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dfM AN APPARA'T'US FOR RECREATION 'EVERYMAN'S MEAT -Where Is It ?" By Clinton P. Anderson and Committee "THE HERITAGE and THE INHERITOR" By Cecil Brown * CEDRIC FOSTER JANE PORTERFIELD KARL PETERSON * * JUNE 1945 ZS` Zf/lseice to 9o-- 14at ta See - - NEW YORKwww.americanradiohistory.com * CHICAGO * KANSAS CITY The composer of O'Brien For Bonds O B, ens An Afternoon With Sigmundg Rombergg New Mon," hit Kansas City together -he in a "The Desert Song," "Moytime" (etc., etc.) and currently, "Up in Central Wonderful Crime," Park" is here interviewed on Show Time by WHB staff member Rosemary Wand"HavingAland she on a bond tour. Mrs. Howard. Romberg is touring the country with his company of sixty, 'O'Brien, brown, vivacious, and much presenting what he calls "middle- brow" music in a series of concerts 6 prettier than her picture, tells Show titled "An Evening With Sigmund Romberg." We found him a joculor Time listeners obout the care and person with a quick sense of humor, and mighty obliging about play. feeding of a star. ing his own and the works of other musicians. 1,1 Knew Him When" . when he was a captoin in World War I -a judge To Mutual Via WHB of"They the Jackson County Court -their neighbor and friend in Independence, Missouri. "He" is the President, of course, Harry S. Truman. The old acquaintonces who gathered around Dick Smith at 'the WHB mike early on Saturday, April 14, for a broodcast to the Mutual Network were Major General E. M. ItStayton; the Hon. Albert A. Ridge, United States District Judge; Major General Ralph E. Truman, first cousin o the President; Roger T. Sermon, Moyor of Independence; and Edgar Hinde, Postmaster of Independence. www.americanradiohistory.com Vol. 1 JUNE, 1945 No. 6 _Swin'AN APPARATUS FOR RECREATION ARTICLES EVERYMAN'S MEAT Clinton P. Anderson & Committee 3 "AND LEAVES A LONELY PLACE" Cedric Foster 8 THE HERITAGE AND THE INHERITOR Cecil Brown 37 STRICTLY CRICKET S /Sgt. Karl L. Peterson 17 WHAT WAS THAT NAME YOU CALLED ME' Ray E. Dady 23 LET'S CLEAR THE AIR Frank Singiser 43 THE PEOPLE AND THE WAR Arthur Gaeth 11 Do YOU HEAH ME? "Mouse" Straight 30 KANSAS CITY CHURCHES Earl A. Blackman 45 WHAT Do YOU MEAN, SUCCESS' Jane Porterfield 41 THE KREMLIN James N. Mosel 25 CLEAN IT UP, KIDS -SUCH LANGWIDGEI Charles Hogan 28 PARROTS George F. MaGill 15 MISCELLANIES LOCAL BOY Jetta Carleton 20 NOSTALGIA -PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE Odell Trengove 22 A BOY GROWS IN BROOKLYN Malcolm Hyatt 27 WE GOT YOUR NUMBER Harold Ziegler 7 FOR SALE FOR A SONG Walter C. Fabell 48 REPORT Walt Whitman 49 HAVE YOU READ YOUR BIBLE LATELY' 48 OUR TOWN TOPICS JUNE'S HEAVY DATES 2 PORTS OF CALL IN KANSAS CITY 53 SWINGIN' WITH THE STARS 51 SWING AROUND 50 WAR EFFORT 68 OTHER TOWN TOPICS CHICAGO COMMUNIQUE Norton Hughes Jonathan 56 CHICAGO PORTS OF CALL 58 NEW YORK COMMUNIQUE Lucie Ingram 61 NEW YORK PORTS OF CALL 63 PICTURES President Truman and Samuel R. Guard, 33 Tini Anders, 34 -35 Milt Grafrath and Dick Smith, 36 WHB Newsreel, Inside Front Cover Union Station, Back Cover WELL, here it is June -and here we are! You'll find our Swing Bride fronting a lot of good names again this month. Some of them will be familiar to you. Some are local boys who made good. One of them made best. You'll find his name in articles by Cecil Brown and Cedric Foster and in our picture captions. He is the President of the United States, the first from the State of Missouri, our "home town boy" who became the Chief Executive. With him we look ahead to a day marked simply by "V's -with no qualifying letters and no strings attached. We look ahead with the 7th War Loan -to Allied Victory and allied peace . to international unity, to world understanding, to a time when there will be fewer touchy issues at stake -and yes, more steaks to issue. All this is here, within these pages, along with assorted asides we hope you'll enjoy. So go ahead, get those center pages pinned up, and let's get on with the rest of it, whatta you say? Editor www.americanradiohistory.com 09une HEAVY DATES in KANSAS CITY DANCING Russia -from Diaghilev's World of June 7 -R. T. Coles (Colored). Art Group (early 1900's) to the 8:00 p. m. Music Hall. June 2, 3, 6, 7, 13, 14, 17. 20, realism of the Soviet viewpoint. 21, 24-Chuck Hall. PlaMor. June 8- Westport High School. 9:00 p. m. -12:30 a. m. KANSAS CITY ART INSTI- 8:00 p. m. Arena. TUTE AND SCHOOL OF DE. 11 June 9- Bernie Cummins. Pla SIGN, 4415 Warwick -June ex- June 8 - Lincoln High School Mor. 9:00 p. m. -1:00 a. m. hibit; Student paintings. Gallery 8:00 p. m., Music Hall. open 9:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m.; June 16- Johnny Long. PlaMor. Saturday, till noon. (Summer 9:00 p. m. -1:00 a. m. classes begin June 18). June 22- Colored dance. Munici' KANSAS CITY MUSEUM. 3218 pal Auditorium. Little Theatre. Gladstone -Miss Theo Redwood's exhibit of Authentic Dolls. Gold June 23 -Glen Gray and his Casa Room, 2:00.5:00 p. m. Lomans. PlaMor. 9:00 p. m. -1:00 a. m. KANSAS CITY UNIVERSITY LITTLE GALLERY-Exhibit of June 23, 24- Dance. (A & N student paintings until June 22. presentation). Municipal Audi- Followed by exhibit of art work torium, Arena. by Joseph Fleck's Business Men and Women's class. Open 10 to TUESDAY and FRIDAY nights 5, Monday through Friday. Uni- -"Over 30" dances, with Torn versity Greenhouse, 52nd Street. and Kate Beckham and orches- tra. PlaMor. BASEBALL (Ruppert Stadium, 22nd and COMMENCEMENTS Brooklyn) June 3- University of Kansas City, 10th Annual Commencement. June 17. 19- Kansas City Blues Address by Lt.Col. T. V. vs. Toledo. Smith, Professor of Philosophy on leave from University of Chi- June 20, 23 -Blues vs. Columbus. cago: "A Bell for Adano and Peace for the World." 5:00 June 24. 26 -Blues vs. Indian p. m. University Quadrangle apolis. (or Gymnasium, in case of rain). June 27, 29 -Blues vs. Louisville. June 4- Kansas City Conservatory MUSIC of Music. Address by Dr. Andreas Bard of St. Mark's OTHER EVENTS June 24 -First open air concert Lutheran Church: "The Inspira- by Kansas City Municipal tion of Music." 8:15 p. m. June 2- Kansas City Youth for Orchestra, under direction of Reception Room, 3522 Walnut. Christ. 8:15 p. m. Music Hall. N. de Rubertis. Maxine Korph age of WHB, guest artist. 8:15 June 5 -Paseo High School. 8:00 June 4 -Bond Rally -Bob Hope p. m., Jacob L. Loose Park, p. m. Municipal Auditorium, Show. Municipal Auditorium, 50th and Wornall Road. Arena. Arena. June 5 -East High School. 8:00 June 4- Kansas City Conserva- p. m. Municipal Auditorium. tory of Music: Auditions for Music Hall. ballet classes conducted for 5 ART EVENTS week course by Herbert Bliss. June 6- Northeast High School. dancer with Ballet Russe. WILLIAM ROCKHILL NELSON 8:00 p. m., Arena. 10:00.12:00 a. m. Little The- GALLERY OF ART. 45 and atre, 35th and Walnut. Rockhill - Special June exhibit June 6- Manual High School. (loaned by Philadelphia Museum 8:00 p. m.. Music Hall. June 30 -Baby Contest, spon- of Art): Paintings, prints, and sored by Knights of Pythias. sculpture by well-known artists June 7- Central High School. Municipal Auditorium, Music identified with art movements in 8:00 p. m., Arena. Hall. www.americanradiohistory.com ever,inan'ó Meal ...Where Is It? Clinton P. Anderson answers the question and is appointed Secretary of Agriculture A special Congressional Committee investigated supply and demand-found storage space inadequate, producers lacking confidence ... They place a few blames and make a few recommendations -to insure meat for your table sooner and oftener. c c e ND so the poor dog had none!" in the home kitchen -are at least a 1 l -And neither do the rest of clarification. us- unless we hit the right restaurant Seven House members, appointed we on the right day; unless happen to by the Speaker, were authorized and have a frozen locker cache; or unless directed to make a full study we support the black market. The of- civilian in these days has just about (a) Shortages of food in the United those alternatives if he would eat States and its Territories and meat. possessions; Now that the fragrance of roast (b) Civilian meat supplies and the pork, broiled steaks, and backyard governmental order (April 1) hamburgers is conspicuously absent to reduce these supplies by 12 per cent; across the country, the situation has raised quite a smell of its own. Here (c) All factors relative to the pro- in the greatest cattle country in the duction and distribution of es- world, what has happened to all the sential foodstuffs; meat? Why the pinch on civilian (d) The presence of black markets supply? in all kinds of meat; and The first and frequent answer is, (e) Diversion of meat from nor- of course, armed service allocations. mal, legitimate commercial That's only part of the reason for channels of trade. civilian shortages. A special investi- Chairman of this Committee was gating committee for the House of Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico, Representatives went out to find the and the rest of the group comprised others.