Fibber McGee and Molly returns for eighth season on WHO radio
NADINE SUBOTNNE notes Fibber McGee and Molly resumes its eighth season Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. on WHO with the usual Wistful Vista setting. Cast includes Jim and Marian Jordan as Fibber and Molly, Isabel Randolph as Mrs. Uppington, Gale Gordon as Mayor LaTrivia, Bill Thompson as Old Timer and other regulars. Billy Mills and his orchestra and the King’s Men quartet provide music. Harlow Wilcox announces. Private Phil Kramer plans calls to Leo Durocher and Eddie Cantor on the Johnny Presents Ginny program at 7 p.m.
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Marian Jordan
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Molly
Isabel Randolph
Mrs. Uppington
Gale Gordon
la Trivia
Bill Thompson
Wallace Wimple
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Billy Mills
King’s Men
Harlow Wilcox
Phil Kramer
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
William Sagran
Eddie Cantor
Johnny
Ginny
World Series Opens With Cardinals Yankees Broadcast
The 1942 World Series begins in St Louis with the Cardinals versus the Yankees. Mutual network and WGN carry the game at 1 15 p m while WMT picks up at 1 30 p m Mel Allen Red Barber and Bill Corum will be on the MBS telecast crew for the series all games broadcast by MBS.
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St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
St. Louis
Mutual
WGN
WMT
Mel Allen
Red Barber
Bill Corum
Mikes
MBS
Spotlight Bands and Notable Figures Highlighted on CBS and WGN
A radio schedule notes a Tuesday 7:30 p.m. air on WGN featuring year in review of men and women in history. Abe Lyman and his orchestra broadcast from somewhere in the Pacific as Tuesday’s Spotlight Bands at 8:30 on KXEL. John T. Frederick’s Of Men and Books moves to Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. on CBS FM.
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WGN
Abe Lyman
Pacific
KXEL
John T. Frederick
CBS
Northwestern University
Headliners Tonight On Air
Johnny presents .WHO Hobby Lobby Maid of America . Treasure Chest Fibber McGee Bob Hope. Nation at War .KXEL Red Skelton features across a radio lineup with top hosts and programs referenced in a compact schedule style.
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Johnny Presents
Hobby Lobby
Maid of America
Treasure Chest
Fibber McGee
Bob Hope
KXEL
Red Skelton
Bob Hope to perform at Seattle naval base Tuesday night
Bob Hope, fresh from Alaska where he unveiled the season’s first program, is en route to the Aleutians to continue a tour of military bases and is expected at the Seattle naval air base for a 9 p.m. event Tuesday over WHO.
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Bob Hope
Naval Air Base
Seattle
Who
Alaska
Bob
Aleutians
Radio Schedule Chronicle from Sept 29 1942
Hour by hour listing of radio programs across stations WMT WGN WHO KXEL WMXL and others for September 29 1942 with talk shows music news weather and soap opera segments. Notable items include The Treasures Chest Aunt Jenny and Lone Ranger style episodes plus sports updates and wartime meditations.
Liberalized debt and insurance protection for inductees
The House approved a conference report amending the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1940. The bill broadens debt protection to cover pre induction debts, endorsers and guarantors, raises private insurance guarantee from 5000 to 10000, extends to dependents, and lets courts determine extent of protection.
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Washington
House
Sparkman
D-Ala
Iowa October Auto Quota Set at 773
Des Moines reports the Office of Price Administration set Iowa October passenger auto quota at 773, up from 654 in September. The bicycle quota rises to 1 238 from 1 212. Linn County quotas list 19 automobiles and 20 bicycles.
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Des Moines
Office of Price Administration
Iowa
Linn
War Production Board Seizes 150 Miles of Illinois Terminal Track
The War Production board orders seizure of 150 miles of Illinois Terminal track to release thousands of tons of scrap metal for steel mills. Company officials said the action occurred at night and affects rail facilities in Illinois.
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Springfield, Ill
War Production Board
Illinois
Heating Season Divided Into Five Periods
The Office of Price Administration outlines a five period fuel oil ration plan for the heating season. Coupons one to five cover specific periods with advance use and overlap options to cushion cold spells. Zones A and B in Iowa list tentative dates for each period and a September 30 end for period five.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
OPA Offici Gold
Upper Iowa
Lower
Iowa
Norris Enters Nebraska Senate Race as Independent
Senator George W. Norris, 81, announced he will run for a seventh U.S. Senate term as an independent after filing petitions with more than 15 000 signatures from Nebraska voters. The move sets up a potential five way race with Republican Kenneth Wherry and Democrat Foster May plus petitions from Albert Ruthven of Lincoln and former Senator Ed Burke, who has not yet accepted.
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Lincoln, Neb
INS
George W. Norris
R-Neb
Frank Marsh
United States Senate
Nebraska
J. E. Lawrence
Lincoln Star
Norris
Congress
Kenneth Wherry
Pawnee City
Foster May
Omaha
Albert F. Ruthven
Lincoln
Ed. Burke
Burke
Plane Crash in Brazil Kills 15 Including Two Americans
A Panair do Brasil flight fell in mountains between Santos and Sao Paulo on Monday killing 15 aboard. Among the dead were two Americans Edward Adler 41 of Philadelphia an agent for Norge refrigerators and Zenith radios and Carl Frey Wilkins 48 a U S consular clerk. Also killed was Lineo de Paulo Machado a major Brazilian fortune holder and famed racehorse owner. Weather was blamed by scene reports.
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Brazil
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Santos
U. S. Citimer
Lineo de Paulo Machado
Edward Adler
Philadelphia
United States
Norge
Zenith
Carl Frey Wilkins
U. S
Puerto Rico
Hollywood couple Ann Sheridan and George Brent separate
AP reports Ann Sheridan and George Brent are separating in Hollywood. Brent, arriving from Oxnard California, says there has been no immediate divorce discussion and they may reunite. the split is said to be amicable and due to divergent career interests. The pair married last January in Palm Beach Florida.
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Hollywood
Ann Sheridan
George Brent
Brent
Oxnard
Calif
Ann
Palm Beach, Fla
Hungary
Rumania
Bulgaria
Croatia
Germany
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Budapest
Russia
Widespread crop damage feared after cold snap in Midwest
Chicago reports show soybeans and corn hit by a late cold spell amid an otherwise record season. Losses extend to some vegetables and greens, with root crops largely spared. Experts anticipate minimal overall impact as production goals for corn and soybeans remain achievable.
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Chicago
Midwest
Legion of Victory
A. J. Surratt
Illinois
Charles D. Reed
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Indiana
Evan Jones
South Dakota
Electric Output Breaks Public Power Records
The Federal Power Commission reported that electric energy produced for public use in August reached 16,031,777,000 kilowatt hours, an 11.9 percent rise from August 1941.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Anti-War Gry Grows In Balkans Amid Axis Pressure
Allied sources report rising anti war sentiment in the Balkans with fears of 1918 style collapse in Bulgaria Hungary and Austria. Factors include heavy eastern front casualties scarce food and intensifying Axis demands for closer collaboration.
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Balkans
London
Bulgaria
Austria
Hungary
Rumania
Russia
Germany
Willkie Praises Stalin's Devotion to Red Cause in Moscow
In Moscow Willkie and Stalin discuss Russian industrial production and the war effort. Willkie notes Stalin’s practical mind and pride in preserving Russia from Hitler, adding that Stalin’s leadership aims for postwar peace and development under Soviet choices.
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Willkie
Stalin
Red
Hitler
Mrs Madsen Slated To Plead on Monday
Cedar county district court charged Mrs Ruth Madsen with murder in a county attorney information filed by Reid L Hunt. She was arrested in West Liberty after her husband was shot on their West Branch farm. Judge G K Thompson set Oct 5 as plea deadline and ordered transport for psychiatric examination in Iowa City.
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Ruth Madsen
Cedar County
Reid L. Hunt
W. W. Christian
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