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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1927

Page

6

Hofmann to Perform on Atwater Kent Radio Hour

Josef Hofmann, famed pianist, will broadcast a solo recital on the Red Network of the National Broadcasting Company Sunday evening January 32 at 9:15 central time. Ann Mack soprano and Estelle Liebling will join the Atwater-Kent Orchestra under Louis Edlin for a program including works by Massenet, Novello, Liszt, and Chopin. The broadcast будет simulcast on WEAF and sister stations across the network.

Josef Hofmann Reginald de Raven de Raven Cracow Poland Chopin Paderewski Bembrichnd Hofmann Hofmann Conservatory of Cracow Sont Rubinstein America Europe Henry Abbey Aiken South Carolina Atwater-Kent Weai Ann Mack Douz Herodiade Eeres Massenet Anelia Page Novello Artward Guerter You Deer Ieee Clarke Joli Berger Moret Gibbs Toray Huerter

Sunday Night Radio Schedule Broadcast List

Listings for multiple stations detail a broad Sunday evening lineup including WFAA WLS WORW KGL, concerts orchestras and church programs. Notable entries mention WGN KMOX WEAF KGO KFI KHJ and others with times from 6:00 p m to 11:15 p m across genres from organ recitals to symphonies and vocal ensembles.

Klos WBA WOC EDKA Church WGN Fir Jenkins WIAZ WORD KPRC WFAA WHO Orchestrand WJZ WOS James Palee KMOX Bas P.m. Weaf WSAL Weed Ksb Woo WWI WGY WSB WHAS WHBM Travelog Orchestra KGO Cym Phony WRAA W4z Keas KTHE HFI KNX KHJ WOW Chapel Word Singers KLDS WCCO KPSN WEAF KGW KGOQ KYW WBEM KFI Magic Komphony

Radio bill set to place control with five member commission

New York January 22 The Congressional conference committee agrees on radio legislation ending air lane conflicts. A five member commission appointed by President Coolidge will interpret laws with final authority. Members earn 10000 dollars yearly while a general secretary receives 5000 and five assistants 2500 each.

New York Congressional Conference Committee Herbert Hoover Department of Commerce Radio Commission Coolidge

Will Rogers to Star on Eveready Hour Tuesday Night

Will Rogers, America's leading humorist, will appear on the Eveready Hour for a second time broadcast Tuesday January 25 at 9 p.m. Eastern time via WEAF and affiliated Red network stations. The program, with Eveready musical backing, will be carried by WHEA J WEHT WIAR WLAG WGR WEI WR WOAE WTAM WWJ WSAL WG ESD WGC WCCO and WGY.

Will Rogers America Weaf - Associated National Broadcastie Company the Nations Broadcasting Company Rogers Metabere Eveready Group WHEAJ Weht Wiar WLAG WGR WEI WOAE WTAM WWJ Wsal WG ESD WGC WCCO WGY

Christianity Gains Rapidly in Luzon

Manila report notes rapid Christian growth in Luzon's mountain provinces once dominated by Malay paganism. Facts show younger Izorotes and Tfuagaos shifting from ancestral gods to Christianity as missions spread into remote, hard to reach areas.

Luzon Manila Fieisl Tf S Eun Moon

WEAF Presents Der Freischutz Grand Opera On Air

The National Broadcasting Company Grand Opera company will present Der Freischutz on WEAF and Red Network stations at 9 PM Central Monday January 24 directed by Cesare Sodero. Principal roles Agnes Frances Sebel Max Judson House Ottokar Carl Rollins. Stations listed include WEAF WWJ WLIT WRO WCSH WCAF WTAM WWJ WSAT KS WDAF.

Grand Opera der Freischutz von Weber National Broadcasting Company Grand Opera Company WEAF Associated Red Cesare Sodero Agnes Frances Sebel Max Judson House Ottokar Carl Rollins der Freischatz Carl von Weber Berlin London

Peking Pidgin English Fades as New Arrivals Adapt

A report from Peking notes pidgin English fading among visitors and locals as foreigners learn Mandarin, with newcomers preferring to hire servants who speak standard English. The piece contrasts crude pidgin phrases with the effort to meet China on its own terms.

Perin Ron Peking China

Old Political Papers Found in Hartford Trunk

A Hartford stall trunk untouched for 12% years held early colonial documents and valuable Indian war era materials. A Boston broker later sold the trunk to a Providence collector for 28,000 dollars. Among the valuables is a button signed Gwinnett.

Hartford Conn Boston Providence Gwinnett

Peanut-Fed Hogs Only Are Genuine

In Ithaca Georgia on January 22 a company was fined 20 for misbranding its Smithfield ham claims. Virginia contends genuine Smithfield ham must come from hogs in the peninsular belt and cured in Wh field. The firm, incorporated, imports hams from Georgia.

Ithaca Virginia Incorporated Georgia

Hyena Bears Triplets At American Circus Quarters

A hyena mother in Peru at the American Circus winter quarters gave birth to triplets. The three cubs are believed to be the only hyenas in the area. The newborns must stay in a den for twelve days.

Peru Amerabawl

Vet degree awarded to Miss Beith Gertrude Knight

London January 22 Miss Beith Gertrude Knight age 20 received the degree of veterinary science at Liverpool University wearing plus fours and a Norfolk jacket beneath an academic gown.

London

WIZ Sampling the Quality of Broadcasts at WIZ Studios

A detailed portrait of how WIZ New York, part of RCA and NBC, conducts thorough pre air sampling. Critics audition talent, rehearsals use microphone tests, and multiple monitors ensure proper placement, amplification, and transmission from Aeolian Hall to Bound Brook and Walker Street.

J. T. W. Martin WIZ of New York Radio Corporation of America National Broadcasting Company WIZ Aeolian Hall Bound Brook J

New Copper Find Sparks Fever Heat in Timmins

A garbled report from Timmins hints at a major copper discovery and a possible Heigesropper strike in training. Early text suggests prices from 9 cents to 330, with Beatt linked to a proclamation. Details are unclear and reader beware.

Genlomien Iseorze Beatt

Communist Revolt Suppressed in Sumatra District

Batavia reports 100 communists killed and 500 arrested in Sumatra Siloonkang district during a crackdown. Many insurgents surrendered as authorities announced the wide scale action and control measures amid ongoing disorders.

Sumatra Batavia Siloonkang Tnuteh

New York Tests Radio Alarm System For Police

New York City conducts tests of a city wide radio alarm linking WNYC with 12 precinct stations. Two hundred Western Electric sets will be installed across all five boroughs to broadcast criminal descriptions within two minutes. Officials say the system will provide rapid alerts to every precinct and enhance crime detection and deterrence.

New York WNYC New York City McLaughlin Department of Plant and Structures Goldman Greater Western Electric D. H W. O'Brien Albert Goldman

Trials of consul wife told to judge in Chicago

Mrs Dorothy Work Kemp testifies to Judge Cearre Fred Rush that she fled through several foreign cities to reach her husband and a US warship in the Straits of Gibraltar. She says he ordered her to return home and they married in Evanston in 1920. She alleges he deserted her in 1928 after boarding a ship at Gibraltar bound for England.

Chicago Cearre Fred Rush Dorothy Work Kemp George Kemp Consular Service Cadiz Cang Islands United States Gibraltar England Rush

Relatives Fete Woman Reaching 100 in Springlield Event

Relatives and more than 1000 friends gathered at a community dinner in Springliedd Missouri to honor Mrs. Nancy Son Price on her 100th birthday. She lived with her son T a Prion at a farm home north of the town, a house built by her father in 1837 on land he homesteaded. Price’s descendants number twelve children thirty five grandchildren fifty six great grandchildren and thirty great great grandchildren.

Springliedd Nancy Son Price T. A. Prion Here

Volunteers Assist Censors in London

London reports volunteers aiding the Lord Chamberlain to police theaters night clubs films postcards and books. The London Public Morality council seeks to pressure the Lord Chamberlain while London County council warns of possible licensing power loss to local authorities.

London Lord Chamberlain London Public Morality Council London County Council

Hen Nests in Tree Lead Egg Loss for Rhode Island Red

A Rhode Island Red hen owned by Mrs A He furner, a farmer's wife, nests on a tree limb and drops eggs from that height, resulting in a total loss of the eggs and raising questions about her egg producing career. The odd habit of the hen may affect the farm’s plans for egg production and potential frying fate.

Chanute Kanan Rhode Island Mra. A He Furner

Knowledge of Set Workings Well Repays by Performance

Reader questions about new radio sets are addressed. The article explains speed of music playback cannot be altered by the set, battery roles for A and B supplies, charging routines, and the function of eliminators. it covers volume control for varying broadcast powers and how to judge clarity, plus tips on distance and DX versus local station reception.

Bound Brook Aéntian Tall Bell System Walker Street Fivo Bound Bronk WIZ Orchestra Rio

Dry Agent Drops in on Wet Party

Agents raided the Eagle club in Monongahela city after being refused admission entered through a cellar window. The party found contraband at Braddock and attempted to force open a safe with a torch but were thwarted when an officer volunteered to operate the lock.

Pittsburgh Tuy Eagle Club Monongahela City Iron Chute Rathkeller Braddock

Man's Body Reconstructed From Tooth in Montana Find

PETROTT Jan 22 A prehistoric man is being reconstructed from a single tooth found at Gear Creek Mont. The article notes astonishing progress in fossil bridge work and modern methods used to piece together ancient remains.

Petrott Stan Gear Creek Mont

Tourists Pluck Wine Judges in Paris Remarks

In Paris an article from the Good Wine of France laments American and foreign tourist tastes shifting toward expensive vintages. It urges travelers to drink standard wines if their palates are not educated to finer distinctions like Chateau Margaux and Chateau Lafite.

Paris Europe France Ure

Trovatore Radio Broadcast Plans National Opera Night

The Brunswick Phonograph Co and National Broadcasting Co team to air the Chicago Civic Opera Company's last act of Il trovatore Friday night. Claudia Muzio Aroldo Lindi and Richard Bonelli perform with Cyrena Van Goerion joining as principal. highlights include Miserere and Home to Our Mountains. The fortress scene will be condensed to a two minute transition for the gala broadcast.

Graud Opera Brunswick Phonograph Company National Broadcasting Company Chicago Civic Pera Company Rovatore Claudia Muzio Aroldo Lindi Richard Bonelli Miscrere Rosy Vinsons Chicago Cyrena van Goerion Mountains

No Grade Crossing Will Get This Man

Stevens Point Wisconsin January 22 a cautious driver from Wisconsin Rapids tooted his horn loudly at the Soo Line crossing on Highway 10 in Stevens Point a police officer stopped him and he was brought to municipal court quoted as believing he could not cross until the gate tender gave permission the motorist was released by the court.

Stevens Point Wis Wisconsin Rapids Soo Line Highway 10

Soviet Joke Slows Don Basin Mines Workers Actions

A placard at a Don Basin coal shaft warned of explosion if 620 roubles were not posted by 16 00 tomorrow. About 2000 miners refused to work, delaying production for nearly a week and costing £50 000 in coal, wages, and losses.

Moscow Don Basin

Barefoot Sleeper Wakes in Snow in Winnipeg

A woman in Winnipeg walked three blocks barefoot in heavy snow with a biting wind. Described as a creete walker, she had never left home before and was awakened by a constable who escorted her back to safety.

Winnipeg

Dog's Barking Saves Three Lives

Police dog Charles and owners Joseph Macanti and the Antler Inn alerted to a fire at the 75 000 building. They woke boarder Peter Nava and all escaped through a widow opening as the flames destroyed the structure. The story notes a murderer's health turnaround in a separate item about John Morisey.

Purchase Nlc Charles Joseph Macanti Peter Nava

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