Radio schedule highlights guest stars and political talks
NADINE SUBOTNIK reports on a Thursday radio lineup across WHO WMT and WENR featuring film stars Ruth Hussey Frank McHugh and Dave Friedman on Music Hall and A Pearce shows with Mary Boland. Politicians Lieut Gov B Hickenlooper Sen J Kendall Lynes Blair Wood and Gov George A Wilson appear on various stations with a Death Valley Days segment and a spiritual unity discussion at Howard University. A Memorial day safety program with the Iowa highway safety commission airs Friday on WMT and Northwestern's Summer Radio Institute invites applicants.
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al Pearce
Music Hall
Ruth Hussey
Frank McHugh
Dave Friedman
A Pearce
Mary Boland
Hattersaay
B. B. Hickenlooper
J. Kendall Lynes
Plainfield
WMT
Blair Wood
Waterloo
Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hickenlooper
Iowa Highway Safety Commission
Des Moines
Daily Radio Schedule May 28 1926 Local Stations
Hour by hour listings show WMT WGN WLS WENR WHO and others airing news sports music and dramatic programs. Notable entries include J. Lynes Don Winsle Vander and Hal Culver in sports features and a sequence of music and variety shows timed from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. with later evening entries including Major Bowes and a news block.
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J. K. Lynes
WGN
Don Winsle
Acee
Hickenloo
Miller O
Elson
Keen
Vander
Matdie
Utle
Centre Who
Hal Culver
Holl
Biz
Rampart
WMT
Belfry
Pearce
Sandera
Mr Keen
Burns
Allen
Wilson
Hunt
Grant
Tim
Warne
Chicago
Burling
Blair Wood
Rick
Wenr
B. Chester
M. Thornbur
Jimmy Evans
WEN
Parada
Wells
Globetrotter
Ciuslo
Ccatotta
J. Joy
B. Oanktin
Ebener
V. Ernie O
BBC News
R. Osborne
Emile A
Netghbor
WGN Farm
Sunny Sue
Worshit
WLS Ramblers
Bob Who
Utley
Jolly Joe
Edith Webber
Rangers
Jack Turner
Mary Miles
Lewis
Cutt
Helen
Lindluhr
Chuck Acree
WGN News
Ramblers
Jenny
Fleures
Wes
Owen Chors
Unilorn
WLS
Bentley
Shelley
WMT Palm
Norman
Robert Blue
Clarke War Studie
Cubs
Art
Tracy
Bikstare
Moon
Uncle Harry
Stella
Dallas
Howe
Wmn
Lor Jones
Vie & Sade
Widder Brown
Vote to Increase West Point Cadet Seats
The House approved a bill to raise West Point cadets from 1960 to 2496 seats. Each Member of Congress the Puerto Rico commissioner the Panama governor and the DC governor gain one extra appointment to the military academy.
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Washington
INS
House
Senate
West Point
Congress
Puerto Rico
Panama
District of Columbia
Military Academy
Kingsley Man Guilty of Murder
Vivian Tamil, 47, of Kingsley Iowa was found guilty of first degree murder after a May 13 fatal shooting of his wife at a tavern. Judge Rodman said he would sentence him next Tuesday. first degree murder carries death or life imprisonment under Iowa law.
Iowa City Firm Signs 65 for Work in Alaska
The W. R Horrabin Contracting company of Iowa City has signed 65 men to work on the Alaskan road project. The crew, including skilled and common laborers and camp orderlies, will depart next month. Eight grading contracts and five bridge contracts totaling $600,000 to $2,000,000 have been awarded to Iowa firms for the project.
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Iowa City
W. R Horrabin
Alaska
Iown
Murder Count Against Iowans Is Dismissed
A murder indictment against Watson and Marie Tighe over a daughter's child death in 1940 was dismissed in Northwood Iowa district court after defense counsel filed for a directed verdict. The judge dismissed due to insufficient evidence.
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Northwood, Ta
Watson
Marie Tighe
Defense Council
Burglary Strikes Oklahoma Man for Spare Tire
In El Reno Oklahoma A J Jarchow reported a burglary that stole his spare tire from his bedroom and also took his razor. The incident underscores the odd choices criminals make in quiet neighborhoods.
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EL Reno
Okla
A. J. Jarchow
Jarchow
Army Flyer Killed In Hofstra Plane Crash
An army pursuit plane crashed into an open lot near Hofstra college in Hempstead New York killing the pilot Second Lieut. Raymond V Wetzel 21 of Gilman Wisconsin. The aircraft caught fire after impact.
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Hempstead
N. Y
Hofstra College
Raymond V. Wetzel
Gilman
Wis
British Land Army Wins Respect of Farmers in War Effort
London reporter Russell Sandstrom notes how city women recruited to the Women's Land Army adapt to farm work. Recruits from London and industrial towns endure initial discomfort, then learn milking and field labor, earning farmers’ respect as they prove tough, adaptable and tireless. The piece highlights clashes with farmers’ wives and the broad roster of workers joining the land army.
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Russell Sandstrom
London
Wide World
West End
Women's Land Army
Land Army
Survivors Tell Of Subs Attack On Fishing Boat
Boston survivors recount the first New England fishing vessel sunk since the war began, 21 aboard, one killed by shellfire. Captain Daniel J. Maher and 18 Boston men describe shells firing 30 hits out of 60 to 70 rounds as the trawler steamed toward Western Banks on May 17. Lifeboats and a raft carried 17 crewmen 85 miles to Sambro lightship in 29 hours.
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Boston
New England
Atlantic
Daniel J. Maher
Greater Boston
Lawrence
Mass
Newfoundland
Maher
Mack Wallace
Sambro
Halifax
N.S
Frans Bjorklund
Edward Forrey
Theodore Tsatsarants
Yank Bomber Crew Returns After 45 Days Lost In New Guinea
An American bomber crew led by Pilot Louis W. Ford returns to base in Australia after 45 days lost in New Guinea. The crew suffered malaria and tropical ulcers but were aided by locals. Also returning with a 26 day missing fighter pilot. Members include Lieut John H Disbro and Lieut Edward S Ashley among others.
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Australia
New Guinea
Louis W. Ford
Los Angeles
John H. Disbro
Defiance
Ohio
Edward S Ashley
San Antonio
Tex
J. E. Ochs
Lancaster
J. A. Roberts
Kingston
Robert Long
Centerbury
W. F. Loranger
Saginaw, Mich
Vanderbilt Enlists in Navy per Daily News report
The Daily News reported on Wednesday that Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt has enlisted in the United States Navy.
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New York
The
Daily News
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Navy
Iowans May Get Nine Pounds of Canning Sugar
Des Moines AP states rural households may receive up to nine pounds of sugar for canning per person under suggested OPA rules. Local rationing boards decide final allocations, with one pound per four quarts of fruit and one pound per person annually for preserves. Dana Johnson notes rural use averages about six pounds per person and 36 quarts yearly, but city demands should be checked.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Town Office
Price Administration
National
OPA
Dana Johnson
Towa
United States Department of Agriculture
Johnson
Submarine Menace Being Checked, Walsh Says
Senator David I Walsh of Massachusetts, head of the Senate naval affairs committee, said the submarine menace has been notably checked and will be further reduced by new plans in operation. He hinted at shifting the Army Air Force under the Eastern Sea Frontier and noted the committee has received reports from officials on the threat.
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Washington
David I. Walsh
D-Mass
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
Walsh
Army Air Force
Eastern Sea Frontier
Naval Affairs Committee
Old New York Weed Law Sheds Light on Hay Fever Bill
Bronx city councilman Joseph E. Kinsley citing a 1691 common council act from City Hall. The law ordered removal of poisonous stinking weeds before every door and levied a 3 shilling forfeiture for neglect.
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New York
INS
Joseph E. Kinsley
Bronx
Kinsley
LaGuardia
Common
Citty Hall
New Yorke
Price Ceiling on Funeral Services by Henderson Rules
Price Administrator Leon Henderson ruled that funeral service charges fall under the universal price ceiling. The ruling states funeral director services tied to sale of a casket cannot exceed March figures.
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Henderson
Washington
Leon Henderson
Jap scouting parties test India defenses near Chittagong
Lieut Gen Sir Noel Beresford Peirse said enemy scouts from Akyab in Burma were moving toward Chittagong testing India's north eastern coast. He noted Chittagong, 220 miles east of Calcutta, is now garrisoned by first line troops though no major offensive is indicated.
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Calcutta
India
Noel Beresford-Peirse
Ganges Delta
Burma
Akyab
Chittagong
Bay of Bengal
Bridges Details Frisco Visits by Nazi Storm Troopers
California CIO leader Harry Bridges testified before a state committee that Nazi storm troopers disembarked from German ships in San Francisco on secret missions before the war. He said union members watched them, noted crew restrictions, and saw storm troopers in regalia leaving ships and going to German hall.
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San Francisco
INS
Tenney State Legislative Committee
Harry Bridges
California
CIO
Bridges
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
Stanton Nominated to Lead Civil Aeronautics Administration
Washington United Press reports President Roosevelt nominated Charles S. Stanton deputy civil aeronautics administrator to become administrator, to succeed Donald H Connally. The move follows Stanton's promotion within the agency as officials prepare for leadership change.
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Washington
Charles S. Stanton
Civil Aeronautics
Roosevelt
Donald H Connally
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