Radio programs and political figures dominate Tuesday airwaves
The nation’s anti Axis pact sketch series on Report to the Nation leads a packed broadcast slate. Willkie and LaGuardia address the United States Conference of Mayors. Other highlights include Treasure Chest on radio and TV guest appearances by actors and producers.
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Great Britain
Russia
China
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Luxembourg
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Norway
Panama
Poland
Costa Rica
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Dominican Republic
el Salvador
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
India
South Africa
Yugo- Slavia
Wendell L. Willkie
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York
NBC Blue
United States Conference of Mayors
Headliners Tonight on NBC Blue and More Radio
NBC Blue presents Wendell Willkie and What's My Name while WGN airs Treasure Chest and a Report to Nation. WMT features NBC Symphony and Fibber McGee and Molly with Red Skelton on WLS. The schedule includes Who Do You Think You Are and a Knudsen segment on WMT.
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NBC Blue
WGN
Treasure Chest
WMT
Nation
NBC Symphony
Wener Fibber McGee
Knudsen
Radio Program Schedule by Hour and Station for Jan 1942
Hour by hour schedule lists Chicago and national stations WMT WHO WGN WLS WENR etc. with programs like Star Show News Buddies Easy Aces Bob Hope Fibber McGee and Molly News Roundup Sports Synth, theaters and music shows across morning to late night including Mystery Map and Youngs.
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WMT
Brodies
Keene
Hank Kerner
Wender
Reynolds
WGN
Highlights of Iowa state radio stations and colleges
Highlights of radio stations owned and operated by educational institutions in Iowa. Includes Iowa State College and stations in Ames and Iowa City. Mentions WSU and WO call signs as part of the network.
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the Educational Institutions of the
State of
Iowa
Catveretty
Iowa State College
WSU
Iowa City
Ames
Senate Confirms Steinhardt Choice for Turkey Ambassador
The Senate confirmed Laurence A. Steinhart of New York as ambassador to Turkey. Also approved were nominations of Maj. Gen. George A. Brett and Maj. Gen. Stanley Embick to other posts.
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INS
Senate
Laurence A. Steinhart
New York
Turkey
George A. Brett
Stanley Embick
Democrats set February 19 Jackson Day Dinner in Des Moines
Iowa Democrats announce a $25 dinner at Hotel Fort Des Moines on February 19 to raise funds for party activities and inform voters about candidates. Frank Comfort and Jake More say the event upholds tradition, with Senator Herring's cooperation anticipated and defense bond ideas discussed. Paul Huston of Cedar Rapids is the 1942 Jackson Day chairman.
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Democratic Party
Herring
Paul Huston
Cedar Rapids
U.S. Delegation Arrives in Rio for Foreign Ministers Meeting
The United States delegation led by Sumner Welles arrived in Rio de Janeiro for the third consultative meeting of American foreign ministers. Foreign Minister Aranha and a 20 member Brazilian committee welcomed about 40 Americans including delegates staff and reporters at Santos Dumont airport. Ambassadors Jefferson Caffery and Sir Noel Charles attended the greeting along with a presidential guard detachment in blue and white uniforms.
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Sumner Welles
Oswaldo Aranha
Pan-American Airways
Santos Dumont
Jefferson Caffery
Noel Charles
Cedar Rapids Bank Names New President At Annual Meeting
The Iowa State Savings bank shifted officers with Dr V O Hasek becoming chairman of the board and John W Pichner elected president. Robert S Sinclair, former Cedar Rapids resident visiting town, has returned to Indianapolis where he has led Kingan and Company. The day saw a light drizzle and temperatures near 40 degrees.
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Robert S. Sinclair
Cedar Rapids
Indianapolis
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Legion post receives silver service bar for parade colors
Hanford post of the American Legion was awarded a silver service bar to be attached to the flag staff that carried its colors in the Kansas City national convention parade last fall. O A Morkel, longtime Killian company controller, gains a financial stake in the Killiard store at Mason City and will move there with Mrs Merkel. Leo Lewis sustained a foot wound from a shotgun discharge while crawling through barbed wire during a hunt yesterday.
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O. A. Morkel
Killian Company
Killiard
Mason City
Plans for four story building on Magnus estate lot
Plans are drawn for a four story building on the Magnus estate at Second avenue and Fourth street and work will start as soon as possible.
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Harry J. Mason
Cedar Rapids
Nome
Alaska
Dawley
Iowa Supreme Court
Young Hollywood writers sell swing shift story for Goldwyn
In Hollywood three young writers Sol Bartman Ben Bartman and Bess Tassel sold Samuel Goldwyn a story Swing Shift about defense workers with afternoon to midnight shifts. The project aims for a 100 percent young cast with Dana Andrews Virginia Gilmore Bettye Avery and Dan Duryea to star under producer Humphrey Bogart who also inks a seven year contract. Madeleine Carroll charms a camp guard in a lighthearted army camp visit. Georgiana Young and Billy Halep clash with family opposition over marriage while Loretta Young supports her sister's plans after a difficult first marriage.
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Virginia Gilmore
Bettye Avery
Dan Duryea
Madeleine Carroll
Madeleine
Buck
Hatter
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Loretta
Billy Halep
Georgiana
Grant Withers
Grant
Tom Lewis
25 Join State Guard Unit At Iowa City
Enlistments of a maximum of 25 men were taken here Monday night for company C a unit of the Iowa state guard formed to replace the former National Guard. A limit of 60 members was set on the local unit which already has 35 men in civilian military service. Federal government will supply infantry equipment and officers.
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Iowa City
Iowa State Guard
National Guard
Seven Die In Vallejo Wreck In Three Vehicle Collision
Seven men died in a Vallejo crash when a passenger car collided with two trucks. Five of the deceased are believed to be United States Marines. The three vehicle wreck occurred Monday, leaving a tragic toll.
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INS
Predict Nazi Attack By Shock Troops on Malta
London reports Rome indicated German shock troops would attack Malta within ten days or three weeks. Reinforcements were moving into Italy from Brindisi to Syracuse and numerous coastal vessels carried large quantities of ammunition and supplies for the invasion.
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The
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Madrid
Rome
Malta
Harold Cardozo
Italy
Brindisi
Syracuse
Ecuador Bans Aliens From Military Zones
Foreigners were ordered to leave Salinas and Santa Elena within 24 hours as those Pacific coast areas were declared zones of military and continental defense.
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Ecuador
Salinas
Santa Elena
Pacific
Hartington Youth Seeks Bond Financing For Uniform
Kenneth Klanderud of Obert told selective service officials he bought $300 in defense bonds to finance his own uniform and equipment for service. The report comes from Hartington Nebraska.
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Neb
Kenneth Klanderud
Obert
Selective Service
Fire destroys U S Army transport Cliveden near Alaska
The U S Army reports the 7314 ton transport Cliveden burned in Alaskan waters with all aboard saved. The ship is a total loss and cargo beyond salvage. An official inquiry into the fire is begun while Army notes on Hawaii casualties are also released.
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INS
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Alaska
War Department
Army
Japan
Hawaii
Cliveden
Alaskan
House Members Rap Landis Appointment As Chief Of OCD
Rep. Fred J. Bradley criticizes President Roosevelt for naming James M. Landis to head the Office of Civilian Defense. Bradley contrasts with Gen. John J. Pershing and notes Landis exonerated Harry Bridges. Rep. Ford calls Landis "pretty pink" and suggests Perkins or Bridges as alternatives. The House shifted OCD leadership to the War Department after last week's vote.
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Llp
Fred J. Bradley
R-Mich
James M. Landis
Civilian Defense
Roosevelt
John J. Pershing
OCD
Bradley
House
Landis
Harry Bridges
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York
War Department
Leland M. Ford
Calif
Madame Perkins
Francis Perkins
Bridges
Ford
RAF Notes Nazi Troop Movements In Western Europe
RAF planes report significant German troop shifts in western Europe and Norway after Brauchitsch dismissal. Reinforcements are concentrated in western Occupied France, with speculation Hitler aims to bolster forces for a potential invasion of Britain following setbacks on the Russian front.
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Europe
London
INS
Norway
Royal Air Force
Adolf Hitler
Walther von Brauchitsch
Daily Express
France
Hitler
Britain
Evening Showtimes at Local Theaters
The Gazette lists tonight's cinema schedule. Iowa shows They Died with Their Boots On at 2 14, 5 55, 9 40 and Four Jacks and a Jill at 1, 4 45, 8 30. State presents It Started with Eve at 12 38, 3 44, 6 50, 9 56 and Small Town Deb at 11 26, 2 32, 5 38, 8 44. Palace screens Life Begins for Andy Hardy at 1, 4, 6 50, 9 50 and Bullets for O Hara at 3 10, 6, 9. Rialto shows So You Won t Talk at 1, 4 05, 6 53, 9 58 and Outlaws of the Panhandle at 2 49, 5 37, 8 42. Strand lists Klekan at 7 25. Marion presents Look Who s Laugh a 45 and Double Date at 8 45.
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Deb
Rialto
Strand — “Klekan
Broadway Notes and Gossip From Walters Winchell Column
Walter Winchell reports on New York social scenes and media buzz. Gertrude Niesen and Marie Austin mingle at Club 18 while a tepee on 65th Street is bought for conversion to small apartments. Blackout markings spread on Park Avenue mimicking London. divorces and celebrity feuds ripple through high society.
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Club 18
Gertrude Niesen
Marie Austin
FDR
Gene Krupas
T. Balfes
Lou Novas
T. Dorsey
Louie
Old Satch
Separate Rooms A Sophisticated Farce Comes to Iowa Stage
The Broadway hit Separate Rooms, a refined farce, comes to the Iowa theater with Alan Dinehart starring. Dinehart rewrote the work with Joseph Carole and led its Pacific coast tour before Broadway success. The plot centers on Alan Dinehart and Alan Talbot sharing a New York penthouse as Talbot’s bride Virginia Smith disrupts their ordered life.
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Alan Dinehart
Hollywood
Dinehart
Joseph Carole
Broadway
Alan Talbot
New York
Talbot
Virginia Smith
Books for soldiers campaign starts with 100000 stories
New York AP report says a nationwide effort to raise 10 million books for service members began with a gift of 100000 detective stories from Lawrence E. Spivak publisher of the American Mercury. The drive is led by the USO the Red Cross and the American Library Association.
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Lawrence E. Spivak
American Mercury
The
Red Cross
American Library Association
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