The NATIONAL WEEKLY of PROGRAMS and PERSONALITIES
Volume 1 • Chicago, lD., Week of March 20-26, 1932 Number 2Z Is Buddy Rogers Broken Hearted? DID UNREQUITED LOVE OR KEEN BUSINESS SENSE DRIVE HIM TO RADIO?
I!; Buddy ROl e l'S :\ broken -h earted youn" man? Was h e a fraid h is IIO IIol3rlty on the s£'reen was waning! Is he m erely looklng a head tor mor e Income? Or does h is entranee into the lar,er • fi eld of radio merely refted t he star's realization of changing • times. wldr r opportunity? H e h as ambitious plans for the futui'f!, pJ;I.ns h~v i ng to do with radio. with television, with bo l.eJ. an d theatrical a ppeamnees. But will he make those plans stiekT
CREEN and radio rumor, never long idle, took on a new lease of life with the re(erit announcement that Charles "Buddy" Rogers, S "Amerka's Boy Friend," was to take the air. (Not the way you mean.) Some people would have you believe Rogers deserted the screen for money. Some say he was ashamed of slipping in pop ular favor and was seeking to regain his standing with the public through another medium. Others claim Dan Cupid is the prime mover in the affair. But deeper than all these lies the real [('Olson for the change. Money! Cold cash. Not th,lt Buddy's salary from Paramount was to bl!' sneezed at, for it held iu own alongside that of other H ollyw,)od figures. But Rogers believes. putting two "nd two together. that there is more money in three salaries than there is in one, a simple enough proposition to state, and as simple to prove. As a motion picture star Buddy W.1S bound to l:is em ployen. had but one income. working as a radio star, can duccing a hotel orchestra and making . personal appearances" with that orchestra in various tbeatres. he will have three in comes, none of them fa be ignored. And Buddy is a sen sible young man. But to get back to the love interest. or lack of it. Broad way wiseacres would have it
HARRIET LAKE (above) BUDDY ROGERS (center) JUNE COLLIER (extreme left)
that Buddy left the Hollywood lots a broken-hearte! young man because of J une Collyer or Jean Arthur, or manT. socially prominent W~st Coast society misses, none. of them less decorative than the screen stars. Many of those inveter· ate "White Way" gossips whisper about the decorative and talented Harriet Lake, recent star of Shubert's "Everybody, Welcome." And other, longer-mcmoried people hark back to Buddy's first days in the films. to his unexpected taste of fame, and II Claire Windsor. All of which is interesting. untrue. To (C'(>n\\nu< d on r>i'ge H'I) WLS B«rn D~nce SINGING ANNOUNCERS Billy White, String To Be Broadcast Septette In Series
From A Theater Billy W hite, long identified to • rad io ;J.ud ie nces as "the platinum-voic Because of the o\'erwhelming num ed tenor". is fearured with the WBBM ber of requests for rcsen'alions to at String Se:Wf.tte in a new program ser tend the NalionJ! Barn Dance, \VLS ies presen ted each Tuesday at 8 :4 5 j~ now broadcasting this program each p. m. from the WBBM studios. M iss Saturday night from the Eighth Stret't Cardell . beauty expert of the M ay Theatre. An inno\'ation is the prc bellinI' Company, is also presented on ~entation of tWO ~hows. 7:00 to 9:30 these b roadcasts. p. m. Jnd 9'45 to midnight, with • such oldlime fJvoriu~s as Rube Tron son's Texas Cowboys. Cumberl and WGN's "Book Worm" • R idge Runners, ~bple City Four, Mac Shut-ins will rejoice at \.he return anu Bob. I hr€e Little Maids, Arkan of W GN 's "Book \Vorm" to the air SJS WoodchopPH, Ralph Waldo Em daily at 4:45. This was formerly erson. Jnd John Brown participa1inr. one of W GN's most popular program A len piece band, directed by Herm:Hl and provided for those confined to Felber, .. ppear in the stage shows. their homes an opportunity to hear the best of the latest fiction and re Hal O'HaUeTan and Jack Holden both i views upon current literature of all act as masters of ce remony. An ad- , types. Robert Ball wdl be the new mission of 50 (cnts for adults and 25 t' "Book Worm", aDd he will be heard (cnts for children is charged to cover Four of your favorilc announcers get together for .. round of quartet at this t~me e\'ery day except Sunday, production expense. singing. They arc left to right, Jean Paul K ing, Even>tt M itchell. Sen • K aney, and W all ace Butterwo rtb. all of the N BC. W hen th is picture • was snapped, tbe boys were warbling " Down By T he O ld M ill Stream" Pahn Sunday Mu~c Freddy Rose Is Now wirh Sen hitting a sour one, The "Imperial Imp" E xcerpts fro m the great Lenten Eno Crime Club Ruth Etting Heard music of the centuries will be heard "The " lmperi Oi I Imp", otherwise during the " Artists and Artistry" pro F reddy Rose. former KYW ace pian ~ • On New Series Of gram to be broadcast by Carleton "The Hairy Arm", In Edgar Wal ~ ist and singi n' entertainer, u now Smith, distinguished rad io music crit plCking the .. ir with listen e r ~ over lace thriller, will be prcscnttd by the Cigarette Progran \ ic, this Sunday at 5 :00 p, m. from WBBM way. Freddie is presented E no Crime Club during irs programs WIBO. each Sunday at 10 :3 0 a. m . in a pro to be heard this Tuesday and Wed A new spring series, featuring a dis Mr. Smith will present r«ordings of the Lenten musical literature as in gram of ballads and current :!IOng hits. nesday at 8 :30 p. tn, The .scene is tlnguished array of talent, has been launched on the Chesterfield "Music terpreted by Lawrence Tibbett, Rich laid in Chichester, England, where a ard Crooks, Enrico Caruso, Walter • TIl
A,L 'l'rAA P -KID&" Calkly N RII ers WGN- Relil Folks , 1.0 C •b! , Syr. , 6 ,lS 'KLS-OUT Cblldnn W), s-:C"ross R oads Sunday w ltb Prol:rant. CBS • "MAQ-Unit~ Drllg Co. proc ram; Jerry 4i:00 WAAF Da wn l>atrol vocal t rIo and Will. VlcklllDd '"'''' 1'I' (:FL_Merry Oarden Sail room Orchu_ and Ed. comedy ano.! harmon1; Asd)' 4i:30 WJ\ A . ·_ Old ·r lme T u n ~s WMBI-Gospel Service Spanlsb 'co Sannella's Orebe1:ltra. XBC 1:00 WJ\J\jo·-&\cred Music WIUJC-Jewlsb Procrn m '" lUJD-Paul Rader: Chlcn&o Gospel T ab· 'l'rJJ11 ~ I- He-nr! G~n,lro,,'s Orehpstra 7 : 20 WJJ D--Moosehear t Cal hnllc Sen·lces 1:45 WL9-Jung Garden I dyll ; J obn Brown, e rnncle liTW-story of Women's Name,,; Cllas. 1:30 WIJIO-.Yornll\.G Heverles pbnl! A column dedicated to RADIO GUIDE Ted Cook, now secret ambition is to readers. You and your friends are invited 110 write in for informaUoD coneerniD&' playing at Frolics beat Bobby Jones at radio,. radio stars, and your own favorite Cafe ••. with broad golf ... shoots in the broadcasts. U the information is :forth casts over WMAQ ... low eighties ..• when eorohJ.g and intere!ltlng to aU of ... bails from Cascade, asked if he liked sports, readers. we will &,et it (or you and priat. Michigan ••• boasts of a answered yes .•• when U in this column. No personal ftplies musical parentage .•. grew asked if he was in favor of will be made. up in the usual way ••. play Ted Cook women in sporlS ... teply ed football in high school .•• was emphatically, ''I'm in Florence Otto wrlres us this \l'~k for a Jack Holcien, WLS baritone and was city tennis champ for two years favor of women in everything" •. , description of J. Wilson Doty, WBBM or ganist. She al50 asks whether he is single •• , studied music all his life • can Has played all over the United States announcer, who will be interviewed or married. play foutteen instruments ... M. C. and Mexico. , . from New York to during the Radio Guide program to Mr. Doty is a decided blond, has a. nice with Publix for over a year. , , is California, .• Just a smail town lad be broadcast from WLS, lhe Prairie friendly smile, alld blue eyes. He is about Cascade-d Farmer station this Thursday at proud of having played with Jean from Cascade , . . who twenty-six years Old, and married. Before Harlow in DNroit • , • also fond of himself into tbe '·big time" , and 9:05 a. m. Holden came to WLS comIng to WBBM, Doty was associated Sue Carol and Nick Stuart ... espec it wasn't done with mirrors .. . says with KOIL, Iowa. from \VELL, Battle Crcek. Mich ially Sue ..• drinks black tea T,d igan, and started his rJdio (arl'eI • • • WWhere is Pat Flannigan?" writes Dick with baritone solos over W JZ in • Posher, of SOuth Bend, Indiana, and Helen Detroit. During the interview Jack Lew Diamond and his orchestra have that Agnew could be heard over station changed stations on that Breethem com- WBBM. This Is tncorre:!t, according to Bar of La Porte, Indiana, will be asked to give his own re- merclal program. Tiley are now heard Mr. Agnew, who states that he broadcasts Flanagan has just retuTlled from a actions to the job of an announcer. over WON and the CBS network every only on KYW and the NBC network. month's stay with the Cubs on Catalina ~;:::;:::;:::;:::;:::;:::;:::======~; ISaturdayDiamond eveningwas formerly from 8:45with 'tillthe 9:00orchestra p. m. • • • Island. His sports broadcasts are present of Roy Bargy, before he organized his own Just received clippings from Louisville, ed now regularly from WBBM. ; band. Last year Diamond's orchestra was Kentucky, telling about Clyde McCoy, who vored the most popular fraternity and became such a favorite with radio fans over • • • sorority orchestra In the state of illinois. KYW, WCF'L and the NBC network, whUe Bert Roscoe ot Mllwauket', Wis., asks for In Chicago, being made an aide on the staff a description of Pat Kennedy, the soloist • • ot Governor Laffoon of Kentucky. McCoy • in Ben BerDle's band. RADIO TUBES Carl Moore and his Drake Hotel Orches was also made a member of that ancient trn arc leaving the Drake today (Tuesday) order of "Kentucky Colonels", Pat is as Irish-lOOking as they make 'em, fol' Nashville. Tenn.. where they wU1 play McCoy is now playing at the Brown Red hair, blue eyes, frecitJes. an Irish smile, Eighty percent of for the Vanderbilt University Prom. Moore Hotel In Louisville, and radio fans may Kennedy ha.s had a Horatio Alger-life rise and his orchestra will return to the Drake hear him over station WHAS, Louisville, to success. He st&rred as a doorman in It. a.ll Radio trouble in time for the saturday night Formal Kentucky. smart shop in New York. From there he dance. Their broadcast may be heard over went to a five-and-ten-cent store to sing results from Faulty WGN and the NBC network every evening, • • • and sell behiud the music counter. SOme except Sunday. Herbie Kay's lame as a police oUicer is smart orchestra leader heard him sing and tubes. he was otll Now he is receiving fan maU • spreading. Recently the young maestro from the ladles who used to tip him as a. • • was made a member of the Hibbing, Minn., Don Pedro and his orchestra, playing at door man and patronise him as a ten Be Safe have your police department while pJaylng an engage cent-store clerk. Smart lad, Kennedy. He the Terrace Garden and brOildcasting over deserves his success. tubes tested and KYW and the NBC' network. have develop ment in that city. Last week he was hon ed their Celebrity Night into a wonderful ored by John Alcock, first deputy comm1s· • • • Replaced with event. Every Wednesday night, the stars sloner of police In Chicago, who gave o:f the stage. radio and music worlds are "Just Another Radio Organist.. writes us seen at the Terrace Garden dancing to the Herbie the Utle of an honorary police ser· to ask when Fred Felbel, CBS organist, can music of Don Pedro. Florrie O'Day, torch geant. Now comes word that the pollce be heard on Chicago stations. singer, and Jack Wright, baritone. help Don department of Rockford, TIl., has bestowed "Organ Revellle", a program featuring With the solo numbers. additional police department laurels on Fred Feibel Is broadcast ea£h morning except Sunday at 6 :30 p. m. over the Co him. He has been made a member of the lumbia chain. There is no Chicago outlet, • • • Rockford force. Art Kassel's Century of Progress theme at present, however. song, "In 1933", has been placed In the • • • • • • CHICAGO DIVISION hands of musIc publishers. Kassel, whose Wayne King and his orchestra, who have "Will you please describe Phil St-ewart, orchestra Is heard regularly in broadcast:! his approximate age and whether or not %319 Calumet A.ve. Cal\lmet 7183 gained national popularity as a radio or he is married?" Wrlres Mrs. Millie Sage. THE DEALnB Ll8TED BELOW WILL over WON, Chicago, recently was notified GLADLY l'E8T YOtrll T1JBEII ntn chestra during the last few months for of Sandwich, TIl by century of Progress officials that the AnV ANCE RADIO SERVICE their Inrerpretation of waltz music, have Phil Stewart. KYW's Scotch announoer, song had been officially adopred as a been engaged for another Lady Esther pro 16%5 N. western Ave., Brunswick 9662 Is dark, of medium height and build, and BROWN MUSIC CO. World's Fair melody. gram over the Red, Northwest and Orange network of NBC on Wednesday afternoons must be about thlrty years old. The good· 3018 E. 9Ist St. So. Chlea{o H4iZ looking Phil Is married. DALENBERG'S HDWE, • • • at 4:30 p. m. The new series was inaug· l10ts S. Mleb1ran. Commodore 0144 urared last week, and in addition "The • • • EAGLE MUSIC & RADIO CO. Gus Arnheim, the famous California Waltz Kjng" will be heard regularly over "Where are the NBC and CBS studios 5246 S. Ashland Ave. Prospect 7170 maestro. enjoys the distinction of having the NBC network eadl Sunday afternoon loeared In Chicago and New York?" writes GREENWOOD RADIO SALES participated in more chain broadcasts in from 2:00 to 2:30 on the regular Lady Abraham Fallch ot Chicago. "Where does 1135 E. 47th St. Kenwood 0900 one night than any other radio orchestra Esther broadcast, The new chain program Count von Luckner broadcast from, and MIDWEST PIANO STORE director. Arnhelm and his orchestra, who III a sequel to the popularity gained by also Bill Hay?" he continues. GUI S. Ashland Ave. RepuhUe OS07 are 'Qlaying an engagement for Music Cor- "The Waltz King" during the Sunday af NATIONAL PlANO STORES poTation at the Winrer Garden in Chicago, ternoon broadcast.s. The orchestra leaves See the Chicago log for addresses of Cbl. 6214 S. Ashland Ave. Nonnal 1599 were :featured on a recent Lucky Strike Chicago the latter part of tbls month lor cago stations. New York NBC studios are NATIONAL PIANO STORES broadcast over the NBC network. At mld- a brief eastern tour to play engagements located at 711 Filth Ave. The ColUDlbia m% W. Madison St. West 5701 night, the same night, the orchestra did a In several cities inc.luding Pittsburgh, Wash studios in New York are at 435 Madison STRAUSS RADIO CO. hall-hour broadcast over a 52-station Co- ington, Philadelphia and at the University Ave. Von Luckner broadcasts from the Ie& MIlwaukee Ave. Humboldt 3492 lumbla hookup. Another 15-mlnute chaill of Virginia. New York CBS studios. Bill Hay is heard E. SZONTAGn broadcast over the CBS network occurred from WMAQ In Chicago. Central Ave. & Irving Palisade 3046 at 1:45 a. m. Again at 3:45 a. m. the Arn- • • • TYLE BROTHERS heim band was called upon for another 15- • • • Peter J. Wallenberg, Berlin, Germany, Bertha Bram ot Muskegon. Mich., asks 3448 W. 26th St. Rockwell 3363 minute program over a hook-up of 90 newspaper man, who represents 28 radio, WHYLAND RADIO CO. stations arranged by CBS. Arnhelm's for the whereabouts of Gene Ruppe form. musical and theatrical publications of con· erly heard from WLS, 3336 W. Madison St. VanBuren 65(;3 "network marathon" was due to the fact tinental Europe, dropped in at the Club GENERAL RADJO SERVICE CORP. that the Columbia Broadcasting Sysrem Rubalyat in Chicago the other night to re Gene Is now broadcasting from the eo. 3945 O&,den Ave.. Lawndale 3070 Wal) on the air to report developments in new an acquaintance with Eddie South lumbia studios located In Peoria, Ill. IDEAL RADIO STORE the Lindbergh baby kldIlllpping case. "the dark angel of the violin", whose or~ 139 N. Kedzie Ave., Kedzle 9327 • • • chestra enjoys great popularity In Europe. • • • .JAMES RADIO SERVICE Wallenberg and South had a long visit Mrs. F. Pawe1czyk, of Krokon, W.s., %145 N. Western Ave.. Humboldt 4808 Last week in Radio Guide, a thumbIlllil during Which they spoke German. The would like to know the name of Irma Glen'. ELMWOOD RADIO SERVICE sketch of Charlie Agnew, playing at the foreign newspaper man is going to wrire husband. 7370 W. Grand Ave. Edgewater Beach Hotel and broadcasting a :feature story about South for his Euro Ted run is the name or the lucky young '"___ -''''"""'''''''''''''''''' ____ iJ lover KYW and the NBC network, IItated pean publicaUoll&,. man. Come again, Mrf;. Pawelczyi.. 6 ------, PROGRAMS FOR MONDAY, MAR. 21 A.M. "lJD--.,Mar), Alden: home talk 1:15 " ON_Robert Ball, baritone, elld AUell. WOJlL-Studlo Program WAA:F-80ll&s of the ls1aD4a Grant WMAQ-Swanee Serenader.. NBC wsne-Home Holll's 6:ot WCFL-SunriBe Boar 'ffMAQ-"'llAQ Salon Quart", " 'BnM_Harmony_Home Hint. 1I'GE8-01d Wallz.e. "lBO-Funny Bones "AAF_FoLrm FolQ Hoar WGN_Bob Fursalls, tenor WI Bo-Dn.1t Dream. 10:15 IYW-LIIu. stock qnotationa 6:20 WL$-WLS Tra.d11lK' P<>IIt. lfE1'i~ng Strlll&s; Waller Bia.utuaa. WJJJ)-Mooseheart Cb\ldrell 6::lI WIBO-lJncle John', Fl.I'IIib' director. NBC "AAF-Good EDgliah we; ES-liot Hits WLS--Cumbe.rlaDd RJdca RUoIIfleni KT"-Ro~e Vaooerbo&eb, J)~ lH,S-SU,'er Lake Chlcl< Paradoe, WLS IV.\,\),·-Rh)"tlurt Time "UD-Ne!,;hborhood Go!!!lp Orchestra, ~ l!lmer$OD, .Jotm Broom 6c4S wLS-Mapl", Clt7 Four alld Ralpb. 111m WAAF_Me.1ody Lane 4:45 W George Jesse1, who appears on NBC net The Spanish Serenade Is heard each works in the Chase & Sanborn Hour, dux Sunday at 1 :30 over WIBO instead of at ing Eddie Cantor's absence recalls the 8:00 on Friday evenings. Alfonso Mendoza. Radio Guide's Word Building Contest? time be anI! Canror. when youngsters in and Senor Cast.anares are the two young Mexican fellows who are known as "The Gay Caballeros."• • • The Third of These Weekly Contests Is Now in Progress, Edward E. Simmons has been appointed Program !»rector• ot •WAAF. • YOU MAY WIN A Humor, dance music, friendly philosophy and dramatic blackouts are the ingredients that turnish entertainment excellence of Gus Edws.rd's show. thought & little gill, "otto, the Window Washer," WMAQ's pro a newcomer, was getting too much ap gram at 7:45 p. m. on Frida]S, with Douglas plause playing her violin. When she took Hope in the role of otto, and Bernadine Flynn in the temale lead. Letters particu- P~ILCO ber next bow they were on either side, also carrying violins, and bowing. larly comment on the novelty of thiS tea- 5. TUBE SUPERHETERODYNE ture, in which the black-outs drama.t1Ze • • • amusing incidents observed by otto. Aspiring young ramo stars have a real R A D I 0 friend in the person of Flranklill Lundquist, • • • manager ot WCF'L. Applicants who show COlorful broadcasts from the Cafe de and Colonial Electric Clock abllity will be glvcn program periods In tbe Alex on WISO are in order. Each Satur-I t====--= ___.,..--=--=--=--=--='::' --=--=--=--=--=--=--=-- early afternoons. If, however, aft«' a day at 4::10 Garcia sands and his orchestra NOTICE-Due to an error, the closing date for last week.sf month, in which they should beoome "mike present a Spanish entertainment that's a contest, using the words "Studio Gossip," was stated as be- wise", they C:I.Ilnot be sold on a commercial, breath of old Spain-or even of Old Mexico! tng March 12. This should have read midnight of Saturday, they will be removed from the program to * * * Karch 19. make room for other aspiring talent. Here's Browning Mummery, NBC tenor, recalls your chance, folks. the time in Australia when he hopped out • • • ot bed to broodcast for a few minutes. He t>..utIIU»IHIWlIIIUlltlltllllll[lIllHlIlIlIIl1l1l11l1hIlIIlIIIlIlIIlIllUIIiIllIlIlII!lllllllllll1IIIIIlllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllUIIIIIIIIIOIOIIIUIUIIUto) 13,000 letters hom one announcement 11; the record ret up by Jo-Cur's "Bill, the I THE WINNER ! WMAQ. This Barber" program over popu ~f Radio Guide'. fiut word-building conted, u5ing the word. "R"dio Guide," § Jar small-town skit is heard Monday to .. EMMA LOUISE HALLIN, 216 North Burr Blvd., Kewanee, lIlinai.. Mi... ~ Thursday, inclusive, at 8:30 p. m., aud on (or Mn.) Hallin .ubmitted a li.t of word. of which 212 were found to be ~ Fridays at 8:15 p. m. ovcr WMAQ. • • • .Ii.ible. She will rece;yC! het' PHILCO radio within a few day.. ~ Elmer Kaiser, former WCFL stucUo or _IIIOIIIHllllmOIllJIIUIIIIOIIIlIlUiIHtllIl1l!1I1IHUIIIIIIUIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIII!IIlItlltllllllilitUlnllllllllllllullllllllllllnllllllunllnllllUllltllcnllmlllg~ chestra. conduet.or, is DOW broadcasting from I tbe Green Mill Ballroom through hu. old was notified that a. shor.t-wave broadcast .& simple 1I'0rd-building contest using the words "Orchestral Doinp" together .t.ation connection. was being sent to London, and ibat one with aD Essay not to exceed fifty words in length, telling '·Why RADIO GUIDE • • • of his songs had been requested. III useful to radio UsteOffs" may win this modern radio rec.elver for you. One Columbia. Shorts: Georgc Frame Brown, • • • radio wUl be &1veo away each weelL to the person fonnlng tbe most words from the creator aDd the Matt Thompkins of WMAQ's echedule Of dance music, from &be Idters given. Each week a new group of words will be u!led. You may use "Real Folks", has always been a. volum 11:00 p. m. to 1:00 a. m. includes Ted Cook's &he coupon below for your eODvenlen(~e when sendin" in your enlry. Inous reader, and his latest fancy in J'ead Frolics Qare orcllestra, Jimmy GarrIgan's tng Is the study of vooclool~m ..• Inspired Kentucky Club (lIl"chestra, and Maurie Sher HERE ARE THE RULES: by hls acquaintance with and the readings man's Via Lago orchestra. or the explorer, William seabrook, Brown • • • I. Ollly those letters used in forming the words "Orchestral Doings" are to be used. l Betty and Jean are hack on the SOng Ea.ch letter may be used only as often as it occurs in these words. For e)[ample the Shop over WIBO at 3:15 each Tuesday, letters E, I and A may be used once each, the letter 0 twice, ele. ' Thursday and saturday afternoon. They :a. Each word is to be numbered. sing songs of the hour with a harmony " Every word must be written legibly, and the list submitted on one side or the paper that's different. only. .... Words tnCOJTectIy spelled Will not be counted. • • • L Only words liSted as or current use In good English by Funk and Wagnal!s Practical The Mystery Four Male Quartet, winnUs Diotionary wrn be recognized. or second place in the Paul Whiteman .. In addition to the word-building contest, an essay of lilly words telling "Why ''Youth at America" auditions, may be RADIO GUIDE is useful to radio listeners" must be included. heared over WAAF at 3 each Sunday after 'L Name, Address, and if possible the telephone number of tile contestant must be 'Wants to go to Africa to study voodooism noon. at first hand ••. Ernie Golden, ploneeT given, and the total number of words claimed must be placed at the top of the page. broa.dcasteJ' who directs the Sylvanlans, is . * * * 8. PlurnIs will not be counted. noted also as compooer, for more than 100 Though the wife of Loona.rd Joy, NBC 9. No proper nouns or names of places will be allowed. of his own numbers have been published orchestra leader, has given up trying to 10. Anyone Is eligible With the exception of employces of RADIO GUIDE, their rela . • . Among them are ''Dancing Shadows", make him stop working late on arrange tlves, or the stations on which this contest is announced . "'Parade of the Goops", "Tbe Wedding of ments, Len's police dog, Pat Murphy. goes n. No entries will be returned under ally circumstances, and the judges' decision will Punch and Judy", and "Toymaker's Dream" to the desk and barks protestingJy when be final. ••. Sylvia Froos, young blues-singer of the the clock strikes three. 12. All letters must be in the mail and postmarked not later tha.n midnight on Saturday new Richman Brothers programs, reports • • • lrIareh 26th. ' the springing up of radio star clubs in And now It is possible to learn ~Ien 13. Letters should be addressed to the RADIO GUIDE CONTEST EDITOR, 423 Ply colleges .•• The two latest Sylvia Froos tifically whether a singel' is a crooner. mouth Court, Chicago, nUnois. Clubs are at Smith College and at a Can And it is also possible to announce that 14. The winning entry will be that Which contains the greatest number of words de adian military college ... The comments Morton Downey is not to be included In rived trom the name "Orchestral Doings." In case of a tie, the best essay telling of Edwin C. ("Man in the Front RoW") that vocal species. "'Why RADIO GUIDE is useful to radio listeners" will be used to decide ~he winner. Hill, commentator of the Trumpeters, on The scientist who flashed the work to a The Winner of this week's contest wlil be announced In the issue of RADIO GUIDE the coming political campaign will be waiting world was Dr. William Braid dated April 3rd, on sale at all newsstands on Thursday, March 31st. RADIO GUIDE cloaked with considerable authority, for he White, Director of Acoustic Research for may also be consulted in the Chicago public Library. has covered every Republican and Demo the American Steel and Wire Co., alter a H you taU to become a. winner this week, remember you can try again next week. cratic convention since 1912 ••• Ann Leaf's test in C'olumbla·s Chicago studios. Be stlre to tune in the folloWing stations for news of the contest. greatest trouble is to find shoes to fit her, A. large delegation of newspaper men and WGN-Wedne.day ni .. ht at 6:30. tor her foot size is 3'hA, which means other interested on-lookers watched the that they generally have to be made to tests with Dr. White's projection oocillo- WLS-ThQr.day mornin .. at 9:05. order ... The latest of malo stars to em ba.rlL on a highly successful vaudevilJe tour WIBO-Friday ni .. ht at 9:00. 18 Ben Alley_ • • • WAAF-ThQuday at 5:30 P. M. James Hamilton, winner at tl1e recent Paul Whiteman ''Youth of America. Audi Yon May Use This Coupon for Your Convenience When Submitting Your Entry. tiOll6" i5 heard each Sunday at 5 over WAAF. • • • scope during which Downey's voice was RADIO GUIDE Vella COOk, WCF'L contralto, Is still deny shown as a ribbon of light vibrating across 423 Plymaldh Court, ing th~ rumor, started recently, that she a silver screen. Cbic:ago. lIlinai. has been married. Vella says she has DO 'I agree with a prominen~ churchman in Intention of becoming "that way". Next hU;. recent Qenunclatiau of so-c.alled croon fall, she and several other artists may be ers·', Dr. White said upon conclusion of the Number of Word. .... '. -._----_._._------_.----- acen aDd heard in an extensive eastern tests. "Howeve:r-, by nc, stretch of the im Submitted By __ "'. __ .. _._____ •• _._._. ______agination, can Mr. Downey be called a -. • • • crooner. He Is the possessor of a pure and 'l'he popular children's program on legitimate light lyric tenor of extremely Addreu ------.-----.------•• - WAAF, Judy and Ann's Theatre, has been moved to a 4:30 spot on Wednesday, Fri notes.unusual and range. no falsettoThere arequalities no artificialin his IiL ___ ~::~:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.::::.:=.:===City •..••••••••••••• _ •• _ __ ~~:::::====:.::.&tal_ ---- ., - ___ J .y and Sunda,. voice." 8 PROGRAMS FOR MONDAY [Continued] r.M. "lBO_Travel Treats; Orchestra ':00 1fEND-Nul" NaUooa1 Radio Forum, WCFJ~Oee Lurya, Sopraoo and WCll'Io KYW-Hires prOgram NBC Orchestra 6:25 .1' .... II' T",,(,e1'1'Y Sports Reporter WIlD-International Bnckle Busters tri!lAQ-Canadli. Dr,. Program; StorIes WENR_Prince Albert Quarter HoW'; 6 :30 1\ F. "Il--'steb{llng Bo)'s; SwlH'" Pmgram, of Northwest Mounted Police. NBC Alice Joy, contralto, NEC NBC WGES-Neopolitan Nillbts 7,35 WC.i'L-BulJetin Board Labor FlashU "GN-The Monarch Melod,. Man WCHI-8hoeleather Express: dramaUu.- WOS-Doll Lang; Sergeanls' Dog Medl· WDBlIt-Hobt. Bnrns' Panatela: Guy tion <:ine 7145 W(l-N-The Gloom Chasers; Colonel Stnopnagle and Budd. NBC Lombardo's orchestra. CBS WInO-flour of Dreams f"'l\Q_Thil Chica.go Daily News 0( the 1fCFL-Buildlng an« Loan Association 10:30 WON-The Camel Quarter Hour: MortOll Air WC}'L-Assoetation 01 Real Estate Tu· payers 01 Illinois Program Downey; Renard's orchestra. CBS \\C),'L-DeI,w PROGRAMS FOR TUESDAY, MAR. 22 A.M. wnDM-Tony's Scrapbook, CBS WLS-Lh'estnck IIlarket.s; .Jim Poole W.M,\Q-Beautlfnl Thnus;hts; Chuck, RaJ' \1'1 HO-)Iupical Merry·Go·Rnulld POUltry Market ~. aud Gene: Irma Glen, nrgan~ NBC WLS-Bve~lng Post Reporter; bng flasb; W.JID-Mary AIden; home talk WIBO-SOng Cycle 6:00 WCFL-Sunrise IIour weather report 0( WUD-Variety Musk WLS-W LS ~mile .1. Whlle with Ralph anu WAAI;_Vanity Fair W.AAF.....songs the lsl8.nh Hal WG ES-)Iusical '1'O:lst9 WSEC-Home Hours WAAF-World News Reports W.\ ,\}'_Farm F'olks Hour 8':40 WMAQ_~lu sical HodgePOdl;'e WGES-'rimely Tunes WIDO--ArcUc Fur Prngram 6:30 WIBO_Vncie John and his Family 8:45 WON-Tom Blanchard' .. Show WMBI_Parents' Bible Story l!oo\lr U.25 WAAF-L!l'e Stock Market WMAQ_:ltil les of Magnolia; Fnnle WlllO--Recordings WLS-Cumbel'land IUdge Runners May Baidrldge. J>.'BC WIIBIIl-Organ Program 6:45 fiLS-R~'ph Blner~"n, Organ Xo,'>olties WI$-A, and p, Program; Our Dally 10.15 W{iN-)l:\rgu.ret Willm:\.n, Contralt40 11:30 W(l. S-Palnted Dreams; Sponsored b, Mlc.kelberry 6:55 !YBBDI_I"3rm l!llorm:ltion Food; Colonel Goodhody, NBC WM.AQ-Rhytbm Ramblers; Harold WC}' j ,_Radio Shoppers Club WOFL-Barton Organ Recital by Ed..,. trLS-Jungs Seed Talk Stokes' Orchestra. NBC IY A A ~' -Orgoao ~Ielodles; LIve stocl.: Mar. Hanson .KYW-Household Institute: drama. NBC 7:00 WCJ"J ,-On the S::';;' Landt Trio and WBBM-The '!"unesmlth9 White, song3 :lnd patter, l\'BC WCJi'L-Va.rlety Program WH£S-Br'" e~kra~t Badinage W-"NIl-Home Service W:JlAQ-Tune 'rIme 9: ()(I II'GN-Charlie White's O)'IU o! the AIr WENll_Walter Blallinss Ensemble, NBC K1."II'_:Ilrs, Btake's Column.. NBC KYW-Farm aud Home lieuI'. NBC WB1HI_)! ,,'·ni~g Exercises WJ,JD-NcighborhoGd GossIp Wr.S-"\'ariety. ArUsts If.J.TD-Young Mothers' Club K'YI't'_)!arei,ai; Field &: Cn:6 M~slcal W.AA F_~!elody Lane; OIdtlme Pop, W.B llAl-Home Companion $hopper IfAA F --G lflgersnaps Clock WM,\Q-'1'ra\'el talk 10.30 WGN-Dlgest of Ihe News WCRIV-Josephlne Program WGN-LeO!l:lrll Hah'o, organ ",.\,\],'-8lng and Sweep )(YW-Frances lugrUD: heauty talk. 11:35 WJ.JD-I n STUDIO MIKE The Real Thing! ANO NOW F"OLKS-AS A SPECIALTY ATTA A 'You WIL\' HEA.R THe: C\.IMA)( OF GIRL! AQUIET EVENINC A.T !-IOME. 0.11-] .:._- THE 'O'tE COLORFUl. INCLDE-NT W\-IIC!-\ "'A.S MADE 8RIOGE OUR "'A-TIO"'A\. INDOOR SPORT ..... s WEl.L AS THE MEANS TO A. FINISWED 10 f PROGRAMS FOR TUESDAY [Continued] - • A.M. IYlI'_ HeaUh TaIlL: WAAF~ld FaYo~ lI'Ct'J.-NICIIt Conn ~opper,,' Serric. JCYW_M,,! Stitzel :It the Piano W DlIlI-o.n itUSll'O'S Or~hestra 1l:if5 "Ql'i-WGN IIwlle 'N~a."U. WI BG-Tbe Sonc Ei>op, Belly UId.1_ "E,..... 'R-Sklppy; chi~rell'S ..kiL NBC l\"JJD-llaln Str~et Crusad~r WB1HI_DlIU,. Times News l/'Mbe. WC),'L-Tri\X>li Trio l'\'nB~I_l-loward Neumiller, PIanist \Hl S_EM Crlm6 Clull. CBS 1fllJD-Bondcd Uotorl$',,- Serellade 3,25 KYW-6tudio- PrOC'rOUD l'\'AA),'- PoI)'Jlar P-otpollrl 11.IIIIl-UUI the RarbPr, lI:BC WL8-~'l!atbu; Fruit a1Id Vecet.ble ':30 WON_ Hotel Tart OrclteBtra, CBS l'fJI.lQ--"Oceu_ T<1'11'ers". Aipba Stalsoll WESII-"Great P"rao""Jitl.. s"; Fral:lUt Marketll WENR_Mormon Tabernacle ChoIr &114 Jil'lT_P"-",, Dj.'e PTDCram lIunt. fI."BC W.J,JD-Joe Grel~. CIty Seal« Organ. NBC Vl'Cl'L-Johll IIInweR: food tall< KYW_),'u1ler BrD"'" Nan; \'o~aJ solos a'" II , 50 "ON-oooo.l Health arA TnJnlv& 1'r1IlAQ--TIle- Women's Call!iJda.r; JUle lfIBO--_"-lr Dtdets; Eddie alld FuDle orehcstrL NBC ~ CavtDl\l£tL ...... l'I'IIUY_Alo\IK the ~. & E. 1, TraQ 11,55 W.AQ-Thl)llGht rClf' t!>da,.. NBC! lI'lJlJM- Dorotby :o.vls W.J.JD-Dance Orehe-lrtra "J.S-E,'eniul': l'ost r.eporte~ WI RO--TlLe Two Balladeen "I BO--Radio Goulp; Ed4Ie and Fullle WG l'.8---0rpnlalld 1f(''''T,...--,l!I1~I""l Weather n"port, Ed\ly WGN-"Un<:le P..emu.s" J\L Cav&naucb S:30 l!an~oll ,N! John O'Hara r. WAAJ,'- Pat HQJ;ter: irish tellor lOLlQ-n~y Perkins, The Old Topper. lI'C'FL_Kroenler FurDhare Co. WGEs---camptown Minslrel" NnC 8 :45 PrOll'ram 12:00 WQN_l,I"I·DII7 5"r,1.. ..- Wi» \ Sch\\'n-"C:lun~el1or-at-Law" is a modern Tivoli-Marlene Dieb'ich has S,ji, .td the Winter Garden-Th1s spot continues to Sunday, !'tIarch 20th (::;.<11:1 giving the Inside dope on the scene of action to Chicago's south, but blossom as one vr the town's gayest . Orchestra Hall-3:30 p. m. Dance recital p,J;1135-0n In a Jaw office. Elmer Rice lcgsperts still recommend her. She's the Gus Arnheim features Dorothy Thomas by Mary Wigman, leader vf t.he modern h;;; ! ung the gong again with th1s clever reason you'lI probably see "Shanghai Ex and Buddy Cla.rk singing 00 beat I.he German "cult". Last appearance this dj\'c~Lnl play, Otto Kruger heads the press". On the stage. YOU can watch band . , . Other headlincrs are introduc season. cast, giving a marvelOUS performance as "Swiss Movements" .•• it·s all in running ed by Charlie Krafts whom you'll prob· tile shyster lawyer who becomes wealthy order. ably recogn1ze as a m!lSter Crafts-man at TUC5day, March 22nd and f"m:lus, Anne Teeman Is his 'oeau that sort of thing. Excellent food and OrchC5tra. 8all-2:15 p. m. Chicago Sym tj.-uj "office wife", and Mary Sel'voss the Capitol-Buster Keaton alld Jinuny Dllr ditto service. (519 Diversey). phony Orchestra, Frederick Stock, con b:ase unfaithful wife. ante do right well to keep yvu plplng ducting, "Good Friday" excerpts from with laughter in "The Passivnate Plumb· Grand Terrace-Thvse who llke to paint "Parsifal" and Brahms Third. Nathan PJaviluuse-"Death Takes a Hol!day"-A lOr". For cvntrast (and Irs smart bUl the town run out here to pick up color MUstein, vivlln soloist. Brilliant young reViYaJ of a fantastlc melodrama. The Ing) we find "Arrvwsmith" evncenling , . Blaek-and·tan·s the background for Russian in Goldmark's exacting A Minor e.Je :1.lone is enough to draw those who which we have already uttered enthus blue notes and red-hot rhythm ... Eaxl Concerto. lii;:e l)lC \Jnu~ual. The plot Is that of iast.ic praisentiments, Hines Is still on tour but the show goes D~~t!l. be~oml.ng Ured of his gruesome vn with a new unit toss!n' the tunes Thursday E\'elling, l'tlarcb 24th, 8:30 p. m. 6.u.:es. di.-;:-uising as.a Prince, and tIlbng Avalon-50uth sider should see ''The Ex around a-la.-Voodoo, (3955 So. Parkway). Friday Afternoon, March 25th, 2:15 p. m. R t:uee·dny holiday to ad as a human pert" because of neighborhood. loyalty, if OTClbestra Hall-Chicago SSmphony Or- be:n~. Wouldn't you love to meet up Maillards-Where the elite gather to gos for no other reason. It's the screenized sip and the Fvur-Hundred Up their tea· chestra, Fredcrick Stock, con<;lucting. No wl:h him? Anne Forrest 18 the lovely version of Minick, and that, you'll recall solo1st for the first time in months. The b::md he!olne who recognizes Death, but cups ..• Traditional with epicureans for is buUt around south side folks and excellent cuisine and unobtrusive service annual Good Friday cvncerts. is n:Jt afral<;l of him. You'll be sorry if p~es. "Strangers In Love" fillS the ) au miss this. , .• th1s spot Is brightest in the after vther half vr the screen. noons and clvses up shortly alter the Acl,,:pl1i-"Zomb:e·'. Th1s chilling, thrilling, sun goes down, (Michigan at Jackson). Square Silos Paradise-It almoot looks like nationality "u~!}enserul mystery w!il make you gral"! day vut here. On the screen, the Orien Stevens Hotel-For those who yearn for f:J:' so:-n~thing to hold onto, so don't go t:J the Adelphi alone. W. B. Seabrook. ta! influence pervades, Chugging manful subdued. atmosphere and sophisticated George Frame Brown claims to be wrote a book called "The Magic uland", ly with "The ShanghaI Express", On the euislne • , • George Devron's music Is one of the best-versed men in New stage, Spanish is the envirvnment with easy to take before and after meals or K~nneth Webb adapted part of it as II. York on the subject of silos, One of phy. and there you have uZomble". 'I'hls "Cannenesque", You'll like the oddance as a musical accompaniment to its new word signifies a dead pen;on who effects. courses. You dvn't have to dress up but his ccming continuities for "Real why not? , •• after all, yOU're going to ha~ been brought to life and made to :talks", his rural sketch broadcast work in the f!elds. Don't be a Zombie; Marbro-West siders who are sta.ble tor the Stevens, (Michigan a.t 7th). Gable will find him quite entertaining every Sunday over the Columbia net IP and s~e Zombie. Pallline st.arke, mOI'ie star, plays the part of a yvung vpposite Marion Dav.ies in their polly, work, involves the ceremoQies attend polly "Polly of the Circus". Maybe yvu'll b:'ide whv spends her hvneymoon iilmong ing the erection of a silo. Although enjoy "Strangers In Love" ••• we didn't. To Mike Z:lmb.es. be bas a farm of his OWQ up in New Uptown--Legs-go and see Marlene Diet York state, it is not big enough to MOVIES rich. She out-barb06 Greta In her slant chant "Shanghai Express", COnchita require a silo, so George's knowledge Ch1t':!go-Bnrbara StIlnwyclt (Mrs. Frank Montenegro takes you "Around the of the subject has been as "ague as a F.·y' and Frank Fay are doing a doubJe World" on the stage ••. and that's wvrth the price of ac%lnisslon alone. casting director's promise. So he has up doublentertainment feature at this written for catalogue after catalogue. s'! k fli~ker front. They appear in the Cr:a.nada-Once again, 'Yvu can go !ee n,;-sh on the stage, And Miss Stanwyck "Strangers In Love" if you want to. We and read book after book, until he be emo:es from the screen in "Shopworn". suggest not. However, you might enjoy lieves he knows more about silos than Davies Qil,bling in the sereentertainlng the people who make 'em. J'~I:lce-Even with imitations, she's no imi "Polly of the Circus". t:!ti:'ll, but the real thing. We mean, of Inciden!ai!y, the silo in his sketch cvu~se. ?LtlJ Green whose mimicapers hal'e won her great fame. We find BRIGHT SPOTS will be square in shape. Since most "C:leaters at Play" vn the silver sheet silos arc cylindrical, Brown is glee with Thomas Meighan deserving of mvre Bismark-Bands come and bands go, but fully lying in wait for some lover of than a couple of bows. there's always a eerta.ln number of thooe who like to trip the light fantastic, that realism to point out his error, after Sbte·Lake-Dcm Henderson Cla.rke's Jm remain true to their Art , • , "Kassell's which he plans to detro}' his critic by patient Vl~gin has become the .screen's in the Air" serve music that·s hot, the exhibiting the pages in his catalogue "Im!}atient Maiden" and Mae Clarke and food's good, the lights are low, and the L~\V A;:res snnt~hlng all the eyetention. combinat.ion rates high with steppers. devoted to square silos, ''The Lu~c vf the Ring" is almost as It (Randolph at Wells). sounds. Gong! Kentucky Club-Jimmy Garrigan pushes Orlcnt:!I-A plum of a title picked with h1s plano into the loop and moors it on the greatest of aplomb. You'll enjoy the spot where Oass Simpson used to "Are You Lls:enin'" even if you don't rock the Show-Boat. , . In addition to e,,!}ect to. And El Brendel Is on the the orchestra led by this personable Straight from the musical comedy Mage. He's bane present and "Stepping pianv-pununeler, there's a floor-shOW High", with a notabJe cast including the dainty stage comes sophisticated Bettina IriS Monahan . • • and Earl Rickard Hall whose NBC debut perform lJnited ArUsts-You can be cert..ain that it's scheduled to Master a mcan ceremvny. an~ the "Wiser Sex" when Claudette Cvlbert (Clark a~d Lake). was presented to radio audi and Lilyan Tashman set out to convince ences during a recent Nestle "ehoc· you that it is. There's a "pink" permit, Phi' Mar-The Golden Pumpkin hides be lateers" program. Bettina's so 60 ,'ou oan't take the klddies. hlnd a new management and a new name but you can't fool the Wesl-siders .•• prano voice has been featured in lI:oospvelt-Just as you might expect ''The they know it's still the place to gv fvr a. many sensational Broadway suc· Blonde Captive" 18 the story of a blonde nice evening. There's a new lloor-shvw in good old Africa (although we don't and we sus·Specht you're going to like cesses including "Meet My Sister", Pj'uarantee all the scenery). We can't the music ... Patll'S internationally fam "Three Little Girls", and the cur promise too much with this one. It's not vus for his arrangements. (3829 W. Mad rent "Cat and lhe Fiddle". very exciting wiihal. ison). lIe Vicken;-George AtUss is always George Congress-This hosteJry's is to change 1------ Arliss, His mannerisms are Inimitable. Bands almost as often as they change B\lt the story pull> him in a tough spot. the menu ... like rne menu, the music Chick-Chick Fun One thing, however, being deaf, he is always enjoyable. Jack Stanley is doesn't have to listen to it all. "The baton-Ing in tne Balloon Room at pres • Man Who Played God" has a few good ent. Fine plumage struts its stuff In Th~ first of a sefl('S of two broad moments, but on the whole, It's not up Peacock Alley .. , the crowd 15 suave but casts to be known as "Chick·Chick 10 the usual ArJiss standard, sociable. (COngress and MiChigan). Fun" will be heard over the Colum Orpheum-"Arrowsmlth" 18 back in the Blue GroU-a-ltaJian food and at.mosphere loop which means that those or you ••. An eight-course dinner with govda bia network this Tuesday at 3:45 who failed to see It before, should do .so spaghet' you bet ... COrrey Lynn's sunny p. m. Ian Wolfe, as the Easter now. The other half of the bill Isn't so syncopators offer you plenty to do be worthy vf attention. It·s "The Struggle". tween courses, .. Drop in anytime be bunny, will welcome children to and I'm afraid it is. tween dusk and dawn. a "Magic Garden of Flowers". Percy Grainger, eminent pianist amt Southtown--Qf all the amusing sitUations, Club Dble-The "Breakfast Revue" sounds V iv!an Block, eleven-year-old radio composer, who will be heard bJi none is more worthy of smiles (discreet like a new way to start your day out but actt~SS, will act as hostess on the pro radio listeners this Saturday at 7: 00, of course) than "Strangers In Love". I don't be so naive ... it's the newest way 1hlnk you'll find "The Expert" more en to finish a night out. Clewr floor·show grams. p, m. on NBC's Civic Concert Ser,.-.--, Joyable ••• although highly n'eeteneU. With Ralph Cookie beadllning. Local OUllel, WBBM, vice Program, over WMAQ. 12 At The Squeezbox Fan Clubs NBC Newcomer • The popularity of various radio EXPERT Slars with the listening public is ex RADIO SERVICE emplified in the fan clubs throughout the country named after them. There are more than 135 Kate Smith clubs with a total mmbership of at least $I Service Anywhere $1 12,000 men, women, and children, Each organization has its charter, its regular officers, and stipulated head quarters where it meets at frequent in tervals, The members of these clubs, which are designated by numbers, regularly correspond with the singer. When Kate arrives in Chicago for a week's vaudeville engagement among those present to welcome her at the ALL PHONES J:Jdy Hall:lOn, orgamst and accord station will be the members of Chi ionist. was well known to Chieago cago's several Kate Smith clubs. June Pursell, whose voice has been BRUNSWICK 0220 :1m for his wark in the larger movie compared to that of the late Nora houses of the city before he cast his Bayes, wili be heard regularly each Pown Pack Service for Dc:::lers lot with radio. Now he is featured George Rector Monday, Thursday and Saturday OPEN SUNDAYS regularly on programs presented at 5 :45 p. m. over an NBC from the WCFL studios. network, beginning April 4. "Service What 'Em Service" Eight years ago, in a Hollywood Ether Pirate cabaret, Miss Pursell stepped up to ALLIED RADIO STORES the microphone, on a friend's dare, • !.OUTH_ William D. Tercell, chief of the and sang a song. A radio official Department of Commerce radio divi in attendance was impressed and so. wrST- sion, announced last week that his fiftern minutes later he offered her a radio contract. She has been $ WE:>T- inspectors had quieted a "pirate" broadcaster operating a small station broadcasting ever since. foIORTH_ B u~k'9h'm-2213 Local Outlet, W MAQ. on unauthorized wave lengths which ,",0. WES T- A rmi t ~9_5252 he called ''The Voice of Muscle ( ANDONLY~ Shoals" at Sheffield, Ala. Mel's Schedule The broadcaster turned out to be a • colored preacher who didn't know he Mel Stitzel, ivory manipulator. North was violating tl1c law. Though he available to listeners daily '""J" 1 ______sold time to advertisers on the claim Thmsd,y 'nd Sund,y " 5,00 p. m. EXPERT RADIO SE RVICE that his station's power was "90,000 from KYW. Mel plays a fast and IF 'WI: CAN'T DO IT-IT CAN'T IlE DONE horsepower", the federal inspectors furious program of jazz tunes A. B. C. EI.ECTRIC SHOP found it to have 7 1-2 watts actually, ISOO Y. CLAJlX ST.. SUPERIOR 9049·921' No prosecution was expected upon Every Thursday at 8 :45 a. m. hasThursdays the fans he begging is relieved for more,by Billy the violator's promise to "be good". brings jolly George Rector, the Tucker, his partner in rhythm. ~:I rJ!~~~~~~~~;~~~~fLab. ~ Service on all Types or last of the old rcstauranteurs, S ERVICE CALL "Jack Arnold" to NBC listeners interested in mat Countess Gizycka :::------, ters purely culinary. Rector is fea On "Bath Club" (',II,UI R\lI,)ITrFU tured on "Our Daily Food" pro I~§ gram and as such gives pertinent ad\'ice in the interests of more and RADIO SERVICE $} better meals. $} ALBANY 2638 ,?!'18 MILWAUKEE AVE. Local Outlet, WLS. West Full Cast • $1 King Radio Service Labr. $I One of the most fully cast programs IN R.'1DIO SINCE 1907 "NUFF' SED" now on the air is the new Du Pont 619 N. CiClcro, Phone l\Jans. 549' series, "Today and Yesterday", which $1 Experl Radio Service $1 tecently made its debut over the Co :EST, lP20 ALI. MAKES lumbia network on Friday night. .8Rl'N~WJCK ItADIO & MUSIC SHOP 3228 ,,.'. ,Madison St, Kedrie 32621 Musically it features Don Voorhees and his 26-piece orchestra, Gladys We Perform Miracles. Brittain, soptano, and from 15 to 20 When ~'o u r radio is dead actors participate in the re-enactments ~e bring it back to life$1 Vinton Haworth, handsome lead of dramatic parallel events out of the Cb\uro'. Xolt Xodftt'll La.b" ing man of the "Myrt and Marge" news of tbe past and present. Al Countess Felicia Gizycka, daughter General Radio Service CO!'p. skits heard daily except Sunday at though tbere are but four or five prin of Eleanor Medill Patterson, editor LAWNDALE 3070 9:45 p. m. over the Colum cipals, a dozen or more other actors of the Washington, D, C. Herald, bia network, has received sever ace used to achieve the realistic crowd and neice of Joseph Medill Patter al fan letters from prisoners of effects, Among the principals arc son, president of the New York South Leavenworth Penitentiary. Even Ted di Corsica, Ray Collins, and Jack DJily News and vice-president of where men acc hard and bitter, the Adams, who took prominent roles on the Chicago Tribune, is to appeu fIOmantie Vinton is well liked. Be the "March of Time". The drilmat~ as guest on "The Bath Club", to fore joining the "Myrt and Marge" ie sketches are conceived and dir~cted be broadcast over the Columbia $1 Ra~;cieoi~ ~~;"$1 FREE T UBE T ESTING Cast, Vinton was personal announ· by Don Stauffer, who served in the network at 7 :00 p, m, thi~ ~r for the Three Doctors. same capacity during the "March of Thursday, LaVERNE RADIO SHOP Local pUllet, WBBM. Time" series. Local Otillel, WGN. 2540 WENTWOItTII AVE" CIIICAGO, JLIi. 13 • PROGRAMS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAR. 23 A.M. WJfNll-Xeep;!I&' Up W!UO DIIngbter; WA.AF-~ooll·tlme melodIes-; .... eathM' ,,15 ,",~Q-~e",. flAshes dramatic sketch. NBC "ClII_Familiar Melodies J{\·W_lle.lth lalk 6,00 1'1"(" ~·I~<;"nrl"c Hour KY'I-_Housebold lOlltllute; (\ramaun... ".Rr-E",nl:'eUsUe Senies "L&-&ars BboJll)ers' SerYlc. "l,l>---E;rnile " Wblle Time with "Arnnsa.s tiOft. NBC W'l:BO-Lullolleon Musicale "Olf-Earl 1I'\lI Clintun Keithley ... Here's Do the World's Fair Committee as name Umt calls up memories of its theme song, long before this pre-boopadoop days, when the column arrived to clutter up sweet old-fashioned girl festoon your week-end. The next time ed an afternoon's festivities with anyone makes me a promise "A Garland of Old-Fashioned they're going to have to sign it Roses" .•. and "Minnie the but auyhow, just to prove that Phillips, WIth OCc,15ion;11 Moocher" would have been nothing ever rumes tbis perfect from lillie Lucy Gillman, snubbed In polite society. Clinton disposition (quick, Wa'tson, SODle who is sometimes heard on the Keithley is a song-writer of the nails, I want to bite 'em) •• , old school who learned his trade and because I've always longed program as "Tony." The skit way-back-when melodies werc J to be the last word In something is of the "human interest" type; always melodic .. and lyrics or other ••• I basten to assure still without. libido. I'm not try you that your daWes have not movcs fast, packs a fcw laughs. ing to date him with the hair DOM\1!.y nee.. been deceiving you. From now an occasional tear. Altogethet cloth sofa or the bicycle-bulll on it will be considered a mis Phillips bas done a good job. for two, eit.her . • , it's taken surpris demeanor on anyone's part to strangle a ingly few ycars for popular songs to lose neighbor for singing "Where will you be in Strange fact: the clergy al1 go for their Inhibitions and considering that Mr. 1933," in tune or out, since they are owy the broadcast in a big way, Keithley was an established hit-writer at acting in their official capacity as a Fair - Phillips, writcr of the skit. the age of seventeen, it shouldn't ama7.e Cilicagoan, (And as for you, Arthur, it's us to find him still occupying Do prominent just pure luck on your part that induces lRNA I'HlLLll'S is youngish. intelligent. Threw page in today's Tin-Pan-Album. Of all me to spell it 'T-A-L," t'Would have been a perfectly good school· teaching his songs. the first one, "A Garland of Old just as easy to substitute an "P' for the job away to go on the air gratis for WGN. \Vrote her own stuff--called it fashioned Roses" is the best known . . , "A" and add on an extra ''L.'') its success made a Chicagoan out of a "Thoughts for the Day." People liked it, WGN liked her. Prcny soon Louisville_Kentuckian ... and a music her real chance came with the "Painted Dreams" skit. Selinger, manager of publisher out of the tenor soloist in a Here's the kind at a story that a story tbe station, gave bet the idea and told her to go ahead and write it. She didn't COllcert band, This first numl:ler also teller prizes (the prizes will be announced achieved a distlnction awarded to but few later) .. , it's true in the tlJ'st place and like the job. But after tbree weeks' trial, the broadcast was sponsored and of the thousands of popular tunes pub it has a llappy ending in the last place now Phillips !'ats three filling meals a day, buys frequent c1oth!'s at the smart lished every year ... It has been given a (which is, of course, the perfect place for place In the "black-and-white" library, or all endings), It concerns a letter received shops, and thumbs a delicate nose at the school teachers. Smart girl, Phillips. Standard collection of music. Other Keith by Gus Kahn, whose name you nlay have Wicker is different, C h arming, animated and interesting 10 watch, ley numbers include, "One Wonderful seen on a few hundred song-oovers • , • Nlght.", "When Shadows Fall", "The Trail and written by Mrs, Lou Mallory Lake, who D ocs her work before the mike with great gusto and charm. Loves to act. to Lonl:' Ago" and more recently, "An Old resides in Hampton, Iowa. The J.etter reads W ent to the University of Illinois long enough to join Chi Omega Jnd t h en Italian Love Song," and "Our Melody of in part, ''It is just ten years ago today Dreams." Tile sweet tenor voice that was that I first "'Tote to you; and during all skipped off to Quincy and a season in slock. Attended the Goodman School first heard In Natiello's Band in U1ulsvUle that time I have never given up hope that is at present an important part of the some day I would striU something that o f the drama for two years. Now she flitS continually betwcen \VGN and harmony of KYW's popular quartet, would be of sufficient merit to induce you the Columbia studios for her several radio appearances daily. Usually accom "The Chicagoans", to eollabornte on a song with me .• ," panied b y her h andsome m anager--3 male-who is nothing if not intriguing, Sliver throads among the gold, brown Mr. Kahn explains that all of Mrs. Luke's eyes, and a quiet dignity that is the reason contributions had shown wort.h but until for an interviewer calling him "Mister this time, none ho.d oont.aJ.ned commercial Keithley" even after she's known him lor posslbll1ties. This last, however, had a title' Batoneers Mrs. Coolidge's Poem two years .. ' Has a confessed weakness that struck him so torclbly he immediate for new automobiles (changing cars as often ly long-diStanced her. Charles Daniels, • as the shine wears off) , .. and a secret whose nom-de-melody is "Neil Moret", was "'Probably more peop le," says Guy For Son To Be Sung weaknes.s for wild-and-wooly Western in town collaborating on a nwnber with stories, Mr. Kahn and they decided to make it a L ombardo, "harbor a more o r less three-some. "WheD the Sun Goes Down On Mrs. Calvin Coolidge's poem In suppressed desire to lead an orchcstra a Little Prairie Town" made U.s debut an memory of hcr son, the late Calvin The cultural influence of radio in the Harry KogeD'S "Farm and BOtne Bour" re than most anything else." He goes home is marvelous, no less, Don't believe me cently. Mr, Kahn predicts success for the Coolidge, Jr., entitled "The Open number and for Mrs, Luke, who to bor on to say tbat the ambition to write If you don't want to, but the family gold Door" as set to music by Maury Mad fish, named Tom, Dick, and Mary (just in row his words, "Is the finest example of a newspaper column comes se<:ond as cheerful persistency It has ever been my case), are showing marked progress in far as he is able to ascertain. ison, young Amcrican composer, will musical appreciation. Last Sunday, listen good fortune to meet" .•. (And the moral ing to Ha,rry Kogen's "Simooiu Guards of this one is, "If at first you don't suc "Down at the Roosevelt Hotel be sung by Robert Simmons, tenor. ceed, well, don't let It throw you I") men" they displayed startling evidences of people often come up and ask if they during the Good Friday broadcast of discriminatIon ... SWinlllling sinuously to can lead the band. Some of them are the Campbell Soup progr:>m over an "Lady of Spain", with tails swaying a-la Want to buy ten dollars worth of enter fandango. . looking as bored as the rest tainment and at least that much worth Of leaders in profcssional, business and NBC network Ihis Friday at 6: 15 of the family during the commercial an theatrical fields, and when I chat with nouncements. . and becoming extremely self-satisfaction, nil at the bargain price ot p, m. Permission to LIse the agitated when Whltey Berquist went in to one dollar? Well then, get your ticket for tbese people they usually confide to poem, which Mrs. Coolidge wrote on a paroxysm of piano on "The Glad Girl" the benefit show being held for Erwin Barg me about their yen to stand lip in the fifth anniversary of her son's (sort of gulping with gladness, if you don't mind). (Milton Well Publishing Co,,) at the Cort front of the orchestra." death, has been obt.lined from the Theater. 1'olidnite, April 'ourth. Erwin is "However," Guy continues, "it's former Prcsident's wife, A concert the UnfOrtWlllt,e victim of an automobile 'I"was said, sad day for your Deere cor accident which seriously injured his entire much like painting a fence or mowing orchestra, under the dire,tion of How respondent when she realized that her good family ... and every star of the mUSical, the lawn-the first few minutes ap ard Lanin will also be IKard on the pal, Art Kassell (phwat a pal) had allowed theatrical and radio world In town at that the papers to print the news that his date, will he there to contribute his (or her) peal to them, but after that they tire broadcast. %lumber. "In 1933" bas been accepted by share of talent. of it all. '. Local OUilct, W£.\'R. 15 PROGRAMS FOR WEDNESDAY [Continued] WENll-Vlncent Loper.' Oreheb1.ra P,M, WlllQ-'l'ra,·cl Treat!!; Adrlen·s Orch I 9:15 WG"'_Arzcn )Ielody Hour ]0:35 IVJJJl-Inlern:,tlona! Duckle B\lster~ WnIlM_A Orchest!";, 11:\'\\ T,·.';,~"·,, r.:p()rl~ ltel>ol"ler 7,45 lI'G;"--lvory Soap Program; The Gloo;>m \'I'~ I \,tl-A Garden of Melody KYW-Bert MC'.I)oweU'. Orchestra "·.:,\I!-Tile 5l~bI.>ills Boy~; Swirl's Pro· Chasera. CBS WCF·L_A!;s'n oj Re\ll Estate Tnxpa,.er~ WC~·'L-\I"alter Duffy, tenor 11:00 W:l:NR-Ralph Kirber)" the Dream Singer. 1'1""'11. Nne )o; ... ·n--$tu'l\o P,·o.gTam NBC of rIIInols WCt'L-WCF'L Orchestra " nl!~I-l"elture 1'I'1l10-Jobn &1. Pratt tall: tallt: 9:30 .*")'W_lIol1)-woOO Nights; J;'raok Lutber, W(;of-Tile l'..a.dio Guide Progra.m, Guest Wl Bo-Edd.ie Varw'. Orcl>estn, \\"JJn-Frnn~ ~'nf:lne: sungs tenor, NBC Ani"ts Wi";.N-oold ~!edal r·':u-t Frelj:hl; quutet WES I\-XEC ArUsts Sen·le.. PrOll"r&1Q, W!lAQ-Frolic3 Cafe Orchutra WMAQ-C'IIi<'ago DolHy News or tbo AII' 8:00 and organ. CBS Nl3l: .K l'W-Don Pedro's OrChestra W(:}'I,_De LU3:e Yarlety Program W,\tAQ-Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. 1\·llfl'l...... <,;oclely's PIa)'boy: ~orma.n Bril WClll-J'obn Stamford Players WI Do-~ew" of the Dol)": NOrlll3.l1 £:.oss ken~hlre. Welcomc Le,,1s soo Nat 11:05 WEND_Coon_Sander's OrchNrtra. NBC KYIf-Dc>n P&lre·1I Grchestr.1 NBC J(YW_'lalll~)·_Stuart; Inv..tm~l1t Uilr.; BrQ~I1{;.rr>;' Orchestra, CBS 11:15 WGS-Bernle Cummins' Orchestra WJJJ).....-HO ..'llrd L. PHer..ou, OrlPnlfit WlIRM-Arouml the 'l'own; Geooron. 'if 1 So-Ballade WMAQ-I. A. C. Melody LaDd WGF_"~n & Linn (HarlDOnln) "'IBO-Publb: Theatre ReI>Orter with Bernie, !o.rnheim and RWfSO'S Orciles· "CR,,_Musica] Program "rd,..stra. SBC 1TJ,&-Rilad" ilr nomanc"; dramatiutint:L Orrhestra tras 1\'SBC-Jerry Sulllvnn; Song Sped.. l ,,"PoInt-Tile Go;>: WLS has augmented its livestock news TUESDAY, MARCH 22 service with the addition of the Chicago A. M. estimated receipts at 7:00 a. m., dally. '!'hey 6:30 Inlorna!ional Huting Co.-Rid~e Runners are repeated at 8:35 a. m., but the earlier 6:'15 Ralph Emerson; Otgan nOHhie. hour gives this Important news to many 6:55 Jung'. Garde" Talk shippers in time to make shipping plans for the day. 6:45 Prairie Farmu Family Farl), 9:45 Ralph Emerson & Marlha Cra"e in "Or!a. Lesson." The Garden of Melody, heard at 2:00 F. M. P. M. on Thursdays, w11l take its listeners 1 :15 "Song Portr~it,"-orelwslra & Phil Kajar for a harmonic stroll in "An Ital.lan Gar 1 :45 ''The Lyon t'amily" den." The Three Contraltos will offer 2:00 Ferris Hawaii.ns & Orchc.{r~ Radio has been heralded as civilization's selections trom Gilbert and Sullivan's 2:30 International Healing Wilh .\IJl'le City Po. greatest forward step since the advent of operetta, "The Gondoliers;" "Neapolitan Wa'hboard Band-John Bro"" movable type. When the infant squawk Nights" and "An Old Ital.lan Love Song." 7,00 Voters Suvi~. (NBC) ers bowed their way Int.o the world assisted 7:-30 H""I Huggn HaTmo,,;~s (f'BC) by crystals and cat-whiskerS, the country Don't forget to listen to tl1e problems of 7:45 Sisters 0/ the SkiUet (NBU went wild. Not the least of the excited en tlle Smith Family next Sunday! There are thusiasts were the newspapers and maga 8:00 ~kKe,son &: RobbiM M",i~al )1.I1'dli"e NBC interesting things happening to that favor WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23 ~Ines throughout t-he country who cram ite radio act, and you won't want to m.1ss med their columns with ether information them. They may be dialed at 2:00 P. Mo, A. M. matter. Today, the majority of them look Sundays. 6:45 Calerpillar Crew askance at their FrankensteLn. And Martha Crane, director ot women's pro 8:15 Dr. Copeland those of the printed page aim a double~ grams over WLS, Is one feminine announcer 9:00 "Beatrite Mabie" (/i"BC) Determined to find a wife in order to be barreled load straight for the microphone. that feminine audiences like, Her natural, 9:45 Mrs. Bigsby·s Board;ll! 1I0u .. ; Skit Editors deplore its presence because of the friendly, Informal type of voice has made able to adopt a baby, Wilbur, of the comedy team of Wilbur and Ezra, has offered him P. M. greater facility for air news scoops. Busi her a welcome guest in many radio homes. I :15 "Doings of tb. Gordon," Corn Bdt lIalth.... ness managers tear their hair because ser She arranges and announces the Radio sel! on the altar of matrimony. Several "lonely liSteners" have written expressing 1:30 WLS Hymn 'rim_Mac &: Bob Ious Inroads have caused a dlmlnution in Bazaars; is mistress of ceremonies on three I :45 Herman Felber, ~iolini"t printed advertising appropriations. But de International Heating Company programs lnterest In matrimony, but Wilbur has not 1:50 Beauty Talk-"Veivdina," Mr~. Chen~ spite the editorial disapproval, the baby heard over Wl.S; produces the WLS Home arrived at a deciSion. This program may 2,00 Homemakers' Program-Martha Cnlle keeps on growing. Theatre and is responsible tor all Home be heard daily at 7:00 a. m. and 3;00 P. M. 2:30 Inlernational tleating-~Iaple Cill' Four; J_ Events such as the Lindbergh kldnaping maker features. Her versatility Is proven WLS GENERAL FROGBAM SCHEDULE Brown give proof of the strength of radio and the every broadcast day, and her enthusiasm is A. M. 7,00 Whafs the :s'ews! (NBC) interest attached thereto. Millions of liS always felt over the m.1crophone, but not all 6,00 Prairie Farmer Family Party teners throughout the country kept their listeners know that she is also young and 7:15 Song. of Long Ago 6:30 Intn~alional Healing-Ridge Runn.rs. (Ex. 7:30 Jack Frost Melody Mome",. "BC) radios tuned In day and night, awaiting attractive, as the picture above proves. Tune WedJ some word at the progress of the case. The 8:00 Chicago Molor Club in for Mart·ha's delightful broo.dcast:.s. 5:45 ClterpiUar Crew. (Mon., W~d., F"ri.l two networks, appreciating the great impor THURSDA~ ~CH ~ tance and the deep concern of the people, Swashbuckling songs ot the Spanish Main 7,00 "Wilbur and Ezra." A.M. were on the alert, ready at a minute's and musical characterizo.t1ons of the bold 7:15 R.ader'~ Tabernatle 6:30 IDlemalional lIeating-Ridgo Runntr. noUce to broadcast the latest developments. sea rovers who once preyed on honest mer 7:45 "Steamboat 13m" CampbeU (deal 6:45 Keith Melod)' Four The substance of the reports must be chant-men will be featured by Phll Kalar Gone Ind Glenn-Quaku BoY' (NBC) 9:05 Radio Guide's "Mu,ical lnler,·jew·' chronicled as rather lU1sa.tiSfactory. Per on the "Song Portraits" program at 1 :15 8:15."" Phil Cook (Ex. Wed.) (NBC) 9:45 Acme Sunshine Meiotlies haps we might take these commentaries as P. M. P. M., Tuesday, March 22nd. If you like E~enin, P",! R~port_H~ Fluh-Wuthtr typical examples of radio news reporting. the romance of pirate music, tune in for Report 1:00 AI &: Pele "The XuICUt1.. .. s·, Splendid tor last-minute fla.shes and hot ."" Mr. Kalar's dramatic studiCfl. "Spanish 8:~5 Col. Goodoody (NBC) 1:15 Speaker from Adult Education COU8W .. news .scoops, it comes far from overlapping Chi~ago Guld" is the highlight of the song group, Ads the provinces that must be designated as Vuiety I :45 ''TIle Lyon Family" Newspapcrdom's own domain. As I see It, '''''9:20 Gene Autry--()klihoma Yodeler 2:00 Thr.., Contraltos in "Garden of \I A.M. WB U 11~U. S, Army Band. CDS WCRW_Buyers Guide 1JCHI-;Stamford SiDgera "'JIH) ...... John Cerny at the piRIlo 6:15 WGN- Har<>!tl. Teen; conwdy skdcb KYII"-Home Decorators, NBC , . 15 WCRW-Arthur France : comedy skit U:45 WG~-\',' CN Music Weavers WEN"R-Hinds Romarw:o Excball!l">. B_ WGN- Dramatizations of !be statEIIJ ~'LS-Willll'" and E~ra; comedy 'Iklt trice Fairfax. NBC WBUM-Daily News Flashes WAAI-'_Tea Time Topic,. WInO-Eddie Sout1I'. O rchestra ~be-n ~,}Ill l -Radio Scbool of the Bible WM ,\Q-Hobert Simmons and WIBO-B onded Motorists Serenadll Or<:hootra, NBC' 9:25 WGN-Qlda JiroU8rter lI'llAQ-Joseph Gallicchio and Coacert 1nl.\ Q_Thought for Today. NBC 3:30 WG :'i_WGN Ronclollers Orchestra WENR_U. S. Navy Band; Lleut. Charles "30 WEXR---atebblns BoY$: BwIIt'8 Procram. '",C WCFL-Merry Garden Ballroom Orch. P. J.\L Benter, director, NBC WMAQ-\Voruan's Calendar; JalWl ~ " L 8--Richma.n BrO A.M. 111:3(1 WGY-Best Foods Prot;ram. CBS 11:50 l\'GX--Good Health and Training WO~-Temple Trio and Piano W,IJ:D-Studlo Program IfIi:NH_Home Service l\'DlJll-ChlcagQ Hour ftCJ.'L--Sunrlse Hour WAAF_Efrle Marine Harvey, Chat '0< 1------;-;;-'------1 " .. WL8-WLS Smlle.A·Whlle Ttm. Women P.M. W":.\U-}<'rances Bowdon. u;\<. XBC WAiI}'-Farm Folta Hour WCFL-Muslcal h"o"eltiu WA.AF-World News Reports WBDM_Amer. lnslllute or Foods 12:00 WON_Mid- 100 Watters Enthusiastic Set Owner DX Editor; Gentlemen: Can, any DX fan tell me when I can I want to tell you about my new 16-tubc locate or hear KDFN at Casprr. Wyo., and O;o;arka superheterodyne receiver, which any s~ations ill vermont. Maine, South I've had for just about a week now and I Carolina and Nevada. Since I wrote on want to say frankly that in my estimation February 14th about the hundred watt sta this instrument has broken all previous tions, I have picked up quite a few more. records for radio re<:eption. Here is the list: In the short time I've had this instru 100 Watts ment I've been able to log 101 stations, not KBTM-Paragould, Ark., 1200. including local stations and not all of these, KCRC-Enid, Okla., 1370. by a darned sight, were the big, easy-to-gct KFI'B-Marshalltown, Iowa, 1200. stations. I've had little 50 and 100 watt KFOR--Lincoln. Neb., 1210. stations from New Hampshire and Massa KFV8-0erardeau, Mo" 1210. chusetts clear across the continent, up KGBX-St. Joseph, MO" 1310, through Canada over to the west coast- KGCR-Watertown, S, D., 1210, up and down the west coast and on into KOHl-Little Rock, Ark., 1200. Mexico------ovcr to Cuba and the Dominican KGIZ--Grant City, Mo., 1500. Republic and back up the east coast. KGNO-Dodge City, Kans., 1210. The other night I logged nineteen Pacific KOMC--Texarkanna, Ark., 1500. Coast Stations and most of them were KICK--Red Oak, Iowa, 1420. small 50 and 100 watters. ThiS is a real KMLB--Monroe, La .. 1200. record of performance. KWCR-Ceda,' Rapids, Iowa, 1310. Early Sunday moming, 1:10 n. m. (CST) KWEA--ShrevepDn. La., 1210. 1 tuned in HIX of Santo Domingo with the WBOW-Terre Haute, Ind., 1310. volume contrOl hardly turned up. There WEBQ-Harrisburg, TIl.. 1210. was no static and the re<:eption was as WHBF-Rock Island, TIl., 1210. clear as a bell. It came In at 620 kc. WHBL-Sheboygan, Wis., 1410. That same night r logged CMBT, CMCD, WHBY-Green Bay, Wis., 1200. of Havana, Cuba, and CJRM, of Moose WIBO-Poynette, Wis., 1210. Jaw, Saskatchcwan between 1 :33 and 2:00 WJBL-Decatur, TIl., 1200, a. m. WJBQ--New Orleans, La., 1420. No doubt many other OX fans like my WKVB-Connersville, Ind., 1500. self will be interested In a receiver that WMBG--Richmond, Va., 1210. will give them tile selectivity that this WOMT-Monitowoc, Wis .. 1210. Qzarka V-16 does, with marvelous tone and WPAD--Paducat, Ky., 1420. uniform volume. I'll be glad to tell any WRBQ-Greenville. Miss., 1210. and all who want to know more about thiS, WTBO-Cumberland, Md., 1420. just what it has done for me. 50 Watts Frank A. Johnson 59 W. 66th St .. Chicago KFPW -- Ft. Smith, Ark.. 1340. KGFK-;\Ioorhead, Minn., 1500. • • KRMD-Shreveport, La .. 1310. * WJAK...,..Elkhart, Ind., 1310. Best Catches The majority of these stations were re Dear OX Editor: Dorothea James, mistress of ceremonies on the "Movie Star Revue" eeived beLween 1:00 a. m. and 3:00 a. nt, I have been only hunting hard to find heard each Tuesday and Thursday at 4:45 p. m. over the Columbia net Yours b'uly, stutions lOl' fOUl' months and have Paul Niles. logged two hundred and ninety-one. Here work, has posed for many artists and sculptors, Her experience includes 311 W. Fullon, St, Wampaca,' Wj~. are a few of my best catches: KGRB, ft'iltured roles in the Broadway productions of "Good News," "Follow KWCR, CFCN, WDAY, KLZ, CFRB, * • • WKAV, WKJC, KLRA, CJGC, CNAL, KFI, Through" and "Princess Charming," Local out leI WBBM. WJW, CKAC, XEW, XED, XEn'A, XEO, Wyoming's Only XER, XEN, XEB, WHBD, WNJ, WJBO, Dt>1ll' Radio Guide: KRMD, WJAG, KLQ, KID, KGCX, KGNO, Just received a card of verification from WGAL, KWJJ, WBBZ. KFJF, WDW, Advertising Is Best Way To Support KDFN (1210 kc. 100 w.l, Casper, Wyoming, KDYL,KGO,KTSA.KHQ,~R,C~ Wyoming's only broadcasting station. This CPRY, WALR and WQBC. The best catch Radio, Says Radio Manufacturer ma~' be of interest. card of verification of aU was KOV, Honolulu, Ha.waii at 2:00 bt' Mark R. Nichols. announcer states that a. m. (EST) the morning of November 15. "The Senatorial investigation of radio, In sing "Oh, PromiSe Me.'" Then Mary sings KDFN tests every Tuesday morning :lrom 1 got a very nice letter from them. If some DX fans would like a lew hints on ~u:~,ln~fcr;;_~~e~~~~~ ;:~~: ~~~~dR~~~ and when she has finished, there are some t~06 to 1: 15 a. 1lI. (MST) , Corporation In an address before the Na- few seconds of pause when the same som Very cordially, how to make better catches please write. r will answer all letters. See you all at tional Federation of Radio Associaliol1S. bre voice will say, John Smith Will now W. A. Roll. a later date. Mr. Klugh believes that sponsored broad- Si!lg, "I Want Whnt I Want When I Want 207 N Sycamorc St., Villa Ol'ove, Ill. C. A. Hall. casts are bound to sustain a higher stand- It:" Then John Sings and a.fter a little 534 1-2 Eleanor St.. Kaiamawo, Mich. ard of ent-ert.nlnment than government con- • • • trol broadcast programs, since someone is pa.use, the same unlnspirational voice states Tips • • • directly responsible for the quality or the that tbere will be an intermlss.iOll of thirty programs presented. In other words, poor minutes. Then you sit and wait or go over DX Editor: Home Set programs result in a loss of sales for the to your set and try to tune in the other StaUon WJW, Mansfield, 01110, speclal Dear Radio Friends: sponsor. Good programs make IlOW cus- DX program. March 19. 2:00 to 3:00 a. m., I have received the last two or three tomers. Mr. Klugh then went on to dis- one of the two programs put out by the (OST). Station WCQH, Yongers, N. Y., copies of Radio Guide, and oelieve it is cuss the British system of radio contro\. BBC. There are no Independent stat-ions speoLal DX program, March 21, 1:00 to the be P.M. "BlI~_ Dao Ruuo's Orcbe~l ra 9 , 45 ,,"UDM-MJrt ." Marge; d ramatic 11130 Wl:l\R-Wi!liam SHI.~~ 0, ,ne""ra. N D(!! WIBO-Betty alH! J~aD sketch. CBS lH' FL---Bar,"D VI'I>"O U.• <.:itai by E!>Uw, 6:45 \1 0:-;0 Art Kassel's 0 .. bestra Hanson " 'JJD--" Dream 01 11'1","11' k l ' W_Poo~nl" H A.. M . \V ,L\}O"_TuneshoPJle h'e loell; marht WIIIO-No,'s ot the Day "'!lllll-Farm .>,,\lmu ~) "tt,'-':lrk. C'BS WG },;S--B"~akfa~t ~~~ 1:,,;1:· IIJJU-_.! Voice Of The Listener .91} KUo. - CHCAGO - lH 101.,., Raves For Smith Some Suggestions Dear Sir: Gentlemen: I have been a reader of the Radio Guide Your new Radio Guide Is the nearest to for many weeks, and I feet that I must tell what the radio tan wants that bas been you how much I enjoy each and every Issue. published to date, Especially interesting to me is Carleton Below is listed what I would like to find Smith's column, "Music in the Atr". His in future issues. weeklv "short stories" about the various No. 1,-New programs this week, naming well-kllOIlID artists are a constant source artists. of delight and I but wish that more space No. 2.-Leaving the air this ~'eek. woUld be del'oted t.o this feature. Further No. 3.--Guest artists this week, naming more, the list of the outsr.anding Classical programs. Music Broadcasts is of the greatest con No. 4.-Studlo features for the week for venience to those music lovers Ilke myself high powered stations as WLW, WENR, who have not the time nor the opportunlty WGN. WMAQ, KMOX. KOA, WHAS, to search the air for these many fasctnat WFAA. WOAl, WFI, WSM. WTAM. Ing progrenl ~ . No. 5.-Drama for the week, list station Oontlnued success to YOUl' wonderful and time. paper. No. 6.-Mlnstrels and novelty programs, H. K. Schavitz. No, 'i.-Sports. No. 8.-A column to fight for the listener • • • for more cleared channels and a better C. & E.l. Program separation of high class and high powcred Dear Edltor: stations to prevent overlapl>ing of programs. Jl1l>t got through listening to the second To have an understanding with Mexico 50 Dr. Preston Bradley is rever ~ ing the Jim Hamilton, aenaaUonal 19-year-old C. &, E. I . program and it certainly is de that channels may be kept cleared. That usual procedure during Sprague baritone, recent winner In Paul White lightful. Tell those Chicago & Eastern such stations as WFAA, WCCO. WHAS, Illan's Chicago auditions, will be heal'd Illinois Railroad fellows that bro:ul.cast to KOA or WHAM, WBT, KMOX are separat Warner's Round Table which he from WAAF every Monday, Wednesrlay use more of the train effects- It's mighty ed by only 10 kilocycles Is proof that the conducts on Tuesday evenings at and Friday at 5:00 o'clock. He may also Ifeallstic! They have an idea or program listener is not being taken into considera 9:30 o'clock over WMAQ. and is be heard each Sunday at 5 on the General tn a class by itself and I think there Is tion. Motors Truck program, room for development, Why not extend it No. 8.-List the name of singers and asking listeners to give their solu to a half~hour rUll on the air and drama~ comedians with orchestras. tions to such questions as: "What Thousands ot listeners tune in Obadiah tize it. with different raUI'oad stories? With reference to the last, No. 9.-Wlth Quackenbush. the Hoo~ler Phliosopher, at is the most important problem fac 1:00 each week~day Il1tcrnoon, to hear hj~ Here's wishing them good luck. few exceptions all the leading orchestras whimsical and philosophical comments on Anthony 0, Chase. sound alike but there is a great difference ing our Nation today?" Of the the day's news. Cal'leton Guy. Obadiah's • • • in the singers and comedians. To illustrate many repli('s to the latter question creator. is an inveterate pipe smoker, -I always Ilsten to the Pontiac Chieftains the highest percentage suggest-". During hia flrllt few appearancell on the Monolopy but to hear Mildred Bailey. not Paul Whlte~ air it took the combined etforla of the Gentlemen: lllan; yet you do not mention Miss Bailey organization of our economic struc~ studio stalf to force him to lay his fa~ It was very int-erestlng to note the letter v~rite WIlde for a 1ew minutes. Thh'ty as being on the program. tUte, lack of religious faith and Written by Mr, Chas. S. Griffin which ap~ This is meant to the constructive crltic- seconds after he has parted from Nick peare Or ,,' ,lie bi~ • • • Dixje Fireside Scenes. a double quartet We Apologize famous-they're just another minstrel show rC6id,."t .",1",m. £1/ presentation, new to the 920 kilocycle Dear Sir: now-with nothing to recommend them t.o cbann!!l, is heard each Sunday and Thurs a public who has long enjoyed them. day at 5:15. It transports the listener!! I have been buying your RAdio Guide ET your tr.IiDing at a radio sd,ool that is every :>Ince It came out and enjoy It very They're a grand nop! far below the Mtlson DIxon line beside a ·1 live in a large apartment building and G rccognilecl as a lead<'r-RCA Instirules•. little log cabin in the Land of Cotton. much, . J t is Amcr;Ol's oldest radio scnool-founded 22 PI;l.ntatiOIl songe and spirituals nre sung Now for nle last two weeks you had in nine~y per cent of the tenal1ts have' radios. a.nd for the fun of H. several of .us got years ago. Many of its graduates now I'old re with all. the fervol' ot the Negro singer, the Guide that Ciyde McCoy wrote that together and took poll vote-and out sponsible positions with the largest r:tclioC9m and Interspcrscd wl1h clevcr ·introduc· beautiful song. "Just a Song of Old Ken a: t10ns te each number. of the fifty~!our CamillE!s who have radios, panies. \Vhcn fOU learn a.t RCA Institute,yotl tucky." Well 1 am sorry to say that you are JII~ your training is bf tberight kind. forty~nine of them had always listened to are all wrong about It. TI1at song was Etlte 'Marine Hal'vey, WAAF's Director the Weenr Minstrels-and since Ai and Four spacious mit/mt schools-Ncw York. by of Educational Ac::t1vrtles, played a hunch wr.itten two young men of radio station BoSton, Ch;cago,Ph;ilIde~hia.ExtmJ;D1ICOurses KYW. There names are Phil Stewart and Pete are no longer with the minstrels, wbich turned out to be a winner when thirtY~Seven of them said "No more Weener {or home study. Spicodi teachers. Up--to·th"e Mel Stitzel. Clyde ~cCOy is Just uslng it. she Inaugurated a series ot tbrice-wee!i:iy MinStrels for us." Once It was a clever pro~ minuteequipment. GreatvarlctyofCOUBe5,oclh H. L. G. chats on "English Reminders." The fea gram. At Cameron is a clever comedian demellt:llJ' and advallced, in practical ndio. ture Is one ot the best mall-pullers on • • • and Al and Pete can harmonize better than Associuioa v;oith the largest research labora. the station. "Eng1lah Reminders:' as the tiUe suggests, checks up on bad babits Uncle Bob any team on the air-without them, Sin~ tory in !"\ldio indusuy. Free scholarships offered for outstanding gr:l.dua[es~fboth resIdent and In English. and ;9 pl'eHcnted each Mon~ Dear Sirs: clair can listen to their own show. day, Wednesday and Friday at 1:15. Mrs. "M." cxren~;on courses, Tuition low, Mark aad I have been a faithful reader of the m;lil the coupon, Radio Guide for many weeks and recently • • • Edward Simmons, WAAF's program di I tuned ill on KYW at 5:30 p. m. and heard ,A R"di. o>~p.~,,'i••• , ,A"' P.M. lfOK-V\rbcent Sorey's Orehestr.... CBB lfTlll~r-J"ne Pu!"sell. ~BC "ISO-Aeolian Coorus, ", Last Wor" K nr...-6tutllo PrQ@T~m WJJD--O"-ches-trn llu,le er Chriat"' 1:15 WI.s-Oscal' Carl"trom, rolll;eaJ "l'alk WanS-Camptown )lllnstrele WGF.fI--:Model·n Mel<>dlts "OFL-Kroehler Purniture Co, pr~ram W,\AF_~lemorles WlIDM-Dorothy Davis WAAl'-'l'he- Spotlight WGN-Tho Br~eth"m Program, .. ~ WnIO-F\lnny Bones- WAA:t'-)!usicul Comedy )fenJ<)'ries 6:00 WGK-Arthur Sears Henn;ng tr~m Wash· Witching Hour", CBS WeIIJ-Hill !limes ",45 W.'II.AQ-The T....ady Nc"t Door. -NBC Jngton, D. C. 9:00 W(n,-Lawrence Sa.1Hn~ WON_PI"cd L . .Teske. harltone W<\.A}'_World news repone WM.~Q_The Dance Maste~s W~(AQ-Happy Rose Dn"ee Orchestra WltIAQ-l Listed ill Alphabetical Order for the Convenience of D·X Fans III II I III I III II II III III II This file including all text and images are from scans of a private personal collection and have been scanned for archival and research purposes. 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