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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1945

Page

3

Chorus Girls in New York Debunk Stage Door Johnny Myth

Chorus girls backstage at the Ziegfeld theater recount that the stage door Johnny is a myth and that most eligible men are now in the military or chasing publicity. They reveal modest needs and settle for dinners, not jewels, while balancing wartime life with marriages and dreams of ordinary happiness.

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Radio listings highlight a day of major programs and guest stars

Radio Dorothy Maynor joins Rece Saxon on the Eddy show at 3:30. Dorothy Maynor and Tommy Dorsey perform on Music America Loves Best at 3:30 with Jay Blackton and Robert Shaw backgrounds. The Family Hour airs at 4 with Robert Shafer and Patrice Munsel. Metropolitan Opera Presents at 4:30 features Norman Cordon. America United debuts at 12:15 with a labor agriculture industry panel. From Chicago, AFL Manpower Crisis series premieres at 12:30. James Hilton adaptation of Random Harvest stars Victor Jory at 1. Andrews Sisters and Eddie Cantor on the 3:30 Blue and KXEL. Radio Hall of Fame at 5 features Dick Haymes, Jack Haley, Betty Hutton. Ozzie and Harriet rent a room at 5 on CBS WMT. Benny heads to New York at 6 with NBC WHO. Kate Smith Hour at 6 features Margaret OBrien. Bandwagon at 6:30 with Gene Krupa. Carmen Miranda visits Bergen, McCarthy, Ameche at 7. Mary Martin visits Melton Templeton at 8:30. Earl Wilson launches a 9 to 9:15 PM series on Mutual WGN. Tallulah Bankhead appears on Comedy Theater at 9:30. Variations by Van Cleave at 9:30 on Blue KXEL. Gen Sultan speaks on Yanks in the Or- rebroadcast at 11:30.

Nelson Eddy Music America Family Hour Metropolitan Opera Presents Eddy CBS WMT Rece Saxon Sigmund Romberg Robert Armbruster Dick Haymes Jack Haley Betty Hutton KXEL Ozzie Nelson Harriet Hilliard Ozzie and Harriet Margaret O’brien Kate Smith Gene Krupa NBC WHO Carmen Miranda Edgar Bergen Charlie McCarthy Don Ameche Mary Martin James Melton Alec Templeton Meemeeererinanenesntins Crema Raees Wmcn John Thomas Andrews Sisters Symphony Who WGN Met William Shirer Hall of Fame Fanny Brice Gildersleeve Ee Jack Benny Enre Joe E. Brown Reader's Digest Walter Winchell Phil Baker Earl Wilson Comedy Theater Who We the People van Cleav

Headliners Tonight on WGN Radio Schedule

Local radio guide lists 6:45 p.m. headlines and 1:15 p.m. real stories on WGN. Station segments include WHO News and BAEL 1:15 om with Thegge Wees and Heatter EXEL Counter Spy.

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Porgy and Bess to Play at Iowa Theater

George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward musical Porgy and Bess comes to the Iowa Tuesday evening January 30 for a single performance. Tickets are reserved seating and mail orders with payment are accepted.

Iowa Theater Xoffice Iowa

Russian-Born Ballerina Triumphs in Movies and Ballet

Tamara Toumanova, born in Siberia, breaks two careers by starring in Days of Glory and returning as a guest artist with the Ballet Theatre in Chicago. She defied early Hollywood doubts, refused peeled fame, and proved she could sustain ballet after a film triumph.

Chicago Tamara Toumanova Toumanova Holywood Casey Robinson The Ballet Theater Siberia Paris Anna Pavlova Sol Hurok United States Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo

Bob Hope Signs 16 Year Pact With Pepsodent Sponsor

CHICAGO AP Bob Hope a top radio comedian signs a new sixteen year contract with his sole sponsor Pepsodent Lever Brothers division announced by Charles Luckman president of Pepsodent.

Chicago Bob Hope Charles Luckman Lever Brothers Company

Hour by Hour Radio Schedule Highlights From Past Era

The listing shows a dense grid of radio programs and times from WGN WMT and other stations. It mentions Lutheran Hour News Praise Songs Canaries Army Hour and Hollywood segments with hosts such as George Hicks C Greenwood and E Brrymore. It reflects a midcentury schedule with religious talks music news and entertainment blocks.

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Radio Schedule Fragment From 1945 Station Lineup

A dense feed lists daily and evening program slots across WMT WGN KXEL EXEL and more. Entries include mystery time news Jerry on the job early morning farm forums and soap operas like The Guiding Hand and Pleasure programs with dates in January 1945.

Spotlight Bands Broadcast to Cedar Rapids January

The Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands will air from Cedar Rapids on Tuesday January 16 with Frankie Masters leading his orchestra. The salute honors Quaker Oats as the first food industry featured by the Blue network series. The program runs coast to coast from 8:30 to 9 p.m and marks the first major network broadcast from the city in about two years.

Cedar Rapids Yester- Burgess West Coca Cola Company Quaker Oats Frankie Masters Midwest

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