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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1940

Page

2

DEWEY SPEECH ON AIR TODAY

New York May 3. Radio networks schedule many Dewey materials and related programs for the day. Highlights include WEAF NBC 8:15 pm Lucille Mann, 9:00 pm Don Ameche, 9:30 pm Jack Benny, and Dewey discussion on integrity of the individual with Tallulah Bankhead in S Hurricane and other varied broadcasts across NBC CBS and mutual stations.

York CBS Prigés Rt NBC Lucille Manmiert Don Ameche Aite Jack Benny Bob Wdz Buddy Beer Nat‘han Mann Jack Gon Tallulah Bankhead Sinfonietta Belleer Thormas E. Dewey Furday Europe WEAF WABC WJZ Oberlin College Bob Ripley MBS Griff Williams Orch Nbc-Weaf Thomas Dewey Fred Waring Amos 'N Andy KDEA I—News

Hired Slayer Escapes With Life Prison Term

Peter Shewchuk, a former carnival worker from Chester, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to life in prison for strangling Wanda Dworecki in a plot by her clergyman father Rev Walter Dworecki. The minister, a Baptist pastor, was executed in March for hiring the killer to collect a $2,500 insurance payout. Twelve jurors spared Shewchuk from a harsher fate by delivering a life sentence after a trial for first degree murder.

Camden N. J Peter Shewchuk Wanda Dworecki Walter Dworecki Shewchuk Chester

Chicago Milk Delivery Resumed As Strike Ends

Chicago May 3. A city wide dairy driver strike ended after 12 hours of talks between milk wagon drivers and dealers. Drivers demanded 48 dollars per week plus commissions, dealers offered 30 dollars plus commissions. The agreement keeps the old wage scale pending new contract talks affecting 6000 union members.

Chicago Dairy Workers

Hitler Delivers Surprise Address to Elite Guard

In Berlin on May 3 Hitler spoke at the Sportpalast before 6,000 officers of the army air force and leaders of the SS praising the war as a struggle for the survival of the German people. Field Marshal Goering also addressed the gathering.

Berlin Adolf Hitler

Radio Schedule Fragments From May 3 1930s Station Lineup

A dense, fragmented listing of radio programs across networks WEAF WNBC WJZ CBS MBS and others for Friday May 3. It mentions Captain Healy Stamp Club Sullivan News Review sports segments and various musical and variety programs with numerous performers and times.

Wnbc-Weaf Captain Healy Aud Sullivan Guiden Serenaders Jack Hollister Rocky Gordon Genie Annie CBS the World Today Swraf Paul Douglas Weaf News Bee Europe Wythe Rylan Ranger AI Pearce Gang Camels Ayeae Hye-wear Med Breele Shadow Fu Manchu WLW Kateith WJ2 Fourth Row Center Mweap—Cities Service

Sweeney Lists Big Spending In U S Senate Campaign

State star Thomas Sweeney of Wheeling reported expenses of 5607.18 with no contributions for the Republican U S senate nomination, the largest pre primary filing to date. Major items included 1786 for newspaper advertising and 1500 for postage. other filings noted small expenses and no gifts. Col William Ganoe will address the West Virginia Reserve Officers Association convention May 11.

Thomas Sweeney Wheeling U. S. Senate Wheeling Insurance Summers H. Sharp Marlington Howard M. Gore Clarksburg William Ganoe U. S. Army West Virginia Department of the Reserve Officers Association Carl Showalter

Classified Sentinel Advertising Rates Policy

The Sentinel lists rates at two cents per word for the first insertion and one cent per word for each additional insertion. Inscriptions must be consecutive and in the regular column style. Minimum charge is 45 cents, with each initial and each figure counting as a word.

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