on the air after a period of illness. learn public speaking, and the Augie Klein, accordionist with He's heard on WLS at 11:45 a.m. horses made a good audience. the WLS Rangers, studied accor- Sundays . . . Mel Gallicrrt, new Charles Kerner of the Maple City dion under Lou Klatt, of the WLS announcer at WLS, is also a com- Four also sings under the name Concert orchestra. Augie has a brother who is also an accordion- petent baritone soloist . The of Charles Willard - the latter whole trio of Verne, Lee and Mary his middle name. ist and another brother in the were once arrested in a Wiscon- United States Navy . . . Reggie sin town for jaywalking . . . Cross, harmonica expert with the Singing Cowgirl Hoosier Sodbusters, also plays Hawaiian guitar and drums . . . Cy Harrice invents lots of gadgets just for his own amusement, and recently was awarded a patent on a tooth brush. Adele Brandt's grandmother was a cousin to Franz Schubert . Salty Holmes' hobby is col- lecting small jugs - miniatures of the style he makes music with on the Barn Dance. Salty is a member of the 123rd Cavalry Band, on leave of absence. At camp, the band used to have to get up early and practice. Their marching rehearsal consisted of marching back and forth past the Pat Buttram, comic of the WLS stables, serenading the horses .. . National Barn Dance, tries out a new gag backstage before springing it on The FARR brothers, HUGH and the air and to the audience in the KARL, two of the Sons of the Eighth Street Theater. Judging from Pioneers, singing team heard on Grace Wilson's expression, she found the UNCLE EZRA program, are it very funny! one-eighth Cherokee. It's one of those touchy subjects in the Farr home -their mother's great great grandfather was killed fightin injuns! .

Patsy Montana, singing cowgirl at WLS, Chicago, Is a real cowgirl, veteran rider of a dozen rodeos. She made one of her first broadcasts on horseback. Patsy receives more re- quests to sing "1 Want to Be a Cow- When Pat Buttram invites the WLS boy's Sweetheart" than any of the audience to the National Barn Dance, several hundred other songs In her he always quotes the prices for the repertory. She wrote it herself when big ones and for the little ones. And she first got In radio, and has written here are the biggest one and the dozens of others since, Including her littlest one of the Hayloft Gang - recent "My Poncho Pony." Andy Williams of the Williams Patsy dresses the part of a cowgirl Brothers quartet and Norman Ross, In all her stage appearances, with leather skirt and vest and riding boots. She still blushes when she thinks of her first stage' appearance. George Menard used to bring the She entered a California amateur con- horses up for water at his test and sang her cowgirl songs back Chicago twice a day Is farm home, then stand on a nearby dressed fit to kill - In a black even- From ing gown. Anyhow, she won, and It heard the voice of NBC actress platform and deliver long lectures was the first step in a career that has Fern Persons on "Bud Barton" to them - on any subject under taken her to the top as a radio and and "Thunder Over Paradise." the sun, for he just wanted to motion picture star. Page II RADIO VARIETIES - APRIL