Radio Notes and Comment Highlights NBC Lineup and Guests
EW shows on air top the popular appeal of The Music Hall with Bing Crosby and Eddy Duchin. Georgia Gibbs, Frank Morgan, The Charioteers, and John Scotti Orchestra join Thursday 8 p.m. NBC-WHO. Also features America’s Town Meeting on draft, plus Dynamite guests like Groucho Marx and Jane Froman. A $150 table model TV due for July delivery.
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Music Hall
Bing Crosby
Eddy Duchin
NBC
Bing
Sioux City
Eddy
Georgia Gibbs
Buca
Waaa
Frank Morgan
Charioteers
John Scotties Orchestra
Ther
Groucho Marx
Nbc-Who
Jane Froman
Andre Kostelanetz
CBS
WMT
Larry Adler
Jack Haley
WMAQ
Hugh Herbert
Evening Radio Schedule 1916 and 1946 Listings
Hour by hour programming notes show a mixed schedule across WMT WGN MXEL EXEL and XEL stations on Thursday April 4 1916 and Friday April 5 1946. It lists programs such as Melody WGN Dr Bradley band features Farm Forum Jamb Dynes Dinah Shore and news reports with Bert Lahr Burns Lum Abner and Joe Doakes among others. The snippet captures a cross era listing of daily shows with hosts and time slots.
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Bert Lahr Burns
Allen
WGN
Kxel Lum
Abner
Ginsbur
WMT
Dinah Shore
Jerry
Zeld
KXEL
Joe Doakes
WGN News
Bob Burns
Treasure Hour
Bobby Dick
Reveille
Wmtr
Rsan
WGN Farm
WMT Br
Exel News
Madhouse
EXEL
Ava Johnson
WMT Farm Family
Sam
MT News
WGN Peabodys HO Cowboys
REXEL
Mary Niles
John Anthony
KEL
Dick Baker
Susie
Winters
Lee
Lora Lawton
Tena
Tim van Melody
Mos
Judy
Jane
Oman
Franklin
Wen
al Pearce
Newa Wan Bach
Jordan Ma Perkins
Amanda One Beaus
Life
Youngs
EL Music Assem
Kxel T. Brenemanee
Rhythm and News Broadcast Schedule Fragment
A partial radio schedule lists WMT rhythm segments and EXEL programs with times from 68 pm to 5:45 pm. Entries mention Pirates Peabodys Seto Tale and EXEL Seto Tale, plus WGN and WHO news and commentary segments led by Cliff Helen and J Armstrong.
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WMT
Ann
Cameron
Marty
WGN Vic
Diahr
Ted Malone
Kate Smith
Ho Quay
Ds Jan EL Glam
Mano Abe
Wey
M. Howard
Ife
WGN
Kxel Shek Berch
Stella Dallas
Daddy Exel
Rosemary Lor Jones
Burton
Widder Brown
Johnson Mxel
L DuMond
Groom
Easy
Stanley Dixon
Ps. Farrell
Terry
Pirates
Wie Peabodys
Seto Tale
Cliff
Helen
Midni't Exel J Armstrong
Trout
Iowan Named White House Police Chief
Inspector Hobart W. Francis, a 48 year old former Iowa farmer and trucking operator, was named head of the White House police force of 106 men. Francis came from Sioux City in 1931 and served on the White House force since 1935. He held World War I and II service, recently discharged as a captain in the military police. He and his wife Lara Seymour Francis from Spencer have three daughters, including a Library of Congress librarian and a bank leashier.
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Washington
Iowa
White House
Hobart W. Francis
Sioux City
Metropolitan
Francis
Hornick
Australia
Philippines
Corps of Military Police
Truman
Lara Seymour
Spencer, Ia
Climbing Hill
Vivian Irene
Library of Congress
Shirley Joyce
Jean Margaret
Seven Nations Pay Up Contributions to UN
Seven nations added payments to the United Nations working capital fund, boosting the treasury to 8.1235 million dollars to cover six months. China paid 600 thousand dollars, reaching 800 thousand to date, with several countries fully meeting their commitments and the United Kingdom crediting 300 thousand dollars toward its full advance.
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New York
United Nations
Working Capital Fund
Treasury
China
France
Turkey
Canada
Honduras
Australia
Yugoslavia
Peru
United Kingdom
London
New Chief of Police Named in Waterloo
Waterloo Mayor Stan Ley B. Shane named Harry J. Krieg 34 as chief of police on Wednesday. Krieg is a nine year veteran who succeeds Ralph J. Davis who resigned after two years in the role.
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Waterloo
Harry J. Krieg
Stanley B. Shane
Krieg
Ralph J. Davis
Navy to Activate 760 Reserve Units Across 257 Cities
The navy announced plans to activate peacetime reserve units, totaling 760 divisions in 257 cities. The plan includes 702 surface and 58 submarine divisions with no men count given, and 226 divisions in the Ninth naval district, which includes Iowa.
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Washington
Navy
Ninth Naval District
Iowa
Zhukov to relinquish Russian zone post in Germany
Berlin AP report says Marshal Georgi Zhukov will give up his role as chief of the Russian occupation zone in Germany. An authoritative source adds General Vasily Sokolovsky will succeed him as Zhukov’s deputy and move into the top position.
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Zhukov
Berlin
Georgi K. Zhukov
Germany
U S. to Rely on Synthetics Through 1947
The commerce department advised that the U S rubber industry must depend on synthetic rubber at least until 1947 as 1946 natural rubber imports will fall short. Holt noted Far East disturbances curb supply, but synthetic capacity is ample to meet demand this year.
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Washington
INS
U. S
Department of Commerce
Everett G. Holt
Far East
Commerce Department
United States
Rand
Holt
Ceylon
India
Papua
America
Africa
Japan
Java
Sumatra
Indo- China
Student Strikers Demand Ouster of Principal Nichols
Nearly 700 Springfield high school students walked out at noon to demand the removal of principal Fred G. Nichols. They marched from Fellshans High to the board offices shouting Down with Nichols and citing lack of student government and strict restrictions. Nichols contends the protest was over auditorium redecorating rather than removal. The students vowed not to return until Nichols is out.
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Springfield
INS
Springfield High School
Fred G. Nichols
Fellshans High School
Board of Education
Nichols
Coroner Jury Blames Altercation for Death
Coroner's jury found Estell Kammaeier died in Mason City from his head striking the paved street after an alleged Tuesday night altercation with Henry Reams of Rockford Indiana. Reams was jailed without charge following the death.
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Charles City
Estell Kammaeier
Sheffield
Henry Reams
Reams
Rockford
Floyd County
Kammaeier
Carl Hauser
Mason City
Kammineler
Dodd Nominated for Agriculture Dept Job
President Truman nominated Norris E. Dodd of Oregon to be undersecretary of agriculture. Dodd, a Nashua Iowa native, will succeed J. D. Hutson who resigned to join the United Nations. Dodd has led the Agricultural Adjustment agency within the department.
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Washington
Truman
Norris E. Dodd
Oregon
Dodd
Nashua
J. D. Hutson
United Nations
Agricultural Adjustment Agency
Department of Agriculture
Senate Votes Confirmation of Vardaman for Federal Reserve Board
Washington SNS Truman wins confirmation in the Senate for the second of three near-allies nominees. James K. Vardaman Jr. of St. Louis is appointed to a 14 year term on the Federal Reserve Board at 15000 dollars a year. The vote is 66 to 9 with Morse pressing to delay. Donnell’s prior action is noted as a near-tie in the closing moments.
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Washington
Sns
Truman
Senate
James K. Vardaman, Jr
St. Louis
Federal Reserve Board
Vardaman
George Allen
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Edwin W. Pauley
Democratic National Committee
Ailman
Navy
Morse
R-Ore
Sen
Donnell
R-Mo
Hickenlooper Helps Confirm Fed Board Nominee
In a 14 year term confirmation, Sen. Hickenlooper joined the majority to approve James K. Vardaman Jr. of St. Louis for the Federal Reserve board. Sen. Wilson was not listed as voting.
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Washington
B. B. Hickenlooper
R-Nowa
Senate
James K. Vardaman, Jr
St. Louis
Federal Reserve Board
George A. Wilson
Browa
Centennial Committees Forming in Forty Iowa Counties
Des Moines AP reports forty Iowa counties have organized centennial committees to lead observances in 100th year of statehood. Mrs Edith McElroy state centennial secretary said the effort aims to involve all ninety nine counties in celebrations this year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Edith McElroy
Statewide rally planned for centennial observance
A statewide rally is organized for April 29 with a forum to discuss centennial observance. Community groups are forming committees and counties are asked to send a chairman plus one delegate, with aims for a nationally prominent speaker who is a former Iowan.
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McElroy
Quadruplets: one dies, two survive in Longview
In Longview Washington a quadruplet birth ends tragically as one of the four dies Thursday. The surviving boy and girl are reported in very good condition.
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Longview
Wash
Ruby Pierce
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