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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1940

Page

2

Horace Heidt Show Tonight

Horace Heidt program listed with network details and times for WEAF WABC and other stations. Listings mention guests McCree Molly and Edward G Robinson, plus segments The Aldrich Family Information Please and Hymns.

Enaig Noah Horace Heidt Europe Weaf Weaf NBC Johnny Her McCree Molly Beense WABC Wendell L. Will Ikle Eres Aldrich America Helen Hayes Isent House MHS

Meet the Stars and Morning Programs rundown

Wednesday schedule lists NBC CBS and WEAF network slots. Roster includes Europe at 7 a.m. and 12:15 Ben Bernie. O Neills First Aid Week talk Hedda Hopper Hollywood WJZ NBC Farm and Home hour 11:30 3 Hour Club matinee MBS 1:30 Homemakers forum with an orchestra.

Meet the Stars Frank Gannett Europe NBC CBS WEAP WEAF Ben Bernie the O'Neills CBS Chain Hedda Hopper Hollywood WJZ MBS Homemakers Forum Orchestra

Huntington Police Bureau undergoes demotions in 1940

Huntington May 21. All bureau members aside from Lieutenant J H Chapman were affected by changes in 1940. Several detectives were demoted, announced Police Chief Lon Whitten.

Huntington Huntington Ive J. H. Chapman Lon Whitten

Wheat Prices Fall on War News

Chicago on May 21 wheat prices slipped more than four cents a bushel while traders reacted to reports of Allied reverses. Prices traded near two cents above suggested minimums set on Sunday amid ongoing war news.

Chicago

Radio Schedule Highlights West Virginia Station 5000 Watt

A fragmented radio grid lists program lineups for WMEMN Central and NBC WEAF WEAP WJZ KDKA WLW and others. It notes Richard Himber Paul Sullivan and Paul Douglas segments with bands and sketches across 5 30 to 10 45 including Fibber McGee and Molly Tonight.

Richard Himber NNBC WEAP NBC WJZ MBS CBS KDKA Roy Shield Glenn Miller Nbc-Weaf Bob Hope WPA Symphony Walter

Allied Leader Weygand Named Commander in Chief

General Maxime Weygand appointed commander in chief of Allied armies as German forces close on Paris. He succeeds Maurice Gamelin in a move seen as uniting French efforts for a major offensive to halt the Nazi advance.

Maxima Weyygand Paris Weygand Maurice Gamelin

Study in Miami Aide Spur U S Plans For France

Gen Stephano Cagna newly appointed chief of civil aviation for Italy arrives in Miami from Brazil to study American commercial aviation. Former aide to Gen Italo Balbo, Cagna took part in Balbo’s 1938 mass flight to the U S. Sedley Peck heads 18 American volunteer ambulance drivers aboard the Manhattan sailing from New York to Europe to aid in France and Belgium.

Stephano Cagna Italy Miami Fla Brazil Italo Balbo Libys Cagna U. S Balbo Manhattan New York Europe Sedley Peck France Belgium

You're Telling Mel Comet Press Fragment

Fragmentary narration about a character named Mel and a dialogue with Zack Dambkopt. Mentions black snakes and Horus with an unclear sequence of events. Readers see scattered names, places, and questions about answers and refugees as the scene threads through a surreal dialogue.

MEL Comet Press Chase Zack Dambkopt

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