Inquiry Launched on Radio License
The House approved a resolution to investigate the FCC licensing, aiming to expose any radio stations owned or controlled by Communists or front organizations. Rep. Harness led the move, stating widespread apprehension and immediate inquiry, while opponents called it an overreach of jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Federal Communication Commission
Harness
R-Ind
Sabath
D-Ill
FCC
Congress
Rep
Rayburn
D-Tex
Interstate Committee
Wolverton
R-Nj
Rep. Cox
D-Ga
Cox
Meeting Notice of W F W Auxiliary in Rodney J Hobbs Post
A special meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary to Rodney J Hobbs Post Veterans of Foreign Wars is set for Monday night June 21 to elect delegates to the national encampment in St Louis August 29 to September 3. A class of candidates will be present and plans for a June 24 meeting will be finalized. refreshments will be served and all Hobbs post members invited. The membership drive gains momentum with captains Mrs Bessie Semmes and Mrs Juanita Hammonds. President Pauline K Petty invites mothers wives sisters and daughters of veterans to attend and join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Rodney J. Hobbs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
St. Louis
Hobbs Post
Bessie Semmes
Juanita Hammonds
Pauline K. Petty
Auxiliary
Radio Schedule Fragment from KMILB 1440
A partial broadcast lineup lists daily programs and times from KMILB and KMFM stations. It includes ABC network shows such as News at 7:00 and Coast to Coast on a Bus, church and Local programs, music hours, and notable names like Walter Winchell Gracie Allen Drew Pearson and The Philharmonic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABC
Church of God
Message of Israel
The
Southernaires
First Methodist Church
Jesse Crawford
First Baptist Church
Irving
Johnny Thompson
Sam Pettengill
Drew Pearson
Johnny Pletcher
Walter Winchell
Gracie Allen
Nat Brandwynne Orch
News of Tomorrow
Senator Harley Kilgore
Ambassador
Stevens’ Orch
the Philharmonic
KMFM
Louella Parsons
Theatre Guild
Aba
Cbs
Abe
Mbs
Hollywood
Abe Nick Carter
Jack Benny
Gene Autry
Abe Sherlock Holmes
Pat O'Brien
Abe Blondie and
Dagwood
Bill Goodwin
Gabriel Heatter
Shaw
Abe Sam Spade
Cba
Fred Allen
Cbs Movies
Twin
Parky’s
Mickey Rooney
Horace Heldt
Abe Clary
Abc News
Cbc News
Abc West
Radio Schedule for KWKH Shreveport Featured Local Programming
A detailed listing of KWKH Shreveport broadcasting on 1130 kilocycles with local news at 4 and 9 and frequent CBS network shows including The Jack Benny Hour and Victor Lombardo Orch. The schedule covers morning through late night with church programs, orchestras, and short features like You Are There and Music for Dreaming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer Bros
Ever Ready Quartet
Sacred Heart
Methodist
CBS
Church of Christ
the Four Deacons
Voice of Prophecy
Charlot Wheel Choir
H. K. Smith
Salt Lake Tab
Lutheran Laymen’s League
You
Propaganda
Joseph C. Harsh
CBS Symphony Orchestra
Janette Davis
Charlo Comes
Gene Autry
Sam Spade
Hollywood
Shorty Bell
Bob Shipley
Newsmakers
Victor Lombardo
Orch
Gene Krupa
Henry Busse
Radio Schedule Highlights and Programs by KNOE
A detailed broadcast lineup lists daytime and evening programs on KNOE and NBC, including News, Local shows, music, religious services, sports scores, and entertainment segments. Notable items include Pan Am Baseball Scores, The Ford Theater, Jack Benny, and The Dave Garroway Show, with various local and NBC slots throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Real
Rainbow Rendezvous
NBC String Quartet
NBC
Monroe Spiritual Singers
World News
Good News Hour
Christian Science Heals
Drew Pearson
Olmstead & Company
America United
Bob Trout
Jack Benny
Fred Allen
Manhattan
Horace Heidt
Dave Garraway
Beasley Smith Orch
Henry Russell
Local Radio Schedule Highlights Bastrop Programming
Bastrop station KTRY broadcasts a daily lineup featuring church services at 7 15 and 7 30 with Wake Up Time and various quartets and orchestras. The 8 00 slot carries First Edition News followed by Assembly of God programming and religious talk. Evening segments include Morning Music Time Noon Extra News and Pride of Harmony with guest stars and community reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Baptist Church
Jeffress
Assembly of God
Christian Brotherhood Hour
Golden Bells
First Baptist Church
Slocum Singers
Rouge
Senator Ellender
Anne Eubanks
Voice of the Army
William Huckabay
Farm Bureau
Decision
Wonder State
Radio Programs and Time Zone Adjustments
Radio schedules note Eastern Local Time with instructions to subtract one hour for Central and two hours for Mountain. Some stations adjust relay hours to fit local schedules. Last minute program changes cannot be included.
Night Radio Schedule From 1 to 12 Hours
A dense listing of radio program blocks and host names across stations ABC CBS NBC and more. Includes Talkie Abe Doorway to Life and many drama sports and music programs with varied hosts, concerts, quizzes, and theatrical segments.
Sears Roebuck founder Alvah Roebuck dies in Chicago
Alvah Curtis Roebuck 84 co founder of Sears Roebuck and Co died last night in Evanston where he was visiting his daughter Mrs Raymond H Keeler. He lived in Tujunga California. Surviving are his widow Sarah Blanche Lett Roebuck a son Alvah Curtis Roebuck Jr and a grandson Malcolm Roebuck Keeler. Funeral services set for Tuesday in Evanston with burial at Acacia Cemetery Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alvah Curtis Roebuck
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Raymond H. Keeler
Evanston
Tujunga
Calif
Richard W. Sears
Sarah Blanche Lett Roebuck
Alvah Curtis Roebuck, Jr
Malcolm Roebuck Keeler
Acacia Cemetery
Fire at Supreme Bedding Company Causes Minor Damage
Firefighters from engine companies 2 and 4 and ladder company 1 responded to a blaze at Supreme Bedding Company on 501 Texas Avenue shortly after 7:00. The fire started from burning sawdust under the flooring and caused only slight damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Bedding Company
Texas Avenue
Republicans aim for presidential nominees in Philadelphia convention
A summary of the Philadelphia Republican convention opening details 1 094 delegates vote openly for president and vice president with a majority needed. Wisconsin splits between MacArthur and Stassen while California pledges Earl Warren. Taft Dewey and Stassen seek endorsements, with the process including possible dark horse outcomes and multiple ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Alaska
Joe Doakes
Wisconsin
General MacArthur
Harold E. Stassen
Philadelphia
Stassen
MacArthur
New York
Dewey
California
Earl Warren
Taft
Retired Vice Admiral Andrews Dies in Naval Hospital
Houston June 19 Retired Vice Admiral Adolphus Andrews former naval aide to Presidents Roosevelt Harding and Coolidge died today in the U S Naval Hospital He was 69 He represented the navy at the 1926 27 Limitation of Arms Conference in Geneva and after retirement led the Waples Platter Co of Fort Worth and headed the Andrews Investment Co
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Adolphus Andrews
United States
U. S. Naval Hospital
Admiral Andrews
Navy
Geneva
Switzerland
Theodore Roosevelt
Harding
Coolidge
Andrews
Waples- Platter Co
Fort Worth
Andrews Investment Co
Grain futures rise on Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago grain prices climbed with corn leading gains as July wheat futures rose to 2.31 5/8 to 3/4 over. July corn advanced to 2.21 17/8 with nearby contracts mixed across oats soybeans steady or up slightly. Lard and other fats also posted higher quotes across July through December contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Markets at a Glance Chicago
Wheat steady aided by corn strength. Corn firm due to Midwest moisture shortage. Oats steady aided by high cash premiums. Hogs nominally steady and cattle also nominally steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Midwest
Hunt Oil top producer in Saline Lake Field week
The Hunt Oil Company and Delta Lumber Co No 1 in Saline Lake Field Catahoula Parish led weekly oil output with 437 barrels per day. Other finds include Justiss Mears No 1 in Grant parish and Frost Lumber No 2 in Ora field with 195 and 67 barrels per day respectively. Two wells abandoned in Union parish wildcat fields and numerous new locations listed across multiple parishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt Oil Company -Delta Lumber Company
Saline Lake
Catahoula Parish
Grant Parish
Union Parish
Louisiana Conservation Department
Tulles
Justiss Mears Oil Company
Et al-Tremont Lumber Company
Shell Oil,Company-Frost Lumber Company
A. C. Barton
C. G. Norsworthy, Jr
Frost Lumber Company
Glasscock Drilling Co
Roy Burroughs
Tullos Field
Justiss Mears
Ora Field
Shell Oil Company
Frost Tucker
Wildcat
Newton Oil Corporation
Nale
T. D. Griffin
Franklin Parish
Primos Oil Co
P. P. Ferguson
Delhi Field
Madison Parish
Murphy Sun Oil Co
J. E. Holt
Roys
Fisher
B. W. Marston
St. Martin
Plumb Bob
Texas Co
St. Martin Land Co
Humble Oil
St. Mary
Gulf Refining Co
Gulf
W. P. Foster
Terrebonne
Bay St. Elaine
the Texas Co
St. Elaine
Avoyelles
Dave Haas
Atlantic Refining Co
Haas Investment Co
Bossier
Nacatosh
Caddo
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Dean-Thigpen
J. H. Herndon
Levee Board
H. C. Moseley
Pine Island
Sam Sklar
Wadkins
John Allen
Huber Smith
Carrie Chew
F. E. Hargraves
Lawhorn
Bryan E. Bush
Sid W. Richardson, Inc
R. Benoit
Cameron
East Hackberry
Batture
West Hackberry
Stanolind Oil and Gas Co
State Land
de Soto
Naborton
de Soto Corp
Et al
Franklin
Salt Zone
Iberville
Amerada Petrolum Co
E. B. Schwing Et al
Lafourche
Des Allemands
Amerada Petroleum Corp
C. KE. Gheens
Leeville
New Orleans
la Salle
Tullos
Arkansas Fuel Oil
Tremont C
Lincoln
Hico-Knowles
Southwest Gas Producing Co
Boolcan
Madison
Delhi
Murphy-Sun
N. E. McKay
Paluxy
Boagai
Savoy
Louis
Maxile Savoy
Anse la Butte
Louisiana - Florida Petroleum Corp
Lake Fausse Pointe
Lake Mongoulois
Bay
Lake Pelto
Union
Monroe
Monla Gas Co., Inc
Barr
Ora
Hunt Oil
Hester
Shell Oil Co., Inc
Frost-Tucker
Nacatech Zone
Vermilion
Pecan Island
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Louisiana Furs, Inc
Superior Oil Co
Bulf of
Mexico
Webster
Cotton Valley
Hunt Oil Co
A. L
Grant Timber and ‘Mfg Co
Texas Sets Two Month Oil Production Limit
The Texas railroad commission set net permissive Texas crude oil production for July and August at 2,625,680 barrels daily, reducing by 48,985 barrels from June 13. District changes include Gulf Coast down 10,718, Southwest Texas down 1,596, outside East Texas down 5,515, and West Texas down 15,328, with no total production estimate given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
State Railroad Commission
Gulf Coast
Southwest Texas
East Texas
West Texas
Mississippi Oil and Gas Board gains clearer view after Ark trip
Chairman James McClure says the Mississippi board and members gained a clearer understanding of duties administering the new conservation act after a two day visit to El Dorado Arkansas. The trip included meetings with the Arkansas conservation commission and field inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
James McClure
New Mississippi Oil and Gas Board
Arkansas
Arkansas Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
el Dorado
McClure
Sardis
W. C. Leonard
Major oil firms step up Gulf search for oil
New Orleans observes major oil companies intensify offshore drilling off Louisiana as government battles over ownership. Kerr McGee has opened the first Gulf open-water well, with others like Stanoline Oil and Humble advancing sites and a 860000 dollar platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf
New Orleans
Louisiana
Congress
Truman
U. S. Supreme Court
California
Kerr McGee Industries
Kerr McGee
Coast Guard
Stanoline Oil and Gas
Vermilion Parish
Humble
Grande Islac
Oil report notes 18 completions in state wells
Louisiana oil officials report 18 new wells completed with initial daily output totaling 1899.68 barrels and 52 permits issued. Abandonments total 16 tests with several named wells listed. production sites span Acadia, Calcasieu, St. Mary, and others, with gas wells noted in some entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
State Department of Conservation
Acadia Parish
Bayou Mallett
Union Sulphur Co
Bradley A
Tepetate
Continental Oil Co
John Wilfert
Beauregard Parish
Hurricane Creek
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Doornbos-McPherson
Calcasieu
Edgerly
Sun Oil Co
Hunter Co
Lockport
Mathilda Miller
Vinton, Cox and Harmon
Jules Jardell
Union, Ora
Lion Oil Co
Ballard
C. H. Murphy
Acadia
Iota
Crown Central Petroleum Corp
Moody-Bienvenue
Beauregard
Oretta
Wildcat
Sid W. Richardson, Inc
Benoit
Claiborne
Lyons and Prentiss
Kendrick
Franklin
South Delhi
Murphy-Sun
New Wildcat Tests Open in South Mississippi
Oil and Gas Supervisor H M Morse issued two new wildcat permits in south Mississippi. One targets Copiah county in Homochitto forest area about 20 miles southwest of Hazelhurst, drilled by California Company on the V E Weeks farm near Homo chitto. The other, by Union Oil Company of California, is in Jefferson county on J S Wagner Estate No 1, near Rodne and Fayette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
H. M. Morse
Mississippi
Copiah County
Homochitto National Forest
Hazelhurst
Jefferson County
Copiah
California Company
V. E Weeks
Homochitto
Jefferson
Union Oil Company of California
J. S. Wagner
Rodne
Fayette
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Knoe
Earl K. Long
Claire Trevor
Alan Halewae
Donald Crisp
Charles Bickford
Far East
Holms Revere
HAVOK
Cartoon
Lydia
Merle Oberon
Joseph Cotton
Comedy—News
KMILB
Shreveport
Desiardpharmacy i Onan
DeSiard
Ktry Bastrop
Johnson
Allyson
Talkia
Sam Pettingill
Abe Wm. Shirer
Cbs National
Cbs News
Abe Sammy Kaye
Joe Kelly
Abe John B
Sears, Roebuck
Madame Day Palmist
Devil's Kitchen Hwy
Monroa
Parate
Republican Nations
Naval Hospital
Chicago Grain
Louisiana Oil and Gas News
Catahoula Hunt
South
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