Radio networks realign staff as wartime coverage broadens
CBS plans send Bill Downs and Bill Costello to Tokyo to lead Far Eastern reporting while NBC airs a Korea Geneva Lake Success program with N P personnel. Mutual launches World at Mid Century next Sunday with Europe Asia Far East and Americas reports. Edwards tours Europe for G I broadcasts amid Korean tensions. Drew Pearson delays vacation. Aquatennial stars include Cantor Davis Moore. Chicago Round Table proposes peace series. Elementary survey in New York asks intelligent children ages seven to list favorite activities.
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Truth Or Consequences
Drew Pearson
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Eddie Cantor
Janette Davis
Garry Moore
Collier’s
New York
University of Chicago Round Table
Meet the Press broadcast features Korean envoy and reporters
D John Myun Chang, Korean ambassador to the United States, will hold a press conference on air during KCRG KCRK MEET THE PRESS tonight at 7 30. Iowa newsman Richard Wilson of Cowles Publications will ask questions.
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John Myun Chang
United States
Kcrg-Kcrk
Iowa
Richard Wilson
Cowles Publications
Weather and Clock Tunes Highlight Gazette Radio Schedule
The Gazette lists weather tips and musical clock segments along with Helen Grand Slam Kitchen Club Farm News and Agriculture News. Lonetellows vs Burton and Hilltop House feature as winner take all in a local matchup.
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Burton Guiding de Judy
Jane Nona
From
Nowhere
Hilltop House
Winner
Reading Polls Signal Shift From Books To TV For Kids
A small poll shows 4 votes for television and 18 for books in young readers. Dr. Florence Brumbaugh notes the reading material faces competition from TV and suggests rewriting beginning readers for more adventure to captivate children’s imaginations.
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Florence Brumbaugh
A Trademark Falls Quiets Hollywood Set Mood
Hollywood AP reports producer director George Stevens replaced shouts of Quiet with a switch-activated red light system. An electrician triggers red bulbs at vantage points to hush noise on the sound stage during rehearsals and takes, a method devised during filming Mr. and Mrs. Anonymous to preserve mood and focus.
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Hollywood
George Stevens
Stevens
Australian Star Judith Anderson Turned Down in Hollywood
Judith Anderson, Broadway star known for Hal Wallis' The Furies, arrived in the United States from Australia and was initially rejected by Hollywood executives.
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Hal Wallis
Hollywood
United States
Australia
Radio Schedule Fragment at KCRK FM 96.9 Channel 245
Radio guide lists Sunday afternoon into evening programs including Baseball at 12:30 PM and The Shadow at 4:00 PM plus serials such as Martin Kane and Nick Carter. The Lutheran Hour airs at 6:00 PM followed by Gazette Cont’d and Meet the Press. C.R. Davenport concludes the lineup at 8:60.
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the Shadow
Detective
Sing. Marshal
Nick Carter
Meet
C.r.davenport
Sunday Radio Schedule Highlights and Musical Lineup
A list of programs and times features 8:00 Treasury, 8:45 News, 9:00 Melodies, 11:00 Music in Air, 11:30 Perry Como Sunday Afternoon, 42:00 Czech party, 1:00 Baseball, 3:30 Serenade, 4:00 Mt Garber, 5:30 Quartet, 5:45 Organ with Leibert.
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Sacred Heart Rev. String Church
Chapel In Sky Quartet
Heaven
Melodies of Music Unity Center
Christian Science Radio
Norman Cloutier
Ss” Voice Newsews
American Legion
St Paul's Foreign
U.N
Nationaladio
John T. Prynn
Chicago
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Martin Kane
Elliot Lawrence
Our Orchestra
James Melton
Washington News
Frances Yeendews
Willams Allen
Lutheran
Gazette
A Gazette
John Girang
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Bob Chester
Henry Brandon Orchestra
Mt Garber
Leibert
Nazarene
Brotherhood
C.R. Band
Wanda Montz
Jan Garber
Eddy Arnold
Eddie LeMar
Hollywood gossip and casting tidbits from 1940s press
John Dall advocates a tougher screen persona after lip service roles and a Welsh accent stint. Rumors link Ollwyood’s films to The Gun Dear Ruth and The Third Man parodies. Judy Garland may leave MGM amid growth concerns while Patricia Morison seeks Paramount screen tests. Gene Krupa’s ex-dramatic pivot noted.
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Homicide Squad
Deanna Durbin
John
Warner
New York
Ruth
Judy — Garland
MGM
Helma Laine
O’malley
Malone
Gene Krupa
Patricia Morison
Kate
Paramount
On Broadway with Walter Winchell and Metro Stars
The column notes waves of Broadway and Hollywood chatter. It cites contract doubts at the Metro, Judy Garland calling fans, Mimi Benzell auditioning, Ida Lupino with Howard Duff, Margie Hart losing a Guys and Dolls lead, and industry gossip on bands and personalities.
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Judy Garland
Mimi Benzell
Met
Metro
Ida Lupino
Howard Duff
Margie Hart
Canary
CBS
Hollywood
George Melford
Rudy Valentino
the Sheik
Rudy
Peter Lawford
Elizabeth Firestone
Jan Sterling Takes Lessons Rem In Tap Dancing
Jan Sterling begins a renewed program of tap dancing lessons to refine footwork and rhythm. The article notes her commitment to a steady practice schedule and the goal of regaining performance polish after a hiatus.
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Remlarly
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