Call the Police debuts on NBC with honored officers
NBC-WhO debuts Call the Police a fictitious drama highlighting police feats each week. Joseph Julian stars as Police Commissioner Bill Grant with Jo an Tompkins Libby Tyler and Ben Ludlow on background. A committee led by Peter J. Siceardi will select officers to honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Julian
Bill Grant
Joan Tompkins
Libby Tyler
Ben Ludlow
Peter J. Siceardi
International Police Chiefs of America
Evening radio schedule for June 3 1917
Hour by hour listings for KXEL WHO WGN WMT and others show programs such as News, Parades, Lum and Abner, Fibber McGee, Bob Hope, Red Skelton, and Duke, plus sports and talk items. Entries include times from 6:15 p.m. to 10 p.m. with stations KXEL WHO WGN WMT and others.
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Mel Blanc
WMT
Boston Pops
Police
Yibber McGee
C. R. Forum
Studio One
WBBM
Bob Hope
Red Skelton
Milton Berle
Melody
WGN
Barber
Harm
Lowell Thomas
WHO
Alley
Olsen
Dnck Smith
Mel
Pam
Kenny Baker
Radio Schedule Snapshot From June 4 1947
A dense list of radio programs across stations KXEL WMT WHO WGN EXEL and others for Wednesday June 4 1947. It catalogs times and show titles including news weather farm hour serials talk and music features with numerous personalities such as Dick Baker Kate Smith Perry Mason and Ida Ruth. The listing reads as a program grid with many live and sponsored segments throughout morning afternoon and evening slots.
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WGN Reveille
WMT
Woo Mary Lee
WGN
KXEL
Dick Baker
Lew Park
Dick Hart
Madhou
Ghit’Eeter
Mus
Joyce Jorda
Waring
June Baker
WMD
Jack Berth
Listen, Post
Lora Layton
Judy
Tom Brenem
Ken Morrot
Dr Crane
Kate Smith
Vic. Lindlahr
Jenny
Galen Drake
N. Olmsted
Helen
Trent
Ted Malone
Katie
Daue
Monae
Jar
E. Winters
Dr Malone
David Harum
Perry
Wig Buckaroos
Exel Land o'Corn
WGN Queen
Voice of
Iowa
EXEL
KXEG
Wil Songfellows
Foster
Owen
Ene Ly
Higgins
WGN B
Harrington
Pepper
Harlem Club
Lone Journey
WGN News
Perry Mason
WGN Novelty Shop
Kxel Club 1540
Baker Spot
WMT Wishing Well
Pr. Farr
WGN Adv
Parade
Reason Radio
Round World Air Service Inaugural Flight Planned
Pan American World Airways announced that a round the world service will start June 17 with the clipper America leaving New York for a 93 hour trip, stopping at Gander London Istanbul Karachi Calcutta Bangkok Manila Shanghai Tokyo Guam Wake Honolulu San Francisco and back. Regular mail service begins the following week and future passenger flights are planned. Flight time for regular service is about 120 hours and cost is $1700.
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New York
INS
Pan American World Airways
Juan T. Trippe
United States
Circle the Globe
Gander
London
Istanbul
Karachi
Calcutta
Bangkok
Manila
Shanghai
Tokyo
Guam
Wake
Honolulu
San Francisco
Trippe
Byrnes To Head Film Legal Fight
Former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes has been hired by the motion picture industry to lead Hollywood's fight against attempts to encroach on the freedom of the American screen. Eric Johnston, president of the Association of Motion Picture Producers, said Byrnes will advise as counsel on industry matters and press the case for freedom of expression before the House committees on un American activities in Washington this month.
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Hollywood
LLP
James F. Byrnes
Eric Johnston
Association of Motion Picture Producers
Byrnes
Council
Johnston
House Committees On
Washington
Congress to consider arms merger amid defense push
Washington AP President Truman’s proposal to unify armed forces under a single cabinet secretary gained momentum as the Senate Republican Policy Committee docketed action and House leadership signaled early consideration. A Civilian Advisory Commission report urged universal military training and service unification as urgent, but prospects this session remain slim with adjournment looming July 31.
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Washington
Presiat Truman
Congress
Senate
Republican Policy ‘Committee
G.O.P
House
Expenditures
Armed Servicesa Committee
Taft
Ohio
Senate G.O.P
Presidential Commission
Karl T. Compton
Kettering Retires From GM Post
New York UP reports Charles F. Kettering and John Thomas Smith retire from General Motors at the annual board meeting. Both will remain directors. Charles L. McCuen will head the research laboratories division. Henry M. Hogan becomes general counsel and James M. Crawford joins as vice president in charge of engineering. Kettering joined GM in 1920 after co-founding the Payton research laboratory.
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New York
Charles F. Kettering
John Thomas Smith
General Motors Corp
Charles L. McCuen
Kettering
Henry M. Hogan
Smith
James M. Crawford
McCuen
General Motors
Payton Research Laboratory
Week's Delay in Vote Fraud Trials
Judge John F. Cook granted a one week delay in the start of the Kansas City vote fraud trials after the theft of ballots tally sheets poll books and other key evidence. Prosecutor James Kimbrell urged the pause to allow time to prepare and study secondary evidence for presentation to the circuit court.
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Kansas City
INS
John F. Cook
James Gimbrell
Kimbrell
Keokuk County Woman Looks Back at 100th Birthday
SIGOURNEY Iowa AP Mrs Sue M Richardson believed oldest Keokuk county resident will celebrate her 100th birthday with a family dinner. Born June 4 1847 in Sangamon County Illinois she arrived in Keokuk County at age two in a covered wagon. She married in 1870 and farmed before moving to Sigourney in 1921. Despite a hip fracture at 90 and pneumonia last winter she remains in good health.
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Sigourney, In
Sue M. Richardson
Keokuk County
Sigourney
Richardson
Unemployment Up In 22 City Areas
Washington AP report shows unemployment rising in 22 of 80 labor markets with no Iowa areas listed. About 2.5 million unemployed in April, seasonal gains in agriculture and construction adding 0.5 million over March. Declines centered in New England New York Pennsylvania and areas including Washington DC Indianapolis Flint Atlanta Birmingham Charlotte and San Antonio.
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Washington
United States Employment Service
Iowa
Robert C. Goodwin
Goodwin
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C
Indianapolis
Flint
Mich
Atlanta
Birmingham
Charlotte
N. C
San Antonio
Texas
Ford Maps Big Change of Model
Kansas City UP Henry Ford II president of Ford Motor Company said there will be drastic changes in the 1948 models, calling the shift “greater than from the Model T to the Model A.”
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Kansas City
Henry Ford, II
Ford Motor Company
Senate Votes 2 Dept Funds For Treasury and Posts
The Senate passed an appropriation bill increasing funding for the treasury and post office departments by 40.99 million beyond the House figure. An extra 1.5 million was allotted to the customs service after protests. The largest boost was 25 million for the Internal Revenue Service to pursue tax evaders, with 12.5 million more for the Coast Guard to support air and sea navigation aids.
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Washington
Senate
Treasury
Post Office Departments
House
Customs Bureau
Internal Revenue Bureau
Coast Guard
Lilienthal Urges Vetoless Atomic Energy Control
David E. Lilienthal head of the U S S Atomic Energy Commission urged the United Nations to speed vetoless international control of atomic energy and said the United States would work to maintain and increase its lead in atomic energy and weapons. He warned that day to day operations could not run if veto power existed.
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Lake Success
N. Y
David E. Lilienthal
United Nations
United States
Lilienthal
U. S.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Russia
Governor Declares Iowa Save Soil Week
Des Moines AP report notes Governor Rob ert D. Blue proclaimed June 21 to 28 as Iowa Soil Conservation Week. He urged citizens to join the soil conservation movement to protect Iowa's greatest natural resource and farming. Also mentions reports of whale sharks up to 60 feet long.
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Des Moines
Robert D. Blue Monday
Iowa
Illinois Counties Dominate Nation's Top Corn Growers
The 1945 census of agriculture ranks McLean county as the top corn grower, with Livingston La Salle and Iroquois following. Other leading counties include Custer Neb Pottawattamie Iowa Champaign Mich Saunders Neb Plymouth Iowa and Kossuth Iowa. These counties collectively account for roughly 3 percent of national corn harvested for grain.
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Washington
Illinois
Bureau
McLean County
Livingston
la Salle
Iroquois
Custer
Neb
Pottawatatamie
Iowa
Champaign
Saunders
Plymouth
Kossuth
Shortie and full length wool coats sale
Shortie coats in all colors and black priced at 19.90 after sale. Casual or dressy full length coats in fine all wool fabrics. Sizes 10 to 20. All wool gabardine coats in colors and black, sizes 9 to 20. Stock cleared regardless of former price.
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Amés
Andy
By Nadine Subotnik
Mutual
Edgar Kobak
Kobak
Green Hornet
Out
Tan Heflin
Georgia Fubbs
GISBS
Visitrogram
NBCHO
Heflin
Philip Marlowe
ED Skelton
NBC
Anita Ellis
Fred Waring
Shawnee-on-the-Delaware
al Jolson
Bing Crosby
Noone
David Warding
Don McLaughlin
Arthur Godfrey
CBS
Godfrey
Janette Davis
Mariners
Archie Bleyer
Julian
A.M
Standard
S.W
F.M
Hiltbrunner
First Street
Ae Furniture
Jack Smith
America
DIAL
ABC
WENR
Mbs
WMAQ
Weston D. Ralston Insurance, Inc
First Ave. E
Clut
Hop Harrigan
Pisno
Wid
Tom Mix
Trout
Terry Wito
Dr Bradley
Sky King
J Armstrong
Star Time
Guaranty
F.d.1.c
Third Avenue
Third Street
Ford
Dept
Newman
Lady Betty
Lady Betty Pattern
Ffi
Second Avenue
Merle E. Garhoe
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