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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1942
Page
5
A radio bulletin announces Wendell Willkie will discuss current events on tonight's edition of March of Time. The broadcast aims to present the business leader's views to listeners nationwide.
NADINE SUBOTNIK reports on Willkie's World War II radio return on The March of Time and a slate of guests. Programs include Willkie, Chilean Foreign Minister Joaquin Fernandez, and Cairo eyewitness reports on WHO at 9 30 p.m. Thursday. Additional items feature Bob Hope and Bing Crosby on WHO 8 p.m. with Eve Arden. Wickard and Johnston on MBS at 8 15 p.m.. William and Mary sketches on Stage Door Canteen. Joe E Brown on Rudy Vallee at 9 p.m. on WMAQ. First Line from New London at 9 p.m. on WMT. Diana Barrymore on Abbott and Costello at 3 p.m. on WHO. Ben Bernie show moving to Canada for war worker salutes Friday on WMT.
A messy OCR listing shows hourly radio programs across WMT WGN KXEL KXEL EXEL WO stations. It includes names like Major Bowes News Hour George Clapper Abbott Costello Dance Music and Farm Hour with multiple show times and host mentions.
The page lists a dense evening radio schedule with WMT WGN KNEL KXEL and other stations. Programs include safety talks, farm reports, music blocks, serials like Vic and Sade, Ma Perkins, Stella Dallas, and news anchors such as WHO and Hun. Listings show times from 1:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. with multiple network anchors.
Rep. Jack Nichols said the Palm Springs airliner collision resulted from a planned rendezvous between the bomber pilot Lieut Wilson of Long Beach and co-pilot L. F. Reppert of Dallas. Twelve people died when the bomber struck the American Airlines transport near Palm Springs.
In Chicago Ernest Peter Burger testified at a treason trial of eight German saboteurs, describing landing by submarine, stockpiled bombs and tools, and defense attorney Warnholtz's bid to prove the mission’s purpose while Burger demanded respect due a German soldier. FBI officials followed with details of arrests, seized materials, and the broader network including Haupt relatives facing treason charges.
London reports Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt, touring Britain with worn soles, keeps paper stuffed in her shoes as she travels without extra footwear due to transatlantic baggage limits. Malvina Thompson confirms the First Lady's shoe improvisation during the trip.
Senator Hiram Johnson, veteran California Republican, calls a claim he would resign to make way for former President Hoover a base fabrication. Pat Bradley of the Young Democrats says Johnson planned to resign after next Tuesday’s election and Hoover would be appointed if Earl Warren wins. Johnson says the story is designedly manufactured and wholly untrue.
Stockholm dispatches report King Christian X of Denmark recovering from pneumonia and injuries after a horse fall. He received a blood transfusion and began to grow stronger, though still not out of danger.
Detroit report says Ford Motor Co River Rouge plant resumes work in four departments after a brief shutdown caused by a dispute over inaugurating swing shifts.
Japanese mobilization shows ships planes and troops relocating toward the New Hebrides and Fiji as Guadalcanal battles unfold. A massive armada built at Truk moves east around the Solomon Islands toward American positions.
Tampa Florida AP report quotes Jack H. Westbrook, 18, quartermaster aboard the U S aircraft carrier Wasp, saying the Japanese submarine that torpedoed the Wasp was later sunk by an American destroyer. Westbrook survived.
Russian bombers raided Helsinki twice Wednesday night marking the capital’s first attack since August. The two raids followed earlier large scale assaults and heightened wartime activity in the region.
Linn County voters will use 103 voting machines in 48 precincts with early voting urged to reduce lines. Instructions cover pulling the red lever to start and finish, using party levers or individual pointers for split or straight tickets, and limits on votes per office. Poll hours run 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Cedar Rapids precincts and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. elsewhere.
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