Radio and TV Highlights National Broadcasts Friday and Saturday
National programs air across CBS NBC and local stations with Rex Stout hosting Our Secret Weapon on Friday at 6 15 p m and Kate Smith Hour at 7 p m on WMT. Martha Scott guest stars on Kate Smith Hour and Elsie Janis appears on In Person Dinah Shore at 7 15 p m on KXEL. Cedar Rapids WPWB hosts a National Business Women week panel Saturday at 4 45 p m on WMT with Gertrude Stenner Merle Harris Imogen Emery and Ida Caryl. Frank Munn features two Irving Berlin tunes on Waltz Time at 8 p m Friday on WHO. Orson Welles presents The Playhouse Friday at 8 p m on WMT. Yugoslav consul general Branoyevitch and Madame Slavko guest on Double or Nothing Friday at 8 30 p m on WGN with Gene Krupa. Glenda Farrell stars Theater of Today Saturday at 11 a m on WNT. Albert S. Goss speaks on Farm Prices Saturday at 11 30 a m on WOI.
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Columbia
WMT
Rex Stout
Writers’ War Board
Freedom House
Stout
CBS
New York
Bob Trout
London
United States
Cedar Rapids
Yugoslavia
D. M. Branoyevitch
Grouctch Slavko
Court of St. James
WGN
Gene Krupa
Navy
Tommy Riggs
Seeee
Svening
Priday
WMT Easy
Bradley
EXEL
WGN &Pts
Brickn
WMT Farm
WEN
Holbr
Burling Exel
Lone Ranger
Lews
WGN Melody
Wmt Rave
Smith
Cal Tinney
Frank Bla
God
Dinah
Wss
Football Saturday Radio Lineup and School Newscast Details
The Iowa Illinois game and several others broadcast at 1:45 p.m. across stations WMT WHO WSUI WGN WMAQ WBBM KXEL and more. Drake Ames clash covered by Wilson high school students with a 5 p.m. School Newscast on WMT followed by Assembly Room of the Air at 5 10 p.m. Pharmacy week talk by Dr Roy Cook on KXEL at 5 15 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa-Illinois
WMT
WHO
WSUI
Michigan-Northwestern
WGN
Great Lakes
Wilma Wilson
Betty Ruth Konigsmark
Art Koehler
Wilson High School
Arthur Deamer
Roy B. Cook
The
American Pharmaceutical Association
Radio Schedule Snapshot From 1942 Station Lineup
A dense grid lists WMT WGN KXEL and WHO programs by time from 8:15 a.m. to 12: mid, detailing music shows News segments Talk hours and special items like Farm Hour and Ball Scores. Names of hosts and program titles such as Breakfast Club Victory Garden and Federal War Effort segments appear alongside station call signs.
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WMT
Stan
Boones
WGN
KXEL
Grant
Coast Guard
Owen C'boys
Turner
Dorothy
Ginsburgh O
Towa
Illinois
Michigan
N.Y
Iowa
Brown
Chicago Nites
Burling
WMT Star Parade
Jimmy Evans
WGN News
T. Dorsey
McNutt Urges Senate Ban On Subsistence Farming
War Manpower head Paul V. McNutt testifies before a senate appropriations subcommittee that subsistence farming must end and farmers should shift to more productive work. He warns compulsion may be needed and seeks funds for the federal farm placement service to assure manpower for agriculture.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Senate
Senate Appropriations
McNutt
Kenneth McKellar
D-Tenn
Subcommittee
Federal
Farm Placement Service
Budget Bureau
House
Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
Dried Egg Price Ceiling Raised to Aid Lend Lease
The Office of Price Administration raised dried egg ceiling prices to aid government and lend-lease purchases. About 90 percent of dried egg trades are government buys. AMAs current price in New York is 1.085 dollars per pound, with a 1.4 cent weekly rise until December 3 when permanent OPA rules take effect.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Agricultural Marketing Administration
New York
Des Moines Kiwanis Sues Spitalny And Girl Orchestra
The Des Moines Kiwanis Club sues Phil Spitalny and his all girl orchestra for 4000 dollars alleging breach of contract. A writ of attachment was ordered against the orchestra with an 8000 dollar bond after the Shrine auditorium concert date of October 9 was planned for WAACs from Fort Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Kiwanis Club
Sues Spitalny and Girl Orchestra
Kiwanis Club of
Phil Spitalny
Shrine Auditorium
Waacs
Fort Des Moines
Tom K. Murrow
Japanese Landing Attempt Halted in Bias Bay
Chungking dispatch says a Japanese effort to land a small force in the Bias bay region was halted by Allied action. No further details on date or units are provided in the fragmented report.
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Chungking
Bias Bay
Chinese forces repelled near Hongkong on October 6
The Chinese high command reported Thursday night that forces northeast of Hongkong repulsed an enemy assault on October 6, detailing the engagement and stating the enemy withdrew.
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Hongkong
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Radio
Secret Weapon
Nadine Subotnik
Martha Scott
Kate ‘Smith
Alice Adams
Elsie Janis
Irving Berlin
Frank Munn
Orson Welles
Playhouse
Charles Martin
Glenda Farrell
Theater of Today
Wnt
Albert
Goss
National Grange
Mary Miles
Brush-Smile
Good
Cliff
Helen Kxel
Jane Foster
Victory Garden
Kxel Blackh
Wie
N. Revell
Sweeney
Walter
Uncle Harry
L. Welk
A. Kassel O
F. Nagel
Tommy Rigss
Hugh Carson
Waring
Neish
Circle
Woolfries
Worshis
Little Jos
Jerry
Zelda
Pleasantdale
St'well
Reveille
Utley
Jim Austin
Haines
WGN Reveille
Shelley
Lunsfords
WGN Navy Board
Holb
E. Fitzgerald
WMT World Today
Wwmt
Wolf
Ee Sa Meat Rex Stout
America
Hilco
Philco
Eneks
aAtcen Aie
C.R
Cedar Rapids Key
Harold Drew
Drew
Dick Marnette
Bob
Tamshui
Kosse
Joelle
Brad Shopper
Killian
Killian Company
Jack Bradley
Coats
Hockmeyer
Hollywood
Hollywood Budget Shop
Grace
Children’s Shoes
Second Fleet
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