot Pain Sold Locally

An old ad promises Moone's Emerald Oil quickly relieves tender burning feet with two or three applications. It claims pain and soreness vanish in minutes and urges purchase at MALONES DRUG & CHEMICAL COMPANY and local druggists.

Moone Malones Drug & Chemical Company

Invasion Bells Inaccessible and Oil Shortages Spark Debate

Britain debates bell access as churches stay locked at night amid invasion fears and calls for keys or rockets. In Washington, Ickes pushes daylight saving, oil pipeline plans face delays, and tanker reallocation aims to ease East shortages.

London Britain Chelmsford Paul Reveres

Turbulent Middle East Theater Amid German Moves

Reports from Ankara claim 15000 German troops slipped into Syria under disguise while planes and transports arrive daily. Britain reinforces Palestine Iraq and Cyprus as Wavell commands countermeasures. Vichy hosts Pierre Boisson as France fingers as potential peace broker in a Europe Africa league plan.

Ner Frontier Syria Iraq Ankara Reuters Rayak Aird Middle East Archibald P. Wavell Palestine Cyprus Dakar Prance Vichy Pierre Boisson French West Africa Charles de Gaulle Free French Hitler France Americas

Peace trial balloons and wage talks in 1929 rail system

The passage notes peace trial balloons from Axis-inspired sources and outlines wage scales from 36 cents to 85 cents per hour, with proposed raises to 70 cents and $1.15. The operating union cites cost of living for a 30 percent demand, while the Western Association of Railway Executives argues such raises would push wages 58 percent above 1929 levels.

Western Association of Rallway

Stone Company Workers May Vote To End Strike Morgantown Proposal to end six week strike faces vote

Morgantown June 5 The Smallwood Stone company workers will vote tomorrow on a proposal to end a six week strike State Labor Commissioner Charles J F Sattler said the company agreed to recognize the CIO quarry workers union and check off dues but declined to meet wage demands

Morgantown Smallwood Stone Company Charles J. F. Sattler CIO Quarry Workers

Kidney Help With Doan’s Pills Offer Relief

If excess acids linger in blood the kidneys overwork and wastes stay in blood. Symptoms include backache, tiredness, swelling, night trips, headaches, and urinary changes. Doan’s Pills are promoted as helpful with kidney and bladder issues based on long use.

Nature Dean Coe Doan

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