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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1931

Page

18

Radio broadcasts feature Zimbalist on Sunday program

Noted violinist Efrem Zimbalist headlines a Sunday WOAT NBC network program with a Mozart quartet and solo pieces. The schedule includes opera arias, a Beethoven end, and performances by the Cathedral Choir and the National Oratorio Society, plus religious services from Columbia church.

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Etymology of Ham as Amateur Radio Term

Editorial discussion by Fenneth O Warner notes ham as an approved title for amateur radio, rooted in nonprofessional meaning. The piece traces origins to the wire telegraph fraternity where a skilled operator was a star and links to early sports journalism slang cited by Nugent in the American Mercury.

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Made‑Up Name Turns Real in Odd Interview Plots

A quirky feature recalls bizarre characters like Mr Bapp and Hoy Corder in interviews by Colonel Stoopaagle and Budd. A Wisconsin listener, Roy Carder of Racine, writes in, praising the bit. The pair anticipate more reader acknowledgments from unnamed figures such as Mr Bopp and a certain Uncle.

Mr. Bapp Colonel Stoopaagle Budd Hoy Corder Brdd Roy Carder Racine Wisconsin Whey Mr. Bopp

Hawaiian Sailors Hear New York Broadcasts

Hawaiian sailors on a Pearl Harbor based unit hear New York broadcasts via shortwave from war stations. A Long Island native reports that dancers and orchestras broadcast music nightly with strong reception, offering variety absent at Honolulu stations.

New York United States Fleet Air Mase Pearl Harbor Fureff Rowaii Honolulu Statiusts Long Salead

New Year's Eve Costs Cut in Consumer Survey

A cur ver by Susie Cormration of America reports cafes and hotels cutting New Year celebratory charges. The average cost per person drops to seven dollars from ten, while smart venues expect to net ranges of 15 to 25 dollars with limited guest lists.

Nshion Susie Cormration America

Jean Paul King On A Novel Half Finished

NBC announcer Jean Paul King discusses writing a novel in progress, noting it may not be perfect but aims to be substantial. The fragment reflects a meta commentary on authorship and ambition within a broadcasting context.

NBC Jean Paul King Almore Jean

National farm and home hour program topic

The WOAL network airs a Monday afternoon segment at 1835 titled Keeping Deer Cattle profitably and related unemployment program schemes. Mantay innrovise anchors the discussion as the nation pursues a more conscious farming approach.

WOAL

All America Radio Teas All America Radio Teas

All America Radio Teas announces its All-America Radio team chosen from a survey by Jack Foster of the New York World Verlogram. Winners include Guy Toumbardo, Philadelphia Symphony, Morton Downes, Kate Smith, James Ackton, Denaica Dragonetic, Dorne Antera, Revelera, Amon Andy, Ted Husing, Milton Cros, Lowell Thames, Jesse Crawford, Theka Aei del, Sherlock Holmes, Rapee Orchestra with Virginia Ren and Frank Muan, Groom Chaners, Colonel and In Childrens propract Lady Nest oar, Ida Halley Aten.

Lhe Dance Orchestra Guy Touibardo Symphony Orchestra Philadelphia Symphony Mila Morton Downes Kate Smith James Afclton Denaica Dragonetic Dorne Antera Revelera Amon ‘N' Andy Bon Berale Porta Annouceer Ted Ehusing Milton Cros Lowell Thames Jesse Crawfons Thieka 9 Aeidel Sterlock Holmes Virginia Ren Frank Muan Lady Nestoar Advica Ida Halley Aten

Good Oh Days Recalled By Long-Gone Entertainers

A fragmented reminiscence recalls a string of early 20th century performers and scenes across New York storefronts East Side nickelodeons department stores and stages. Names like Noble Sissle Kate Smith and the Mills Brothers surface amid garbled phrases and misheard achievements.

Freddie Ich East Side Hen Bernin New York Trene Beasley Jacques Reperd Taylown Tony Wons Eddie Durbin Noble Sissle Sissle Blake Kate Smith Moreton Downey Brown George Hall Fritzi Scheff Old Paints Htayale Fred Torres Vauderilla Gemele Ben Alley West Virginia Mills Brothers Pinna Ohio Tiny Crosby

Composer Inspires Hiss as Wagnerian Echo Haunts Tuesday Concert

A Philadelphia concert on NBC featured only the composer's music while audience hissed loudly. The conductor, annoyed by the disapproval, confronted a man who explained he disliked the Wagnerian echo but admired Sousa's music, citing Eleuter Waaper and family.

John Philly Scase NBC Leipsie Wagener Ons Pergon Sousa Eletard Waaper

Noted Names in Register From NBC Fifth Avenue Studio Page

A scanned page from NBCs Fifth Avenue studios shows a register of famous names in adventure and music. Noted signatures include A Whitten Brown and Capt Addie Rickenbacker with Lindbergh and other explorers. famous singers and composers like Geraldine Tarear and John Philip Sousa also appear.

NBC Fifth Avenue A. Whitten Brown Atlantic John Alcock Addie Rickenbacker Charles A. Lindbergh Rey Chapman Andras Geraldine Tarear Marr Garden Jobn Philip Youxsa Denny Hadley Rusolf Prin Jobn Phil Sousa Lindbergh C. A. Lindbergh Explorer Andrews Misa Garden

67 Stations to Carry Program Broadcast Plan

The Coluemon Sroncasing system announces that starting January 4 there will be no new nightly program featuring Nat Shilkret and his 80 piece orchestra on a coast-to-coast network. The 16 minute broadcasts will begin at 10:80 p.m. and will originate in the studios of WABG, New York, to be carried by 67 stations nationwide.

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Radio PI Programs Columbia Grosdcaritog and National Broadcasting Chain

Radio guide listings show Columbia Grosdcaritog and National Broadcasting Chain with a dense schedule of concerts, orchestras, church services, symphonies, and variety programs. Notable names include Edna Wallace Hepper, Julie Mabosey, Charlee Cartisle, Vernon Geyer, and the Hewellan Serenaders. Listings span morning to late night with a mix of church services, youth conferences, and popular tunes.

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Television Demonstrates Astronomical Lecture On Eclipses

C Caldwell a former Federal Radio commissioner addressed a New York meeting at the American Museum of Natural History where a television image of a rosimosor experiment projected on a large screen illustrated how an eclipse lecture was broadcast. The display showed the broadcasting studio and receiving equipment as the lecture was transmitted to the museum audience marking a first in astronomical education via television.

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Wayne King Buys Faster Airplane for Speed Pace

Wayne King of Sisk Corporation buys a faster three seat airplane with a speed of 135 mph. He keeps the craft in a private Chicago hangar after relocating from his Bad-acre estate. The endorsement highlights King as a leading American aviator and business figure.

Wayne King Wizconaio Sisk Corporation of America Waynes Chicago Ax Weil America

Paul Whiteman and Orchestra Headed on Five Week Tour

Modern maestro Paul Whiteman and his world famous orchestra will leave SBC in Chicago in January for a five week tour ofTKO theaters opening January and in St. Taviia. With him will be Mildred Bailey and Sack Finlan Jr. The group will perform in Cleveland Chicago Detroit and Cleveland before returning to the Farge Water Beach hotel Inn in the spring.

Paul Watteman Orchestral SBC Chicago TKO Theaters St. Taviia Whiteman Ill Mildred Bailey Sack Finlan Jr Cleelonad Detroit Cleveland Fargewater Beach Hotel

Four Wavelengths for One Program On ABC Columbia Net

A garbled description notes a European statesman speaking to America via the ABC Columbia network. It mentions four distinct wavelengths spanning the Atlantic and the New York area, with reference to signals and a central control room.

America ABC Columbia Tree Power Amnamitices Columbia New York

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