Radio Highlights and New Year Music Mix on WRO Schedule
Radio lineup lists night services and late shows on WRO and affiliates with music programs, news segments, and entertainers like Arch McDonald and Fred Allen. Mentions a hopeful New Year and late night tunes running until 4 a.m. Includes references to charitable concerns about low income mothers.
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WRO
Beattie
E. C. Hill
Abner
Arch McDonald
Music Bank
Michael Frank Parker
Snemas
the World Today
Fred Waring
Amos
Andy
Mr. Keen
News of World
Lanny Ross
Wwe
Music Howard
Meek
Christian
Lowerer Basin
Eddie Fred Allen
Street
Mter
Kay Kyser
Glenn Miller
Melody Hour
Golden Gate
Professor Briggs
Lovely Private Gets His Fill Of Yale Presents
Private Joseph D. Everingham of Clearwater Florida, at CAMP GRANT Illinois, receives Christmas packages and letters from readers. He distributes perishable food to bunkmates and opens gifts, including a lonely hearts club list. Fliers drop calling cards with a cellulose nitrate plastic that burns rapidly.
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Lovely Private
Yale
Camp Grant
Joseph D. Everingham
Lonely Hearts Club
Christmas Dinner Surprise For Alvin York In Richmond
Private Alvin York, nephew of the famous sergeant, dined with Mrs. A. W. Jennings in Richmond. She invited him after reading he was near Camp Lee, then spotted him among soldiers on Broad Street as he sought her home.
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Richmond
Alvin York
A. W. Jennings
Camp Lee
York
Rainfall figures for Winchester area posted
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hours ending today with none. December to date totals 3.60 inches and year to date 28.61 inches. The 28 year average is 35.80 inches with monthly means listed from January through December. Figures courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Bank Closing Notices for New Year 1942
New Year day is a holiday and banks will close Thursday January 1 1942. Paper maturing January 1 may be paid Friday January 2 1942. John I Sloat cashier Commercial and Savings Bank notes January 4 1942 banking day Friday January 2 1942. J H Yost cashier Farmers and Merchants National Bank banking day Friday January 2. Harold G Brown cashier Shenandoah Valley Nail Bank. Geo B Bushnell cashier Union Bank of Winchester.
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John I. Sloat
Commercial and Savings Bank
Farmers and Merchants National
J. H. Yost
Harold G. Brown
Shenandoah Valley Nail Bank
Geo. B. Bushnell
Union Bank of Winchester
New York meeting stirs plans for Susan Farmer
Irene Carter and Fred Mosher scheme to locate Susan Farmer in New York. Susan and Roy Leonard join at a cocktail lounge as Irene questions Fred about Ardendale ties and the Dainty Diana Dairies publicity storm.
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Fred
New York
Irene Smilied
Susan Farmer
Irene
Diana Dairies
Magine
Bues Frére Carter
Susan
Carter
Marie
Irene Carter
Roy Leonard
Roy
Mosher
Mr. Mosher
Mason Morgan
Mr. Leonard
Ardendale
Miss Carter
Esmeralda
Daily Crossword 10 11 12 13 15 16 18 19 Across and Down
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Elkhart youths warned after horse traffic light run
In Elkhart Indiana two young men on horseback ran a stop light and received a warning to slow down next time. The item accompanies stray questions about human brain weight noting it reaches full weight by 15 to 18, stays steady until about 60, then declines to age 80 with around six percent loss.
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Elkhart
Ind
Salem flier with DSC for shooting down two planes
Outdoor sports brief notes Army Lieut. Carl Parker Gies in the Philippines sending a radio gram saying he is having a wonderful time. He recently received the Distinguished Service Cross for shooting down two Japanese planes in combat. The item also mentions air raid glass damage in Great Britain and minimal window loss.
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Portland
Ore
Carl Parker Gies
Philippines
Salem, Ore
Fish Stories at Fort MacArthur End in Whale Sighting
SAN PEDRO Calif Dec 31 Coast artillerymen at Fort MacArthur spotted two objects off shore resembling enemy submarines and alerted the officer in charge. The fort publication said big guns would blow the subs to Davy Jones Locker but closer viewing showed the objects to be whales. The Soviet Far East is still a vast pioneer area.
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San Pedro
Calif
Fort MacArthur
Davy Jones
Tough Bird Buried by Shredder Survives Fodder Heap
A white Leghorn pullet on Eugene Theesh's farm near South Milford Indiana was buried under fodder after wandering near a shredder. Thirty seven days later Theesh recovered the chicken though weak and hungry. The note adds a 1941 stat that 30,000 young men completed civilian aviation courses and 9,800 were in training in the area.
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Kendallville
Ind
Eugene Theesh
South Milford
Theesh
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Re“Mort
Everingham
Clearwater, Fla
Mississippi
Timberlake
Theatrc
Maid Inhallar, Allen Eppes
Fred Mosher
Miss Aps
Daily Crossword
Edward
East Indies
Blondie
U. S
Patent Office
Dagwood
Chic Young
Big Sister
Rageered
U & Pacem Otter
Byles Forgrave
Thimble Theater
Popeye
Greter
Etta Kett
Aui
Secret Agent X-9
Tommy
GRR
By Paul Robinson
Robert Storm
Nancy
Great Britain
Soviet Far East
Bert
Will
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