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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1940

Page

2

NBC Follows Rival Chains in Radio Schedule Changes

A rundown of network broadcast shifts shows NBC expanding late hours to 1s for Europe news and entertainment. Programs list Lucille Manners concert Don Ameche and The Grand Central lineup. battle updates and Navy maneuvers accompany daily schedules across WEAF WABC CBS and MBS outlets.

New York NBC MBS Europe CBS WJZ SS Weaf Lucille Manners Don Ameche WABC al Pearce Wate Smith Johnny Pre Genta Grand Central Station Bob Ripley St. Louis WEAF Nation Unity Wiz-Nbc World's Fair Common Roosvelt Belmont Park Delaware Park

Radio Programming Schedule Fragment from May 3

A fragmented listing of radio programs across NBC WEAF CBS WJZ MBS and WMMN stations for Friday May 3. It catalogs show timings and performers including Abe Lyman Johnny Presents Jack Benny Eddy Duchin Dizzy Gillespie era acts and various orchestras plus news weather and sports segments.

Nbc-Weaf Captain Healy Andio Wjé Golden Serenaders DKA Jack Hainer Fee Rine Gorton CBS the World Today WEAF Paul Douglas Abe Lyman WMMN NBC WJZ MBS Jack Benny Bob Ripley Griff Williams Orch Thomas Dewey Fred Waring Amos 'N Andy KDKA

Nazi Planes Strike Retreat Tides and Food Scarcity

War report details retreat to the English coast as Nazi air and machine gun assaults drive casualties. Royal aid stations rush food and tea to exhausted troops while French soldiers recall constant bombing. A rest for battle weary forces is announced, with leave to reassemble. Separately, Cincinnati bank robbery leads to life sentence after $2000 stash is found in car hidden in secret compartments.

Tallman Ohio Cincinnati

NEEDS MONEY CONTINUES ON PAGE ONE FOR ARMY DEFENSE

President Roosevelt announced plans to seek another billion dollars for defense as world conditions change. The National Youth Administration is seen as a potential supply channel for key defense industries. The Office of Education described its readiness to contribute. Commissioner John W. Studebaker cited 750 trade schools and 150 engineering schools that could provide specialized instruction to about 1,500,000 youths annually.

Army Navy National Youth Administration Office of Education John W. Studebaker Roosevelt

Germans Claim Dunkerque Battle Reports From May

The high command said weather hampered operations on May 30 as Allied destroyers faced new losses near Dunkerque. German claims include sinking an allied destroyer off the Belgian coast and trapping surviving British forces in a canal shielded pocket. French withdrawal is said to be failing with detachments resisting, though some forces remain in local pockets north and south of Lille within the Flanders triangle.

Somme-Aisne-Meuse English Channel Maginot Line Somme Aisne Rethel Argonne Forest Meuse Moselle Flanders Calais II Calais Yser Canal Dunkerque Prioux France Somme Salient Charles Morice Petit Parisien High Command Germany Belgian Great Britain Farmes-Bergues Lille

Traffic and other causes by state list

A compiled tally shows various states with counts of traffic incidents and other causes. Indiana records one traffic incident and one other cause, Maine two other causes, Maryland two other causes, Michigan one other cause, Minnesota two other causes, Missouri one traffic incident, New Jersey three traffic incidents, Oklahoma three traffic incidents, Pennsylvania five traffic incidents, Utah one other cause, West Virginia four traffic incidents and two other causes, and Wisconsin three traffic incidents with two other causes.

Indiana Maine Maryland Michigan Minnesota Missouri New Jersey Oklahoma Pennsylvania Utah West Virginia Wisconsin

Strand Theatre Brings French Without Tears Movie Today

The Strand Theatre shows French Without Tears, a film adaptation of the Broadway comedy that revived laughter after a season of tears. The production ended Broadway’s run and is praised for restoring nonsense to the stage, ending audience sobs and sociological lobby debates.

Strand Theatre New York Broadway

Shooting High to Bow at Strand With Jane Withers and Gene Autry

Jane Withers and Gene Autry star in Shooting High a Western action romance from 20th Century Fox arriving at the Strand Saturday. The film features bank robbers a family feud and a love match for Gene with five songs including Only One Love in a Lifetime Little Old Band of Gold and Shanty of Dreams.

Thorp Tanothoy Fer Wuss Gene Autry 20Th Century-Fox Strand Theatre Jane Withers Gern Autry Hollywood Gene Johnnie Marvin Harry Tobias Charles Newman Fred Glickman Jane Withers - Autry Felix Bernard Paul Francis Webster Pancho Sidney Clare Harry Akst

Congress Not New Taxes Plan Forward

Congress, focused on defense, approved a six year postal construction program in the Senate with $60,000,000 in direct federal expenditures and grants to communities. The House has yet to act. Moffat sent to Canada as part of cleanup efforts.

Moffat Canada Congress Senate House

Local Drug Sale Appeals to Crowd at 25c Three Days

The Grafton Drug and Chemical Company organizes a major three day sale Thursday through Saturday offering Rux Compound at 25c for trial size bottles. The promotion highlights that full size bottles normally cost 1.50 and claims nationwide demand, urging rheumatic and neuritic sufferers to test the medicines.

Grafton Drug & Chemical Co Williams Grafton Drug and Chemical Company Malone Guifton United States

Kidneys Williams Formula Aids Urine Flow And Relief

Williams Formula acts as a mild stimulant diuretic to increase urine flow and ease acid irritation in kidneys. The product targets kidney discomfort with a brief description of its diuretic action and soothing intent.

Williams

Blood Williams Formula Tonic for Iron Poor Blood

The product claims to build up blood quality by stimulating intestines and acting as an iron supplement tonic. It targets iron poor individuals, presenting as a general health tonic without specific claims or evidence.

Williams

Prominent Man Tells His Experience With RUX

Andrew E. Scherm Jr of Pittsburgh a longtime Crucible Steel Co employee shares that RUX Compound relieved his back pains and improved sleep and work. He recounts trying the medicine despite low expectations and urges others at Crucible Steel to try it, citing better health and more earnings potential.

Andrew E. Scherm, Jr 42Nd St Pittsburgh Crucible Steel Co Rux Crucible Steel Company Pitsburgh

Williams Formula Trial Coupon Ad for Digestive Ailments

An old advertisement touts Williams Formula and RUX for excess stomach acidity gas and bloating. It promises a full trial bottle for 25 cents with a coupon, claiming relief from constipation and iron-poor blood and urging quick in-store redemption.

Williams Grafton Grafton Drug and Chemical Company RUX

What Williams Formula Contains Ingredients Listed on Bottle

A fragment suggests Williams Formula contains Vitel Herbal Extracts and other ingredients listed on the bottle. A doctor would affirm the ingredients are sound and pure, with a tone of medical endorsement from nature.

Williams Amy Good Nature

Also Mentioned on This Page

Defense Commission Edward S. Stettinius United States Steel Corporation William 5. Knudsen General Motors Bodo Weaf—News of Europe Jny Ross Wythe Williams Camels -Weaf—Revelers Beer Mann Raymond Gram King Coal Bob Crosby Happy WLW Melody Lang Thompson Eddy Duchin Orch Hal Kemp Ella Fitzgerald Radio Tube RCA Dixie Bill Hopalong Cassidy) Boyd In Our Gang Comedy News Bennett & Son W. Main Street Strand Ellers’ Taxi & Transfer Rax Andrew F. Scherm, JR Grafton Drug and
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