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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1944

Page

8

Radio stars headline Jack Carson show guests

Hollywood stars Victor Mature and Alexis Smith join Jack Carson on Wednesday’s program on station Blue and KXEL. Mature serves in the coast guard while Smith rises in leading lady circles. Music by Freddy Martin and his orchestra accompanies the hour long broadcast.

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Radio Schedule Fragments From 1930s Station Lineups

A jumbled OCR list shows hourly program blocks across CBS WGN NBC WHO WMT and others. Entries include newsalerte, music, dramas, farms, markets, and talk segments with station logos and host names scattered throughout.

Drive for the nation by saving your car at Phillips 66

A wartime appeal urges Americans to keep cars serviceable to support the war effort. It cites that 20 million usable cars are needed, with 1.5 million scrapped in 1943 and a further 2 million expected. Phillips 66 service men offer tire checks, inspections, recapping warnings, battery and antifreeze checks, and regular lubrication to extend life. Drive in with Orange and Black 66 Shield signage.

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Radio Schedule Highlights Across Stations and Shows

A dense list of daily radio programs spans stations WMT WHO WGN KXEL KXEL XEL KXEG and more. Entries include talk shows gospel programs dramas soap operas and news segments with times such as 1:15 2:00 3:30 and 4:15 pm. Notable titles include Stella Dallas Portia's Life and The Youngs with varied hosts.

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Saved on Bullets But Got the Japs

Sebastian Porrettos, a 22 year old Brooklyn pants cutter, killed 9 Japs with 12 bullets in his first Bougainville action as part of an eleven man American patrol. He provided valuable information and spread panic among the enemy, later recalling that opponents would howl after each kill.

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Commerce Post To William Burden

Roosevelt appoints William A. M. Burden of New York to succeed Will Clayton as assistant secretary of commerce. Burden is a Harvard graduate and a noted air transport economist with ties to the commerce department.

Washington INS Roosevelt William A. M. Burden New York Will Clayton Commerce Burden Harvard Commerce Department

Bricker Proposes Six Point Plan to End Government Chaos

Ohio Governor John W. Bricker, seeking the Republican nomination, told the Creve Coeur club in Peoria that a program of governmental reorganization is needed. His six essentials include liquidating nonessential agencies, placing essential ones under cabinet heads, reducing federal payrolls, and aligning agencies with businesslike governance.

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Bricker Urges Strong State Dept for Foreign Policy

Bricker argues Roosevelt relies on private emissaries and calls for a robust State Department with clear responsibility in directing foreign relations. He says the public should be kept informed on national welfare matters and denounces secret understandings. He estimates there were about...

Agencies Debate Authority Over Labor and Agriculture

A historical report notes 25 federal agencies operating in the labor field and cites a statement that it is impossible to find any centralized or responsible authority in agriculture, highlighting fragmented oversight.

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