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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1939

Page

7

Radio Studio Tickets Sell Fast as NBC Faces Demand

New York March 10 NBC faces unprecedented demand for studio tickets for two Sunday night broadcasts. Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen top the list with at least ten requests per seat, though Radio City offers only 1,400 seats. Death yesterday ends the 20 year Bergen-Harper radio partnership.

New York NBC Charlie McCarthy Edgar Bergen Radio City Billy Jones Ernie Hare BisBibly Raelo Bo Tuck Tong Hate WMCA New

Central West Virginia Radio Schedule Highlights

A detailed listing of WMMN and affiliated stations nightly programming from 4:30 P.M. to midnight. Includes sketches, music, news, dramas, and variety shows with NBC CBS MBS and local hosts such as Don Winslow and Dorothy Gordon. Notable programs feature Tom Mix Straight Shooters, Amos n Andy, and Jack Armstrong.

Wdz Don Winslow The Navy NBC Jack Armstrong CBS MBS Jack Annie Dorothy Gordon WJJZ Tom Mix Cbs—News WJ2 Alma’ Kitchels WGR Dirk Tracey WMMN Howie Wing Malcolm Claire Dorothy Rochelle WSM Dick Tracy Ray Callins Amos Andy Palton Lewis, Jr WJR Watt Lum É& Abner Jimmie Pidler WJZ Jan Savitt KDKA Robert Hood Bowers GBS the Revelers Oscar Shumsky al & Russ Jack Berch Sweetheart Renader Duquesne Glee Club WGY WHP Abe Lyman WLW CKLW Peter Quill Cbs—Playhouse Old Sage International Guy Lombardo Grand Central WIZ Madison Square “Garden WOR Elizabeth Philharmonica Charlie Cook Columbia Broadcasting Symphony Madison Square Garden Uncle Hara Dec Sunshine Asher Little Jimmy Scrub Oak Hollow WHAS Deep River Echoes WFBL Sun Dodgers Leighton Noble Amos !N WJW Ben Cutler Orches WEAP Johnny Messner WEW Paul Sullivan Ben Cutler Whas—Dance Orchestra Jimmy Dorsey Russ Morgan Nalroh Manhattan Ertycoe Chick Webb Ber Bernie Oman

Artists and Models Abroad at Dixie Theatre

Dixie Theatre stages Artists and Models Abroad a new musical comedy by Paramour featuring Jack Benny as a roguish American in Paris. Joan Bennett plays the bold American heiress who joins a theatrical troupe for a thrill and discovers love in a clash of romance and farce with Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin providing songs.

Jack Benny Paramount Dixie Theatre Joan Bennett Mary Boland George P. Huntley Joyce Compton Ralph Rainger Leo Robin Alixi Lavin Lelong Schiaparelli Worth Uel Paramour Benny Paris Miss Bennett

Karloff Health Woes Mark Open Tonight at Opera House

The article notes Boris Karloff endures painful makeup for Monogram’s Mr Wong Detective as he reports to the studio two hours early. The heavy eyelid procedure leaves him visually blurred and exhausted, prompting him to quit work early daily. In other local news, Pittsburgh police veteran Kern received a full pardon after a decadeold brass confession.

Karloff Monogram Mr. Wong Opera House Theatre Gorsdon Ball Jo Man Piesa Hartisburg Kern Pittsburgh District Attorney's

Little Pal Comes to Opera House in Monogram Drama

A Monogram photoplay titled Little Pal presents Dr Holden a healer using curing power to save children. Studio stars Warren Morley Bellamy Rooney lead a tale of romance social conflict and a dramatic forest fire.

Opera House Monogram Screen Robert Herrick Aren Morley Ralph Bellamy Ickey Rooney New Monogram Young Dottor Holden

Karloff Faces Complex Makeups in Mr Wong and Frankenstein

The article notes Boris Karloff endures long makeup sessions for his film roles. It cites four hours to apply the Frankenstein monster makeup and describes the extensive process behind his various character appearances.

Boris Karloff Milady Karloff

They Die at West Point at Strand Theatre

Joan Fontaine stars in a romance driven narrative set among West Point cadets. Louis Hayward, Richard Carlson, Tom Brown and Alan Curtis play key male roles as Steve Early, a Cambridge rugby standout, joins the academy and endures hazing, drills, and heartbreak before the climactic ice hockey game versus Royal Military College. The film showcases cadet landmarks and dramatic campus life.

Joan Fontaine Louis Hayward Richard Carlson Tom Brown Alan Curtis United States Military Academy Edward Small West Point Strand Theatre Steve Early England Cambridge Steve Royal Military College of Canada Trophy Point Sally Port Grant Hall Cullum Hall Every. Plebe. 4 Eye

Long Delayed Pardon Nears After Death

Pittsburgh dispatch states patrolman James E. Kern receives a long delayed pardon posthumously for a 20 year old petty theft. The pardon follows years of questioning and delayed action, with officials noting Kern’s service record and the ongoing review of the case.

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