SHOOT 'EM ALL .A,l SUNRISE
A Modest Proposal passes, the children slip Stand By in Paging Ezra to the house and never lay it down I am a farmer and I have been until they are. all through. We do I am seven years old. I like all the laid up for some time with a broken not see how so much information can stars and would like to see Uncle leg. During that time I have listened be printed in that size magazine. We Ezra as he really looks on the cover to radio a lot--about 15 hours a day are a family of 10 and we all enjoy of Stand By . .. . Virginia Sample, -and I have heard a lot of different it . . ..Mrs. C. R. Bousineau, Centralia, Jacksonville, Ill. programs, some good, some bad. I Ill. (We understand Uncle Ezra has got a wallop out of the letters by had some brand new pictures taken some farm people published in Radio -at least he promised us he would. Guide in regard to hayseed programs • • • We plan to have a picture of the for farm people. I think these letters Ole Jenny Wren on the cover before were fine; but much too mild. They 72 Degrees! Brrrr! long.-Ed.J did not crack down hard enough. I We listen every morning to the suggest that every guitar-playing son Smile A While program and enjoy it of-a-gun of a cowboy or hill billy immensely. As we live in the far • • • Singer, all the mouth organ players North and have very severe weather and every old-time fiddler on the during the long winter months, we radiO be shot at sunrise tomorrow. surely appreciate the music that Check's Wide Talents .. . George Rosp, Arlington, Minn. comes over your broadcast. A short I didn't know that Check Stafford distance from Kapuskasing the tem was an artist until I saw his sketches • • perature has been as low as 72 de on his page. They are quite clever. grees. So you may consider us North Marjorie Gibson's Fanfare and Pat erners as Jack Frost's neighbors. Buttram "Butting In" are fine, too. Songs From Life . . . Mr. and Mrs. Howard Faulkner, . Janie Raft, Urbana, Ill, . . I am surprised that out of the Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada . hundreds of stations on the air selfish listeners even want to take WLS' big • • • gest feature away from us ... that is • • • music as our fathers, mothers, uncles Why Not, Indeed? and aunts used to Sing and dance to. No Yodeling, Please Why not a word of commendation Songs that were written from.life and I've just been listening to the could be sung by people who didn't for Romelle Fay and Howard Cham Prairie Ramblers and Salty Holmes' berlain for their beautiful Sunday have time or money to take lessons fox hunt is surely realistic-even if and study notes. Popular music? It's morning program, honoring our older he did kill Old Blue instead of the friends? This program, I know, gives about the silliest jumbled up mess I fox .... Patsy, don't ruin your sweet ever listened to, but just because I many untold pleasure and is deserv voice yodeling . ... 1\Irs. Irene War ing a "thank you." We'd also like to don't care for it is no reason to stop ren, Cairo, Mo. playing it. Let everyone have what visit more of the homes of our radio they want. If I do not like popular friends . ... Mrs. E. R. Sommer, Elk or classical music I am not selfish • • • horn, Wis. enough to want it cut off the air. (Listener Sommer 1S directed to .. . Gene Jones, Glen Carbon, Ill. Prefers Hymns page 5 of this issue for a detailed story at this Sunday morning pro I, too, like to hear Ford Rush and gram series.-Ed.J • • • Rocky sing, but I would rather hear them sing hymns and old time music. Tumble's Sticking Popular music is all right if it has It seems as if everyone has for any meaning and music back of it. STAND BY gotten about Tumble Weed on this . . . Mrs. Clyde Richards, Richland Center, Wis. BURRIDGE D. BUTLER, Publisher page. We all think he is a very nice Copyright. 1935. Prai!'ie Farmer Publishing Co. singer and hope to hear more of him. 1230 Washington Blvd., Chicago Don't let him go back to Arizona. • • • Indianapolis: 241 N . Pennsylvania Adeline Kelbel, Hillsboro, Wis. New York City : 250 Park Avenue Pleasing Mixture Subscription Price, $1.00 a Year • • • Single Copy, 5 cents . .. On the subject of popular musIc Issued Every Saturday I have this to say: I like both and More Smoothies Entered as second-class matter February my favorite artists are those who do 15, 1935, at the post office at Chicago. Illi Saw the letter from Mr. Wincen each equally well. I should hate to nois, under the Act of March 3. 1879. sten of Chicago in the November 30 have to listen to either all the time, issue. Speaking of smoothies, we have and I don't have to, for WLS gives a JULIAN T. BENTLEY. Editor more than one. We live on a rural pleasing mixture. . Mrs. Earle December 14, 1935 route and when the mail carrier Compton, Cowden, Ill. VOLlnVIE 1 NUMBER 44
"(2)lo- RITAIN'S, empire-wide celebra tion of Christmas, including a B talk by King George, a char acterization of Dickens' Scrooge by Sir Seymour Hicks, noted British actor, and the exchange of greetings between England and her far-flung territories, will be brought to Amer ica in a series of programs over NBC network starting Friday, December 20, King George will be heard on the British Broadcasting Corporation's "This Great Family" program on Christmas Day over an NBC-WEAF Mrs. Knute Rockne, widow of A flying trip through London by network at 8 :25 a, m" CST, The Notre Dame's famous football coach, night, taking radio listeners to inter broadcast opens with the pealing of will make her debut as sports com esting spots of one of the world's bells in Bethlehem, turns to London menta::;or as a guest of Thornton smartest capitals, will be broadcast for the reading of a Saint Luke Fisher on the Sport Page of the Air over an NBC-W JZ network on Tues Christmas story, and returns to Beth on Saturday, December 14. She will day, December 17, from 5:05 to 5:30 lehem for the sound of bells again, go on the air from Miami, where she p. m., CST. The London carolers will then Sing is spending the Winter with her four The tour, a..rranged by the British "God Bless the Ruler of This House," children, and will be heard over an Broadcasting Corporation and brought following which "sound pictures" will NBC-WEAF network at 6 :00 p , m., to America via short-wave by RCA, CST, be heard linking ' typical homes in will start on the roof of Royal Albert Canada, South Africa, India, Austra Mrs .. Rockne will recount some in Hall with a description of London by lia and New Zealand, teresting episodes in her husband's night, Then it will jump into the Child Presents King career and reveal for the first time kitchen of one of the big hotels, what he considered the happiest day After an exchange of greetings where a famed chef will be described of his college life, Notre Dame's de at work preparing delicacies for the among these points, a child in New feat of Southern California in 1930. Zealand, staying up late just to par .hungry after·-theatre crowd. ticipate in the broadcast, will intro • • • There also will be a brief peep into duce King George to their world-wide the House of Lords, the churchyard audience, Al Pearce and His Gang are com of st. Martin-in-the-Fields, a panto .ing to Chicago on December 15 to mime rehearsal at one of the well Sir Seymour Hicks wtll be heard broadcast their thrice-weekly infor from London on Christmas Eve over known theatres, and a visit to one of mal variety shows from the NBC Chi the famous London night clubs. an NBC-WJZ network at 6 :45 p, m" cago studios for an indefinite period. CST, in a 15-minute characteriza The program is presented each tion and narration of "The Story of Monday, Wednesday and Friday over • • • Scrooge," the famous figure from the an NBC-WEAF network at 4:00 p. m., pages of Dickens' "Christmas Caro!." CST. The first broadcast from Chi What a time Jolly Joe's palsy The broadcast on Friday, Decem cago will be heard on Monday, De walsies are going to have at the WLS ber 20, from 2 :00 to 2 :38 p. m., CST, cember 16, kids' Christmas parties this Saturday over an NBC-W JZ network, will be and next, December 14 and 21. All titled" 'Round the Northern Pantos," • • • the youngsters who crowded the and will consist of Christmas panto Eighth Street Theatre last year for mimes in important theatres in vari the Christmas party are coming ous parts of Great Britain. From the again this year and bringing their Empire Theatre in Manchester will friends. come "Mother Goose," featuring A toy or useful gift, either clothing Anne Seigler. From the Theatre or food, is the only admission charged Royal in Leeds will come "Red Riding for the party, and these presents are Hood." From the Empire Theatre in passed on to children whose Christ Newcastle will come "Dick Whitting mas stockings would otherwise be ton," and from the Prince's Theatre empty. in Manchester, "Mother Goose." • • • • • • Billy White, the tenor who made an Guests are always welcome in the unheralded appearance on the Great hospitable home. But does your guest er Minstrels program, scored such a room radiate that feeling? Jean Ster hit with the radio audience that he ling Nelson, interior decorator, will has been Signed to Sing regularly on bring you ideas,for making your guest that program over an NBC-W JZ net room express the cordiality you feel, work each Monday at 8 :00 p. m" CST. during Homemakers' Hour, Friday, December 20. • • • • • • BRILLIANT philosopher and "Child Welfare Through the P.T.A. charming conversationalist, Prof. in Illinois" is the subject to be dis A charming book for Christmas is T. V. Smith of the University of cussed durmg Homemakers' Hour, "Silas Crocket" by Mary Ellen Chase, Chicago is bringing his fascinating Monday, December 16. Mrs. Arthur which will be reviewed by Mrs. Wil series, "This Friendly Earth," to R. Williams, president of the Illinois liam Palmer Sherman, December 17, the WLS microphones each Sun Congress of Parents and Teachers, during Homemakers' Hour, day night at 7 :30. will be the speaker. Answering several questions for Mrs. Hugh Smith of Parchment, Michigan: Tom in the "Painted Dreams" sketch is played by Dick Wells. The gardener of the Garden Club program broadcast each Satur day at 12:15 is John Baker, conduc tor of Dinnerbell and other farm pro grams. Mrs. Burnham, the listeners' representative, who always attends the Garden Club meeting, is your Fanfare Reporter in disguise. • • • Imagine Ai's A recent Monday night broadcast Confusion of the outstanding news of the day featured in "Grand Stand Thrills" proved to be a thrill all around. For By MARJORm GmSON in the studio witnessing the broadcast was Inspector Arthur Bishop of Scot land Yard who was in Chicago on ELLO, Fanfare readers. We Hiram Higsby or Trulan Wilder the Drake mail fraud case; Charles : • want to say a word first about formerly heard as "Hiram" of the Challen, English barrister represent H, the young man whose picture teams "Henry and Hiram" and "Hank ing the English government; United used to appear at the top of this page and Hiram" recently joined the staff States Inspector Johnson, and several and whose Fanfare notes you enjoyed of KRNT in Des Moines. federal men. Among others at the in the first issues of Stand By. Un microphone was that versatile actor, doubtedly many of you already know • • • Al Halus. Imagine AI's feelings. for that Wyn Orr recently left to become During the past year free lance his part in the program was to im production manager of Station WCCO writer Willis Arthur has written 103 personate Inspector Bishop. in Minneapolis. There was perhaps songs, about 25 of which are fre Inspector Bishop was delighted no one in the organization who was quently used by various staff artists with AI's characterization of himself. better liked or more admired than and entertainers. His most recent Shaking hands with Al following the Wyn. We all miss him. However, we one is "My Baby's Lullaby," which broadcast. he remarked in his British are glad of this fine opportunity you've heard Patsy Montana sing and accent, "Thank you so much. That which came to him and which he so which describes Patsy's baby daugh was splendid. Do I really sound like richly deserved. We're sure that you ter, Beverly Paula. Some of the that?" Fanfare friends join with your pres others are Red Foley's "Old Shep" ; Then he asked Al to autograph the ent Fanfare Reporter in congratulat Tommy Tanner's "Tennessee, When script which he declared he was go ing a former Fanfare Reporter and I See the Evening Sun Go Down"; ing to take back to England with wishing him every success and hap Arkie's "Streamline Train," and the him as a ,Souvenir of the occasion. piness in his new radio connections. Hoosier Sod Busters' "Ain't We Crazy." In each instance, Willis wrote the lyriCS and the artist using • • • • • • the number wrote the music. "Who portrayed the characters in the 'Lum and Abner' skit?" asks Mrs. "Who play the parts of Mr. and • • Kenneth Dunn of Grayville, Illinois. Mrs. Drake, Sr., in the "Betty and We're sure many'. of you are glad to Lum is played by Chester Lauck and Bob" skit?" inquires Mrs. E. L. An hear again the sweet voice of Little Abner by Norris Goff. derson of Joliet, Illinois. Mr. Drake is Dixie Mason. Dixie Sings each Thurs portrayed by Phillip Lord. This day morning on the Feature Foods • • • Phillip Lord is not the one known as program conducted by Martha Crane Seth Parker, however. Mrs. Drake is and Helen Joyce. ELMER played by Edith Davis. She is also heard from the Edge water Beach Hotel each week. Dur • • ing the past year Dixie sang with • Herbie Kay's Gloom Dodgers over As this is written, Bill Jones, the WBBM and appeared with them young man who directs the produc when they played a week's engage tion of the Alka Seltzer hour of the ment at the State Lake Theatre in National Barn Dance coast-to-coast Chicago. broadcast each Saturday night, is • • • gradually recovering from an attack Your old friend Hugh Cross, the of pneumonia. He was taken serious Smoky Mountain Boy, and his ly ill following the barn dance show Georgie Porgie Boys are appearing several weeks ago, but will probably over WWVA in Wheeling, West Vir be able to resume his work in an ginia. other 10 days or two weeks. On Hugh's birthday, October 19, the station gave a party in his honor • • • at the midnight jamboree at the Cap- . itol Theatre in Wheeling. More than Settling an argument for Mrs. Mary 3,800 people packed the theatre, Zervas of Gary, Indiana, regarding showering Hugh with hundreds of the identity of Jack Armstrong, in lovely gifts, birthday cards, and the radio skit by the same name: cakes galor~6 in all! Well, as you The male lead in "Jack Armstrong" might guess, Hugh declared it was show broadcast over WBBM is played the grandest birthday he has ever by Jim Ameche, Don Ameche's young had, and about the happiest day of "The alarm clock Romeo-open er brother. his life. faced and noisy as a buzz saw!" g on SUNDAY Sabbath Programs For Old and Young
By VIRGINIA SEEDS
Baritone Roy Anderson at the Sunday microphone; Little Brown Church Quartet, Reuben and Lois Bergstrom, Ruth Slater, Vernon Gerhardt. with Organist Romelle Fay; below, Frank Carleton Nelson. the Indiana Poet. reads his origina.I poems.
UNDAY morning- it's a time of rest and relaxation for most of Sus--a time wh~n the family ling ers over the breakfast table- a time when we shake th~ cares of a work a-day world off our shoulders and just sit. We reach over to the radio, fiick the dial and say: "Let's see nel Jim's old southern plantation for what's on the air this morning." the Sycamore and Cypress program. The clock strikes eight. We hear Tom, the faithfli. negro servant, Howard Chamberlain announcing. rolls crippled Colonel Jim out on the Then we hear the soft, sweet music spacious verandah in his wheel chair, of the organ as Romelle Fay opens and the "darkies" from the slave the program with her own theme quarters gather around him to sing song. spirituals and talk over their trou Let's listen in on the Old-Timers' bles with him. Their troubles are Club with Howard conducting the many, but lovable old Colonel Jim meeting. Really, they are three clubs has a kindly solution for all of them. in one. There's the "Three-Quarters Colonel Jim is played by Bill Vick Club" for folks who are more than land and the "darkie,," are the Jubilee 75 years old, and that is the largest Singers, well-known on Chautauqua of the three. Then there's the "Cen circuits for their fine negro spirituals. t ury Club" for folkE who have reached At 9 :30 the Little Brown Church their hundredth birthday- that's a comes on the air. For more than 11 pretty exclusive crowd. Couples who well-balanced variety program packed years the Little Brown ChUrch has have been married 50 years or more with things of interest to every mem been a Sunday feature. Shut-ins and belong to the "Golden Wedding ClUb." ber of the family. Music is furnished other folks who are 'lnable to attend Howard reads letters from new by Romelle, the Hilltoppers, Tommy any other church look to Dr. John W. members of these clubs, congratulat Tanner, John Brown and the Conce!"t Holland, pastor of the Little Brown ing them on their anniversaries while Ensemble. Don, who has traveled Church, for spiritual guidance and Romelle Fay plays old favorite re throughout the world, presents a bas help. Hymns are sung by the Little .quest numbers on t:1e organ. As soon ketful of odd facts, inte:resting anec Brown Church Quartet. as the Family AlbUms are off the dotes and tales of his experiences. In Now comes a musical interlude press, one will be given to the oldest addition, he ptans to interview some with the concert orchestra, Organist man, the oldest woman and the cou well-known man or woman weekly on Romelle Fay and Roy Anderson. bari ple who has been married longest in his or her hobby. George Harris pre tone. Roy is a new member of the the clubs. sents a 10-minute news broadcast at staff. Winner of the Chicagoland At 8:30 Don C brings "Everybody's 8:50 a.m. Music Festival. he sang several times Hour" to the microphone. It is a Next, we are carried back to Colo- as a guest artist on (To page 13) Lounging Clothes By Elizabeth Day (Elizabeth Day plays the part of Sally Jones in the CBS dramatic series, "Five Star Jones," broadcast over the W ABC-COlumbia network Mondays through Fridays at 12:45 p.m., EST.) OR informal occasions during the early hours of the day around the Fhouse, I think there is nothing so comfortable as a pair of lounging pajamas. In the accompanying pic ture I am wearing a pair in white satin. printed in black squares. Even if an unexpected guest should pop 10 for luncheon, I feel suitably attired in. this outfit. With a bright green By JACK HOLDEN
o YOU know who radio's highest Brothers and the announcers. Oh, paid singer is? Betcha couldn't, well . .. it only happens once a week. D guess in a hundred million bil lion years, I betcha. Well, it's the So Long. Wyn fellow on Jack Benny's program who Wyn Orr said good-bye to the gang sings only one note. It's the letter last Saturday and left for Minneap "0". He sings it twice each Sunday olis and Station WCCO. where Wyn evening and gets $25 each time. In will have charge of production on other words, every time he sings a that station. We'll miss Wyn great note he is paid that much. ly as will all our listeners. I'm sure Speaking of notes, I hold one on you Join with us in wishing him only Pat Buttram. He only borrowed a the best of luck. As Glenn Snyder quarter but I made him sign a note. said when presenting Wyn with a It's due day after tomorrow. Bet I fine traveling bag, a gift from the have a hard time collecting. gang here: "Use it to pack your I also note that Operator Charlie clothes in when you come back to Nehlsen is again attempting a mous see us." . .. And may it be soon . tache. Maybe this one will be better. The new Greater Minstrels line-up The other one was most unruly. is just taking the air at this moment. I don't know why it should happen, Gus Van in the role of interlocutor but lately I've been getting some of and Malcolm "Spareribs" Claire as a Jack Hylton's mail. new end man. Gene Arnold, who has Two Other Guys been interlocutor since its beginning, In answer to a letter received last will not be with the show any more. week: To my knowledge I am no re Gene has plenty of activities to oc lation to the former warden of the cupy his time and he is far from be Michigan State Prison. ing lost to the radio audience. Some Thanks to those of you who have th ing we're all thankful for, I'm sure. sent me books in the past two weeks. The same is true of Mac McCloud. former end man. Had a bite to eat last night with Art J anes, Fritz Meissner , Joe Par "Con" Is Efficient sons, J ohn Brown and "Big Bill' Neat and comfortable. Childs of the Greater Minstrels. The It's nearly time to sign of! the sta topic of conversation was where to tion and thus bring to a close another ascot at the neck, and gold and silver buy the biggest steak sandwiches in busy day. Waste paper baskets are kid scandals, one has a sense of be town. full, floors covered with paper and ing well dressed, while at the same Joe Kelly lets out a war whoop. He used carbons, desks covered with time being able to lounge around in shows me a letter from a listener in mail. Tomorrow when we come down a more carefree manner than when Canada who says we should be up to work everything will be spick-and dressed for the street. span. Which only goes to show that there if we want to see some really I also like the long, simple sleeves cold weather. Seventy-two below. "Con" the night janitor certainly has his hands full as he works all night. which aren't constantly getting caught Br-r -r-r -r! in things. as are the wide, flowing Looking out the office window I see Darning Session sleeves found on most hostess gowns. the Lindbergh beacon light down Another attractive feature of this The sewing circle met again yes town as it sweeps the sky and the home costume is that it can be easily terday. Mesdames Dean, Storey, entire City. A lot of you who live out laundered. and so always kept fresh Chamberlain, Wilson, Housch, Tuite. of town can see it on a clear night. and clean . Westley. Tanner. Newton. Trietsche. One night Dad and I sailed across Holden. all met at the home of Mrs. the lake to Benton Harbor, Michigan. Jimmie Dean. Socks were darned That light followed us all the way • • • (husbands. too) . children's clothes over. were made and repaired. patches Sh-h-h-h! ... secret . .. I saw a Blanche Sweet. golden-haired fa were sewed on clothes, buttons sewed proof copy of the hew 1936 Family vorite of the silent fllms and now gtv on shirts. etc. All of which resulted Album. It's a dandy and I know ing beauty talks on the Columbia in late dinners for The Rangers. the you'll enjoy it just heaps. Goodnight. chain. reads law books while waiting Hot Shots. The Hilltoppers. the Dean folks. for rehearsals. « GIF TS FOR the LORD and MASTER » / OETS and nove lists would have us believe that w~,£ l i g ~t instead of so much beauty. If the man who gets Pen know exactly how to please a man, but )here's this gift from you is your husband, jump at this chance one season of the yeaf when women sadly pd;;"it that , . . there are clever lamps created to throw the light they aren't at all sure what they like. 1 ~'Il6re i hese in one plate., only . . .. on your husband's book and not last ·nine shopping days before Christmas woStdn't be in yo r'ey~ __ the trial they are. This year, however, selecti~ a man 's ! gift should be somewhat simpler than it ofte'n is. There LlGH"f.E D MIRRO RS. To keep men from slicing t heir are hundreds of suitable, desira bie gift hat Men wou ld ears while ~ y shave. Stands or hangs, and gives a buy for thems elves. It wou Id ta k ozens of pages to perfect light fO i'- ~aving, These ore guaranteed to stop list even a smal l percentage'p,V"them, bul,i'n if-is page the sa vage mutteri'i1g that goes on in the bathroom a few are described. N ~f them are~Eft~ib ly un usua l, every ~~~ ndscrapes away at hi" bu t most me n would just as soon you} forg et to be stubbled c ~ , o d ifferent when you're choosing a gi ~t /f or thell. HAND WAR~ R, ~orrying about what to give a / TIES. Not to be sneered at' o/ c~ u se men neve r, never man whose only gr~ ove is t he great outdoors ... have more than they want / It's a gift that .is alway s hunti ng, shooting , wa l k l ~? Then calm your troubled appreciated IF you reJl1€mber cel ~ t hings . The color brain; he'li, swear you're o~~ he seven wonders of he li kes ; whether~ '" ordinarily. we'a rs/{tripes, pl ain colo rs the world If you have foresight ~~ gh to give him a or al l over pa tterns---; the --fact th q.f I men wi ll fon dly tell hand warmer, T -se-u-n -Iq-u~ackers" are just abOUT all his friends t hat you 're one )/ oma n who rea ll y does la rge en ough to c se your hanaaround comfortably. know how to pick a man 's ti~ 1F you get him handmade They're tubes, filled WITh---o ch emical that is lighted jusr ties. (Look for the loos(}--"'thread hanging on the inside before one goes out, Men~t in their pockets and of the tie near the .. ~n'd.) Handmade tics look bettel', warm th ei r hl'lnd s by holding it. The t lasts about tie better and W~ ~r longer than ~e ma oe on ma eight hours. ~ype s of ha'ld,..wtlrmers do not re chines, If 'i~ c.h2se.Jl.- ~s i for tweeds and quire lighting" ~~ IYth e ad.crition of ~ few drops of rough surfaced suits, give hi m / tie that matches in water to the che ~a l s ; but either type IS a particularly good gadget for m?m who hUrlt or like winter sports "feeling ," Knitted ties in b rl~t,.. colors are smart with these fabrics. such as skating and sk~
HANDKERCHI;,fS':' Monogrammed, of course. A BRI EFCAS ES. Practical gifts business men or great many stpfes are featuring these as the ideal young men in schoo l. Get a sturdy one ha...... -i;...c an stand Christ ma s gift. They DO ma ke a more persona l gift ... a lot of bulging .. . ai azippered-orij+hat opens all and carry a nice inferenc7+hat you wanted to give him the way around three si~es. T'lese allow men to look somet hing ·very speciai, something just for him. The at th e entire contents of th ~ case, instead of having to handkerchiefs should be a soft, fine linen . If you 're struggle in vain with the many -sh,e ets from one side limiting the amount you wish to spend . .. don't give closing. him so many, but give him.} ine quality. <'-- - ~ BOOKENDS. For those men who love books and own cussed accessories in long time. It clamps firmly on a lot of the m. Not the least attractive for men a re two the dash board. The driver ~W5 at all times just what black horses of vigorous contour. These are a good direction he's heading. Some cilrs.. , ~o~ e equipped with w$ighf and he'I.1 probably park them beside his bed to these, but you know whether the man y6tJ J re buying for ke~p--the m-;ny book fl . 'h!ls ~'Pilec! t.here frolJlt:.falling has one o ~~ sn't he' ll like it . ~ .../ in a ..h eap lM'..--th ~", usuq)ly do. • I{' / - ---- I I / c' ' I AMD. if b'e' ~ , ,exf. remely fTl~ rd to p l ~ase ::-. ,...,stop o~_- . ~ N l e HT~AM PS. Spea'klng.. .of beqsr' e accesso ries , de ~ ~iwfi .rl > y a~ ' I ! 1 buy ~ im. J.1l UJl Qlus~1ng1y admif rllbt wby not a night lamp't PreferabIY,tfsrricllI· one that cdr). A he ~~ partlculSlr m~ n :would lo~~ 'l Q get ~ )t ~ar'~ be clam ~ d on <'lnything that- happens to be near~y. Ih ~9sc r l pl- i o l1 to ST ANIYSY. should be simple in design . ' . EiUllt to give ~ 10t::af-..- -':"'Shari. in damp cloth and place In covered con • tainer until ready to slice. c r t Time Metal boxes will keep your Christ mas candles fresh for many days so do not hesitate to start making your • candies any time now. Then you wlll IS y TiIl1.e have plenty of time to enjoy your candy making to the fullest, for half the fun comes in packing the gift ARM November days But whether you do or not, boxes attractively. A bit of holly. a By sheet of sparkling transparent paper have allowed Christ it makes no difference to and a shiny ribbon in contrasting mas to creep up on MARY the candy, as long as the W colors cost little, but they enhance If candy is cooking; however, us unawares. you are WRIGHT the appearance of your gift ten-fold having a difficult time get once the candy is cooked and carry to your friends just a bit ting into the spirit, nothing sufficiently and set aside more of that homey Christmas cheer. helps more to bring on the "Christ in its pan to cool, then guard it zeal massy" feeling more quickly than ously from all who would be tempted making an assortment of candies to to give it a stir. For the cooling con • • • pack into gay red and silver boxes. fection should not be moved or beaten Actors Return Personally, I have never quite de until It has cooled down to lukewarm cided which is the more fun, making (110· F'>. if you would have the can Gene Autry and Smiley Burnett the candy or dy smooth. This will require about have returned to WLS from Holly eating it. But an hour. sometimes longer. at room wood, where they have been starred let me assure temperature. When you start to beat in western motion pictures for the you that if you it, the candy will seem quite stiff, but past year. Smiley and Gene will ap master the art it will become softer as you beat it. pear on the National Barn Dance and of making real will make a series of Mid-Western ly luscious can Eliminate Crystals theatre appearances before returning dy. you will be to Hollywood. Appearing with them Why wipe the sides of the pan with are Gene Autry's Hollywood Cowboys. sure of plenty a dampened cloth? To wash off any of helpers on Production on their next picture, crystals of sugar which may have Red River Valley. will begin Jan. 15. the receiving boiled up on the side of the pan. line. Gene, who plays the romantiC leads, Should these crystals remain and and Smiley, who plays the comedy Although touch the candy or fall into it while family birth leads, have starred in the following Mrs. Wright cooling, they will cause the candy to pictures: The Old Santa Fe Trail, days are always become what is often called "sugary." an occasion for homemade candies. Tumbling Tumbleweeds, Melody Trail, still it is Christmas that calls forth The use of corn syrup IS still an Sage Brush Troubadour, The Singing the greatest array of candies from other help in making a smooth fudge. Vagabond. In addition. Smiley has the easily-made salt-water taffy to And now. follow these three simple appeared in six non-western films. the seemingly difficult chocolate cov guides and you will have no difficulty He also wrote the complete musical ered fondants. All candies may be in making a smooth candy. score for Republic Films' "Waterfront made easily and successfully if you Once mastered. a great many vari Lady." Smiley also is the voices of can get the correct directions for ations may be made from this same several animated cartoon characters. making them and have the equip recipe. Add one-third cup of peanut including Barney Google. Snuffy and ment to follow out these directions. butter just before taking the choco LOuisey Smith. Terry Tunes and Krazy Kat. Fudge Not So Easy late fudge from the stove. and you have a delectable new ft.avor. • • • Fudge is one. of the most difficult Penuche is nothing more nor less candies to make so let's start with it. than fudge made with half white and MARKSMAN Did you ever stop to think of the half brown sugar and with the choco number of times you have heard peo ple mention soft creamy fudge and of late omitted. the comparatively few people who Fudge Variations actually make it creamy? Yet It can very easily be accomplished if you are White fudge turned into a pan careful in just a few details. These which has been sprinkled with the are the Ingredients I usually use. grated rind of an orange and one half cup of shredded cocoanut is an CUOCOLATE FUDGE (Sort and Creamy) other delicious variation. No vanilla 2 c. white sugar I tbsp. corn syrup 01' other ft.avoring is required, as the 3 to 4 tbsp. cocoa 01' 1 tsp. vanilla or ':, orange rind is sufficient. 1 \ ~ to 2 squares tsp. cinnamon chocolate Nutmeats You will ft.nd this Yule Log lus 1 c . cream cious. too. easily made and welcomed Mix sugar and cocoa (or melted chocolate) by all members of the family. Let it well, add the cream and corn syrup and cook slowly until the very soft baH stage Is stand at least a day or two before reached when tested in cold water (234 ° F .l , eating. It will keep much longer. Remove from ftre and wipe off the sides of the pan with a cloth wrapped around YULE LOG the tines of a fork and damp ened In hot 2 ~2 c. sugar I pkg. (10 oz.) pItted water. Allow candy to cool until lukewarm 1 c. cream dates without disturbing. Add vanUla, beat hard 2 c. chopped nuts until candy commences to lose Its glossy appearance, add nuts and spread in a but Boll sugar and cream to a very soft ball tered pan. Cut in squares at once, and stage (234 ° F .). Add dates that have been when thoroughly cool. pack In an air-tight washed. pitted and chopped and cook until box (preferably metal). The fudge will be dates soften and blend with mixture. (236° AN OLD WOODSMAN is the come softer as It stands. F .) . Add nuts (reserving about \~ cup) . Cool Arkansas Woodchopper and handy until lukewarm. tum into buttereq. pan and "To stir or not to stir. that is the knead until creamy and stiff. Shape In roll with a rifle, too, as he shows near question" with many, many cooks. and roll in nuts which were reserved. Wrap Crystal Falls, Mich. Christmas Neighbors ages and hospitals. they planned the $TICKER$ WLS Christmas Neighbors Club. ERRY CHRISTMAS. Mother! Members of the Christmas Neigh Fish seem to take the cake this Merry Christmas. Daddy!" bors Club are giving as much as they week--or at least to take the prize MAs your youngsters greet you can-whether it is a little or a 101r- money in the studio sticker contest. on Christmas morning. their eyes to buy radios that will be placed in Two of the prize-winning tongue shining with delight at the glittering crippled children's hospitals and or twisters this week are about flsh and Christmas tree and the gifts left by phanages. Think what a lot of fUn the other one seems to be about Santa Claus. your Christmas is merry and entertainment the world of radio Check Stafford. Can you say them? because of their pleasure. will bring to these youngsters! "A few fat flat freshwater flsh The younger members of your fam You pity the families that have no flashed by."-Mrs. L. Baumel. Iron ily may take radio pretty much for Mountain" Mich. children to mb.-ke the house ring on granted. but perhaps you can remem Christmas morning. And most of all ber your own wonder and amazement "Mrs. Smith's swiss fish dish feeds your heart yearns for the little chil when you picked your first radio pro famished swiss fish dish eaters.'· dren who have no families to give gram "out of the air" by turning mys Alverna Grinde. Madison, Wis. them a merry Christmas. Perhaps terious knobs and dials. Through your "Stuttering Stafford studiously stu you wish that you could do something generosity many crippled children dies stupendous studio staff statis for these youngsters. less fortunate and orphans will be introduced to tics."-Docothy Douvia, Ottawa. TIL than your own. the mysteries of radio for the first Because station heads knew that time this Christmas. you neighbors would want to do your Join the WLS Christmas Neighbors • • • share toward making this Christmas Club and help yourself to a Merry a merry one for children in orphan- Christmas! New Orch Series The first of a series of 10 broad casts whieh the Cleveland Orchestra • • • will present for NBC network audi ences is scheduled for Tuesday, De PICTURE WRITERS cember 17. This program, to be broadcast from 1 :00 to 2 :00 p. m .• CST, will be heard over an NBC WEAF network. A special Christmas Eve program will be broadcast from 9:30 to 10:30 p. m .• CST. on Decem ber 24, over the same network.
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Delmar won an eagle feather war POLLY JJENKINS AND HER PLOWBOYS (P.lly, Uncle Dan and Buster) bonnet and Mary Jane was awarded Presenting an Indian worked sterling silver HALLOWEEN ON THE FARM bracelet. Twenty-six other contest j A RURAL MUSICAL ::-IOVELTY-introducing There was heap-big pencil scratch ants won copies of Hotan Tonka's ~~~I1\(Wt~1~tlb~~1;~1~i~~';is .POl¥~: C~I~~r~' ~~t ing when Hotan Tonka. Chippewa In book, "Ojibway Trails." Rack, Ml]sical Rakes, Musical Coins Auto dian story teller. announced prizes The story they translated into In H~~on~1I:1~~ Td~1ta~~ ~~i~f~f s~n!rir~o rdlOn . for the best Indian picture writing dian picture language is printed be ·Soon to aopear with WLS Mammoth Minstrels of a brief story, which he read to his low. See if yoU can figure it out. young listeners one morning. "One summer day an Indian wom 20 REPRINTS 25c Of the thousands of entries sub an came from her tipi and went to 40 F~~~n'iiv~~~di.o~ , :ftne8' each negative. 25<1 mitted. Hotan and four other judges the fields to plant corn. Many. many ROLL developed and printed. finally selected the entries of Mary days through the summer the woman ... >.~... -:::- :i~~\s , 225f.rofes8ional enlarge- Jane Schuetz. 'Nest Allis, Wisconsin, watched the corn grow. When har I ?jjII'- '- . ' ENLARGEMENTS 4- 4x6. _ I 25<1; 3-/ix7. 25<1; 3-8xlO. and Delmar Nordquist, Mattoon, Illi vest time came, she brought the corn 35<1. '.,'> I SPECIAL hand-COlored, ."",,1 nOiS, who drew his story on a tanned to her tipi, where she ground it. mounted. 4x6 enlargement. 25ct. rabbit skin. Then she baked corn cakes for her SKRUDLAND The other judges were O-con-sta- family for the winter." 6970-86 GeOl'ge .. Chicago, Illinois stand out of this long record. One: rrHE IJATCH STRING Each Christmas he received a nice turkey, and he a bachelor! Two: As a reward for long and loyal service, he draws a retired employes' McCor By mick estate monthly pension check. • • • "CHECK" I' In speaking of the past, the old STAFFORD gentleman said Mrs. Nettie F. Mc Cormick, who was over 80 when she passed away, was always cheery and OWDY, folks. Our loud speaker In the Welch town, Christmas for never forgot her employes. A pipe, is bringing us the music of young folks was a season of skating, a radio, his evening meal are daily H, bands and the lowing of prize sliding, taffy making and many Yule bright spots, and we found this old cattle from the big International tide church services. Folks were not gentleman's story far from one of stock and Grain Show ringside. We so busy coaling the boats, as the busi bitterness. Especially jovial was his hear good old Dave Thompson's er season was over, although 21 boats chuckle about all those Christmas booming voice. What strides we have made port there. Folks in the Welch turkeys which he as a bachelor room made in the livestock industry in the village were frugal and their wants er could never cook himself. The passing of. the years. Today ribbon were few. Mr. Williams said that al hardness of experience and life's winners are announced to the world though a child's schooling only cost struggles seem to soften as "Merry in a moment after the judge makes four to six penilies per week, many Christmas" is heard. his decision. Radio may have made could ill afford this small sum. a slave out of Jim Poole (at least he says it has), but it also has brought • • • • • • the show to many daily listeners who would never be able to actually wit Rugby football was his favorite ness the colorful picture in person. sport as a boy, although there was Modest Request not the time those days, with labor hours of 7 :00 to 6 :00 daily, to indulge Some Hsteners almost expect mir • • • in games. At 24 he left for the United acles to be performed by their fa States. It took nine long days for vorites. A little Rock, Arkansas, fan his slow craft to reach the United addressed Lawrence Tibbett as fol We were wondering the other eve States. Now they make it in five or lows : "The other night I heard you ning, while watching folks pass the less. sing on the radio and enjoyed it. I windows of our restaurant, just what see, however, that you are a baritone. the approaching • • • My mother and I are particularly Yuletide would fond of tenors and we are very anx mean to them. Finding his trade crowded here, ious to know if on some future pro Would they be Mr. Williams took up janitor work, gram you could not arrange to sing happy? Had the and for 35 years he worked in the all or part of your program in the passing year been old Reaper buUding at Clark and tenor register. Thank you for any a bounteous one? Washington Streets. Two features thing you can do." Were their Christ mas times of oth er years brighter? Was the old gen tleman with the • • • cane and glasses, en tering rather falteringly, aware THEIR BETTER HALVES of the Christmas season? He was, we found, although he had a hard time in his 72 years, 47 of which he has lived in this country, since com ing from Wales, his boyhood home . • • •
Our elderly friend was Owen Wil liams, who in early boyhood had lost his left eye and has recently lost nearly all vision in his right eye. He says that radio and his pipe have brought him much pleasure in the seven years since he has quit active labo.r Learning the boiler-maker's trade in Wales, where he worked on the many ships of the Irish trade docking at Hollyhead port, he sought his fortune in America. One of the bright spots he recalls was when in HERE'S A SEGMENT of the Prairie Ramblers and their helpmeets. 1906 he returned to visit his aged Left to right, CHnah and Jack Taylor, Christine and Salty Holmes, Patsy mother. . Montana and Paul Rose. Mary felt she should reimburse the five years old last April 30. Eileen family exchequer for her education. is very fond of corning to the station After a year of teaching high school with her mother, and her friendliness Girl On rh.fJ Cover at Grimes, Iowa, Mary Joined the has won her a wide acquaintance faculty of the high school at Wood among musicians, engineers, janitors, ward, home of her aunt and uncle. stenographers, script writers and oth Her second year at Woodward she ers. Eileen is definitely interested in HE famed reliability of Uncle became principal of the school. folks and has a habit of frequently Sam's postal service changed the inviting friends home to dinner. In Twhole pattern of Mary Lawton Won Intemeship Mary's few hours at home, she reads Wright's life. ]I a certain fateful Each year Mary had attended sum with Eileen and helps her with her letter had not tracked her down, she mer school, acquiring enough credits piano lessons. Harry is a teacher at might today be a resident of Canada to gain her bachelor of science degree Lyons Township High School, La or even a British subject. Bu ~ more after only one more year at Ames. Grange, Illinois. of that anon. Her scholarship and indUstry had an Mary is five feet, six and a half Mary was bOl"n January 27 on a almost immediate reward. She was inches tall. has fair h air and skin farm near the thriving village of granted a 12-months interneship at and gray eyes. She came to WLS in Cooper, Iowa. Mary's arrival boosted Iowa State University, Iowa City, to October, 1934 . the population of Cooper to 95, all work for her master's degree in nu told. She attended country school for trition. All school and living expenses four years and oecame as proficient were paid by the university and Mary • • • as any of the boys in "ante-over," received a year's thorough training "ducky - on - the -rock," tag, cowboys as a student dietitian in the state SNOW FAN hospital, besides. Mary, with characteristic modesty, passes off that interneship as "a lucky break." In June, 1926, Mary received an appointment as therapeutic dietitian at General Hospital, Montreal, Can ada. Thrilled at the opportunity, she wanted to start packing at once. Her parents, however, insisted that she take two weeks' vacation. Mary's agreement to this plan was probably the big turning pOint in her life. She had always dreamed of gOing to a foreign country, and the Canadian appOintment seemed to be the logi cal first step toward work in England or France. Letter Found Her En route to Montreal, Mary stopped off at Bloomington, Illinois, to visit EILEE:S JENSEN, of Winnie, The camera catches Mary as her sister. While there a forwarded she looks up born her busy desk. Lou and Sally, enjoys the first letter reached her which brought an snowfall at Crystal Falls, Mich., offer from Dean Mary L. Matthews where she and other Barn Dance and Indians, and dozens of other of the school of home economics at games. She remembers perhaps most stars made a theatre appearance. Purdue univerSity. Mary had been Arkie snapped the picture. vividly the fact that her school boast highly recommended by her instruc ed a "tornado c~ve" for emergencies. tors at Ames. • • Disappointed It was a difficult decision and Mary .' went to Montreal before she made up "But I was a]ways disappointed," Stymied her mind. En route, incidentally, she Louis Sorin, whose rich variety of says Mary. "Thexe never was a heavy did an unusual thing. Saw Niagara storm during school hours." dialects is an amusing highlight of Falls-alone. Meeting Maud Perry, Walter O'Keefe's CBS Caravan pro Mary finished grade and two years head dietitian at the hospital and a grams, received a pleading letter from of high school in Cooper. When she Purdue graduate, Mary was told her an admirer in st. Louis the other day. graduated from high school in Pan opportunities at Purdue were prob The letter :ran: ora she had her ~"leart set on a course ably greater. Accordmgly, she ob "Dear Mr. Sorin: W ill you please in home economics at Iowa State Col tained a release from her agreement, teach me YDur Jewish dialect for $3 lege at Ames. She had had theoreti and the following September met her per half-hour lesson over the long cal and practical training in Panora, first class of students at the univer distance 'phone? I have always want where she and her sister Lillian kept Sity at West Lafayette, Indiana. ed to be a Jewish comedian and I will house in a small apartment and took Also Met Harry gladly pay the 'phone company's toll courses in "domestic science" at high charges in addition to my fee to you. school. At Purdue she also met Harry Could you talk to me over the 'phone Their parents decreed, however, Wright, who was teaching in the en half an hour after supper-say from that the girls were too young to at gineering school. Mary probably will 7:30 to 8:00 p. m.,-three times each tend a big college that year. Accord never see Niagara Falls alone again! week? We have an extension upstairs ingly, they attended Cornell college at She and Harry were married during and my mother would enjoy listening Mt. Vernon for Ii, year. a Christmas vacation, December 20 , to us.---G. W. T." 1928. Louis politely turned down the re Became Teacher Mary and Harry both have had lots quest, explaining that he, too, had an The following :,.ear they enrolled at of hobbies, but their chief and only upstairs extension and was afraid his Ames and began the study of home one now is Miss Eileen Wright, a mother-in-law would insist on listen economics. After two years at Ames, fair-haired, .blue-eyed miss who was ing in.
..{11l;. Buttram Butts In Well, they say ye can't fool all th' people but when they git this Drake Estate business cleared up I'll bet they find that some feller come dern near it. It looks like everybody but Italy is J'k~ agin a-havin' a war . . •. I think they ourter at least wait til they git th' old 'un paid fer a-fore they start an Fr om othern. ... Ye know th' war debts is ~ the due agin but that's about all ye kin say fer 'em . . . it's jest another uv Europe's big ruins. MUSIC LIBRARY Uncle Sam is a-sendin' out bills fer By JOHN LAIR. 'em but it's jest like me sendin' Jack Holden a bill fer that three dollars E TOLD you in this column a ME AND MY BURRO and fifteen cents he owes me, I know he won't pay it. few weeks ago that we would The Hilltoppers I heard frum Foghorn Yates, th' W list here from time to time, as GOING BACK TO OLD MONTANA space permits, a list of the songs and Winston County politiCian, an' he sez Patsy Montana he's givin' lessons in issue straddlin' tunes to be found in the new song fer three dollars a lesson.... Th' first book "ONE HUNDRED WLS BARN GATHERING SHELLS FROM THE DANCE FAVORITES". Too often the SEASHORE lesson starts when somebody asks you when to plant cotton ... tell him to purchaser of a song book finds that Skyland Scotty plant early but not too early. he has acquired a collection of ordi SWEET EVELINA Yourn til Nellie gits th' gong, nary songs, obtainable anywhere, with The Arkansas Woodchopper one or two good ones thrown in for Pat Buttram. ftash. The best way to convince you LITTLE RED CABOOSE that such is not the case with this Winnie, Lou and Sally • • • new book is to list its contents here. OH, SUSANNAH You'll know exactly what you're get Chubby Parker Pioneer ting, and we feel certain that you'll Phil Baker, Columbia's "Great find in this collection many individ A STARRY NIGHT FOR A RAMBLE Georgie Goebel American Tourist," even lives up to ual numbers worth more to you than that name on the golf course. Dur the price of the entire book. CHARLIE BROOKS ing a round on a Connecticut course In the heavier type below we give Louise Massey last week he sliced miserably of! the the name of the song, and immedi SUGAR BABE 14th tee and landed deep in the ately below it the name of the artist Burrhead and Lulu ,Belle rough. After a long search he found who introduced the number or fea the ball and said to the caddy, "Well, tured it on his or her programs. A WE PARTED BY THE RIVER SIDE son what do I do now?" picture of the artist named also ap Prairie Ramblers "I dunno, sir," replied the young pears with the song in the new song THE TRAIL TO MEXICO ster. "Nobody's ever been here be book. The Westerners fore." BURY ME BENEATH THE WILLOW I WISH I WAS SINGLE AGAIN • • • Linda Parker Mac and Bob TAKE ME BACK TO RENFRO AIN'T WE CRAZY, YES WE'RE STEP RIGHT UP VALLEY CRAZY Linda Parker Hiram and Henry WHEN IT'S PRAYER MEETING METHODIST PIE TIME IN THE HOLLOW Bradley Kincaid Grace Wilson How does that list look to you? I FEEL JUST AS HAPPY AS A BIG That's only one-fourth of the songs SUN FLOWER in "ONE HUNDRED WLS BARN Lulu Belle DANCE FAVORITES"! The remain LONE COWPUNCHER ing 75 numbers will be listed here Red Foley later. SITTING ROUND THE OLI) FIRE SIDE AT HOME • • • Hugh Cross I'LL TAKE YOU HOME AGAIN, KATHLEEN Birthday Sophia Germanich Gertrude Berg, author and actress SALLY, GIT yER HOECAKE DONE of the House of Glass, and formerly Cumberland Ridge Runners of the Rise of the Goldbergs, is cele THE OLD WOODEN ROCKER brating the beginning of her seventh Chuck and Ray year on NBC networks. BRING ME BACK M¥ BLUE-EYED Mrs. Berg, whose House of Glass BOY dramatic programs are broadcast ev Karl Davis ery Wednesday at 7:30 p. m., CST, Joe Kelly (left) and Uncle Ezra DOWN IN THE VALLEY WHERE over an NBC-W JZ network, was first welcome Marybeth Kemp to the THE FLOWERS ARE GROW heard on the air as leading character microphone the night she was ING of her Rise of the Goldbergs scripts crowned queen of the Prairie Hoosier Hot Shots November 20. 1929 . Farmer-WLS Harvest Festival.
... (12 )l<- two letters illustrated some widely best equipment--his voice. Accord divergent pOints of view on music. ingly, December 4 he signed papers From Washington, D. C., a citizen for an insurance policy for $100,000. s wrote: "Please do not feature a Bach The policy will safeguard him against program as I would be obliged to injury to U:e vocal cords, changes in turn off the radio. I might also say register and general loss of voice. It the same thing for Wagner." From may even insure him against loss of (Continuec. from page 5) Portland, Oregon, a "Music Lover" his British accent. Les was born in Sunday morning, and because of his wrote: "To be asked to name a favor London in 1913 and made his pro popularity was given a permanent ite living composer is like being asked fessional d~but in British pictures place on the program. to name a favorite gangster." with his mother, Dolly Tremayne. A youngster from Madison, Wis Besides his radio work, Les also ap The Indiana Poet, Frank Carleton pears frequently on the legitimate Nelson, reads his original poems. One consin, solved his dilemma by re stage. of his best beloved is his poem on questing "more music by Bach and "Mother". When Mr. Nelson offered Duke Ellington." to send a copy of that poem on re • • • quest, more than a thousand folks wrote for it. • • • Indian Paradise Here is Bill Vicki and again with The Kishwaukee River, in Northern. his "Poems That Live," reading a PRECIOUS "PIPES" Illinois, flows through the heart of group of old familiar poems with an what was once a true Indian paradise organ accompaniment. - a happy hunting ground on earth. Doyne WilSOI: with his singing Its waters teemed with fish (and still guitar is a feature of the Hilltoppers' do) and the country surrounding the 15-minute musical program which clear stream abounded in game of all follows. kinds. No Indian need go hungry A new program is next--a new pro who knew how to hunt. gram with an old friend, Henry Burr. Jack Harmer, song writer. for "I Wonder." it is called, and in it years a resident of Belvidere, Illinois. Henry wonders about the same things recalls that the happiest hours of his we wonder abom every day-the re life were spent on the Kishwaukee. lationship of parents to child and either fishing, swimming or boating. other problems close to our hearts. The Indians called it Kishwaukee •. He wonders abo"t them out loud and meaning ''Clear Water." and the gives us his friEndly help on them, name was well deserved. The stream sometimes rhynung, sometimes sing made such an impression on Harmer ing appropriate songs, but always the that he has written a song. "Old kindly philosoph?r. Kishwaukee River." in an attempt to· You say it's noon? Why, it's time catch some of the beauty of the· for us to be gettmg ready for dinner. stream and convey it to listeners who Hasn't it been a lovely Sunday morn have never seen the river. The song ing? has been sung on WLS and on other "Sign here." says Eddie Richmond stations throughout the United states • • • to Les Tremayne. "and i f anything and Canada. happens to your voice you'll get .. Variety $100,000." • • contrasted wish thousands of ap LEs, who plays the lead in the Sat Although known as Ole the Swede, preciative letters received in response urdE.Y night Hayloft Dramas. Ro Bill Sorenson might call himself the to the New York Philharmonic-Sym mance in Rhythm and appears in three-in-oIre Scandinavian. Ole's phony Society's request for favorite Betty and Bob and other network father was Danish, his mother was compositions from its radio listeners, shows, believes in safeguardmg his Swedish and he was born in Norway.
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MORNING PROGRAMS 8:30- WLS News Report-Julian Bentley; STUDY IN EXPRESSION Bookings. 5:30-Smile - A - While - Prairie Ramblers. Patsy Montana; Hoosier Sod Busters and 8:43- Livestock Receipts; Hog Flash. others. 8:45-Morning Minstrels. featuring Home 6:00- Farm Bulletin Board- Howard Black. towners Quartet; Tune Twisters; Jack Eliot; Henry; Possum Tuttle; Joe Kelly. 6:10-Johnny Muskrat Fur Market. (Wed" and Jack Holden. (Olson Rug Co .. Mon .. Sat.) Wed .. Fri.)
6:30-Tumble Weed & Hoosier Sod Busters. 9:00- Prairie Ramblers; Patsy Montana; Henry. (Peruna & Kolor-Bak) 6:45-Pat Buttram; Henry; Prairie Ramblers. (Oshkosh) !):30...... ,NBC-"Today·s Children." Dramatic Adventures of a Family. 7:00-WLS News Report- Julian Bentley. (Hamlin's) 9:45-Mon .• Wed., Fri.- Bill O'Connor, tenor. 7:1O - Daily Program Summary. Tues" Thnrs.-John Lair in WLS Favorite Songs.
10:00- Martha Crane & Helen Joyce in Morning Homemakers' Program; Ralph Emerson; John Brown; Hilltoppers; Tom Saturday Eve., Dec. 14 my Tanner; Dixie Mason; Grace Wilson; Tune Twisters. 7 :OO-Prairie Ramhlers and Patsy 1O:30- WLS News Report (M, K.)- Julian Montana; Henry Hornshuckle and Bentley. Hoosil.'r Sod Busters. (G. E, Con key Co.) 1O:35-Butter. Egg. Dressed Veal. Live and Dressed Poultry Quotations. 7: 15-Hoosier Hot Shots and guest HE LIKES HIS WORK, does arhst, (Morton Salt) 10 :40- Jim Poole's Mid-Morning Chicago Cattle, Hog and Sheep Market direct from Ralph Emerson, and his face shows 7:30-Keystone Barn Dance Party, it in this candid shot snapped as Union Stock Yards. (Chicago Livestock featuring Skyland Scotty. (Keystone Exchange) Ralph played an organ theme, Steel and Wire Co.) 10:45-Mon.. Wed., Fri.-Musical Program. 8:00-Barn Dance Jamboree. Sunday, December 15 Tues .• Thurs.- Organ Concert-Ralph Wal 8:30-National Barn Dance NBC lIour do Emerson, 8:00-Romelle Fay plays the organ In 30 with Uncle Ezra; Maple City Fonr; friendly minutes, announced by Howard Verne, Lee and Mary; Hoosier Jlot II :00-1\1011 .• Wed .• Fri.- WLS Round-Up- Chamb'!rlain. Shots: Lucille Long; Sally Foster; Otto and Tune Twisters; Tumble Weed ; Skyland Scotty, and other Hayloft Rodeo Joe. (Willard Tablet Co.) 8:30-"Everybody's Hour" featuring Don C favorites, with Joe Kelly as master with interesting facts ; WLS Concert Or of ceremonies. (Alka-Seltzer) Tnes., Thurs,- P rairie Ramblers; Patsy chestI'a; Hilltoppers; John Brown and Montana.
Walter Steindel; Ruth Shirley in children's 9::lO-Aladdin Hayloft Theatre, H songs; GeoI'ge Harris with news; Every II :15- Old Kitchen Kettle"- Mary Wright; body's Almanac; bI'ain teasers. and " Hobby Hilltoppers; Fruit and Vegetable Report, 10:00-Prairie Ramblers & Red FOley, Thurs. only- Sod Busters and Henry. Interview" of a prominent personality. (Jelsel'l) • 9:30-WLS Little Brown Church of the Air 11 :30-Mon" Wed., Fri.-"Old Music Chest" with Dr. John W. Holland; Hymns by 10:15-Prairie Farmer-WLS National - Phil Kalar and Ralph Emerson, Little Brown Church Singers and Henry Barn Dance continues until 12 :00 Burr, tenor. assisted by WLS Orchestra Tues., Thurs.- "Little Bits from Life" p. m., CST, with varied features, Bill Viekland; Ralph Emerson. and Romelle Fay. organist. including Prairie Ramblers; Otto & 10:I5-WLS Orchestra; Roy Anderson. solo His Tune Twisters; Patsy Montana; 11 :4:;-Weather Report: Fruit and Vegetable ist; Frank Carleton Nelson, "The Indiana Hometowners Quartet; "Pa and Ma Market; Bookings, Poet." Smithers"; Christine; Girls of Gold en West; Red Foley; Hilltoppcrs; 11:55-WLS News Report-Julian Bentley. ll:OO-Henry Burr in "Songs of Home." -tlill O'Connor; Grace Wilson; Hoo (Morton Seasonings) 11 :15-"Sycamore and Cypress"- Eureka Ju sier Sod Busters; Eddie Allan. and bilee Singers and Bill Vickland. many others, 11 :45-Weather Report; "Keep Chicago Safe" - Dramatic skit. II :58- Livestock Estimates. AFTERNOON PROGRAMS 7:15-Mon" Wed., Fri.-Otto & His Tune 12:00-Sign Off. Twisters. (Daily ex. Sat. & SUD.) Tues" Thurs., Sat.- Red Foley, 12:00 Noon to 3:00 p , m" CST 7 :30-Moll" Wed,. Fri.- Hotan Tonka. Indian Sunday Evening, December 15 Legends; Ralph Emerson. organist, 12 :OO-Prairie Farmer DinnerbeU Program. Tues" Thn rs" Sal.-"Junior Broadcasters' Conducted by John Baker. 45 minutes of 6::W p. m. to 8:00 p. m., CST Club," (Campbell Cereal) varied farm and musical features, Dr. 6:30-The Bakers Broadcast. (Standard Holland in Devotional Message at 12 :40 . Brands) (NBC) 7:45-Jolly Joe and His Pet Pals, (Little Crow Milling Co.) 12 :4,3-Jim Poole's Livestock Market Sum 7:00- NBC-Musical Comedy Revue. mary direct from Union Stock Yards, 8:00-Skyland Scotty and GiI'ls of the Golden (Chicago Livestock Exchange) 7:30- University Broadcasting Council. Prof. West, (Foley's Honey & Tar) T. V. Smith. 8:15-Morning Devotions conducted by Jack 12 :55-Mon" Wed" Fri.- Livestock Feeding 1:45-"The News Parade." (Railway Express Holden. assisted by Hometowners and Talk-Murphy Products Co, Agency) Ralph Emerson, Tues" T hurs" SaL-Music. Variety, 1 :OO-Mon., Wed., Fri.- The Hilltoppers: Tuesday, December 17 Tues.- Hometowners and Federal Housing 1:35- Ralph Emerson; Hilltoppers; Don Wil Bureau speaker. son and His singing Guitar; Helene Thurs.- Red Foley and Hoosier Sod Bust Brahm ; Bill O'Connor, tenor; Marjorie "OLD KlSHWAUKEE RIVER" ers. (Penn. Salt) Gibson in Fanfare; Mrs. Sherman's Book Chat. Sung and Played Over WLS 1: 1 ~- " Pa and Ma Smithers." humorous and by Ralph Waldo Emerson, homey rural sketch. Grace Wilson, 'fhe lIi11toppers and Wednesday, December 18 Other WLS Favorites? 1 :30- F . C. Bisson of the U . S . Dept. of Agriculture in grain rnark et sUffirnary. I :35- 0rchestra; Jack Eliot; Vibrant Strings; "Old Kislilwaukee River" is a beauti Hometowners; John Brown; Marjorie Gib ful waltz ballad which is so often heard 1 :35- Homemakers' Hour. (See the detailed on the radio of late, It is available in son in Fanfare; Garden Talk. sheet musk, quartet arrange ments and schedule.) orchestrations. 2:15- NBC-"Ma Perk ins"- rural comedy Thursday, December 19 Buy It at Your Music Dealer . sketch. or write to 1 :35- 0rchestra; Grace Wilson; J ohn Brown; WILL LEWIS, Music Publisher 2 :30- Homemakers' Hour . cont'd. (See the Wm . O'Connor; WLS Little Home Theatre; Woods Theatre Bldg. Chicago, Ill. detailed schedule.) Marj orie Gibson in Fanfare. 3:00- Sign off for WENR. Friday, December 20 Roll developed, 8 prints, oil painted enlarge ment, premium coupon, 25¢. Janesville Saturday Morning, December 21 1 :35- 0rchestra; Marjorie Gibson in Fan F ilm, Janesville, Wisconsin. fare ; Cornhuskers & Chore Boy; Lois 5:30-9:30-Sec Daily Morning Schedule. Schenck; Prairie Farmer Homemakers' New s ; Jean Sterling Nelson, " Home Fur 8:15- WLS Sunday Sch ool Class, Dr. John nishing," STAND BY W . Holland . INSURANCE! 9:30- Christmas Party - Jolly Joe's Junio r Saturday, December 21 Stars. With a STAND BY Binder! 1 :30- Ra lph Emerson; Hilltoppers; Skyland 10 :OO- Martha Crane and Helen Joyce Scotty; John Brown; Otto and His Tune Actually, w hen you purchase a Binder Twisters; Tommy Tanner ; Ken Wright; for y ou r copies of STA ND BY yo" tak (Feature Foods) ing out a form of insurance . You """'e in Ch r istine ; Interview of a WLS Personality suring YO lITself against lost copies, 10 :30- WLS Ncws 'Report- Julian Bentley. - Marjorie Gibson. against soilE:d, torn , dog-eared copies, M.K. And the premium is so low that it's really unwise to do withou t a Binder. 1 0 :3~- Butter , Egg. Dressed Veal, Live and Nearly 1,600 STAND BY families p rotect Dressed Poultry Quotations. EVENING PROGRAMS their copies in this practical way. STAND BY Binders are sold in two 10:45- Rocky, basso, with Ted Gilmore. Monday, December 16 styles and prices--75¢ postpaid for the rigid, reinf"rced, two-tone, leatherette 11 :OO- WLS Round-Up- Variety Show. 7 :QO--:"ffiC- Fibber McGee a nd Mollie. (S. C. cover: 50e postpaid for the flexible two Johnson) tone leatherette cover. Every binder is 11 :30-" The Old Story Tcller"- Ralph Em handsomely embossed. Don't put it off erSOn . 7 ::IO- NBC- Evening in Paris. (Bourjois Sales any longer. Send coin or money order Corpor ation) . today to 11 :45- Weather Report; Fruit and Vegetable STAND Byl Binder Market; Bookings. 8:00- NBC-Sinclair Minstrels. (Sinclair Oil Refining) 1230 W ash ington Blvd. 11 :55- WLS News Report-Julian Bentley. (Morton Seasoning) T uesday, December 17 Chicago, Illinois
12 :00- Poultry Service T ime; Hometowners 7 :OO- NBC- Eno Crime Clues. (Eno Salts) Quartet; Rocky ; Ralph Emerson. ,::;O- NBC- Edgar Guest in Welcome Valley. Roll developed, 8 prints, 2 portrait-line en 12:15- WLS Garden Club. (House hold Finance Co.) largemcnts. 25¢ . Prize coupon. Mid- West P hoto, J ancsv 1I1e, \Visconsin. 8:00- NBC-Ben Bernie. (American Can Co.) 12::lO--Grain Market Quotations by F . C. Bisson of U . S . Dcpartm ent of Agr iculture. W ednesday, December 18 F or CHRISTMAS! 12 : 37- Variety music. 7 :OO- Rendezvous--Musical Varieties. (Life 12 :45- Weekly Livestock M The songbook that has just been termed, by a famous music publisher, "probably the greatest of its kind ever compiled/' now is ready for distribution. Included are the 100 songs and tunes most favored by WLS lis teners in an audience poll lasting several months. Comedy, southern, mountain, home, cowboy, hymns-all types of true-American songs are represented in this remarkable collection. Too, pictures of more than forty outstanding WLS favorites-in cluding Chubby Parker, Bradley Kincaid, Lulu Belle, The Westerners, Arkie, Grace Wilson, Mac and Bob, The Ramblers--are reproduced in conjunction with their favorite songs. 100 WLS Barn Dance Favorites makes an ideal Christmas gift. Anyone who enjoys WLS entertainment-and likes WLS artists-will appreciate a copy. Send money order or coin. Price. SOc postpaid (SOc in Canada). BAHfi DANCE FAVORITES 1230 Washington Blvd. CmCAGO This file including all text and images are from scans of a private personal collection and have been scanned for archival and research purposes. This file may be freely distributed, but not sold on ebay or on any commercial sites, catalogs, booths or kiosks , either as reprints or by electronic methods. This file may be downloaded without charge from the Radio Researchers Group website at http://www.otrr.org/ Please help in the preservation of old time radio by supporting legitimate organizations who strive to preserve and restore the programs and related information.