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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1939

Page

2

London Fight Comes On Air

A boxing broadcast from London features Henry Armstrong versus Ernie Roderick. The BBC relay will be heard in the U S via WJZ NBC, with Holliveis Woodroafe and Dalby narrating. Also covered is the overseas dedication of the American Legion cemetery in Paris with Edouard Daladier and William Bavitt speaking. Memorial Day programs, including Indianapolis 500 broadcasts, are planned for next Tuesday.

New York London America Henry Armstrong Ernie Roderick BBC England Wjz-Nbc Cleveland An- Holliveis Thomas Woodroafe W. Barrington Dalby Edouard Daladieroffin William C. Bavitt U. B WJZ-1 American Legion Paris Indianapolis WEAF NBC One Man’s Family

Evening Radio Schedule Highlights and Guests

A detailed listing of programs across stations including Tommy Dorsey, Fred Allen, Kay Kyser, and more. Highlights feature Tomorrow’s schedule with WEAF and WJZ offerings such as Lets talk it over, Mary Marlin, and Wisconsin Teachers College choir. Includes public affairs and musical program times.

Tommy Dorsey Fred Allen Kay Kyser Wabc-Cbs Jim McWil Liams Gang Busters Theater of Stars Raymond Paige Eddie Guest Hobby Lobby NBC Mr. Keen Roy Shield WEAF Mary Marlin Jimmy Kemper Cbs-Chain Wisconsin Teachers College Choir Wjz-Nbc Michigan Mbs-Chain Harold L. Ickes Howard U. Library Washington

WV Station Schedule Highlights across Networks

Radio listings from WMMN and other stations detail 5:30 P.M. to midnight programs featuring orchestras, dramas, comedies, news, and musical acts. Notable names include Rita Rio, Lowell Thomas, Roy Shields, Charlie Cook, and Ozzie Nelson. Program blocks cover NBC CBS MBS and more with varied concerts, sketches, and drama.

WMMN Leo Weber NBC WJZ Rita Rio MBS KDKA Chet Smith WLW Smillin’ Jack Money Time Easy Aces CBS Amos 'N Andy Mr. Pist Wem Statwen Roeiprtia Lum & Abner WGBI WOR OKLW Jimmie Allen Pact Pinder WPAR WSM Buck Rogers Roy Shield Ginsburgh Forum Whas—Dance Wmmn—International News Town ‘Hall Star Theatre CKLW Idod G. E. Lowman Kay Kyser Ransom Sherman WHK Old Sage Wdz WGR Mississippi WHP Rosario Bourdon Orches Wpar—Radio Theatre Group WBT Paul Kain Charles Baum Chick Webb Amos Blue Baron WGY Melody Time Richard Himber Edwin C. Hill WHAS Good Will Hour Ozzie‘Nelson Roller Derby Red Nervo Jan Savitt al Marsho WEW Peter Grant Jack Teligarden Orch WJR Henry King Olin Tucker

Slayer of Son Given Three Years In Prison

Arthur Bowman of War was sentenced in Welch to three years for voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of his son Kenneth during a family quarrel. The plea and judgment reflect a tragedy arising from a domestic dispute with kin.

Welch Arthur Bowman Kenneth

King Speaks in Canada at War Memorial Ceremony

King George visits Winnipeg for a busy day after unveiling the Canadian national war memorial in Ottawa. He attends city hall and legislative building ceremonies and will receive rent from the Hudson Bay Company at Fort Garry, a historic rite dating to 1670. Two elk heads and two black beaver pelts are involved as rents paid to a reigning monarch for the first time in history.

King Canada United States Europe Ottawa Winnipeg Manitoba John Queen Manitoba Legislative Building George Old Fort Garry Winnipeg Park Hudson Bay Company

Sundown on the Prairie introduces four new songs at Opera House

Monogram's new Tex Ritter western Sundown on the Prairie features four songs led by Dust on My Saddle and Sundown on the Prairie. The film stars Tex Ritter Horace Murphy and Karl Hackett with Juanita Street making her screen debut as My Love Is a Rider. The plot follows a ranger on vacation who collides with rustlers and helps capture them for the government.

Monogram Jwitch Tex Horace Murphy Juanita Street Karl Hackett Dorothy Pay Charles King

Come on, Leathernecks opens at the Opera House

Moviegoers will find action romance drama and comedy in the new film Come on Leathernecks at the Opera House last night Richard Cromwell stars as a West Point graduate and all American football player who enters the Marine Corps

Leathernecks Richard Cromwell West Point Marine Corps

Tim McCoy Stars in Outlaws Paradise at the Dixie

Tim McCoy delivers another Western adventure as Captain Carson in Outlaws Paradise sponsored by Victor Pictures Corporation. The Dixie screens the melodramatic outdoor thriller famed for sensational thrills and brisk action to lift box office blues.

Tim McCoy Victor Pictures Corporation The Dixie Tim Captain Carson U.S

Gift Coupon Promises One Volume From World’s Greatest Literature

Coupon offers a single volume from a 42 volume set with a 39 cent gift price. To order by mail, send 6 cents extra per book for postage and handling to the World's Greatest Literature Department at Grafton Sentinal Office.

Grafton Sentinel

Slender thread of news from Stuttgart and the screen

Held by Nazis Charged with slandering the German government William B Carts 20 of Oakland Calif was reported under arrest in Stuttgart Germany Carts went to the Reich eight months ago to enter the University of Munich and feel into combat like a human tornado McCoy im personated Carson on the screen to the delight of fans Jean Parker stars in Romance of the Redwoods at the Dixie Theatre co starring Charles Bickford the film hails from a Jack London story and promises beauty of the Pacific Northwest Skaggs Co advertises Longines Wittnauer watches

William B. Carts Oakland Calif Stuttgart Germany Carts The Reich University of Munich McCoy Carson Jean Parker

Never Say Die at Strand Theatre with Hope and Raye

Bob Hope and Martha Raye star in Never Say Die at the Strand. A nervous millionaire pretends to be ill while a rich heiress faces multiple suitors and disguise as they pursue romance. Screenplay by Hartman Butler and Sturges, based on a William Post play.

Bob Hope Martha Raye Strand Theatre Bob Mai Belnl Paramount Don Hartman Frank Butler Preston Sturges Wiliam H.post Hope Miss Raye Wif Qow Gale Sondergaard Martha Alan Mowbray Andy Devine

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