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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1946

Page

3

Rodgers and guests shine on Great Moments in Music

Richard Rodgers melodies from Oklahoma and Carousel highlighted on CBS WMT at 9 p.m. Winifred Smith soprano, Jan Peerce tenor and Robert Weede baritone perform with Sylvan Levin conducting and David Ross narrating. Alec Templeton, Jan Murray, Bud Collyer guest on other programs. Cesar Romero and Shirley Ross featured elsewhere.

America Richard Rodgers Cbs-Wmt Winifred Smith Jan Peerce Robert Weede Sylvan Levin David Ross Ther Alec Templeton Jan Murray Bud Collyer Superman Hildegarde NBC Who Cesar Romero Eddie Cantor NBC Shirley Ross Frank Sinatra Cbswmt Helen Forrest Bob Crosby

Programs Hour by Hour Evening April 17 1946

Broadcast schedule listing WMT WGN and other stations with times 6 p m to 2 a m across multiple networks. Features include news reports sports music and variety acts such as Frank Sinatra Sammy Kaye Bob Crosby and David Rose with hosts and program notes.

Jack Carson Seeeees WMT WGN Hildegarde Coreeee Frank Sinatra Eddie Cantorese Bob Crosby Sammy Kaye KXEL Kay Kyser Seeee Eugenie Baird See Exel David Rose Lanny Ros Bradley Exel Jack Smith Chicago Cantor Hsews Heat Exel Jones Hutchens Kay Eyvier Dorsey WMT Farm Forum Exel E, Baird David Rose O Ann Dem Jerry B Zelda Exel Butterfield O Dr Bacon Fulton Lewis Joe Doakes

Radio Schedule Highlights Crime, Celebs and Classic Dramas

A dense Philadelphia type radio grid lists programs and hosts across WMT WGN KXEL MXEL EXEL and WHO stations. It showcases daily lineups with music shows news kids' programs mystery dramas and soap operas featuring veterans like Perry Mason and Rex Allen along with station hosts and sponsors.

KXEL Pat WMT Bobby Dick Wito WGN John Anthony Revellle Ann Guiding Light Peabodys Y News Perry Mason Pope Mary Miles Dick Baker Tena Tim Vaillant Franklin Lines EL al Pearce Lawton WGN Charm School Jones Jordan Amanda Fred Waring Mxel H Remembre B. Cameron Marty Jenny David Harum Lindlahr Fed Malone Nam Kats Smith Duty Jani Kxel Glan Dr. Malone M. Downey Helen Trent Edith Webt Kxel Farm Jack Berch Cam Stella Dallas Dad Exel Rosemary Porate Jones Burton Widder Brown Johnson Exel Ches. Bowles Long Shop Biarsles New Exel Portia Crosby Bill Exel Farrel Exel Harrigan WMT Radio Council Terry Pirates WMT Books Cliff Helen J Armstrong Trout Tom Mix

Waverly Woman Killed In Fall Down Stairs

Mrs. W. W. Saylor, 82, of Waverly Iowa died Monday after falling down cellar stairs at her home. Her neck was broken. Her husband served in the Iowa legislature from 1904 to 1906 and later as Waverly schools superintendent. A son survives.

Waverly W.W. Saylor Iowa

Nye Runs as Independent for U S Senate in North Dakota

Ex senator Gerald P Nye filed a nominating petition Tuesday with the secretary of state to run as an independent candidate for the U S senate from North Dakota.

CIO Paraders Demand OPA Retention in Chicago Demo

In Packingtown Chicago a mass protest by CIO packinghouse workers denounced the meat trust and backed retention of OPA price controls. Unionists from Des Moines Omaha and East St Louis joined 20 000 attendees urging immediate reemployment of laid off workers reestablishment of meat rationing slaughter quotas and government oversight at stockyards to set live animal grades. They also pressed Congress to probe packers alleged conspiracy with the Agriculture Department to create shortages weaken OPA and hurt organized labor.

Chicago CIO Packinghouse Meat Trust OPA Des Moines Omaha East St. Louis Philip Weightman Congress U. S. Department of Agriculture

Tanks sold for a dime as postwar bids come in

At Rock Island arsenal, salvage officers opened bids on 41 light airborne tanks with an estimated cost of 26,000 dollars each. The highest bid of 62.50 dollars per tank by M Holtzman of St. Louis was rejected and new bids are expected around May 6.

Rock Island, Ill Rock Island Arsenal M Holtzman St. Louis

Mrs Carbone Files Divorce Suit in Nevada

Mrs Jean Pauline Carbone, British war bride of Army Lt Harold J Carbone, filed for divorce in Reno Nevada Tuesday. She charges mental cruelty. her lawyer says a child, father admitted as Captain Darrell Beschen, is with Beschen’s Dubuque Iowa relatives. Beschen’s sister accompanied Mrs Carbone to Nevada to establish residence. If Carbone does not contest within 30 days a default may be entered.

Reno Nev INS Jean Pauline Carbone Harold J. Carbone Rochester N. Y Carbone Darrell Beschen Dubuque Beschen Darlene Nevada John Clarke Carbones London United States

State seeks dismissal of Eldora cases before April 24

Des Moines AP says special prosecutor Jens Grothe announced a motion to dismiss the remaining Eldora cases will be argued before District Judge H B Fry in Fort Dodge on April 24. Assistant Dwight Rider will aid. The motion follows the Harold Nelson trial, convicting the former training school guard of assault and battery, with the state planning a vigorous defense and to proceed if overruled against Nelson and four other former training school officials charged with conspiracy.

DES Moines Jens Grothe Thestate Eldora H. BE. Fry Fort Dodge Grothe Dwight Rider D. W. Dickinson El‘dora Harold Nelson Nelson

Court Opinion Limits Court on Driving Permit Voiding

DES MOINES AP The state department of public safety not the courts has the right to revoke drivers licenses after intoxicated driving conviction the attorney general's office ruled Tuesday The courts however the opinion bequested by County Attorney

Des Moines State Department of Public Safety Attorney General's Office

Court clerks urged to report convictions to licensing department

Robert H. Schultz of O'Brien county says professionals have the right to recommend license suspension or revocation to the department. It is the court clerk's duty to inform the department of convictions and the court's recommendations, an issue the attorney general's office says clerks have been lax about.

Yrobert H. Schultz O’brien County Attorney General's Office

Woman Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to $20000 Theft

Ruth Florence Foggy of Weaver Indiana admitted embezzling about $20000 from the Iowa State Bank at Fort Madison in federal court at Keokuk. She confessed false ledger entries beginning December 13, 1944 and was placed on $5000 bond pending psychiatric evaluation. Her father has repaid the money.

Keokuk INS Ruth Florence Foggy Weaver Iowa State Bank Fort Madison Charles Dewey Des Moines Miss Foggy Dewey

Father Cleared in Death Of Boy Whom He Slapped

Chicago authorities cleared Charles Orleans, a 25 year old navy veteran, in the death of his son Conrad, age 3, after testimony at a coroner s inquest showed the boy s death likely resulted from a fall from a tricycle two weeks earlier. A doctor testified a brain swelling could take that long to develop.

Chicago INS Charles Orleans Conrad Orleans John J. Kiselis

Olmsted urges stepping up farm insect control

Spencer Iowa INS George Olmsted Republican gubernatorial candidate urged faster fight against crop and livestock disease and insect losses to protect farmer income. He cited scientific advances and called for stronger support for the Iowa department of agriculture and Iowa State College to disseminate results to farmers.

Spencer, Ia INS Iowa George Olmsted Spencer Chamber of Commerce Iowa Department of Agriculture Iowa State College

Steeplejack Roy Owens Falls From Church Steeple

Steeplejack Roy Owens slipped Tuesday from a 50 foot church steeple, struck scaffold edge, bounced into a tree, tumbled through branches and hit the ground. Doctors said he probably will live.

Petersburg Ind Roy Owens

Lumber Arrives as Fair Grounds Remodeling Starts

Des Moines reports progress on centennial exposition prep at the state fair grounds. A carload of two inch hardwood lumber arrives for livestock stalls and is not suitable for veterans housing. Two crews totaling 70 workers are on site, with more to join. air corps storage facilities are being dismantled to supply materials. officials expect completion by May 1.

Des Moines Fair Grounds Lloyd Cunningham Air Corps Cunningham

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