Transit Radio invades buses with FM ads in 14 cities
Transit Radio, Inc. began in Cincinnati after a 1913 business conference and now posts 15 percent commissions to brokers. By last July it installed FM receivers in 100 Covington buses and is expanding to 14 cities with over 200 advertisers and a claimed daily audience of 5 million. The company touts reaching commuters where 80 percent of adults ride transit and aims for nationwide growth.
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New York
Cincinnati
Transit Radio, Inc
Covington
Ohio River
WCTS
Transit Radio
Crosby
Dio
St. Louis
Wilkes-Barre
Houston
Topeka
Allentown
Huntington
W. Va
Tacoma
Wash
Evansville
Ill
Kansas City
Public Transit
Columbia Broadcasting System
Gems for Thought Takes Center Stage on PM News
A compact TV radio log notes Gems for Thought airing at 2830 Gems, with various programs listed through the day including AM News Sports and Breakfast Club segments. The schedule shows multiple repeats and cross listings for PM and dawn hours, reflecting a busy broadcasting lineup.
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Wnews
Transit Radio on City Buses Sparks Convenience and Debate
Transit Radio equipped buses promise hands free travel with loudspeakers in ceilings giving passengers updates and ads while drivers cannot switch stations. Critics warn of pervasive advertising and passenger indifference as radio use is limited to newer, quieter street cars.
Australian minister seals 750000 case canning deal
Melbourne Commerce and Agriculture Minister Pollard announces British Ministry of Food will take 750000 cases of Australian canned peaches pears and apricots this year. Last year shipments totaled 1570000 cases.
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Commerce and Agriculture
Pollard
Australia
Ministry of Food
Television Schedule Highlights Evening Lineup
WNBK offers a full evening slate from 3:00 and 4:00 to 12:00 midnight. Featured programs include Howdy Doody Kukla Fran Ollie Arthur Godfrey and His Friends Toast of the Town and Bill Veeck Reports with boxing and wrestling bouts late on the page.
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Kukla
Fran
Ollie
Jake
Linn Sheldon
Bill Veeck
Radio listings highlight forest care and wartime relief
On the Air Tonight features The Ohio Story at 6 30 on WHBC about forest conservation. Loretta Young and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. present Aftermath a CARE relief program at 9 30 on CBS WGAR. Big Story at 10 on WTAM follows a city editor tracking a killer. Gonzaga Glee Club appears on Bing Crosby Show at 10 on ABC WHBC.
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Fulton Lewis Jr
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Pim Vu
N. Today Velvet Mood Quartet
Morgan
Jonnns Morgan
Aylight News
Bill Mayer
Jim Martin
Nickelodeon
Arthur Godfrey
Rosemary Wendy Warren
Jenny Helen Trent
Burton
Norah Drake
Loretta Young
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
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Europe
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Bing Crosby
ABC
Easter Skit for Children on Massillon Hour
An Easter skit for children will be broadcast at 10 30 a m over WAND on the Massillon Hour. Mrs Helen Owens and Mrs Paul Williams of Massillon present the program.
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Helen Owens
Paul Williams
Burl Ives guest on Arthur Godfrey Show Tonight
Folk singer Burl Ives appears on Arthur Godfrey and his Friends at 8 on CBS WEWS. A middleweight bout between Jose Basora and Vern Lester airs at 10 15 on CBS WEWS.
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Burl Ives
Arthur Godfrey
Cbswews
Jose Basora
Vern Lester
Cbs-Wews
Mutual Plans May Launch for TV Network Leg
The Mutual network aims to go live in television by late May or slightly later with two new stations opening to form the East's first network leg. MBS adds to five networks in TV, ABC eyes Roddy MacDowell for a five weekly commentary, and Jimmy Savo is weighing a fantasy style TV show.
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MBS
ABC
Roddy MacDowell
Jimmy Savo
Collective nouns in business writing clarified
A reader asks about plural or singular verbs with collective nouns like committee or company. The guidance explains treating them as singular when seen as a unit or plural when viewed as individuals, with examples showing natural phrasing and occasional mixed usage for clarity and tone.
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Jane
Mabel
Helen
Mary
Grace
Chicago
Reading shifts to practical guides, Louisville library says
The Louisville free public library reports a clear move from leisure reading to books that teach business industry and home skills. The trend highlights how readers seek practical information and self improvement titles.
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Louisville
Louisville Free Public Library
Eleventh attempt to reach Thurston spirit planned
In Columbus an 11th attempt to contact the late magician Howard Thurston was set for today at Greenlawn Mausoleum. Claude Noble, Detroit amateur, will enter with a photo of explorer Carveth Wells to ask Thurston's spirit to manifest by knocking the picture from Noble's hand. Thurston died 13 years ago at 12:30 p.m. in Miami, and his body lies in the mausoleum.
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Howard Thurston
Claude Noble
Detroit
Greenlawn Mausoleum
Carveth Wells
Miami
Fla
Thurston
Northwest flood losses tally 25.8 million to three states
PULLMAN WASH Last year floods in the Northwest caused agriculture damage totaling 25 807 338 across Washington Oregon and Idaho final figures show the toll on crops and farm lands across the three states with estimates accounting for crop losses and related impacts
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Pullman, Wash
Northwest
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Ranger Joe Popped Wheat Cereal Sneak Preview
Ed ward Wasmund of Youngstown Ohio praises Ranger Joe popped wheat as the best cereal. The ad touts honey flavor a nourishing breakfast served with milk or cream and invites readers to try Ranger Joe today.
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Ranger Joe
Edward Wasmund
Mahoning Ave
Youngstown
Auto Injuries Fatal Columbus Crash Claims Otto McGee
A three car collision on foggy Columbus streets caused the death of Otto McGee a 55 year old resident of Granville. The crash injured others though their conditions were not stated in available report.
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Columbus
Otto McGee
Granville
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