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THE lOc KMA GUIDE Vol. 1 NOVEMBER, 1944 No. 6 AN AFTERNOON AT THE MAYS' Left to right, Eleanor Jean, Mrs. May, Betty Jane, and Francis. (See Page 3) "The Magazine About Your Favorites on Your Favorite Station" www.americanradiohistory.com 2 THE KMA GUIDE The KMA Guide NOVEMBER, 1944 Vol. 1 No. 6 CONTENTS An Afternoon at the Mays Front Cover From Our Mail Bag 2 A Chat With Earl May 3 The Harts 4 Little Sandra 4 "Heard" and "Unheard" 5 Sergeant Giest 6 Buddy and Dawn 6 Little Joe 7 From Our Mail Bag Jimmy Morgan 7 KMA Daily Programs 8 and 9 Pollock, Missouri On the KMA Party Line 10 My husband came in with the KMA Tips for Farmers 11 GUIDE at noon and I had to read it be- Program Personals 12 fore I ate my dinner. This issue was What's Worrying You? 13 better than any of the rest. Thanks a Kitchen Klatter 14 million. The Buyer's Guide 15 Mrs. Cora M. Leeper Picture of Buddy and Dawn Back Cover Tecumseh, Nebraska The KMA Guide is published the first of Today I received the latest issue of the each month by the Tom Thumb Publishing KMA GUIDE and I'd like to say it is the Co., 205 North Elm St., Shenandoah, best little magazine put out. Iowa. Owen Saddler, editor; Doris Murphy, Mary Lou Armknecht feature editor. Subscription price $1 per year (12 issues) in the United States; Dawn, Missouri foreign countries, $1.50 per year. Allow The KMA GUIDE is a wonderful little two weeks' notice for change of address. magazine and I love every page of it. Advertising rates on request. I enjoy the "Heard" and "Unheard" page and like the "KMA Party Line" article very Omaha, Nebraska much. It's grand to hear so much about Well, I thought it was my turn to write all those we listen to on the air every day. you a letter thanking you for a wonder- Irene Davies ful station magazine. I truly enjoy every issue. I read them all about five times. Republic, Kansas Violet Theisen We received our KMA GUIDE today and 507 North 23 St. was delighted to see all the pictures and Brownsville, Tenn. to get the interesting news out of it. The KMA GUIDE is certainly a dandy Mr. & Mrs. David Cory little book. In fact it is a big little book Gibbon, Nebraska and we do not want to ever be without it. Received another interesting fact-filled Mr. & Mrs. R. V. Macon issue of the KMA GUIDE. Your descrip- tions are so vivid I would know the KMA Rolfe, Iowa personnel on sight. The pictures are ex- I am so very pleased with the KMA cellent and the stories entertaining. Wish GUIDE. I've received it from the very the GUIDE came more often. first issue and the latest issue is always Bruce Randall the best. I only wish it was weekly or Route 3 daily. Helen Peers www.americanradiohistory.com NOVEMBER, 1944 3 that language after having spent 10 A Chat months in Lima, Peru, and the last 15 With Earl May months in Mexico City, with my son. Mrs. May, of course, is well known to On the front cover you see, from left many of you. She used to sing a lot for to right, Eleanor Jean, my daughter -in- you in the old days. She is a very good law; Mrs. May; Betty Jane, my grand- business woman and was a great help to daughter, and Francis, my daughter. This me in the early days of our business. is only the second time since the war Sometimes, when things were a little that all the girls in my family have been rough back then, her encouragement together. The picture was taken in Octo- meant more to me than words can tell. ber, when we had a little Thanksgiving Now that our children are grown, she has celebration. We knew we couldn't be to- become an active club worker. She is gether on November 23, so we moved our very busy speaking before study groups, Thanksgiving up one month. You have to and is a Past Worthy Grand Matron of take life as you find it these days. the Iowa Eastern Star. She is also on the If your letters mean anything -and I executive board of the Eastern Star Home know they do -I am sure you would like in Boone, Iowa. to hear a little something about each of Little Betty Jane is as active and mis- them. Eleanor Jean, was married to my chievous as most 4- year -old girls are. Her son. Edward, in June, 1942. She was the dog's name is "Black Out ", a black cocker daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Harry Petty, of Red which she got in Memphis, when her dad- Oak, Iowa. Her mother died when she dy was stationed there. was a baby, and she was reared by her My daughter Francis and J. D. Rankin, aunt and uncle, Mr. & Mrs. Charles Miller. Jr., of Tarkio, Missouri, were married 51/2 After graduating from Lindenwood, she at- years ago. He was proving himself a tended the Univ. of Nebraska where she capable young businessman when the met Edward. war interrupted his career in late 1942. She and Edward now live in Mexico He is a Lt. J.G. in the navy and is now City, Mexico, where he is a Junior Agri- stationed at Chicago as a Supply Officer. cultural Economist in the U. S. Agricultural After high school, Francis attended Foreign Service. She studied Spanish in National Park Academy, Washington, college, and is now rather versatile in (Continued on page 9) www.americanradiohistory.com 4 THE KMA GUIDE The Harts Little Sandra Out on the range he's a trick rider -but Here is Sandra Maxine Hayes, our in the kitchen he's a slick dishwasher. newest KMA baby, in her first picture with To prove it, just look at Dick Hart helping her mother and daddy, Mr. and Mrs. War- his bride, Mary Ellan, spruce up their ren Hayes. Warren is one of our 'un- kitchenette after a good meal. heard" engineers, you know. When his 71/2 Mary Ellan has had a lot of homemak- pound daughter was born Sept. 5, Little ing experience in her short 18 years, for Joe decided to help Warren name the new in her home at Shreveport, La., she cooked baby. So he asked you radio friends for for a family of 6. This winsome, brown - suggestions. In came lots of nice letters eyed brunette came north to marry her and Mrs. Lucy Major of Rt. 1, Sidney, Ia., schoolboy sweetheart June 19, with the sent in the name finally chosen by the Shenandoah Baptist minister officiating. proud parents. It was SANDRA, and as Yes, she and Dick have known each other a middle name they selected Maxine, the since grade school. She weighs 107, is name of the mother. When Mrs. Major 5 ft. 31/2, and her brown hair is shoulder - heard she had won, she was so happy length. Hot biscuits are her specialty and she immediately sent the baby a beauti- she can turn out Southern Fried chicken ful white dress trimmed in pink ribbons to brown perfection. Her hobby is draw- and a baby book. The baby has dark ing and oil painting and she has some blue eyes, brown hair, and was 18 inches excellent work to her credit. (Shall we long when she arrived. She has already publish one of her pictures some time ?) visited our studios and we think she's She makes the designs for all Dick's cow- a honey. Don't you? boy boots and the factory makes them up on special order. She could eat oatmeal cookies anytime, which is why her friends Paul Oliver smashed his son's kiddie call her "Cookie ". She hopes you'll be car while driving out of the garage. one of Dick's fans for a long time to come. Frank Field broke his glasses when try- ing to show Editor Saddler how Buddy's horse flipped its ears up and down while Jim Raines weighs 220 pounds. having its picture taken. Zeke Williams has a new custom -made Steve Wooden has a collection of be- cow boy suit in two shades of green. tween 500 and 600 photographs. Dick Hart likes banana pie and banana Norman Paulson's favorite pastime is cake. talking politics. Morrie Jones' bride likes to crochet, em- broider and sew. The Miller Sisters usually dress alike. www.americanradiohistory.com NOVEMBER, 1944 "Heard" We here present "Unheard" important KMA per- "An old head on young sonalities each Everytime you hear our month -one that is shoulders" ... this is the "heard" on the air announcers say, "The So way we think of Jim Ken- and one that is "un- and So Company presents drick ... our tall, smiling heard". This feature Jess and Jane ", or some- is in answer to many young announcer. Although of your requests. We thing like that, you know Jim is only 20, he is calm, are glad you like it. that the program is spon- steady, and has an inspir- sored -that is, an adver- ing personality. Singing and playing a tiser is paying for the fine entertainment guitar on a radio station when only 9 you're getting. And when you hear such started Jim's radio career. programs, you can rest assured that one Jim was born near Sioux City, Ia., of our salesmen has been successful in moving to New Canton, Ill., with his par- his work.