Easter radio lineup features war broadcasts and classical fare
NADINE SUBOTNIK reports a diverse Easter schedule with This Is the Army from the Mediterranean and a London Negro chorus on NBC and WHO. Albert Hoffman wounded in Italy discusses service from Percy Jones Hospital while pickups from Ashford General and White Sulphur Springs, Lawrence, and other sites air under War Department. World News Today previews invasion, Bach's St Matthew Passion performed by noted soloists, and multiple services and concerts fill CBS NBC WGN WMT WBBM KXEL airwaves.
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Italy
NBC
WHO
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
London
Albert Hoffman
Percy Jones General Hospital
Battle Creek
Mich
War Department
Ashford General Hospital
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Lawrence
Mass
Winston- Salem
N.C
CBS
WMT
The
Blue
KXEL
Knights Templar
Arlington National Cemetery
Grand Canyon
Garden of the Gods
WBBM
Hollywood Bowl
WGN
Radio Schedule Highlights from April 9 1944
A detailed hour by hour list of broadcasts across stations WHO WMT WGN KXEL and others for Sunday April 9 1944 and Monday April 10 1944 including religious services news programs music dramas comedies and features with times from 5 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
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WHO Farm
WMT
Mornership
WGN
KXEL
Honeyman Hill
Kxel Sardi's
Who Vic and
Sade
Martyn
WHO
WMT Membiers
Shei Parm Rey
Seobelows Bon Mercere
Orville Rennie A Cedar Rapids Theater Pivot Story
Orville Rennie, long a chorus director and celebrity host in Cedar Rapids, reveals his extensive road to operetta and film. From Iowa birth near Oskaloosa to Chicago and New York stages, he built a career in singing, football, radio, and cinema, with notable runs in The Student Prince and work at Warners.
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Nadine Subotnik
Cedar Rapids
Orville Rennie
Rennie
Iowa Theater
Prince
Minneapolis
Chicago
New York
Iowa
Oskaloosa
Sioux Falls
S.C
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Shuberts
Messrs. ‘Shubert
Great Northern Theater
Balaban
Katz
Detroit
Milwaukee
The
Strand
George Raft
Ben Bernie
Fred Waring
Red Nichols
Chicago Daily Journal
Ear
Oriental Theater
Cy Landry
Landry
Gallicchio Orchestra
Keith
Warners
Jimmy Cagney
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
John Boles
Walter Pidgeon
Bing Crosby
Carroll Vanities Offer Stage Revue At Iowa April 25
Earl Carrolls Vanities a stage revue featuring The Most Beautiful Girls in the World comes to the Iowa theater for a three day engagement starting Tuesday April 25. Acts include The Three Sailors Sconie Seiler and Seabold dancers Barbara LaRene Barbara and Dardy Moffett Burt Jayson plus performers Barney Grant and Bob Robson with Costello Twins. Continuous show at popular prices, plus a screen feature.
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Earl Carroll
Burt Jason
Harry Blue
Bob Robson
Hollywood Earl Carroll Theater
Lifeboat at State Theater a Hitchcock suspense drama
The State shows John Steinbeck's Lifeboat directed by Alfred Hitchcock with Tallulah Bankhead William Bendix Wal ter Slezak and John Hodiak. Also on the bill is So's Your Uncle a musical comedy featuring Elyse Knox Donald Woods Billie Burke and the Jan Garber and Jack Teagarden orchestras.
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John Steinbeck
Alfred Hitchcock
Tallulah Bankhead
William Bendix
Walter Slezak
John Hodiak
Your Uncle
Elyse Knox
Donald Woods
Billie Burke
Jan Garber
Jack Teagarden
Marion Stars in Musical Numbers at Western College
The article notes Marion and the ensemble performing musical numbers with Mickey partnering with June Allyson from the Broadway version of Best Gut Forward. The western college locale features Mickey as a student who meets Judy, the dean’s granddaughter and town’s only girl. A co feature, My Darling Clementine, stars Frank Albertson and Gray.
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Mickey
June Allyson
Western College
Judy
My Darling
Clementine
Frank Albertson
Gray
Arizona Trail leads Rialto feature with Tex Ritter cast
Donnell and Lynn Merrick headline Kenny's leading ladies in Arizona Trail a wild west tale pitting Tex Ritter and friends against land grabbers The piece includes ballads by Johnny Bond and his Red River Boys plus a one reel comedy Grandfather's Follies a cartoon news and chapter eight of The Phantom serial thriller
Cedar Rapids Theater Fund Drives $3497 for Red Cross
During the Red Cross campaign Cedar Rapids theaters raised 3497 dollars in collections. All local theaters participated in the final phase and patrons were urged to give if they had not already contributed.
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Cedar Rapids
Red Cross
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World News Today
Bruno Walter
New York Philharmonic Symphony
Nadine Conner
Jean Watson
William Hain
Herbert Janssen
Mack Harrell
Lorenzo Alvary
Bach
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Andre Kostelanetz
Patrice Munsel
Gladys Swarthout
Jascha Heifetz
NBC Symphony
Helen Hayes
American Theater
Ben Hecht
Silver Theater
Radio Hall of Fame
Johnny Urke
Wilbur Evans
Mary Martin
Jane Withers
Merle Evans
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Band
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Ray Milland
Kay Francis
WNT
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Adrian Rollini
Chamber Music Society of
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H. R. Gross
Ago
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Labor For Victory
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Ceiling Unlimited
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Symphony
Riley
al Pearce
Green Valley
Mary Small
Gildersleeve
Cordell Hall
Jack Benny
William Shirer
Dorothy Thompson
WENR
Ewe Meee
Walter Winchell
Basin Street
Fred Allen
Bob Crosb
Guy Lombardo
OWGN
Hawai
This Is Life
MBS
WMT Crusaders
Keesler
WHO Bible
WMT Unity
WGN Cathedral
Hollywood
Hollywood Ser
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Legion Rel Southerna
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Back To God
Meiod
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Kxel Ca
A. Woolfries
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John Thomas Wor
Pui “Chocitizens
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Om Who
Ea Asente
Matin
Life At Riley
WHO Army Hour
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Lincoln Story
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Who Lone
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Ann
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Don Norman
Neighbors
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Hoibr
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Guiding Light
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Heatter
Kxei
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Giveves
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Reveille
Kxel War Journal
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Lorene Jones
Widder Brown
Portia
WGN Pieno
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Love & Arm
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Bill
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WGN Music Mart
Kxel Sea Hound
Wee
Pg. Farrel
Rael Dick Tracy
Nelson
Superman
Cliff Helen
Bradley Xel
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University of Minnesota
Conservatory
State Theater
St. Paul
Detleff
Heidelberg
Edgewater Beach
Joe
Waterloo
Sunset Corners Symphony
Lazy Jim Day
Shorty Hogan
Bobby Brace
Mary Lee
Bonnie Lee Cliff Carl
Tex
Danceland
Tonite Marva
Mrs
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Nat Towles
Rhumboogie Club
IN Erson
Sarbera Orchestra
Tax Town
Vanities
Marion
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