Radio stars and a geography tour in early 20th century program
Radio highlights feature Mary Astor Charles Ruggles and Mischa Auer with Carlos Ramirez as vocalist on Town Meeting of the Air hosted by Senator Jo ee. The piece then switches to a historical geography note about Italy’s Tyrrhenian coast detailing ancient invasions and current rail and road lines from Reggio Calabria to Rome with Salerno as a hub.
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Mary Astor
Charles Ruggles
Mischa Auer
Carlos Ramirez
Wrop
Joee Ee Ee
Colorado
Adriatic
Ravenna
Bari
Peri
Sicily
Heraclea
Bar
Reggio Calabria
Naples
Otranto
Taranto
Gallipoli
Lecce
Brindisi
Reg
Genoa
Many Rocks Are To Be Found In Italy Conquest
A description of Italy as a geographic barrier to invasion notes limestone crags granite peaks and rivers shaping military paths. It explains the Apennines Adriatic and Tyrrhenian coastlines and how modern forces adapt by rail and road while historic crossings show conquests entering from the sea to inland targets. Etruscans first entered via the Straits of Messina before expanding inland.
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Italy
Associated Press
Rome
Mediterranean
Nature
Genoa
Monte Della Maiella
Adriatic
Sicily
Elba
Tyrrhenian
Straits of
Messina
Germans Do Not Know How To Shoot Cannons
A Field Artillery Journal piece by a pen name critic says German artillerymen lack practical training and rely on a World War I era saturation bombardment. The article contrasts German methods with the British and American practice of precise, neutral fire designed to support infantry.
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Science Service
Washington
Field Artillery Journal
Hiter
Toeich
Ger
Mans
Mission To Moscow Shown In Russia
In Moscow on July 28 posters at movie houses advertise Joseph E. Davies’s "Mission To Moscow" with his smiling portrait gracing the fronts as crowds mill through the streets.
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Moscow
Russia
Joseph E. Davies
Mos
Hollywood Film Shown To Mixed Russian Audience
A new film had its first local public showing last night and drew a positive reception. Russian audiences found some Hollywood notions amusing while minor cuts were made, including removal of a scene in the American embassy. Russians focused intently on the Moscow trial sequences.
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Hollywood
Davies
Moscow
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