Radio Alfred Wallenstein Program Adopts Summer Format
NADINE SUBOTNIK reports the Alfred Wallenstein program will shift to a light music focus this summer beginning Monday at 7:30 p.m. on NBC with listener favorites from its 15 year run, plus guest Richard Crooks. Other highlights include The Enemy Is Listening on Cavalcade of America, Vox Pop from Topeka army base, and movie drama lineups on CBS and NBC including My Friend Flicka and The Devil and Miss Jones.
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King
Alfred Wallenstein
NBC
Richard Crooks
America
WHO
Mignon Eberhart
Roddy McDowall
Rita Johnson
George Brent
Friend Flicka
CBS
Laraine Day
George Murphy
Charles Coburn
the Devil
Miss Jones
Screen Guild Players
Radio Schedule Highlights for Tuesday June 8 1943
A detailed morning to afternoon radio timetable lists programs on WMT WGN WME and other stations. Notable showtitles include Kitty Foyle Honeymn Hill and Vic and Sade. Stations include WMT WGN KXEL WHO and more with news feeds and varied music and drama segments.
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WMT
WGN News
Lora Lawton
Kitty Foyle
WGN
Honeym
Sardi
WGN Music Box
Vic & Sade
Horizon
Snow Villace
Jenny Woo
David Horum
Kate Smith
Carter
Jane
WGN Stors & Stripes
KXEL
Grant
Vic
Farms
Jemima
Mary Miles
Austin
Vic Lindlahr
Che
Helen
Jane Foster
Magic Kitchen
WGN Ene Wel
Joyce Jordan
Bach
Childr
Hollo
Malone
WGN Music Mart
Mary Marlin
Ma Perkins
Youngs
Owen Co
Music Moods
Stella Dallas
Jim Poole
Lorenzo Jones
Excl Land
Vic & Sada
Ienema
WGN Organ
Widder Brown
Salvo
Danny Baker
Marrica
Xcel Harrigan
Goldberea
Rhapsody
Farrel
Dick Tracy
WGN Swing
Edwin
KXCL
Henson
Wgnafety
Arar Roe
WMT World
Sukman
Superman
Snarts
Midn
Low-Flying Pilot Crash Kills Wife in North Hollywood
North Hollywood California Army air corps officers said a low flying Lockheed Interceptor crashed through residential area, cremating a house wife and killing the pilot after a series of dives over the district. Col. Ralph A. Snavely cited altitude regulations and witnesses said the pilot violated the ban on low flight. The aircraft struck two homes including the Baker and Simels properties before plunging into a garage, sparking an explosion and flames.
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North Hollywood
Calif
Army Air Corps
Ralph A. Snavely
Los Angeles Air Defense
Myrtle Baker
Army
Arthur Horn
A. C. Simels
Simel
Baker
Explosion Turmoil Fatal Fire Crashes Through Baker Home
A devastating explosion shattered a home injuring a neighbor, hurling a car, and igniting the Baker residence where Mrs. Baker died in the porch. A motor was hurled across the street and a propeller tore into Louis Lamer's roof as firemen battled the blaze amid exploding ammunition.
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Baker
Rocky road the Doughboys walked to Africa's victory
The article recalls American infantry in North Africa led by Capt Harold Doyle and Major General Matt Eddy's Ninth Division. It praises the foot soldier's endurance as they fought uphill against entrenched German positions, clearing Djebel Berda and Djebel Amtra, advancing to Bizerte with tank destroyers entering the port. The piece emphasizes the footsoldier's courage, often overlooked as tanks and air power pursued victory, and calls for national gratitude.
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Tunis
Harold Doyle
Waterloo
Ninth
Jenna
Djebel Amtra
Lake Achkel
Bizerte
Africa
Eisenhower Named Father of Year for 1943
New York cablegram from the National Father’s Day committee informs Gen Dwight D Eisenhower Allied Commander in North Africa that he is the outstanding father of 1943. The message praises his leadership and inspiration to the youth of today and future generations.
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New York
INS
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Africa
John
West Point
Bishop Freeman of Washington Dies at 76
The Right Rev. James E. Freeman Episcopal bishop of Washington, aged 76, died Sunday after a yearlong illness. He helped build the Washington cathedral and was a central figure in the city’s religious and civic life.
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Washington
Ins
James E. Freeman
Episcopal
Washington Cathedral
Take Her Down Hero Howard Gilmore The Navy
Edgar A Guest honors Commander Howard Gilmore of the Navy for his last act at sea in which he commanded his crew to take her down as a Japanese warship rammed his submarine. He was fatally wounded ensuring his men escaped. his ship shattered the foe, and his name remains a lasting emblem of courage.
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Howard Gilmore
Navy
Japan
Gilmore
Cedar Rapids Girl Is Coe College Honor Graduate 1943
Helen Luber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Luber, of Cedar Rapids, was named Coe College’s 1943 graduate with first honors and summa cum laude. Other graduates earned magna cum laude and cum laude honors, with numerous prizes awarded to students including the Knox prize for sophomore scholarship and multiple department-specific recognitions across art, music, journalism, and debate.
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Cris Helen Luber
M. H. Luber
Fourth Avenue
Coe College
Roger A. Huber
Clarksville
Bernice Mae Brandau
Rudd
Esther Elnora Cunningham
Burlington
Eleanor Dorothy Peters
Cedar Rapids
Mary Lenore
Knox
Dorothy Ann Kucera
Belle Plaine
Crescent
Alpha Gamma Delta
Barbara Fitzgerald
Marion
Alpha XI Delta
Betty L. Subotnik
Armstrong
Dorthe J. Clark
Terril
Johns
Tenn
Rosalee Gill
Strawberry Point
Doris J. Glantz
S. Frank Hess
Waterloo
Paul E. Keuper
Fort Madison
Lenora M. Long
Coggan
Richard D. Palmer
Algona
Everett O Pearson
Chicago Heights
Betty Ann Biffle
Ottumwa
Lucia Mae Smith
Marilyn Thorsander
Palatine
Ill
Geraldine S Trevor
Moline
University Women's Association
Crystal EF. Wells
Manchester
Mary McMillan
Rebecca G Evans
Newton
Carrie L. Mack
Chi Omega
Richard T Willing
Courtney
Donald W. Barnes
Tama
Crawford Music
Lenore M. Sherrard
Cambridge
Rebecca G. Evans
Mu Phi Epsilon
Lois I. Apel
Nora Springs
Mary Towne
Kappa Delta Sorority
Erskine
Hanson
Maxine Lutz
Mulson
Jean Morris
Phi Sigma Iota
Janet Jo Jefferis
Pi Delta Epsilon
George R. Muirhead
Tracr
Poor Pa by Claude Callan
A humorous vignette in which a father explains why he bought his niece a new dress as a bargain for hugs and kisses. The piece uses a folksy voice to echo sentimentality and cheeky affection in a family vignette.
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Poor PA
Claude Callan
British Subs Sink Six Axis Vessels In Med and Corsica Raid
London reports British submarines sank six enemy ships in the Mediterranean and shelled an airbase on Corsica. The operations reflect ongoing offensive naval activity in European waters during the campaign.
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London
Mediterranean
Corsica
Submarine Attacks Reported Near Corsica and Italian Coasts
A mirally communique says one submarine neared Augusta Sicily to torpedo an enemy naval auxiliary at the harbor entrance the ship exploded. Another submarine sank a large supply vessel near the Gulf of Policastro off southwest Italy while a third sank a medium sized tanker off the Riviera near Monte Carlo. Shore batteries replied without effect to the Corsica attack.
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Augusta
Sicily
Gulf of Policastro
Italy
Riviera
Monte Carlo
Corsica
Italian lines cut Greek guerrillas seize town in Greece
British radio reported that Greek guerrillas captured a strategic town in the Pindus mountains, severing Italian lines of communication across Greece. The gain signals a significant setback for Italian forces in the region.
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New York
INS
Pindus Mountains
Greece
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Clinton
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Chicago
Alpha Lambda Delta
Doris II. Luther
Sociology
Doris Luber
Montleur Photos
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