Radio salute marks Roosevelt birthday with star lineup
On the eve of President Roosevelt's 60th birthday a two day radio celebration features Katharine Hepburn Dinah Shore Kenny Baker Walter Winchell Danny Kaye and orchestras Glenn Miller and Edgar Fairchild. Highlights include a 6 p.m. WMT address by Marvin Burkholder a Big Town drama on infantile paralysis and a 10 30 p.m. Diamond Jubilee Variety with Helen Hayes Alec Templeton and more. Friday broadcasts include a transatlantic greeting from Albert Victor Alexander and Allied nation messages. The week includes Bing Crosby's Music Hall for Philippine troops and America’s Town Meeting of the Air on war schooling.
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Katharine Hepburn
Dinah Shore
Kenny Baker
Walter Winchell
Danny Kaye
Bert Gordon
Maurice Evans
Glenn Miller
Edgar Fairchild
WMT
Marvin L. Burkholder
Linn County
National Foundation For
Edward G. Robinson
Ona Munson
Helen Hayes
Victoria Regina
Alec Templeton
Miss Shore
Mischa Auer
Alan Reed
Harry von Zell
Tom Jones
Albert Victor Alexander
British Admiralty
Great Britain
NBC Red
Royal Air Force Band
Blue Network
WENR
London
Anthony Drexel Biddle
United States
Radio Schedule Fragments Highlight Morning Programs
A fragmented OCR list outlines a day’s radio and TV slots from stations WGN WLS WMT WH0 and more. It mentions shows like News Bran Bis Town Lancers 245 5m and Aunt Jeapy Melodies along with various time stamps and program notes.
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WGN
Hi Lancers
WGS
Eine
Banas
J. Sevir
University of Iowa Event Schedule Fragments
Fragmented OCR notes show an event lineup at the University of Iowa with times ranging around evening sessions and music moods. Specifics on performers and venues are unclear.
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University of Iowa
State Coftere
Eighteen Carnegie Heroes Medalists Named In Pittsburgh
The Carnegie Hero Fund commission awarded 18 bronze medals to rescuers and survivors. Max Adams Morris, Wayne Nelson Jr, and Hi Daughtry Perritt were among those honored for actions at an electric antenna incident. Other recipients include Elton Williams who saved two girls from Bayou Teche drowning and several who assisted in various rescue attempts. Death benefits and monthly grants were provided to families of some heroes, with total grants totaling $4,500 in twelve cases and $1,140 annually for dependents in two cases.
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Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Hervic Acy
Max Adams Morris
Blountsville
Ala
Tug Wayne B. Nelson, Jr
Morris
Daughtry Perritt
Nelson
Perritt
Walters
Brown, Jr
Pine Bluffs
Wyo
Chavez
Robert C. Covico
Bay City
Mich
W. Ralston
Hollywood
Fla
Lewis M. Nelson
San Angelo
Tex
Pee
Aston
Henry Rosen
Charles Othe Winburne, Jr
Elton O. Williams
Dallas
Bayou Teche
Baldwin
George W. Fox
Rock Island
James Edward Burvette
Bellevue
Joseph L. Koch
Houston
Arthur King
Peters
H. Sidney Cox
Willard
N. C
Elizabeth Feiring
Kansas City
Wallace Earl Clendenen
Athens
Tenn
Alan Innes-Taylor
Southern Pines
E. Carver Tettemer
Trenton
N. J
James Myers
Joseph Kersey Funk
Lake Arthur
N. M
Billie Dee May
Shakeup at Federal Land Bank Agitates Nebraska Politics
The Omaha World-Herald reports a planned Friday meeting may oust president Charles McCamsey and two top officers, Kopperud and Baird, amid Democratic party backlash. L. W. Powers may resign as general agent while staying general counsel. Senator Gillette urges retaining Powers.
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Omaha World-Herald
Federal Land Bank
Farm Credit Board
Nebraska
Charles McCamsey
A. Kopperud
M. Baird
L. W. Powers
FCA
McCumsey
Kopperud
Baird
AAA
T of Agriculture
McCumsey the Others Charge the Land Bank
Kop
Loan Service Department
James C. Quigley
Senator Gillette
D-lown
German Oil Shortage Shown in Capture
London reports captured German documents from Libya reveal a severe oil shortage driven by heavy eastward fuel use. The Reich notes fuel exports to African troops have dropped and warns it cannot replace losses. Some call for renewed RAF bombings of Bari and Naples, while others doubt the document’s authenticity amid Rommel’s advances.
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London
Germany
Libya
Reich
Europe
Africa
Royal Air Force
Bari
Naples
Italy
Erwin Rommel
German Africa Corps
ABDA Named for Pacific Area by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt proposed a new designation ABDA for the southwestern Pacific area standing for American British Dutch and Australian. The term has been used in government circles for some time and is now emphasized at a press stand.
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Washington
Pacific Area
Roosevelt
Senate Votes Free Postage For Army
The Senate approved free postage for letters from soldiers sailors and others in the armed forces. Majority Leader Barkley indicated he would seek to clarify policy and asked about non commissioned officers letters sent to the armed services.
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Senate
Washington
Armed Forces
Barkley
Dky
White House Receives 12 Billion Army Aircraft Measure
The Senate passed a 12.56 billion bill to fund 33 000 planes for the army 23 000 fighting and 10 000 trainer craft plus 30 million for Douglas dam Tennessee and 696 for foreign service transport costs The measure awaits White House approval Army Air Corps chief Arnold says most planes will serve American forces with some for Allies Cost per plane discussed by senators and officials as plans for 24 hour shifts in aircraft production emerge.
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Washington
White House
Senate
Douglas Dam
Tennessee
State Department
Foreign Service
Lietu
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Corps
Senate Appropriations
Tydings
D-Md
Senator McKellar
Dtenn
Arnold
Senator la Follette
Wis
War Department
Depth charges heard off Honolulu as alert ends
Depth charges were heard exploding offshore near Honolulu on Wednesday. Navy officers would not confirm enemy submarines but said an alert signal was issued. Army authorities urged housewives to monitor soaring food prices and warned distributors that profiteering would be curtailed. Newspapers would receive comprehensive food price information and the army proposed housewives form district price committees.
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Honolulu
T. H
Navy
Wickard Urges Parity Prices and Warns on Rationing
Agriculture Secretary Claude R. Wickard told farmers in Atlanta that they must accept parity prices and warned that public anger will grow if profiteering occurs. He pledged to push prices toward parity and to impose ceilings and rationing if prices rise substantially above parity. He spoke to state farm war boards from 16 southern and east central states.
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Atlanta
Claude R. Wickard
Wickard
East Central States
Des Moines Eyes Prostitution Crackdown For Defense
Mayor Mark L. Conkling cites a high venereal disease rate among Des Moines selectees and a letter from Paul V. McNutt, urging a citywide drive to eradicate prostitution to protect defense production. McNutt notes a 32.4 per thousand syphilis rate and calls for action by safety and health officials.
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Des Moines
Mark L. Conkling
National Defense
Paul V. McNutt
Federal Security Administrator
McNutt
New York
N. C
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Minneapolis
Minn
Army
Navy
Conkling
Charles F. Triplett
H. E. Ransom
Triplett
Fowls Sent to Veterans Hospital by Des Moines Hunters
Des Moines AP The state conservation commission announced that more than 200 ducks and pheasants seized from hunters were turned over to the Veterans Hospital in Des Moines. Those found guilty faced fines and loss of their birds. The commission noted the U.S. waterfowl census occurred Jan 24 25 and 26 and that little wildlife was lost in the January blizzard.
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DES Moines
State Conservation Commission
The
Veterans Hapital
United States
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