Thanksgiving radio preview with humor and Hollywood gossip
NADINE SUBOTNIK notes Thanksgiving schedule across Iowa radio programs. Archie's Duffy's Tavern stunt aims to stretch one turkey over two holidays. WENKE and WGN carry updates with entertainment gossip, college talent, and future TV and film plans. Glenn Miller raises funds for USO via Sunset Serenade broadcasts. Treasury officials report rising defense bond sales on Wednesdays.
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Iowa
Hanley Stafford
Fanny Brice
Archie
Ed Gardner
Gildersleeve
Glenn Miller
Treasury Department
Evening Radio Schedule Headliners Tonight
Tonight's lineup features March of Time and Duffy's Tavern with Frank Morgan and a Town Meeting. Major Bowes and The Aldrich Family are on, followed by Spoetlicht Bands and Burns and Allen with a late WGN run.
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Frank Morgan
Duffy's Tavern
Aldrich
Evening Radio Schedule for November 26 1941
Hour by hour program list from a 1941 radio guide covering stations WGN WLS WMT WENR and others. Tracks include news reports Weather Horn etc with varied acts and musical guests. Schedule lists times from late evening to early morning and notes several program titles and host names across multiple stations.
Educational radio stations in Iowa state institutions
Highlights of Iowa state education radio outlets include University of Iowa in Iowa City and others. The program grid shows morning parade at 6:06, farm talks at 6:15, news at 7, market updates at 8:50, and miscellaneous features through the morning.
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the Educational Institutions of
State of
Iowa
University of
Lowe State College Wolumes
Desirable Flight Lesson Location Near Miami
Mentions teaching scenario where an instructor allows a student to take control in a southwesterly area west of Miami. Notes absence of mountains and favorable weather conditions as reasons for suitability for flight instruction.
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Miami
Farmers urged to avoid price boosts amid postwar adjustments
Report from a national farm program conference tied to the Iowa Farm Bureau convention urged farmers to avoid price boosts that could hurt them if inflation lowers mood. Dr T W Schultz warned against feed shortages for livestock while A J Loveland said the Agriculture Secretary would ensure feed before corn allotments. James Lemmon argued against cartel policy via South American imports and Jay Hormel pressed for economical means to reduce hog cutout values.
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Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
T. W. Schultz
Iowa State College
A. J.loveland
Iowa
Jay Hormel
Austin, Minn
Tax Waiver Pact With Britain Hit Withdrawal Sought
Washington AP report says Senate Foreign Relations Committee opposition spurred a proposal to withdraw a reciprocal tax waiver treaty with Great Britain signed Oct 17. The pact would waive taxes on defense supplies and American equipment for British contracts in return for Britain’s tax relief on U S deals in Great Britain.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Great Britain
Senate
Great Oe
Canada
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Miner on Horse Breaks Picket Line at Grindstone
A non striking coal miner rode a horse along a Fayette County highway to breach a U.S. Steel picket line at Grindstone. He used a high canter to force passage, marking a novel method in the ongoing labor dispute near Uniontown Pennsylvania.
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Uniontown
Fayette
Ossanti
Soadtie
U. S. Steel
Grindstone
City Hall approves renewal of Shadid G and Market C beer permit
The city council granted a renewal Thursday for Elizabeth Shadid doing business as Shadid's G and Market I at 1332 Ellis NW Was the permit renewed for class C beer and wine sales according to city records.
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Elizabeth Shadid
Shadid
Ellis NW
Thuraday
City enacts bond for master and apprentice plumbers
City officials approve a $5,000 bond requirement for master or employing plumbers operating on streets. The measure, part of an amended ordinance, aims to regulate licensing and ensure qualification and accountability for plumbing work within municipal projects.
Stilwell Dies at 51 in Cleveland
Clifford S. Stilwell, 51, head of the National Mad Tool Builders association, died of a heart attack Wednesday in Cleveland.
Blind In One Eye Iowa Boy Passes Physical
An Iowa boy concealed one eye during a medical screen. He covered his right eye with his right hand and later used his left hand to mask his left eye. Three doctors missed the trick until a physician at the induction center exposed the deception in the second half of the test.
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Iowa
French Paper Calls for British American Offensive in Africa
A Vichy newspaper denounces American presence in North Africa and urges German collaboration for a program in French Africa. It attacks Admiral William D. Leahy, the U.S. ambassador, who met with Chief of State Petain, urging urgent talks.
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Vichy
France
Ger
Ieee
North
William D. Leahy
United States
Petain
French Africa
Senate Approves One Year Postponement of Philippine Levies
The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to delay the export tax on goods from the Philippine islands for one year under the Duffie independence act. Sen. Clark of Missouri said the wartime warship and market losses justify postponement to aid postwar recovery and development in 1946.
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Senate
Washington
Philippine Islands
Sen. Clark
Philippines
Poe
Effects Of Defense On Iowa Spotlighted By Tuesday Hearing
A Nebraska hearing examines Iowa defense impact with talks from manufacturers, city officials, and workers. Omaha witnesses include Mayor Dan Butler Governor Dwight Griswold Cal Ward regional farm security administration director L B Scafe Glenn Martin VP, bomber plant at Fort Crook.
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Omaha
Stilla
Hastings
House Committee
Dan Butler
Dwight Griswold
Cal Ward
Farm Security Administration
L.B. Scafe
Glenn Martin Company
Martin
Fort Crook
Alumni Club district heads named by Tama official
President M. Hyland of Tama announced eleven district leaders for the alumni club. Named are Humboldt second in position, Robert Cass of Waterloo, Max Kadesky of Dubuque, Dr Paul Ingham of Mapleton, Frank Nye Jr of Des Moines, W W McNeil of Montezuma, L M B Morrissey of Davenport, Merrill A Olson of Red Oak, Tedford Miles of Corydon, and Dwight Hoover of Fairfield.
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Iowa City
M. Hyland
Tama
Unive
Eriatin
Silk shoes paired with cotton hose in colonial attire
In colonial days women wore cotton hose while their shoes were made of silk illustrating contrasts in fabrics and fashion.
U S Mexican Oil Pact Terms Told
The agreement provides for purchase of newly aged Mexican silver and a $30 40 000 loan to aid Mexico's highway program. It sets a mechanism for valuing expropriated property with American and Mexican experts to determine just compensation and issue joint or separate reports within specified deadlines. A cash deposit of $9 000 000 by Mexico is held pending final value determinations.
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Mexico
Tornado Cuts Swath Across Washington
A small tornado cut a diagonal swath across Washington Iowa damaging telephone lines breaking windows and uprooting trees. Captain Walter Conner of the 113th Cavalry Camp Bowie Texas and Mrs. Conner escaped injury when a tree crushed their car and two pumps at the Don Paul filling station. No injuries reported.
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Washington, Ia
Washington
Walter Conner
113Th Cavalry
Camp Bowie
Tex
Conner
Don Paul
4-H Bill Approved By House Committee
Washington report shows the house agriculture committee approving a 4-H measure to authorize development of 4-H clubs. The bill provides for 1945 funding and 10 million dollars in 1946 and years thereafter.
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Washington
INS
House Agriculture Committee
Cmn
Shop Crafts Sign Wage Agreement With Pennsylvania
An agreement providing a nine cent an hour minimum wage increase and vacation allowances was signed for 45 000 shop men in the Pennsylvania railroad system. The accord stems from President Roosevelt’s wage board recommendations in the railway dispute and covers shops in Altoona Columbus and Wilmington with laborers earning 40 cents to technicians over a dollar per hour.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Brotherhood Crafts of America
Roosevelt
Altoona
Columbus
Ohio
Wilmington
Del
25000 Yank Technicians Set for Britain by Christmas
The London Evening Star reports 25,000 American technical corps members will be in Britain before Christmas. The technicians, aged 18 to 50, mostly come from the eastern and middle western United States.
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Britain
London
INS
London Evening Star
United States
Iowans Gather in Washington for State Society Ball
Iowans in Washington held a social gathering on Wednesday night at the state society’s giving ball. Rep. Ww. of Waterloo, Iowa, serves as president of the society.
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Washington
Rep
Waterloo
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