Vision radio tests show television demo on Broadway stage
Tests by engineers from Baird Television of London display NBC transmission images on a large screen to prove television’s theatre practicability. A one hour WPA arts project variety show airs at 7 pm on WJZ NBC featuring Eddie Cantor Jessel Orson Wells Tyrone Power and Fred Waring among others. Tonight’s WEAF schedule includes Horace Heidt Rudy Vallee Bob Burns and Al Smith.
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York
NBC
Baird Television of
London
Federal Arts Project
WPA
WJZ
Eddie Cantor
George Jessel
Orson Wells
Tyrone Power
Fred Waring
WEAF
Horace Heidt
Rudy Valley
Bob Burns
al Smith
WABC
CBS
Joe E. Brown
Kate Smith
Major Bowes
Lewisohnsta
Bab's Boy Grows Up Arrives in Plymouth with Barbara Hutton
Lance Haugwitz-Reventlow, son of Count Haugwitz-Reventlow and Barbara Hutton, reaches Plymouth after a U S trip with his mother who reportedly seeks to regain American citizenship she renounced upon marrying the Danish count. Also listed are radio schedules for WJZ NBC and WEAF NBC in the afternoon and evening.
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Lance Haugwitz
Reventlow
Count Court Haugwitz-Reventlow
Barbara Hutton
Plymouth
Eng
U. S
Central West Virginia Radio Schedule Highlights Low power station details
Central West Virginia’s WMMN and partner networks present a dense evening to night radio slate featuring CBS NBC and ABC programs. Notable acts include Fred Waring, Benny Goodman, Jan Garber, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, and Arthur Godfrey style vibes. Multiple news briefs and weather signs off with a midnight sign-off.
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Henry Weber
CKLW
KDKA
NBC
Milt Herth
Jan Savitt
Fred Waring
Cbs—Amies
Andy
WGY
Edwin C. Hill
Jan Garber
MBS
Griff Williams
WLW
Wsm—World In Review
Charles Baum
Richard Himber
Tommy Dorsey
CBS
Joe E. Brown
WGR
Manhattan
WSM
Jimmy Dorsey
Cbs—Dance Orchestra
Morceaux de Salon
Walsh
Wuw
Schalekelritz
WMMN
Bobby Hackett
Orch
Art Mooney
Freddy Martin
Eae
Townsendites Arrange For Mannington Picnic
The Townsend clubs from Marion and nearby counties join Mannington Townsend club for an all day Fourth of July picnic in Mannington Municipal Park. Clubs assemble at 10 a.m. share a social hour then lunch. Afterward each club performs music singing recitations and talks before principal speakers including National Representative Arthur C. Lorant from the Townsend convention in Indianapolis.
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Marion County
Townsend Club
Mannington
Arthur C. Lorant
Indianapolis
Indiana
Powell Urges Farmers To Protect Bird Life
County Game Protector J. W. Powell calls farmers to protect song birds and quail that eat pests and weed seeds, urging use of a flushing bar during harvest to flush birds and save nests near meadow and grain field edges.
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Powell
J. W. Powell
Television schedule fragment includes music and talks
A partial radio television lineup lists Ma Perkins at 2 15, The Institute of Democracy at 5, a U S Marine band at 4 45, Men Behind the Stars at 5 45, Enoch Light orchestra, and Women in Making of America at 3 on WJZ NBS 1. The Copenhagen convention and Alma Kitchell program are also noted.
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Ma. Perkins
Germany scorns British naval pact clarifications
Germany protested Britain’s note on the naval pact’s permanence and denounced London's reading of Hitler's intentions. The note cited Ribbentrop's description of the accord as permanent and Germany’s 35 percent tonnage limit as not implying UK unilateral disarmament. Deutscher Dienst dismissed the British message as British humbug.
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Rome
Uuey
Great Britain
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Britain
London
Hitler
Deutscher Dienst
Tax agency opinion on banks tax liability in West Virginia
West Virginia national banks should not pay the consumers sales tax on retail purchases. The attorney general's office, in an opinion by Assistant Attorney General Ira J. Partlow, advised Tax Commissioner Ernest K. James that national banks are government agencies and not liable to state taxation without explicit authorization.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Attorney General
Ira J. Partlow
Ernest K. James
Miners Plan Rally Near Grant Town
Allan Haywood president of the New York State Industrial Union Council and regional CIO director will address a rally of Marion Harrison and Monongalia county miners on July 4 near Grant Town as part of the local labor mobilization.
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Fairmont
Allan Haywood
New York State Industrial Union Council
CIO
Marion, Harrison
Ghost Town Riders thrills Miss Fay Shannon at Opera House
Miss Fay Shannon stars opposite Bob Baker in Universal's Ghost Town Riders tonight at the Opera House. She began screen work at age ten with Gloria Swanson and later acted with West Coast stock companies. Shannon cites Baker as her favorite actor after roles in Sweet Hearts Gunga Din and Pres Man Year.
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Bob Baker
Fay Shannon
Miss Shannon
Universal
Tonight At the Opera House
Gloria Swanson
West Coast Stock Company
Hollywood
Beverly Hills High School
I Stand Accused at Opera House A Bright Entertainment
The Republic Picture I Stand Accused plays at the Opera House. Two college law graduates confront a crowded profession. Robert Cummings plays the opportunistic gangster mouthpiece while Tom Beck remains loyal and hopeful.
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Republic Picture
Republic
Robert Cummings
Tom Beck
Prosecutor to file murder charge in Welh incident
Prosecutor Samuel A. Christie announced plans to charge Harold Evans of Roderfield with murder in the fatal stabbing of Oliver J. Wil, detailing the case against Evans. The filing follows the June 29 incident and names Wil as the victim.
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Chet Smith
Sam
Lowell Thomas
Barry Wood
Johnson Family
Kyw
Bonnie Sturat
Chesterfield
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Jéry Cooper
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Classic Hall
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Kanawha Valley Four
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Mforth Palecains
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RSPL
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Enriio Bolognini
Brooklyn Dodgers
Philadelphia
World Symphony
American Legion Child Welfare
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Bob Stanley
George Sokolsky
International News
Lewisohn Stadium
Glen Miller
Kraft Music Hall
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Crosley
Ce West VA
Liams
Grafton Sentinel
Grafton
W. Va
Mendelson Junk CO
Lower Latrobe Street
Favis Novelty Store
Opera House
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West
Pitts
Svisrtae Silver Grill
Fifth Avenue
Smithfield
Big Sister
Geoffrey
Mr.wood
Thais Land
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Lana
Byles Forgrave
Mr.wigod
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