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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1939

Page

2

Hitler Talk Heard In NBC Preview Of Army Day

NBC previews Army Day with plans to broadcast Adolf Hitler speech from Wilhelmshaven on April 6. News notes list radio schedule across WEAF WABC and WJZ with programs from Rudy Vallee to Kate Smith and Joe Penner finale.

New York Adolph Hitler NBC Hitler Wilhelmshafen Germany Wjz-Nbc Malin Craig Radio City WEAF Rudy Vallee Bing Crosby Bob Burns Joe Penner WABC CBS Kate Smith Major Bowes Kastelanete

Parole Board Sends 120 Case Recommendations to Governor

Moundsville March 30 The three members state pardon board announced it would send recommendations to Governor Holt on 120 cases considered at a final session under the old law governing activity.

Moundsville State Holt

Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ad reliefs nervous distress

An old advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic for nervousness. It claims the remedy builds physical resistance and eases distant emotional distress, urging women to rely on the product for a better life and confidence for over 60 years.

Lydia E. Pinkham Pinkham Critica Ig Elorioun

Central West Virginia Radio Schedule Highlights and Hosts

A dense listings page details WMMN and network lineups across the day evening into midnight. It lists programs and performers including NBC Jack Armstrong CBS Rhythm Roundup KYW News WHIS Little Orphan Annie and more with times from 5:30 P M to Midnight across stations WMMN JZ WABC KYW WJZ CKLW and others. The schedule includes dramas comedies dances and musical acts featuring Henry Weber Bergs Carl names and orchestras.

NBC Jack Armstrong MBS Henry Weber WJZ KDKA Vaughn de Leath WABC KYW WHP Dick Tracy Eugene Conley CBS Little Symphony WOR Don WPAR Amazon WSB WLW Andy WJIR Jerry Cooper Wsz Mr. Keen le Persons Lukewela WSM Dream Shadows WMMN Schaefer CKLW Doc Sunshine KDEA WGR Manhattan Count Basie WFBL Sun Dodgers Henry Dusse Ace Brigade Amos N’ Andy Jan Bavitt WGY Paul Sillivan WITN Jan Savitt Henry Busse WHAS Red Nichols the World In Review Cab Calloway Nec—Chas Barnett Glenn’ Miller Schnickelfritz Dick Jurgen W37 Buddy Fisher Joe Ludy Sammy Kaye

Fragmentary Factographs on History and Inventions

A fragmented account notes ancient astrology bans in some regions, unicorn-skin trousers worn by Spanish duelists for luck, Canary Islands pigs as American swine ancestors, Columbus ships carrying animals, and speculative claims about Roger Bacon building a telescope 400 years before Galileo and Lippershey’s prior work.

Canary Islands America Islands Roger Bacon Galileo Hans Lippershey

Booze Sale Arrests Near City Auditorium

Police captain reports the arrest of W. J. Harris Jr. aged 18 and Albert Taylor aged 36 for selling whiskey at a Negro dance held in the city auditorium beside the police station in Bluefield.

Bluefield Roy Bond W. J. Harris, Jr Albert Taylor

Langfitt Named WV Ice Manufacturers President

PRESID ENT CHOSE PARKERSBURG March 30. P E Carl Langfitt of Parkersburg was named president of the West Virginia Ice Manufacturers association to succeed W C Wills of Logan. Guy Jacobs of Stubenville Ohio, former national president, spoke.

Parkersburg E. Carl Langfitt Parkersborg West Virginia Ice Manufacturers Association W. C. Wills Logan Guy Jacobs Stubenville

Dixie Theatre Protest: Eye Witness Truth Questioned

Columbia director John Brahm previews Let Us Live at the Dixie theatre noting philosophy and science dispute eye witness evidence. He cites that observers often err and voluntary perjury differs from involuntary misperception, urging caution in judging the film’s premise.

John Braham Columbia Dixie Theatre Maureen O'Sullivan Henry Fonda Ralph Bellamy Brahm

Strand Theatre Opens Topper Takes A Trip Sequel

Strand Theatre showcases Hal Roach's comedy Topper Takes A Trip, sequel to Topper, one of last year's big laugh hits. Constance Bennett returns in a light role, navigating a string of dematerial adventures on opening day Saturday.

Hal Roach Topper

Topper Takes a Trip in Hollywood Comedy

The film adaptation directed by Norman Z. McLeod stars Constance Bennett as Marion Kerby and Roland Young as Cosmo Topper with a star studded supporting cast including Billie Burke Alan Mowbray Verree Teasdale and Paul Hurst. The production from United Artists features light escapist entertainment set on the French Riviera amid the era of celebrity culture.

Eddie Moran Jack Dreyne Norman Z. McLeod Topper Hollywood Roland Young Billie Burke Alan Mowbray Alexander D'Arcy Verree Teasdale Franklin Panbora Paul Hurst

Notice to Newholders and Parties in Taylor County WV

Legal notice to all lienholders on Snider Coal Company land in Taylor County West Virginia to present claims on the Pittsburgh coal seams and related properties, including the John W. Snider parcel on Beech Street Grafton, under a circuit court decree in the First National Bank of Grafton case.

Snider Coal Company Pittsburgh Court House Taylor County West Virginia John W. Snider Beech Street City F Grafton Yates First National Bank of Grafton Snider Coal Company Et

Notice to Creditors and Beneficiaries Patton Estate

Commissioner of Accounts in Taylor County West Virginia calls all creditors and beneficiaries of the Fred H Patton estate to exhibit claims with vouchers verified at the Grafton Banking and Trust Company Building Grafton by October 2 1939 or be excluded from benefits. All beneficiaries must be present on the sale day to protect interests. Dated March 20 1939 signed John K Burdett Commissioner of Accounts.

Grafton Taylor J. Guy Allender Chancery Tati Ida R. Bartlett Tda R. Bartlett Taylor County West Virginia Fred H. Patton Eame Grafton Banking and Trust Company John K. Burdett

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