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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1931
Page
22
Reading fragmented lines from a comic page, the caption hints at characters Freckles and his friends. The garbled OCR presents a mosaic of phrases about buying, rail, and carpet, with no clear narrative or concrete event. No identifiable date or location is determinable from the readable bits.
The page lists a dense Wednesday December 2 NBC WEAF schedule with numerous acts and times from 4:00 PM to 12:30 AM, including orchestras, talk segments, operatic and variety performances, and notable entertainers such as Van Loan, Phil Spitalny, Mary Lou, and Larry Funk. The compilation covers music, comedy, lectures, and dramatic readings across dayparts.
Hoover will address the Home Building and Home Ownership conference at Constitution Hall via NBC WEAF at 8 pm. Secretary of Commerce Raymond Moley? No, Robert P. Mont. The session opens a four day event. Also on radio Elizabeth Schumann will sing on WABC and Carl Alwin will attend. Kate Smith hosts memory songs 8:30 to 8:45 pm on WABC. Evening music features Greystone Ballroom Orchestra at 11:30, Hotel Gibson Orchestra at 12:00, and Bernie Cummins Orchestra at 12:30 from Nederland Plaza.
The program list spans from 4:00 PM to 1:30 AM with Navy Band, Rhythm Kings, Uncle Olie, Salty Sam, Jolly Jugglers, Going to Press, St Moritz Orchestra, Rels and Dunn, Myrt and Marge, Bing Crosby, Boswell Sisters, Morton Downey, Rouna Towners Quartet, Singin Sam, Kate Smith, Gloom Chasers, Hoover at White House Conference, Crime Club, Male Quartet, Freddie Rich Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, Concert Program, Leon Belasco Orchestra, Street Singer, Noble Sissle Orchestra, Ann Leaf Organ, Eddie Duchin Orchestra, St Moritz Orchestra, Don Bigelow Orchestra, and Dave Abrams Orchestra.
The station presents a full night lineup from 6:30 to 12:30 with National Government talk at 6:30 and a series of musical acts. Featured artists include Stebbins Boys Alice Joy Howard Lanin Claire Madrette Marion Harris Antoinette Halstead Cab Calloway and Coon Sanders orchestras plus Rudy Vallee's ensemble and Sherlock Holmes Dramatic Musicale.
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