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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1941

Page

5

Theatres To Change Time On Broadcast Schedule

CBS and NBC listing shows broadcast schedule changes around daylight hours. Programs include Reagan McCrary debate, Dickstein discussion, war entry forum, and summer finale with Jack Benny. Local Cleveland children featured. multiple network slots span noon to evening with concert and drama offerings.

CBS Reagan McCrary England Nbc-Blue Samuel Dickstein MBS U. S Nbc-Red Cleveland Jack Benny CBS Symphony Thomas Beecham Helen Hayes NBC Blue Good Will Hour Duluth Jr

Graf ton to Adopt Daylight Time Affecting Theatres

Graf ton plans to implement daylight saving time with matinees at 2 p.m. DST and first show at 8 p.m. DST as theatre managers Brin kman of Opera House and Bush of Strand and Dixie announce. City commission expected to act Monday with likely approval. The Sentinel will adjust press hour to 3 45 p.m. DST and staff will start at 7 45 a.m. DST. city and county offices will remain on standard time except theatres.

Grafton George Brinkman Opera House J.lester Bush Strand Dixie Theatres Associated Press Sentinel

Johnson to Broadcast War Talks Across Networks Tonight

Senator Fram W. Johnson, veteran California Republican, schedules a primetime talk titled The War from Washington to NBC Blue and MBS. Sunday and Saturday broadcasts fill a dense slate of defense and war related programs across NBC CBS and MBS networks with multiple time slots and program names.

New York The Special News Service Senator Fram W. Johnson California Washington Nbc-Blue MBS Nbcred CBS NBC People’s Platform Pepper -Relations B. J. Gehrmauf Cotes Norman Thomas NBC- Red Gerenade Jessica Dragonette NBC Summer Symphony Hawaii NBC Blue Nbc-Red Chicago Father Flanagan Len Wall Arlington

Former King Prajadhipok of Siam Dies After Abdication

Prajadhipok, the English educated Siamese king who ruled 1925 to 1935, had resided in England with ex-queen Rambai Barni after abdicating. He underwent an eye operation in 1931 and faced cataracts, with 40 servants and annual income from Thailand estimated at 1.6 million dollars. The throne passed to Ananda, age 11, in Switzerland after parliament stripped royal prerogatives in 1936.

America Ophir Hall Purchase Westchester County New York Whitelaw Reid Prajadhipok Buddha England Rambai Barni Thailand Anada Switzerland

Veteran Mason Awarded His Half Century Pin

A 50 year Masonic membership pin was presented to George Hardin of Harmony Grove by Worshipful Master J. P. Luke and party from Mystic Lodge No. 15 A F and A M. The visitors were W J Frey Laurel C Frey W C Shingleton and J B Bradford. Mrs Hardin hosted a bountiful dinner after the ceremony.

Mystic Lodge No. 15 A. F A. Masong Grand Lodge of West Virginia George Hardin Harmony Grove J. P. Luke

British Wage War News On Sfax Bombing Briech

The report notes French naval units and air force defense of Sfax after a bombing. The 5,915-ton Iarco arrived at Sfax recently, and a French phosphate freighter officer died from wounds. French protest to Britain claims the Wednesday attack on merchant ships lacked international legal justification.

Sfax Iarco Rabelais United States State Department Britain French

Veterans Day Parade Corpus Christi Tribute Opens In Grafton

Loyal crowds gathered in Grafton for a full day of observances honoring war dead. Superintendent E G Kuhn led ceremonies at the cemetery with schoolchildren decorating graves, prayers, and a rifle salute. Ten marching bands and a citywide parade highlighted the day as local residents from surrounding counties joined the tribute.

England Charles A. Lindbergh Kilgore America Atlantic E.G. Kuhn M.J. Hannon St Augustine Catholic Church Reno Past Gar Gordon L Withers First Baptist Church Grafton

West Virginia Senator Urges Vigilance in Modern World

In a speech, a West Virginia senator warns that reliance on old barriers to travel is broken by rapid global integration. He says Americans must remember the blood and sacrifice behind liberty and prepare for ongoing struggle, stressing the nation’s need to face hard duties and defend democracy.

Kilgore Ull Holland Belgium Norway Denmark Lindbergh West Virginia America

Congressman Hamilton Fish Called to Active Duty

Rep. Hamilton Fish of New York, an outspoken critic of the Administration, is ordered to active duty by the Army. He holds the rank of Colonel in the specialists' reserve and will report for one month of training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Hamilton Fish New York Army Fort Bragg N G

Parading Cadet Units Highlight Prunty Town Event

Cadet corps marching units from Fairmont State Teachers High School Elkins High School Crafton Junior High Newburg High School Kingwood High School Bowlesbore High School Terra Alta High School Mannington High School and West Virginia Industrial School for Boys led the parade. Their complex maneuvers drew applause from thousands of spectators.

Fairmont I Is Elkins High School Crafton Junior High Newburg High School Kingwood High School Bowlesbore High School Terra Alta High School Mannington High School West Virginia Industrial School Cadet Corps Pruntytown Institution

Detroit boy wins national spelling championship title

Louis Edward Sissman of Detroit, Michigan, becomes the first boy since 1927 to win the national spelling championship in Washington. He defeats 28 contestants and clinches the title by correctly spelling chrysanthemum and initials. Phylis Davis of Akron and Homer Lyon Jr. of Miami were runners-up.

Louis Edward Sissman Detroit Mich Washington Phylis Davis Akron Ohio Homer Lyon, Jr Miami

Bridges Testifies at Deportation Hearing in San Francisco

Harry Bridges, California CIO director, testifies in his deportation hearing in San Francisco. He admits membership in two groups cited as subversive and denies attending a Communist party meeting during a Los Angeles strike.

C. P Harry Bridges California The CIO San Francisco Bridges Communist Party Los Angeles

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