03 Apr 1947
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1947
Page
1
A joint city committee proposes a radio czar to curb evils in broadcasting. The plan envisions time signals, possible cash prizes, and a ban on a commercial as a first test. Critics say radio has grown worse since 1925, with longer ads and disruptive sponsor pitches interrupting entertainers.
A collage of playful vignettes note Boz Wintergreen’s split with his wife, a queen for a day prize, Dopey Clinghammer’s luck with a 10 room house and cash, and a hog inheritance. It also riffs on Eisenhower golf, atomic war anxieties, Hollywood horse deals, and a Moscow mutual exchange as a light entertainment snapshot.
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