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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1945

Page

2

Adventures of Topper Debuts on NBC Tonight

Radio schedule notes NBC and WHO present Adventures of Topper a summer replacement starring Roland Young in the 7:30 to 8 p.m. slot with Mrs Topper played by Hope Emerson and music by Johnny Augustine and his orchestra. The program follows the Topper films and is part of a broader NBC WHO lineup including Listen on Thursday and other shows.

Adventures of Topper NBC Tonight Roland Young NBC WHO Dinah Shore Thorne Smith Young Prgouuctvis Dinduway Young and Hope Emerson Mrs. Topper Kerbys Paul Mann Frances Chaney Johnny Augustine Roy Shield and Company Frank Morgan

Variations by Van Cleave Returns on 9 PM Slot

Headliners Tonight presents Variations by Van Cleave arranged and conducted by Nathan Van Cleave returning this Thursday at 9 p.m. on Blue and EXEL. Movie actor Leo Carrillo will guest on the Rudy Vallee show at 9 30 p.m. over NBC and WHO.

Frank Morgan Bing Crosby van Cleave Nathan van Cleave Leo Carrillo Rudy Vallee NBC WHO

Radio Program Schedule Fragment Notes Likely 1940s

A partial OCR sport of radio listings shows many station call signs such as MT CBS NBC WMAQ WGN KXEL and WMT with times like 7a and 6:15 pm. The fragment mentions hosts Joe Lucia Prine and Jack Kirkwood and references a “Did you know” segment, but most details are unreadable.

CBS Lucia & Co WMAQ NBC WGN Joe Wgn MBS Kxel Rangers Werm KXFL WMT Harry Prine WHO KXEL Sistate D.m Kees O.m Jack Kirkwood Exel

Radio program guide fragment from June 8 1965

A jagged list of radio show time slots and hosts across stations WMT WGN KXEL EXEL and others. It reads like a midday schedule with programs such as Morning Forum Palm Nets News and various talk and music variety segments.

We Farm Forum WHO Palm Nets WGN KXEL

Decorah Boy Hurt In Abandoned Plant Accident

Special to The Gazette Decorah Iowa John Vine twelve year old son of Arthur Vine suffered a fractured skull when a gas tank fell on him at the abandoned Gross alcohol plant He was playing in the ruins and was taken to Decorah hospital with a serious condition

Gazette Decorah John Vine Arthur Vine Gross Alcohol

Labor union plans Friday meeting to vote on Dodge plant strike

Detroit dispatch reports War Labor Board disputes division director George Bowles saying Local 495 of the Drop Forgers union will hold a mass meeting Friday at 5 p.m. to vote on ending the strike at the Chicago Dodge plant.

Detroit George Bowles War Labor Board Disputes Division Drop Forgers Union AFL Chicago

Robinson Saved From Execution

President Truman commuted the death sentence of Thomas H. Robinson Jr from the electric chair to life imprisonment after a clemency recommendation by Attorney General Francis Biddle. Robinson, convicted of abducting Mrs. Alice Speed Stall for a 1934 $50,000 ransom, faced execution in the Kentucky state penitentiary but will be returned to Alcatraz. Senator Chandler assisted in the commutation.

Washington Truman Thomas H. Robinson, Jr Louisville Justice Department Francis Biddle Department Biddle Robert E. Hogan A. B Chandler Robinson United States, Supreme Court Kentucky State Penitentiary Alice Speed Stall Stoll Western Kentucky Alcatraz Prison

Trucker Dies in Sideswipe West of Iowa City

Lloyd E. Reynolds of Cumberland Iowa died in a highway 6 sideswipe crash 12 miles west of Iowa City. L. J. Kapfer of Oxford driving a Standard Oil truck was severely bruised but survived. The White Bros tractor trailer left the road and crushed the cab and motor under a load of shelled popcorn.

Iowa City Lloyd E. Reynolds Cumberland White Bros L. J. Kapfer Oxford Standard Oil Company Reynolds

Six of Tama County Family in Service

DES MOINES AP The Tice family of Gladbrook Tama county stands fully in military service. Lillian Tice Baldwin joined the WAC at Fort Des Moines, while her husband Dick E. Baldwin serves as a torpedoman in the Pacific. Linden Tice and Louis Tice are in Germany and Florida respectively, Lloyd Tice is a seaman third class, and Nancy Tice is a WAC sergeant at Fort Des Moines. Mrs Baldwin notes that all members of her 1942 Gladbrook high school class are in service.

Florida Lloyd Tice Nancy Tice WAC Fort Des Moines Baldwin Gladbrook

Mahan Lindquist Get S U S Appointments

IOWA CITY AP Dr Bruce E Mahan appointed acting director of the University of Iowa summer session and Prof E F Lindquist named acting dean of the college of education. They fill roles formerly held by Prof E T Peterson who takes a leave of absence to serve as deputy chief of the academic division of the U S Army college in England.

Iowa City Bruce E. Mahan University of Iowa E. F. Lindquist College of Education E. T. Peterson U. S. Army College England

U S Transport Denial Over Moroccan Troop Claim

Cairo AP reports Maj. Gen. B F Giles commander US air forces in the Middle East denied a Stars and Stripes Rome edition story claiming American planes transported Moroccan troops to quell an Algerian revolt between May 8 and 16.

Cairo B. F. Giles United States Middle East Rome Stars and Stripes

$800,000 Grant Opened for Des Moines Municipal Airport

Des Moines officials learned from the federal government that $800,000 allocated for grading paving and related work at the municipal airport is now available. The War Production board has been asked to authorize immediate start of the work.

Des Moines War Production Board

Get Your Phonograph Upgraded at Art's

Promote first class phonograph care and better playback with a new pickup arm from Art's. Browse the latest Off the Record selections and choose among Victor Columbia Bluebird Capitol and Continental brands.

Art’s Victor Columbia Bluebird Capitol Continental

Waterloo Navy Man In Pacific Notified Of Daughter Illness

Mrs. Richard Peel learned that her Navy husband in the Pacific has been notified of his daughter's illness. Diana Peel, aged 3, is gravely ill with leukemia. The Red Cross and Navy officials have been trying to contact the father for days while he recovers from wounds and remains unreachable.

Waterloo Pacific Richard Peel Lukemia Diana Red Cross Navy

Hoover Pleads for Privileges for Boys

CHICAGO UP Three million young boys have become confined dynamos roaming city sidewalks as civilization limits youth privileges Hoover told at the Chicago Boys Clubs anniversary dinner He said urban density and modern life curb nature outlets for boyish energy and that parents cannot bear sole responsibility for morals a public duty.

Chicago Herbert Hoover Chicago Boys Clubs, Inc Hoover Boys Clubs of America

First Army Vets Arrive at Fort Sheridan on furlough

Nineteen officers and 89 enlisted men veterans of the American First army arrived at Fort Sheridan Illinois on a Wednesday to begin 20 day furloughs before transfer to the Pacific. The contingent, attached to the head quarters company, are the first of the army to arrive here and come from Michigan Illinois Wisconsin or Iowa.

Fort Sheridan Ill First Army France Germany Pacific Michigan Ulinois Wisconsin Iowa

Landings Seal Off Davao Gulf

Eighth Army troops and warships closed off the Davao Gulf in the Philippines landing at Cape San Augustin and Balut Island with air support. Destroyer guns and aircraft backed the operation as U.S. forces advanced along the Davao area amid minimal enemy resistance.

Manila Eighth Army Davao Gulf Philippines Cape San Augustin Mindanao Balut Island Davao Province Sarangani Bay 13Th Roscoe Wood

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