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I I • • returns fo 'Ire "Chase Hour" fhls NBC [ IJB P RADIO GUIDE: The National Weekly of programs, pictures and personalities Rudy Vallee Quits after a Decade of Broadcasting IT WAS only yesterday, or perhaps a lillIe longer, Cover: When Nelson Local Boy: Bob Robin Bums is a local boy no when Rudy Vallee was singing "Rain" and ''I'm Eddy married last year, matter how far he strays from Van Buren, Arkansas. Just a Vagabond Lover" over a local New York station the carpers and croakers Recently he returned to his home in such triumph as advertising diamonds sold by a jewelry store 'way announced that his career formerly came only to world·conquering warriors up town. Lindy had just flown the Atlantic, Babe was finished. Tiley said and polar explorers. On that day a motion picture Ruth had hammered out sixty home runs, and Jack he was every girl's dream named "Our Leading Citizen" was given its premiere Dempsey had almost won back his championship man and no dream man performance in Van Buren and Bob Burns as the from Tunney. Mae West was playing in "Diamond could marry and remain leading citizen of the film was feted right and lell. Lil." People were humming "You're the CIeam in popular. They reckoned Governors and mayors and Arkansas big·shots came My Coffee" and "Button Up Your Overcoat." The boy without Nelson Eddy's from all over the slate to with the slightly nasal voice, the odd trick of timing determination to sing pay him tribute. We his words. and the gilt of making each syllable well, married or single. know Bob enjoyed that sound as jf it were sung for you and you alone. had Nelson Eddy The result was lhat he visit back home. Who something. A canny showman booked him and his made many new friends wouldn't? Who wouldn't band into an out·of·the during his recent concert tour, and held all of those if only a few years ago way Manhattan theater, who were already his boosters. With Nelson mar· he had been harking out· and we were among ried, there has been less foolish "Isn't he simply side a carnival conces those who tried to buy adorable?" talk and more serious comment about his sion. working for coffee standing· room to hear Singing. As the winner of RADIO GUIDE'S 1939 Star and cakes; if, by all the him sing. But there wasn't of Stars poll, he has demonstrated clearly that his standards 01 his profes· any standing·room. That following is stronger than ever. Millions will be glad sion. he was one of the was the beginning of as to hear his return to the Chase and Sanborn program worst Jailures ever to amazing a career as this Sunday (August l3) night. leave Arkansas. Radio Bob Burns we've ever known. In lilled Bob into the lime· 1929. he made his lirst light, into the movies, into the greatest home-coming network broadcast. and Van Buren has ever known, into a fine home and in the subsequent dec· CONTENTS security. We're glad such a happy climax has come Rudy Vallee ade he has missed only to the life of one who has given pleasure to so many. two weeks; once, when Meet Mr. Fix·lt. Marriage Mender 2 Mrs. Vallee died, and once when he was at sea en Airialto Lowdown 4 Five Years A90! Word• of Rudy Vallee's break route to the coronation of George VI. Ten years Hollywood Showdown 5 with broadcasting, though it surely will be only tem with a single network sponsor is a record that Lights Out, Everybody 6 porary, set us looking back through RADIO GUIDE'S probably will not be duplicated. During all that time Many Blessings 8 liles. Even in five short years things change. For he has been many things to the publiC-idol. brawler, example, this week, live years ago, we were running Playbill: "Mr. District Attorney" 9 scandal·victim. and vagabond lover; but always he an election for a radio queen. Dorothy Page was has been a great entertainer. We hate to see him go. Why Doeli Radio Neglect ahead with 9,223 votes. Jessica Dragonette? 10 Rosemary Lane was sec· • King of Grouches Is Found 11 and with 8,525, and Jes Sincere Crusader: Whatever may be said about 12 sica Dragonelle was third radio stars who sponsor causes for the publicity in And An Angel Sang! Dagwood Launches a Snack 13 with 7,830. Our Evans it. no one has ever challenged the sincerity 01 Eddie Plummer observed smart· 14 Cantor. For years he has provided poor boys in Backstage in Chicago ly that "The beautiful Dot New York with summer outings, raised huge sums Voice of the Listener 15 Lamour has been re of money for distressed people, given freely of his The March of Music 16 leased by Herbie Kay to talent to worthy benefits. It was gratifying therefore accept a contract for a to receive from him just Listening to Learn 18 Thi, Week's Programs 19·35 large network build.up the other day this tele which has at its end tbe 36 gram. It read: "In all 0,.. Short Waves plot 10 star her in a fea· my years of broadcasting Mr. Fairfax; Birthdays 37 Dorothy Page ture motion picture. Mark nothing has given me Birthday for Two; Good Records 38 that Miss Lamour was more satisfaction than the Puzzle; Radio Boners 39 Miss America runner·up to the late Dorthy Dell and winning of RADIO GUlDE'S The Radio Newsreel 41 now perhaps is silver·screen successor to the iIl·fated Americanism poll. Will Dell's budding film career." The girl on our cover Cover by Clare-nce Sinclair Bull you thank your readers was Jeannie Lang. "Moon Over My Shoulder" was for their kind recognition. M. l. ANNEN BERG, Publisher the hit of Ihe week. Don Ameche was playing in a (Signed) Eddie Cantor." Chicago skit called "Beau Bachelor," and Norman You can be certain that CURTIS MITCHELL, Editor Brokenshire was receiving impassioned love-letters Eddie Cantor means from young ladies in love with his voice. every word of the above. Eddie Cantor Vol. a. No. 44 August la, 1939 too. As we go to press, 731 Plymouth Court • we hear that several sponsors are attempting to sign COU9h1in! Listeners were startled recently to hear him up. We suggest they call it "The All·American Chicago, Illinois Father Coughlin address a part of his broadcast to Show; by and for real Americans." members 01 the International Popular Front as follows: R.olO (lctn (T"dt )h,k R.,M.,e<! U. S, P.I, om... l. \,~l" ... \'111. ."u","" H. W ..k ~dln. Au,"" 18, lUI . "What though you send me threatening leiters. What l'u',lhh.d ~·•• ~I,· bj' Th. (· ...11. (·.mnan •• 111 PblllOUlh though you have even designated the day 01 my • (·wn. ('hl ....~ , 111111<,1,. I>nl ..od .. _·,1 ... ",.Ut< ot II,. I'tIo, om,... ('hi....... III1""U. ~'.b""'>· ~~. IU2. un(\pr ort .1 Laake.! We think )f."h ~. ua. Autn •. I.... d b, "<>1, Oftltt n.n.n .. ent. 0,10"" death ... I am not important. Carry out your threats I·,n,d•.•• ,.ronJ... I,,, ,•• u" . ('"""Ioh>. U19, by Th. every listener ought to ('.... 11. ("om,,".,. All ,,,",, ,.. •• rT.d. )1. I" An.fob" •• 1· ... 1· if you dare ... I warn you that the Stars and Stripes lion" ",,,,old ",g.e, ~ ...... u,.; Georce ~T".'Y. Gtn.,,1 ~1an· shall keep lIying from our public instituU.ns long know beller the stars to .... , ':.1 1..".1'. (Imllatlon .\I.".~ "', L·n .... l'lt<-<1 ..."u..,d~to whom he listens. So we ..... Id M ..."" .. "..,1<-<1 b, ,1 ... pe<J ... U·.do!,.. _od .n'·.I.... I., after the red emblem of Russia shall have been r.tu"'. T.n ....to "" roM !n ltle Unit.... ~ .. W. ~gb"dptl"ft submit John Conte and rat.. In tho L". g, ond .,.,. ....,'01" ,nd ...... ntrl.. of lbo I·,n· furled in the dust of time." Subsequently it' was A",orl ... I'... tol t'nlon' ,1. moo ...... U.H; on. uor. I~,". Martha Mears, young and wholesome Americans in !;u~."I".lon ... Ie. In fo .. l~n _.,,1 .. : ... month •. !l.U; .... slated that the fighting priest had received death· Hot. U,U. 1t.",I\ b1 00>'" moo., "'''''•• ",,,,... """,., love with their radio jobs and typical of the fine, 0<.1< •••, <hoM< d ....o , ........ at 1I~"'\l Ol"na, [""'"".1' .... t threat letters which he turned over to postal authori .t •• lost,lb."" 'I.... fresh talents who are making our summer listening ties. But that was nothing new, he said, he had been so richly worth while. receiving them ever since he started broadcasting. I' '/H IGH on the honor loll of the after the program Is off the air. Friends 01 the American Hus+ Their problems cover the range of Hband should be listed the name human affliction. A boy bas lost a of John J. Anthony. for he has, during MEET MR. FIX-IT, leg in an automobile aceident. Hope the past six years, saved uncounted lessly poor, he cannot afford an arti· millions of dollars for alimony-stricken ficial limb. What's to be done? An· American men. John J. Anthony was thony digs up a New York Slate law more than any other one man respon MARRIAGE called "An Act to Aid the Physically sible fOI the enacting. between 1933 Handicapped" and providing for free and 1935.