Radio Notes and Comments from the Democratic convention
Radio NOTES and COMMENT at the Democratic convention with interviews on Mutual KCRG KCRK featuring Nat Finney Ernest Lindley James Reston and others. Oak Ridge Tennessee broadcasts and CBS NBC and ABC schedules include Who Said That Romance It's Always Albert and NBC University Theater. Public figures Truman Dewey Driscoll O Dwyer Whalen headlined Idlewild ceremonies with a record airshow. Peggy Lee Bing Crosby Gilmore Moore and Chappel figures noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutual-Kcrg
KCRK
Nat Finney
Washington
Ernest K. Lindley
Newsweek
James Reston
New York Times
Lawrence Spivak
American Mercury
Richard Russell
Georgia
Bing Crosby
Peggy Lee
Bing
Arnold Stang
Garry Moore
Moore
Claudia Morgan
Mrs Thin Man
NBC
Ernest Chappel
Chappel
Thin Man
Local Radio Schedule Mix Shows 1940s Airwaves
Fragmented broadcast listing cites KCRK and FM 96.9 channels with programs led by Kenneth Crawford, Gabriel Heatter, and Charlie Spivak. Mentions news, music, sports, and horse race segments across a dense day’s lineup with multiple brand initials.
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Kenneth Crawford
Mbs
Gill
Billy Rose
Gabriel Heatter
Mutual Newaree
Meet the Press
SBS
Bencke O
Mualo
Ina Ray Hutton O
Blinten, O
Mans
Charlie Spivak O
Radio and TV Listings Across Stations Chronicle
A dense schedule lists programs and times for KCRG KCEG KXEL WMT EXEL WHQ WHC etc. Broadcasters such as Melody Parade News Sports Parade and Dance Orchestra fill the lineup from morning to late night with guests including Crosby and Bandstand performances noted alongside general talk and public affairs segments.
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KCEG
EXEL
WMT
KCRG
Ina Ray
Crosby Lime Upaw
al Trace
O. Xel
Stern
CBS News
Exel Rev
Pietsch
Larry Clinton
Charlie Spivak O. Exel Dance Orchestra
WHO News
Foundation to Study Arthritis Formed in U S
The Journal of the American Medical Association reported that a national foundation has been formed to promote research into arthritis and rheumatic conditions in the United States. It will operate similarly to the American Cancer Society and other national groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
United States
American Cancer Society
Expert Needs No Pole To Capture Big Fish
Willard Paugh spotted a large northern pike in Lake Michigan at Marquette Harbor and jumped in to grab the fish with his bare hands. The remarkable catch occurred Thursday as he retrieved the fish from the water without any fishing equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marinette
Wis
Willard Paugh
Lake Michigan
De Gaulle Escorted by Guards at Casablanca Conference
Secret service guards kept General Charles De Gaulle covered with guns during meetings with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill at Casablanca. The armed detail surprised observer Robert E. Sherwood and reflected tense relations between De Gaulle and the Allies amid the North Africa campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Gaulle
Roosevelt Parley
Washington
Secret Service
Roosevelt
Charles de Gaulle
Casablanca
HF Lesiacne
Robert E. Sherwood
Collier's
Harry L.’ Hopkins
Churchill
North Africa
Anthony Eden
London
Henri H Giraud
Africa
Hopkins
Heiress Suzanne Froedtert Marries Shoe Clerk Nick Poulos
Suzanne Froedtert 18 the Froedtert Grain and Malting heir eloped with Nick Poulos 26 a Milwaukee shoe clerk. The couple wed in Crown Point Indiana after a sudden decision, and plan to live modestly while her family mansion stands in contrast. Suzanne had been missing from Edgewood academy in 1946 before being found in Highland Park Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Suzanne Froedtert
Kurtis Froetert
Froetttert Grain and Malting Company
Tall
Suzanne
Nick George Poulos
Nick
Poulos
Crown Point
Ind
Paulus
Froedtert
Edgewood Academy
Madison
Highland Park
Mich
Detroit
Hearst Jr and Austine Cassini Wed in Washington nuptials
William Randolph Hearst Jr and Austine Cassini socialite and columnist married Thursday night at the bride’s parents home in Warrenton Virginia per AP report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrenton
William Randolph Hearst, Jr
Austine Cassini
Washington
Republicans Attack Wheat Pact Amid Cold War Reds Fear
In Washington the Senate blasted President Truman s international wheat agreement as aiding Soviet satellites at the height of the cold war. House Speaker Martin predicted swiftHouse approval of a 65 million dollar interest free loan for the United Nations headquarters in New York City. The wheat pact would export 185 million bushels a year for five years at fixed prices, sparking concerns of export subsidies and insufficient western Germany rations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Republican
Senate
Truman
Russia
House
Martin
U.S
Sen. Butler
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen Vandenberg
R-Mich
Agriculture
Brannan
Butler
Europe
Germany
U S
U .S
United States
Traffic Death Rate Lowest in First Half of 1948
The nation reports the lowest five month traffic death rate ever at 72 deaths per hundred million miles driven. Despite a mileage rise of eight percent, total deaths fell 4 percent from the previous year with 13,690 fatalities in the first half and 2,420 in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Safety Council
America
31st Montgomery Ward Executive Resigns Post
Chicago. Robert Smith, fifth vice president to resign this year at Montgomery Ward & Co, steps down effective Aug 1 after 25 years with the firm. He had led finances and could not agree with chairman Sewell L. Avery on policy, joining a growing wave of top executives leaving the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Montgomery Ward & Co
Robert Smith
Smith
Sewell L. Avery
Associates
Avery
New York
Robbers Hold Up Gary Filling Station
In Gary Indiana two bandits robbed a filling station attendant Clarence Stanky Thursday then fled on a bicycle riding double.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
Clarence Stanky
Two Brothers Accused in Death of Infant Sister
In Moorhead Minnesota two boys aged nine and eleven admitted beating their infant sister Joyce Marilyn two to stop her crying. The two were jailed as authorities planned neglect charges against the parents after the baby died from a punctured lung ruptured liver and other injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moorhead, Minn
Clifford Halverson
Joyce Marilyn
Clay County
GL. Dosland
Dosland
Joyce
Kamm Appointed Dean of Students at Drake
Dr Robert B Kamm aged 29 formerly of West Union has been named dean of students at Drake University. President Henry G Harmon announced the appointment noting it fits Drake s long range plan to expand student personnel services. He will report Monday and comes from the counseling staff at the University of Minnesota where he served two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Robert B. Kamm
West Union
Drake University
Henry G. Harmon
Kamm
General College
University of Minnesota
Drake
Harmon
Cedar Rapids Public Library records 1947 48 costs and services
The Cedar Rapids Public Library spent 63 445 66 in 1947 48 per the fifty first annual report. City council budgeted 63 500 last year with 2 920 from non tax sources. Cost per capita 99 cents. per registered borrower 3 17. New books 11 530 76. average cost per book 2 22 for 4 612 volumes. Story hours summer programs and a new record player were added. Board, staff, and librarians named, with a summary booklet available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce and Industries
Edna Erickson
Elisabeth Froman
Alice B. Story
Harry E. Boyd
Ralph Clements
C. F. Clark
Fred J. Kluss
Stewart Holmes
Lack of Safety Measures Blamed For Mine Blast
Princeton Indiana reports that 13 miners died in King's mine explosion caused by two safety rule failures. Open door ventilation was disrupted creating a gas pocket, and steps to test gas explosiveness were not taken. Chief Inspector Morris warned the spark ignited the blast 400 feet below the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Ind
INS
King’s Mine
Indiana
Griffith Morris
Indiana Mines and Mining Division
Morris
Old rider fights city over scooter in Gary
Police seized 77 year old Arie Meyer's motor scooter after two accidents in Gary Indiana. Meyer objected calling it the danged thing and later rode a bus back to his Coloma Michigan home.
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Gary
Ind
Arie Meyer
Meyer
Coloma
Mich
Soviet Backed Berlin Group Quits City Council
Soviet backed SED delegates walk out of Berlin city council over a vote on a resolution condemning the Soviet blockade as a crime against humanity. The move sparks talk of a possible split into Eastern and Western Berlin authorities while officials caution it may not be final.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin Group
Quits Council
Berlin
Socialist Unity Party
SED
Alreade
Allied Control Council
Kommandatura
Man Struck by Car Again Near Old Site
An 80 year old man, Frank E. Woods of 1558 Washington Ave SE, was struck by a car at Washington Ave and Sixteenth St before 6 30 PM. He suffered a possible fracture of the right leg and was taken to Mercy hospital in fair condition. The driver, John L Stepanek, 22, of Bertram, said he did not see Woods until impact. Woods had been hit at Park Court and Third Ave SE in April 1945, injuring his right hip pelvis and nose.
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Frank E. Woods
Woods
Mercy Hospital
Washington Avenue SE
Washington Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Park Court
Third Avenue SE
John L. Stepanek
Bertram
Stepanek
Berlin Police Tussle Over Soviet Rival Commands
Berlin faces a tense stand off as anti Communist deputy chief Stumm in the American sector and Moscow trained Markgraf in the Soviet sector issue binding orders. Mayor Louise Schroeder refuses a Soviet dismissal and Berlin under four power rule defies one power commands. American British airlift sets record with 544 flights in 24 hours to feed and fuel the city. Yak fighters clash with British planes in Hamburg corridor. pilots face possible punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannes Stumm
Berlin
Paul Markgraf
Stumm
Markgraf
Hamburg
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Atomic Center
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Tenn
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Taylor
James Farley
Ames A. Farley
Margaret Halsey
NBC News
John Cameron Swayze
W W. Chaplin
Bob Trout
CBS
Albert
NBC University Theater
Sinclair Lewis
Main Street
Vanessa Brown
Leon Ames
Cbs-Wmt
Lucille Ball
Richard Denning
Lemuel Q
New York City
Idlewild
Queens
Harry S. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
William O’dwyer
Grover Whalen
Chammel
Charlie Slocum
NMOA
C. Hill v
WHQ
Melody Parade
Robert
Lowks
Jenry J. Tarte Exel Lone Rateer
Jerry Wayne
Morton Downey
Calmer
Kcrg Freudly
KXEL
Pat Man
Mrace
Jane
Billy Ros
Com
Treak Bark
Kcrg Mutual Newsree
Joseph Mare
Tex Beneke
Hollywood Theater
Dick Jursens
Axel News Who Supper Club
Newe
Sam
New
Gans. News
CRG Farm
Eddy Arnold
Wito
Fara
Charles Worcester
Martin Agtonsky
Krxel Horse Assn
Mary Mules
Crosby
343
Adventure
K&crg
Lady
A.m
Majesty the Baby
Johnny Thompson
BI Harrington
Archie Andrews
Hawaii
Exel Voce
Army
Ed McConnell
Chuck Foster
Chavel Nymns
Congress
Hollywood
KCRQ
Kxel Land O' Corp
Voice of
Iowa
KORG
Korg Golden Hevae
Exel Markets
WMT Family Party
RF D 1540 Who Songfellows
Korg Dance Orchestra
Eb Tia
Kcbo Inn
WMT Grand Central
Kcrg Am
Magic
Art van Damme
Greg McCritchie
ABC Symphony
Iowa Porum
Dean Hudson
Stan Daueherty
Musicana
Treasury Bandstand
P.m
Treasury
Harry Wismer
Foundation
Giraud
General de Gaulle
Hearst
EN Seran Tchatrd Russel of Georeh
Montgomery Ward
Beth
California
Hamburger
Park Lane Drive-In
Ellis Boulevard
Pan
Grain Belt Distributing Co
Second Avenue
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Dial
Baby Sister
Tony
Him
Bendafiera
Dow
Karl Luedke
Luedke
Western
Virginia
the Butterfly Cafe
H.P
Sherwin Williams
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