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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune

Location

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1930

Page

10

Columbia to Broadcast 14-Feature July Fourth Program

CBS plans a nationwide Fourth of July radio celebration with a 14-feature schedule. The United States Marine Band performs, an historical sketch The Spirit of Independence airs at noon, and Vice President Curtis helps open events from Atlantic City and Ocean City.

Columbia Broadcasting System Char Curtis Wagner Copeland Hanson Ely Washington, D. C United States Marine Band Taylor Branson Don Clark Georgia Backus Mayhew Lake Freddie Rich Atlantic City the Republic WPG Ocean City N. J Jesse Crawford Carl Rupp WXYZ Detroit Paul Tremaine Orchestra Asbury Park Bradford Browne Nit Wits Columbia Vincent Lorey Emery Deutsch Columbia Choral Singers Fast Freight Wcco

World’s Largest High School Orchestra to Broadcast Sundays

Interlochen Michigan hosts 250 musicians from 38 states Hawaii and Alaska for eight weekly concerts from July 6 to August 23 over the Columbia network Majestic Theater of the Air. Conductors soloists include J E Maddy A A Harding Percy Grainger Sousa etc.

Interlochen Mich Northwoods Columbia Network WKERC National High School Orchestra States Hawaii Alaska Chamber of Commerce Samuel Insull Carnegie Corporation Julliard Foundation National High School Choir Columbia Majestic Theater New York City Interlochen Bowl Carl Busch Hollis Dann Peter Dykema John Erskine Percy University of Illinois Percy Birmingham Mill Bizzet Christansen Sousa

Radio Nearly A Hundred Years Old Says Radio Editor

C E Butterfield notes radio history from 1842 when Henry proposed oscillatory discharge to 1885 89 Hertz experiments and Maxwell theory. He traces the development of wireless theory and calls the modern radio impulse the Hertzian wave.

Henry Lord Kelvin James C. Maxwell Maxwell Heinrich R. Hertz

Cincinnati reps for Echophone radio plan local office

Shown above are Cincinnati representatives for the Echophone radio which recently entered this territory. They plan to establish a local office within the near future.

Cincinnati Echophone Radio

Jerome Kern Music Feature On Radio Broadcast

Jerome Kern's Showboat musical version will be presented on the Atwater Kent hour tonight with exclusive Kern music. Tenor Lewis James of the Revellers quartet will be soloist, backed by the Atwater Kent Orchestra directed by Josef Pasternack. The feature highlights Kern as a pioneering Broadway composer moving away from musical comedies toward distinct American music with noted works like Sally and Showboat.

Florenz Ziegfelad Jerome Kern Edna Ferber Atwater Kent Kern Lewis James Revellers Quartet Atwater Kent Orchestra Josef Pasternack

Radio broadcast lands tarpon on Little WLW

Thirteen men fished in the Gulf of Mexico as a tarpon was landed during a live WLW broadcast from the Little WLW, a floating station. J S Bonar of Middletown, N Y, was the winner, while other boats recorded strikes and added color as Robert Brown narrated the events.

Ing WLW Cincinnati Crosley Powel Crosley, Jr Gulf of Mexico Sarasota Fla Fruitland Park Johnny Sloat The Sarasota Anglers’ Club E. E. Naugle Sarasota Herald Capt Ben Seale Tarpon Guide Little Edward Seale Oliver Blackburn Ben Oliver Blackburn Rod Brown Bonar J. S. Bonar Prospect Street Middletown N. Y

Radio Contralto Elizabeth Lennox Guests Mobiloil Broadcast

Elizabeth Lennox renowned radio contralto and recent Philharmonic soloist will be guest artist for the Mobiloil program on Wednesday evening, with harpist Frank Lapitino also featured. Lennox performs Dvorak Songs My Mother Taught Me and Huguette’s Waltz from the Vagabond King. the Mobiloil Orchestra and string choir present selections from Mignon Liszt and Beethoven, plus Herbert’s American Fantasie.

Elizabeth Lennox Philharmonic Orchestra Mobiloil Frank Lapitino Miss Lennox Dvorak Hugette Liszt Victor Herbert

Rogers's Mail Brings Cowboy Queer Requests

Will Rogers attracts wide fan mail with odd questions about his life and tastes. Readers ask if he still rapes cattle and what his favorite dish is. A Iowa reader offers homemade preserves, but his famed chili concarne remains his staple dish.

Will Rogers Iowa Rogers Rogers Board New York Seventh Avenue

Fifteen Minute WBAL Musical Entertainment Debuts

A new fifteen minute Friday evening program of musical entertainment debuts on WBAL using a street crier as announcer. NBC and CBS will present patriotic music with cannons and Fourth of July gun salutes. Local stations also plan Independence Day programing with relevant selections.

Associated Press WBAL NBC CBS

Patriotic Music to Grace WEAF July Fourth Concert Hour

A variety of patriotic music will be available to listeners during the concert hour Friday night July 4 over a WEAF network.

WEAF

Salon Singers and Orchestra to present Pop concerts

The Salon Singers a mixed voice group with a twenty five piece orchestra under Cesare Sodero will present a summer music series entitled Pop concerts on the WEAF network starting Saturday July 5.

Salon Singers Cesare Sodero Weaf Network

South American List Hears WLW Spanish Program

Twenty two South American countries have heard the Los Amigos program on WLW. Octavio Bermudez reports thousands of letters from listeners in Cuba Mexico Central America and across South America and Spaniards in the United States.

South America Uruguay Paraguay Octavio Bermundez Crosley WLW Los Amigos Latin America Bermudeéez Cuba Mexico Central America United States

Stevedore Sings Vaga bond For Mardi Gras on Air

George Dewey Washington a Negro barytone and former Mississippi River stevedore will sing a stevedore role in The Vagabond during Mardi Gras on WKRC and Columbia network Monday at 9. Capt Freddie Rich leads a 45 piece orchestra. Washington has held many jobs from washroom boy to riveter and was discovered by Paul Ash after a Granada Theater debut in Chicago.

George Dewey Washington Negro Barytone Mississippi River WKRC Columbia Network Freddie Rich Washington Paul Ash Granada Theater Chiacog New York Florence Mills United States Europe

Weismuller to Give Interview on Swimming

Johnny Weismuller will give tips on speed training stroke choice and career hardest race in a Coca Cola program interview with Grantland Rice. WSAI NBC will broadcast Wednesday at 10 30 p m EST. The segment notes his record sprint achievements and history. Leonard Joy's all string orchestra will perform dance music.

Johnny Weismuller Grantland Rice WSAI N. B. C. Chain Weismuller Leonard Joy

Marconi’s Pioneering Role in Wireless Telegraphy

The piece traces how Guglielmo Marconi first applied wireless for practical transmission from 1892 onward, recording telegraph code and achieving the 1901 England to America transmission of S dots. It notes his prominence in radio history alongside Lee DeForest and acknowledges early crude equipment but pivotal breakthroughs.

Guglielmo Marconi Marconi Lee DeForest England America Henry

Clipper Ship Days Recalled In Radio Drama The Lime Juicer

A WLW radio drama The Lime Juicer airs Wednesday at 9 pm. It recreates the clipper Daisy Bell voyage across the Pacific to Melbourne set in the late 1860s with Nelly Alcott Charlie Ross and Mathew Finch. Music by a symphony orchestra directed by William Stoess.

WLW Daisy Bell Pacific Melbourne Australia Nelly Alcott Charlie Ross Mathew Finch Nelly William Stoess

Hoover to Make Fourth Radio Address This Month

President Hoover will deliver his fourth radio address in a month from the White House to the Conference of Governors in Salt Lake City Utah. The speech will be broadcast over NBC and the Columbia network at 10 45 p.m. His study voice will be wired to the Utah Hotel loudspeakers for Governors to hear. The broadcast marks his 27th microphone appearance since taking office and NBC will also air the Governors luncheon at the Utah Hotel on Tuesday July 1 from 3 to 4 p.m.

Hoover White House Conference of Governors Salt Lake City Utah National Broadcasting Company Networks Columbia System National Broadcasting Company Utah Hotel

California Keeps Radio Chain to Help Farmers Faces Hearing

California seeks to preserve its eight station market reporting network tied to KQW San Jose for thrice daily price broadcasts. State and federal agencies say reports stabilize prices, while farming groups counter that commercial channels could deliver quotations faster. The Federal Radio Commission hearing is set for July.

Sacramento Cal California Federal Radio Commission State Department of Agriculture Federal Marketing Service KQW San Jose San Commercia Communication

New York prepares welcome for Bobby Jones on arrival

New York to broadcast Bobby Jones welcome as he arrives on the Europa from England on Wednesday July 2. Mayor Walker leads official reception at City Hall with Jones escorted from the liner Macom to greet the British Open and amateur champion. WEAF and WJZ will carry the program likely around noon once arrival time is confirmed.

New York Bobby Jones England National Broadcasting Company Jones Walker City Hall WEAF WJZ

The Story of Music on WHAS Wednesday

The Story of Our Music from the University of Kentucky studios advances toward Schubert and Schumann in the July 2 WHAS radio cast at 10 p.m. Central. Orchestra, piano and voice interpret music history with works by Schubert and Schumann, featuring University salon orchestra and soloists.

Lexington WHAS University of Kentucky Schubert Schumann University Salon Orchestra Margaret Oster Drummond Margaret Foster Drummond Minuet Scherzino Bird Prophet Flossie Minter Two Grenadiers

Jack Pepper and Merry Men On WKRC Program

Jack Pepper the Southern Entertainer and two assistants Paul Garrier and Jack Wolf will perform songs and comedy on the Voice of Columbia program over WKRC and the Columbia network Wednesday at 10 p.m. The Califor nia Crooners, a male quartet, join as a feature. Pepper’s vaudeville career includes Gay Paree The Merry Whirl The Passing Show and The Passing Show of 1926.

Jack Pepper Paul Garrier Jack Wolf Voice of Columbia WKRC Columbia Network California Pepper

Marriage Licenses List With Numerous Couples

A long list of marriages shows Stephen Potash Jr and Virginia Webb. Charles Disken and Katheryn Pierce. Jasper Madaris and Elvenes Daniel. Arthur McDade and Mabel Allen. John P. Goldenberg and Mabel May Hinnan. Arthur Omrhein and Loretta Haubner. Odell Johnson and Pernice Lynn. Raymond M. Lavelle and Emma J. Rapp. Vernon E. McNabb and Floy Stevens. Hubert Rynion and Anna Downs. Jesse Miller Jr and Suzanne Angew. James A. Gillick and Gertrude Ricks. Paul Parales and Goldie White. George Bergman and Marie Klucarics. George Rau and Maude Rohrmeier. Albert M. Shouse and Elinor W. Shaffer. Oscar F. Kimball and Daisy M. Green. Clement R. Belsher and Orletta M. Snider. Charles E. Rames and Kathryn Graham. Overton Campbell and Pearl Dixon. Frank Ack and Fernell. Win Darker and Marie Smith. Ben L. Rosenthal and Eleanore E. Feltenstein. Chester Anderson and Ada Leming. Arthur Barr and Reed.

Stephen Potash, Jr Grand Hotel Virginia Webb Charles Disken Harrison Avenue Pressman Katheryn Pierce Jasper Madaris Hopkins Street Elvenes Daniel Winder Arthur McDade Sullivan Ind Mabel Allen East Fifteenth Street John P. Goldenberg Pendery Avenue Wyoming Mabel May Hinnan Arthur Omrhein Woodlawn Stamper Loretta Haubner White Oak Odell Johnson Decehler Pernice Lynn Rittenhouse Street Raymond M. Lavelle California Avenue Emma J. Rapp Lenox Avenue Vernon E. McNabb Ridgeway Avenue Floy Stevens Gladstone Hubert Rynion Martin Street Anna Downs Spring Street Jesse Miller, Jr Mellwood Avenue Suzanne Angew Chambers Street James A. Gillick West Ninth Street Gertrude Ricks Ohio Avenue Paul Parales Richmond Street Goldie White Dayton Street George Bergman Walnut Street Marie Klucarics George Rau Klotter Avenue Maude Rohrmeier Halstead Albert M. Shouse Indianapolis Elinor W. Shaffer Kemper Lane Oscar F. Kimball Chicago Pearl Dixon Foraker Avenue Cook Frank Ack Chateau Avenue Pe Fernell Mt. Clerk Win Darker Fairmount Avenue Marie Smith Forbess Ben L. Rosenthal St. Joe Eleanore E. Feltenstein Dana Avenue Chester Anderson Holbrook Avenue Ada Leming Dayton, Ky Reed

Radio Merchants' Guild Plans Outing at Coney Island

The Radio Merchants Guild and the Cincinnati Electric Club organize a Radio Day at Coney Island on Friday July 11 with a 7 p.m banquet at the Coney Island clubhouse. The General Committee includes Charles Meinberg Mose Fischer and Howard Sellers with chairmen Tommy Griffith Willard B. George and Gene Zackman. Prizes totaling over $1 000 will be awarded in contests attended by several hundred radio merchants and salesmen.

Coney Island Radio Merchants Guild Cincinnati Electric Club Charles Meinberg Mose Fischer Howard Sellers Tommy Griffith Willard B. George Gene Zackman

Wagner Drama to Be Broadcast Wednesday Night

A radio drama on Richard Wagner's life and works will air Wednesday at 8 p.m. on NBC and WCKY with a cast including Richard Wagner Richard Gordon Wilhelmine Gertrude Hitz and Krauss Frank Readick. Della Baker performs a light melody and Wagner’s Die Theure Halle from Lohengrin.

Richard Wagner Wadsworth Wagner Krauss Wilhelmine Della Baker Wagnier Halle

World’s Softest Job: NBC Building Page Boys

The piece notes that page boys at the NBC Building may hold the gentlest roles pressing elevator buttons for callers. The top floor guide has the simplest duty with only a single button to push.

Page NBC

Comedy star Frances Williams to guest on Camel hour

Frances Williams, famed musical comedy star, will be guest artist on the Camel pleasure hour broadcast at 8 30 p m over WLW and NBC stations. She rose to fame as both dancer and singer and will perform several of her famous songs alongside an all star Camel cast.

Frances Williams WLW Miss Williams Camel Hour Doc Rockwell Mary McCoy Billy Hughes Reinald Werrenrath Willard Robison

Convention planned by Jota Sigma Pi here

Mrs. Minnie Van Valkenburgh Holt president of Cincinnati chapter announces the first UC hosted National Jota Sigma Pi convention set September 6 to 8. Local committee includes alumnae and UC students. events feature a banquet, tea, and tours with delegates from chapters nationwide.

Jota Simga Pi Women’s Chemical Fraternity Minnie van Valkenburgh Holt University of Cincinnati Holt College of Engineering and Commerce Wesleyan College Macon U. C Helen Norris Moore Esther Merting Ironton College of Medicine Elise Hauck Sybil Woodruff Berkley Cal Cincinnati Emma D. Luhn Luhn Woodward High School Oth Ers Moore Ruby Hirose Japan University of Washington Selma Hermen Grace Spencer University of Illinois University of Iowa Crackett Chemical Company Frances Johnson UL. S University Dyer Denver Col Leora Straka Mt. Healthy Octavia Spencer Norwood Emily Hess Ft. Thomas Else Schulzer Procter & Gamble New Y College of Liberal Arts Chemistry Chemical Engineering Department American Chemical Society Cincinnati Club Helen Weitkamp Weitkamp H. S. Fry Liberal Arts Department Hauck Schulze Jessie Cameron Johnson Kathleen Rolle Thelma Crouch Converse College Spartanburg S. C

Duckworth Club Plans Jubilee Outing at Coney

Veteran members of the Duckworth Democratic Club will celebrate its golden jubilee outing on August 9 at Coney Island. A jubilee certificate will honor loyalty and interest, presented by president J. Ben Grause. The event will draw Democrats from the Ohio Valley and nearby states.

Duckworth Democratic Club Coney Island J. Ben Grause Ohio Valley Hamilton County Women’s Democratic Club Catherine Carter Jacob S. Hermann Jacob

Catholics Promote Ft Scott Camp Welfare Drive

Cincinnati business and professionals will fund welfare work for Ft Scott camp at New Baltimore Ohio. The Ft Scott Camp Association plans summer meetings each second and fourth Wednesday and aims to endow scholarships for needy boys. Knights of Columbus members assist with scholarship fundraising. Public visits are encouraged Sundays and Wednesdays, with an entertainment program arranged by camp director W D Morrissey.

Ft. Scott Camp Association Cincinnati Ft. Scott Camp New Baltimore William H. Albers Association Catholic Charities Knights of Columbus Bay Bernard (. Weinkam Ft. Scott W. D. Morrissey Edward McGuinness Ft. Scott Camp Association Include: , Executive Committee—William H. Albers John M. Monahan James A. Snevlin Clem J. Boex William J. Leonard Paul V. Connolly Edward T. Dixon Walter S. Schmidt Frank L. Rammacher Mgr. R. Marcellus Wagner Peter Horback Paul V. Ryan James A. Shevlin William J. Crumley Thomas M. Dugan Charles Burkhardt Charles McDonald Paul Stuhlmeyer John M. Cronin L. J. Nurre Dennis J. Ryan L. V. DuBois James A. McDevitt Joseph Thiem Joseph Warndorf Edward N. Waldvogel Frank L. Thammacher Vincent Ruthemeyer Ray Kunkel Peter J. McCarthy Entertainment and Activities Committee Dan McCarthy al M. Boex Joseph Glassmeyer James Lavell William J. Maloney Joseph Schnelner George Stalf Fred Libis Clarence E. Spraul Henry B. Bunker Earl J Winter Walter McDonald

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