Line Up Foes for Quiz Kids On CBS Tonight
New York reports five experts selected to oppose the Quiz Kids guest appearance on CBS Treasury hour at 8 pm. The panel includes Harry Elmer Barnes from the University of California James L. McConaughy Wesleyan Carl Van Doren Columbia University Dr Frank Kindon publicist and Dr Wm Beebe deepsea scientist.
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New York
Special News Service
Harry Elmer Barnes
University of California
James L. McConaughy
Wesleyan
Carl van Doren
Columbia University
Frank Kindon
Wm. Beebe
Chicago
CBS
NBC
Mr. Meek
Glenn Miller
NBC Blue
Frederick man among twelve killed in RAF ferry crash
Captain P F Lee Sr of Frederick Maryland was among twelve Americans killed when a British ferry plane crashed on takeoff in Great Britain en route to the U S. Twenty two died in the incident, the second ferry plane crash in a week. The page also lists Author's Playhouse MBS eight thirty rhythm and adventures nine thirty melody pageant.
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P. F. Lee, Sr
Frederick, Md
Great Britain
U. S
Author's Playhouse
MBS
Central West Virginia Radio Schedule Snapshot
A dense timetable listing radio station programming across WMMN WEAF WABC WJZ WOR KDKA WLW and others. It catalogs hour by hour shows musicians news sports and orchestras including names like Fred Waring Kay Kyser Benny Goodman Sonny Dunham and Frankie Master. The entry paints a vivid 1940s era broadcast landscape with multiple stations and a packed lineup.
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The
World Today
KDKA
Lowell Thomas
Cbs—News
WEAF
Jack McCarthy
WMMN
Fred Waring
Orch
WABC
Amos
N’ Andy
CBS
Salon
Easy Aces
WJR
Blue Streak Rhythm
Ensemble
WLW
Superman
Mr. Keen
WBLK
News of the World
Fredda Gibson
Bob Hannon
Treasury
Gabriell Heatter
CBL
Canada
Happy Havlichek
Pied Piper, Jr
WOR
Vancouver
Wblk—News Here and Abroad. F9:45 Wjz—Ted Steele
Gilenn Miller
Kay Kyser
Raymond Gram
Author
Sonny Dunham
WJZ
Johnny Long
Andy
WWVA
Anld
Britain Speaks
Wgyy
Frankie Master
Boyd Raeburn
BBC
Dolly Dawn
Jack Coffey
The Get Away thrills at Strand Theatre with Gman chase
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents The Get Away at Strand Theatre with Robert Sterling as Jeff Crane Gman Dan Dailey Jr as Sonny Black Donna Reed in a romance with Sterling Charles Winniger Dr Glass Henry ONeill Don Douglas and Ernest Whitman also in supporting roles Crane trails a gang preying on national defense industries. A dramatic prison breakout gun battles and a basement hideout escalate the pursuit ending with Crane's romance and career jeopardy.
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National Defense Industries
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Strand Theatre
Robert Sterling
Jeff Crane
G- Man
Dan Dailey, Jr
Sonny Black
Donna Reed
Sterling
Charles Winniger
Dr. Glass
Henry O'Neill
Don Douglas
Ernest Whitman
Middle West
Black
Chicago
Crane
Maria Theresa
Duff
The Gay Vagabond at Opera House with Average Family
The Gay Vagabond opens at the Opera House for two days, starring Roscoe Karns and Ruth Donnelly as parents in a comic saga. Twins Arthur and Jerry Dixon differ sharply. Jerry’s arrival and misadventures trigger mistaken identity, pursuit by assassins, and romantic mix ups, ending in a riotous finale.
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Republic
Opera House
Roscoe Karns
Ruth Donnelly
Joey
Lil Higgins
Roscoe Rams
Arthur
Jerry Dixon
Jerry
Kate
Sonya
Russia
Honeymoon for Three heads to the Dixie Theatre
Warner Bros comedy Honeymoon for Three opens at the Dixie Theatre with a lively cast led by George Brent and Ann Sheridan. Osa Massen plays a married rivals role while Charles Ruggles and Jane Wyman provide comic support in a tale of romance and mistaken plans through a roadside restaurant showdown.
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Hollywood
Dixie Theatre
Warner Bros
Ann Sheridan
George Brent
Osa Massen
Charles Ruggles
Brent
William Orr
Ruggles
Jane Wyman
Lee Patrick
Chile
Merit System Leadership Expands Across WV Departments
MacLin notes Frasure, former head of legislative technicians in 1941, will lead the merit system set up last year for about 2,000 employees in departments funded partly by federal money. The new director, trained in personnel administration at Michigan and Chicago, brings civil service experience from several states.
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MacLin
Frasure
Department of Public Assistance
Health Department
University of Michigan
University of Chicago
West Virginia
Miners shot at Benham Kentucky ambush near mine
Two International Harvester miners Marion Hall and Frank Hill were shot at near the Benham mine in Harlan County Kentucky. Both men were from Cumberland and not seriously hurt. State patrolmen investigated. At Black Mountain and Lynch mines miners did not report to work. About 250 pickets were at the Benham gates amid a long running jurisdictional dispute between the Progressive Miners of America and the United Mine Workers of America.
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Harlan, Ky
International Harvester Company
Benham
Marion Hall
Frank Hill
Cumberland
Harlan County
Black Mountain
Lynch
Robert Hodge
United Mine Workers of America
Harlan
Benham Mine
Progressive Miners of America
AFL
U.M.W.A
CIO
Roosevelt warns against reliance on strategy in war
President Roosevelt argues that the nation must endure hard fighting rather than expect a swift exit by strategy. He cites Lincoln and stresses the world and United States face similar perils, prompting reporters to seek clearer interpretation.
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McClellan
Roosevelt
Jhow
Al‘lance
Times
Lincoln
United States
War memories loom over Civil War parallels in discussion
The report notes concerns about parallels to Union disasters after a September 1862 day, describing field losses, waning hopes of victory, draft riots in some cities, and depreciating currency. It recalls two hard years before momentum shifted toward victory.
Detroiters Strike Shocks City Amid Wage Battle
A divided dispute between AFL Amalgamated union and CIO rivals sparked a 4 am strike deadline after a midnight vote. Arbitration raised hourly pay for street car motormen and conductors from 83 to 87 cents and bus drivers from 8 to 92 cents. Mayor Jefferies ordered extra police as rival unions sought to operate the system despite cooling-off rules and jurisdictional tensions.
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AFL
CIO
Board of
Jefferies
State, County and Municipal Workers of America
Department of Street Railways Commission
Amalgamated
Commission
Samuel T.gilbert
Roosevelt outlines war aid and sales tax proposal
President Roosevelt said a joint Britain United States production survey would run through 1943 to support the war effort. He noted similar canvasses for Chinese and Russian needs. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg proposed a five percent manufacturers sales tax expected to raise 1.25 billion dollars, with exemptions for food clothing and medicine.
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Hitler
Roosevelt
Great Britain
United States
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate Finance Committee
Hamburg Takes a Terrific Beating From RAF Raids
A London report quoted a neutral diplomat describing Hamburg's devastation from RAF raids. He noted shattered DSB facilities, closed rail traffic, and ruined eight or nine-story blocks on Monckebergstrasse. The piece also cites U.S. factories accounting for 80.5 percent of world motor vehicle production in 1940.
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London
PIA
Hamburg
RAF
Bremen
Central Railway Staion
Town Hall
Monckebergstrasse
DSB
United States
Department of Commerce
Hopkins to lead talks on supply to Soviet and West Africa
The article notes Hopkins may visit Moscow to assess Soviet needs and evaluate what share of U.S. production should go to the Soviet Union. Senator Pepper says the Soviets have resources to finance purchases for a long time, but determining allocation remains the key issue.
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West Africa
Mediterranean
Russia
Hopkins
Moscow
Rusia
Pepper
D.-Fla
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P. F. Lee, Jr
Fairmont
Wruu
Mary Marlin
Irene Wicker
Portia
Wishart Campbell
Bartons
Goldberes
the Abbotts
the O'Neills
Feidler
Gene Austin
Jack Armstrong
Wings
Jordan
Edwin C. Hill
WELK
Suns
Bill Stern
Don Goddard
WJB
Bill Henry
WTAM
Betty
Bob
Paul Sullivan
WIZ
Jose Bethencourt
Meek
Lone Ranger
Rhythm Caravan
Manhattan
Christian
Boake Carter
Charlie Spivak
Juan Arvizu
Ray Kinney
RCA
Radio Tube
DIXIE
North Carolina
US States
Crosley
E. Knotts Ave
Washington ST
Parrish Agency, Inc
W. Main Street
Eoty
Monongahela System
Detroiters
Sen
U.S
Cecil Cottrill
Fowler Ave
Clarksburg
West Virginia Business College
T. B.C
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