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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1940

Page

2

Battle Friday Night Title Fight on WJZ NBC Mic

New York May 1 A planned 16 round title bout for the WJZ NBC microphone features Lou Ambers defending his crown. The event is set for 9 p.m. Friday with Sam Taub and Bill Biern handling announcements. Also noted is H V Kaltenborn postponing his Europe trip and radio listings for Horace Heidt and other programs.

New York Wjz-Nbc Lou Ambers Sam Taub Bill Biern Kallenborn We the People 9 Tonight Wabccbs BBC Bala Ireland Sweden Italy H. V. Kaltenborn NBC Europe Horace Heidi MBS CBS Johnny Prese Horace Heidt Bob Pe Eae Bis ‘Alt Doghouse Ward G Robinson H. D. Cooley

Wellesley Hoops Race Crowned by Martha Attridg

In a long standing Wellesley College hoop race, Martha Attridg won the event mirroring her mother’s success. The article notes a traditional link to a senior’s impending marriage to a Reverend, tying family names to the college pageant and its customs.

Martha Attridgs Wellesley College Wellesley Traition Sapien Attridg

Aldrich Family and NBC Radio Schedule Highlights

A scrambled radio schedule lists Aldrich Family at 7:30 with 89 aval cade erica, Nancy Hanks at 8:30, and Metropolitan Junior Achievement. Other items include Arthur Hale at 6:30, Meet the Stars at 8, What to expect Wednesday on Europe NBC 7 a.m. CBS 7 a.m., Song Folks at 12:30, Ma Perkins and The O Neills, and Mrs F D Roosevelt at 1 p.m. on How To Prepare To Live In A Democracy. A Dixie Handicap at Pimlico closes the day.

Wdjz NBC Aldrich Family Cade Erica Nancy Hanks Metropolitan Arthur Hale Europe CBS WEAF Ma Perkins the O'Neills Fletcher’ Wiley Scattergood Baines WJZ F. D. Roosevelt Pimlico

Radio Schedule Highlights On WMMN And NBC Programs

Central West Virginia station WMMN broadcasts music and sports with a packed lineup including NBC and CBS programs. Highlights feature Roy Shields Revue, Fibber McGee and Molly, and Eddie Duchin orchestras, plus baseball scores and weather updates across WJZ WEAF and KDKA stations.

NBC WJZ WEAF WMMN Wdd MBS CBS KDKA Roy Shield Glenn Miller Bob Hope WPA CB Auercane Ggasi Walter Brent House Orr Fred Waring Cecil Golly Orch WWMMN Edwin G. Hill KDKKA Gray Gordon al Donahue Lou Breeze WLW Ben Pollock Bera Mario Arvt Herman Middleman

Ulcers Heal Rapidly Advances in Gastroscopy

Dr Logan Clendening explains that acute stomach ulcers can heal within hours, observed via new gastroscopy showing the stomach interior with a lighted instrument. The method reveals ulcers vanish by the next day, though chronic ulcers may take years to heal, tracing to Munich pioneer Seamed Behmler and the shift from rigid to flexible gastroscopes.

Logan Clendening M. D Clendening Munich Behmler Maud Jendes

Making Liver Diet More Palatable and Useful

An article explains liver diet uses for anemia and skin health, noting any animal liver is similar in value. It offers palatability-boosting recipes including Chicken Liver Soup, Liver and Corn Creole, and Mock Terrapin, plus an editor's note about seven Dr. Clendening pamphlets available for 10 cents each by mail.

Clendening Dy Logan Clendening

Danish Freedom group gains U S support from sponsors

Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde former U S Minister to Denmark urged Americans to back the American Friends of Danish Freedom and Democracy. Sponsors include Dorothy Fisher Hendrik Willem Van Loon Ray Lyman Wilbur and Herbert Bayard Swope.

American Friends of Danish Freedom and Democracy Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde U. S Denmark Mang Dorothy ‘Anfield Fisher Hendrik Willem van Loon Ray Lyman Wilbur Herbert Bayard Swope

Dark Horse Willkie Nomination Hinted in New York Office

The piece notes a potential Republican dark horse candidate Wendell L. Willkie, a utilities executive, cited from his New York office. Concurrently Rosa Davenport announces joining Fortune Magazine as editor to focus on backing Willkie’s presidential bid.

New York Wendell L. Willsde Utilities Rosa Davenport Fortune Magazine Mr. Willkie George Herman Babe Ruth Julia Richardlls Flanders Fourth Presbyterian Chuech

Local Music and Bakery Scenes Amid Wartime Hints

A collage of garbled notes mentions a New York musician hoping for a brighter future after the war, along with a Fort Benjamin bakery modernization and wary jokes about plastered biscuits. References to a tax collectors strike and vague talk of mountains and cotton weave through the fragment.

Spimity Stookin Oak Caste Pound Tron New Work Ty

Fragmentary OCR text yields no coherent event or named entities. The readable items mention Spimity and oak caste with pound and tron plus new work, but lack dates places organizations or participants to frame a factual card. Unable to determine a clear news item.

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