British Royal Broadcast Puts Spotlight On King and Queen
New York June 7 a special WEAF NBC broadcast honors the king and queen of England. The program features British stage and screen stars now in the United States and is linked to the royal visit to Hyde Park New York. The William Paley award honors amateur radio operator Wilson E Burgess for hurricane relief transmissions.
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New York
England
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
U.S
Niagara
Hollywood
Paley
William 8. Paley
Wilson E. Burgess
Westerly
R. I
New England
WJZ
NBC
WOR
WABC
CBS
U. 8
Niagra Falls
Fella
Hull
WEAF
Tommy Dorsey
Fred
Squalus survivor joyfully recalls rescue and calm
Electrician's mate Jadson T Bland, aboard the ill fated submarine, smiles as he recounts the rescue of thirty two crew members. Navy officials and officials in Portsmouth New Hampshire witnessed his remarks noting there was no panic and all would be saved. Also listed are radio program names and times including Gang Busters and Paul Whiteman band.
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Jadson T. Bland
Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yard
Radio Schedule Highlights From WMMN Nine to Midnight
Central West Virginia station WMMN lists a dense 24 hour slate with CBS NBC ABC and mutual network programs. Highlights include Buck Rogers sketches Lum Abner and The Lone Ranger roles and a late night lineup featuring Sammy Kaye and Larry Clinton orchestras plus Weather Time and Sign of the Times at midnight.
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WMMN
Smilin
Sam
NBC
Lowell Thomas
MBS
Johnson Family
WPAR
Buck Rogers
WHP
International News
WJZ
Easy Aces
Amos 'N
Andy
WSM
Mr. Keen
WLW
CBS
Lum & Abner
WOR
Reveler
Cloutier
Richard Himber
WGY
WUZ
Roy Shield
Ar—The Shadow
Hassim Downy
Jimmy Dorsey
WEBW
Gold
Paul Whiteman
NBEC
Tommy Dorsey
KDEA
Town Hall
Ae Fougianian
G. E. Lowman
WHAM
CKLW
Paul Kain
Charles Baum
Orches
Johnny Messner
Amos ‘N
Melody Time
Edwin C. Hill
Nbc—Dance Orchestra
WHAS
Vincent Lopez
WGR
van Alexander
WGAR
Bob Kelley
Billy Snider
Ben Bernie
Jan Savitt
KDKA
al Marsho
Peter Grant
Sammy Kaye
WJR
Jack Multon
Larry Clinton
Jack Fulton
Orrin Tucker
King and Queen to Visit Washington Details
Radio listings note Thursday events with a King and Queen visit to Washington. A greeting by President and Mrs. Roosevelt at Union Station is slated for 11 a.m. on WJZ NBC and other networks. Later a British embassy party resume, hymn hour, horse race and golf summaries air, with a Smile parade at 3 p.m.
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Eddie Guest
WJZ
NBC
Hobby Lobby
Farley
Washington
WEAF
WABC
CBS
Roosevelt
Union Station
Cbs-Chain
May Carloadings Rise For Baltimore and Ohio Rail
Baltimore and Ohio carloadings for May 1939 totaled 166,438 with 108,949 cars loaded on line and 57,489 received from connections. This exceeds April by 24,432 and May 1938 by 17,?00 cars, with 148,667 last May and 294,934 in May 1930. Week ending June 3 showed 36,166 total, up 4,027 from last year.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Con
Fer
Welch Miner Manager Welch Honored at Centennial Game
Sam Gray manager of the Welch miners in the Mountain State league will be honored Monday night as the town marks baseball's centennial at the Bluefield Welch game.
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WELCH
Sam Gray
Welch Miners
Pygmalion on Screen at Strand with Leslie Howard
Strand Theatre launches the film adaptation of Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion starring Leslie Howard as the phonetics professor transforming a Cockney flower seller played by Wendy Hiller. The production marks Shaw’s rare consent to film adaptation and contrasts with typical Westerns like Texas Wildcats, which boast action and horsemanship.
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Wendy Hiller
London
Pygmalion
Bernard Shaw
McCoy
Lightning Bill Carlson
Dixie Theatre Showcases Texas Wildcats Feature
Reviewers at the Dixie theatre praised Victory Pictures Corp Western Texas Wildcats starring Tim McCoy for its sustained plot, thrilling gunplay, fast riding, and savage hand to hand combat. They note the audience would have given star Tim McCoy a ready ovation if present.
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Texas Wildcats
Victory Pictures Corporation
Tim McCoy
Dixie Theatre
Young Starlets Receive Chance in Boy Trouble
Two rising stars Joyce Mathews and John Hartley gain first love roles in the Paramount comedy Boy Trouble. Mathews plays Miss Boland and Ruggles’ daughter, chosen for beauty and talent, after turning down lavish offers to pursue acting in Hollywood. Hartley takes a leading romantic part opposite Mathews in the Mary Boland Charlie Ruggles production opening today at the Dixie Theatre.
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Paramount
Joyce Mathews
John Hartley
Mary Boland
Charlie Ruggles
Dixie Theatre
Miss Mathews
Miss Boland
Ruggles
Jack Benny
McClelland Barclay
Hollywood
Hartley
Hartley Struggles to Please Father in Law in Family Tale
In a down to earth scene Hartley tries to help by turning wood for his sweetheart’s family but each effort backfires, leaving the clan deeper in hot water than before. The episode keeps a warm, human tone as tensions rise and mischief unfolds.
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Hartley
Ladies in Distress Opens at Opera House Tonight
Opera House presents Republic Pictures new comedy featuring Alison Skipworth and Polly Moran in Ladies in Distress with Virginia Grey Bob Livingston Berton Churchill and Max Terhune. A city mayor hires a gangster to clean up crime in a humorous touching plot.
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Alison Skipworth
Polly Moran
Republic Pictures
Lepcal
Virginia Grey
Bob Livingston
Berton Churchill
Max Terhune
Leonard Perri
Miss Skipworth
Skipworth
Police
Home On the Prairie Plays At Opera House
Timeliness marks Westerns with Gene Autry films pleasing Republic Pictures. Home On the Prairie features a current headlines theme and delivers absorbing subject matter for fans of the popular series.
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Opera House
Gene Autry
Republic
The Hoof and Mouth Case at the Opera House
Gene and Smiley Burnette head the State Animal and Agricultural commission as western cattlemen face a hooves and mouth scare. Ranchers try to swap brands and smuggle sick cattle past a barrier. Gene and Smiley foil the plot, thwart a sheriff, and escape jail with an elephant, delivering justice.
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Opera House
Gene
Pal Smiley Burnete
State Animal and Agricultural Commission
Smiley
Jim Wheeler
Villians
Plane Falls Rescue Crew Joined In Trampage Scene
Came To See Roosevelt Sarabia delivered a goodwill message to President Roosevelt from Lazaro Cardenas of Mexico in Washington. He attended a reception at the Mexican embassy and planned a nonstop flight home 1,700 miles away. Quintanilla, first at the scene, said he grabbed the victim by the foot attempting a pullout but could not rescue him.
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Roosevelt Sarabia
Washington
Roosevelt
Lazaro Cardenas
Mexico
Quintanilla
World's Greatest Literature Gift Coupon Offer Card
Coupon entitles holder to any volume of the 42 volume World's Greatest Literature set. Include 6c postage per book when ordering by mail. Free gift price of 39c applies. Claim at Grafton Sentin nel Office. Address World's Greatest Literature Department for orders.
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Grafton Sentinel
Death of a British man in Shanghai shoots and stabbings
A British man was shot and killed in Shanghai Hongkew in a Japanese controlled area. Reports say Japanese and German surgeons treated him after a head wound and abdominal stab injuries. British officials accuse Japanese of misrepresenting facts and are investigating the incident as tensions rise in the international settlement.
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Shanghai Gens
Jaanese-dom
Hongkew
International Settlement
Man Injured In Glass Door Incident At Bluefield
Las ther Austin of Princeton was rushed to a Bluefield hospital after slipping on a waxed floor and jamming his leg through a glass door. The notice also advertises bridal gifts from Skaggs & Co, highlighting Longines watches and diamond wedding rings.
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Bluefield
Lasther Austin
Princeton
Skaggs & CO
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