Radio programs honor armed forces with military themed fare
NADINE SUBOTNIK notes Thursday evening radio line up saluting the United States armed forces. Americans at the Ramparts on WGN, The Music Hall on WHO, and The First Line on WMT feature army navy stories with guests like Adm. Richard E. Byrd and Robert Young. Other programs include The Aldrich Family on WHO and America's Town Meeting of the Air on WENR plus ongoing treasury shows and adaptations on WMT.
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William Gaxton
Fort MacArthur
Robert Young
Navy
Richard E. Byrd
America
At & m
Wenr
Will Stanley High
Henry J. Reilly
Evening Radio Schedule Highlights for January 1944
A detailed hourly broadcast lineup lists shows across stations WMT WGN WLS WENR WRO and more. It includes music programs news segments sports updates and kid friendly features with times ranging from dawn to late afternoon.
Radio stations under Iowa educational institutions
Program rundown lists stations and schedules at state schools including University and Ames campus. Mentions morning parade blocks and news segments, with times and department notes.
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the Educational Institutions of the
State of
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G. Smith Lowe State College
F D R Seeks Navy Marine Promotions For 19 Officers
The President named 19 high ranking navy and marine corps officers for temporary or permanent promotion. Brig Gen Ross E Rowell 57 Coronado California was recommended for temporary major general. Col R Wright 50 was recommended for permanent promotion to brigadier general, replacing Brig Gen Russell B Montage as master of the marine corps. Three marine corps colonels were to brigadier general.
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Washington
Navy
Marine Corps
Geners
Ross E. Rowell
Coronado
Calif
London
Col. R. Wright
Russell B. Montage
Canada Moves Japanese From Coastal Defense Areas
Ottawa announced a three point policy to regulate Japanese on the Pacific coast. Most will be moved from protected areas under police permits, with civilian Japanese volunteers forming a national service corps and restrictions on belongings like radios and cameras. The plan avoids broad internment, noting most are non military age. among 23,423 on the coast, 4,951 are of military age, with many Canadian nationals or born in Canada.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canada
Pacific
British Columbia
Rush Under Way For Tire Reconditioning
Detroit reports a tire reconditioning rush as a ban on new tire sales drives 24 hour operations at rebuilding firms. Demand outstrips capacity with extended waits for recapping and retreading as truck fleets receive priority, while many passenger tires have been neglected by motorists. The shortage of facilities is unlikely, and materials remain available.
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Detroit
German Officers Plead Guilty in Tanker Sabotage Case
Captain Ernest P Heitzmann and four fellow German officers of the tanker Pastine Friederich pled guilty in federal court to sabotaging the vessel last March and were sentenced to three years each in a federal penitentiary. The five crew members, held for the same offense, were released without bail but seized as dangerous enemy aliens for probable internment.
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Boston
Ernest P. Heitzmann
Pastine Friederich
Fred Fisher Found Hanged at West End Ave Penthouse
The body of Fred Fisher, 65, renowned music publisher and composer of over a thousand songs, was found hanging Wednesday in his West End avenue penthouse. Fisher authored hits such as Cardenella Ireland Must Be Heaven Fifty Million French Men Can't Be Wrong and Ma He's Making Eyes At Me after years of ill health.
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New York
Fred Fisher
West End Avenue
Fisher
Cardenella
Ireland
Daily Silent Prayer For Victory Begun In Chicago
In the Chicago grain pits of the world’s largest commodity exchange a minute of silent prayer for victory began at 11 a.m. on Wednesday. Traders stopped shouting as the gong tolled and the board of directors ordered daily 11 o’clock prayers for the war duration.
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Chicago
Board of Directors
Healy Resigns From the Securities and Exchange Commission
Robert E. Healy known as Judge to the utility industry resigns from the SEC. Healy declined to comment. Roosevelt reportedly already received his letter of resignation. He is the commission's lone remaining member.
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Washington
Robert E. Healy
Securities Exchange Commission
Healy
Roosevelt
SEC Still Commission
Britain reports 34 air raid casualties last month
London AP reports 34 air raid casualties in the last month, far below December 1940 totals of 3,792 civilians killed and 5,044 injured from air raids.
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Britain
London
Henderson Takes Victory Bike Ride On Wartime Transport Plan
Washington AP reports OPA price chief Leon Henderson test rode the new Victory bicycle to illustrate future wartime transport. The bike weighs 34 pounds, uses reclaimed rubber tires, and has no copper or nickel. The industry plans to produce 750,000 Victory bikes for adults this year, with no children’s models. Betty Barrett accompanied Henderson in the basket, as officials note reduced steel use and no nickel or copper in the design.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
America
Henderson
Betty Barrett
New York
Neb
OPA
Senate approves Canadian ships for Great Lakes ore traffic
The Senate unanimously passed a measure allowing Canadian vessels to carry ore between U S ports on the Great Lakes for the 1942 season. Sen Prentiss M Brown of Michigan sponsored the bill noting its importance to move ore from the upper to lower lakes. The arrangement continues the existing wartime provisions and expires on December 31, 1942.
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Washington
Senate
House
Great Lakes
Sen. Prentiss M. Brown
D-Mich
Brown
Lower Lakes
Baseball’s 1876 Japanese introduction by American professors
Baseball was introduced in Japan in 1876 by American professors at a newly created agricultural college. This marked the start of organized play in the country under foreign guidance.
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Japan
S Agricultural College
Inches Won by Russians From Nazis of High Value
Kirke Simpson argues that strategic gains from Red Army advances, though limited in territory, threaten Nazi logistics and the Moscow front. He notes restored Moscow rail routes, widened westward pressure, and the reopening of Moscow Leningrad lines while denying Germany early Caucasus oil access.
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Wenner Gren Named In New Blacklist Of U S State Dept
The U S State Department added 1800 names to its blacklist on Wednesday night, freezing assets of those deemed aiding Axis interests. Axel Wenner Gren of Sweden appears under Peru and Mexico due to his stakes there. He allegedly proposed 3000 flying troops to suppress disturbances.
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U.S. State Dept
Washington
State Department
Axel Wenner- Gren
Department
United States
Peru
Mexico
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Himmler Named Hitler's Confidence Man by Moscow Radio
Moscow Radio and Wednesday Evening News say Heinrich Himmler head of the Gestapo is Hitler's confidence man, more powerful than Goering, amid unrest in the German empire. The report claims 10 000 Elite SS troops have been recalled from the Russian front to Germany to keep order.
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Assets Destroyed In Philippines To Block Jap Seizure
Treasury officials said American authorities destroyed or removed many millions of dollars in assets in the Philippines to keep them from the Japanese. President Roosevelt delegated broad powers to Philippine High Commissioner Francis B. Sayre to dispose of assets useful to Japan. No exact figures or storage locations were disclosed.
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Washington
Treasury
Philippines
Manila
Roosevelt
Francis B. Sayre
Decorah School District Plans Two-Week Early Closure
Decorah schools will close two weeks early next spring to allow students to participate in the national defense program. An extra period will be added to the school day starting next Monday to accommodate the change.
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Decorah
National Defense
Municipal judge fines McDonald for coasting in street
Omaha dispatch reports Charles McDonald, 34, was fined $1 by a municipal judge after he coasted in the street with his 4 year old son following a dispute over a Taping incident. The garbled AP item mentions Sine tee tape and a possible imng event but the core is the coasting offense and fine.
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Omaha
Charles Mec- Donald
Municipe
Wheeler
McDonald
Tinley Boomed for Governor Candidate
Des Moines AP report says Lieutenant General Mathew A. Tinley of Council Bluffs is being considered as a Democratic governor candidate for next spring. A Des Moines lawyer confirms party members from across Iowa contacted Tinley while he was abroad. Tinley recently retired to lead the Iowa State Guard after commanding the 34th Infantry Division.
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Mathew A. Tinley
Council Bluffs
Ralph N. Lynch
Tinley
East
Iowa State Guard
34Th Division
National Guard
Morgenthau Heads to Florida for Rest
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau left Wednesday for a short rest in Florida and is expected to return next week. While absent from Washington, discussions on the forthcoming 7 billion dollar tax program will continue between capital and treasury experts.
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INS
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Morgenthau
Florida
Capital
Mayors Oppose Federal Tax on Local Bonds
The U S conference of mayors adopted a resolution opposing administration plans to tax state and municipal bonds, saying such levies would irritate the war effort and yield little revenue. Fiorello La Guardia was reelected president as the group also backed war support, aid for small business, protection of municipal utilities, postwar public works funding, and a nationwide TB campaign.
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U. S. Conference of Mayors
Fiorello Lafo
New York
Roosevelt
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
War Department
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