Radio schedule highlights Navy relief program and Tulip Time
Programs from Independence and Pella feature Navy recruits, the University of Town Highlanders, and Tulip Time garden displays on WMT Friday at 2 30 p m. A People's Platform discussion on What Next in the New World War is set for Thursday at 7 30 p m on WMT with Erskine Caldwell and Vanya Oakes.
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Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
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Independence
WMT
Pella
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Iowa
Pierre J. Huss
International News Service
The
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Vanya Oakes
People's Platform
People’s Platform
Aldrich
Music Hall on Thursday Features Bing’s Stand-In
Brother Bing heads to the East for golf matches with Bob Hope and will leave his Music Hall with a Thursday program led by his stand in. Linda Darnell and Martha Scott perform on the same 8 p.m. WHO broadcast strengthening a veteran lineup.
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Brother Bing
Bob Hope
Linda Darnell
Martha Scott
Radio Schedule Summary Hour by Hour Across Stations
A dense listing of May 7 program blocks across WMT AM WGN WLS WENR WHO and others. It details hourly shows from dance music to news and serials featuring hosts such as Don Winslow Elson and Vander with segments like Sports Time and Venture programs. Music turns mix with dramas, comedies, and soap operas noted throughout the day and into the night.
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WGN
Don Winslow
Easy Aces
G. Miller
Elson
Keen
Tracer
Vander
Utley T
Jolly Joe
Edith Webber
Rangers
Jack Turner
Mary Miles
WLS
Lewis
Cliff & Helen
Acta
Toby
Susie
Terry
Pirates
Patral
Armstrong
J. Armstrong
Steele's Club
Waltecs
Mother Wins Vote At Fort MacArthur In Mascot Contest
Soldiers at Fort MacArthur cast ballots to name who they would most like to fight for. Mother led the women’s list by a landslide, with Father and Col. W W Hicks close behind. The men’s top names included Roosevelt MacArthur and Churchill, with Sergeant Mulligan the camp mascot ranking tenth among the men.
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Calif
Fort MacArthur
Col. W. W. Hicks
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Douglas MacArthur
Winston Churchill
Ann Sheridan
Sergeant Mulligan
Senate votes to end TVA revolving fund
The Senate approved McKellar backed changes to end the Tennessee Valley Authority revolving fund, requiring direct appropriations for expenses. The 42 to 38 vote shifts TVA finances to annual congressional funding, leaving about 172 million in 1943 appropriations and eliminating nearly 30 million in balances. The chamber also barred spending on new cars, allowing only existing vehicles. Conference likely between Senate and House.
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Kenneth McKellar
D-Tenn
TVA
MccKellar
Appropriations Committee
House
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
McKellar
Charges Standard Plans to Resume One Way Contracts
Special Attorney John R Jacobs Jr told the senate patents committee that Standard Oil Co and I G Farbenindustrie of Germany planned to resume their "one way contracts" after the war. He warned the parties intend to continue their unlawful agreement and circumvent acts of Congress.
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Llp
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Standard Oil Co
CNJ
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Germany
John R Jacobs, Jr
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Anti-Trust Division
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Robert M. la Follette
Congress
Court adversaries clash over wartime fuel contracts
Jacobs testified that Standard entered into numerous one way contracts with I.G. Farben dealing with paraflow a synthetic oil additive valued for military winter operations. He said the substance prevents oil lubrication from freezing at lower temperatures aiding mechanized forces.
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Standard
Th. G. Farben Industrie
Eastern Gas Ration Range Set for 2 to 6 Gallons a Week
Washington AP notes OPA instructions for eastern gasoline rationing set an average weekly allowance of 2 to 6 gallons for non essential motorists. Final size depends on available supply. rationing to begin May 15 with seven units on the basic ATM card covering May 15 to July 1, plus B 1 B 2 B 3 and X cards for special needs.
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Office of Price Administration
OPA
Ickes
Metal fragment kills Iowa quarry worker in car blast
A 63 year old quarry worker William Johnson was killed near LeGrand Iowa when a metal fragment 1 to 3 inches in diameter hurled 312 feet from a blasting operation pierced the back window of a coupe and struck him above the left ear. Another worker H L Porter seated beside him remained unaware until Johnson slumped over.
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LeGrand
William Johnson
H. L. Porter
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Porter
Sugar applicant’s correction leads to admission of false marriage claim
In New Haven a man registering for sugar for himself and his wife was warned the penalty for false information could be 10 years in prison or a $10,000 fine. He then confessed that the wife was not his real spouse, admitting a deception in the registration.
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New Haven. Conn
Corregidor Fall Brings Australian Test Nearer
Wide World War analyst Kirke L. Simpson argues Corregidor’s fall tightens the war strain on Australia as Japanese siege forces move to press southward. He notes the surrender frees Manila’s harbor for enemy use and shifts risk to Allied lines in the Pacific.
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Lisbon Farmer Dies Of Crash Injuries
Lisbon farmer Frank Hempy died Tuesday night in a Cedar Rapids hospital from injuries from an auto-truck crash near Lisbon on March 31. Funeral services are set for 2 pm Friday at Johnston chapel in Mt. Vernon. He is survived by his wife and siblings Mrs. Ed Holcomb of Martelle, Mrs. Glenn Ferguson of Mt. Vernon, and brothers Elmer and Ervin of Lisbon.
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Frank Hempsy
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Here
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Martelle
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Ervin
Two Flyers Killed in Macon Flight Tragedy
In Macon Georgia a U S Navy flight instructor Lieut John Boardman Hoffman age 23 was killed in a crash while training. The other pilot dead remains unnamed as authorities investigate the incident at the local airfield.
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Macon, Ga
John Boardman Hoffman
RAF Cadet Geoffrey Holmes Killed in Georgia Plane Crash
RAF cadet Geoffrey Holmes aged 20 died when a plane from Cochran field crashed one mile northeast of Byron Georgia late Wednesday. Lieut Hoffman, native of Columbus Ohio, was also aboard or connected to the crash report.
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Geoffrey Holmes
Cochran Field
By=ron, Ga
Hoffman
Columbus, O
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