Notable entertainers dominate early 1940s releases and radio program
Bob Hope's So This Is Peace rises as a non fiction bestseller while Elliott Lewis from Case Book of Gregory Hood is courted by films. Lionel Barrymore pens a musical fantasy Christmas likely to boost Mayor of the Town. Soldier Comes Home, produced by Linn County Tuberculosis Association, airs on Cedar Rapids WMT with Pat Joy, Joan Savage and others, directed by Mrs. Dennis Molloy.
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Bob Hope
Bob
Elliott Lewis
Mutual
Gregory Hood
Jack Smith
Lionel Barrymore
A Barrymore
Linn County Tuberculosis Association
Cedar Rapids Radio Council
WMT
Pat Joy
Joan Savage
Clinton Schaeffer
Russell Knapp
Don Gunn
Dennis Molloy
June Caldwell
Jack Howe
Radio notes and comments preview a lively midweek lineup
Radio notes describe a Wednesday exchange between Frank Sinatra and Fred Allen on CBS WMT with Axel Stordahl and the Pied Pipers. Other highlights include The Fabulous Cottage on Academy Award, College of Music Knowledge with Olga San Juan and Jack Carson, and guests Dennis Morgan Eddie Cantor Billie Burke and Jerry Colonna across NBC CBS and ABC stations.
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Frank Sinatra
Fred Allen
Sinatra
Cbs-Wmt
Axel Stordahl
The
Pied Pipers
Hollywood
Young Fry
Peter Lawford
Joan Lorring
CBS
WMT
Eich
Lawford
Jack Carson
Gildersleeeve
WHO
Christian
Dinah Shore
Bing Crosby
Henry Morgan
Kay Kyser
Ther
Dennis Morgan
Carson
Eddie Cantor
Dinah
Jerry Colonno
Bob Hope
Abc-Kxel
Jerry
Bing
Peggy Lee
Radio Schedule Highlights Dec 11 1946 Hour by Hour
Radio listings show KXEL ABC NBC CBS and others airing programs from 6 p.m. to 11:20 a.m. next day. Notable shows include Melodies Parade News Jamboree La Guardi Fishing Hunt Gilders Leaves Up to Youth Dr Christia ns and Frank Sina. Morning entries feature Worship Reveille News Time to Shine Tom Howard Music Box Listen Post and Charm Berch among others.
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WGN Farm Service
WMT
Jerry
Zelda
WGN
Reveille
KXEL
New
Tom Howard
WGN Reveille
Dick Hart
Stan
Ken
Dick Keen
Clit
Helen
Dick Baker
WMY
Mary Miles
Mel
WNT
Lora Lawton
WGN Charm School
E Winters
Post
Joyce Jordan
Judye
Jane
T Breneman
Fred Waring
Art. Godfrey
Jane Baker
Charm Berch
William Lang
David Harum
Vic
M. Downey
Jenny
Edith Webber
Radio Schedule Listings Mix of WMT WGN and WHO Programs
A dense listing of radio broadcasts across stations WMT WGN WHO KXEL EXEL KNEL and others with times from 12:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. including dramas soap operas news and variety shows featuring hosts and characters such as John Anthon Perry Mason and Buck Rogers alongside program blocks like Farm Markets and Dance Hour.
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Afteinoon
Kxel Land o'Corr
WGN
WMY
Voice of
WMT
Owen Cowbo
John Anthon
Guiding Light
Science
Perry Mason
Ma Perkins
Paul
Aya Johnson
Pepper Young
Rickenbacker
Kxll Musicale
Tommy Rices
WGN News
Stella Dallas
Lorenzo Jones
Eddy
Widder Brown
Mrs. Burton
GM Chief Urges Labor Law Reform And Cites Union Power
CHICAGO, Tuesday night. C. E. Wilson, president of General Motors, warned that abuse of union power threatens the nation and called for legislation to curb industrial bargaining and compulsory unionism. He linked rising wages to price hikes and said automation and tech gains are needed to cut costs.
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Chicago
LLP
C. E. Wilson
General Motors Corporation
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Wilson
Republican Party
General Motors
Reform by legislation called for in labor relations
A quoted comment notes the election’s clear mandate for reform by legislation and improved administration to address the intolerable state of labor relations.
Meteorite Seen In Midwest Sky
Residents in Fort Des Moines and western Des Moines reported a bright meteor flash on Tuesday night with one pilot confirming a meteor seen near Des Moines. The event lasted about 15 seconds before vanishing and was followed by a separate Omaha sighting timed around 7:05 p.m. by airport control staff.
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DES Moines
Fort Des Moines
United Air Lines
Omaha
John Tighe
Omaha Municipal
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