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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1944

Page

17

Radio and TV Highlights for Wednesday Evening

NADINE SUBOTNIK reports on a slate of 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. broadcasts across CBS NBC and NBC outlets. LUPINO joins Sinatra Wheeler in a tearjerker ballad tribute. Axel Stordahl conducts for Sinatra. Waring salutes Fort Lewis at 6 and 10 p.m. on NBC with WHO carrying the late show.

TR Lupino Frank Sinatra Bert Wheeler Sinatra CBS WMT Axel Stordahl Truman Bradley Fred Waring Fort Lewis Washington NBC WHO Betty Hutton Eddie Cantor

Radio Schedule Hour by Hour 1945 Evening Lineup

The listing shows an hourly radio program sequence from 10 p.m. to 11 a.m. featuring WHO and WGN broadcasts. Programs include War Board WMI Symphonette News EXEL Denver Band Star Parade Juke Box Judy & Jans Kate Smith News Carter Jane Foster with stations WHO WMT WGN EXEL.

Seahawk Navy Iowa City WSUI Thomas Reilly WMT War Board WMI Symphonette WGN Denver Judy & Jans Kate Smith Carter Exel Jane Foster WGN Olits Jerry & Zelds Drelor V.linder Kxel War Journal Happy Haines HXEL Aye Jolly Joe KXEL Stan Reveille el Mary Miles Vic Lindlahr Allen Roth Voelker Wishins Well Honeyman Hill Exel Sardi Sade EXEL Mar David Harum Jenny Songz Judy Johnny Betts Sens Ayn Helen Trent O Jane Wendell Hall Holler's Exel Ted Malone Exel Farm Buckaroos Broadway Viet Stella Dallas John Neblett Lorenzo Jones Melodiers Goldbergs Judy & Jane Daiy Vic Farms Malone Widder Brown Grant S'kman Rhodes Neishbor Owen Portia Herrison Bob Becker Farms Plain Bill Good Health Who Guiding Pisht Wax Music Mart H. Hat Exel Sea Hound Farrel Amn Jordan Nelson Paperman Terry Pirates Dixon Bach Chick Carter Holor Mary Mall Bankhace Thoma Perkins

Limited Service At Army For One Eyed Men

DES MOINES AP Camp Dodge induction station reports about 100 one eyed men inducted for limited service over the past year. They receive six weeks basic training and perform clerical duties at army posts nationwide. Men with one or two missing fingers are accepted. those with missing limbs are not.

Des Moines Camp Dodge Norman W. Flaherty Flaherty

Government Seizes Licorice Products in Minnesota

U S district attorney Victor Anderson ordered seizure of 130 cases of Licorice Products company items from Dubuque Iowa stored in Minneapolis. The food was prepared under unsanitary conditions and contained traces of rodents and insects.

ST Paul, Minn Licorice Products Company Dubuque Minneapolis Victor Anderson U. S Anderson

Bowles Says Black Market Robs Gas Rations

Washington AP Price Administrator Chester Bowles warned that gasoline black markets drain about 2.5 million gallons daily, threatening war effort. He said A card rations could rise 25 percent if not for illegal sales and urged motorists to report racketeers and use coupons.

Washington (Ap Chester Bowles OPA Bowles Blue Network Chislers

Blind Workers Keep Jobs at Des Moines Ordnance Plant

Des Moines AP report notes 5000 workers face layoffs but blind war workers will stay at their posts despite seniority rules. A R Baldwin of United States Rubber explains emphasis on protecting blind labor, while other handicapped workers face layoffs by seniority. Union supports the plan though some skilled handicapped staff may transfer to other roles.

DES Moines Des Moines Ordnance Plant United States Rubber Company Baldwin

Occupation Money For Many Lands Is Printed

President Roosevelt said currency is being printed for use in a long list of European nations in anticipation of Allied reconquest. He indicated Germany and France may be included and noted the United States has long printed currency for many European countries in expectation of occupation.

Washington INS Roosevelt Germany France United States Europe

Hospital Bombing Not Deliberate, Probe Indicates

ANZIO BEACHHEAD Italy Feb 11 AP investigation shows the Feb 7 Red Cross hospital bombing and Feb 10 shelling were not deliberate. German pilot statements and Allied witnesses indicate anti-personnel bombs were jettisoned in a dive to escape. Casualties included two American nurses from distant artillery and earlier strafing by aircraft.

Norman Clark Allied Anzio Beach-Head Italy Red Cross

Iowan to Head Feed Unit at Pillsbury Flour Mills

Clyde H. Hendrix of Clinton Iowa was named vice president of Pillsbury Flour Mills company feed mills division by President Philip W. Pillsbury. The appointment was prepared Tuesday night and announced by the Pillsbury president.

Iowan Pillsbury’s Minneapolis Mns Clyde H. Hendrix Clinton Pillsbury Flour Mills Company Feed Mills Division Philip W. Pillsbury

Michigan CIO Organizes Safety Training for Union Reps

The CIO in Michigan has organized a safety training course for union representatives at Wayne University in Detroit.

CIO Michigan Wayne University Detroit

Abbey Shelling No Violation of Rule To Respect Shrines

Roosevelt said shelling the Benedictine monastery on Mt. Cassino was necessary as Germans used it as a fortress. He noted orders to spare religious shrines unless they hinder military needs, and released full texts of Eisenhower and Smith orders stressing respect for monuments while prioritizing soldiers' lives.

F. R Washington INS Roosevelt Mt. Cassino Italy Dwight D. Eisenhower Walter B. Smith Eisenhower Smith

King Cole and Ulcer Pains Udga Remedy Ad

Slogan style ad suggests Old King Cole would not be merry with stomach ulcers indigestion and gas pains. It touts Udga Tablets as relief with a 25 cent box and a double your money back offer if not convinced, urging readers to buy from a druggist.

King Cole

OPA Fixes Prices For Cut Up Poultry

Washington AP The Office of Price Administration set temporary retail and wholesale maximums for cut up poultry parts after finding price disparities. Chicago prices include Wings gizzards and hearts 37 cents per pound legs and breasts 75 cents per pound backs and necks 18 cents.

Washington Office of Price Administration Chicago

Open Mail Service Restored Between U S and Southern Italy

President Roosevelt announced that Postmaster General Frank C. Walker signed an order restoring civilian mail service between the United States and 10 provinces in southern Italy, including Sicily and Sardinia. The United Kingdom also shares in restoring civilian mail service with these areas.

Washington INS Roosevelt Frank C. Walker United States Italy Sicily Sardinia United Kingdom

Socialite Divorces George P Putnam

Los Angeles AP report: socialite Jean Marie Putnam, formerly Consigny, was granted a divorce from George Palmer Putnam, publisher and ex husband of Amelia Earhart. She testified to constant nagging berating and humiliations. They wed in Boulder City Nevada in 1939 after Earhart’s disappearance and separated last October.

Los Angeles George Palmer Putnam Amelia Earhart Woman Flyer Jean Marie Putnam Putnam Jean Marie Consigny Boulder City Nev Miss Earhart Pacific

House Votes Ickes New $9,000 Aide

Washington reports the House approved a $9,000 a year war time assistant for Interior Secretary Ickes. The vote occurred amid debate that brought Speaker Rayburn to the floor and aimed to bolster wartime administration duties.

House Washington INS Rayburn

Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria Dies at 88

London AP reports the Swiss radio stating Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria aged 88, widow of Archduke Charles Louis and former Portuguese princess, died in Vienna.

London Maria Theresa of Austria Archduke Charles Louis Vienna

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