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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1938

Page

2

Sunday Night Radio Returns With Fields Guest Spot

W. Fields returns to air next Sunday night in his usual guest role with Charlie McCarthy. Weather permitting, the Barney Ross Henry Armstrong welterweight title bout may be held outdoors in New York tonight after previous postponements. Radio listings show WEAF NBC and WJZ CBS scheduling varied programs through the evening, including Fibber McGee, Bob Ripley, and the Presbyterian church assembly highlights. KEYSER reports Mayor Freeland launching a clean-up drive against gambling after state police raids and undercover investigations.

York Pields Tast Charlie McCarthy Weap-Nec Fields Taunt McCarthy New York WJZ WEAF NBC Johnny Rush Morgan Fibber McGee Bob Ripley Dick Himber WABC CBS Edward G. Bob- Masoni al Jolson al Pearce Benny Goodman Hal Kemp Keyser John C. Freeland

Fines Paid In Parkerburg May Total Over Nine Hundred

City police report May fines and bond forfeitures near 921 dollars, nearly matching the combined total of the prior three months. The month’s figure tops 920 dollars, reflecting steady enforcement activity in Parkerburg.

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Evening Radio Schedule Across Networks and Programs

A dense rundown of 5 30 P M to 11 P M EST radio lineups across CBS NBC and other stations. Shows include musical programs drama sketches comedies and orchestras with a mix of entertainers such as Boake Carter Chesterfield and the Andrews Sisters plus news segments and games. The schedules list station call letters program titles and performer names in chronological order for the evening.

CBS Boake Carter NBC Chesterfield WJZ Johnnie Johnson Golden Serenaders WHAS Wdz Lowell Thomas Maxine Sulivan Eyw Nina Dean Just Entertainment Jack Fulton Andrews Sisters N! Andy CKLW Wheel of Chance WSM WGAR Amazon KDEA Mr. Keen Geo OKLW Perry Como WGY Redhorse WLW County Courier WMMN WTIC GBS Charles Paul Vivian Della Chiesa Paul Sullivan WBT Grady Cole Russ Morgan KDKA al Donahue WPAR Murphy Dan Gregory WESG Old Towners Dr. Friendly Elvira Ruppel WWVA Watts al Jolson Wayne King Green Hornet Tonic Time Happy Havelick WEBW John Sturgess MGS Ennio Bologminia Orch The Cavaliers Stamp Thelma Mae Vox Pop Horace Heidt Brigadiers Body Land Vony M. Eon Hal Kemp MBS Robert L. Ripley WGBI EDKA WHP Nat Shilbert WGBS Tell Tale WSYR Console Keys Jimmie Fidler Walter Kelsey Ray Heatherton WFBL James Melton WCAU Amos Andy Mike Riley WEAF WHK Wenr—Globe Trotter George McCall EKDKA Lawrence Goodman WGR Royal Worth NBEC Richard Himber Wsm—World In Review Kyw—Sutherland

Scott's Scrap Book First Incandescent Light Bulb

A described experiment shows an ordinary drinking glass or tumbler used as a vessel, with a coiled platinum wire connecting two copper wires. The wires were introduced through distilled water in a glass bowl beneath the tumbler, and a voltaic battery supplied the current.

Palestine 1927 Furkey 19/9 Ave Mosque of Omar

In Jerusalem stamps show 16 from two different countries. Copyright 1938 King Features Syndicate. Mention of crows ravens or sparrows appears in the fragment with unclear context.

Ave Mosque Omar Jerusalem King Features Syndicate

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