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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1939

Page

5

Announcers to Fly Atlantic Clipper This Weekend

Radio editors George Hicks of NL and Bob Trout of CBS will cover the Pan-American Atlantic Clipper’s inspection flight from New York to Marseilles starting Saturday. Pickups will be made from the clipper, ending Monday in France, with a busy Friday night broadcast lineup across NBC, CBS, and WEAF stations.

WEAF NBC Lucille Manners Guy Lombardo J. W. Loehne WABC CBS Burns and Allen Raymond Paige Grand Central Station Bob Ripley Wjz-Nbc Chicago Devon Francis New York Irene Europe United States Lindbergh Corrigan Atlantic Manhasset Bay Long Island Horta Azores Lisbon Marseille France

Clash over jobs halts tunnel work 12 miles east of Somerset

Twenty five state motor police and sheriff deputies reinforce to avert violence as rival AFL and independent unions clash over hiring on a $60 million PWA highway tunnel 12 miles east of Somerset. Gutherie Marsh Peterson Construction plans to resume with AFL help while independents resist AFL work in the county. Federal suit pending after failed Somerset county court order.

Somerset AFL PWA Gutherie-Marsh-Peterson Construction Company Victor B. Glessner Somerset County Independent Construction Workers Association Afl To Work In This County.’ Glessner Harrisbro Pittsburh Tate Motor Police Greensburg Fred P. Hare Arthur H. James AFL International Hod Gutherie-Marsh-Petersons Western Pennsylvania Contractors Association John, R. Frankel Somerset County Federal District Court

World of Tomorrow Visit by a Lonely Antiquarian

A visiting antique collector tours New York City and comments on the World of Tomorrow exhibit. A humorous note compares motorists’ bragging about speedometers to a motorcycle cop’s expectations.

New York World of Tomorrow

Ohio Baby Kidnapped Slain Found in Creek Near Clyde

Police in northwestern Ohio mounted a wide manhunt for the kidnapper of 10 month old Haldon Baker Fink of Clyde. The child was abducted from his grandparents home and later found dead in a creek seven miles west of Clyde. His mother Velma Fink, divorced from Ervin Fink, 23, had been living with her parents, Mr and Mrs Orenggfiker.

Ohio Haldon Baker Fink Clyde Velma Fink Ervin Fink Orenggfiker

Europe on a Plane and the Press Collision

A humorous note on the first passenger plane flight to Europe from New York with Irene reacting to the plan. The piece shifts to diplomatic updates from Morgantown about post talks and a separate Institute of School Journalism meeting with speakers Ambler Pollack Rinehart and Michelson scheduled to discuss newspapers as historical sources.

Morgantown Institute of School Journalism State University Charles H. Ambler Rebecca Pollack Department of Education George R. Rinehart H. Boone Michelson School of Journalism Ambler

Still Attempt Continued From Page One

Fragmentary OCR notes discuss transmission to Joseph Stalin and weighing in Kremlin balance. The text hints at political maneuvering and uncertain reception in various quarters. The piece suggests ongoing efforts within Soviet leadership and mixed public reaction.

Joseph Stalin Kremlin

Britain Eyes Economic Retaliation Over Japan Move

Hull said in Washington that no U S joint action with Britain and France is planned while economic retaliation measures are prepared should Japan not withdraw from Tientsin. The blockade is seen as tied to axis plans against foreign affairs as Strang seeks Moscow talks to back a Soviet alliance. Chatfield stated Britain is advancing readiness for war in peace, and an economist urges a live and let live policy for industries.

Britain Hull Washington United States France China Board of Trade Japan Tientsin William Strang Moscow Soviet Russia Lord Chatfield Coordination

Weston Tests Bicycle Curfew Ordinance

Weston tests the new bicycle curfew law after arrests filed appeals. The ordinance bans riding on streets from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Howard Cole, 25, was arrested and fined, then posted bond for appeal.

Weston Howard Cole

Rotarians Plot Out Next Year's Program

The 500 delegates at the International Rotary assembly in White Sulphur Springs began drafting next year’s program for presentation at the upcoming international convention in Cleveland. They toured Greenbrier Valley yesterday after a brief discussion of the 1940 Rio de Janeiro meeting.

International Rotary Assembly Cleveland Greenbrier Rio de Janeiro

Strand Theatre Show Promotes First Offender Film

The Strand Theatre opens First Offender, a dramatized case for reform over punishment. Walter Abel stars as a district attorney who resigns to help rehabilitate delinquent youths through a trade farm, opposing harsh justice with a hopeful cure. The feature, adapted from Sheriff J Edward Bay’s work, contrasts reform with crime in a frontier tale.

Columbia Strand Theatre J. Edward Bay New England First Offenders Club Walter Abel J. Johnny Downs Abel

Jesse James Returns to Dixie Theatre Screen Tonight

The Dixie Theatre presents Jesse James in a Technicolor Nelson Eddy feature. After two years of research and six months of filming, the epic drama debuts tonight, spotlighting the nation’s famed outlaw amid Turbulent events of the era.

Darryl F. Zanuck Jesse James 20Th : Centray-Fox Nelson Eddy Dixte Screen

Jesse James film praised as epic outlaw tale

The Dixie Theatre presents Tyrone Power in Jesse James a sweeping portrait of the famed outlaw both brave and brutal with a strong supporting cast. Darryl F. Zanuck’s production is hailed as a masterful life study with Ann Miller Paula Guilfoyle and others in key roles. Still in idle coal fields story notes 173 words.

Nelson Body Dixie Theatre Ber. Hecht Jack Conway Oxford Nelson Eddy Harvard Law School Virginia Bruce Victor McLaglen Eddy Lionel Barrymore Edward Arnold Wall Street Guy Kibbee Charles Butterworth H. P. Warner Aod Raymond Walburn Jesse James Tyrone Power Hollywood Jess¢ James 20Th Century-Fox Darryl F. Zanuck Zanuck America Bowman Ann Miller Paula Guilfoyle Alma Kruger Jonathon Hale Jack Arnold Leslie Goodwins B. P. Pinwmian Seam

Tarnished Angel at RKO Opera House Romance

The story centers on a nightclub entertainer who joins a religious racket scheme. Sally Eilers plays a night club entertainer turned fake evangelist, aided by Lee Bowman as a wealthy suitor. Her rise through faith healing masquerades ends as her schemes unfold.

RKO Radio Sally Eilers Lee Bowman Miss Eilers Bowman

New G-Men Chief Named by Federal Bureau Inspector

P. E. Foxworth, of the Federal Bureau Investigations, named new chief of the G men in New York to succeed Dwight Brantley. Foxsworth, 22, prefers to be known as “sate,” was in charge of the investigation of former Federal Judge Martin Ty Bao.

P. E. Foxworth Federal Bureau Investigatis G-men York Dwight Brantley Foxwoad Sate Martin, Ty. Bao

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