Radio Schedule Fragments Highlight 1940s Airwave Lineup
The listing shows NBC and CBS network affiliations with programs like Orchestra and Cavaliers, Negro Quartet, and Hotel Dance Orchestra across stations in New York and beyond. Additional entries include Footlights and The Penmen with related affiliate stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WEAF
New York
NBC Chain
Orchestra & Cavaliers
WTAM
KYW
WDAF
KSTP
WIMS
WKY
WWI
WFAA
WEBC
WOAIL
KPRC
KOAL
Gus
Loule
WGY
WWJ
WSAL
WIBO
WSAI
WLS
Hotel Dance Orchestra
WFJIC
WOW
WABC
CBS Chain
WADC
WHRKC
WHK
WGHP
WOWO
KMBC
KOIL
KMOX
WAIU
WFRM
WCCO
WBRC
WDOD
WREC
WLAC
WDSU
the Penmen
WMAQ
Adventures of
Mary
Bob
WKRC
GHP
Martin to Appear in Stinnett Court
Judge Martin was called last night and set aside the session for a court appearance in Stinnett.
House Ends Extra Session as Senate Quits Tonight
A cold wave ends an extra legislative session with the Senate announcing it will adjourn tonight. The unusual November cold drives national headlines as a 13 year weather record is noted. Mercury plunges to seven degrees across parts of the U.S. while wheat farmers report market impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Clemenceau’s Condition Critical As Cold Snap Deepens
Paris reports say former Premier Georges Clemenceau remains in critical condition with death a possibility as frigid weather continues. AP notes record November cold with seven degrees above zero, and three weeks this month the coldest on local records, while forecasts promise fair weather ahead and shifting conditions for cattle and wheat farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Senate blamed for stock crash amid tariff debate
Fred I. Kent of Bankers Trust told the Senate Lobby Committee that the Senate coalition’s tariff bill action helped trigger the stock market drop. He cited additional causes such as more new securities in 1929, higher broker loans, and a larger capital tax. Senator Glass pressed whether 90 percent of trades resembled gambling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Fred I. Kent
Bankers’ Trust Company of
New York
Senate Lobby Committee
Senate Coalition
Glass
Virginia
Secretary of the Treasury
Kent
Stock Exchange
Tariff Fight to Resume at Next Term in Congress
Washington November 22 The House adjourned at 12 50 p m ending its labors in the extra session of the 71st Congress The tariff fight will be resumed at the next term Capitol Hill will be quiet for the entire week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Hill
Associated Press
Washington
House
Baptist Convention To Bring 4 000 Delegates Here In 1930
The 1930 Amarillo meeting of the Texas Baptist convention is set for November 12 with 4 000 to 5 000 messengers expected. Local churches and civic groups urged support, with O V Vernon calling it a forward step for Amarillo. Other conventions slated for 1930 include the Southwest Waterworks Association and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Blackburn's ambulance listed at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Amarillo
The
Baptist Convention
Beaumont
G. L. Yates
First Baptist Church
Texas Baptists
Panhandle
Wichita Falls West
First Baptist
San Jacinto
Tabernacle
Second Baptist
North Amarillo
Glenwood
Marshall Craig
Dallas
T. C. Jester
Houston
J. E. Nunn
Cotten
T. W. Cotten
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary, Lions and American Business Clubs
Realtor Board
O.V. Vernon
Southwest Waterworks Association
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bank Robbery Strikes Stinnett Texas Early Today
Two men robbed the First State Bank of Stinnett shortly after 8 am taking about 6000 dollars. Assistant cashier Leo Franks was tied in the vault but escaped to alert authorities. Deputies and Borger police formed a posse but could not identify suspects or direction of flight, thought to head toward Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Preas
Stinnett
Texas
First State Bank of
Franks
Frank
J. T. Peyton
Peyton
Forrest Stradley
Borger
Stradley
Albert Mace
Stinn
Tragic Tidal Wave Slams Newfoundland Coast
United Press reports from St Johns Newfoundland recount Monday night quake and tidal surge along Burin peninsula from Burin to Lamaline. Death toll reaches 40 with nine in Burin and fifteen in Lamaline among others. relief efforts to begin once communications restoration allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burin
Lamaline
Atlantic
Newfoundland
J. T. Meaney
United Press
ST. Johns
N. F
Burin Peninsula
United Press Today
Port Aux-Bras
Point-Aux-Gaul
Lord’s Cove
Kelley’s Cove
Taylor’s Bay
Wonders and the age of man in 1929 columns
Lucian Arthur Brisbane notes human immunity from disease, cosmic rays, and a probe into the age of humanity. He cites Professor Miran on digestion of securities and a Morgan led loan to lift Japan’s gold embargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Miran
California
Wall Street
National Academy of Sciences
Senate adjourns as tariff fight delays progress tonight
The Senate recessed at 12 32 p m after no progress on the tariff bill. Congress will pause for one week then resume with the regular session and renewed tariff battles expected through spring as factions vie for influence on legislation. The piece notes Capitol Hill divisions and looming tariff controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walsh
Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Ssociated Press
Capitol Hill
Brady Trial Set for January 20 in Highsmith Murder Case
John Brady former judge of the third Court of Civil Appeals faces a murder charge in the Lehlia Highsmith case. Trial date ordered for January 20 in 98th District Court by Judge J D Moore with counsel agreement. Brady remains jailed in Travis County since November 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
John Brady
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Lehlia Highsmith
Supreme Court
98Th District
J. D. Moore
Brady
Travis County
Santa Fe Readies Viaduct Plan in Amarillo Move
Santa Fe lines up to pay half the viaduct cost on East Third Avenue and cover all paving. Vice-president J K Hitchcock says construction could start soon to end the grade crossing problem, with Mayor Ernest Thompson signaling forthcoming city action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Santa Fe
East Third Avenue
J. K. Hitchcock
Amarillo
Ernest Thompson
Felony ruling on failing to report liquor violations shocks officials
Federal Judge Louis Fitzhenry of Peoria holds that failing to report a liquor law violation makes a person a felon. The decision sparks debate among prohibition officials and religious groups over enforcement and possible new state or federal laws to back the ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Press
Peoria
Mtn
Louis Fitzhenry
Ilinois
Fitz
United Press
Washington
Til
James J. Brit
Prohibition Bureau
Lieved
Fitzhenry
Clarence True Wilson
Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
Sheppard
Texas
Community Chest drives toward half completion amid heavy snowfall
Workers trek through snow to raise 22000 for the fund as leaders review plans at the Capitol Hotel. The drive aims for 40000 with messages of aid to the needy and stories of families helped, from food and rent to medicine and job placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Chest
Lambie
Chest
Capitol Hotel
Anna Taylor
Taylor
Grand Jury Begins Probe of Lynchings in Eastland
Eastland Texas authorities and Gov Dan Moody announce a grand jury investigation into the lynching of Marshall Ratliff a Cisco bank robber. District Attorney Joe H Jones says 75 names will be called. Ratliff buried in Eastland and his victim deputy Tom Jones buried as well with large funeral turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Eastland
Marshall Ratliff
Cisco
Dan Moody
Joe H. Jones
Jones
Ratliff
Liberty
Tom Jones
Katliff
Fort Worth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hodges
V. Allred, Wic
Hita Falls
Wichita County
Martin
Jam “Red” Burton
Hutchinson County
Burton
C. O. Moore
Clem Calhoun
Holmes
Stinnett Court
Alfred
Allred
Arthur Brisbane
Mercury
U.S
Paris
Clemenceau
Georges Clemenceau
Boxwell Bros. Ambulance
Berry’s
W. 10Th
Tariff Fight
Deny Snook
Columbus, CO
James Howard Snook
Theora K. Hix
Second
Ohio District Court of Appeals
Snook
State Supreme Court
Blackburn's Ambulance
St. Pierre and
Miquelon
King Feature Syndicate
America
Globe
Brisbane
Walker
Standard Oil
Ann
Henry Fairfield Osborn
American Museum of Natural History
North American
J. P. Morgan, Kuhn, Loeb
National City Bank
First National Bank of
New York City
Yokohama
Griggs Ambulance
John
John Maynard
Henry
Grand Jury
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!