Radio Notes and Comments: NBC and CBS lineups
NBC WEHO hosts Nadine Subsinik MEX McCRARY and Jinx Falkenburg welcome Milton Caniff Paul Winchell Charlie Drew Priscilla Gillette and Johnnie Guarnieri with instrumental team music Also NBC WHO airs a new Negro cast program Asia Wue G Be ee at the Sa you. Abbott and Costello join police comedy on ABC WENR offers Czech Favorites at 7:30. Mutual Newsreel at 8:15. Wisconsin centennial James Melton program at 8:30 with Elvira Clementi. Democratic Verus Republican hearing at 8:30 on ABC WENR and more
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Milton Caniff
Steve Canyon
the Gazette
Paul Winchell
Charlie Drew
Priscilla Gillette
Brigadoon
Johnnie Guarnieri
Gucky Mullinder
Noble Sissle
Nbc-Who
James Melton
Milwaukee
CBS
WMT
Elvira Clementi
Frank Black
Paul McGrath
John Wayne
Bryan McGrath
Mutual
Mutual Broadcasting System
Akron
Ohio
Radio and TV Listings From a Historic Iowa Schedule
A dense browse of station names, hosts, and daily air times outlines a wide slate of local broadcasts. Entries mention WBE NMOA WwW and KNEL KNEL with programs featuring news, music, church services, sports, and talk segments across dozens of outlets such as KCRG WMT KXEL and WHO.
Radio Schedule Roundup and Programlog Highlights
A dense afternoon to evening grid lists radio station airings across KXEL WMT KCRG WHO and others. It notes hosts guests musical acts contests talks and public affairs with multiple program titles and times throughout the day.
Evening Radio Schedule Sketch
Readable fragments show a mixture of jazz and news blocks with names like Kenneth Crawford and Bill McCane. Program notes include musical pieces, news reels, concerts, and a baseball mention. The text resembles a broadcast lineup across Wednesday and Thursday with assorted times and show titles.
Dubuque and Des Moines Boys Win Model Contests
Iowa state winners in the Fisher Body Craftsman Guild contests were announced in Detroit. Senior winner James Schlueter of Dubuque earned 150 dollars. junior winner Raymond L. Schaefer of Des Moines also received 150 dollars. Second and third place in seniors went to Arnold G. Wendel Belmond and John J. Carroll Jr. Council Bluffs respectively. In juniors, Franklin Heers Story City and Richard H. Baskett Davenport took second and third with 100 and 50 dollars. Theodore W. Dick Davenport received honorable mention.
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Iowa
Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild
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Raymond L. Schaefer
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Belmond
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Council Bluffs
Franklin Heers
Story City
Richard H. Baskett
Davenport
Theodore W. Dick
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Socialites Describe Crooked Gambling at Charity Penthouse Party
New York socialites and millionaires testified to a lavish benefit party at a society woman’s borrowed penthouse where crooked gambling operated under charity. District Attorney Hogan suspects a hoax by professional gamblers led by a man named Bill Buckner, with guests including Leilore Lemmon, Chick Farmer, W Bedford Sharp, Huntington Hartford, and John Alden Talbot, among others, not knowing who invited them or who profited.
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Chemin de Fer
Frank Hogan
Hogan
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Buckner
Westbury
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Jock” Whitney
Sullivan
Vivienne Woolley-Hart
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Chick Farmer
W. Bedford Sharp
Howard Hughes
Chauncey Grey
Puk Paaris
Joseph Gevaert
Sherman Mills
Fairchild
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Jay Rossbach
Sophie Gimbel
Gimbel Brothers
Saks Fifth Avenue
Playboy
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Lana Turner
Micky and
Johnny Jelke
Oleomargarine Family
West Rejects Danube Pact
Belgrade reports that the United States Britain and France refused to recognize the Soviet proposed Danubian agreement. British Ambassador Sir Charles Peake said it could not become international law unless the 1921 Danube convention signatories abrogate the old pact. Western delegates see loopholes aimed at Soviet control of Danubian shipping and restricting free navigation.
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Belgrade
INS
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Britain
France
Russia
Charles Peake
Too Much for New Owner of Eatery
A Brooklyn restaurant owner Alfred Mercuri after buying the eatery a month ago erupts in a violent nighttime spree. He hurls coffee urns, smashes china, and destroys fixtures after a lone customer asks for more sugar. Police arrive as Mercuri targets windows with sugar containers and debris.
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New York
E.tery
Brooklyn
Alfred Mercuri
Mercuri
Mercury
Egg Support Maintains 35-Cent Base for September
Washington AP report notes the agriculture department will extend egg price support in the Midwest for September at no less than 35 cents per dozen for shell eggs. The 35 cent base was kept through May to August and continues for September.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Midwest
Foremen's Institute pins wage boosts since November
The National Foremen's Institute estimated Monday that 25 million workers, union and non union, have received wage and salary boosts since November as labor enters its third round of wage increases.
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Washington
National Foremen's Institute
Attack on Eldora School Guard by Inmate Revealed
Eldora Iowa report details guard Finger assaulted June 14 at the boys state training school. Finger, 65, suffered injuries and was hospitalized in Iowa City. Superintendent Reed said Finger has not worked since the incident and the attacker has remained in discipline cottage. A separate report of a suicide attempt was discussed as a fake.
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Eldora
Finger
Boys State Training School
University Hospital
Iowa City
Charles Reed
Reed
Albert Steinberg
Steinberg
Two Accused of Fight Over Battle in Plane
Two men aboard a San Juan to New York flight were arrested under admiralty law after a rum bottle dispute led to a fight. Captain Machado said he was bitten on the shoulder during the altercation. Diego Cordova and Benito Santana, both of Brooklyn, face federal charges of unlawfully interfering with navigation aboard the aircraft.
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Long Beach
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Diego Cordova
Benito Santana
Brooklyn
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Machado
Perseverance Wins Romance For Couple Who Never Met
Ingeborg Borg Schlueter and Joseph Conti, both in love though never met, plan a meeting in Southampton after a long romance by mail. The UPI report notes Ingeborg secured a British visa and a ticket via British European Airlines. Joe travels from Richmond, Indiana, and hopes to bring her to the United States under the GI sweetheart act after their marriage.
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Ingeborg Schlueter
England
Joseph Conti
Richmond
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Ingeborg
United States
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Roland
Germany
Annaliese Schmelzer
Ralph Harvey
R-Ind
Sol
Britain
Margaret in Romance With Churchill Cousin
London reports a possible royal romance between Princess Margaret and the Marquess of Blandford, Winston Churchill’s cousin. Blandford, a Lifeguards lieutenant, may be courting the princess who turns 18 on August 21.
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Margaret
Marquess of Blandford
Winston Churchill
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Lord Ogilvy
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Middle East
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Duchess of Marlborough
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England
Former Wife of Film Director Found Dead
Lavonne Silvers 35, divorced wife of film musical director Lou Silvers, was found dead in a partially filled bathtub. Authorities say she likely died last Wednesday with a box of sleeping pills nearby. they do not believe drowning and consider possible accidental death or self harm.
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Lavonne Silvers
Lou Silvers
Iowa Reports 165 Polio Cases Through July
Des Moines AP says 165 infantile paralysis cases were reported in Iowa through July 31, a number well above the same period in earlier years. Health department officials cite rising reports but note data may reflect reporting changes.
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Iowa
DES Moines
State Department of Health
Health Department
Iowa Disease Cases Rise Earlier This Year
The July 31 report shows 165 cases this year, compared with 32 cases on the same date in 1947 and 122 on July 31, 1946. The tally is well above the 49 cases up to July 31, 1940, the peak year with 929 cases, while total 1947 cases reached 176 for the full year.
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Iowa
Hiss Named Vice Chairman For United Nations Day
Alger Hiss described as a former Communist underground leader in Washington was named vice chairman of the National Citizens Committee for United Nations Day. Secretary of State Marshall announced the appointment. Hiss is secretary general of the conference where the UN was formed and president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in New York.
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Alger Hiss
House Committee
National Citizens Committee For United Nations
Marshall
Hiss
U.N
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
New York
State Department
Borrowed Coach's Car Leads to Stolen Vehicle Confession
In Chicago two patrolmen stopped a shiny car for a stoplight violation. Driver Robert Baker claimed the car belonged to Elmer Layden and that he borrowed it for the evening. Layden confirmed it was his car but said it was stolen from in front of a barber shop. Baker, 43, was arrested.
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Chicago
Robert Baker
Elmer Layden
Baker
Notre Dame
Glencoe
Layden
Italian Rail Crash at Certosa Station Kills Three
Milan authorities report two trains collided at Certosa station killing three people and injuring about fifty. Emergency crews rushed to the scene as passengers were evacuated and investigations began into the cause of the accident.
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Milan
Italy
Certosa
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