Big Town Season Five Opens On WML Radio
The broadside notes the fifth season premiere of Big Town on WML at 7 p.m. Wednesday starring Edward G Robinson and Ona Munson. It previews other radio guests and programs including The Fred Allen Show, Eddie Cantor, Burgess Meredith, and William L Shirer with network news and features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bdward G. Robinson
Ona Munson
WML
Che Barrie
Ave
Lorelei Kilbourne
Msic
Leith Stevens
Orchestra
Crane Wilbur
Fred Allen
Werner Ttl
Watt Eltt
Carmen Miranda
Kenny Baker
Portland Hoffa
al Goodman
Eddie Cantor
Burgess Meredith
Fred Waring
Penny “Blondie” Singleton
San Fernando Valley
Glen Miller
Chas
Til Reveille
Maria Elena
Rinso
Edward G. Robinson
Radio Schedule Snapshot from 1951 Evening Lineup
A dense listing of radio programs across stations WMT WGN WENR WHO WLS and more. Entries include Easy Aces Mr Keen News Wayne D Courtney and various musical programs with times from 6 p.m. to after midnight.
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Johnson Fai
WGN
Melody Time
Homemakers
WMT
Kate Hopkins
O'Dell
Storm
Ther
Ponay
Honeym
Hull
Mi Perkins
Pena
WMT School of Air
WGN Patterson
John
Guiding Light
Salvo
Bill
Sadex
Pam
Judy
Ann
WGN A.B.C
Wile
Lorenzo Jones
Wid
Brown
Annie Wenr
Norman Ross
Goldbergs
Terry
Pirates
Wilo Portin
O'Nelils
Armstrong
WLSK
Eliz
Serenide
Howe
WGN Sports
Elson Wenk
Bartons
Utley
Fly Patrol
Annic
Aio
Eoesbureh
WMI
Norman
Mk . Weath
Petia
Grant
Clif
Helen
Pam War
Herb Howard
Farrell
Bentley
Shelley
WGN Salvo
Orpon
WLS Farm Forum
WHO Songfellows
Wil
Easy
Chicago
Keen
Vande
Meek
Korn
Big Town
Cal Tinney
D. Courtney
Dr Christia
Lone Ranee
WLS
Manhattan
Fred Allen
Eddie Cantor
Ryan
Mr. Dist
G. Miller
Alan Scott
New In New
Kay Kyser
Danger Bus
Bradley
Fulton Lewie
WENR
Reynold
Les Brown O
Louw Breese O
Asim
Bob
Carl
Sunny Sue
Jemime
Jerry
Zelda
Durkin
Red Foley
Shelby
Vic
Lindlahr
Mac
the Rangers
Stan
Siim
Charles Hamp
Chuck Acree
Linda
WLS Playhouse
Twle
WLS Millwheel
Bess Johnson
Wes Jane Tucker
Turner
Jack Turner
Mary Marlin
Youngs
Toby
Susie
Jenny
Program Highlights From Iowa Educational Radio Stations
Radio program listings from Iowa institutions include WSUI Ames KTOW and University of Iowa affiliates. Highlights cover news, books, sports, markets, home makers, and children’s programs with schedules and times across Thursday afternoon to evening slots.
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Educational Institutions of
State of Iowa
University of Jews
Iowa State College
WSUI
Iowa City
Ames
Wim
Defense Front
Upper Iowa
U 45
Urbana Couple And Shellsburg Man Hurt In Crossing Crash
A Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Northern Railroad freight train struck a car at a highway 20 crossing near Waterloo. W. E. Hoon, 65, of Urbana, suffered a fractured left shoulder and broken ribs with head bruises. his wife, about 65, had a right shoulder injury. their son Clell W. Hoon, 30, of Shellsburg, had head cuts and bruises. Clell’s wife 26 and their daughter 1 year months were uninjured. The group was returning from a Wisconsin vacation.
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Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Cleell Hoon
Karen Sue
Wisconsin
Hopkins' Son Enters Army Service
Robert Hopkins aged 20 son of Lend Lease Administrator Harry Hopkins was inducted into the army and, among 19 recruits, left for Fort Dix New Jersey. He volunteered to try for the photog raphic division of the army signal corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert Hopkins
Harry Hopkins
Army
Fort Dix
N. J
Fort Des Moines officer granted voluntary retirement
Lt. Col. Hal C. Bush 49, commander of Fort Des Moines reception center, was granted voluntary retirement by the army. The order is effective January 31, 1942. Bush said a new commander has not been named.
Two German Suez Canal freighters sunk in air attack
German planes sank two freighters totaling 10,000 tons in an attack on the Suez Canal Monday night, a German announcement said Tuesday night. Two other ships were reported damaged in the canal.
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Berlin
INS
Suez Canal
Welles Warns of Postwar Crisis and Reconstruction
Sumner Welles, under secretary of state, warned at the 28th National Foreign Trade convention that the postwar period will be as critical as the current crisis. He stressed defeating Hitlerism, rebuilding after the war, and creating fair international commerce to sustain peace and economic well being.
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NEW York
Sumner Welles
CUS
Welles
Lord Shilifax
United States
Roosevelt
Halifax
Pho Copenton
Lord Hallax
Britain may release American tankers from Atlantic service
Interior Secretary Ickes, the petroleum coordinator, said Britain due to fewer sinkings in the Atlantic may temporarily release 10 to 15 American tanker ships now hauling oil for Britain. He did not estimate any relief to the East Coast petroleum emergency. Some ships could be reassigned to munitions work if needed by the Army and Navy Munitions Board.
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Washington
Ickes
Britain
Atlantic
Atlantic Seaboard
Army and Navy Munitions Board
Rival Union Factions Battle at Hillsdale Steel Plant
Rival AFL and CIO unions clashed with clubs stones and concrete at the Hillsdale Steel Products plant gates injuring several. One man suffered a skull fracture and around a half dozen received head wounds. Sheriff deputies stopped the fighting and the plant, a Spicer Corp unit making transmissions for army trucks and tanks, was closed at the sheriff’s request.
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Hillsdaleb
Mich
Hillsdale Steel Products Company
Fred Marshal
Spicer Corporation of
Toledo
AFL
CIO Automobile
Train Plows Depot Killing Boy and Injuring Others
A speeding Chicago to New York freight train derailed and demolished part of Lansing Michigan's depot killing 13 year old James Smith and injuring 12 others. Witnesses say the engine and four cars crossed a street before the fifth car derailed 30 cars along the right of way. Rescue crews including 100 state police worked amid wreckage as the depot and nearby tower were damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
James Smith
Russell Oliver
Walter Becky
Norwood
Ohio
Louis A. Wilden
Mason
Joseph H. Miller
St. Louis
George H. Siddo
William Rodgers
Moberly
Anna McManus
Herman Debrecht
Florisant
Jennie Hoffman
Andrew Hoggman
Margaret Gardner
Roger Gardner
Grover Hartley
Leslie E Buck
Fred ©. Schouman
Works Progress Administration
Michigan
Torpedoed Ship Reo Gaomanned Survivors Recount Rescue
Captain William Mello of Chelsea, Michigan led 19 survivors from the torpedoed ship S. C. White after it was attacked in a danger zone. Another vessel, the Del Norte, aided 18 more survivors, while captains and crew described the peril and fear of further attacks.
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S. C. White
White
Hw, Ackerman
Charleston
Board Allows Use Of Central High Auditorium
Sioux City board of education delayed granting permission for the America First rally at Central high school auditorium until a written assurance is received that there will be no un American utterances. The Oct 18 event would feature Hanford MacNider, former American Legion national commander, as a speaker.
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Sioux City
Paul J Boland
Chapter of
America First
Iowa City Man Receives Ten Years For Forged Checks
James Boone of Iowa City was given two ten year sentences to the Anamosa reformatory by Judge T Moffit on two forged check charges. He pled guilty to cashing a bogus 7.04 dollar check at Armstrong's store and uttering a forged instrument for 10 dollars at Killian's. Both incidents occurred June 14.
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James Boone
Towa City
Anamosa
John ‘'T. Moffit
Boone
Armstrong
Killian’s
Muskrat Mink Trapping Season Cut To A Month
Des Moines Iowa AP The Iowa conservation commission shortened the muskrat and mink trapping season to December 14 to December 30 this year. State law normally allows November 10 to January 10 but the commission may vary seasons to protect biological balance. Some trappers urged a shorter season due to concerns about the two species. Minnesota also sets its season from December 1 to December 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Conservation Commission
Commission
Minnesota
Evangelist Harriman Preaches in Kremlin Amid Russia Visit
The account describes Evangelist Harriman touring Soviet Russia, delivering simple sermons about money and faith at the Kremlin shrine. He criticizes wealth as a barrier to belief, recounts a stark backdrop with American imagery, and notes his aim to convince Russians to embrace spirituality over material gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Evangelist Harriman
Kremlin
Holy of Holies
Joseph Stalin
Evangelist Hartman
Roosevelt
Tlarrvriman
Samson and the Lion Story Quizzed by Odd Text
Fragmentary OCR reads like a misheard tale about Samson and a lion with odd notes on ulcers and feasting. The garbled text also mentions weather ads and store messages, suggesting a mixed page with multiple notices and ads rather than a clear single story.
Fragmented OCR note on Des Moines Food Stampa stores
Readable lines mention Des Moines stores and a Food Stampa reference. OCR errors distort details and names. no clear events or dates emerge. The fragment hints at a list of 21 stores and a related thread, but specifics are unreadable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Food Stampa
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Columbia
Columbia Network
Shirer
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Germany
Thomas T. Brophy
New York City
WSUL
Virgil M. Hancher
HW. 3. Thornton
Bartholow V. Crawford
Charles MH. Foster
National Advisory Council of
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Eleanor Roosevelt
National Council
Detroit
National Broadcasting Company
Red
Will
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Meet Mr. Meek
Joyce Jordin
Marjorie Davies
WGN Farm
Als Am
WGN Frolics
Myrt
Marge
Harm
Who Bach
Chanel Bu
F. Mott
Townstate College
Asm
Parade
Ft. Des Moines
State Dept. Aide
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Willian Mello
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Captain Mello
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Miess
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Edw. G. Robinson
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MR. Meek
Mortimer
Agatha
Aitohees Wealth Soap
Henry Melemore
Stalin
Claude
Suni
Amd
Fianine Leward
Cybex Smith
America
Rai Ina
Alost
Noast Hotel
Brethern
Wolverill Harriavin
Soviet Russia
Seotlel
Wei Semple
Saaven
Celine
Pharraran
Hove
MeLemare
Carney’s
Carney
Mees
Second Ave. SE
Merchants National Bank
Samson
Cnet
Dickinson
Timken Wall
FIRST
Checker Electric Supply
Mt. Vernon
Towa Cits
Ore Ey
National Optical
First Ave
B- Roosevelt
Frincinal Citles
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