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Dance. 6:00—Dinning Sisters. 10:30—Let’s to lend-lease re- ~f~ Kent. predit supplies 11:00—Travelling Cook, Richard 6:15—Lum and Abner. ^ 11:15—WuSt Can I Do. 6:30—Let’s Dance. vived from the United States. M' Presents. 6:55—News — WILMINGTON STAB. 11:30—Prescott The report said that since the 12 :M*—Andrini Continentales. NEWS. C31 12:15—Singing Ham. 7:00—Pleasant Dale Folks. Jnited States inaugurated the lend- Home Hour. 12:30— National Farm and 7:15—Lest We Forget. ease program last spring, it had Talking. 7:30—A1 Pearce and His Gang. 1.00—Baukage more than $300,000,000 ||^ 1:15—Between the Bookends. 8:00—March of Time. shipped K ] ;30—Rest Hour. 8:30—Service With a Smile. .vorth of evaporated milk, cheese. of the 1:35—Who's News. 9:00—America’s Town Meeting ;ggs, dried fruits, canned fruits Air. 1:40—WILMINGTON STAR NEWS md lard and other y 10:00—First Piano Quartet. vegetables, ON THE AIR. other |j|^ Guild. and 1:45—Four Polka Dots, 10:15—Metropolitan Opera pork products agricul- and Abroad. a :0t)—Meditation Period the, Rev. J. 10:30—News Here ural commodities to Britain. Sullivan. 10:45— Carlton Hotel Orchestra. A. 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FAT. OFF. / COMING TO DAVIS I A V/4*> 1 MUSTARD 1 Theatre <&AS Will In 1 Revue Play IS >*. No. 2 Tuesday, Wednes- 4SC9CM&/ | day Of Next Week another in GASOLINE ALLEY Camp Davis will see The Swarming the series of shows being present- ed at Army camps by USO Camp and Shows, Inc., on Tuesday next week. The new Wednesday has been with "The Beachcombers of Rachel show is A DISH TOWEL (SETS WET comedians Joe THE WALLETS SINCE 1942,” starring WHEN IT DRIEST Says RUST VEAU. Young and Charlie Kaye. LYDIA KUHL, SNEEZIX'S COPR. %m iY N|A HRVI9C. »N«. The revue will play in Theatre -SAN CALIF. MAiDV WAS PHVtLIS' 2-4-( FRANCISCO, _ will be No. 2. Two performances MAI» BEFORE SHE each night, at 7 and 8.45. MARRIED WALT. MOW given VEXT: How many birds are there in the United States? The programs previously pre- SHE‘S .MAID W A NlCHT been sented at Camp Davis have CLUB REST ROOM. of the revues, with me exception PLATO WAS MU. which was full-length last one, a, DAILY WICKERS CHAUFFEUR comedy, “Junior Miss.” CROSSWORD ^ AGO. NOW Beachcombers of 1942’’ will SEARS "The ACROSS 7. Scandinavi- 27. Bound up in music, variety HE'S A PORTER ON present comedy, 1. Excavation an assembly a bundle The THE acts, and chorus girls. per- 6. Minute 8. City in 29. for 'ROCKS MOUNTAIN the one Charge formers include Vic Hyde, groove Nevada services STREAMLINER. Martin and Al- man swing band, 11. Part of coat 9. Shakes- 31. American and the Hudson St. len, acrobats, 12. Forward pearean Indian Clair dancers.
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