Congress Fails to Grasp Need for Radio Legislation
Washington March 26. Congress toiled over radio issues as critics warned of growing interference and insufficient funding. The piece notes Chairman Madden blocked a needed radio appropriation, while Rep White supported it amid a broader push for radio legislation in the next session.
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Congress
Washington
Coolidge
Hoover
Budget Bureau
Martin B. Madden
House Appropriations Committee
Madden
Rep. White
Department of Commerce
Radio Bureau
Stevenson Radio Syndicate
Gus Edwards Orchestra Adds Eddie Griffith as Pianist Director
Eddie Griffith, piano player and director of the Gus C Edwards Orchestra, joins after three years as pianist at a premier Chicago cafe and performances with Dave Harris on the Keith and Orpheum vaudeville circuit. He has led the Gus Edwards ensemble for a year, building radio-fan popularity as broadcasts come from Indianapolis Athletic Club dining room on WIFBM.
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Eddie Griffith
Gus C. Edwards
Merchants Heat and Light Company
Chicago
Dave Harris
Keith
Orpheum
Gus Edwards
Indianapolis Athletic Club
WIFBM
Radio set maintenance tips from a notebook
The note cautions not to alter a working set, prefers enameled wire for the aerial, and suggests trying a different station if reception falters. It stresses bright contact points, soldered grounds, cleaned aerial leads, and proper RF amplifier setup for stronger signals. It also details grounding pipe protection and a pocket safe battery switch.
Churches Protest Comics Reading During Sunday School
Fort Worth Texas churches protested WBAP for reading Sunday comics to children in Sunday school hours saying it interferes with Bible lessons and religious instruction.
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Ft. Worth
Texas
WBAP
Summer Sports Broadcast by NEA Service
Three automobiles and a yacht will broadcast summer athletic results via Station WAHG at Richmond Hill. Portable broadcasters transmit on low wavelengths and are received by non 2X8, enabling regr adcasting on longer wavelengths.
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NEA
New York
WAHG
Richmond Hill
National Farm Radio Council Formed to Aid Rural Areas
ChicagoMarch 26 Farm organizations Government farm bureaus and allied groups form a National Farm Radio Council to spread agricultural information via radio. KYW Chicago broadcasts seed programs and will expand nationwide with farm market reports and business tips. The board includes government bureaus farm organizations and radio industry representatives chaired by G L Nobile.
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NEA Service
Chicago
Government Farm Bureaus
National Farm Radio Council
Farm Radio Council
KYW
G. L. Nobile
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