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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1941

Page

31

Mackenzie King Set to Address Dinner Broadcast on WENR

Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King will speak at the Association of Canadian Organizations dinner in the Waldorf Astoria, broadcast over WENE at 7 30 p.m. He will be introduced by Leighton G. McCarthy. The page also notes other radio items and gossip about entertainers and public figures of the era.

William Lyon Mackenzie King Canada Association of Canadian Organizations Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Wene Leighton G. McCarthy United States Morton Gould W. C. Handy St. Louis WGN Aurora Duke Ellington Bernard R. Hubbard Mary Margaret McBride CBS Alaskan Lurene Tuttle Diana Barrymore John Barrymore Rudy Vallee Brooklyn Dodgers Dinah Shore Life Magazine

Radio Schedules and Personalities On June 1941 Airwaves

A dense listing of radio programs, hosts, and time slots across stations WSUI WHO WMT WGN WLS ENR ENRS from early morning through late night. Names include Ozzie Nison, J Garber, G Jenkins, Q Ryan, and Ted Steele with multiple shows and music, news, and talk segments.

Helre WGN Wms Wls G. Jenkins John Preste WMT WLS Jim Q. Bee H. Heldt Glitton Ules Lewis ES Rand C Q. Ryan Meeee Molly Altar Ted Steele Bud Slim Pee F. Lewis Reynolds Del Courtne WEE Kirby F. Waring Evanayi Chi WGN Mills Bron Orzan Leib Modern Globetrotte Courtney ‘ Byrnes Sports Traver Hee Bea Wenr Rich O Russ Morg Wits Donahue Bacal & Sty Farise

Radio Schedule Highlights Daytime Programs and Markets

A dense listing of radio broadcasts and times from WMT WGN WLS WHO WENR and others. It includes Aunt Jenny, Kate Smith, Styles, Helen Trent, Gal Sunday, Mag Kitchen, Gal in White, Happiness, Bent Twig, Joy Gordon, Stella Dallas, Portias Life, and many others with station names and program titles. Also notes livestock markets, news, and varying afternoon slots across channels.

Emma van Alstyne Lanning WLS Aunt Em Chicago Everybody’s Hour Jenny WGN Lind David Harum Kate Smith Salvo Crane & Joyce Q. Ryan Helen Trent Turner G. Baker Life News-Lewis Twig Judy Jane Edith Adams WGN Livestock F. Masters WMT WGN Gins CRR Council Har Grauer Noor Wean Prune Iowa Voice Wmt World Today Grant Bentley Owens Shelley Joe Donker WHO Sonsyfellows Curbstone WGN Melodies Orphar

Program Highlights From Iowa Educational Stations

Radio schedule listing Iowa State College and University programs including farm news weather and markets. Afternoon matins and news blocks feature medical and dental society reports with science topics while evenings present sports drama theater and news.

the Educational Institutions of State of Iowa WSU Iowa City University of Iiowa

Senate sends hog processing tax refund measure to House

Senate approved a bill to refund processing taxes farmers paid on hogs marketed for slaughter under the first AAA. Senator Gillette Iowa said $263,230,867 was collected before the court struck down the law, with less than $1,000,000 returned. Farmers get one year to file and 18 months for evidence.

Washington AAA Supreme Court Senate House Gillette Iowa Internal Revenue Bureau

Shipyard Strike Ends Sought by Mediation Talks

Union leaders and the defense mediation board pressed a two track effort Monday to end the San Francisco shipyard machinists strike. Harvey W. Brown flew in to urge workers back to their posts while the mediation panel drafted settlement recommendations for the Bethlehem shipyard dispute. The broader West Coast stoppage tied to AFL and CIO machinists affected 11 yards and docks.

Associated Press Defense Mediation Board San Francisco Roosevelt Harvey W. Brown AFL International Association of Machinists Washington Mediation Board Bethlehem West Coast CIO

Ickes Attacks Aluminum Company as Recalcitrant

Interior Secretary Ickes accused the Aluminum Company of America of obstructing aluminum production and forming a near monopoly. He warned the dispute could affect wartime outcomes and said government action might have been considered. Ickes said the firm used cunning methods and underestimated the aluminum shortage.

Washington Ickes Senate Aluminum Company of America Truman United States Connally Tex Office of Production Management I. W. Wilson Aluminum Company

Murray Rules Out Witch Hunts But Warns on Outlaw Strikes

CIO President Philip Murray said there will be no general purges in the CIO but he indicated continued action against unionists leading outlaw strikes in defense industries. He affirmed no witch hunts while stressing discipline needed in wartime labor.

Washington CIO Philip Murray

Henderson Warns Against Bread Price Increase

Federal Price Control Administrator Leon Henderson cautioned 12 major baking firms not to raise bread prices. He said copies of the letter would go to several hundred other bakeries later that week to stabilize bread prices due to its importance in the American daily diet.

Washington INS Leon Henderson Henderson

Des Moines Council Fails To Settle Beer And Dancing

Des Moines city council votes three times on a beer and dancing ordinance as July 4 nears. A new state law will separate beer sales from dancing unless an ordinance allows a combination. Three options were rejected: dancing citywide, dancing only in downtown taverns, or complete separation of beer and dancing.

Des Moines

World unity urged by Churchill in NBC broadcast

Winston Churchill told an NBC Blue audience that united Britain and the United States can save the world from a new dark age. He spoke in accepting an honorary LL.D. from Rochester University, saying he felt American support and “our hands are joined across the ocean.”

London Winston Churchill United States NBC Blue Rochester (Ny

Churchill ties tied to Rochester lineage in speech

In a public address, Churchill notes his mother’s Rochester birth and his grandfather Leonard Jerome’s long residence there, framing his degree as an expression of American confidence and affection.

Churchill Rochester Leonard Jerome

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