Open Your Heart

Again this year, you can Open Your Heart to 01(1 in the annual campaign to aid the needy of this area. Beginning December 8th and continuing through the 20th, KFYR will again lend its facilities to the furtherance of the cam- paign. At 10:30 p.m. each week night during this time, KFYR will begin its special Open Your Heart program, with KFYR and its staff donating their services during these broadcasts. Members of the staff - engineers, announcers and others - will be on hand to play your requests and to accept your telephoned offers of gifts, clothing, food, or cash. This is the seventh consecutive year in which KFYR has car- ried on its Open Your Heart broadcasts. Each year listeners throughout the area served by KFYR have been more generous in aiding in the Open Your Heart campaign. This year, let's all join hands to set a new mark - to show that we all want to Open Our Hearts.

VOL. IV, No. 6 DECEMBER, 1952

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www.americanradiohistory.com 4- www.americanradiohistory.com Kids say "Howdy" to Howdy -Doody

For a man with a personality Hatters to New York a year and split three ways, Bob Smith - chief introduced the young trio to her impresario and guiding light of network radio audience. "Howdy Doody" on NBC television This resulted in several months and radio- is a remarkably well - of vaudeville bookings in and adjusted person. around New York. Station WGR, He is (1) Buffalo Bob, (2) the then offered Bob a permanent job voice of the puppet Howdy Doody as staff pianist and vocalist. He left on the vastly popular Saturday the trio, stayed with WGR until morning children's show; and (3) to 1944. his two sons - Robin, 10 and Ron- For the next two years, at WBEN, nie, 8, he is Daddy - "but only," he Buffalo, Bob built a reputation as said, "when I'm home, in New Ro- one of Western New York's best - chelle." known radio names. His talents as emcee, a singer, pianist and ar- The favorite of millions of Ameri- ranger identified him with many can children, Bob Smith started out of the most popular musical pro- in life to become a musician. He grams, and he was featured on hasn't done badly. Today he plays most of the network programs ori- the piano, organ, accordion, saxo- ginating in Buffalo. Competing with phone, clarinet, trombone, trumpet, strong network opposition, he broke guitar, contrabass, slide whistle, audience -building records with his sweet potato, a set of perfectly local programs. pitched bicycle horns, a washboard pan. Early in 1947, a few months after and frying Bob moved to New York City and He mastered the more conven- WNBC, where he did an early - tional musical instruments in the morning radio show for three years, above list when he was still pre- he was assigned to emcee a Satur- paring to become a high school day morning children's radio show. music teacher. He won a scholar- It was called "Triple B Ranch," and ship to the Oberlin College (Ohio) was a quiz show with a Western music school, but had to turn it format. Bob revived a character he down when his father diéd and Bob had created in Buffalo, named "El- went to work. mer," who always addressed the Born in Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 27, children with "Howdy Doody, kids!" 1917, Bob started piano lessons at Soon the children called him the age of five, much to his own `Howdy Doody." chagrin. He preferred baseball to Bob is married to the former Mil- music. His father's stern hand, the ¡red Metz, a classmate all the way metronome and an alarm clock to -hrough eighth grade and a neigh - keep him practicing combined to )or when they went to different turn out an accomplished young nigh schools. The Smiths plan to pianist and singer. nove from their home in New Ro- At the age of 15 Bob joined a Ahelle to a newly completed ranch male trio called the Hi- Hatters who house in Poundridge, in upper West- sang on several Buffalo radio sta- chester County, as soon as the boys tions. Kate Smith brought the Hi- have finished school this year. -5-

www.americanradiohistory.com Where convention is anathema, nonsense is at a premium and shen- anigans reign supreme - that's where you'll find Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding, NBC's newest radio comedy team who introduce their daily network show with the start- ling announcement, "Bob and Ray take great pleasure in presenting the National Broadcasting Company." Masters of satire, ingenious mi- mics and, above all, deflaters of pomposity in its every form, the young comics - Bob is 28, and Ray 29 - are heard over the NBC radio network in a 15- minute series, Mon- days through Fridays (10:30 a.m.), and a full -hour shcw on Saturdays (7:00 p.m.,). The boys are from Bos- ton where, for the past five years they entertained New England lis- teners with their daily broadcasts over a local radio station. The team of Bob and Ray was formed quite by accident and by the grace of favorable audience reaction. Early in 1946, while both were staff announcers in Boston, Ray read the newscasts on Bob's morning disk jockey show. They became friends and Ray would remain at the studio after his newscasts to indulge in some on- the -air pleasantries and gags with Bob. Their humor de- veloped quickly - and naturally. Both men soon realized they worked well together and they began to develop routines. Their fresh, sparkling comedy caught on. In May, 1946, the station gave them a daily half -hour show in the afternoon. Later this was in- creased to a daily morning program. By this time Bob and Ray had de- veloped many fictional characters for their satirical sketches - such eccentric personalities (voiced by Bob and Ray) as: "Tex," represent- ing all Western cowboy singers; "Webley Webster," who conducts E---41( Inside Bob

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www.americanradiohistory.com the forums; "Uncle Eugene," a typical stuffed -shirt who has an answer for everything and "Arthur Sturdley, just a jerk." Radio, the medium from which the bcys earn their living, comes in for a good share of their kidding. Bob and Ray never use a script, pre- ferring to rely on their wits and ad- to keep the show's spon- taneity rolling at a fast pace. All that is written beforehand is a rather loose format, together with some ideas and gags. Bob Elliott was born March 26, 1923, in Boston, and grew up in the nearby suburb of Winchester. After his graduation from high school, Bob went to New York to study at the Feagin School of Dramatic Art. He became an NBC page, getting his first taste of radio while on duty at the studios and escorting visitor audiences to their seats. In July, 1941, Bob got another job, as staff announcer with Boston's WHDH. He entered the Army early in 1943, serving three years with the 26th Infantry Division, and taking part in the Battle of the Bulge. Bob re- turned to the radio station following his discharge early in 1946. Mean- time he had married Jane Under- wood, a Boston girl, in September, 1943. Ray Goulding was born March 20, 1922, and raised in Lowell, Mass. Following his high schcol gradua- tion in 1939, Ray became a radio an- nouncer for a Lowell station. Later he joined WEEI, Boston, leaving in November, 1942. to enter the Army. He received a commission and served as an instructor at the Offi- cers Candidate Schcol in Fort Knox, Ky. Upon his discharge in April, 1946, Ray joined station WHDH. He is married to Mary Elizabeth Lead- er of Springfield, Ohio. They have two children, Raymond, Jr., five, and Thomas, two. and Ray

www.americanradiohistory.com Laugh at night with

Red Skelton

Tuesday

7:30 P. M.

"I dood it" man, Red Skelton has Hagenback circus. And at 16 he returned to the NBC Radio network graduated to burlesque. with his new comedy- variety pro- A bit part in Hollywood in 1938, gram, THE RED SKELTON SHOW. n "Having A Wonderful Time," The famous "mean widdle kid" proved to be Skelton's big break. It of radio and movies, who between began a busy and productive movie 1939 and 1949 endeared himself to career, with starring roles in such the NBC radio public with such uni- movies as "Flight Command" (1940 que characters as "Junior ", "Clem" -his first with star billing), and and "Willie Lump Lump ", comes by more recently "The Fuller Brush his comedy naturally. The son cf a Man," "Three Little Words," and clown, Skelton grew up in the cir- "Pardon My Dust" (about to be re- cus and for several years performed leased). in the ring as a clown. During a two -year stint in the Born in Vincennes, Indiana, July Army (1943 -45) Skelton entertained 18, 1913. Red spent his early years aboard troop ships and later joined on circus trains, in rooming houses a Special Services unit in the and even on park benches while his European theatre. After his dis- father, Joseph Skelton, traveled charge he returned to making with the Hagenback and Wallace movies, doing radio shows and per- circus. petuating his personal trade mark His first job, with a medicine -"I dood it!" show after school, paid him a dollar Skelton made his television de- a week. At the age of ten he joined but on NBC September 30, 1951. He, the show full time. At 14 he played his wife (the former Georgia Mau- on a showboat on the Ohio and reen Davis) and their two children Mississippi rivers. Next he took up -Valentina Marie and Richard his father's cap and bells at the Freeman -are all redheads. -8-

www.americanradiohistory.com Daytimes It's

Bob Hope

10:45 A. M.

Hope, "the most traveled man in Bob sampled various careers be- showbusiness," can't remember how fore going into show business. He many "shots" he has been required worked as a clerk in a motor com- to take before embarking on his pany, tried professional boxing and many overseas junkets. But he will worked as a newspaper reporter. never forget the first one. He also took lessons in tap- dancing. He was in Southampton, England, About this time Hope and a friend, just before the Hope family set sail George Byrne, got together as a for the United States, and Bob was dancing team and shortly thereafter five years old at the time. As the went on the road with a touring doctor held the hypodermic needle musical show. They danced and poised, Bob wrenched away and ran worked in blackface, and Hope sang down the dock, screaming at the in a quartet and doubled on the top of a voice which was later to saxophone. When the show closed, become famous. Two sailors who Hope and Byrnes had enough ex- were standing nearby set off after perience to go it alone in vaudeville. him, caught him and brought him The years 1927 -29 were a succes- back struggling, and only then, with sions of the vaudeville engagements, his mother and the sailors holding along with small parts in big Broad- him, did he get his first "shot." way shows. In vaudeville he worked Bob was born in London on May up to top billing in the "big time," 29, 1903, the son of Mr. and Mrs. and in 1933 was starred in the hit William Hope. He was christened musical "Roberta." Leslie Townes Hope, a name which Radio began to interest Hope as he later changed to Lester in Cleve- it interested every other entertain- land, Ohio. In high school there the er. He tested it by appearing a num- custom was to read last names first ber of times in that showcase of so in the daily roll calls, and thus Les- many great radio performers -the lie Hope came out Hope, Leslie, Thursday night Rudy Vallee pro- which to the amusement of the gram. Hope clicked quickly, and by class sounded like "hopelessly." 1938 was the star of his own radio When he entered vaudeville, Hope show. That same year he played in decided to call himself Bob, and his first motion picture, "The Big Bob he has remained. Broadcast." He has been starring in -9-

www.americanradiohistory.com radio and on the screen ever since. He made his television debut in KFYR To Cover 1950 and scored an instant hit in the new field. Top Cage Games Bob's interest in his fellow men KFYR Sports Director Doug An- has earned him the name of "the derson reports completion of plans benefit kid." Long before this na- for the broadcast of ten top basket- tion was engaged in World War II, ball games during the coming sea- Bob was playing for varied chari- son. The games will be broadcast table benefits, including orphanages, Friday nights beginning December old -age homes and religious insti- twelfth. tutions. All broadcasts will be direct play - by -play accounts and will com- On the very day that Secretary of m. drew the first draft mence at approximately 8:00 p. War Stimson C -S -T. number from a hat, Bob Hope play- The games will be sponsored by ed a benefit for the first soldiers, the Ward Motor Company of Bis- without uniforms, in San Francisco. more marck and by Shark's Mens Store Since then, he has traveled of Bismarck. than 1,500.000 miles and has enter- Five games will be broadcast from tained over 10,000,000 troops in has the World War Memorial Building every part of the globe. He in Bismarck, and the remaining five covered all 48 states not once but from the KFYR booth at the new St. several times. Mary's gymnasium. Christmas Eve, 1948, found Bob The schedule, as announced by and his troupe of entertainers rid- Anderson: ing the Berlin Airlift into Germany December 12, Jamestown at St. to entertain Occupation troop s. Mary's; December 19, Minot at St. Christmas, 1949, Bob and his wife, Mary's. Dolores, were in Alaska Bob and January 9, Minot at Bismarck Dolores once more were bringing High; January 16, St. Leo's at St. laughter and entertainment to others Mary's; January 23, Valley City at stationed away from home. He has Bismarck High; January 30, (open) been in Alaska, the Aleutians, at Bismarck. Greenland, and I ce 1 a n d, North Africa, Italy, Scotland, Ireland, Eng- land, France, Germany, the Pacific Islands, Japan, and Korea. Bob has received many awards for his activities. Year after year he has consistently had a top spot in newspaper and magazine polls. He has been honored by national, civic, and professional groups. He prizes a citation for the United States Treasury Department for his bond selling results and the Medal for Merit presented by General Eisen- hower. In spite of all this, Bob finds time to be with Dolores and their four adopted children at their home in Men- women -children-all will the Toluca Lake section of the San be pleased with gifts from Kysar's Fernando Valley. Kredit Jewelers in Bismarck. For Hope, a top -notch golfer, rating a the lady, a beautiful and practical four handicap, is an avid sports fan. suggestion is this staircase jewel He owns stock in the Los Angeles box, obtainable with or without the Rams professional football team and lovely items she'll want to fill it the Cleveland Indians baseball team. with! -10-

www.americanradiohistory.com DIALITES GOES Christmas Shopping

A gift in the luxury class but at Stumped on someone especially practical prices) calls for a visit to hard to buy for? You won't be, after the State Fur Company in Bis- a visit to Hoskins-Meyer in the marck. The leopard -skin neckpiece Radio Center Building. Cut flowers, and muff show is typical of their attractive plants, stationery, photo- wide selection of top quality fur graphic needs - just part of the pieces and coats. varied selection at Hoskins- Meyer.

Toys -toys -toys! ! ! And the place to sop for them? Don't miss a visit to the second floor toy department at the A. W. Lucas Co., Bismarck's shopping center. Here's just a corner of the toy department, and remember, this is only one department in the Iarge store. (P.S. Be sure to visit their basement gift store, too!) -11--

www.americanradiohistory.com The hardest thing about taking pictures is waiting to see how they came out - but that's all over when you're `shooting' with one of the `picture -in -a- minute' Polaroid cam- eras from Service Drug in Bismarck. Their spacious downstairs camera store features these and other top camera lines. Again this year a big feature at Service Drug are com- plete picture- taking kits including camera, flash bulbs, and films. Priced as low as 13.50, they're an ideal gift to start a young man or woman on a wonderful hobby.

Make that young cowboy of yours happy with a new "six gun" and holster set from Shark's. Down- stairs, their boy's shop has a com- plete line of wearing apparel for the younger set - the main floor is a perfect place to find a gift for fa- ther.

More and more, suede comes into its own as a fabric for men. It's par- ticularly nice in these sport coats from Rosen's. Moderately priced, they're high in quality, and one of several excellent gift items available at Rosen's.

Give your home a touch of new OTHER HINTS: For jewelry and luxury this Christmas with one or lovely Casselton China, visit the more of these attractive Modern - Toring Company. For all sorts of fold doors. Exceptionally nice, this gifts for milady, be sure to visit the one is shown in the office at the Rose Shop. And wherever you shop, Vantine Paint and Glass Company remember that you can depend on -where glamorous mirrors are an- the quality of products you hear ad- other gift idea. vertised on KFYR. -12-

www.americanradiohistory.com FOR HER .. . That lady of your dreams will be a dream of a lady when she's adorn- ed in one of the many lovely gowns and robes from Robertson's. And for a gift that will make her fell like the someone special she really is, let Robertson's friendly sales staff help you in choosing a gift that's just right. Colognes, perfumes, pow- ders - all of them just right in the Helena Rubenstein line cf cosme- tics. For a useful gift, a jewel box from Robertson's. For a different gift, a pair of new and clever "bed mitts."

FOR THEM .. . Naturally, you want that man of your's with a face that's as smooth as a baby's skin . . with his hair neatly combed in place ... with a pleasant lotion that oozes `good grooming.' And the place to get the items he'll need - try Lenhart's, Bismarck's friendly Rexall drug store. Lenhart's feature Rexall's own Stag toiletries for men, plus all the other nationally -advertised brands. And if he's tired of switch- ing blades, why not `switch' him to a new electric shaver from the com- plete stock at Lenhart's ... .

FOR HIM .. . For those "hard to pick for" people on your list, why not a gift for the home? And for practical, serviceable gifts, you'll want to head straight for the Goodyear Store at Corwin- Churchill Motors. Among their featured lines are Uni- versal electric appliances (you'll make someone who still uses an old - fashioned egg- beater mighty happy with a new Universal mixer!) And Christmas -time is just the time to make sure of the right time - and the Goodyear Store offers a wide selection of handsome e l e c t r i c clocks. -13-

www.americanradiohistory.com New and different - a two -way For the man on your Christmas parka. Down, it's an attractive col- list, the makers of Marlboro shirts lar, zipped up the back it forms a announce the new `Chimney-Chris- warm tmas' shirts, available in a wide covering just right for the range of attractive colors. They're blizzardy days ahead. A practical available as one of the wide range idea - one of hundreds at Morrey of gift selections at Greengard's in Alan's in Bismarck. Mandan.

The Rausch Furniture Company features many wonderful lines, but none more desired by the modern homemaker than a new Hoover vacuum - in standard, tank, or the new apartment size model at left. Of course, it works wonders in cleaning an item such as the attractive couch from the wide variety of furniture available at Rausch's. -14-

www.americanradiohistory.com Squeezebox Maestro thirties, Emil entertaining, he's teaching. He gives Back in the early at the Tavis Dockter met a magician. It was then accordion lessons that he became a musician. Music store in Bismarck. magician who that fast. Getting back to the It came about almost made Emil a musician - Emil Rosenberg, the magician, and his travelled with the magic show for show were playing at Tuttle, N. Dak. seven months. The show played in And Emil Dockter, like many other North Dakota, Montana and South farm lads, came into town to see Dakota. the show. These were the days of the de- Then when it developed that pression when a young man hardly Rosenberg needed an accordionist, knew what to do next. Emil solved enterprising Emil borrowed an ac- the problem by joining the CCCs, cordion and filled the bill. Rosen- and he was with a camp in Iowa. berg offered him a job at $3.00 a recollections thirties, Among his grimmest night - and it was in the are some of the things which took so Emil became a musician. place after he left the CCCs. a lot of Since then, Emil has done Emil 'recalls he and three friends entertaining. He is one of KFYR's the camp. They been with becoming restless at popular musicians and has decided they could do better by the Musical Weathermen and the So eight seeking work in Minneapolis. KFYR Farmhands for almost they quit and left the camp, and years. went to find work. Their money was Emil, sometimes lightly referred short, jobs were not to be had. The as the "Mayor of Tuttle," was born fellows were down to a few dollars, and reared on a farm near Tuttle. so they rented a small hotel room He says he really isn't mayor of for two at $2.00 a night in the Mill that city, though - doesn't even City. They had to sneak two of the know who is. fellows by the desk clerk to get His parents are Mr. and Mrs. them in and out. Adam Dockter of Tuttle. And Emil was one of five children. He has a sister and three brothers in his im- mediate family . . . but as almost anyone knows, the "woods are full of Dockters," and he has many good German relations in that part of the state. Emil belongs to the Lutheran church and the American Legion, Eagles, Elks and UCT. He plays the E flat sousa in the Elks band of Bis- marck. Besides his work on the KFYR music staff, Emil has his own or- chestra which fills engagements in and around Bismarck a couple cf times a week. The group fills dance engagements. They haven't done a lot of travelling because it's impos- sible to do that and then rise and shine for the What's the Weather program each morning, Monday through Saturday, from 7:35 to 8 AM and 8:15 to 8:30 AM. When Emil isn't rehearsing or -15-

www.americanradiohistory.com When they were down to their last few cents, Emil and his friends , -all of whom were North Dakota youths decided they should go back !.. . home. They took a bus as far as they could afford to, and then tried * hitch -hiking. When they got to Fargo, they ran into a barber who _:.. gave them enough money to get home on. "We were really broke, then," . Emil remembers. He says he's never '' seen the other fellows since, but the . barber who gave them money is now in Bismarck - John Preszler . ', i' -a man Emil can never forget. ` _`:r;''" After his service in the CCCs and his dismal trip home, Emil took up ; the accordion again and played with the Otto Dahn orchestra of Man- ONE MAN'S FAMILY dan. After a year with that group, he played with the Royal Kings, an- Deeply human story of other Mandan group. America's favorite family... He went into the armed forces in The BarboursI 1941 and served with the 188th Ar- tillery. Emil wag a member of the presented by Artillery band, playing an E flat Miles Laboratories sousaphone. When he returned from military Daily at 6:45 service, he rejoined Elmer Roubinek at Mandan. Later, he joined the KFYR group and has remained with the Farm Hands and the Musical Weathermen ever since. Emil has perhaps distinguished himself first and foremost with his daily rendition of the birthday song. The job just seemed to fall for him, and Emil takes a lot of ribbing about it. They call him "Mayor of Tuttle ", they ring in sour notes, they try to confuse him, but he remains steadfast to the last note. As a matter of fact, Emil likes it. He says modestly that he doesn't know how the listeners feel, but he thinks wishing happy birthday to folks is fun. Emil's that way about most things. He's a good- natured, friendly little THE WOMAN IN bachelor with a mustache. He's like- MY HOUSE ly to squirm when questioned about marriage, and settles for the explan- Extols the virtues of and ation that he has never married be- unveils the weaknesses cause the "right one" just hasn't of American family life come along. presented by And if she does . . . well, Emil just blushes, and says he doesn't Manhattan Soap Co. know. Daily at 3:45 -16-

www.americanradiohistory.com TIME AGAIN FOR THE BUTTER -NUT Christmas Club

Tons and tons of candy and nuts. forwarded each day to the Butter - Sleds, scooters, dolls. Skates, games, Nut Coffee company The mail men marbles, pearl necklaces. Balls, wa- themselves have taken up the part gons and other gifts. of Santa Claus as they carry in the More than 300,000 toys for home- strips - strips that will mean toys less boys and girls! and happiness to so many children. That was the result of last year's Since 1937 Butter -Nut Christmas club. KFYR The Buuter -Nut Christmas club listeners did their part to supply originated in 1937. It was an idea to these Christmas joys for children, enable Butter -Nut coffee drinkers and KFYR listeners can again this to share the joy of Christmas giving year join the Butter -Nut Christmas without cost. Each year, KFYR's club. generous listeners have rallied to It involves no money. Just key - the cause and made their own Christ- strips and jar labels from Butter - mas a little brighter by sending in Nut coffee. And the more you send hundreds of thousands of keystrips. to "Butter -Nut, in care of KFYR, During the War years, the Butter - Bismarck," the more toys there Nut Christmas club had to be aban- will be for the little ones who do doned because there were not not have as much as children in enough toys to be bought anywhere. their own homes. In 1946, however, the Christmas Still Time Club resumed operations and has There's still time to gather up all continued ever since. the Butter -Nut keystrips available. The orignial idea of giving gifts But they must be in by December based on the number of keystrips 15 in order to go in with this year's turned into the Butter -Nut Coffee collection. After December 15, the company has not changed. The com- makers of Butter -Nut will be busy pany each year buys the number of supplying toys and sending them to toys on the basis of the number of children's homes and orphanages all keystrips received. However, the over the Butter -Nut coffee area be- club today would be almost un- fore December 25. recognizable as compared to what And if there's some special home it was in 1937. The 1951 collection of you have in mind, just mention that keystrips and jar labels amounted to in your letter, and the makers of 50 times what the original club re- Butter -Nut will credit your contri- ceived! Where gifts in 1937 were bution of keystrips to the place you sent out by the arm load, in 1951, have listed. they were sent out in full semi- trailer truckloads; and the key KFYR listeners are hearing about strips came in from an area almost the Butter -Nut Christmas club each twice the size of the one served by day now at Butter -Nut Coffee news Butter -Nut coffee in 1937. time, 12:30 to 12:45 PM daily. Before and after the news by Bob MacLeod, 30,000 Gifts there are no commercials - just in- Last year somewhat more that formation regarding the Christmas 30,000 individual gifts went out. In club. addition, over four tons of candy Santa Claus and nuts were distributed. Packages And the keystrips are pouring were sent to over 240 orphanages into KFYR's mail room from all and homes which had, at that time, over the KFYR area. There they are Continued on Page 20 -17 --

www.americanradiohistory.com PHIL and ALICE

According to Phil Harris, the male Harris and several other Nashville half of the PHIL HARRIS-ALICE youths formed the "Dixie Synco- FAYE SHOW, home life in the Har- pators." After barnstorming around ris household bears no resemblance the country for a while, the group whatsoever to the zany antics de- was held over for more than a year picted on their weekly radio pro- in a leading hotel in Honolulu. gram. Harris says that he and his After a time, Harris left his drum- charming wife, Alice Faye, actually sticks, and invested his savings in enjoy a serene and conservative a vacation trip to Balboa Beach, home life. "If we carried on at home where a local guest appearance as in the same uproarious manner we a vocalist proved quite successful. do on the air" Harris comments, In 1932 Harris formed his own band, "Alice would probably desert me. which was an immediate hit, and so She is a real home girl. That's why was its leader. Motion picture she gave up her movie career, so studios began bidding for the hand- we could have children and bring some, six foot orchestra leader, who them up in a normal way. If I cut up has blue eyes and curly, brown around the house the way I do on hair. He made many musical shorts, the air, I'd never get away with it. one of which won an Academy Fact is, I wouldn't want to." Award and was soon featured in Harris and Miss Faye, who were full length pictures. In 1936 Harris married in 1941, began their radio joined the Jack Benny program and has been a member of the troupe program on the NBC network Sept. for 29, 1946, with a domestic situation ever since, except the time he comedy format concerning the Har- served as a volunteer in the Mer- rises and their two children. More chant Marine. recently, Elliot Lewis, Phil's buddy Miss Faye, whose real name is and sidekick, has become a perm- Alice Leppert, was born in New anent member of the Harris family York City, May 5, 1915. Like Harris', circle and is always on hand to bait her family provided the natural Harris and lead him into trouble. background for her stage career. With her father a motion picture di- Harris, who was born June 24, rector and her mother an actress, 1901, in Linton, Ind., spent his boy- Alice grew up spending plenty of hood in Nashville, Tenn., where he time reading the theatrical pages of acquired his famous S o u t h ern newspapers and practising dance drawl. His father, also a musician, steps when she should have been taught him the fundamentals of doing her school work. music, and Harris worked as a tray As a dancer, her first professional d r u m m e r after leaving school. Continued on Page 20 -18-

www.americanradiohistory.com A New Dialites Contest

Here's another contest for Dialites readers, with prizes to be announced on special Dialites programs following the 12:30 news the week of December 1. You'll want to listen then for full details - meantime, start studying the pic- tures below in preparation for submitting your entry. And study, too, the entry blank on the following page.

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www.americanradiohistory.com Phil & Alice Butter -Nut from page 18 from page 17 engagement came as a dancer with something more than 17,000 children. the Chester Hale Girls in vaudeville Gifts were sent to those orphan- While she was performing with ages and children's homes which lie George White's "Scandals ", Rudy in the area in which Butter -Nut Vallee noticed her, taught her to sing, and gave her a job as vocalist Coffee is generally distributed. with his orchestra. She later went Briefly, that area includes Montana, to Hollywood to play a featured Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota, role in the film version of the "Scan- dals," South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and stayed on after the pic- Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and ture was completed to become a parts of other states. The leading movie actress and radio orphanage singing or children's homes where gifts are star. sent must be places where children Miss Faye, who is blue -eyed, blonde actually live, and they must rely and five feet two inches tall, principally on charity for their gifts. is thoughtful, considerate and in- clined to be shy, while Harris is This year's Butter -Nut Christmas serious, soft -spoken, and conserva- club is rolling towards its biggest tive, (except for his selection of year ever. KFYR listeners can make sport clothes) with an excellent it just that. business head. He particularly en- Anything you, the listeners, do by joys out -of -doors activities, being an way of sending keystrips to KFYR accomplished hunter, fisherman and will be appreciated by more than woodsman, and enjoys spending his 18,000 homeless children all over the spare time camping in the Canadian Midwest, and it will warm your mountains or by the shore cf some heart as well! far northern lake. Won't you help?

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www.americanradiohistory.com Marilyn Hagerty, writing Mainly for Women

The loveliness of Christmas carols 400 million dollars, and the total ...a warm, brightly -lighted Chris- number of children about 45 tmas tree ... that feeling of good- million! ness which comes only at Yuletide. The juvenile enthusiasm for wild - All this, and a festive oyster stew west play continues unabated, and supper. there's an increasing number of That's what makes up Christmas space toys. Dolls become more life- Eve at the Swenson's. Each year on like each year, and this year some Christmas Eve, KFYR News Direc- little girls wil lhave plastic dolls ttor, Jack Swenson, his wife -Vicki impregnated with perfume - to -and their little girls enjoy this make the dolly smell like a newly - traditional supper. Afterwards the powdered baby. children are tucked into bed to await the visit from St. Nick. Hew do you like your cake? Light, Vicki sets an appealing table, dark, in layers, with fruit? using tall, burning tapers and Holi- Your favorite recipe may win you day greens. a de luxe Norge gas range in the Here's her method for making Swans Down "Cake of the Year" re- oyster stew for the family (but, she cipe contest. KFYR listeners are in- cautions, when the group is larger, vited to send their cake recipe the recipe needs be doubled!) which uses Swans Down Cake flour now to radio stateion KFYR. OYSTER STEW Here are the rules: All contestants Melt in top of double boiler one - must be 18 or older and reside in the fourth cup of butter. Add and bring United States. Simply submit a re- to boiling point -but do not boil- cipe and a name ycu consider ap- one pint oysters with liquid. Pour propriate for that cake. Mail this to over oysters one and one -half cup Swans Down Cake contest in care milk and one and one -half cup of KFYR, Bismarck. All entries cream. Season with salt and pepper. must be postmarked by Sunday, Place p ^n over boiling water and December 14 and must be received when oysters rise to surface add two at the radio station by Monday, De- tablespoons chopped parsley. Serve cember 22 in order to qualify. with oyster crackers. Each entry must be accompanied by the name, address and telephone This Christmas Eve stew is com- number of the contestant, and the plemented by a tasty fruit salad in name and address of the grccer whipped cream, hot rolls and a from whom the contestant normally colorful relish plate. And, of course. buys Swans Down Cake flour. there are Christmas cookies and The recipes will be judged on the thin slices of fruit cake. basis of uniqueness, deliciousness, pra :tical method of preparation, A United Press survey of things new combination of established in- that Santa wil bring shows that both gredients and aptness of cake name. pop and junior will get a break in Besides winning a gas range in the toy department this Christmas. this contest through KFYR, the win- Pop. in the lower prices ... junior ner will also qualify for the national in the wider variety of toys he can prize to be awarded one of the win- demand of Kris Kringle. ners from each region of the United It looks like Santa's pack will States. bulge with more toys than ever So get those recipes in to KFYR. before and for more children Do. it by December 14. than ever before. Total value of the toys has been estimated at Have a very Merry Christmas! -21-

www.americanradiohistory.com Groucho Gives Up, Pays off to Winners Groucho Marx has capitulated! cause Pistol is a cowardly braggart. A few weeks ago Groucho asked The true answer to the question is the jackpot question of Arthur La- that there is no such character. Vove, a public relations man, and 1 "I suggest the show bear the pen- Mrs. Muriel Stetson, a six -foot alty of its error and give the young model: couple $500 for a correct answer to "In Shakespeare's 'Henry IV,' half the question ..." 'Henry V,' and 'Merry Wives of Authority Richard Watts Jr. back- Windsor' there appears a cowardly ed up the contestants' contention. braggart whose good humor and wit He wrote: " . . Obviously Falstaff have endeared him to millions the was intended as the answer and I world over. For $1000, I want you think there is considerable doubt to identify this genial fellow." that millions 'the world over' ever LaVove and Mrs. Stetson answer- found Pistol endearing or have ever ed "Pistol." Groucho said that the heard of him. That's a matter of contestants were wrong, that the opinion. correct answer was "Falstaff." "What is a matter of fact is that After the show the losing pair he is a 'cowardly braggart' and that did some research and challenged he does possess 'good humor' and the quipmaster's decision. Groucho some wit' and certainly appears in decided to put the issue before a all the required plays. So it seems board of five Shakespearian au- to me the Pistol couple have you on thorities: Lawrence Olivier, Walter a technicality." Hampden, Brooks Atkinson, Rich- Laurence Olivier, wiring from ard Watts Jr.. and Charles Laugh - England, clinched the matter for ten. the contestants. Said the famous ac- The experts' replies are now in ter: "I feel more like the coupier and Groucho is now out -$1,000. than the man who broke the bank Brooks Atkinson sided with at Monte Carlo, but the fact is it Groucho. He cabled: "On the basis seems to me that you said, and I of 'a cowardly braggart whose good quote, `There appears a cowardly humor and wit have endeared him braggart, etc.' and I am afraid those to millions the world over' I cer- first two words make things awk- tainly wculd have answered 'Fal- ward for you. You didn't say 'in staff." spirit' or anything like that ..." But Walter Hampden delivered a Charles Laughtcn is still to be split decision. He wired: "I must heard from, but Groucho has de- judge you wrong in saying a char- cided the weight of opinion is al- acter can appear in a play without ready against him. making an appearance on stage .. . And so the matter closes, with The question is wrongly put, hence Groucho Marx, who has put many confusing, because it included an a man on the spot, finally put on error. The answer is half -right be- the spot himself.

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www.americanradiohistory.com Thrill of a lifetime - and "pep's" right there to record it with his camera. Mickey LaLonde won the Roadmaster bicycle for a letter written to the "'Howdy Doody" program on NBC - KFYR. His father, Bismarck Tribune photographer Leo LaLonde, was on hand with his camera when Mickey received his new bike (as was Dialites photographer Bcb MacLeod, who recorded the whole scene.

Sec. 34.66 P.L. &R. U. S. POSTAGE Permit No. 150 Bismarck, N. D.

Melvin La Lamm Bottireau, N, Leik. 1-53

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