Stage Door Canteen Guests Highlight Early CBS NBC Radio
NADINE SUBOTNIK reports AENOR MORTON DOWNEY Philip Merivale and Mary Boland appear as guest stars at Stage Door Canteen 9 30 p m Friday over CBS and WMT Downey recently returned from a European USO tour Roger White produces directs the program Raymond Paige and the Canteen orchestra provide music Tenor Robert Stuart guests on Stars of the Future at 7 over Blue and KXEL Leonard Stokes soloist on Highways in Melody at 7 over NBC and WHO Pat O Brien visits Duffy s Tavern at 7 30 p m over NBC and WHO Sammy Kaye program airs from Camp Blanding Florida at 9 over Blue and EXEL Marty S Tru man speaks on Unity and Tolerance in the United States at 1 45 p m Saturday over CBS and WBBM for St Patrick s day Irish Fellowship lunch in Chicago Edith Reed Atkinson Beulah Harrison on WMT at 3 p m transcribed songs and narration with Ralph Lee arranger Coe college women s choir at 3 30 p m on WMT under Eleanor Taylor Maz Daehler host Joseph Kitchin violinist Roosevelt students present School Newcast at 4 p m Roberta Sheets leads Assembly Room readings at 4 15 p m West Point anniversary program on Blue at 5 p m
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Nadine Subotnik
Aenor Morton Downey
Philip Merivale
Mary Boland
Stage Door Canteen
CBS
WMT
Downey
Roger White
Raymond Paige
The
Canteen Orchestra
Robert Stuart
Blue
KXEL
Leonard Stokes
Paul Lavalle
NBC
WHO
Marty S. Truman
United States
WBBM
Irish Fellowship Club of
Chicago
Cedar Rapids Radio Council
Edith Reed Atkinson
Beulah Harrison
Ralph Lee
Margaret Stoddard
Coe College
Eleanor Taylor
Coe
Maz Daehler
Joseph Kitchin
Radio Schedule Hour by Hour 1915 to 1945
A dense listing of radio programs across stations WMT WGN WHO KXEL and others for Friday March 16 1915 and Saturday March 17 1943 including time slots for news variety music drama sports and youth programs with hosts and show titles. Key entities include station call letters WMT WGN WHO KXEL KNEL and program names such as On Broadway Duffy's Funny People Amos n Andy and Hollywood Whirligig.
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WMT
Jack Kirkwoor
WGN
Bradley
KXEL
Rangers
J. Fidler
Gross
Holbr
Kaltenborn
Aldrich Fam
Lavalle
Moore-D'rante
Amos
Andy
WMT Canteen
Hollywood
Grant
WGN Sones Knel
Hever Lewis
Chicago
Lewis
WMT Melodiers
Grand Central
Ann
Ginsburgh O
Wounds Fatal to General Patrick
Major General Edwin D Patrick commanding general of the Sixth Infantry Division died of wounds received in Luzon. The War Department notified his wife in El Paso. Patrick, a native of Indiana, was commissioned in 1917 and served as former chief of staff for the Sixth Army.
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EL Paso
Texas
Edwin D Patrick
Sixth Infantry Division
Sixth Army
Luzon
War Department
Patrick
Indiana
Regular Army
General Patrick Leads Sixth Division After War Service
The 14th Machine Gun Battalion of the Fifth Division served in World War I at St Mihiel, Meuse and Argonne. General Patrick, a graduate of the infantry school and staff colleges, once served on Admiral Halsey’s staff and was chief of staff of the Sixth Army before taking command of the Sixth Division.
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St. Mihiel
Meuse
Argonne
Infantry School
Command and General Staff School
Army War College
Naval War College
Patrick
Admiral Halsey
Sixth Army
What is man that thou art mindful of him
Daily Lenten Devotional prepared by Dr. Gaius Glenn Atkins for the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. The March 16 meditation cites Psalm 8 on mankind’s dominion, warns power as a trust, and prays for responsible use of knowledge and force.
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Gaius Glenn Atkins
The
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Blaise Pascel
Jesus Christ
Adjust Beef Ceilings To Get More Meat
Washington AP report says the American National Livestock Association urged the OPA to raise beef ceiling prices to offset higher production costs. President A D Brownfield of Deming New Mexico criticized subsidies as failing while livestock reps testified to a Senate Banking Committee, citing OPA rules harming the packing industry.
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Washington
OPA
American National Livestock Association
A. D. Brownfield
Deming
N. M
Senate Banking Committee
Livestock Association
MacArthur Reports S Western Luzon Japanese Landing Smashed
General MacArthur announced heavy fighting across Luzon as American forces smashed a Japanese landing attempt at Batangas bay in southwest Luzon. In Mindanao American troops seized the southern end of Zamboanga peninsula while bombing raids targeted Davao and Formosan waters.
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Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Batangas Bay
Luzon
Mindanao
Zamboanga
Davao
Philippines
Japan
Formosa
MacArthur
Formosan
China Sea
South Sea
Bolo Village
Batangas City
Teresa
Antipolo
MacArthur Special Reopens Luzon Rail System
Manila revels as the General MacArthur special locomotive arrives at the station with MacArthur aboard. Army engineers, in just over two months, rebuilt dozens of bridges and miles of track to restore Luzon’s main railway network.
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Manila
General MacArthur
Lingayen
MacArthur
Luzon
United States Army
Pheasant Hunter Acquitted by Jury
Emmetsburg IA AP jury after nine hours deliberation acquits Merton Lyons of Des Moines of assault with intent to commit murder in an alleged farm attack during a pheasant hunting party. Clyde Lyons was previously acquitted.
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Emmetsburg
Merton Lyons
Des Moines
Howard Knight
Lyons
Clyde Lyons
Clyde
Solons Accused Of Establishing Too Many Boards
In Des Moines Iowa Republicans charge the legislature is expanding state boards and commissions. Debate centers on a bill to create a five member board to register watchmakers and require exams with a $10 fee for new licensees and a $5 renewal. Critics warn the move to bureaucratize private occupations and fund boards from public funds signals a broader pattern.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Senate
Robert A. Rockhill
Rmarshalltown
Tom, Dick and
Harry
White
Ross R. Mowry
R-Newton
Iowa Senate approves school code revision bill change
Mowry criticizes a lawmaker then the bill passes 31 to 7. The senate also approves a school code revision allowing small high schools to discontinue facilities or contract with other districts. The 48 to 0 vote sends the measure to the governor. Iowa had 919 districts with high schools in 1943, only 100 enrolled 200 or more pupils. Elementary facilities may be discontinued but not high schools.
2 Million Gas Coupons Stolen in Chicago Heist
Rae E. Walters, regional OPA administrator, said 2 000 000 gasoline coupons worth about 2 700 000 dollars were stolen from the CPA central issuance center in Chicago. Three guards on duty did not detect the break, and investigators suspect intruders hid inside before closing.
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Chicago
Rae E. Walters
OPA
CPA
Walters
Stilwell Defends Shorter Training Standards
Gen Joseph W Stilwell defended the U S Army training program noting 17 weeks of basic instruction yields capable soldiers. He said rifle training yields over 90 percent marksmen and that full weapon mastery for tanks and anti tank systems is limited by time. He argued replacements trained by specialists often match or exceed unit trained soldiers and improvements continue.
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Washington
Sns
Joseph W. Stilwell
United States
Chiang Kaishek
Stilwell
Stilwell outlines training reforms and veteran instructors
Stilwell reports Gen Ben Lear in Europe studies replacement handling and Gen J G Christiansen works with Lear on basic training improvements. He says returning combat veterans will serve as instructors where possible and aims to use only combat veterans as instructors. He praises 18 to 21 year old draftees sent to the Southwest Pacific as capable soldiers.
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Stilwell
Ben Lear
Europe
J. G. Christiansen
Army Ground Forces
Lear
Southwest Pacific
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Pat O’brien
Sammy Kaye
Kaye
Paul Winchell
Jerry Mahoney
Camp Blanding
Florida
Roosevelt
Roberta Sheets
United States Military Academy At
West Point
Paul Lavyalle
Aldrich Family
Duffy
van Cleave
Amos 'N
WMAQ
WGN Reveille
Stan
Mary Miles
Allen Roth
Dick Baker
Nusie
Oma
Omar
Bob Armstrong
WGN Homemaker
Sweeney
KXCL
Homemaker
Knel World News
Bille Burke Wild
Ed McConnell
WGN Hockey Hall
Betty Moore
Lois Long
Dreler
Nation
New
Ft. Sheridan
Forum
Wendell Hall
WHO Grand Hotel
AAP
Sweet
Vandercook
WGN Music Mart
Dom
WMT Ranch
Jim
WIIO
Lonefellows
D. Courtney
Tomlinson
WMT World Today
Ben Gross
DR. Atkins
S.w.luzon
Pheasant Hunter
Dad
Solons
Ed S. White
Harlan
Morris
America's Finest Cigarette
Newman
Merle E. Garmoe
Third Street
DIAL
Kreb's Dairy
First Avenue E
Santa
Montgomery Ward
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