Oddball BBC NBC Puzzler Show Leads Friday Radio Lineup
Two London and two New York experts answer Clifton Fadiman puzzles from rival studios on NBC and BBC channels at 7 30 p m. John Gunther and Leslie Howard will speak from London while John Kieran and Franklin P Adams host from New York. Weekend air schedules feature Lana Turner Alice Faye and Bing Crosby plus major college football broadcasts and a retro Crosby hall program with Ruth Hussey and Milt Herth.
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Clifton Fadiman
London
British Broadcasting Company
Radio City
NBC
John Gunther
Inside
Leslie Howard
John Kieran
Franklin P Adams
New York
Gunther
Howard
Maurice Evans
Judith Anderson
Phil Baker
Nan Rae
Stanislaus Waterfall
Bob Chester
Columbia University Glee Club
Kate Smith
WMT
Lana Turner
Playhouse
Alice Faye
Hollywood
Gregory Ratoff
al Pearce
Bing Crosby
WHO
Crosby
Jerry Lester
Bing
Ruth Hussey
Providence
R. L
Hussey
Miss Hussey
Milt Herth
Gary
Ind
Connie Boswell
William C. Handy
St. Louis
Radio Schedule Snapshot from 194L Weekend
Broadcast grid lists station lineups for WMT WGN WENR WHO WLS and others from Friday evening through Saturday morning. Entries include program titles such as Easy Aces Mr Keen Lone Ranger Dance Music News and Harper listings with time blocks and host names.
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WMT
Easy Aces
WGN
Don Pedo
Mr Keen
Elson
Wander
Utley
Bentley
Burling
Pam
Jimmy Evans
Joe Parsons
Kate Smith
Cal Tinney
WLS
Frank Black
Lone Ranger
Army Procran
Playhouse N News
Heatte Wean
WMT World Today
Chicago
World Music
T. Tucker O
Paradies
Chan ‘Engeles
G. Williams
Wells
Globetrotter
Brown
Herman C
Willams O
Bob
Evelyn
Liberty
Haymon
Millwheel
Burl Ives
Charles Hamp
Lewis
Grant
Orgran, Fland
Jane Tucker
WGN Review
Martha
Helen
Hollywood
Ryan
Guy Savage
WGN Plano
Ander
Fland
WMP
Uncle Harris
WLS Farm Forum
WMT Pan-America
WGS Organ Fland
WENR
Curb Forum
Howe
Norman
Farm
Better Farm
AL Spanter
Eliot
WESR
Merry
M'Son
Radio program listings from Iowa educational stations schedule
Highlights show a schedule of stations owned by Iowa state institutions. Timed segments include mornings at 8 8 30 9 30 and afternoons into evening with programs such as News Music Movies College Airs Melodies Sports and Markets. The listings mention Ames Tow and University affiliations and various time slots.
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Educational Institutions of
State of
Iowa
University of Tow
Wsui
City
Ames
C.drake
Third Of Aix Destroyed In RAF Raid
Free Belgian News agency reported that on the night of July 9 the British Royal Air Force raided Aix la Chapelle Germany, about 44 miles west southwest of Cologne, destroying one third of the town. The theater and Hotel De Postes were wiped out, a large portion left in ruins, with 80 to 100 fatalities.
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London
Royal Air Force
Aix-La- Chapelle
Germany
Cologne
Pope lauds American Catholic generosity during war relief
Pope Pius XII praised American Catholic charity for aiding war-stricken regions in a cablegram to U S bishops gathered for their annual meeting at Catholic University Washington. The message highlighted broad support for relief efforts across the globe.
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Washington
Ins
Pius XII
United States
Catholic University
Lang er facing charges over alleged dictatorship attempt
North Dakota petitioners allege Governor William Langer tried to suppress a court ouster by mobilizing the militia and declaring martial law. The Senate committee and witnesses clashed over the scope of the accusation as Langer defended his actions and reelection.
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Washington
North Dakota
William Langer
N. D
Langer
Tom Connally
Tex
Senate Elections and Privileges Committee
O. R. McGuire
Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Connally
McGuire
State Supreme Court
Harry Hopkins
R A F Loses Over 2,500 Planes in Ten Months
Berlin based news agency reports that in the first ten months of 1941 the Royal Air Force lost 2,501 planes over Britain Norway Germany and occupied Europe. British losses include 1,192 fighters and 1,309 bombers with 1,590 planes lost over the Channel. German losses totaled 602. Channel coast battles see 820 British fighters and 77 Germans lost.
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Berlin
Royal Air Force
Britain
Norway
Germany
Europe
Channel
Will Crown King And Queen Of Industry Crowning Ceremony Tonight
The Rev Dr Marion H Williams pastor of the First Christian church in Cedar Rapids will crown the new King and Queen of Industry at the Allied Industrial league Queen's ball in the Memorial coliseum this evening. Doors open at 7 and the coronation begins at 8. Head usher Gerald Byron of LaPlant Choate company announced assistants from Collins Radio Donald Rundquist Richard Cypra Penick and Ford Fred Weber Al Savage A Schluntz Ed Shramek Wilson and company Harley Hallenbeck Ellsworth Fifg City waterworks George Shelton Quaker Oats Paul Novak Charles Murphy LaPlant Choate Manufacturing Norman Kolsto Ray Bennett Norman Hammond W F Pulda George Johnston T H Ahrendsen Dale Cornish Ray Hamilton F C Colligan Marvin Buckner O Byom Bill Cejka Albert Jayne and Jim Livingston. Tickets are free for industrial workers their families and friends and are distributed at participating industries and the Y M C A.
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Marion H. Williams
First Christian Church
Cedar Rapids
Allied Industrial League
Memorial Coliseum
Gerald Byron
LaPlant-Choate Company
Collins Radio Company
C. E. Forey
Donald Rundquist
Richard Cypra
Penick and Ford
Fred Weber
al Savage
A. Schluntz
Ed Shramek
Wilson and Company
Harley Hallenbeck
Ellsworth Fifg
City Waterworks
George Shelton
Quaker Oats Company
Paul Novak
Charles Murphy
Lap
Two Yankees Kill Icelander in Brawl Outside Cafe
Two American soldiers Everett Farmer of Huntington West Virginia and Charles H Cox of McKee Kentucky shot and killed a Icelandic fisherman during a brawl outside a cafe in Reykjavik. Authorities say the incident happened November 8 and the men face general court martial on voluntary manslaughter charges.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Here
Everett Farmer
Huntington
W. Va
Charles H. Cox
McKee
Smith urged for U S Representative bid in Iowa First District
Iowa City Republicans adopt slogan Mr. Smith Goes to Washington to back Roland Smitty Smith of Iowa City for the Republican nomination. Smith said Thursday night he is undecided about the idea and has not yet committed to running.
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The
Gazette
Iowa City
Smith
Washington
Roland “Smitty
Reviewing Stand With Henry McLemore Accident Hazards of Home
A humorous column lampoons home dangers highlighted by an insurance ad campaign. The narrator imagines lethal baths stairs rugs and fixtures and vows to flee to the outdoors while noting common household risks and the urge for safer living.
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Henry McLemore
Tom Swift
Insurance Company
War Dept Plans 94,000 Motor Vehicles At $200 Million
Sidney Hillman, co director of the office of production management, said the War Department would place orders for 94,000 motor vehicles within days, including trucks, jeeps, and ambulances, at a cost of 200 million dollars. He added plans for 123,000 more vehicles within a month or two at over 230 million, pending Congress action.
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Detroit
Sidney Hillman
Office of Production Management
War Department
Hillman
Congress
Air raid kills 64 at El Faiyum Oasis in Egypt
An Axis air raid on the El Faiyum Oasis 100 miles southwest of Cairo killed 64 people and wounded 95. A Egyptian communiqué said St Michaels convent of the Franciscan nuns was among the destroyed buildings.
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Cairo
Egypt
el Faiyum Oasis
Here
St. Michaels Convent
Claims of Secret Messages That Swung Vote Surface
Washington senator Bennett C. Clark charged that opponents of the neutrality revision bill held a 20 vote majority at midnight Wednesday and that the house approval came after secret White House messages to lawmakers. He cited a letter delivered by a special messenger from the President as the vote began, calling the outcome meager and not a mandate for war. Clark defended non interventionist stances amid isolationist silence from others.
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Washington
Bennett C. Clark
House
White House
Representatives
Clark
Soet
Four Walk Out Of Senate Committee Protesting Proxies
Four members quit a Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting in protest of absentee rule and secret treaty talks with Great Britain. Senator Vandenberg led the walkout with Johnson Capper and Clark supporting lifting secrecy to discuss terms with constituents. Murray and Glass opposed the move while Murray voted on the final motion.
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Washington
Great Britain
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
Mich
Johnson
Calif
Capper
Kan
Clark
Gillette
Murray
Mont
Glass
Absent Members Fail Motion on Tax Exemption Pact
Five proxies oppose a motion that fails 7 to 5 with seven members present. The agreement would grant tax exemptions for British munitions facilities in the country and reciprocally shield American interests in British empire plants from local taxation.
Luzerne Farm Youth Is Shot While Working on Combine
Loren Backes, four miles northeast of Luzerne, was accidentally shot in the left chest on Thursday afternoon when his .410 shotgun discharged after the trigger hooked on a combine. He received first aid in Blairstown and was returned home. doctors said the pellet did not penetrate the lung and injuries were not serious.
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The
Gazette
Blairstown
Loren Backes
George Backes
Luzerne
Mouse Cat Dog Runover by Car in Columbus
A mouse racing for its life down Mt. Vernon avenue is chased by a cat and then a dog. An automobile rounds a corner and runs over the trio, ending the chase as police record notes. The incident occurred in Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus, O
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Winneshiek Farm Bureau Reelects Its Officers
Winneshiek County Farm Bureau reelected Willard Torgrim as president John Amdahl Ossian as vice president Albert Womeldorf Castalia as secretary and Henry Bakke as treasurer. Mrs Joseph Schultz Castalia named home project chairman. resolutions urged graduated land tax support for Bankhead Jones act tenant purchase continuation and state laws to avoid REA property tax. favored ending depletion based payments and truck cargo barriers. called for nonpartisan county officer elections.
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Decorah
Willard Torgrim
John Amdahl
Ossian
Albert Womeldorf
Henry Bakke
Winneshiek County Farm Bureau
Joseph Schultz
Castalia
Twin Daughters Born in Separate Towns
Twin daughters were born Thursday to Mrs. Thomas Dempsey in two different towns. The first birth occurred at her home in Sharpsville, and the second was delivered after moving to Buhl Hospital in Sharon.
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Sharon, Pa
Thomas Dempsey
Sharpsville
Buhl Hospital
Sharon
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