Party Pilots Seek Control of House
Washington Aug 18 AP party leaders gather to launch the November campaign for control of the house. The effort tests national sentiment and signals the presidential race two years ahead. Primaries in Wyoming Mississippi Michigan Georgia South Carolina and Massachusetts shape the party battle as tariff farm relief Hoover era issues unemployment and prohibition stir districts without decisive party stances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Congress
Senate
Wyoming
Mississippi
Harrison
iWard
Pat Sullivan
Rehan
Michigan
Sen- Couzens
Chase Osborne
Harris
John M. Ten
Georgia
South Carolina
Blease
James 3
Massachusetts
Miss Radio 1930 Beauty Contest Chooses Winner
Nationwide search for Miss Radio 1930. The winner will be crowned at the Radio World's fair in New York during September and preside over the show with a hotel suite, car, chauffeur, and paid expenses. Last year’s winner was Olive Shea of WABC New York. A committee of beauty experts will select the winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Association of Broadcasters
Miss Radio
Olive Shea
WABC
Pittsburgh pastor named national church moderator
Dr Hugh Thomson Kerr of Shadyside Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh has been chosen as moderator of the national church. Locals say his eight years of radio sermons including regular KDKA vesper broadcasts from his church pulpit and numerous sermons for explorers boosted his standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Hugh Thomson Kerr
Shadyside Presbyterian Church
KDKA
WW3 marks tenth year on air in Detroit
AP reports WW3 Detroit News operated station marks its tenth anniversary with plans for a five hour program. Details mention weather rain and a daily schedule featuring Sothern Marlowe Brice Van Schenck and Gabuts. Ossip Gabrilowitsch set to perform piano and conduct a monologue by Edg. gm. in ian.
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WWI
Detroit
WW3
Detroit News
Rain
Hage
Sothern
Marlowe
Brice
Van
Schenck
WWJ
I Gram
A. Sonera Norin
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Edg
Ian
Wittenberg
Dorpat
WMAQ to Feature Television Programs This Month
Chicago AP reports WMAQ introduces photoelectric cells as the core of a new experimental television system owned by the Chicago Daily News. Regular broadcasts will use short wave W9XAP at 2,800 kilocycles with full length images and near instant closeups, via a mechanical disk scanner and large 16 inch pickup cells.
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Chicago
WMAQ
Chicago Daily News
W9xap
Western Television Company
Sicilian art experts claim Raphael Madonna discovery at Palermo university
In Palermo, Sicilian scholars Prof. Vitrano and Prof. Longo contend a Madonna painting at the university is a Raphael. They cite internal clues and an inscription suggesting a Sicilian church commission, matching a Raphael style similar to a London Madonna, with the infant Jesus and St John depicted.
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Palermo
Sicily
Teatini
Messina Vitrano
Longo
Raphael
Vitrano and
Lonze
Duke of Westminster
London
Island
Virgin Mary
St. John
Jesus
Fish Eat Out Of Hand Not From Angler
Hagerstown Maryland reports Miss Mary Cushwa caretaker of trout ponds near Clear Spring fed by the Maryland state conservation department. Thousands of trout follow her as she walks the pond edge and some older fish take food from her hand. She uses beet liver and beef hearts and says she has never fished with a hook.
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Hagerstown
Mary Cushwa
Clear Spring
State Conservation Department
Miss Cushwa
S. American Trade Mission
Sheffield
Rio de Janeiro
Abolish Spring Football Proposal Draws Wisconsin Debate
Glen Thistlethwaite, football coach, opposes a unity backed plan by the Wisconsin athletic council to abolish spring football. Dr. W. E. Meanwell, basketball coach, favors delaying basketball practices until after football season. George J. B. Little, athletic director, supports the move as reducing athletic emphasis. Thistlethwaite argues spring play depletes his fall squad.
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Madison
Wis
Unity of Wisconsin Athletic Council
Glen Thistlethwaite
W. E. Meanwell
Athletic Council
George JB. Little
Thistlethwaite
Quilting Bee and Winter Club Meeting Notes
The quilting bee will meet August 20 all day with Mrs E Stanwix. The Winter Community Club was entertained Friday August 15 by Mrs Shipman Carter. Members present included Mrs Newt Hamlin Mrs Schroyer Mrs Shields Mrs G Richards and Mrs Will Richards. Guests were Mrs E A Bahamier Mrs Edith Ransdale and Mrs Esther Bigsby. Roll call was miscellaneous. A business meeting was held and they adjourned to meet September 12 with Mrs Schreyer to quilt. Marion Peterson returned Wednesday from Wisconsin. George and Clifford Coffman attended the C P A picnic at Eudora Tuesday. Mr and Mrs J W Surface and
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E. Stanwix
Shipman Carter
Winter Community Club
Newt Hamlin
Schroyer
Shields
G. Richards
Will Richards
E. A. Bahamier
Edith Ransdale
Esther Bigsby
Local Social Roundup of Visits and Gatherings
Daughters and guests visit across Lawrence Kansas and nearby towns with several birthday observances, family visits, and club meetings noted. Names include Holis Lea from Lawrence, George Coffman, Margarite Doris, Howard, Gale Brunker, Clem Brunker, the Stanwix family, E A Bahamier, and Mrs. Harbour among others. Trips to Lawrence, Pleasant Grove, and Kansas City appear with various relatives and Farm Bureau activities highlighted.
Hawk Hallow Returns Home With Mrs Cecil Smith and Baby
Mrs Cecil Smith and their baby returned home on Sunday and spent the day there.
Weather and Broadcast Schedule Summary for August 18 19
The page lists radio program blocks and times for August 18 and 19 including Crime Prevention Hour Real Folks and Amos n Andy segments. It references presenters Maytag Chesehrough and Floyd Gibbons Topics in brief and a Weather Forecast for Tuesday August 19 at 430 AM with morning pancake program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxy
Ifis
Ollendorf
Orchestra
Chesehrough Real Folks
Strombers-Carlson
Longins
Cecil
Sally
Amos 'N’s Andy
Floyd Gibbons
Governor Clinton
Radio Schedule Highlights and Concert Lineup Varied
A dense airing list features the Manhatters, Frances Ingram, the Parnassus String Trio, and multiple orchestras. Includes Farm Hour, weather forecasts, and time signals with names like Phil Cook and Longine. Morning programs cover music, comedy, and travel talk across Kansas City and Toronto stations.
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Parnassus
Manhatters
Looking Glass
Frances Ingram
Terephine
B. Gibson
Kensas City
McGrew
Pacific Vagabonds
Mildred DeWeese
Fianist
Frolickers
Phil Cook
Quarter Man
Ross Gorman
Tricksters
Pure Oil Orchestra
Marie Cahillins
Ollendorff
Westinghouse
Longine
Cecil
Sally
Atmos
N’ Andy
Floyd Gibbons
Art Kassel
Orchestra
Quaker Crackers
The
Old Witches
the Manhatters
Mary “Hale
Martin
U, S& Army Band
National Farm and Home Hour
Kansas City
Muarkers
Helen Beard
Karl Brattoy
Radio Guild
Yeast_Foamers
Sylvania Foresters
Wadsworth
Sonr
Sally Slumber
Ames 'N' Andy
Floyd Cihhens
Royal York Dance Orchestra
Toronto
Ramey Rapp
New Yorker
Drink Your Way to Health with Dr Parker's Powder
A vintage health tonics ad promotes Dr Parker's Treatment in orange can. It claims intestines cause most illnesses and promises rapid relief via a month's powder dissolved in water. Endorsed by druggists, it offers a 1.25 dollar trial and guarantees outcomes with three days of use.
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Dr. Parker
Parker
Ohio
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Radio Beauty
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Ruth Foster
Bill Hay
Vienna
Mecklen- TR
England
South America
A. K. Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
d'Abernon Commission
Brazil
Uruguay
Argentine
Chile
Peru
Wisconsin Council
Fcore
Ida Pete Dixon
Aline Be
Pene
Yee Ene
Balada
Ani
Dizon
Ida Bailey Allen
Condyi
Radio Nena Chain
Nenettze March
WEAF
Holis Lea
Lawrence
T. R. Wiggins
George Coffman
Linn Creek
Welcher
Frank
Drmon
Margarite
Doris
Howard
Monument
Kan
Fenton
Harbour
Rothwell
Pierson
Doris Swallow
Ida May Richards
Fred Nace
Theo Wiggins
Olin Button
B. V. Swallow
Mary
Frank Peterson
Smith
Clark Ward
Sam Haas
Mary Frances
Tonganoxie
Justine McNamee
John Fox
Fred Smith
Robert Robinson
Bean Lake
Farm Bureau
Newts Cc
R. Figgins
Ustin Tompson
Ate Henrik
Warte
John Martin
Kenneth’ Yates
Dennis Slomski
Slomski
Theodore Stoneking
Lawrence Stoneking
J. R. Wade
Wendell
Merna
Merwin
David Thistlethwaite
Will Ahern
Frank Allison
Emma Wickey
Harold Wickey
Donna Mae
Harold, Jr
John Wickey
Arleene Anderson
Ward Fox
Fairyland Park
Hawk Hallow
Eters Oe
Wren
GRAMD
Paramount News
Maxwell Anderson
del Andrews
Screen Pi
Abbott
Lewis
Cam Laemmle, JR
Cam
Jabamle
Louis Wolheim
Katezinsky
Lewis Ayres
Paul Baumer
John Wray
Sergeant Himmelstoss
Paul
Erich Maria Remarque
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