IN PRAlSE OF HENRY BURR

For Henry Burr Reports Help A Plea for Arkie We wish to express our deep appre­ We take this opportunity of ex­ . I think they treat Arkie mean ciation of your excellent service. We pressing our many thanks for your when they make him laugh and not have learned to consider the Smile­ radio broadcast daily and Sundays let him finish his song. Please make A-While staff, the , and giving weather reports and can as­ them let him finish singing, as we the Sunday morning programs as our sure you it has been considerable aid enjoy hearing him. We also like to own and we wait for them with the to our best operations. Sincerely trust hear his brother, Pete, sing with him. keenest anticipation. you will continue with this broadcast. -Steady Listener, Muncie, Ill. I believe we would crown these fine - Roy R. Love, president, Love Con­ programs with the Little Brown struction & Engineering Co., Muske­ Church of the Air as supreme. gon, Mich. While we enjoy Dr. Holland very much, we get a real sermon from the peerless songs of Henry Burr. Imagine Ten-Year Record our happy surprise when we discov­ I've not missed hearing the old ered him one night on the Barn Memorial to Jane Addams Barn Dance for almost 10 years and Dance. We thought it too good to be Dear Mr. Page: You will be pleased mere words can never express how true. No doubt this was his voice to hear that over eight thousand peo­ much I have enjoyed it. . . . Irma through electrical transcription, we ple participated in the August First Belle. . thought. But no, we were confirmed Peace Parade and Jane Addams in our hope when we heard him talk Memorial. announcements of which to the announcer. We used to have were made over your station. his records, 20 or more years ago, We are indeed grateful to WLS for and we never dreamed we'd hear him the valuable publicity given the en­ terprise, and to you personally for Thanks from Vets in person. My dear George Biggar: This morning my wife and I were your cooperation and helpfulness. brought to tears while he sang "Just Very truly yours, Helen Rueben, Ra­ On behalf of Col. Hugh Scott, the As I Am." Surely no man was ever dio Publicity, August First Peace Pa­ 1.750 patients and the writer, "this is blest with the simplicity, the un-pre­ rade and Jane Addams Memorial, to express our thanks and apprecia­ tense, the richness of such a voice. tion for your kindness in sending out Mr. Burr has hold on the hearts of three groups of entertainers from t . milliops from the babe in the man­ your studio to apepar at our Annual ger, from wayfarer, from the peasant Thank You Homecoming and National Com­ ':: to those who wear the purple. It is always a pleasure to listen to mander's Day on Sunday, August 2, It renews our faith in humanity to Julian Bentley. As a commentator 1936. think of a man such as he who has he is fair, unbiased and non-partisan The entertainment was enjoyed im­ r.ever allowed the plaudits of the race in his presentation of the news. Let mensely by the great crowd assem­ to cause him to lose his head. He has us hear from him often.-W. F. Van bled here, and your kindness in ar­ continued to use his rich voice in ten­ Dusen, Chillicothe, Ill. ranging for same will not soon be der. simple singing of those songs forgotten. that bless the millions of common folks. This is nobility personified; Thanking you again, and with greatness in simplicity; a priceless And Again Thanks kindest personal regards, I beg to re­ gem which money cannot buy. main, very truly yours.-John R. Henry Burr, surely the blessings of Was much pleased with your Mon­ O'Connor, Recreational Director, Vet­ God rest gloriously upon you. We day noon news comments, which I erans' Administration, Hines, Ill. thank you all.-Mr. and Mrs. C. I. hear for the first time today. I like Stratton, Britt. Iowa. your delivery-good clear voice, well balanced diction. fiuent and smooth, with nice brisk tempo free from the STAND BY effect of haste; and the substantial BURRIDGE D. BUTLER, Publisher Copyright, 1936. Prairie Farmer Publishing Co. good sense and variety of your news 1230 Washington Blvd., Chicago Annie's Scared comments are also gratifying. You Indianapolis: 241 N. Pennsylvania You are frightening us about the contrived vivid individuality in your New York City: 250 Park Avenue dark mornings coming in Chicago presentation. That rippling thread of Subscription Price, $1.00 a Year this winter. We in Milwaukee are humor breaking out at appropriate Single Copy, S cents fearful of our dark afternoons. We spots serves to brighten the whole, Issued Every Saturday dread afternoon shopping in stores and your serious remarks jibe well Entered as second-class matter February and on the street by artificial light. with my own sentiments. An excel­ 15, 1935. at the post office at Chicago. Illi­ What we need is more winter sun­ lent feature, comparing favorably nois. under the Act of March 3. 1879. shine. Please give us the recipe for with the Nets' top commentators.­ JULIAN T. BENTLEY, Editor more light in winter.- Annie Rich­ Mrs. Olive McIntyre, Mount Morris, August 22, 1936 ards, Milwaukee, Wis. . VOLUME 2 NUMBER 28 a similar series of programs once a week on the National Farm and Home Hour, over an NBC network, a series which was extremely popular with listeners. and was credited with much progress in the spreading of in­ formation about fires and their pre­ ventIOn . • "Smoky," the Fire Clown, has ap­ peared in schools throughout the country, with his painted face and his funny antics. The boys and girls who have seen him usually start by laughing so hard that they are soon tired enough to sit quietly when •.Smoky" ceases to be a clown and becomes a fireman, giving them sim­ ple and easy suggestions on things they can do around home to prevent fires. But perhaps the most important part of the work of "Smoky" and his associates is the training of firemen, especially those in small communities. There are now some 56,000 firemen over the country studying how to be better firemen. Some are studying by correspondence; some are attend­ ing regular classes; some are attend­ ing short courses held at colleges or universities. Much of this educa-

A fireman was killed in fighting this blaze because of inadequate fire apparatus.

"MYJOB is helping people to protect their own property against fire." That's the way Harry "Smoky" Rogers describes his job. "Smoky," as he is known to hundreds of thou­ sands of boys and girls over the coun­ try, has covered a good share of North America in the last 15 years, campaigning against the carelessness or thoughtlessness which leads to fires in homes. barns and business houses. Perhaps you've been wondering who would be interested enough and be well enough organized to hire some­ body to travel around teaching fire prevention. The answer is easy: the stock fire insurance companies. "Smoky" Rogers is chief of the fire prevention division of the Western The cast ot Smoky's Fire Stories, I, to r.: AI Boyd, Dan Hosmer, Reggie Actuarial Bureau, which is an organi­ Cross, George Goebel, Delia Anne Ragland, Smoky, Edith LaCrosse (with zation supported and operated by back turned) Eddie Allan, Marjorie Gibson and Merle Housh. stock fire insurance companies. Fif­ teen years ago this organization er insurance organizations to work tional work was started by "Smoky" found "Smoky" in Wichita, Kansas, on various occasions in almost every and his associates, and they are re­ where he was chief of the fire pre­ state of the Union and in Mexico and sponsible for much of the actual vention bureau in the Wichita Fire Canada. teaching. Department. He jumped from a city­ Listeners of WLS hear "Smoky's'" The fireman is taught something of wide job to one which was to cover Fire Stories every Saturday morning hydraUlics, the movement of water, 19 states in the Middle West, teach­ at 9 :30, CST, a dramatic series, built the effect of friction in hose and ing people of all kinds, all sorts of around the Ashville Fire Department. pipes, size of nozzles and similar in­ things about fire prevention-includ­ There are drama, thrills and excite­ formation; he is taught the principles ing such things as public speaking. ment a-plenty, and more than a of chemistry. so he will know what But more about the public speaking touch of youthful romance in this materials may cause fires spontan­ later. radio series. But every episode con­ eously; what substances may develop His work in making you and me tains two or three pointed sugges­ harmful gases when they are hit by conscious of fire hazards has been tions on things that cause fires, and water; he is taught the systematic so outstanding in the Middle West, how to avoid them. handling of fire hose, ladders, reels that he has been "borrowed" by oth- A few years ago "Smoky" directed (Continued on page 151 II Buck Bucked Off EAR JULIAN: On account of plenty of grass hereabouts the D jackrabbits in this vicinity are getting plum bold and vigorous. At the home of Solomon Powder last night the water he had in a pan for his lion-hunting dogs was raided by the hares and all the dogs run under the house in embarrassments. The rodents then got under the log water­ trough in Solomon's corral and By JACK HOLDEN knawed two big holes in the bottom lettin' the moisture all out and he had to tote water in a galvanized Grandview Beach, at the knee, perhaps just as he had bucket to his stock this morning. Mullet Lake, fallen. Beads lay around the shoul­ Sunday Buck Evans rode over to der and one finger bone wore three August 10, 1936. the T-Bar ranch to visit his girl and crude copper rings. We made our as his hoss was a gentle feller with ELLO Bentley: Just arrived discovery on the grounds of what was no bad ideas about buckin' or runnin' here for two days-pike fishing once the Ottawa village, settled in H on the way home. Last week 1699. The skeleton was a large one when I wrote you I "dubbed" you and measured well over six feet. We Tahquamenon, but this week I take found no pottery or other implements it all back because since then I have which, we were told, should have ac­ learned the name doesn't fit you at all. companied the body had it been given regular burial by the tribe, hence our Sunday we drove 80 miles north, belief it was a victim of the toma­ through the most unpopulated and hawk in battle, and was left on the wild country I ever saw in my life. field or quickly thrown into a crude We arrived at 10 :00 a. m., in the grave, so as not to let the enemy smallest town in the world, Soo know the number of slain. This, I am Junction. From there we rode into told, was a common practice. the wilderness over six miles of tiny track on a little train powered by a Thrilling Country gasoline motor. Finally we came to Visited the grave of Father Mar­ away Buck let his reins dangle and the banks of a most beautiful river, quette, who was such a friend of the lit a smoke something not unusual in called the Tah-quah-menon. We early Indians. Explored Mackinac these parts. As he got near the ranch boarded a fiat bottom scow and were Island and the fort; also the old fort house a passel of hogs which was slowly pushed by a tUg boat, 22 miles Machilimackinac at Mackinaw City. sleeping in a fence corner jumped up down the river. During this ride we Have done quite a bit of reading and right quick, woofed like porkers do, were greatly impressed by the natural studying about this country and find then scooted right out under the hoss. and untouched beauty of a wild but it most romantic and thrilling. Mas­ The latter give a snort and hopped beautiful country. It seemed as sacres, conspiracy, missions, traders, over sidewise, the rider being fiang though we were a thousand miles hunters, French, English, Indians, off in the middle of the swine which from nowhere. relics, etc.-they have all contributed then milled around over him a spell. Buck was all muddied up and looked Visits Great Falls to make this my most interesting va­ cation. scandulous when he finely caught his Our destination was the Tah-quah­ hoss again and come back home. menon falls, which we reached about If I can just land a few pike to­ The Cowboy Club orchestra is prac­ three in the afternoon, after a mile night before dark I'll be ready to ticing again having laid off since long hike through the woods. The start home Thursday. See you at Citron Spinks got the sliver in his falls, named after an Indian chief, Springfield Saturday night. tongue off his saxaphone. We're hot­ are about 100 feet high, and through ter than a fox in a forest fire when the centuries have dug a natural can­ So Long, we play "Rainbow Valley," a new yon out of limestone rock. During JACK. song by our feller cowboy, Bill Putt, our return trip that evening we saw the first verse of which is as follows: many wild deer-five in one group, Of all things I ever knew and to me I tell you it was a great I'd ruther be a steer experience. And roam the hills and valleys Last night while searching in the through sand for arrow-heads, Jean and I Fibber in Milwaukee And never have a keer. stumbled onto a skeleton. An Ottawa Fibber McGee, radio's great liar, And the tune is something like "Cat Indian, who authorities told us was and his "ball and chain," Molly, will watchin' the rat-hole." A stray cow­ probably tomahawked in battle some make a guest appearance over NBC boy from the Seven-Anchor listened 150 or 200 years ago. The skull was affiliate WTMJ in Milwaukee on Au­ to us for quite a while and never crushed on top and as we uncovered gust 23. The occasion is a special made a move to pull his gun which the sand, saw it was lying a bit on program marking the opening of the shows we are improving. the left side with both legs bent back station's new studios. -ARIZONA IKE.

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Roose­ men's and women's National Tennis velt will speak before the diplo­ Championships at the West Side Pm~tic corps, members of the Tennis Club, Forest Hills, Long Is­ FLASH! FLASH! Two more WLS Cabinet and more than 2,000 electri­ land, September 3 to 12. marriages! cal engineers September 11, when Vines, holder of the This is the season for altar-bound proceedings of the joint session of singles title in 1931 and 1932 and couples and the WLS boys and girls the Third World Power Conference present world professional champion, are no exceptions. and the Second Congress on Large will share the NBC broadcasts wi th Dams are broadcast over the coast­ John Tunis, noted tennis authority, Barely two weeks after Rocky to-coast NBC-Red network. and Nelson Case and Jack Fraser, Racherbaumer's marriage to Marian The program, to originate in Con­ NBC announcers. Although final de­ Rae Stringer came the news of WLS stitution Hall, Washington, D. C., will tails of the programs have not been marriage number 16--Howard (Sod be heard from 2 :00 to 3 :00 p. m., CST. arranged, radio listeners will be given Buster) Black and Violet (Billy) At the end of the President's speech, expert summaries, comment and Flannery of the Flannery Sisters the chief executive will press a but­ play-by-play accounts of the most harmony team. And, treading right ton which will start the generating interesting games. on the heels of that announcement of power at Boulder Dam in Colorado. came one from Winston's County's The same electric impulse which most eligible bachelor, Pat Buttram, starts the power will open 12 giant that he, too, had been ensnared by needle valves in the huge government The cheerful hoofbeats of Old Dan 01' Daniel Cupid. power project, causing water to fall and the rattle of Parson Josiah Hop­ Howard and Billy were married in from a greater height than at Niaga­ kins' buckboard carrying "The Goose Crown Point, Indiana, famed Hoosier ra Falls. Creek Parson" and his wife to their Gretna Green, on July 24, but an­ Among the 2,000 power experts ex­ services with neighbors and friends nounced their marriage only last pected to be present for the Presi­ will be heard in a new thrice-weekly week. Pat and Dorothy McFadden dent's speech will be more than 500 series of quarter-hours over the na­ had similar plans in mind and they engineers from nearly every country tionwide W ABC-Columbia network journeyed to Crown Point on August in the world. President Roosevelt is­ beginning Sunday, August 30, at 5:15 3. Pat and Dorothy then drove down sued invitations to the Conference p. m., CST. The Parson and his to Winston county, Alabama, to spend through diplomatic channels more friends also will be heard over the a week in the native Buttram baili­ than six months ago. Acceptances same network on Wednesdays and wick. were received from engineers, power Fridays at 5:30 p.m., CST. Howard and Billy have set up executives and technicians from 45 housekeeping on Chicago's West Side countries, many of the delegates hav­ near the homes of the Prairie Ram­ ing already arrived in the National blers. Asked where he and Dorothy Capital. planed to live, Pat said, "Well, we ain't got no home yet. And we don't calculate we will till I finish these road trips." Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, who has the world's five most famous patients, the Dionne quintuplets, will give a series of thrice-weekly talks over the September 8 has been set as the WABC-Columbia network each Mon­ starting date for the new full-hour day, Wednesday and Friday from NBC series starring Fred Astaire. The 10:45 to 11:00 a. m., CST, beginning show, originating in Hollywood, will Monday, October 5. Dr. Dafoe will be heard over the coast-to-coast broadcast from the Dafoe Hospital NBC-Red network, Tuesday nights at Callander, Ont., home of the quin­ from 7:30 to 8:30 p. m., CST. tuplets. Johnny Green, pianist, composer The noted physician will relate in­ and conductor, wil co-star on the timate facts about Yvonne, Annette, program with Hoofer Astaire. Emile, Cecile and Marie Dionne and keep listeners informed of their prog­ ress and antics as the increased wis­ dom of "advanced age" comes upon them. The Saturday Jamboree will be ex­ panded to a full hour effective Satur­ day, August 22, and will be heard DONA JANE HOUSH, seven­ thereafter over the NBC-Red network Ellsworth Vines, Jr., one of the na­ year-old daughter of Merle Housh, from 6:30 to 7:30 p. m., CST. The tion's best known tennis players, will is all set to defeat the heat wave program now is heard at 8 :00 p. m., take part in NBC's coverage of the with a good swim. EST (7:00 p. m., CST), versation will concern the old home state. During the broadcast with Bing Crosby and the members of the Kraft MUSic Hall cast the soprano star will sing several selections. The program will be broadcast from the NBC Hol­ lywood studios.

Paul Nettinga, tenor, of the Home­ towners is Visiting with old friends down in Berea, Kentucky, where he formerly taught General SCience in A Case of Poor the Berea high school and coached the track and football teams. Economy Replacing Paul in the quartet dur­ ing his absence is Dean Reed, a young man from Clay Center, Nebraska. In­ By MARJORIE GIBSON cidentally, Dean and Tommy Tanner attended high school together in Clay Center and sang together in the same ELLO, Fanfare Readers. Mountain Sweetheart on "Supper quartet. Dean will be a senior this Larry Kurtze of the artists Time Frolic" is nine-year-old Shelby fall at Nebraska Wesleyan. H bureau walked into our office Jean Davis. She is a niece, not a the other morning and said he had daughter of Karl Davis. Bill Davis, one to tell on Paul Rose who is man­ known as the black-face character, Betty McCann, secretary to George aging one of the road show units. Pancakes, when he appeared at Prai­ Biggar, has just returned from a two "Paul's Scotch blood got the best rie Farmer Mass Meetings, is Shelby week's vacation spent mostly in tak­ of him the other day," chuckled Jean's father. ing it easy at her home in Chicago Larry, "when we were making a hop The last we heard and improving her golf game. from MUncie, Indiana, to Benton, was appearing on the air from a Anna Mae Buske of the steno­ Illinois, to play an engagement." Hollywood station. Do not think that graphic department enjoyed a fine They were getting low on gas so Gene was dOing any broadcasting at trip to Estes Park, Colorado, return­ Paul drove into a gas station only to the time. Rhubarb Red's real name ing by way of Wyoming, South Da­ discover it had been closed for the is Lester Polfuss. kota, Minnesota, and Iowa. En route past five months; whereupon he de­ she spent a day in the Black Hills and cided he'd wait until he reached Illi­ a night at Deadwood, South Dakota, nois before he filled up his tank, for "How old is Graydon Goss and is where is located the largest gold mine in Indiana gas was 20 cents while in he married?" queries a Fowler, In­ in the world. From Deadwood, Anna Illinois it was only 19 cents. It was diana, listener. Graydon is 25 and Mae brought back as a souvenir, five only 20 miles to the Sucker state. But unmarried. Graydon is perhaps bet­ tiny pieces of gold and two miniature alas, when they reached the Illinois ter known to most folks as Jimmie garnets panned for her by a native line not a gas station was in Sight. Morris of the "Virginia Lee and Sun­ of the town. On they journeyed, the gauge reading beam" skit which is now off the air. "Where is Hazel Dopheide?" asks zero. Finally Lizzie stopped dead in Margaret Lanning of Champaign. her tracks and refused to budge; Hazel is appearing regularly in the that is, until Larry got out and "Who is Poky Martin whom we WGN dramatic show "We are Four." pushed her down the road a mile and hear on the Saturday night barn Hazel is heard as the character, Mrs. a half at the end of which was the dance program?" inquires Mr. and Harrington. oasis in the desert in the form of a Mrs. Roy Harris of Madison, Wiscon­ filling station. sin. This teller of tall tales about his And Larry said this was "one on home town of Durant, Oklahoma, is ELMER Paul." Don Allen, a young man who gradu­ ated just this spring from the Uni­ versity of Oklahoma, and came to the "Please answer these questions in Windy City to make his fortune. Stand By!" requests Florence L. Wil­ son of Atkinson, Illinois. "What is Answering an inquiry for Mrs. Earl the name and age of Carl Davis's W. White of Madison, Wisconsin, re­ daughter known as the Little Moun­ garding Joe Kelly. Mrs. Kelly, for­ tain Sweetheart on 'Supper Time merly Miss Mary James, is from Frolic' over WJJD? Are Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and not and Smiley Burnette on the air? from Battle Creek, Michigan. What is the real name of Rhubarb Red who Sings over WJJD?~' The little girl known as the Little An opera singer and a bazooka player will hold the spotlight when Mary McCormic, internationallY 20 REPRINTS 25c known operatic soprano, and Bob 40F~:'rin1:V~~r:'\o~.lr8~ each nellative. 26t. Burns, the bazooka specialist, come to ROLL developed and printed. :;'~~ts. 2 f.'°reSSionai eruarKe· the microphone for an intimate chat 25 ENLARGEMENTS 4-4:06. on Bing Crosby's Kraft MUSic Hall iRt 3-5x7. 25'; 3-SxlO. Program over an NBC-Red network on Thursday, August 27, at 8:00 p. m., mo~~~"~~6~n1~~:~~t: ~~~ TRIAL OFFER CST. SKRUDLAND Miss McCormic and Burns have "Yeah. he's 'living in a great big 6970-86 George St. • • Chicago, lJl1nois much in common. Both are natives way', all right, but at whose ex­ of Arkansas, and much of their con- pense." « BOLD PLAIDS FOR FALL » wo sophisticated ex­ tremes take an impor­ T tant place in the scheme of things this fall. Dashing plaids in tweeds and rough woolens for the calmly casual life during the day; shining, slinky mill;; satin (preferably black) for dressy afternoon and the early twilight hours. Your bold plaid woolens are smart in many different types of ensembles, which is a good thing. It enables short, tall, stocky or very slender· women to find the frocks or coats they want. One of the best coats we've seen is the one sketched at the far right. A fingertip, double breasted model with very full, fiaring back. If you're tall you get by with this. If you're a little on the short side a shorter, closer fitting jacket in a more conservative plaid would be better, of course. There may be some wom­ en who don't care for such riotus coats but we haven't been able to find one. Busi­ ness women, particularly, love to have them. Long hours in an office; endless days of wearing black and strictly tailored clothes create a grand desire for FREEDOM in clothes. Then, coming a long way from that type of dress ... there's satin that can also do a lot for that tired feel­ ing, in an entirely different way. It can make you feel glamorous, languorous, ex­ citing ... it can do more than that ... it can ac­ tually make you all of those things. The dress sketched ( is extremely simple, as so many of the new frocks are. The skirt is slim and falls straight in front, but fiares magnificently in back. The ( collar is high and snug. Both collar and belt are made of cords covered with satin and wound together. The sleeves are 34 length and shirred up the inside seam to give a haphazard ( fullness. We recommend it as a marvelous "pepper up­ per" and as the frock in which to meet fall gallant­ ( ly. Note: Don't miss the hat. Some of the new ones for fall and winter are, we admit, really pretty bad ... lovely on the sketched head, but dit1icult to wear. Here's one, however, that has charm and isn't completely insane looking. -SHARI. women a t a time working around a large table, sewing on trimming of Circus Is Huge various kinds, to enhance the beauty of the huge "garment." Eight-fifteen arrives and it is time 'Traveling City to go out to watch the "spec," the brilliant opening parade, which has largely taken the place of the old time free parade down main street. Part II by former are wrapped in a ROM the "cook tents" cloth and the bundle pinned It took me back many years to the (which include the din­ MARY together to keep everything times when Dad took us children seven miles in a surrey in the wee Fing tent) we strolled WRIGHT together and in good con­ among the wagons outside dition. Each bundle 'cloth small hours of the morning to see and inside of which fami- is marked with its owner's the circus train unload, to view the lies were "at rest," reading, knitting, name so it is easily identified. parade during the middle of the playing games of various kinds, one morning and then to the circus in the When the first dressing call is giv­ afternoon. It was fun in those days, girl mending a costume, others press­ en about an hour and a quarter be­ ing costumes. A sweet little girl about but we thought of the man on the fore "spec" the trek to the wardrobe fiying trapeze and other performers 10 years of age was being taught a room commences. Head dresses have tricky little dance step by another per­ much as we did of fairies. It is even been laid out on large tables by Mrs. more fun to go behind the scenes, to former. A little boy about three years Millet or her two assistants and the of age played with a wagon of col­ meet the performers, as men and women performers pass around tables women, and realize that it is through orful blocks. A and trunks assembling their ward­ group of young­ persistent work that they have at­ robes which have been inspected and tained their skill, that they are hu­ sters ga thered repaired if necessary since the last around Tim Mc­ man as you and I, educated, refined, performance. with their hopes and ambitions for Coy's horse ad­ The postmen brought afternoon miring his hand themselves and families and a great mail to Mrs. Millet about 7 :00 p. m. loyalty to their chosen profession. tooled, gold and and the performers faces lighted as s il v e r trimmed they were handed their share. It (This is the second of two articles saddle, insured was interesting to note the perform­ by Mrs. Wright on life behind the for $ 2 5 , 0 0 0 . ers as they came in after their cos­ scenes of a great circus.) Girls were com­ tumes, ponder as to their part in the ing from the whole scheme and then recognize Loop with pur­ them as they came into the ring chases in hand, Mrs, Wright la tel'. I heard story after story of talented per­ performers whose parents and grand­ Air School Features formers played like children with the parents had been performers before Two notable innovations are sched­ new ball and bat set that has taken them-the blue blood of circus land. uled for the eighth season of the this section of the country by storm. American School of the Air beginning A fruit vender pushed his cart-this over the W ABC-Columbia network little town of 1,600 is much like any Tuesday, October 13. town of a similar size-laborers, semi­ skilled, and artists of the highest type, One of these is to be a series of who must lead well planned, temper­ broadcasts from several foreign coun­ ate lives if they would keep at the top tries each Thursday during the sec­ as they must to stay with this circus. ond half of the season. In these, solo­ Clubs of many kinds fiourish be­ ists, choruses and choirs of Ireland, hind scenes, bridge clubs, knitting France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Hol­ clubs, tennis clubs, golf clubs as well land, Czecho-Slovakia, Sweden, Aus­ as purely social clubs exist to add to tria, Scotland and Denmark will bring the social life of the circus city. the best in native folk music of those By this time we have reached the countries to American listeners in our wardrobe department where Mrs. schools. Maude Millet, wardrobe mistress in The other feature, to be presented charge of costumes for 80 to 85 girls, during the Tuesday music periods. greets us warmly. Here, too, as in the Miss Mildred Millet, acrobat, and her will embrace performances of com­ kitchen, efficiency reigns, in order mother, Mrs. Maude Millet, wardrobe positions by famous historical fig­ that there will be no confusion at mistress. Mildred Is the third generation ures, many to be heard in America dressing time and that all costumes of her family In circus life. for the first time. This will start with will be kept in perfect condition. the opening of this fall's semester. Shoes are kept in one box, fancy Wardrobe in hand with much banter head dresses in another, banners in between them, back to their own one, repair materials and sewing "homes" they go to dress for the bril­ equipment in one and costumes in liant spectacle in costumes of heavy still another. Costumes for each per- silks, satins and velvets, and head­ Scholarships dresses of maribou and velvets w. A. Fisher, a leader in the auto­ trimmed by hand with metal and mobile industry, and Edwin C. Hill, ART NEEDLEWORK beads of all colors and sizes. NBC news commentator, will be prin­ DRESSER SCARFS 18 x 45 inches. stamped It has taken Mrs. Millet and a staff cipal speakers over the NBC-Blue net­ and hemstitched for crocheting. 7 for $1.00. of around 16 workers over four work at 7:45 p. m., CST on Wednes­ Write for our catalog showing one of the months of steady work, during the day, August 26, when four American largest selections in the country. You will time they spend in winter quarters youths receive $5,000 college scholar­ be amazed at the values we can give you at in Sarasota, Florida, to make these ships as winners in the 1936 Fisher prices that make you wonder how we do it. costumes, together with the men's Craftsman's Guild Competition. The West Side Stamped Goods Store costumes and those for the animals. broadcast will originate at a banquet Around a hundred yards of high for the winners to be held in the 2422 W. Van Buren St. quality velvet is needed for a single Cleveland College Auditorium of CHICAGO, ILLINOIS elephant blanket and three or four Western Reserve University. From calling papers on the streets, Eddie organized an old-time orches­ it was but a step to calling trains. tra that played for square dances, Eddie was only 16 when he applied the popularity of which was just Harmonica King for the job as train caller but it was being revived. simple for him to add two years to Because of his interest in the square his age to reach the necessary 18 be­ dances, Eddie became a National cause he was a big lad for his age. Barn Dance fan so the next time he DDIE ALLAN, the Dixie Har­ In his peg-topped trousers and came to Chicago, he dropped in at monica King, started playing a checkered waistcoat, Eddie used to the WLS studios and met Ted Du E harmonica to keep up his cour­ make quite a figure riding to and Moulin and Steve Cisler. Steve age as he worked in the dark railroad from his work at the yards on his dubbed him the Dixie Harmonica yards at Galesburg, Dlinois. If there two-wheeled "safety" bicycle. King and put him on the staff where were any tramps or bums around, Those were the days of real sport! he's been ever since. Eddie wanted to be sure they heard On Sundays, Eddie would take his In addition to his harmonica-play­ him first so they could keep out of bicycle out to the dirt road and com­ ing, Eddie has acted a number of his way. pete in the six-mile races from Gales­ characters in radio dramatic shows-­ The yardmen in the railroad yards burg to Knoxville with the racing among them Sherm Blevins on the thought Eddie was pretty good on the stars of that day-Bert Repine, Egan Pine Mountain Merrymakers and harmonica and persuaded him that and many others. "Of course," ad­ Fatty Brewster on Smoky's Fire he. ought to tryout for the radio. mits Eddie, "Repine or Egan gener­ Stories. He also takes turns with This was in 1926. So when Eddie vis­ ally won but it was good exercise any­ Check Stafford greeting guests in the ited his sister in Chicago, he dropped way." Little Theatre. Eddie has played on in at the WHT (now WBBM) studios After several years of railroading, every station in Chicago and on both and talked to Pat Barnes. Pat told Eddie got a job in the pottery at networks, as well as on a number of him to come back at 7 :30 that eve­ Galesburg where he learned to make out of town stations while he was ning to tryout. jugs and jars. When the foreman traveling with road show units. Eddie "tried out" and it wasn't un­ wanted Eddie to go into one of the He says his hobby now is his day­ til after he'd finished his second num­ hot kilns and unload pottery, though, by-day attempt to reduce his avoir­ ber that he discovered that he'd been Eddie decided it was time to quit and dupois from 230 pounds. Eddie is six broadcasting instead of being audi- go back to the railroad. feet tall and has brown eyes and hair. On his next job, he worked just His birthday will be celebrated soon­ half a day and earned 50 cents. It August 27. was the middle of July with the ther­ mometer hovering around 90 degrees. Eddie was supposed to be cutting weeds out of the middle of the'rail­ CURB CONFERENCE road track, five miles from town. He was all tired out before he started and when the whistle blew at noon, Eddie quit. "When I got my 50 cents pay two weeks later," Eddie says, "I blew myself to a new high collar and a fiowing crepe tie and was quite the Beau Brummel of Galesburg." Back to Railroading After an interval during which he worked at the McCormick Reaper plant in Chicago, Eddie went back to Galesburg and again got a job on the railroad, this time as a round house clerk working nights. He and his buddies used to get in the good graces of the hostlers so they would be allowed to run the big steam en­ Here's Eddie snapped on the CURBSTONE MIKEMAN JOHN gines. Eddie has handled an engine BAKER, using a portable "trans­ roof while waiting for the Italian when it was going at a speed of more fliers to reach Chicago in 1933. ceiver," steps out on the sidewalk to than a mile a minute. stop a passing motorist, RICHARD It was after he became yard switch­ tioned. Not knowing that he was on IDHE, Green Bay, Wis. Idhe, who man and then assistant yardmaster, had just returned from the West the air, he didn't have a bit of mike that he learned to play his harmon­ fright and never has since. Coast, gave a graphic description ica, which brought him into the world of crop conditions. He was one of Born in Atlanta, Georgia, where of radio. half a dozen tourists whom John the big peaches and watermelons After the bicycle craze wore off, interviewed in an effort to bring come from, Eddie moved to Gales­ Eddie took to baseball. For years he to listeners a first-hand descrip­ burg, Illinois, when he was only three played ball with the practising teams tion of farming conditions in the years old. His six brothers and sisters of Knox College which is, incidental­ Mid-West and elsewhere. The in­ nicknamed Eddie, "The Crow," be­ ly, Editor Bentley's alma mater. terviews were featured on the cause he cried so much. Eddie married a Galesburg girl, Dinnerbell Program. Lena Rebscher, and they have three Was News Boy sons--Dave, Joe and Tom. While he was attending grade and Following the eventful trip to Chi­ AGENTS WANTED high school, he sold newspapers on cago during which Eddie made his Get A Real Money Maker the street corners. He distinctly re­ first broadcast, he played his har­ A household Item that sells on sight, every members the destruction of the Bat­ monica on the Galesburg station, month of the year. No Competltlon .•. No tleship Maine during the Spanish WKBS. Through a contact with Nor­ Large Investment ..• Every Kitchen a Pros­ American war because he sold more man Baker, Eddie played at KTNT, pect ... Write for detalls to HANDI-FROST, papers that day than any other while Muscatine, Iowa; and later at WOC, care of Stand By, 1230 Washington Blvd., he was in the business. Davenport. While he was at WOC. Chicago, illinois. tion WOWO. Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Our visitor also played for the Court Theatre at Auburn. =.= Mr. and Mrs. E. L. French, former TIlinois residents, who moved to Tex­ arkana, Texas. visited us this week. They told us crops were fine in their section of the Lone Star state. Cot­ ton and watermelons, main crops in their neighborhood, are of good pros­ pects. Peaches, also a big item there, By CHECK STAFFORD are cut in yield. however. owing to the extreme winter and the late OWDY, folks. Well, there's only Miller, a Chicago boy, moved to Hav­ spring freezes. Mr. French also told one more week of the "Dog­ ana when 12 years old and has spent us of one farmer who cashed in on H day" month left. September, many years there. His firm employs the scarcity and high prices paid for wi th school time and Fall fashion about 75 Filipino workmen; small, potatoes some weeks ago, when he showings, win soon remind us of an­ wiry fellows who handle 100 pound sold his five-acre crop of spuds for other Winter's coming. Where do loads easily. Our visitor told us many $3.25 per hundred pounds at the these days go so swiftly? Americans in bUSiness in Florida, farm, the yield netting him $1,100. lived in Havana and commuted by Not bad. With the Frenches was a boat or plant to their businesses. sister, Miss Sue French of Pekin, Illi­ =.= Living is not so high in Cuba, he says, nois. who spoke of the need of rain the climate is fine and they have then. in her community. Tomorrow we will reach another practically all of the home comforts milestone along life's road. We recall and accommodations of Chicago-­ =.= some of those old miles were hard and many fine features we don't have ones and the going rough. Others here. Fish and fruit, nuts and excel­ Ern Landers, Ogle county. Illinois. were wonderful, ones never to be for­ lent fresh vegetable are on the native editor and philosopher, says he be­ gotten. We feel the old world has markets at low prices. according to lieves most of this talk about saving given us probably as much as we've Mr. Miller. money is bunk. He tells of how an merited. We never believed, as many old fellow out in Missouri was shaved do, that the world owes us all a liv­ for the first time in over 50 years on ing. We have learned that one gets =.= July 4th. and the Ozark resident out of life just about what he puts stated he had saved over $800 by into it, and he who works earnestly He also said that throughout the growing a beard and keeping it for finds old Mr. World a good pay­ large and thriving American quarter. half a century. Later it was found he master. the old National Barn Dance was the didn't have the money. so did he Saturday night favorite. His short really save it? Mr. Landers also says wave set brings in the hayloft gang's a Mrs. Glump was heard to say she =.= music with excellent reception. with saved over $2.00 by going to Slickville the exception of an occasional inter­ to trade. her home town grocer being Would you care to live your life ference from battleship stations. Mr. too high. But this lady failed to show over again? What would you do, Miller, although a salesman of native the two dollars. How many of us have were you given that chance? Let's made twine and shipping bags, also the money to show for the alleged stop and think over that oft-spoken sold us on Havana. and we really savings we make. Maybe the Repub­ phrase "If I had my life to live over would like to visit his town. Wide lican's editor is right. Do we save or again." Isn't it true, we do have that boulevards, fiowers, palms and famed just think we save? chance with the sunrise of each day? old Morro Castle are among the The whole world is doing that thing Sights. We learned much of the good each morning, starting all over again, infiuence Americans have had there. many profiting by yesterday's mis­ when Mr. Miller spoke of the fine NEWLYWEDS takes, some of us blindly repeating wide streets (where once were nar­ our stumbles. Today is here, and with row lanes) and of the excellent public it another chance. The past is for­ buildings. parks and public gardens. gotten. The present is what counts. all directly brought about through Always, following the dark night, the American business spirit and methods. birds have sung with the bright sun's first rays, and another new day offers us life anew. =.= Smile-A-While time friends to pay us a welcome visit last week were the Wells twins, Barbara and Maurine, Among interesting visitors of late charming blonde singers over Tus­ was Charles Miller, twine, burlap and cola, Illinois. station WDZ. The sis­ rope importer of Havana, Cuba. Mr. ters. nearing their 18th birthday. and Paris. TIlinois. reSidents. have been with the popular Douglas county sta­ tion for two years. ROLL DEVELOPED AND 16 GUARANTEED PRINTS 116 =.= Size or smaller, 25c in Coin. A visiting artist, Florence Webb of Auburn, Indiana, inspected our stu­ Mr. and Mrs. Wm, (Rocky) SMART PHOTO SHOP dios. 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The Life and Works of Pat Buttram Horse of Different Color

FIGHTIN AGAIN! THAT MAK!;S NO DIFFERENCE - OH! -THA'T'S -FIGHT/N' IS A SIN - -- OIFFeR&NT- HERE'5A HA'JENT I ALWA'IS TOL.D -- WHO WERE '

The Old Hayloft B y THE HIR ED MAN OWN in the Hoosier State lis­ tening to the Barn Dance D through the car radio last Sat­ urday night .... Slim Williams, Alas­ ka's ambassador, to the States, being TIRED OUT from some strenuous programs, Ramblin' interviewed by Uncle Ezra. If Slim catches 40 or maybe 50 winks not far from the studio. LS DAILY PROG S Saturday. August 22. to Saturday. August 29 870 k.c. - 50.000 Watts Monday. August 24. to Friday August 28

(CENT RAL STANDARD TIME) Tues., Thurs.-"Magnolia Time" with Dan Hosmer; Hometowners; Ralph Emerson. MORNING PROGRAMS 8:30--Martha Crane and Helen Joyce in 5 :OO--Smlle-A-While - Four Hired Hands; Morning Homemakers' Program; John Red Foley. Brown; Phil Kalar; Carol Whammond; Mon.-Christlne. Grace Wilson; Paul Nettinga; Evelyn Tues.-Hilltoppers. Bechtel; WLS Orchestra. Wed., Fri.--{ieorge Goebel. Tues., Sat.-Ralph Emerson; The Novel­ Thurs.-Otto's Novelodeons. odeons. Sat.-Winnie, Lou & Sally. 9:00--Musical Round-Up - Orchestra; Red 5:30--Farm Bulletin Board. Foley; Christine; Otto's Novelodeons (Tues .. Sat.), and Rodeo Joe. (Peruna) 5:40--Smlle-A-Whlle-Cont'd-with weather Report and Livestock Estimates. 9:15-NBC-Home Sweet Home. (Chipso) 6:00--WLS News Report - John Baker. 9:30--NBC-Vic & Sade. (Crisco) (Hamlin's) 9:45-NBC-Edward McHugh, baritone. 6:lO--Program Review. (Ivory) 6:15-Mon., Wed., Fri.-Top 0' the Mornin' 10:OO--NBC-Five-Star Jones. (Oxydol) Crew with Happy Henry, Ralph Emerson. George Goebel; Evelyn; Four Hired Hands; 10:15-Jim Poole's Mid-Morning Chicago Hometowners; Weather; Time, Tempera­ Cattle, Hog and Sheep Market direct from ture. Union Stock Yards. (Chicago Livestock Tues., Thurs., Sat.-Rubinoff & His Violin. Exchange) (E. T.) (Chevrolet) 10:20--Poultry Marke~Dressed Veal; But­ 6:30--(Dally ex. Sat.) Top 0' the Mornin'­ ter and Egg Markets. continued. 10:25-WLS News Repo~John Baker. 6:45-Mon., Wed., Fri.-The Hilltoppers. 10:30--Mon.--{iuest Artist and John Brown. (ABC Washers and Ironers) Tues.-Rocky & Ted. BETTY JANE STAFFORD at Tues., Thurs.-Top 0' the Mornin'-Cont'd, Wed.-Henry Burr and Ralph Emerson. 14 is such a grown-up young lady with Hometowners Quartet and John Thurs.-Federal Housing Speaker. that she convinces her Dad, Check Brown. Fri.-8afety Program-Jack Holden. Stafford, that time DOES fly. 7:0O--Jolly Joe's Pet Pals Club. (Little Crow 10:45-"0Id Kitchen Kettle"-Mary Wright; Milling) "The Kitchen Krew"; Fruit and Vegetable 7 :15-0tto's Novelodeons. Report. 7:30--WLS News Report-John Baker; Four 11 :OO--Mon., Wed., Fri.-The Cornhuskers & Hired Hands; Bookings. Chore Boy. Tues., Thurs. - "Old Music Chest" - Phil 7 :45-Morning Devotions, conducted by (CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) Jack Holden, assisted by Hometowners Kalar; Ralph Emerson. and Ralph Emerson. 11:15-Mon., Wed., FrI.-"The Melody Pa­ Sunday, August 23 rade"-Hometowners Quartet; Sophia Ger­ 8 :OO--Mon., FrI.-Carol Whammond. manich, and WLS Orchestra. 7 :OO--Ralph Emerson at the Organ. Tues., Wed., Thurs.-Evelyn, "The Little Maid" and John Brown. Tues.-George Goebel; Four Hired Hands. 7 :30--"Everybody's Hour," Conducted by ThurS.-The Melody Makers. John Baker - WLS Concert Orchestra; 8:15-Mon., Wed., Fri.-Fun Festival, featur­ John Brown and Glen Welty; Ralph Emer­ ing Hometowners Quartet; Otto's Novel­ 11 :30--Weather Report; Fruit & Vegetable son; Grace Wilson; Children's Pet Poems. odeons; Happy Henry; Joe Kelly and Jack Markets; Bookings. 8:30--WLS Little Brown Church of the Air, Holden. (Continued on next page) conducted by Dr. John W. Holland; Hymns by Little Brown Church Singers and Henry Burr, tenor, assisted by WLS Orchestra and Ralph Emerson, organist. 9:15-"0Id Music Chest"-Phll Kalar, Ralph SATUR·DA Y EVENING. AUGUST 22 Emerson. (Willard Tablet) 9:30--WLS Concert Orchestra; Otto Marek, 6:00--Prairie Ramblers and Patsy Jack Holden as master of cere­ tenor soloist. Montana. monies. (Alka-Seltzer)

10:00--NBC-"Amerlcan Pageant of Youth." 6:15-Roy Anderson, baritone, and 8:30--Hilltoppers; Prairie Ramblers & ( Tastyeast) Ralph Emerson at the organ. ; Skyland Scotty. 10:30--Newton Jenkins Political Talk. (Gillette) 6:30--Keystone Bam Dance Party, 10:45-"Tone Pictures," Ralph Waldo Emer­ featuring Lulu Belle. (Keystone 8:45-Henry Hornsbuckle; Four Hired son at the organ. Steel and Wire Co.) Hands; George Goebel. (Conke~') 10:58-Weather Report. 7:00-Barn Dance Jamboree, featur­ 9:00--National Barn Dance, including II :OO--Sign Off. ing Hometowners; Grace Wilson; Magnolia Time. Prairie Ramblers & Patsy Montan; The Hilltoppers; Otto's Novelode­ 9:45-Prairie Farmer - WLS National ons, and others. (Murphy's Prod­ Bam Dance continues until 12:00 uets Co.) p, M., CST, with varied features, including Prairie Ramblers & Patsy Sunday Evening, August 23 7 :30--National Barn Dance NBC Hour Montana; The Hilltoppers; Home­ with Uncle Ezra; Maple City Four; towners Quartet; Christine; Otto & 5:30 p. m., to 7:00 p. m., CST Verne, Lee and Mary; Hoosier Hot His Novelodeons; Henry; George Shots; Henry Burr; Sally Foster; Goebel; Lulu Belle & Scotty; Grace 5:30--NBC-Husbands and Wives. (Standard Otto & His Novelodeons; Lucille Wilson; Hoosier Sod Busters; Eddie Brands) Long; Lulu Belle; Skyland Scotty, Allan; Arkie; Four Hired Hands, and other Hayloft favorites, with and many others. 6:00--NBC--{ioldman's Band. 7:00--NBC-8ign Off.

-t{ 13}to lJ :40--WLS News Report - Julian Bentley. HOMEMAKERS' SCHEDULE II :-IS--Pralrie Farmer Dinnerbell Program. (Conducted by !\Iary Wright) conducted by Arthur Page-45 minutes of varied Farm and Musical Features. Dr. Monday, August 24 WATCH THIS SPACE Holland Devotional Mesesage at 12 :40 . 12:00--Tues.-··Mid-West On Parade"-John I:OO--Orchestra; Max Wilson, soloist; John Baker. featuring Muskegon. Mich . • Brown; Marjorie Gibson In Fanfare; FOR P . T. A. Speaker. Appearance of WLS Artists Tuesday, August 25 in YOU R Community

(CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) I :OO--Ralph Emerson; Hilltoppers; John XOTE : All EnraJrrments for :\latlnee and Brown; Marjorie Gibson in Fanfare; Mar­ Evrninr t:nlf'ss Othl"rwise Sprcifif'd. AFTERNOON PROGRAMS garet Sweeney. harpist; Book Review ; Homemaking Talk. SrXDAY, Al'Gl'ST 23 (Daily ex. Sat. & Sun.) :\IILWAt:KEE, WIS.-Wisconsin Statr Fair -IColiseuml-WLS NATIONAL BARN D.4NCE : Uncle Ezra; Hoosier Hot Shots; 12 :3O--Jim Poole's Livestock Market Sum­ Wednesday, August 26 mary dIrect from Union Stock Yards t~~n~e~~~ ~a~ar~?S~{t~ ~a;IlST~~:e~~~ (Chicago Livestock Exchange) I :OO--Orchestra; Paul Nettinga; Grace Wil­ deons. 12 :4O--John Brown. son; John Brown; Marjorie Gibson in l\IORA, MINN.-Kanab.c County Falr­ Fanfare; Homemakers' Talk. WLS NATIONAL BARN DANCE: Arkan­ 12 :4S--F. C. Bisson of U. S . D . A . in Closing sas Woodchopper; Olaf, the SU'ede ; HOO­ Grain Market Summary. sier Sod Busters: Hayloft Trio: Barn Dance Band. 12:5S--WLS News Report-John Baker. Thursday, August 27 MENOMONIE, WIS.-Dunn County Fair­ I :OO-Orchestra; Red Foley; John Brown; WLS ;\IERRY-GO-ROUND: Prairie Ram­ I:OO--Homemakers' Hour. (See detailed Margaret Sweeney, harpist; Phil Kalar, blers & Patsy Montana; Pat Buttram: schedule.) Tom Corwine: Winnie, Lou & Sally: baritone; WLS Little Home Theatre; Mar­ Pauline: Hayloft Dancers. I :IS--NBC-"Ma Perkins." (Oxydol) Jorie Gibson in Fanfare. JANES\'ILLE, WIS.-Jeffrl., Theatre-WLS NATIONAL BARN DANCE: Lulu Belle; I :30--Homemakers' Hour-Cont·d . Skyland Scotty; Flannery Sisters: Pokey Martin; Bill McCluskey; Sternards: Hay­ 2:00--Sign Off for WENR. Friday, August 28 loft Fiddlers. I :OO--Orchestra; Marjorie Gibson in Fan­ ,\PPLETON, WIS. - Democratic Plcnlc­ fare; Evelyn, "The Little Maid"; Home RA~IBLlN' RED FOLEY " E\' A. Bureau Speaker. l\IONDAY, AUGUST 2t MENOMONIE, WIS.-Dunn County Falr­ (CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) WLS ON PARADE: Lulu Belle; Skyland Saturday, August 29 Scotty: Arkansas Woodchopper: Hoosier Sod Busters: Olaf, the Swede: Hayloft Saturday Morning, August 29 I :OO-Ralph Emerson; John Brown; Otto's Trio; Radke Sisters; Barn Dance Band, Novelodeons; Christine; Interview of a COLDWATER, MICH. - Tibbets Opera 5 :00-6:30--See Daily Morning Schedule. WLS Personality-Marjorie Gibson. lIouse-WLS ON PARADE: Hal O'Hal­ loran: Flannery Sisters; Hayloft Fiddlers; 6:30--Uncle Buster & the Big Yank Boys. Hayloft Dancers. (Reliance Mfg. Co.) CHRISHOLM, MINN.-Time Theatre-WLS 6:45-Red Foley & Art Wenzel, accordionist. BARN DANCE: Prairie Ramblers; Patsy Montana; Miss Pauline; Pat Buttram: 7:00--Jolly Joe's Pet Pals Club. (Little Crow (CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) Winnie, Lou & Sally; Tome Corwlne. Milling) EVENING PROGRAMS TUESDAY, AUG UST 25 7:IS--The Novelodeons. DULUTII, MINN.-Garrick Theatre-LULU 7 :30--WLS News Report - Julian Bentley; BELLE " HER GANG: With Lulu Belle; Monday, August 24 Skyland Scotty; Prairie Ramblers: Piltsy Bookings. Montana & others. 7:45--Sunday School of the Air-Dr. Holland. 6:00--WLS-" The Active Citizen" - Illinois CARO, MICH.-Tuscloa County Fair (Eve­ League of Women Voters. 8:00--Jolly Joe and His Junior Stars. ning onlyl-WLS NATIONAL BARN 6:IS--NBC-Concert Orchestra, Jean Dickin­ DANCE : Hal O'Halloran; Maple City 8 :30--Moming Homemakers' Program-Mar- son, soloist. Four: Flannery Sisters; Hayloft Dancers; tha Crane; Helen Joyce; Otto's Novelode­ Hayloft Fiddlers. ons; Ralph Emerson. (Feature Foods) 6:30--NBC-"Melodiana"-Abe Lyman's Or­ LITTLE FALLS, MINN.-Morrison County chestra. (Sterling Products) Falr-WLS BARN DANCE: Arkansas 9 :00-Muslcal Round-Up - Otto's Novelode- 7:00-NBC-Sinclair Greater Minstrels. (Sin­ ~~o~~c:r.~e~a~I~~~lefr~;d :~:t~:r~:IS?~::; ons; Rodeo Joe. (Peruna) clair) Barn Dance Band. 9 :IS--Winnle, Lou & Sally; John Brown. ST. JOSEPH, ILL.-St. Jo,eph Agricultural 9 :30--Smoky's Fire Stories. Fair-HOOSIER HOT SHOTS. SHABBONA, ILL. - Norton'. Grove - WLS 9:4S--The Bergstroms. Tuesday, August 25 ARTISTS: Ramblln' Red Foley & Eva: IO:OO-Ralph Emerson. 6:00-NBC-"Show On Wheels " ~erry Sears Possum Tuttle; Eddie Allan. Orchestra. DONNELLSON, IOWA-Lee County Fair IO :IS--Program News-Harold Safford. ,Evening onIYI-WLS BARN DANCE: IO :20--Butter & Egg Markets; Dressed Veal, 6:30--NBC-Edgar Guest in Welcome Valley. (Household Finance) g~~~~ie& ~~~~el~Ok~~rt~j,r~~~ ster~~~~~ Live and Dressed Poultry Quotations. Barn Dance Fiddlers. IO :2S--WLS News Report - Julian Bentley. 7:00--NBC-Ben Bernie. (American Can Co.) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26 IO:30--Rocky & Ted; John Brown. DUI,UTII, MINN.-Garrick Theatre-LUI,U IO :4S--"0Id Kitchen KetUe"-Mary Wright; BELLE" HER GANG: With Lulu Belle: Skyland Scotty; Arkansas Woodchopper; The Hilltoppers; Fruit & Vegetable Report. Wednesday, August 26 Barn Dance Band, and others. 11 :00--WLS Garden Club, conducted by John 6:00--NBC-Folies de Paree. (Sterling Prod.) ST. JOSEPH, ILL.-St. Joseph Arrlcultural Baker. Falr-WLS ARTISTS: Verne, Lee & 6:30--NBC-Lavender & Old Lace. (Sterling Mary: Howard Chamberlain; Rube Tron­ II : IS--Closlng Grain Market Summary­ Products) son's Band. F . C. Bisson. 7:00--NBC-Grant Park Concert. TRA\' ERSE CITY, MICH.-Lyrle Theatre­ 11 :30--Weather Report; Fruit & Vegetable WI,S MERRY-GO-ROUND: Hal O' Hallor­ 7:IS--WLS-The Government & Your Money an: Maple City Four; Flannery Sisters; Markets; Bookings; Grain Market Sum­ Hayloft Dancers: Hayloft Fiddlers. mary. -Martha Jean Ziegler. TIIURSDAY, AUGUST 2j II :40--WLS News Report - Julian Bentley. RICE LAKE, WIS.-Barron County Fair- 11 :4S--Poultry Service Time; Hometowners Thursday, August 27 Quartet; Ralph Emerson. :~~~ty?\:~RtJ:~\n~~IY,a~rl~~;: ~r~~r~ 6:00--WLS-City Club Program-Dr. Tonney. Lou & Sally: Radke Sisters, and others. 12 :00-4-H Club Program, conducted by PETOSKEY, MICH.-Northern Trl-County John Baker. 6:IS--WLS-The Old Judge. t'ree Fair - WLS NATIONAL BARN DANCE : Hal O' Halloran; Maille City 12:IS--Pralrie Farmer - WLS Home Talent 6:30--NBC-Stevens Hotel Orchestra. Four; Flannery Sisters; Hayloft Dancers; Acts. 7:00--NBC-Death Valley Days. (Pacific Coast Hayloft Fiddlers. 12 :30--Weekly Livestock Market Review by Borax) ANTIOCII, lLL.-Antioch Country Falr­ Jim Clark of Chicago Producers' Commis­ WLS ARTISTS: Hoosier Sod Busters. sion Association. CROPSEY, ILL.-WLS ARTISTS: Prairie Ramblers & Patsy Montan: Henry Horns­ 12:4S--Homemakers' Program. (See detailed Friday, August 28 buckle. schedule.) 6:00-NBC-Irene Rich. (Welch's) ST. JOSEPH, ILL.-St. Jo.. ph Arrlcultural I :30--WLS Merry-Go-Round, with variety Falr-WLS ARTISTS: Pat Buttram; Hay­ acts, Including Ralph Emerson; Christine; 6:IS--NBC-Doris Nester. soloist. loft Trio; Chuck & Ray. Eddie Allan; John Brown; Winnie, Lou & 6:30--NBC-Frank Fay. (Standard Brands) (Continued on next page) Sally; Hilltoppers; Jack Holden. 7:00--NBC-Fred Waring's Orchestra. (Ford 2 :00-Sign Off for WENR. Motors)

"'( 14)__ Starting fires with kerosene. tennis authority. and Nelson Case and Jack Fraser, NBC announcers, will al­ Being careless with matches or ternate at the microphone in the The War on Fire cigarettes. broadcasts of the men's and women's Neglecting fiues until they become National Tennis Championships, Sep­ dirty or defective. tember 3 to 12, at the west Side Ten­ nis Club, Forest Hill. Long Island. (Continued from page 3) Leaving oily rags or mops in closets or hallways on the floor. (A tin con­ and other equipment; he is taught tainer on the back porch is the place life saving and resuscitation; he is for an oil mop.) taught methods of fire fighting which Around the farm, the drouth this Tommy Mills on Air will prevent insofar as possible un­ summer is making fire even more Tommy Mills. veteran college foot­ necessary damage by water and serious than usual. Dry grass ligh ted smoke. Yes. he is even taught public ball coach and for four years one of by a carelessly tossed match or cigar­ the late Knute Rockne's most valued speaking. That is an important part ette can start a fire that may burn of fire prevention education, "Smoky" assistants, has been signed by NBC down the barn. Plowing a few fur­ as a football commentator and will believes. because any fire department rows around each building may keep is likely to be called upon to send a make his microphone debut in that the fire from becoming serious. role in September. man to a school or club, to talk about Makeshift wiring in the home or in how to prevent fires. The average farm buildings is always dangerous. Although Mills has had no previous fireman is not a born public speaker, An expert electrician should do all radio experience, he has throughout and so an effort is made to train wiring. his coaching career acted as instruc­ some of them to be able to speak in tor in speech at the colleges with public. to tell the story of fire pre­ "The number of fires and the value of property damaged by fire is in­ which he has been associated, and is vention without having the audience himself a highly effective speaker. feel too sorry for the speaker and for creasing," "Smoky" says. "I hate to themselves. think, though, how much faster the Mills played football at Beloit Col­ "Many people seem to go around damage would increase without our lege, where he has been named half­ inviting a fire to start in their homes," efforts to teach fire prevention. As it back on the school's mythical all­ "Smoky" says. He lists a few of the is, we have to gain a little consola­ time 11. His coaching career began common ways in which fires start, tion from the fact that the fire dam­ at Omaha, Nebraska, Central High which may be attributed to thought­ age in proportion to the total value School in 1912. In 1915 he became lessness: of property has been steadily re­ football coach and teacher of speech duced." at Creighton University. He re­ Cleaning garments with naphtha or mainded there for four successful any other volatile cleaner. years and then returned to Beloit, where he coached for six years. Baker Returns In 1926 Rockne asked him to come Phil Baker has been signed to star to Notre Dame as his assistant, and Appearance of WLS Artists in a new half-hour series over the Mills remained there four years, also (Continued from page 14) W ABC-Columbia network beginning coaching wrestling, boxing and base­ Sunday, September 27, at 6:30, p. m., ball. For the following three years TELL CITY. IND.-Rialto Theatre-WL~ MERRY-GO-ROUND: Tom Corwlne, CST. he was athletic director and head Pokey Martin; Sternards; Rube Tron­ Bottle and Beetle, deans of radio football coach at Georgetown Uni­ son's Band. stoogedom, will again be heard mak­ verSity. FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 CORYDON, IND.-Harrison County Falr­ ing Phil's life hilariously miserable. (Evening Only)-WLS ROUNDUP OF Bottle is played by Harry MacNaugh­ BARN DANCE STARS: Pat Buttram; Tom Corwlne; Hayloft Trio; Chuck & ton, former English stage star who Ray; Pokey Martin; Sternards; Rube Tronson's Band. has been with Baker for years. Beetle, STURGEON BAY, WIS.-Door County Fair as usual, will be portrayed by the -(Evening only) )-WLS MERRY-GO­ ROUND: Hal O'Halloran; Flannery Sis. famous network character actor ters' Tom Owen's Cornhuskers; Hayloft whose identity remains in obscurity. pe:~'8'fr~H, ILL.-Old Setlers Plcnlc­ (Matinee only)-WLS ARTISTS: Hoosier Sod Busters; Christine; Olaf, the Swede; Barn Dance Band. A~l~C:RT~~t'"AR:~':.c~sa~o{!,':,~.rCh~~~~r. ST. JOSEPH, ILL.-St. Joseph Agricultural Title Tennis Aired Falr-WLS ARTISTS: Prairie Ramblers & Patsy Montana. The National Doubles Champion­ SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 ships have been added to the list of LAPORTE, IND.-LaPorte County Falr­ tennis matches of national and in­ (Evening only)-WLS ON PARADE: Pat ternational interest to be covered by Buttram; Christine; Hoosier Sod Busters; Chuck & Ray; Pokey Martin; Hayloft NBC during late August and early Dancers; Hayloft Band. ANTIOCH. ILL-Antioch Country Falr­ September. Arrangements to broad­ WLS ARTIST: Flannery Sisters. cast the men's and women's National FREEPORT, ILL.-Farm Picnic In Taylor Park-WLS ARTISTS. Singles Tournament already have SUNDAY. AUGUST 30 been announced. DECATUR, ILL.-L1ncoln Theatre-UNCLE The doubles championships will be EZRA & HOOSIER HOT SHOTS. PECATONICA, ILL.-Wlnnebago County played August 24 to 29 at the Long­ Falr-WLS ON PARADE: Lulu Belle; Skyland Scotty; Otto & His Novelodeons; wood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, Winnie. Lou & Sally; Pauline; Bill M c­ Mass. The broadcasts, including sum­ Cluskey; Four Hired Hands. • Here's how to get a handy purse or WEYAUWEGA, WIS.-Waupaca County maries and expert comment, will be Falr-WLS NATIONAL BARN DANCE : heard over the NBC-Blue network at pocket-size bottle of Murine, the fa­ Prairie Ramblers & Patsy Montana; Pat Buttram; Sally Foster; Verne. Lee & 4:15 p. m .. CST, daily up to the date mous formula that makes your eyes feel Mary; Chuck & Ray; Exhibition Dancers. of the finals. The time for the com­ fresh cool and clean. Send ten cents to ment and play-by-play description help ~over cost of packing and mailing WLS ARTISTS, Inc. on August 29 will be announced later. 1230 Washington Blvd., Chicago to Murine Co., in care of "Stand By," Ellsworth Vines, Jr., world profes­ 1230 Washington Blvd., Chicago, III. sional champion; John Tunis, noted . LAST CALL--FOLKS

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