Breakfast Club Appeals to Millions of Air Fans
Radio networks revised schedules after President Roosevelt's death. The Breakfast Club hosted by Don McNeill drew 875000 charter members and 600 fans per show in Chicago, as listeners across the nation contributed to a program shaped by audience participation and live moments.
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Breakfast Club
Union
Roosevelt
Don McNeill
McNeill
America
American Broadcasting Company
Chicago
Nancy Martin
Singing Schoolmam
Marion Mann
Sam Cowling
Heckler
Ed Ballatine
Ray Grant
Fran Allison
Fanny
Fran
Iowa
M. D
Ing
United States
Swank Winnetka
Treasury
M.c. Don Mc.eill
Fort Sheridan
Boswell Institute
Galena, Jr
Sheboygan
Wisc
Don
Milwaukee
College of Journalism
Marquette University
Jimmy Bennett
Blue Network
Louisville
WHAS
Pearl Harbor
Great Lakes
Radio Gardener Club's D-Day tribute becomes a national wartime icon
A long running program started twelve years ago kept visitors out until 1937 when a tubercular marine's wish led to opening doors. By 1938 the venue welcomed all, drawing half a million to the performances. The "gang" gained national notice for its war effort and is credited for Kav.
Hybrid Hogs Seek Superior Types Through Inbreeding
Thirteen state experiment stations join the Regional Swine Breeding laboratory to inbreed popular hog lines in pursuit of superior traits. They aim for large litters, high survivability, rapid gain, efficient feed, and desirable pork cuts, comparing inbred lines with crossbred results and noting mixed success so far.
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George A. Montgomery
Capper
Mann
Nick
Minnesota
Iowa
Poland
M. L. Winters
San Francisco G men guard delegates amid Hollywood notes
San Francisco buzz centers on security for visiting delegates with over 200 federal agents plus state and city detectives patrolling. Major figures include Molotov guarded by Russian secret service, and Joe Rosenthal returning home after Iwo Jima photo fame. List highlights media chiefs, theater shows, and the renamed United Nations theater with international film rotations for delegates.
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State Department
New York City
Chicago
New Orleans
Russia
Mr. Molotov
John Edgar Hoover
FBI
FDR
Charlie Michelson
LaGuardia
N. Y
John Metcalfe
Washington
New York Gazette
Joe Rosenthal
Joe
AP Hocus
Iwo Jima
Kent Cooper
Navy Relief
Mike McDermott
Statetimus
Angel
Curran Theater
Alcazar Theater
United Nations Theater
War Production Board
Glenn Allyine
Will Hays Zoo
Irrigation Plan Allows $85 Per Acre Repayment Terms
Landowners on 1 029 000 acres in the Columbia river basin eastern Washington are offered irrigation benefits at 85 dollars per irrigable acre, payable over 40 years. The plan, approved by Interior Secretary Harold L Ickes, advances the department's largest irrigation and multiple purpose projects.
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Pacific Coast
Columbia River
Washington
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Interior Department
Bureau
Names and notes swirl in a bustling town gossip reel
Jack's gains praise as a top town eatery in New York despite rival spots. The Stork clubs appear twice and S. Billingsley faces name piracy claims after registration in California. Barbara Burke, ex Follies dancer, divorces and plans a new marriage. Ralph Ober recalls FDR's death and honors Ernie Pyle as a beloved war correspondent.
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Jack
New York
S. Billingsley
Calif
Mr. B
Barbara Burke
Dolly
Ralph Ober
Fdr
Ernie Pyle
Market Street eateries buck OPA rules clash
Report notes 8. F. restauranteurs and swank hotels strained by OPA regulations while small Market Street restaurants seem to still satisfy patrons seeking meals and drinks amid shortages.
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OPA
Market Street
Archibald MacLeish Lists Virginia House for Sale
Archibald MacLeish announces the sale of his Alexandria Virginia house for 65000 dollars. The note mentions Jimmy Byrnes on mobilization and reconversion drawing wide attention in England. A suggestion to feature FDR on dimes ties to the March of Drives campaign.
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Archibald MacLeish
Alexandria, Va
Jimmy Byrnes
All England
Fdr
Truman questions patronage talents in political outreach
President Truman probes the reach of political influence asking advisers what a patronage ally could actually accomplish. He questions the effective power of connections, signaling a practical approach to leverage and appointments within the administration.
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Truman
World Leaders Picture Loss of Franklin Roosevelt Ties
The piece notes how Roosevelt's death altered relations with Churchill Hopkins King Somervell and Baruch as leaders and officials adjust to a new White House. It highlights Churchill Hopkins King Somervell Hopkins once close to FDR now must work with an unfamiliar president and policy shifts.
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Franklin Roosevelt
White House
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Fdr
U. S Army-Navy
Ernest King
Navy
Frank Knox
Knox
King
B. B. Somervell
Army
Truman Committee
Somervell
Truman
Marshall
Harry
Jimmie
Bernard Baruch
War Production Board
Baruch
WPB
Bernie
Byrnes
Chicago
One Man's Work on Union Publication
Ells Searles, long-time political editor and editor of the Coal Miners Journal, influenced American citizenship ideals for a quarter century. The note reflects on his transition from Indianapolis News to mining journalism and his role in shaping miners and families’ understanding of government and citizenship.
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Ells Searles
Washington
Indianapolis News
Fairbanks
Indiana
Searles
America
Coal Miners’ Journal
Ellis Searles
John Lewis
Lewis
Postwar farming should be unregulated
The article argues farming should be left free of Washington control so farmers can grow what their land yields best. It urges the government to ensure fair prices at home and abroad and prefers aid to food efforts abroad, not dole payments, viewing the issue as world distribution.
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Washington
China
Infantry Wins the War Ground War Overcomes the Enemy
The speech emphasizes that despite feats by airmen gunners and engineers the decisive factor is the infantry. It argues that victory comes when weary mud encrusted G I Joes set foot on enemy soil, ending the battle.
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G.I
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