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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1941

Page

4

Radio line up features all star teams and guests

Friday and Saturday air schedule spotlights sports authorities announcing 1941 all star teams. Grantland Rice hosts All American on WHO 7 p.m. with Lucille Manners and Ross Graham. Jim Crowley on WMT Kate Smith Hour names sixth annual All Collegiate team. Edna Ferber guest on Information Please Friday 7 30 p.m. over WHO. McKinley School debuts School Newscast Saturday morning with journalism pupils under Clinton Bradford. Wagner Die Walkure on NBC Blue 1 p.m. Sat.

Grantland Rice Frank Black Lucille Manners Ross Graham Jim Crowley Fordham Kate Smith WMT Warren William Pr Recey Edna Ferber WHO McKinley School Clinton Bradford Iowa McKinley Maurine Hamblin Paul Anthony

Headliners Tonight Radio Schedule Summary

Radio schedule lists programs and times across stations WMT and WHO. Notable entries include Kate Smith Hour at 7:00, Frank Black, Information Please, Playhouse, First Nighter, Dog House, Shirley Temple, and Al Pearce Gang airing in the evening slots.

Kate Smith Frank Black Playhouse Dog House Shirley Temple al Pearce WMT Easy Aces WGN Bradle Wenr Mr Keen Elson Wenr Vander Utley Bentley Burlins Hank Keene Jimmy Evans Joe Parsons Cal Tinney Lone Ranger WLS WMT Playhouse Heatte Ganagbusters Ryan Mike Kitty Shirley Agiele Ann Manufactur's Who Destiny Wings Lum & Abner Grand Central New In

Radio Schedule Fragment from December 5 1941

Hour by hour listings show WMT WGN WENR and others broadcasting news sports music and dramatic programs from 6 p.m. through late night Friday with multiple hosts and sponsor names including Walker vendor and WLS.

WMT WGN Courtney O WENR World Fred Waring WMT World Today Chicago Nites Burling Totten Chas Ruseles Euna A-Bond Williams Wells WEN Globetrotter Brown James O Howard R. Himber Who Rivers R. Ramos WGN_H Leonard L. Freese O Howe D. Jurgens O Harry Bentley Shelley WLS Farm Forum Curb Forum Norman WLS Farm News Turner WLS WMT Brush Follies WGN R. Grnsh Ann New England Detroit Sunny Sue Fland Don Forbes N. c Pan-America

Radio Programming Schedule for Iowa Educational Stations

Radio stations owned and operated by Iowa's Educational Institutions list times and shows for University of Yewa Iewa State College WSU Iewa City Ames and other log entries. Programs include Chapel, News, Women Voter, Music, Movies, Children's Hour, Radio S p e a k s, and Iowa Editors with various start times across Saturday schedule.

State of Iowa University of Yewa Iewa State College WSU Iewa City Ames Walter Time

Beavers Moved From Crowded To Other Sections Of State

Iowa state conservation commission says beaver populations are rising rapidly across the state. Since 1936 they trapped beavers alive and relocated them to farms to create reservoirs and steady water supply. In 1941 alone over 150 beavers were moved across 25 counties. pelts could fetch about 25 dollars if trapping were legal.

Des Moines State Conservation Commission Iowa Commission Taylor W Huston

Pride Keeps Widow Of Phyfe Heir From Claiming Estate

In New York a widow, 86, refuses $120000 from her late husband’s estate to avoid siding with sister in law Edith Bell Phyfe. Administratrix Miss Phyfe had alleged mental incompetence. taxes and penalties total $49278. The widow declares she will not compromise and lets government and lawyers take the money.

New York Duncan Phyfe Phyfe Edith Bell Phyfe Miss Phyfe

Witherow Elected Manufacturers Head

W. P Witherow of Blaw Knox Pittsburgh was chosen to lead the National Association of Manufacturers succeeding Walter D Fuller. The Denver delegates backed a plan for a single defense agency with full executive power and urged the Roosevelt administration to reassess domestic policy.

New York National Association of Manufacturers National Defense Committee W. P Witherow Blaw- Knox Company Pittsburgh Walter D. Fuller Curtis Publishing Company Congress of American Industry Ernest T. Weir National Steel Corp Roosevelt William H. Davis National Defense Mediation Board

Crucible Steel Accepts Roosevelt Board Arbitration

Crucible Steel of America said it would accept as binding the Roosevelt three-man board’s decision on the union shop issue in the captive coal mines dispute. Nine companies are involved. Crucible is among those agreeing to accept the board’s findings.

New York Crucible Steel Company of America Roosevelt Crucible

Ten Georgia colleges dropped from accreditation list

The Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools voted unanimously to remove ten colleges from the University of Georgia system from its accredited lists.

Louisville Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools University of Georgia System

Anne Nagel Weds Army Air Corps Lieut in Boston

Screen actress Anne Nagel married Lieut. James H. Keenan of the U S army air corps in a surprise Boston ceremony after a brief courtship.

Boston Anne Nagel James H. Keenan U. S. Army Air Corps

Convict Kills Guard and Wounds Another in Bus Escape

Brownie Gibson 28 seized a pistol from guard Philip Ketchum 23 and killed him with a shot to the head while being returned to the Moundsville penitentiary. Gibson also wounded guard Orville Neff in the thigh during the escape attempt before fellow convicts overpowered him. Neff hospitalized in Glendale.

Moundsville W. Va West Virginia Philip Ketchum Moundsville State Penitentiary Brownie Gibson Ketchum Gibson Orville Neff Neff Glendale

Bride-To-Be Loses Scalp In Accident In Toronto

Hilda Pettman, 24, suffered the loss of her scalp when her hair tangled in a mixing machine at her workplace. An emergency 2.5 hour operation by Dr. J. T. Danis attempted scalp grafts with a 50 50 chance of success. Final outcome to be known in a week.

Toronto Ont Hilda Pettman Miss Pettman J. T. Danis Danis

Lawson Gets Ten Days For Slow Driving In Hammond

Frank Lawson a 41 year old electrician received 10 days in jail after being charged with driving too slowly and endangering traffic. Police alleged intoxication but Lawson denied the charge and said he drove slowly as a careful motorist.

Lawson

Raiford Named Head of Iowa Chemistry Group

Dr L Charles Raiford, professor of organic chemistry at the University of Iowa, was named chairman of the Iowa section of the American Chemical Society. He succeeds Dr N A Mattill of the university. Dr Walter H Seegers will replace Deardorff as vice chairman, and Dr Joseph J Routh was elected secretary treasurer. Main speaker was Dr G Frederick Smith of Illinois.

Iowa City L. Charles Raiford University of Iowa Iowa American Chemical Society N. A. Mattill University Walter H. Seegers Pathology Dwight L. Deardorff Iowa Wesleyan College Joseph J. Routh Ferrin B. Moreland G. Frederick Smith The University of Ilinois

Milk Co-Op Officer Attacks Price-Ceiling Bill

Charles W. Holman of the National Cooperative Milk Producers federation criticized the Steagall price-ceiling bill as a betrayal of agriculture. He argued farmers take the rap and proposed a parity formula based on half farm costs and half city wage rates for 20 million workers.

Chicago National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation Congress Charles W. Holman Federation Chicago Agricultural Club Senate Holman

Boy Gets 12 Years For Murder In Maryland Slaying

Herbert H. Cox Jr 16 from Alexandria Virginia was sentenced to 12 years in a Maryland penitentiary for second degree murder in the slaying of Grainger G Browning. His companions Ida May Price 15 and Leona Ellen Cunningham 14 received accessory after the fact sentences to Montrose school for girls until age 21. The trio had been indicted for the October 12 killing of a 38 year old North Carolina carpenter.

Bel Air Herbert H. Cox, Jr Alexandria Maryland Grainger G. Browning Ida May Price Leona Ellen Cunningham Montrose School

Dr. L. W. Dean To Be Honored At Banquet

Dr. Lee Wallace Dean former dean of the University of Iowa medical school will be honored at a banquet in Iowa City during the state meeting of eye ear nose and throat specialists A portrait will be presented by Dr Sumner B Chase of Fort Dodge Jr president of the Iowa academy of otolaryngology and aphthology at the dinner Dean led the medical school 1912 to 1927 later joined Washington university faculty and worked at the Oscar Johnson research institute He received the DeRoaldes prize in 1937 for contributions to throat disease science

Iowa City Lee Wallace University of Iowa School of Medicine Dean Sumner B. Chase Fort Dodge Iowa Academy of Apthemology Washington University St. Louis Oscar Johnson Research Institute School of Medicine

Iowa Eye Clinic Pioneer Led Ophthalmology Development

Postgraduate work at the Universities of Vienna and London preceded his return in 1900 as head of the ophthalmology department. During World War I he commanded General Hospital No. 64 and in 1914 was elected president of the Iowa State Medical Society. He advanced the eye ear nose and throat clinic in the university hospitals.

Vienna London General Hospital No. 64 Iowa State Medical Society

Final sale of Bank of Waucoma assets in West Union

West Union reports the final sale of assets from the Bank of Waucoma, closed ten years ago. Three farms totaling 400 acres sold for 12,900 dollars, fourteen acres of timberland for 250, a two story brick business building for 1,800, paper assets of 34,097 value brought 289, and depositors will receive 65 percent when the final dividend is paid.

West Union Bank of Waucoma Waucoma

River Traffic Sets Late Season Record

The Towboat W A Sheppard of Central Barge Co. led a convoy of eight coal barges past the Pontoon Bridge at McGregor on a post sunset run to St. Paul. The upper Mississippi usually freezes early in December and, with lights off and buoys removed in November, navigators rely on pilotage as in Mark Twain times.

McGregor Upper Mississippi W A Shepard Central Barge Company St. Paul Mississippi Upper River Mark Twain

Des Moines Boy Dies of Sleeping Sickness

Des Moines AP reported Robert McManus 10 son of Mr and Mrs Walter R McManus died Thursday from encephalitis also called sleeping sickness after five days of illness his father said

Des Moines Robert McManus Walter R McManus

Webster Youth Fined For Reckless Driving Appeal

Charles Lown 22 of Webster found guilty of reckless driving by a justice court jury. Justice Mitts fined him 50 dollars plus 5345 dollars in court costs. Lown appealed to district court and set appearance bond at 300 dollars.

Sigourney Charles Lown Webster Justice Court Justice of Peace John Mitts Lown District Court Justice Mitts

Beer Revenue Drops as Cigaret Tax Rises in Des Moines

The Iowa state tax commission reports November beer revenue of 82 663 25 dollars versus 86 848 19 prior year. Permit fees were 1 750 compared with 2 250 last year. Cigaret revenue reached 183 062, about 735 more than November last year.

Des Moines State Tax Commission

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