Radio and Variety Programs Highlight 1944 Broadcast Schedule
Radio programs feature Dottie Lamour and Dick Haymes to perform at 6:30 pm with overseas tributes and a hospital salute from Augusta Georgia. Henry Morgenthau Jr. hosts a Mutual Forum explaining Bretton Woods, joined by a diverse panel. Other listings include symphonies, operettas, and soap operas across WGN WMT WHO KXEL and more.
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Dottie Lamour
Dottie
Gordon Jenkins
Oliver General Hospital
Augusta
Bretton Woods
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Dick Haymes
NBC
Ransom Sherman
WMT
Jack Pepper
WGN
Forum
Charlotte Greenwood
Hildegarde
Johnny Mercer
Legion's GI Bill Credit Cited by Dolliver at Iowa Meet
Sioux City Iowa The American Legion credited its energy and foresight for enacting the GI Bill of Rights aiding WWII veterans James I Dolliver of Fort Dodge Iowa former state Legion commander noted the bill helps veterans reestablish civilian life faster than in 1917 18 parade featured bases from Sioux City and Sioux Falls with governors Hickenlooper Griswold and Sharpe in attendance More than 2200 delegates attended the convention Hugo Laggan named likely department commander Officers elected include Forrest Grove A J Holstrum J F McMartin and others
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Sioux City
INS
Amerian Legion
James I. Dolliver
Fort Dodge
Iowa Department
Legion
Dolliver
Iowa
Sioux City Army Air Base
Sioux Falls
S. D
Air Base
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Brewster, Minn
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Warren H. Atherton
Stockton
Calif
Forrest M. Grove
Chef de Gare
A. J. Holstrum
Davenport
J. F. McMartin
Charles Pagel
Waterloo
Garrett Chapman
Mason City
Charles G. Kretschmer
Dubuque
Burt Frommell
Epworth
Aumonier
Fred Cooper
Garde de la Porte
Andrew Cote
Com. Voyageur
Lou Clark
Iowa City
George FE. Scheidel
Cheminot Nationale
R. C. Patrick
W. ©. Morgan
Dr. Aitchison
Clinton
H. E. Maley
Marshalltown
W. P. Tyler
J. W. Billingsley
Newton
Roger Williams
Ames
Joseph Schmidt
Council Bluffs
Dave Hill
Victor Waxweiler
Hour by Hour Radio Schedule Fragments
A fragmented listing shows hour by hour radio programming across stations WGN WMT KXEL and GXEL. Entries include news programs music talk and mystery shows with times ranging from 5:30 to 9:30 p m featuring hosts and game segments.
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WMT
WGN
Lewis
KXEL
Polio Epidemic Growing Worse in August Reports
The Public Health Service said the infantile paralysis outbreak worsened in early August with 932 new cases in the week ending Aug 5 and 1,015 the next week, bringing total cases nationwide to about 4,250 since the outbreak began. July saw cases rise from 290 to 738.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Interim Group to Visit Oakdale Hospital and Other Iowa Institutions
The legislative interim committee continued its tour of state institutions visiting Mt. Pleasant state hospital and Ft. Madison penitentiary. The group plans visits to Soldiers' Orphans Home in Davenport Oakdale sanitarium and University of Iowa in upcoming days.
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Des Moines
INS
Legislative Interim Committee
Mt. Pleasant
Ft. Madison
Soldiers’ Orphans Home
Davenport
Oakdale Sanitarium
University of Iowa
Lana Turner Divorced From Stephen Crane In Five Minutes
Los Angeles AP Lana Turner the movies top sweater girl obtained a divorce from broker Stephen Crane in five minutes. She testified in monosyllables that the marriage was a mistake and she grew unhappy nervous and ill due to his shouting and quarrels over her film work. Turner and Crane married twice after prior separations and annulments with custody awarded to Turner of their one year old daughter Charyl Christina.
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Los Angeles
Lana Turner
Stephen Crane
Lana
Stanley Mosk
Crane
Miss Turner
Tijuana
Mexico
Las Vegas
Nev
Carol Kuntz Crane
Artie Shaw
Chary
Christina
Jap Cruiser Sunk by Liberator Over Chinese Coast
A Liberator bomber of the Fourteenth United States Air Force sank a 14,200 ton Japanese cruiser off the Chinese coast east of Hongkong. The aircraft scored three direct hits and one probable in four bombing runs, with the ship sinking on the fourth run. The announcement came from Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell's headquarters.
Decorah Soldier Returns After 31 Months Overseas
Pvt Aldin O Hovden wounded near Venafro Italy last November comes home after 31 months abroad He plans to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Olaves Hovden in Decorah Hovden traveled with the 34th Infantry Division to Ireland in 1942 then fought in Africa Sicily and Italy He notes mud does not stop the infantry and praises their work.
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Washington
Aldin O. Hovden
Venafro
Italy
United States
Olaves Hovden
Decorah
America
Howden
Ireland
34Th Infantry Division
Africa
Sicily
Hershey forecasts release of up to 2 million servicemen
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, national director of selective service, said 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 men may be discharged after Germany falls. He supported gradual demobilization after Japan's defeat but noted the process will take many months and cannot be done in a single day.
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Denver
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Armed Services
Germany
Japan
America
Blood shipments begin to European combat zone
Washington AP reports air shipment of whole blood to the European combat zone started Monday. The Red Cross raises daily donation requirements by 1 000 pints to support medical needs for troops and operations.
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Washington
Red Cross
Liberators Strike Halmahera and Mo lUcas Bases in Daylight Raids
Allied air forces in the Southwest Pacific report daylight raids on Halmahera in the Moluccas with 110 tons of bombs on Japanese installations, plus 95 tons on Ceram and Boeroe airfields. No enemy interceptors were seen, while Allied losses included one Liberator in a 33 ton strike at Kavali Bay New Ireland.
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Allied Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Southwest Pacific Air Force
Halmahera
Moluccas
Douglas MacArthur
Navy
MacArthur
Ceram
Boeroe
Kalali Bay
New Ireland
Pistol Packing Patton Leads Invasion Hit Parade
Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr inspires his tank corps as their top invasion song titled Pistol Packing Patton Lay That Paris Down tops the invasion hit parade.
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Third Army
France
George S. Patton, Jr
Patton
Paris
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