Inquiry launched on radio license investigation
Washington June 19 The house approved a resolution to investigate the federal communication commission to determine whether licenses have been issued to radio stations owned or controlled by Communists. Rep Harness said the inquiry would begin immediately and cover licensing by the FCC and possible Communist affiliations among licensees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Federal Communication Commission
Harness
R-Ind
Sabath
D-Ii
FCC
Congress
Rep
Rayburn
D-Tex
Interstate Committee
Wolverton
R-Nj
Rep. Cox
D-Ga
Cox
Meeting of W F W Auxiliary Set
The Ladies' Auxiliary to Rodney 4 Hobbs Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will hold a special meeting Monday night June 21 to elect delegates to the national encampment in St Louis August 29 to September 3. A class of candidates is expected and plans for the June 24 meeting are set, with refreshments, and all Hobbs post members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Rodney
Hobbs Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
St. Louis
Bessie Semmes
Juanita Hammonds
Pauline K. Petty
Auxiliary
Broadcast schedule snapshot for KMER radio station
Radio log lists daily program lineup with times and network or local affiliations. Entries include ABC and Local shows such as News, church programs, music, dramas, and talk segments across a full broadcast day.
Radio Schedule Highlights From KNOE Station
Listing of KNOE 1230 broadcast times featuring NBC and Local programs, including News, World Roundup, Diana, and music hours from morning to late night. Highlights include Pan Am Baseball Scores, The Ford Theater, and The Sheaffer Parade with multiple musical offerings and familiar radio staples.
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Real
Rainbow Rendezvous
NBC
Monroe Spiritual Singers
World News
Christian Science Heals
Drew Pearson
Olmstead & Company
America United
Bob Trout
Jack Benny
Fred Allen
Horace Heidt
Dave Garraway
Beasley Smith Orch
Henry Russell
Broadcast Schedule for KWKH Shreveport Radio Day
A dense segment lists KWKH Shreveport programming by time slot from 4:10 to 1:05, including Local News, CBS and Music programs, church services, and various named acts such as Mercer Bros, Ever Ready Quartet, Chariot Wheel Choir, and Joseph C Harsh, with CBS segments and Money. The schedule features hourly news, religious programs, music performances, and notable programs such as Adventure of Sam Spade and Victor Lombardo’s Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer Bros
Ever Ready Quartet
Sacred Heart
Methodist Hour
CBS
Church of Christ
the Four Deacons
Voice of Prophecy
Chariot Wheel Choir
H. K. Smith
Salt Lake Tab Choir
Lutheran Laymen's League
You
Propaganda
Joseph C Harsh
CBS Symphony Orchestra
Janette Davis
Diene Autry
Sam Spade
Hollywood
Shorty Bell
Bob Shipley
Newsmakers
Victor Lombardo
Orch
Gene Krupa
Henry Busse
Local radio schedule for Bastrop area station KTRY
A detailed daily broadcast grid lists time slots from 7:00 to 7:00 with programs including church services, news, music quartets, talk features such as You Want to Stay Married, veteran and patriot programs, and final edition news. Notable entries include Central Baptist Church, Assembly of God, Gueet Stars Loca ylh Met Rouge News, Senator Ellender speaks, Voice of the Army, and Dividends From Democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RFD
Central Baptist Church
Jeffress
Assembly of God
Christian Brotherhood
Golden Bells
First Baptist Church
Meet the People
Slocum Singers
Five Stars of Harmony
Gueet Stars Loca Ylh
Rouge News
Senator Ellender
Anne Eubanks
Voice of the Army
William Huckabay
Palm Bureau
Decision Now
Wonder State
Radio Programs Time Adjustments Across Regions
Radio schedules note that Eastern times apply with regional subtractions for Central and Mountain zones. Stations may adjust relay hours to final schedules. Last minute changes are excluded from the listing.
Afternoon Radio Schedule From 1 to 12
The listing presents a dense afternoon and evening assortment of radio programs, including Talk shows, music concerts, dramas, news segments, and variety features. Notable entries include Robert Merrill Concert, Fire side chats, The Sunday Theater, Detective Mysteries, and The Gene Autry Show with varied networks CBS ABC and NBC style blocks.
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America United
Abe
Ebs
Sam Pettingill
Abe Wm. Shirer
Rmbs
Chicago
Cbs National
America
Cbe
Abe Air Force
Robert Merrill
Cbs
Mbs
Cbs News
Abe Charnes
Abe Sammy Whaye
Joe Kelly
Abe John B
Drew Pearson
Hollywood
Aboe
Nick Carter
Jack Benny
Gene Autry
Abe Sherlock Holmes
Puat O'Brien
Abbe Blondie
Dagwoond
Bill Goodwin
Abe Gabriel Heatter
Abe Sam Spade
Fred Allen
Abc
Twin
Walter Winchell
Timme
Parky
Quiz
Abe Mickey Rooney
Cbs Comedy Writers
Horace Heidt
Abe Hiscape
Abe Clary
News
Abc News
Cba
Abc West
Sears Roebuck founder dies in Chicago
Alvah Curtis Roebuck 84 co founder of Sears Roebuck and Co died last night in Evanston while visiting his daughter. He founded the mail order giant with Richard Sears in 1891. Survivors include his widow Sarah Lett Roebuck a son Alvah Jr. and grandson Malcolm Keeler. Funeral services are planned in Evanston with burial in Acacia Cemetery Chicago.
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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
Firemen respond to blaze at Supreme Bedding Company
Fire units from engine companies 2 and 4 and ladder company 1 extinguished a small fire caused by burning sawdust beneath the flooring of Supreme Bedding Company at 501 Texas Avenue. Only minor damage was reported, per firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Bedding Company
Texas Avenue
Understanding the 1948 Republican National Convention
A concise ABC of the Philadelphia convention opening Monday. It explains delegates 1094 total, a majority needed 548, open voting on the floor, and potential for split delegations. It notes how Wisconsin split 8 MacArthur 19 Stassen and California pledged to Earl Warren, plus the role of dark horses and potential multiple ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philadelphia
Joe Doakes
Wisconsin
General MacArthur
Harold E. Stassen
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 three presidents died today at the U S Naval Hospital He was 69 and represented the navy at the 1926 27 arms limitation talks in Geneva He served as aide to Theodore Roosevelt Harding and Coolidge After retirement he led Waples Platter Co of Fort Worth and headed 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
Waples- Platter Co
Fort Worth
Andrews Investment Co
Grain futures rise on Chicago Board of Trade
Corn led grain gains with July up to 2.31 5/8 and higher across wheat oats and soybeans. Wheat June contracts showed notable gains while soybeans held steady to a slight advance as markets closed. Prices quoted for July and nearby months across corn oats and soybeans reflect broad upward movement plus shifts in lard futures.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Markets at a Glance Chicago Summary
Wheat steady aided by corn strength. Corn firm amid Midwest drought. Oats steady with high cash premiums. Hogs nominally steady. Cattle nominally steady.
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Chicago
Midwest
Hunt Oil Leads Week In Catahoula Saline Lake Field
The Hunt Oil Company no 1 in Saline Lake Field Catahoula parish produced up to 437 barrels per day to top the week's results. Other wells were brought in at Grant and Union parishes while two Union parish wildcat wells were abandoned. New locations include Justiss Mears in Grant parish Ora field and several Union parish wildcat sites along with Franklin parish and Madison parish locations.
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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
Louisiana oil report lists 18 completions and 52 permits
Baton Rouge oil report shows 18 wells completed with initial daily output of 1899.68 barrels and 16 abandonments. It also lists 52 new well permits across multiple parishes including Acadia Beauregard Calcasieu St Landry St. Mary Terrebonne Terrebonne Iberia and more with varied depths and chokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
State Department of Conservation
Acadia Parish
Bayou Mallett
Union Sulphur Co
Bradley A
N. Tepetate
Continental Oil Co
John Wilfert
Beauregard Parish
Hurricane Creek
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Doornbos-McPherson
Calcasieu
Edge
Golden Meadow
Monteleone-O'Neill
Jackson Cheramie
St. Landry
South Shuteston
Standrd Oil and Gas Co
Roman A. Castille
St. Mary, Charenton
Pan American Producing Co
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
Texas Oil Production Set By Railroad Commission
Texas rail road commission sets net permissive crude production for July and August at 2 625 680 barrels daily, 48 985 below last week. Reductions stem from revised efficiency rates across Gulf Coast district three, Southwest Texas district four, East Texas outside district six, and West Texas district eight. Commission did not estimate actual total production, continuing past underproduction estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
State Railroad Commission
Gulf Coast
Southwest
East Texas
West Texas
Clearer Understanding Seen After Ark Visit
Mississippi Oil and Gas board members report a clearer understanding of their duties after a two day trip to Arkansas. Chairman James McClure of Sardis led the group with vice chairman W C Leonard and W H Maynard joined by H M Morse and John Stone. They visited El Dorado offices and a field near there and attended a hearing as Arkansas conservation act resembles Mississippi’s act.
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
Kosciusko
W. H. Maynard
Clarksdale
H. M Morse
John Stone
Major oil firms boost Gulf search near Louisiana coast
Offshore leases held by major companies prompt intensified drilling from hurricane roof platforms. Kerr McGee, Stanoline, California Company, and Humble push open water sites as they await coast guard guidance on barges and pipelines. Projects include Humble’s 50 foot-deep platform with 54 crew quarters and a 17 story drilling base for tests reaching 13,000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Congress
Truman
U. S. Supreme Court
California
Kerr McGee Industries
Gulf
Kerr McGee
Coast Guard
Stanoline Oil and Gas
Vermilion Parish
Humble
Grande Islac
New Orleans
Oyster boat crew bids on two week supply salvage
A coastal operation outlines plans to stock equipment and food for two weeks without new supplies. The harbor facility is built to endure 120 mph winds and 35 foot waves, signaling a robust salvage prospect. Grubs notes high potential in this venture despite rough conditions and hidden value beneath oyster shells and mud.
New Wildcats Sought in South Mississippi
Oil and Gas Supervisor H. M. Morse issued permits for two new wildcat tests in south Mississippi. One in Copiah county near Homochitto forest area and Hazelhurst, drilled by California Company on W. E. Weeks farm. The other in Jefferson county near Rodney and Fayette, drilled by Union Oil Company of California on J. S. Wagner Estate No. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
H. M. Morse
Mississippi
Copiah County
Homochitto National Forest
Hazelhurst
Jefferson County
Copiah
California Company
W. E. Weeks
Homochitto
Jefferson
Union Oil Company of California
J. S. Wagner
Rodney
Fayette
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Ture
P. M
P.M
Broadecast Direct
Gov. Earl
K. Long’s
Warner Bros
Q Wave
MORRS
Popeye
Lata News
Far East
Aarises
Phetic Raft
HOLM
Revere Havoc
Cartoon
Lydia
Merle Oberon
Joseph Cotton
Maureem Clifton Young - O'Hara - Webb
Comedy—News
KMER
Church of God
Message of Israel
The
Southernacres
First Methodist Church
Jesse Crawford
Irving
Johnny Thompson
Sam Pettengill
Johnny Fletcher
Gracie Allen
Nat Brandwynne Orch
News of Tomorrow
Senator Harley Kilgore
Ambassador
Stevers’ Orch
the Philharmonis
KMFM
Rex Maupin Orch
Louista Parsons
Theatre Guild
Desiard Pharmacy
DeSiard
KNOE
Shreveport
Ktry Bastrop
Tamin CA Flayboy
Johnson
Allyson
Monroe
Sears, Roebuck
Madame Day
DeSiard Road
Devil's Kitchen
BO Monroe
Soto Ee
Brooks Ral
PY Ct Rees
Nation Today
Wyntrol
Territories
Hawaii
Alaska
Naval Hospital
Chicago Grain
Louisiana Oil and Gas News
Catahoula Hunt
J. EB. Holt
Royl. Fisher
B. W. Marston
St. Martin
Plumb Bob
Texas Co
St. Martin Land Co
Humble Oil
St. Mary
Gulf Refining Co
Gulf Production Division
W. P. Foster
Terrebonne
Bay St. Elaine
the Texas Co
St. Elaine
Avoyelles
Dave Haas
Atlantic Refining Co
Haas Investment Co
Bossier
Nacatosh
Caddo
Dean-Thigpen
J. H. Herndon
Levee Board
H. C. Moseley
Maslow
L. W. Watts
Windham Estate
Pine Island
Sam Sklar
Wadkins
John Allen
Huber Smith
Carrie Chew
F. E. Hargraves
Lawhorn
Bryan E. Bush
Bryan E. Bush Et Al-Maslow
Edgerly
Sun Oil Co
la Prairie
R. Benoit
Cameron
East Hackberry
Batture
West Hackberry
Stanolind Oil and Gas Co
State Land
de Soto
Naborton
de Soto Corp
P. A. Ferguson
Iberia
Lloyd H. Smith Et al
Sabatier Estate
la Salle
Arkansas Fuel Oil Co
Tremont C
Lincoln
Hico-Knowles
Southwest Gas Producing Co
Bodcaw
Madison
Delhi
Murphy-Sun
N. E. McKay
Paluxy
Pointe Coupee
Lottie
Local Investors, Inc
Sabine
Hassie Hunt Trust
Whitney Corp
Rodessa
North Cankton
Sun Oil
Boagai
Savoy
Louis
Maxile Savoy
Anse la Butte
Louisiana- Florida Petroleum Corp
Central Fee
Lake Fausse Pointe
Lake Mongoulois
Lake Pelto
Union
Monla Gas Co., Inc
Barr
Ora
Hunt Oil Co
L. Hester
Shell Oil Co., Inc
Frost-Tucker
Nacatech Zone
Vermilion
Pecan Island
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Louisiana Furs, Inc
Superior Oil Co
Mexico- State
Webster
Cotton Valley
A. L. Coffee
Grant Timber and Mfg Co
Barnsdall Oil Co
Robert Sykes
Winn
H. L. Hunt
Nebo Oil Co
South
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