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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1931
Page
10
NBC WEAF and other networks present a dense schedule with concerts and orchestras led by Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra, Vincent Lopez, and Kate Smith among others. The listings include baseball scores, talks, dramas, and Olympic era broadcasts across Friday and Saturday, with numerous programs from 5:25 p.m. to 12:45 a.m. and multiple time slots for high profile performers.
A dense listing of daily broadcasts outlines performances from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. with a mix of vocal solos, orchestras, dance bands, and feature programs on WEAF NBC CBS and affiliated networks. Notable entries include the Kremlin Quintet, Too Little Jack Little, and Henry Thies’ Orchestra plus Sunday church forum and Ravinia Opera Concert.
A dated listing shows a string of performances from 6:00 PM to 12:00 AM including the Boswell Sisters, Sige Pryor's Band, Henry Burbig with Nat Brusiloff, Kate Smith and her Swanee Music, a Comedy Act, Instrumental Trio, Harmonizers, and the show Boat with the Royal Canadians, plus a tenor named Alley.
A detailed Saturday lineup lists Joseph Shernavisky’s Orchestra at 12 15 PM and again at 12 00 AM, with performances by Imperial Balalaika Orchestra, Glenn Sisters and Ramona, Murray Horton’s Orchestra, and Dance Orchestras. Also featured are farms, feature hours, comedy sketches, sports scores, and weather updates throughout the day.
The listing outlines NBC programming for Saturday August 8 beginning at 5:55 PM with baseball scores and a lineup of crooner Lee Morse, Laws that Safeguard Society, Three Mustachios, Over the Heather with Sandy Mac Farlane, Silver Flute, Concert Orchestra, comedian George Jessel, B A Rolfe and his Dance Orchestra, and Little Jack Little through 10:15 PM.
NBC offers a rich Sunday lineup from 12:30 to 10:30 p.m. featuring the National High School Orchestra, Moonshine and Honeysuckle, Balkan Mountain Men, Debunking Big Game in Africa with Carveth Wells, National Sunday Forum, Gilbert and Sullivan Gems, Catholic Hour, Thru the Opera Glass, Marion Harris as guest, Our Government with David Laurence, Russian Singers, Dramatic Sketch, Goldman and his Band, Sunday at Seth Parker's, Armchair Quartet, and Hawaiian Ensemble.
London report states Lord Reading former viceroy of India married Stella Charnaud chief staffer since 1926. He is 70 and widower. she is 37. The ceremony occurred in London on August 6.
Rail time card lists Northbound trains No. 3 and No. 9 to Athens with arrival times 10:47 a.m. and 7:41 p.m. Daily Southbound No. 4 arrives Athens 11:19 a.m. and 6:22 p.m. Also Chesapeake and Ohio lines with No. 33 and No. 80 serving Athens and Westbound Baltimore and Ohio connections with a confusing set of numbers and times.
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