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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1938

Page

2

Rudy Vallee marks ninth network anniversary on WEAF NBC

New York reports Rudy Vallee celebrates nine years on the WEAF NBC chain in a fixed Thursday night 8 PM slot. The broadcast features Walter O Keefe Lou Holtz Joe Cook and other stars from various fields introduced to radio. Also note Henry A Wallace and General Hugh Johnson discuss farm policy on CBS from Washington.

New York Rudy Vallee Weaf-Nbc Walter O'Keefe Lou Holtz Joe Cook Vincent Lopez Rudy Walter Huston Andrews Henry A. Wallace Hugh Johnson CBS Washington WOR MBS Elmer F. Andrews N. Y Governor Lehman WEAF NBC al Pearce Margaret Speaks Phil Spitalny Eddy Duchin Marek Weber

Radio lineup details for Eddie Cantor and others

Tuesday radio schedule lists WABC CBS shows Eddie Cantor at 1 30 and Dick Himber at 8, with Pick and Pat at 8 30 and Radio Theatre at 9. WJZ NBC airs No Talent Wanted at 7 30 Robinsons Buckaroos at 8 and Those We Love at 8 30 followed by True or False at 10. Herald Tribune forum at 9 35 a m features Mrs F D Roosevelt. Noon program 35 minutes on Moving Pictures. 2 pm three hour discussion Shall We Break with Tradition featuring Millikan Dies Moley and others on WJZ NBC.

WABC CBS Eddie Cantor Dick Himber Pick Pat Babbitt WJZ NBC Robinson N. Y Robert A. Millikan Representative Martin Dies Raymond Moley

Hankow Ready for Invaders

Chinese began wiring Japanese properties for retaliatory explosives as the offensive nears Hankow within 20 miles. The Chinese pledged 24 hours notice before destroying mined buildings, some inside a proposed safety zone, while a Chinese officer directed workers drilling holes into foundations.

Hankow

Radio Schedule Highlights From World Wide Listings

A 1930s style radio grid notes 6 to 8 PM lineups across stations WLW WJZ CKLW WGAR WHP WEAF KDKA WGY WMAQ WABC WOR and more listing programs and sketches including Rodents of drama news and musical features with notable hosts and acts such as Malcolm Clares Children stories Tom Mix Straight Shooters and Amos n Andy across multiple time slots.

WLW Don Winslow Navy WJZ Erwin Glucksman CKLW WSM WEAF Malcolm Claire KDKA WGAR Sidney Andorn Five Star News WHP Helen Craft Rose Marie Bob Trout Wgar—Republican Committee WGY Blackstone Troubadours WMMN

Radio Schedule Nighttime Orchestra Lineup Across Stations

A late night listing shows 8:45 to midnight programs on stations including WGBI WPAR WWVA WABC WJZ WEAF CKLW WMMN WGR WHP WSYR WTAM CWLW WHK WFBL WJZ WCAE KYW WBEN WLW WJR WSM WHK WLW WMAQ CKLW KDKA WSB WBT and others. Entries include orchestras, variety acts, drama, news and musical programs with hosts such as Bob Crosby Henry Weber Nat King Cantor Eddie Duchin and Guy Lombardo plus programs like Amos n Andy Don Bester’s Orchestra and The Story of the Song.

WEAF Edwin C. Hill WCAU Sum & Abner WMMN Watts WHP WLW WABC Eddie Cantor WOR Lone Ranger WJZ Escar Shumasky CKLW Swin WPAR WFBL WGBI Hawaii Jones WWVA Wabc—Radio Theater Bob Crosby Campus Headlights KDKA Prairie Pals WSYR WTAM Eddy Duchin Orch Cwlw—Symphony Orchestra Beach Combers WSM String Symphony WGR Rosario Bourdon Orches Guy Lombardo Rhythm Makers Joe Brittaine Charioteers Wpar—Royal Broadwayx Pianoorgan Nat WCAE Henry Weber Kyw—Civic Symphony WBEN WJR Peaceful Valley Fireside Singers Johnny Lewis Paul Kain Wim Amos Andy Wabcc John B. Kennedy Don Bester WGY Melody Time Pancho the World In Review Cab Calloway al Donahue Bono Wjzz WSB Art Gillham WBT

Bombardment and Refugee Movements Amid Yangtze Crisis

Reports from Hankow and Wuchang describe intensified aerial strikes on rail yards and industrial zones while civilian areas brace for danger. Foreign warships Luzon and Guam remain in harbor as about 400,000 Chinese and over 1,000 foreigners stay in the Yangtze towns. A proposed safety zone would cover British German Russian and French areas along the waterfront. In a separate note, Madame Zora the gypsy fortune teller is fined and jailed for practicing without a license. a crowd pays her fine after authorities seize a marked dollar bill. Merchants urge vigilance as police caution reduces local scams.

Yokohama Bank Yangtze Wuchang Tri-Cities Han~chang Hankow United States Luzon Guam

Gypsy Queen Pays $50 Fine After Town Eviction

Gypsy group occupying rooms once used by the Gaines store on West Main street for phrenology books departed Saturday at police request after their leader Madame Zora was jailed for fortune telling. The outfit had secured a city license to sell pamphlets on phrenology.

Gaines West Main Street Madame Zora

Judge Wilson urges policing power rethink in West Virginia

Morgantown October 24 Circuit Judge Minter L Wilson comments on law enforcement cooperation in Monongalia County and calls for legislative reform to grant sheriffs control over state police when needed and vice versa. He says the current statute leaves policing power to officers whims and questions who leads in the county.

Morgantown Minter L. Wilson Monongalia West Virginia

British Warships Hit as Hankow Bombing Escalates

The Panay was sunk in the Yangtze last December 12 with four foreigners dead, and the British gunboat Ladybird shelled leaving ten seamen killed. Japan warned foreign vessels to withdraw from Hankow, as planes bombed rail centers and Japanese advance closed to within 20 air miles of China’s capital while foreign warships stayed at Hankow anchors. British officials protested the bombing, while U S and British gunboats faced intensified threats.

Itom Page Panay Yangtze River Ladybird Hankow China

Flemington Thespians Plan Drama Production

Flemington High school thespians will present their first play November 2 and 3 in the school auditorium. They stage Tempest and Sunshine, by Ned Albert, dramatization of a Mary J. Holmes novel with Elbert Wagner, Lyla Workman, Helen Benda, Ruth Sheets, Mildred Cain, Junior Williams, Lillian Stout, Bill Newhouse, Clarice Wagner, Clara Haney, Joe Roush, Genevieve Kelley, and Thelma Mooney in the cast, directed by Edward Thomas.

Flemington High School Thespians Ned Albert Mary J. Holmes Elbert Wagner Lyla Workman Helen Benda Ruth Sheets Mildred Cain Junior Williams Lillian Stout Bill Newhouse Clarice Wagner Clara Haney Joe Roush Genevieve Kelley Thelma Mooney Edward Thomas

Couple Held Over Delusions After Neck Injury

Sheriff Salmi reported the Pich ettes showed incoherent speech and signs of delusions following a neck injury, as police continued to question them about the incident referenced on page one.

Salmi Pichettes

Stranger fee powers alleged in ritual child death case

The sheriff described claims that Pitchette paid $2,000 to Gypsies for mystic powers connected to a child witness. Investigators note the Pichettes with a seven year-old daughter, and the witness reportedly protested but was told the family was “casting out a devil.”

Pitchette Pichettes

Ticket Office Looted Fairmont

Monongahela system officials reported a burglary at the Monongah ticket office Saturday night. Thieves stole street car ticket books about $8 in cash cigarettes candy and other merchandise.

Fairmont Monongahela Ag Monongah

Barclay on Bridge Advice to Seek Partner Signals

Bridge column advises asking partner for guidance during defense. The defender may depend on partner signals to reveal cards, so craft signals to induce him to describe his holding. Do not guess blindly. use signaling to gain information and improve defense.

South’s play of three ned for the set in bridge puzzle

In a dealer East West vulnerable one spade overcall sequence leads to a declared by South. West’s club lead, East overtake, spade ruffing, and smart endgame play reveal how declarer must avert a set with precise ruffing and discards.

East West South Declarer

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