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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1933

Page

5

National League standings and results recap

Yesterday's NL games show Boston 5 Pittsburgh 3 and Philadelphia 5 Cincinnati 4 with New York St Louis 8 and Brooklyn Chicago rain. Standings list Pittsburgh 69 games won 13 lost with a .? New York 10 6 29, Brooklyn 13 11 542, Cincinnati 4 500, St Louis 15 500, Boston 17 469, Chicago 12 0 17, Philadelphia 9 21 300. Today New York at St Louis Philadelphia at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Chicago Boston at Pittsburgh twice.

Boston Pittsburgh Philadelphia Cincinnati Brooklyn Chicago New York St. Louis New York St. Loui St. Louis Detroit Cleveland Washington Chicago Ale

Southern Association Scores From New Orleans To Huntington

Scores from games across the Southern Association include New Orleans 5 over Chattanooga 3, Atlanta 5 over Little Rock 3, Memphis 4 over Knoxville 3, Birmingham 2 over Nashville 1, Charleston 8 over Wheeling 2, Johnstown 8 over Beckley 3, Zanesville 12 over Springfield 5, Dayton 3 over Huntington 1 in the first, and Huntington 9 over Dayton 8 in the second.

New Orleans Chattanooga Little Rock Atlanta Memphis Knoxville Birmingham Nashville Charleston Wheeling Johnstown Beckley Zanesville Springfield Dayton Huntington

Baseball Stars Shine In Early Season Highlights

Baseball statistics show Gabra Frederick Dod Frederick and West Browns among leading hitters with high averages. Martin Cards trails with 24 runs driven in as Chapman and Dickey contribute steady numbers for their teams. Traynor Pir sinks into the pack with 41 RBIs and 363 batting average reflecting strong overall performance.

Gabra Pet Frederick Dod West Browns Martin Cards Chapman Dickey Yanks Traynor Pir

Leaders and players listed with teams in early season totals

A fragmented sports summary lists players and teams including Klein and Lazzeri with the Yankees, Ott and Gehrig with the Giants or Yankees, Hartnett with the Cubs, Berger with the Braves, and others alongside league totals for American and National. A separate note mentions widespread use of sulfuric acid by French farmers to control weeds in wheat fields.

Berger Braves Gehrig Yankees Hartnett Cubs Klein Phillies Lazzeri

Radio Programs Saturday May 20 on NBC and CBS

A listing of Saturday broadcast schedule for NBC WEAF and CBS WABC networks with hour by hour programs from 4:30 PM to 6:45 PM including orchestras talks and variety acts such as Lady Next Door, Five Messner Bros Orch Meyer Davis Orchestra Raschel Carter Soprano Burton Holmes talk and more across both networks.

Nbc-Weaf Messner Bros. Orch Meyer Davis Raschel Carter Bert Lown Orchestra Burton Holmes Elgin Allman James G. McDonald Ortiz Tirado Zora Layman B. A. Rolfe Francs Langford Nat Brandwynne Harold Stern Ralph Kirbery Johnny Johnson Art Kassel

Radio Schedule Highlights and Performances

A detailed broadcasting roster lists multiple programs, orchestras, and soloists across the day. It includes 15 Magic Voice 0 Belasco Orchestra, Easy Aces, Boswell Sisters, Gertrude Niesen, Ted Florito Orchestra, The Honolulu Serenade, Ben Pollack Orchestra, Irene Bordoni and Orch, John L. Fogarty Tenor, and various talk shows, educational segments, and cultural pieces scheduled from 4:00 PM to 11:30 PM on NBC WJZ Network.

Magic Voice Belasco Easy Aces Boswell Sisters Public Institute Gertrude Niesen F. Martin Ben Pollack Ted Florito Honolulu NBC WJZ Sherman Orchestra Neil Sisters Orphan Annie Dan Bestor Lopez Orchestra Am'n Taxpayers League Everett Marshall Paul Vistorine Irene Bordoni Orch Emergency In Education the Cuckoos Kuku the Buccaneers John L. Fogarty Don Pedro Lowe's Crumit Dick Daring Dr. H. W. Haggard Will Rogers & Orchestra Walter Winchell Phil Dewey

Evening Radio Program Schedule Listing

A chronological listing of radio time slots featuring various acts and programs. Performances include orchestras, talks by Kaltenborn and Winchell, dance groups, humor acts, and musical segments from 3:00 to 11:30 PM with multiple repetition blocks and a late night symphony schedule.

Top Notch Traces Thief to Hidden Cave

In a playful tale, Willy Nilly urges Top Notch the Rooster to search the bears cave for a thief. Top Notch finds Jelly and Honey Bear’s sign, enters cautiously, and spots a crouching suspect awake. A wild cat with green eyes confronts him as he senses danger inside.

Mary Graham Bonner Rip Willy Nilly Top Notch Jelly Honey Bear Willy NiMy Top

Detectives Note The Thief Found By Bold Claim

The narrator recalls bones and a cave scene where a thief is said to be found. A bravado shout from a roosterish voice proclaims, Come quickly, everybody, I have found the thief and the prof is right here. Top Notch, though frightened, shows pride in proving himself a capable detective despite fear. Monday Captured Top Notch

Ferris Wheel Set for Grafton May 24 to Decoration Day

The J. A. Glaze Amusement Company of Keyser will bring a ferris wheel and merry-go-round to Grafton for Decoration Day crowds. The attraction, among the region’s cleanest, arrives May 24 and stays through the holiday, near Beech Street Bridge on the West Side, following its eighteen year pilgrimage.

Grafton J. A. Glaze Amusement Company Keyser Beech Street Bridge Glaze Amusement Company

Ten West Virginia Prohibition Agents to Lose Jobs

Clarksburg reports that about half of the prohibition agents in the northern West Virginia district will be discharged July 1 under an order from Major J W Dalgrymple head of the federal prohibition. Ten of twenty three agents in the state to be dismissed, with notices pending for names. The action also includes many assistant district attorneys and deputy marshals involved in prohibition work due to beer law changes and limited appropriations.

Clarksburg Federal District West Virginia J. W. Dalgrymple Prohibition Washington, D.C Harvey Ruble Dalgrymple

Sucker and scheme tied to Ridley case in police report

Assistant District Attorney P Francis Marro met suspects who described defrauding Ridley after Weinstein began the scheme. They claimed three dummy corporations officer roles and cashing $35 weekly salaries into new accounts at Central Hanover to fund repairs never done. Police found a $2,000 car bill of sale in a hotel room tied to Weinstein’s secret marriage as John Lee.

Ridley Marro P. Francis Marro Weinstein Herman Moench John Lee

Repeal Club Advocates Restoring Normal National Tone

The group argues against Prohibition laws as a threat to the republic likening their effort to historic Pentecostal unity. They seek to restore normalcy in the country, focusing on social reform through repeal.

United States Republic

Prohibition repeal group forms in Taylor County

A Taylor County Prohibition Repeal council is established with Dr. Dorsey C. Peck as president and Michael Murray as secretary. The group plans countywide organization, chairs a resolution committee, and invites Patrick D. Koontz to speak next Friday. Women are urged to participate.

Taylor County Council For Patrick D. Koontz United Repeal Council West Virginia

Oil and Gas Bill Seeks Federal Regulation of Prices

The bill backed by Marland would, if approved, run two years and let the secretary of the interior fix maximum and minimum petroleum and gas prices to curb unfair competition and consumer exploitation. It would require affidavits from interstate shippers on regulatory compliance, impose fines for violators, and allow pro rationing of credits or setting production limits. The secretary could control imports and propose uniform state legislation while studying monopolistic practices and pipelines.

Roosevelt Garner Rainey Marland Secretary of Interior Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Labor

Express Fear Over Future Farm Work

A dozen farm representatives led by G. L. Hively of Walton urged Governor Kump in Charleston to discuss the future of the state farm extension system. The group, while not protesting, opposed removing Nat T. Frame from head of the extension division. John K. Burdett and others gathered over the weekend in Davis to visit friends, and a note mentions Greece demanding bakers sell one loaf of bread for every three loaves as part of a curiously mixed paragraph.

Charleston Kump G. L. Hively Walton The Livestock Association Nat T. Frame State University Greece

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