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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1949
Page
28
Nadine Subotnik notes Ravic will cover the Truman inauguration and Barkley events in Washington. Coverage includes the vice president’s ceremony at 10 50 AM and the president’s at 11 AM with the President’s talk and parade. A flotilla of radio newsmen will provide on air reporting.
Mutual and ABC list broadcasts from the inaugural ball on Thursday evening with television coverage expected. The American Radio Relay League plans a nationwide amateur radio hookup to carry the event.
A brief radio style update from KCRG 1600 On Your Pia provides local weather and community news highlights. The segment delivers quick notices and upcoming events for the day.
The Western adventure mystery Unwelcome Visitors of the Hills is set for today at 5 PM on the Roy Rogers Show. Dale Evans, Mrs Rogers, stars on Mutual and recently launched her own program on KCRG KCRK.
NBC expands Sunday night lineup with Chaise Fast and Mone featuring guests Martin and Jerry Young. plans suggest fall air for proper scheduling. The Goldbergs return on television with Miss Berg still at helm. March of Dimes campaigns drive national goal of thirty million dollars with ongoing special broadcasts. Sportscasters advise descriptive play by play and no official criticism. Upcoming Pioneers of Music Series ties to USC. University of Chicago Round Table evolves into a study course. Greatest Story Ever Told gains honors and is now available on ABC recordings. Mason City folk receive reserved seats from Mere dith Willson broadcasts. Robert Merrill named a top eligible bachelor. Ralph Edwards honored by Jewish War Veterans. Fibber McGee and Molly requested by movie studios. Bonita Vargason wins Tom Mix radio contest with prize radio phonograph.
Hollywood star Gregory Peck will receive an honorary Doctor of Humanities from Rollins College in Winter Park Florida at the February 21 convocation. Peck hopes to align film commitments to attend and accept the doctorate in person.
Chuck Foster and his orchestra visit Armar Thursday night with Music in the Foster Fashion. Benny Goodman and his famous group perform next Sunday as the second act. Goodman is among three bands chosen for the inaugural ball in Washington and will stop in Chicago Peoria and Cedar Rapids on its Midwest tour back to the West Coast.
In Hollywood the expedition Three Men on a Hunch by Mikel Conrad director Ewing Scott and Kay Norton yielded a profitable result. Universal-International bought their footage and hired the team for Arctic Manhunt while Conrad lands a US contract for Sierra. They faced temperatures 40 to 60 degrees below zero with gear freezes and slips on ice. Norton shot 26000 feet of film and endured frost bite and injuries while filming at Point Hope Tigara and Point Barrow.
The column notes Mar tin Ragaway rising in publicity through jokes and radio work. It recounts encounters with Joan Crawford and Gary Cooper, plus a quip about Cooper’s pay and the year’s work. It mentions Ragaway’s Oscar talk and industry gossip, then shifts to film subjects and Ginger Rogers and Barbara Stanwyck news.
The listing shows a cluttered weekly radio schedule with programs from MBS and local hosts like Michael O Duffy and Roy Rogers. It includes afternoon and evening blocks, news segments, and various entertainments, with channel and time entries scattered.
Jones plans a 41 day road trip visiting nine states from Arizona to Florida for a string of one night stands. Joe E. Brown secures an annuity while starting his fourth year in the film Harvey. Bonita Granville reserves to give birth early in April at a local hospital. She is married to Jack Wrather, a Texas oilman turned producer.
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