Ultra Short Wave Starts New York Station Boost
Ultra short wave system advances public tuning with Major Armstrong’s 1000-watt WXOR transmitter opening in New York. Radio listings show Byrd talk, Don Ameche, Quiz Kids, Byrd expedition salute, and mixed NBC CBS NBC programs, with Saturday schedules and diverse music and talk segments across stations WABC WJZ WEAF and WIZ NEC.
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New York
E. H. Armstrong
WXOR
WOH
MBS
Hiation Hiakes Five
L Byrd
NBC
Lucille Manners
Don Ameche
Bangor, Me
Richard E. Byrd
WABC
CBS
al Pearce
Hollywood
Chase
Conn
Johnnny
Grand Central Station Okaria
Wright Patman
WEAF
Igor Bikovsky
Library of Congress Musicale
Cbs-Chain
Alabama College Glee Club
Army
Wiznec
Saratoga
Chicago
Washington Park
Flynn sparks talks on Roosevelt era party leadership
Flynn’s statement forecasts Roosevelt Wallace victory while L W Roberts and Oliver A Quayle face possible replacements. Farley seen resigning as postmaster general to lead the New York Yankees, with Walker eyed as possible new national committee treasurer. Farley remains state chairman for New York to advise Flynn after stepping down.
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Flynn
Roosevelt-Wallace
L. W. Roberts
National Committee
Oliver A. Quayle
Chicago
Farley
New York Yankees
New York
Frank C. Walker
Central West Virginia Radio Schedule Highlights and Hosts
Central West Virginia listings show Btatfort BdvKC 5 000 watts and the Friday May 3 lineup featuring WIZ Golden Serenaders stars Jack Hiss and Rocky Gordon with numerous stations including NBC Little Orphan Annie and Amos n Andy. The guide lists time blocks from 6:00 to 11:30 with serials, news, sports, and music programs across WMMN KDKA WJZ WEAF CBS NBC and more.
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Biltio
Healy
Bullivan News Review
Wiz—Golden Serenaders
Jack Hiss
Rocky Gordon
NBC Little, Orphan
Annie
Banette World Today
Paul Douglas
Fred Waring
Josef Matis
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Amos
Andy
Richard Himber
News of Europe
Lanny Ross
Willie Williams
Bizio
Lo 5Earce
Jack Benny
Bob Ripley
MBS
Griff Williams Orch
Nbc-Weaf
Human Nature
Thomas Dewey
NBC
CBS
Amos 'N Andy
EKDKA
WMMN
Sammy Kaye
WJZ
Woody Herman
Billie
Fabonhaison Reichman
McFarland Twins
KDKA
al Marisco
Clyde Lucas
MBC
Cecil Golly
Hal Kemp
Ella Fitzgerald
Orch
Escape of Nazi prisoner from British ship in St Lawrence
A German U boat crewman, Walther Kurt Reich, 23, escaped a British prison ship through a porthole in the St Lawrence river on July 15 and walked to the United States via northern Maine, praising American fair play. He landed in Boston under German consulate supervision after being processed in Bangor. Reich, a machinist’s mate from Manchester, England, survived a two hour icy swim and lived on wild berries while traveling south.
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Boston
St. Lawrence River
United States
Maine
Federal District Court
Bangor
Walther Kurt Reich
Reich
St. Lawrence
Manchester
Ene
Canada
Arice
Escape Story of a Wary Wanderer in the United States
Reid recounts walking 25 miles inside U S territory after leaving his homeland. He speaks of hunger from flies and mosquitoes and how immigration officers finally halted him. A German-speaking officer’s wife helped confirm he was in the United States. He hopes his parents learn he is alive and well.
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United States
Reid
Trained Men Call for Compulsory Conscription Reform
In arguing the need for a nationwide draft, the speaker insists the United States must build a trained force before war. He cites industrial production plans, lessons from 1917, and warns that voluntary service and late mobilization lead to higher casualties. Compulsory conscription is presented as the most efficient solution.
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William 8. Knudsen
United States
Navy Fleet Update Reports Kenyan Position Twenty-Seven Miles South
The naval fleet section notes a position thirty miles south of Moyale in Kenya Colony as part of continued page one coverage.
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Thel
Moyale
Kenya Colony
Exercise After Fifty Shapes Body and Mind Balance
The piece argues that games like golf and tennis improve not only muscles but senses, coordination, and concentration. It cautions against overemphasizing one sport, suggests recreation over competition after fifty, and cites an anatomical guide for understanding muscle use in various sports.
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King James
Clendening
Gertrude Hawley
A.S. Barthes
Hether
British counterattack and air bombardment hit East Africa
The high command reported a strong British counter-attack repulsed with losses as armored cars were destroyed by aerial bombardment in the Kassala zone. Two persons were killed and several injured in air bombardments of Diredawa Diavello Asmara and Massaua in East Africa where two British planes were shot down.
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Movy
Kassala
Sudan
Mand
Diredawa
Diavello
Asmara
Massaua
East Africa
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East Surrey Regiment
Central
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Win
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Bingin
Abe Lyman
Johnny Presentley
Raymond Gram
Grand Central
King Coal
Bob Crosby
Happy Basilaneck
WLW
Lady Thompson
Eddy Duchin
Mlegally
Page One
Radio Tube
RCA
TAN NE Lin LY KL As
CIC Ae LP
Doctor
Logan Clendening
M. D
Olendening
Ohio Railroad
Akron
Plymouth Coffee
California
East Main Street
Apinner
Aks Bbe
Hecta, Tea
Phillips
Pacific
Angel Food
Ann Page
Iona
Polks
Sunnyfield
Farily
Beau
Lux Flakes
Dexo
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Malaga
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