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WAYNE KING THE WALTZ KINGTHIS IS A TRUE STORY ABOUTA QUIET YOUNG MAESTRO

By BOB HARTMAN

It's a mighty fine band which can stay off the air fora year and not be forgotten. It's a sensationally extra-ordinary band which can stay off the air for a year andstill be named "America's No. 1 Radio Dance Orchestra"during that time. In spite of the fact that Wayne Kingand his orchestra have not been heard commercially onthe airlanes since October of last year, the King organiza-tion was recently voted America's favorite dance orches-tra in the 1939 listeners poll conducted by a nationallyknown radio magazine. It was with this exceptionalfeather in his cap that Wayne King and his orchestrareturned to the air October 21 over the Columbia net-work in a new Saturday night program at 7:30 CST.

The Waltz King first won national recognition with his"sweet" interpretation of popular music and he has neverforsaken that style. The Wayne King organization hasmoved serenely through the onslaughts of swing and jit-terbugging. King keeps an eye to the fact that the generalpublic and even the "swing cats" still like sweet musicto dance to and sweet music is what Wayne will con-tinue to play.

The life story of the quiet young maestro named Kingreads like an Alger tale. When Wayne was seven, hedeliverd papers in El Paso, Texas. At the age of eighthe found employment in a nearby garage as wash boy.It was not until he became sixteen that he secured abetter job, swinging a sledge hammer in the railroad yards.With his earnings he joined his father in Clinton, Mis-souri, and began the musical career that was destinedto lead him to fame.

In his senior year at high school, his father gave hima clarinet for a birthday present and he learned how toplay the instrument through a book of instructions. Heattended Valparaiso University in Indiana, earning moneyby waiting on tables and playing the clarinet in a danceband. Wayne left school at the end of his second year,despite his winning letters in football and basketball, tojoin a Chicago insurance company, at a salary of $18 aweek. It helped him make a down payment on thatfamous "Waltz King" saxophone.

It wasn't many years ago that the men living in aChicago YMCA complained to the secretary that someonewas disturbing the peace with a saxophone. The secretaryof the "Y" tracked down the musician and found WayneKing sitting in his pill -box room puffing away at hissax after a long day pounding the streets with insurancepolicies. Wayne was informed that he would have to finda more subdued musical instrument or else.

When the YMCA frowned on his rehearsals King wasdetermined to remain there and yet continue his prac-tice. So he spent many weary hours sitting cross-leggedon the bed with a pillow stuffed in the end of the saxo-phone. And thus was the inimitable "quiet" King styleborn! After six months of this martyrdom to his art,the self -instructed musician was playing first saxophonewith an orchestra. He moved from one dance band toanother until he found himself playing the leading bandat the Trianon Ballroom in Chicago.

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playing and offered to supply King with an orchestraif he would build it expressly to play waltz music andconstruct it around his individual style as a saxophonist.When King agreed he was transferred to the AragonBallroom as a relief band. Within a short time, hisorchestra moved into first position and Wayne beganan engagement which made Chicago musical history.

Blue-eyed Wayne King has a personality akin to hismusic. He is essentially quiet. He's the pipe -smokingtype of person who dislikes publicity, crowds and noise.He prefers to dress in informal clothes and refuses tohave his picture taken unless it's absolutely necessary.

Wayne's first love is his family. He is married toDorothy Janis, a former movie star, and has a daughterPenny, age 5, and a son Wayne, age 2. Holding a strongsecond in his affections, is, of course, his music. Waynespends long hours in the library of his country home,arranging and practicing music. But he has outside inter-ests too. He flys his own plane, collects pipes, studiesphilosophy, and plays golf in the low seventies.

Among some of the unforgettable songs which Waynehas composed in his easy -to -listen -to King manner, are"Josephine," "The Waltz You Saved for Me," "BabyShoes," and "Emaline."

It is difficult to bring a story about Wayne King toa close, because he's the kind of person who's alwaysadding a new laurel to his wreath which makes yester-day's news about him pretty stale. In spite of his quiet,retiring nature, Wayne is never for a moment inactive.On the contrary, his two steady blue eyes are forever seton some goal at which he persistently works until thatgoal is passed. It is perhaps that quality in Wayne Kingwhich imbues his music and his style of playing withan ever fresh and artistic quality.

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MIKE MARES AND CROSS TALKFour Bells-Four Stars-Orchids and

all the nice things we could possiblysay about a performance turned in notso long ago by one of our local boys.Really, we were surpised that not oneof our local columnista took it uponthemselves to give Bob Elson the greatbig hand that millions know he de-serves. His was by yards and yards,the best description ever given of a

World's Series-and for 1940- (atten-tion Judge Landis) let's hope that Bobwill do a full nine innings, instead offour and a half-each and every game.Less said the better we feel about therecent AFRA difficulties and it is niceto note that a temporary truce hasbeen called-inside dope is that a fullunderstanding has been reached andwill be announced any minute. Gosh, wedo hope those rumors about the Walsh'sare just that and nothing more-theirintimates say it won't be permanent.Without question, the biggest thing tohit the local air lanes in many moonsis the Musico Show (WGN) Fridays8 pm.-a terrific idea, with one ex-ception-too much Anson. How aboutit Bill-may we please listen to themusic? One thing more-they're sayingtoo, that the show may not be re-newed-customers are squawking plen-ty due to the utter impossibility ofcalling in their bingo's-how about afew more telephones? You're welcome.Last issue we question -marked the an-nouncement of two weddings. AliceHills and Peggs Hillias's and now sincewe have it all straight-please acceptour belated congratulations and bestwishes. Now let's be timely with thesame wish for one of the trade's bettercharacter men, Stanley Gordon, whoafter yar's and yar's will take the fatalleap November 4th-the little womanis a former privae sec'try and veddyveddy attractive-good luck kids. Radioand its people for a few weeks aregoing to miss very greatly a man whosecheerfulness and friendly hellos weresomething with which all are familiar.His way has been anything but smoothand many weeks in a row this pastseason have shown "no profit." Yetwe know he has been a source of trueinspiration to many who were dis-couraged and so again we say-we'regoing to miss, for awhile, radio's BobDyrenforth. From St. Francis hospital,Evanston, we learn that he is sufferingfrom a broken arm, broken leg and apossible injury of the pelvic, due to acollision October 14th. Bob, we're allpulling plenty for you-so good luckold timer (P. S. address all commun-cations, St. Francis Hospital, Evanston.)Wonder if one of radio's better-knownband leaders will discover, in time,that Batons and Bottles don't mix --

we happen to know that at presenthis past is much more promising thanhis future. Very logical, we thought,were the predictions that the newTempleton show would really be tops,especially after Alec's brilliant Summerseries but so far-well-it might beproduction. A prediction-that EverettHoagland's band (heard thru WGN-Mutual) will within six months, be atopnotcher-they really have what ittakes. Have you heard what happenswhen an agency executive goes on theair? Contact Kirby Hawks, B.S.H.-very, very funny. That very fine actorwe all know, is again in the dog house --too many slow horses and snake eyes,and so, we for one, are ready to writefinis to what could have been an out-standing career. Very definitely big-time are the new "Gatway to Holly-wood" shows (WBBM-CBS) Sundays5:30 pm. being handled by WBBM'sproduction director Bobby Brown. Hon-orable mention is also deserved byKen Ellington, local announcer, who isword-slinger for the series. Really sen-sational has been the success of a

former Chicago actor Dave Gothard.Word reachess our ears that directorsare drawing lots for his services andhis many shows (heard locally) areample verification-Good luck, Dave-we're tickled pink. By the way-aChicago actress, who cancelled severalcontracts to journey East, has not beenheard, as was predicted; wonder of thosereports are true? They tell us that BillBouchey doesn't mind in the least be-ing called a farmer for in addition to be-ing one of radio's highest paid actors,he also owns and operates an ultra-modern farm in a nearby state Mustn'tforget to convey our sincere apprecia-tion to John Harrington (WBBM) andFort Pearson (NBC) for those swellpigskin descriptions each Saturday. Myoh my, do you suppose we are beingtotally ignored by the Radio Schools?We still haven't received that list oftheir graduates we asked for in thelast issue-please? Happy to report,that doing nicely is "Vic and Sade's"producer, Ted McMurray, after havingundergone a serious operation severalweeks ago. Here's hoping he reads thisin the control room. Congratulationsare in order for NBC announcer, GeneRouse, recently promoted to positionof Night Supervisor-still think thatGene's Philbert character is one of thebest and could add so much to so manyshows. It isn't often that we taketwo separate shots in one issue at thesame Bull's eye but we feel that theshow which replaced the Sunday"Rhythm at Noon" series deservessomething-and we don't mean amedal.

. . really, Mr. Sponsor, your Rhythm atNoon series was a very listenable show.One of the newest to crash the "goodlistening" brackets is the Milton Berle"Stop Me if You've Heard this One"Saturdays (NBC-WMAQ) 7:30 pm.,which should more than hold its ownwith the time tested "Gang Busters"directly opposite (WBBM) - darnit - we like them both and weonly have one radio. Janet Logan, oneof the airways prettiest and most tal-ented gals, just won't tell a soul aboutthat former All-American boy friend.Wonder if he's still heart -broken?Drama in one act. Scene, NBC lobby.Time, anytime. Actor, Mr. --, doyou know that you're one of the onlytwo directors in this town I've neverworked?" Director, "Well, what doyou want, a medal?" Curtain. Mustn'tforget to be on hand for the AfraAntics which takes place November10th at the Hotel Sherman. Last year'sannual was really something but thisyear it will be topped plenty. Ticketsare one buck from any member-an-ticipating thanks we say-you're veryvery welcome. That nasty rumor thatsome are spreading about a separationof two of radio's swellest people isnot true and we have it very verystraight.

According to Edward McCrail, Na-tional publicity director of the Ameri-can Legion Convention, a large partof the success of their recent conven-tion in Chicago was due to the un-tiring efforts of Raymond E. Jeffers,of the R. M. Seeds Co., Chicago. Jef-fers furnished two coast to coast net-work shows, Avalon Time and UncleWalter's Dog House for the Legion-aires and their families, and had theonly commercial float in the parade.This was accomplished thru co-opera-tion of Ed Felts, chairman of theRadio Committee of American LegionCorps. Hats off to Raymond E. Jef-fers, the human dynamo - when itcomes to getting things done.

Ray Noble's orchestra, featuring Co-bina Wright, Jr., songstress, will beheard nationally on Tuesdays and Thurs-days on a sustaining wire, in additionto his Burns and Allen Wednesdaybroadcast . . Marek Weber marriedthe girl, the former Anne Suchow, andit looks like Star Theatre Emcee KenMurray is really serious about that filmstarlet Mary Healy. He sent HER a

gift the night HE opened on the snowThat'll be all for now, except this--

we just found out that liquor con-sumed in large quantities contains oil-better known as "Skid Grease."

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NEWS AND NOTES IN RADIO ROWUncle Walter Is UnmaskedHe Is Tom Wallace, Ad Man

Chicago-Just recently it was re-vealed how Tom Wallace, vice-presi-dent of an advertising agency, alsohappens to be Uncle Walter, the keep-er of Uncle Walter's Dog House pro-gram, heard over the NBC network onTuesday nights

Early this year, the idea for the DogHouse show struck the agency officials,and without waiting for the ink onthe trial script to dry they hopped atrain to lay the idea before the pros-pective sponsor. Hurriedly rounding upa cast and orchestra for audition forthe prospect. But the show was minusan actor who could play the role ofUncle Walter, key figure in the cast.In desperation, the officials auditionedthemselves and decided that their col-league, Tom Wallace, would have todo the part for the sponsor audition.He did, and the prospect liked theshow well enough to buy it providingthat Tom Wallace, whose voice fittedthe part like a kid glove, should con-tinue to be Uncle Walter.

To be an ad agency executive or aradio star is not too unusual, but tobe an agency executive and a radiostar at one and the same time is some-thing to talk about.

The highspot of the Uncle Walter'sDog House program is a dramatizedstory of a true Dog House experiencesent in by some "suffering" brother.Cash prizes are awarded weekly tothe winner of the Dog House experi-ence letter sent in that is used in theweekly program. First prize for theweek for the best letter on the DogHouse experience is $50.00 cash. Thenext best eleven letters are awarded aten -dollar Flamegrain Kaywoodie pipeand a pound cannister of Sir WalterRaleigh tobacco. All "suffering" broth-ers who may have a Dog House experi-ence are invited to send their letter ofexperience to Uncle Walter's DogHouse in care of Radio Varieties.

DON KELLEY AND HOT PEPPERSWhat is a persimmon? Several weeks ago,

Don Kelley, conducting the Saturday morningHousewifes Spelling Bee on WLS, Chicago,pronounced the word "persimmon." The ladyspelled it correctly, and Kelley asked what apersimmon was. She didn't know. Kelley ven-tured the uncertain opinion that "It's a fruit,a thing that grows on a tree, isn't it? Some-thing hot, like a pepper?" Another contestantvolunteered that it was a citrus fruit. Thisweek Kelley received a big supply of per-simmons by mail from a listener, Mrs. XeniaGarrigus, in Rockville, Indiana. She wrote:"I felt rather sorry for a boy who grew upwithout ever getting persimmons all over hisface and on his blouse, where his mothercould never wash out the stains . . Persimmonsare a little like roasting ears. because youcan't eat them and stay dignified at the sametime. They just will get on the outside!"

THE CHANT OF THE TOBACCOAUCTIONEER

Those tobacco auctionneers who utterweird noises Saturday nights on "Your HitParade" - L. A. "Speed" Riggs and T. E.Boone - may not be able to crowd morewords into fewer seconds than anyone elsein radio, but they deserve the accolade untilsomeone comes along with a better record.

That chanting may sound like a lot of jib-berish to the uninitiated, but to tobacco buy-ers it tells the story of the progress of theauction. An average of 360 sales are consum-mated in an hour, which means that the auc-tioneer disposes of each lot in an average often seconds. And here's his chant:

"Heyyyy Twenty nine nine nine nine ninenine nine nine nine nine. Roundem roundemroundem roundem roundem. Am I right atthirty thirty thirty thirty thirty thirty thirtythirty thirty thirty thirty thirty THIRTY onethirty one thirty one one one one one oneone one one one one one Two thirty two twotwo two two two two two two two two twotwo two bumn bumn two three thirty threethree three three three three three three threethree Four thirty four four four Come alongcome along come along long long Four thirtyfour four four four FIVE thirty five five fivefive five five five Grab it grab it grab it grabit Five thirty five five five five five Yam Iright right Yam I right Yam I right at thirtyfive five five Six six thirty six six six six six sixsix six six six six Seven seven Thirty sevenseven seven seven seven seven seven sevenseven seven seven EIGHT eight eight eightThirty eight eight eight eight eight eighteight Sold to the Ah Merican."

WHAT ACTORS EAT-WHENTHEY EAT . .

Varied, and somtimes exceedingly strange,are gastronomic preferences of CBS stars, asrevealed in the recently published book, "WhatActors Eat-When They Eat." Oddest choiceis that of Bill Hay, announcer on the "Amos'n' Andy" program who celebrates his 16thyear on the air November 1. Bill would talkthe proverbial mile for a slice of tomatosoup cake-with cream cheese icing. Much moreconservative are Freeman Gogden, who isAmos and C. J. Correll, who plays Andy.Cosden goes for chicken and mushroom cas-serole. Correll's favorite is nothing more ex-otic than savory meat pie. He's fussy aboutthe biscuit crust., too. Tony Martin, emceeand baritone soloist of "Tune Up Time,"dotes on scrambled eggs and kippered her-ring. But when it comes to coffee, Tony goesa little haywire. He insists on adding a coupleof pinches of mustard and a dash of saltbefore the coffee comes to a boil for flavor!Jimmy Fidler, Hollywood reporter, is hap-piest when served plain Boston baked beans-with or without the pork. And Jimmyserved a stretch with the marines, too! GracieAllen will eat anything, provided she has ricepudding for dessert. Only the rice MUST bewashed thoroughly before being cooked. Geo.Burns, husband and broadcast partner, likescreamed chicken and peas in patty shells.Kenny Baker, of the "Texaco Star Theater"starts the day with cornmeal hot cakes. JimmyWallington's fond of macaroni with tuna fish.Frances Langford's "yen" is directed towardsteamed fig pudding with foamy orange sauce.Edward G. Robinson, of "Big Town," goesfor broiled chicken and *baked artichokes;Conrad Nagel, "Silver Theater" emcee, likescountry lamb and carrot pie. Joe E. Brownopens wide for meat loaf.

GREY SQUIRREL BITES REDSKELTON

Last week as Red Skelton was driving tothe studios thru Lincoln Park he accidentallyran over a squirrel. Soft hearted Red jammedon his brakes and picked up the slightly in-jured animal. He caressed it and pleaded thatit shouldn't die when suddenly the squirrelturned and bit Red thru the right thumb. Atraffic cop took him to the Columbus memorialHospital for treatment and then to the policestation where he was fined for blocking traf-fic! Skelton being exasperated about thewhole affair is burned up beyond repair ashe is in no position to do his famous dunkingdonut act with his thumb bandaged. AlsoRed has to take 15 treatments at the Columbushospital for the squirrel bite.

(Editor's Note: All grey squirrels beware ofRed Skelton.)

DICK TODD GETS AWARDDick Todd, baritone on the Avalon Time

show was recently presented with the Met-ronome Medal by Richard E. Gilbert for hisoutstanding achievements in the vocal field for1939. His tremendous success as a BluebirdRecording Artist plus his splendid entertain-ment on the air were the reasons for theaward. The sales of his records ranks second toBing Crosby.

SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW MUSIC?For every two persons to whom swing is

spinach there are three wtih a broad tolerancefor it as a modern program companion ofserious music, according to a poll by CBS'"So You Think You Know Music!" quiz.The proposition voted upon was: "Can a per-son love classical music and swing, or shallthe twain never meet?"

Contumelies hurled at the tender subject ofjive have been many. Here are samples:

FOR-From a 9 -year -old at Oak Park, Ill.:"I do not understand swing music. It soundslike jungle music. But when I hear music bysomeone like Beethoven it seems like he wastelling me something." From Birmingham,Ala.: "I don't like jazz, unless it's Gershwin!"Asbury, Texas: "Hideous noises!" Los An-geles, Calif.: "I hate swing!" Tombstone,Ariz.: "Swing? Might as well eat mustard onice cream!" A Pennsylvania carpenter: "Letus exert ourselves to restrain this all-pervadingmonster!" Granite City, Ill.: "Noise!" LagunaBeach, Cailf.: "Worse than life imprison-ment!"

AGAINST-A Eugene, Ore.., listener con-siders "classics and swing compatible-theycomplement one another." A letter fromNorthfield, Minn., stated, "One can love swingand classics as one loves good painting andcartoons." From Richmond, Va.: "A lot ofthe classics were 'swing' in their day." AnnArbor, Mich.: "One can like classics andswing even as one can like caviar and peanutbutter." West New York, N. J.: "I'm study-ing to be an opera singer. but I can jive asgood as any of the rug -cutters!" Philadel-phia, Pa.: "Certainly one can appreciate both,but many are too smug to admit it." Edgar -town, Mass.: "I adore both when either iswell done."

Respondents in the poll, nevertheless, over-whelmingly voted for Beethoven as their fav-orite composer and his Fifth Symphony astheir preferred composition.

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Upper left: Use), Woods,"Carol Evans Wart 1" inRoad of Life.Upper right: vivian,Fridell;"Mary Noble" ii Beck -stage Wife".Lower left: Dcris Ducley."Rowena" ir B,=<stageWife.Lower right: _enpra King-ston, "Ginn" ir Mid-

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* Michael Raffetto, whose radio activity is now confined tothe role of Paul Barbour in One Man's Family, has doneeverything in radio from writing dramas to acting in them andproducing them. Born in Placerville, Calif., of a pioneer familywhich built and still owns the Placerville Inn, Raffetto studiedlaw at the University of California, but interrupted his studyto go to Honolulu to direct and act in stage plays. Returning,he was graduated and practiced law under his baptismalname of Elwyn Creighton Raffetto before going to Hollywoodto act. Raffetto is five feet nine inches tall, weighs 145pounds, has black hair and hazel eyes.

* Though he is hardly qualified to speak with authority, sincehe is happily married to one of Chicago's most beautifulmodels, Stanley Harris nevertheless has the leading male roleof Barry McClean in the Trouble With Marriage at 9:45 am.CST Mondays through Fridays over the NBC -Blue network.Born in Seattle, Wash., on July 26, 1917, Harris was playingShakespeare when he was seven and was taking what hecalls his "finishing course" in stock companies before he was15. Harris hobby is collecting guns, of which he has more than100. For relaxation, he sketches and for exercises, he fencesand rides, and is always top man in the Bowling alleys. Hehas black hair and grey eyes, is 5 feet 10 inches tall andweighs 146 pounds.

* Bret Morrison was born in Chicago, Illinois, and nowenjoys the reputation of being one of Chicago's foremostradio actors and narrators. Bret was educated in Chicago andin Los Angeles, California, where he appeared in a numberof movies and also did some work at the Pasadena Playhouse.He is an excellent horseman and owns several fine steeds.Bret's wardrobe is famous in radio circles and he's known asChicago's best -dressed actor. Heard over the Columbia Broad-casting System in "The Romance of Helen Trent," "Man-hattan Mother," and "Campana's First Nighter."

BRET MORRISON

MICHAEL RAFFETTO

* When Dan Sutter, who is Tony Chandler in "Man-hattan Mother," landed a job as a caddy, his parentswere pretty mad. "Look here," they said, "we sent youto Carnegie Tech., Pitt, and you finally graduatedfrom the University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor'sDegree in Speech. And what happens? You get a jobas a caddy!" "Caddying," explained Dan, forming hissibilants, his labials, and his dentals with skill, "isa very difficult occupation You've no idea what I gothrough when someone slices a drive!"

"Caddying is Caddying!" stated Mamma and PapaSutter, coldly, not to be taken in by the orotundphrasing of their offspring.

So Dan Sutter got a job as a drugstore clerk. Hisfamily was still coldly unimpressed by his niche inthe world. Then one day in Jeannette, Pa., over whatDan calls a 71/2 -watt station, Dan got his chance onthe radio. It was no time at all before Mr. and Mrs.Sutter were telling about how their young son Dannywas making good in Chicago via the air waves.

STANLEY HARRIS DAN SUTTER

"THE BIGBy DAN THOMPSON

One theme song that really means something in radio is thatwith which the Chase & Sanborn Hour has been greeting itsmillions of listeners each Sunday night since May 9, 1937. Thattheme song is "The Big Show" from 'Head Over Heels," and"the big show of radio" is exactly what the Chase & SanbornHour has been since it made its debut with a program featuringAnn Harding, W. C. Fields, Don Ameche, Edgar Bergen andCharlie McCarthy, Dorothy Lamour and Werner Janssen's orches-tra. Almost from the date of its birth, the Chase & SanbornHour jumped into the lead of all radio shows as the mostpopular variety show on the air.

A great many things have contributed to the supremacy ofthe Chase & Sanborn Hour as radio entertainment. Among theseis the fact that some outstanding guest appears each Sunday nightat 7 pm. CST on the NBC -Red network to exchange banter withCharles McCarthy, Edgar Bergen's famous dummy, and to appearwith Don Ameche in a radio play. The list of such starsreads like a "Who's Who in Hollywood," with such names asClaudette Colbert, Carole Lombard, Miriam Hopkins, Ida Lupino,Fay Bainter, Alice Faye, Virginia Bruce, Olivia de Havilland,Olympe Bradna, Paulette Goddard, Anna May Wong, La Diet-rich, Barbara Stanwyck, Bette Davis, Andrea Leeds, Joan Blondelland Joan Bennett among the women who have vied with DorothyLamour for the affections of that termite tempter, Charlie Mc-Carthy. Men who have appeared on the show include EdwardArnold, Herbert Marshall and Rudy Vallee, who have acted asguest m.c.'s in certain absences of Don Ameche, and that irre-pressible W. C. Fields, Spencer Tracy, John Barrymore, the StroudTwins, Henry Fonda, Errol Flynn, Ned Sparks and Bill Powell.

Built to a specific formula, the Chase & Sanborn Hour is

directed by Myron Dutton of NBC and Cal Kuhl of the J. WalterThompson Agency. Three writers prepare the scripts-DickMack, Ed Rice and Stanley Quinn. The announcer is Wen NilesAmong regular features on the program are popular song spotsfor Dorothy Lamour and Don Ameche, classical or semi -classicalvocal spots for Nelson Eddy, who has on occasion been relievedby Donald Dickson and John Carter; a play starring Ameche andthe guest of the day; special music spots for Robert Arm-bruster and his orchestra, and the inevitable battles betweenMcCarthy and the guests and the word fights between EdgarBergen and the slap -happy dummy who has made love to morelovely women on 75c a week than Don Juan or Casanova everknew. The love -making or banter between the polished bit cfmood which is Bergen's alter ego and some of Hollywood's mostsuccessful devices of the program, although for a while thenifty word wars which Charlie waged with such guests as

Edward Arnold, W. C. Fields and Ned Sparks seemed to holdthe limelight. So well did Charlie speak for Bergen, as a matterof fact, that on August 28, 1938, the impertinent bit of lumbarwas made honorary Master of Innuendo and the Snappy Come-back by Dean Ralph Dennis of the School of Speech of North-western University during a broadcast from the NBC Chicagostudios. It is interesting to note that the four big names on thismost popular of variety shows were known in Chicago beforethey went to Hollywod. Bergen was graduated from NorthwesternUniversity, Ameche appeared in many radio dramatic showsfrom the NBC Chicago studios and Dorothy Lamour was knownin many of the Windy City's night clubs.

Robert Armbruster replaced Janssen on the show on July 13,1937, and Nelson Eddy joined the cast on August 8, 1937.Both became permanent fixtures at once.

Identified indelibly with Charlie McCarthy, the Big Show curi-ously enough is not wholly understandable in foreign countriesbecause they can't appreciate the American sense of humor thatenjoys the ventriloquistic tricks of Bergen and his wooden pal.Bergen, himself, rather doubted the appeal of Charlie on theTop: Charles McCarthy and Edgar Bergen dish out a few veiled insultsCenter: Don Ameche, who emcees, sings and acts, looks like this during a broadcast.Bottom: Another candid camera shot shows Don Ameche, Dorothy Lamour, CharlesMcCarthy and Edgar Bergen in a hilarious moment from "The Big Show." Fanscouldn't enjoy the program much more than the cast does.

SHOW"air or in the movies and had to be convinced by Rudy Valeein 1936. "Movie scouts used to come to the Chez Paree inChicago to watch my act and told me they enjoyed it," saidBergen. "But they couldn't see how Charlie or I could fit intopictures. They could have hired me then, with or withoutCharlie, for a song."

Then a job in the Rainbow Room of Radio City late in 1936called Bergen and McCarthy to the attention of Valee, discovererof such stars as Bob Burns, Joe Penner and Tommy Riggs andthe radio audiences did the rest.

Today, there can be little doubt that the big shot on "thebig show" is Charlie McCarthy, the irrepressible, impudent, butlovable dummy who makes Bergen's salary for him.

Though his later life is linked with the history of the Chase& Sanborn Hour, Don Ameche is currently on an eight weeks'vacation from the "big show" with his wife, Honore Prendergast.a Columbia (Dubuque, Iowa) college sweetheart, and their threechildren. Born in Kenosha, Wis., on May 31, 1908, Don's realname is Dominick Feliz Ameche (changed from Amici). He wasstudying law at the University of Wisconsin and playing in campusdramas when Fiske O'Hara called him to New York to play thejuvenile lead in "Jerry for Short".

Convinced that acting was his forte, Ameche played stockand vaudeville for some time before Bernardine Flynn (nowSade of NBC's famed Vic and Sade) convinced her erstwhileschoolmate that he ought to try radio. At the NBC Chicagostudios, the handsome, tall Ameche showed a native flair forradio and soon became the first matinee idol of the air.

With coast -to -coast broadcasts keeping him before the publiceye, it wasn't long before Don was called to Hollywood for afeatured role opposite Jean Hersholt in "Sins of Man." That beinga huge success, he went on to "Ramona," "Ladies in Love," "Onein a Million"and other pictures. These pictures, in turn, broughthim to the attention of Chase & Sanborn when that Companydecided to launch their Sunday hour on the NBC -Red network.

Also playing a big part in Dorothy Lamour's life, Chicago wasthe place where the lovely songstress met Herbie Kay, withwhose orchestra she was destined to sing for two years beforethey were married. Dorothy, however, was born in New Orleans,La., on December 10, 1914, and first came to the public'sattention when she was selected as "Miss New Orleans" in 1931.A slim Irish -French brunette, Dorothy's exotic beauty was idealfor motion pictures and she was soon signed to a contractwhich brought her leads in 'Hurricane," "Her Jungle Love" andother sarongish pictures. More important, Dorothy's beauty wassoon to win her the slightly variable affections of one, CharlesMcCarthy.

This McCarthy, like his alter ego, Edgar Bergen, was born inChicago. "Born" may not be exactly the right word, as Charlie,of course, was actually hewed from a watersoaked log on specificorders of the amateur ventriloquist who was born on February16, 1903, as Edgar Bergren. Bergen says he first discovered hisdouble voice at Lakeview High School in Chicago. After someyears of practice, Bergen got the idea of a dummy named Mc-Carthy from an Irish newsboy. He studied the Irish newsboy'svoice for weeks and today believes that Charlie's success is

largely due to the fact that he is faithful to that Irish newsboyof 1924-1925. After touring the world with his new partner.Bergen returned to New York to fill a vaudeville engagement andmade his first radio appearance in December, 1936, as a guest onRudy Vallee's program. So spontaneous was the response ofmillions of radio listeners to Charlie's humor that the BergenMcCarthy team was a natural hit the "big show" sponsorscouldn't afford to overlook.Top: The most natural thing in the world for Don Ameche and Dorothy Lamouris to work together before a microphone.Center: When it comes to kissing, McCar'hy doesn't want any amateurs around.Andrea Leeds, who won her movie contract on the strength of her 500 "test"kisses, thinks McCarthy's technique is marvelous.Bottom: Wen Niles, for many moons announcer on the Chase & Sanborn show,faces a candid camera and a microphone with complete savoir faire.

IlhEAD MA111121.0 ICODID tVT hV7h).21)FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AWARDED TO

HUGH STUDEBAKER(DR. ROBERT GRAHAM IN BACHELOR'S CHILDREN)

..BECAUSE..* His consistently outstanding per-formances in many different roleshave won him the plaudits of fans aswell as those connected with radio.* His characterization of Dr. Rob-ert Graham in "Bachelor's Children"was the first of a now lengthy list ofdoctor shows.* He has won thousands of friendsin every walk of life by his naturalfriendliness.

* H.e has earned his present posi-tion by the long years of trouping inwhich he saw service as a vaudevil-lian, announcer, pianist, producer,writer, and newscaster.* His eagerness to do the unusualon the air . . Abe Lincoln, Cyrano deBergerac, Scrooge in Dickens' "Christ-mas Carol."* He was one of the first radionewscasters.

HUGH STUDEBAKER

RADIO VARIETIES herewith presents Hugh Studebakerwith the Radio Varieties Gold Cup Award for the monthof October.

Dramatic roles occasionally are parallel to the lives ofthe actors who portray them; but of all such parallels onthe air, that of Hugh Studebaker and his mythical char-acter, Dr. Bob Graham on "Bachelor's Children", is oneof the most accurate, and most strange, too!

Strange because when Bess Flynn, who writes theprogram is heard over the CBS network five mornings aweek, saw the character take shape, she did not haveHugh Studebaker in mind. In fact, she had never evenmet the gentleman. Nevertheless, she could not have turnedout a more true-to-life description of Hugh than thatwhich developed in her Dr. Bob character. It even carriesin several instances to actual experiences in the careersof both personalities.

Dr. Bob in the story, for instance, served in the WorldWar. On his seventeenth birthday, Hugh Studebaker en-listed in the United States Navy and saw active serviceby helping to transport some of the 2,059,629 Americanboys who went overseas in 1917 and 1918.

In the script, Dr. Bob often walks over to the pianoand plays and sings. Studebaker needs no double for thatpart. He is an accomplished pianist and singer. Stude-baker's musical career began after his sailor's duties ended.Hugh remembers many an afternoon spent in entertain-ing disabled war veterans in New York hospitals, but ad-mits that his efforts in those beginning days were probablymore entertaining to himself than to the wounded vet-erans. He has sung professionally ever since he lost oneof his first jobs as a clerk in the Kansas City postoffice.

One day his boss happened to drop into a theater wherea male quartet with the late Coon Sanders was billed.Everything went well until the quartet appeared, thenHugh's boss gasped and nudged his wife. "That fellowwho's singing bass," he said, "confound him!"

"Do you know him?' asked his wife."Know him! He's one of my clerks and he's supposed

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to be home sick in bed." The nextday Hugh was fired. For some time herepeatedly and conveniently had beenmanaging to be sick whenever hecould get a job singing.

From then on Studebaker was amember of various stage acts touringthe vaudeville circuit, introducingsuch old time favorites to theatreaudiences as "Out Where the WestBegins" and "The Round Up Lulla-by." Before Dr. Bob Graham came tothe mythical little town where hepractices medicine, he led an ad-venturer's career. Hugh Studebakerhas been a traveler, blacksmith, rail-roader, day -laborer, and even Indiantrader in the Southwest. He ex-plored the famous Carlsbad Cavernsin New Mexico, often called theeigth wonder of the world, with theirdiscoverer, Jim Snow. In fact, it wasStudebaker who was first asked tosing "Rock of Ages" in that half mile

long room, the largest room in the cave, 9000 feet belowthe earth's surface, beginning the custom that has con-tinued to this day.

Dr. Bob Graham of "Bachelor's Children" is one ofthe most friendly persons you would ever want to meet.For one thing he took into his household Janet and RuthDexter, the destitute twins of his old army sergeant, andhis home is a general gathering headquarters for most ofthe town. It's another thing they have in common. Thereisn't a friendlier person in the world than Hugh Stude-baker, nor one with more friends. His friendship withJohn Charles Thomas, for instance, goes back many yearsto the time when the great singer was playing in theoperetta "Maytime," and Studebaker heard him twenty-eight consecutive evenings, finally managing to meet thefamous man backstage.

Madame Schumann-Heink called him "Irish." OneThanksgiving she gave him a great big hug and kiss rightin the center of Michigan Boulevard amidst all the traffic.Hugh had told her that it was the first Thanksgivinghe had ever spent away from his own mother regardlessof where his fortunes had taken him.

Out of another of his friendships may grow a realiza-tion of one of the ambitions of his lifetime, a walkingtrip through Ireland. One of his friends, who delights inHugh's reading of early Irish poetry, has suggested thatthey go to Ireland together next Summer, the internationalsi tuation permitting. There Hugh hopes also to meetAbbey Players, world-famous for their stage plays, forpart of his heart has always been reserved for the drama,especially for the drama of the Irish theater.

There are times, however, when too great a similaritybetween Studebaker and the character he portrays mightseem to detract from Studebaker's acting ability. He mightbe accused of merely "walking through the part," andthen is the time to look back over the career of thisfellow whose first job was closing refrigerator doors forthe same meat -packing house that sponsors his presentprogram, "Bachelor's Children." His progress and versa-tility since those days disprove any other suspicions.

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RADIO VARIETIES GOES TO REHEARSALTop row left: Cast of Midstream. Left to right, Mercedes McCambridge (Midge

Meredith), Hugh Studebaker (Charles Meredith), Betty Lou Gerson (JuliaMeredith), Connie Osgood CZuthl, Dick Wells, announcer and Gordon Hughes,

Top row right: "By Kathleen Norris" series. Left to right: Mildred Baker (DoloresQuinn), Lawson Zerbe (Lance Todhunter), Santos Ortega (George Davis) and

Arlene Blackburn (Tamara Todhunter).Second row left: Baby Snooks (Fanny Brice) and Daddy (Hanley Stafford).Second row right: Edward G. Robinson is Managing Editor, Steve Wilson and Ona

Munson is Lorelei Kilbourne, Society Editor in "Big Town."Third row left: Bill Goodwin, announcer; Skinnay Ennis, Jerry Colonna, and Bob

Hope rehearsing (?) the- lines.Third row right: The Mighty 1\11en Art Players, leftto right: John Brown,

Minerva Pious, Charlie Cantor, and Eileen Douglas.Fourth row left: Left to right. Frankie Pacelli (Timothy), Anne Seymour (Mary

Marlin), Robert Griffin (Joe Marlin) in the Story of Mary Marlin.Fourth row center: Orson Wells, director, actor, producer of Campbell Playhouse,

is shown not thumbing his nose at the cast, but putting feeling and action in

his work.Fourth row right: Professor Quiz (right) and Bob Trout get ready for a session

. , of the weekly Battle of Wits.

BEAUTIES of thellANDSTAN11Top left: For years, Jessica Dragonette was one of the brightest starsin the radio firmament-then for a time she wasn't heard on the air.Now once more, she is under NBC management and has been makingconcert tours in addition to guest appearances on such shows as AlecTempleton Time. She was born in India, land of mystics, educated ina convent at Lakewood, N. J.Top row center: Bing Crosby liked the Music Maids so well in "EastSide of Heaven" that he signed them up for his radio show, the KrattMusic Hall, heard every Thursday night at 9 pm. CSTTop right: At sixteen, Judy Garland is a veteran of the show business.When only four years old, the young tinging star of the Bob Hope"Pepsodent Show" (Tuesdays, 9 pm. CST, NBC:, made her radiodebut on a Los Angeles kiddies' program. Her career from then onwent steadily upward culminating in a contract with Metro when shewas twelve years old. Despite her amazing success Judy is completelyunspoiled. She is probably the most natural star in Hollywood-Second row left: Margaret Speaks, prima donna of the Voice of Firestone,is heard again over the NBC -Red network Mondays at 7:30 pm. CST,Center right: Radio songbird Margery Mayer is one of the finest con-traltos heard on the airlanes. This season Margery will be heard withthe Chicago CityOpera in such favorites as"Romeo and Juliet," "Lakme,"Third row left: Frances AdaOr, NBC soprano, came to radio via the stageand screen. Miss Adair is heard regularly on the Phillip Morris broadcaston Tuesdays at 7 pm. CST, over the NBC -Red networkThird row center: This remarkable picture of Lucille Linwood doing avery languid "Bump- matches her remarkable singing as songstresswith Johnny Carts orchestra heard Mondays at 10 pm. CST, over NBC -Third row right: Radio gets a new thrill in singing now that prettyPeggy Adams, latest thrush to wend her way to the kilocycles, has beenadded to Horace Heidt's new "Po' o. Gold" program on the NBC -Rednetwork, Tuesdays at 7 :30 pm. CST.

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Radio Stars at Play1. Rosemary DeCamp. Judy Price In "nr

Christian."2. Renee Terry: Beautiful ingenue on NBC

Npw York chows.3. Cay Seabrook: "Suscibella"-Joe Penner',

sweetheart4. Grace Stafford: Fashion expert on George

McCall's "Hollywood Screenscoops."5. Sally Vass: Vocalist on the National Barn

Dance.6. Irene Winston: Singer on Johnny Presents

program.7. Patricia Gilmore: Singer with Norman C.

Kloutier's ork.8. Evelyn Lynne: Singer on the Breakfast Club

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RADIO'S MOST PHENOMENAL SHOW IN 7TH YEARCne of the true phenomena of radio is a program

with a cast of more than fifty that, this month, is wellalong into its seventh year of uninterrupted broadcasting.

The program, of course, is the Alka-Seltzer NationalBarn Dance which has relied on good old down-to-earthentertainment for more than 315 consecutive weeks tor-ake it a national institution. The Alka-Seltzer National

records, contributes ballads, Lucille Long and SkipFarrell sing the popular songs, and always present arethe Octette, Glenn Welty and his orchestra. Arkie, Ann,Pat, and Judy, and the square dancers. The squaredancers themselves are one of the most unusual radioacts. They consist of eight lads and ladies who dance

Almost without exception, thentnnodftehldersleoehtBarn Dance is heard each Saturday the old reels in colorful sun bon -night, fifty-two weeks a year, over nets, gingham gowns and overalls,the Red and Blue networks of they # going through all the steps just asNational Broadcasting Company. w it's done at any old fashioned barn

The cast, headed by Uncle Ezra warming.(Pat Barrett), assembles Saturday Almost without exception, theevenings in the "o'd hayloft" of the members of the Alka-Seltzer showEighth Street Theater in Chicago, cast have extraordinary histories.where it puts on two shows. The Conductor Glenn Welty, for in -first is broadcast from eight to stance, is one of the very few mennine pm., over the Blue network; who are doing just exactly whatthe second, from ten to eleven pm. they always wanted to do.over the Red network. The maestro was born May 27,

Each week, Uncle Ezra and his 1895, at Charleston, Nebraska, andgenial gang entertain interesting from the time he was first able tostars, ranging from the famous pi- talk and sing his single abidingano-satirist, Alec Templeton, to interest has been music.gag -slinging comedians, sopranos Old school records in South Da -and news commentators. Among kota, where he got his secondarythe popular stars from a wide va- school education, show that heriety of fields in radio who have wanted to become a musical direct -"guested" during the past years or upon his graduation from highare Dr. Sigmund Spaeth, the tune school. Beginning his career as a

Lovable, old Uncle Ezra, favorite character of millionsdetective; Gene and Glenn; the piano player in a vaudeville house,Dt radio fans, and the star of the Alka-Seltzer NationalMundy Singers; Professor Kalten- he spent years with circuses, chau-Barn Dance, who in real life is Pat Barrett . . . .meyer; Sisters of the Skillet; Joe tauquas and an army band before

Sanders and his orchestra; Tom, Dick and Harry; Dr. he began to conduct theater orchestras. As a theaterPreston Bradley; Percy Wenrich; Esmerelda; Tizzy Lisch; conductor, he spent eight years in movie houses in Newthe Westerners, and Cross and Dunn. Orleans and Milwaukee. Glenn even played in the band

Most of the cast have been with the program at least as a member of the A. E. F.three or four years, and two outstanding acts, theHoosier Hot Shots and the Maple City Four, startedwith the program when it first went on its presentnation-wide hookup. Uncle Ezra, of course, is thesnickering, good-natured old soul, chock full of homelyphilosophy, who gets off a few good 'uns with genialJoe Kelley, the master of ceremonies. The Maple CityFour and the Hot Shots hold up the musical end of thefun making.

Henry Burr, whose name has been on 9,000,000(Below) Uncle Ezra and all his hayloft gang on the National Barn Dance gather round for the cutting of the cake on the program's recent sixthanniversary. Uncle Ezra, who generally shows up in a soft shirt and ordinary street clothes of the rural variety, rigged himself out in fine feathers,top hat and all, for the big celebration.

Henry Burr, "Dean of the Ballad Singers," made oneof the most popular recordings ever cut. His "GoodNight, Little Girl, Good Night" sold more than 3,000,-000 copies. When, on occasion during his Barn Danceprograms, he recalls the past by singing old favoritessuch as "Just a Baby's Prayer at Twilight," and "Roseof No Man's Land," his mail is flooded with lettersasking him if he is "the same Henry Burr we used tohear on our phonograph."

Eight years ago, Howard Blackto town, literally. He neededchicken wire for his farm; so he

wentsomewent

to the general store to get it. As hewaited for the salesman to measureoff the wire, Howard wandered aboutthe store. Another young man wan-dered in to buy a harmonica. He lookedover the store's somewhat limited as-sortment and finally selected one fora tryout. He swung into "St. LouisBlues." A third young man was foolingaround inexpertly with a guitar andtried to accompany the harmonica.Howard Black walked over and said:"Let me try that guitar." Howard'sguitar and the stranger's harmonicasounded fine together, and they fin-ished the selection before introducingthemselves to each other.

The harmonica customer was ReggieCross. The pair grew to be good friendsand spent several months pratticing up a repertoire of guitar andharmonica duets. Finally they ap-proached the program director of WLS,Chicago, for an audition He listened, ashe had to hundreds of other such acts.

"Not bad," he suggested. "But WLScan't use you; you need more practice."

So Howard Black and Reggie Crossreturned home and practiced hoursmore. A month later they again audi-tioned at WLS and were immediatelyRADIO VARIETIES - NOVEMBER

THE HOOSIERSODIBUSTERSHoward Black-Reggae Cross-Rusty Gill

accepted. Christened the "Hoosier Sod -busters," this new duo made theirradio debut playing the same numberthat had brought them together, "St.Louis Blues."

Today, the Hoosier Sodbusters, as atrio, is one of the favorite acts onWLS and appear regularly on the WLSBarn Dance. The Sodbusters have hadseveral lucky third members of theirtrio, with the third moving on up theladder of success as a soloist.

The present third part of the act,Rusty Gill, has already found great fav-or with the WLS audience as a soloist,singing and playing hundreds of Amer-ican ballads. He also sings in a secondtrio, with the DeZurik Sisters, on manyWLS and National Barn Dance pro-grams. Rusty is just 20 years old, a

native of St. Louis. However, he movedto Illinois when he was only four, andhas lived at Marion and Bellwood eversince. He has memorized about 200songs and was written quite a few ofthem himself, including his themesong, "Moonlight in the hills of OldKentucky." Rusty accompanies himselfon the guitar, which he also plays withthe Sodbusters act. Black plays theguitar, also the harmonica, sometimesplaying both at the same time by usingan ingenious harness about his neckto hold the harmonica up to his mouth.

Reggie Cross, a true harmonica vir-tuoso, has one of the largest collectionsof mouth harps in the world. His 500instruments are valued at over $1000,vary in price from 50c to $300 and insize from one inch to over four feet.The giant $300 harmonica is four feetnine inches long and about four incheswide. When using it, both Howard andReggie play on the same instrument.It weighs over 16 pounds, and takesboth of them to handle it.

It was built by Reggie's uncle andis reported to be the largest in theworld. Reggie and his harmonica wereonce featured in one of Robert "Be-lieve It or Not- Ripley's cartoons.

The Hoosier Sodbusters were thefirst television entertainers in Chicago.When the Zenith Radio and TelevisionCorporation staged their first experi-mental television broadcasts in Chica-go last winter, it was the Sodbusterswho appeared before the iconoscopecameras. Only a few weeks later, theywere called upon to perform before thecameras of the traveling Philco tele-vision uuit when it stopped in Chicago.

Since then, the Hoosier Sodbustershave made many television appear-ances, doing dozens of shows daily atthe Illinois and Indiana State Fairs,where WLS demonstrated televisionfor Midwestern fair goers.

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The Hoosier Hot Shots are made up of the queerassortment of a public accountant, a scientific agricul-turist, a professional basketball player and a moulderin a foundry. The quartet practiced these various andunmusical professions before they organized their act,and, in some cases, they still practice them on occasion.

The public accountant is Frank Kettering, bass fiddleplayer of the outfit. Frank was a practicing C.P.A. forfour year in Quincy, Illinois, though he was leading abusiness men's orchestra two evenings a week and onSundays. When the accounting business fell off, Frankjoined a vaudeville act where he met his future part-ners, the Hot Shots.Ken Trietsch is the scientific agriculturist, havingstudied in that field extensively at Purdue University.It is true that he played banjo in the college band andsang in the college glee club. That his interest in agri-culture is genuine is attested by the fact that todayhe owns a large farm just outside of Pontiac, Michigan,where he raises experimental crops.

The professional basketball player is Hezzie Trietsch,Ken's brother, who plays the washboard. Hezzie wasthe best center the Cowan School in Muncie, Indiana,ever had. When he was graduated he joined the IndianaWildcats, a professional basketball team. But when hereceived an offer from Ken to join him in a vaudevilleact, he gave up ithe sport.

Gabe Ward, the clarinet player, was a moulder, and agood one. Gabe's father owned a foundry in Elwood,Indiana, (he still does, as a matter of fact) and untilGabe was old enough to join Ezra Buddington's RubeBand in vaudeville appearances, he worked as a moulderduring his summer vacations from school.

The Maple City Four-Alan R. Rice, Fritz Clark,Arthur Janes and Leroy G. Petterson-got their act namefrom the home town of three of them, La Porte, Indi-ana, which boasts many beautiful maple trees. Al Riceis the non -Hoosier. He's from Bloomfield, New Jersey.

As might be suspected, Pat Barrett (Uncle Ezra)really had his beginning in a small town similar toRosedale many years ago. As a youngster in his hometown of Holden, Missouri, he acquired the habit ofsitting on the steps of the postoffice listening to theold men who gathered every afternoon to discuss any-thing that struck their fancies and to recount talesof past adventures.

Pat discovered that there was much to be learnedfrom these men and often sat fascinated all afternoonlistening to them. They seldom paid any attention tohim, outside of an occasional reference to the "kid",and he was able to watch them closely without theirsuspecting it.

When Pat had the chance to read the part of an oldman in a dramatic tryout, it occurred to him thatbecause he had lots of ideas about how old men actand talk he might as well make a specialty of such parts.

Gradually he found that he liked to work in theseroles more than in any other type and was not actinga new character each time, but was creating a com-posite old man mixed from the characters of the patri-archs of Holden together with the old man he wouldlike to be when it came his turn. He soon christenedthis new man Uncle Ezra. Such are the kind of realfolks whose spontaneous, unaffected entertainment hasdeveloped such a tremendous and consistent followingthat the Alka-Seltzer National Barn Dance has trulybecome an American institution.

Pictures top to bottom: Uncle Ezra, resplendent in top hat and tails in celebra-tion of the National Barn Dance's sixth anniversary on the NBC coast -to -coastnetwork, cracks out a little tune as emcee Joe Kelley gets all ready to givethe 01' boy a big hand. Four winsome misses in real rural getup are an importantpart in the Alka-Seltzer National Barn Dance. They're square dancers and havea fling on each program.Three of the Maple City Four on the National Barn Dance croon out a birthdaysong in honor of the program's sixth anniversary, Master of ceremonies JoeKelley looks on in amusement as Art James, Al Rice aqd Fritz Clark "give out."Bottom left: Blow hard! Glenn Welly, genial conductor of the orchestra on theNational Barn Dance, draws a chep breath to help blow out the candles ofthe birthday cake.Botftom right: Joe Kelley, with cowbell, loud shirt, overalls and all, directs thefun making on the Alka-Seltzer National Barn Dance.

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RABID'S LAUGHDEPARTMENT

Top row left: The plaintive expressionin Lou Costello's face fright) proveswhere there's no life there's nolife-"so pull my tongue out"-he says to Bud Abbott (Kate SmithHour).

Top row center: Fred "Pilgrim Puss"Allen gets a bad reception from hisThanksgiving turkey.

Top row right: Durward Kirby (left)and Ransom Sherman both agree"it's a small world after all."

Second row left: John (Hearne (left)and Forrest Lewis; Hippocrates andAgamemnon in the serial "Scatter-good Baines."

Second row right: Red Skelton searching an Egyptian tomb for so -me oldjokes.

Third row left: Joe Penner with that"you can't fool me; I'm too ignor-ant" look on his face.

Third row center: Elmer Blurt (AlPearce) plucks plaintive pieces onhis five -string catarrh..

Third row right: Walter "Zeke"O'Keefe blatt'n his brains out.

INTIMATE NOTES FROM COAST -TO -COAST I

Leslie Woods, "Road of Life" love-ly, is taking up fencing lessons-watchout, fellows . . Ethel Owen, talentedactress who deserted the Windy Cityfor Gotham, is auditioning a comedyskit titled, "Maisie and George", fora nightime sponsor

MORFIT PUN FUN:It takes a man with asmall face to be a

s t a n din announcer,says Garry Morfit,Club Matinee fun -maker! "Surely youhave heard-"therelbe a slight puss forstation identifica-tion."

Favorite yarn of theweek around New York's NBC head-quarters concerns the Mystery of theMicrophone Rasp.

While Ezra Stone was in the midstof his dress rehearsal of "The AldrichFamily," last Tuesday, the control roomengineer suddenly noticed a weirdscraping sound, unidentifiable and im-possible to trace. He checked the mic-rophone, examined all electrical in-stallation, readjusted the mike wiring,even hunted for crickets-but drew acomplete blank. Finally, he spottedthe cause. Ezra, who hadn't shaved fora couple days (after all, he's only 21),was wearing a high, stiff collar. Stub-ble against starch produced the minia-ture buzz -saw effect.

Lillian Raftis, who has specializedin Irish Character parts in radio forseveral years is also President of theIllinois Fire Proof Construction Co. andhas carried on that business since shelost her husband several years ago. Sheis a writer and wrote a show for theUnited Steamship lines where she tookher own character of Mary O'Malleyand her "radio" husband on a trip toIreland.

Les Damon, whom listeners know asthe quick -on -the -draw gangster in"Arnold Grimm's Daughter," has joinedthe cast lineup of Betty Winkler's"Girl Alone" as the new romantic in-terest . . Paul L uther is the newannouncer on "Caroline's Golden Store"

Aside to Kay Francis: your schoolchum, Marjorie Anderson, beat outforty other aspirants for the role ofMargot Lane on "The Shadow" series

Marjorie Hannan of "Bachelor'sChildren" had to do some fast talk-ing this week to avoid accusations ofkidnaping. Out for a walk with herlittle cousin, she was looking in astore window when it started to rain.She turned, picked up the youngsterand headed for home. Several steps lat-er, she learned she had the wrong

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child. Her cousin had started for homealone . . Because Felix Mills, "SilverTheater's" music conductor, is a thor-ough craftsman, he once spent a halfday in the Los Angeles County Jail tosolve the problem of creating a musi-cal score for a prison scene in a "Sil-ver Theater" drama . . On the air,Sunda Love, "Stepmother" star, por-trays the life of a woman rearing twostepchildren. The mother role is sec-ond nature to her, for in real life, shehas a three -year -old son of her own . .

To keep himself and fellow membersof the "Romance of Helen Trent" castin contact with the European situation,Don Hancock has installed a war mapin the studio. He uses chewing guminstead of the conventional pins todesignate military movements . . .

Betty Winkler has been receiving week-ly letters from an elderly lady whocautions Betty to get plenty of sleepso that she'll be able to stand up underall the trials she experiences as "HelenGowan" on the CBS serial "Road ofLife . . Virginia Clark, "Helen Trent"leading lady took the color test beforedeciding on the color of walls for hernew home. The test ascertains the col-ors most complimentary as a back-ground for a specific person . . BorisAplon of the "Scattergood Baines" castused his school days journalism tech-nique in getting a half hour interviewwith Heavyweight Champion Joe Louisappearing on the recent Chicago "We,the People" broadcast . . Francis X.Bushman, "Stepmother" lead has alarge collection of amethyst rings, oneof which he always wears for goodluck . . Jess Pugh, leading man on the

"Scattergood Baines"show and CatherineMcCune, who playsthe part of "ClaraPotts" have to workon the same side ofa microphone. Theyhave discovered ifthey work across themike they "blow up"because of each oth-er's comical conto-

CATHERINE McCUNE tions.

Edna Thompson and Friedel Schlip-pert, both "Hymns of All Churches"songstresses, have been signed as soloistswith the Chicago City Opera Companythis sesaon, joining their fellow"Hymn" choristers Margery Mayerand Kenneth Morrow who were alsosigned to warble arias with that group

Cast Additions: Gail Henshaw asPrincess Leticia, an emotional Slav cin-ema star, in Backstage Wife and PattiWillis as Davey, the 4 -year -old son of

Mary Marlin . . Ted MacMurray, Vicand Sad-. director, is convalescing in aChicago hospital after an operation.The Ma:.-M-rray's are not strangers inhospitals, I-owever. Ted's wife andyoungster spent several days in a hos-pital last summer following an auto -bile accident . . Don Ameche, theChase & Sanborn m.c., leaves on aneight -weeks vacation soon but is keep-

ing his destination adeep, dark secret. Heis out to make up forthe fun he missedlast year when he wasstricken with appen-dicitis while on a

European tour andspent his vacation ina Belgian Hospital .

As far as Willard Far-nam, David in Mid-stream, is concerned,

1939 is a banner year-he finally brokeinto the 80's last week end. He touredhis favorite golf course in 89 . .

It could only happen in radio! WhenRudy Vallee discovered Frances Lang-ford singing on a local radio stationin Miami, Florida, she was pure south-ern with a south of Dixie accent youcould cut with a knife. At Rudy'ssuggestion, Frances, took lessons to"learn English" before she made herradio debut in New York. Now onthe Texaco Star Theater, Producer EdGardner has written Frances' southernaccent into script. And she has to takelessons to relearn it! . .

. . Milton Berle has a new book titled"Laughingly Yours," which will be offthe presses in a few weeks . . KeenanWynn, of Walter O'Keefe's radio show,is forming a society called "Sons andBrothers of Famous Men," with him-self and Jack O'Keefe, Walter's broth-er, who works in Walter's show, ascharter members . . Les Tremayne'snew penthouse is really sumpin' . .

Hugh Studebaker, sporting a deep tan,back from two weeks in the Miamisun . .

Donna Lee just signed on KFEQ, St.Joseph, Missouri, for a long contract.She plays guitar, sings and yodels west-ern songs and is a protegee of LillianGordoni.If Kay Kyser were to accept the offershe has received to play one-nightstands on his way back from Califor-nia, he would not reach New Yorkuntil early next spring . . Theatremanagers are trying to book EzraStone and his "Aldrich Family" as a

traveling unit . .The Le' Ahn Sisters,quartet on Horace Heidt's "Pot o'Gold" series, will make four rnev:eshorts this month . .

FRANCES LANGFORD

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"THE KITCHENGLAMOUR BOY"

By PAULINE SWANSON

Some years back when a radio comedian laid an eggand sadly contemplated the demise of his gags-and hisaudience, he usually dammed his script writers, muggedlike a frustrated Pagliacci for the duration of his con-tract-and rewrote the same tripe for the next year'scrop of sponsors.

The thought that the public might be sick to deathof the alleged "new twists" to the old gags seeminglynever occurred to the master nit-witticists.

"There is nothing new under the sun," they smuglysmirked. "What was good enough for the folks last yearis good enough for now."

But there was something new under the sun, and ittook a long chinned, pug-nosed, unassuming ex -hoofernamed Bob Hope to find it. The rapier -witted comedianmade the amazingly unoriginal discovery that Jane andJohn Doe were quite human and got a great kick seeingand hearing "one of the boys" being booted around a bit.

"That fellow Hope swaggers just like my Edgar,"proudly declares Mrs. Smith of Pine Center, Arkansas,seeing Bob strut across the screen in the local moviehouse. "Ha ha, Bob Hope is a howl," gleefully chortles Mr,Jones of Brooklyn, watching the bland comedian slinkmournfully away from the family dinner table, afterhearing his spouse dismiss a "sensational" bon mot withthe acid comment, "You must be tired tonight, dear."

Bob develops, to an astonishing degree, the art ofmaking friends with his audience. To all the folks whowatch his Sunday preview program, he is just plain Bob,as vulnerable as any one of them. It's meat and drinkto Mr. and Mrs. Average American as they watch Bobdisdainfully tear a bad gag out of his script, hold hisnose, plaster an expression of ingenious charm on hisnot -too -handsome face and whisper woebegonely, "Doesn'tit all just stink?" It brings down the house and anotherenthusiastic batch of husbands and wives swear by Hope-instead of at him.

Tom McAvity, producer of the Bob Hope PepsodentShow, tells of an elderly feminine acquaintance whoremarked anent Mr. Hope: "I'll just bet that fellow leavesthe cap off his shaving cream in the morning, gets occa-sional hangovers, swears when he can't find his slippers,argues about his wife's hats and makes an awful fussover spinach. "He's no pretty boy," she continued, "hischin is an invitation to happiness for a boxer, and hisnose would make a swell ski -jump. But, if I were youngenough to be dating again, my life would be full of Hope.

Yes, Bob Hope is quite a problem child to the glamourmagicians. He is made all wrong. He's charming, thirtyish,full of the devil and a regular "Gee Whiz" to his wife--but even she doesn't think Bob is the glamour type. Yet,all the feminine palpitating hearts, want Hope for Christ-mas, and the gents think he's a regular guy. Glamour orno, this article might well have been written about a bunchof guys named "Joe" if the manager of a small mid -Western theatre hadn't decided, some years back, thatbusiness would be a great deal better without the actfollowing the jugglers-one billed as "The Hopeful Hoofer."

The local impresario sent the unabashed Hope onstageafter the regular show one night to announce the follow-ing week's bill-which did not include the "HopefulHoofer." "Make it good, Hope," warned the small townBelasco, "that audience doesn't need much excuse totear you apart." Well, Bob strolled nonchalantly on stage,began to talk. As he rolled, the audience rolled righta!ong. The gags came thick and fast. No script, no routine,

Bob Hope, star of The Pepsodent Show, broadcast Tuesdays at 9 pm. CSTover NBC is pictured here with Constance Bennett as his guest star.

but the words seemed to flow in a nimble, comical stream.Before you could say "He is a corner," the same audiencewho had booed the "Hopeful Hoofer" off the stage afew moments before were officiating at the birth ofcomedian and emcee, Bob Hope!

It took some time, however, for the great Americanpublic to realize that "Quipper" Hope was in the moodto give his "all" to the music halls of the nation.

As a matter of fact, Chicago, where Bob hied himselfhence to make his fortune, was downright rude about thewhole thing. After a good many months of close com-munion with park benches, theatrical boarding houses,crummy hamburgers and insistent creditors, Bob haddeveloped a wide circle of "Pals" in the windy city.However, booking agents with bookings and steak withonions were sadly lacking. So discouraging, indeed, did thesearch for glory become that the aspiring emcee, seriouslyconsidered a possible return to the business of sellingautomobiles; his first job after he had left the protectingwing of Cleveland's public schools some years before.There was only one catch to that idea-Bob Hope was avery, very bad automobile salesman!

Opportunity kicked Bob Hope right in the jaw aboutthat time when a friend wangled him an engagement invaudeville. He clicked and the next year found Bob in theNew Work company of "Roberta."

To the Bob Hope of today, that Chicago hiatus seemsfar, far away. Like a bad dream dispelled by the morningmists. For the genial Bob is sitting on top of the world-financially and professionally. But like the elephant, Bobhas a pretty good memory. He doesn't forget.

"I'm a lucky guy," says Bob earnestly, and he means it."I know how it feels to be broke and hungry."

And that's why any benefit affair for any good causefinds Bob Hope's name on the roster of entertainers.

Bob attracted the attention of the movie moguls duringthe run of "Roberta" and soon found himself transplantedto the land of "Sunshine and phonies." A few picturesand he was "in." At last the American average man foundthe chap who made love like they did-who swaggeredlike they wanted to-who wise -cracked like they oughtto-the Kitchen Glamour Boy-Bob Hope!

Radio followed and Bob Hope became a household wordthe nearest approach yet uncovered of an entertain-

ment personality commanding the wholesale admiration ofthe female of the species without inciting a like amountof homicide in friend husband's manly breast.

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th2,1 DT DBL.A Typical American family, with first, second and third

generations presented, is represented with such verisimilitudeon Carlton E. Morse's One Man's Family that millions ofU. S. radio listeners know the Barbours better than theyknow their next door neighbors.

Sponsored by Standard Brands, Inc., in the interest ofTender Leaf Tea, One Man's Family has repeatedly won topplace in radio polls as "the best weekly radio serial" on theair. It began its long career as an NBC program on April 29,1932. Since then the affairs of the younger Barbours and theworries and plans of Mother and Father Barbour have pro-vided listeners with entertainment. Marriage, birth, death,sickness, weddings, home -comings, Thanksgiving, Christmasand other holidays are followed in the script just as theywould happen to a real life American family.

Heard on the first broadcast and still active in the casttoday are J. Anthony Smythe as Henry Barbour, father of thefamily; Minetta Ellen as Fanny Barbour, mother; MichaelRaffetto as Paul; Bernice Berwin as Hazel; Kathleen Wilsonas Claudia; Barton Yarborough as Clifford and Page Gilmanas Jack. Smythe's picture of Father Barbour through theyears has brought out the fact that Henry was born in theMiddle West and came to California when he was 17. Hehas been married to Fanny Barbour for 45 years and is thefather of Paul, Hazel, Claudia, Clifford and Jack, the grand-father of Hazel's 3 children and Claudia's 2, as well as Paul'sadopted daughter Teddy. His philosophy is akin to that ofGeorge M. Cohan's in "Ah Wilderness. -

Sharing the burdens of the family with Henry is FannyBarbour (played by Minetta Ellen. Fanny was born in NewEngland and went West when a small girl. She turned downHenry's two best friends, Judge Glen Hunter and Dr. FredThompson, to marry him. Her main interest is her family.

Probably the most colorful and most liked character inOne Man's Family is that of Paul Barbour, the eldest son,

as played by Michael Raffetto. Raffetto was a practicingattorney in San Francisco when he began acting and writingfor radio. At one time he was drama producer in the NBCSan Francisco studios. Now he confines his activity to theone role in Morse's NBC serial.

Hazel Barbour, the eldest Barbour girl, is played by Ber-nice Berwin, one of the original members of the cast. Hazelhas thee children: Pinky and Hank, twins, and Margaret.

Kathleen Wilson, one of the most photogenic members ofthe cast, plays Claudia Barbour, Clifford's twin sister. Mar-ried to Nicholas Lacey after a rather hectic past, Claudiadivides her time between the Barbour's home and Lacey'shorse ranch in the hills about 30 miles from San Francisco.(Incidentally, action was current there in most of Septem-ber's shows.) Barton Yarborough, who plays the role ofClifford, has a rich stage and radio background. Born inGoldthwaite, Texas, he ran away from home at 17 to playvaudeville and stock in tank towns. As Clifford Barbourhas been married, and since the death of his wife, his babyis the current object of the affections of all the Barbours.

Page Gilman, son of Don Gilman, vice-president in chargeof NBC Western Division, contributes a great deal to therealism of the show with his accurate portrait of the young-est Barbour son, Jack.

The action of One Man's Family is now concerned withClifford Barbour's renewed interest in life. For the firsttime in two years- since the death of his wife, Anne, heis making dates with new girl friends,. His first stipulationin the choice of any girl is that she must be approved byhis one -year -old son, J. D. "Skipper" Barbour.Paralleling this action is that centering about Hazel Bar-bour Herbert, who is at present living at the home of herparents because of an attack of amnesia from which herhusband, a shell-shocked World War veteran, is suffering.

Left to right: Page Gilman (Jack) ; Walter Paterson (Nicky) ; Bernice Berwin (Hazel) ; Winifred Wolfe (Teddy) ; Michael Raffetto (Paul); MinettaEllen (Mother Barbour) ; Barton Yarborough (Cliff). Seated: Kathleen Wilson (Claudia) ; Anthony Smythe (Father Barbour).

NATIONAL FARM AND HOME HOURBy ANTHONY J. KOELKER

Economists usually operate on the theory that demand precedessupply. In economics that is a natural law, but not so in radio. Proofof this may be found in the National Farm and Home Hour, NBC'spopular noon -time program. The radio service program which is knownas the Farm and Home Hour put the cart before the horse when itwas first aired back in 1928. Literally, the supply was created first. Thedemand soon followed and spread across the nation with a deep-rootedpermanency that has endured for more than 11 years to date.

Today the Farm and Home Hour, a daily except Sunday NBC featuregoes merrily along, day after day, and before the year is out 3,400programs will have been presented. Programs built especially for theAmerican farmer, and heard each week day by fruit farmers in Californiaand Florida, wheat farmers in Kansas, dairy farmers in Wisconsin, andthe potato growers of Maine. The program was the fruit of a farmpaper editor's idea of rendering service to the farmers of the country.He visualized the need for a broadcasting service for the tillers of thesoil to keep them informed of crop and weather conditions and thatall-important factor-the market. The credit for this innovation inbrodacasting, if it can be called an innovation in the infant days ofradio, goes to Frank E. Mullen, now vice-president of the Radio Corpora-tion of America. Raised on a farm himself and deeply interested in thepossibilities of radio, Mullen saw no reason why radio shouldn't serveagriculture in somewhat the same way it was serving industry and thecity dweller. The farmer hadn't demanded radio service at this early date.But Mullen supplied it. Radio in those days, before 1926, was a far cryfrom present day programming. Mullen likes to recall the days when h3inaugurated the first farm broadcast over KDKA, Pittsburgh. Beforegoing on the air with his farm program he rang bells, blew whistles andmade mixed noises for 5 or 10 minutes to give listeners a chance toadjust their radios to the station's wave length. The growth of agricul-tural broadcasting is an amazing story. In 1927 there were three agri-cultural broadcasts of an hour each-one hour on 16 stations and twohours on 12 stations. In 1939 the Farm and Home Hour is heard eachweekday over 100 NBC stations, a record the farm broadcasters maywell point to with pride. The butcher, baker and candlestick maker allhave a common stake in radio, but the farmer, by the nature of hisexistence, has a greater interest in this modern child of science thananyone else. No class of people has received greater and more importantbenefits from the radio than the farmer. By bringing into his home thebest of entertainment, national news and international events, informa-tion on subjects of practical as well as passing interest, the farmer's lifeand outlook has been broadened considerably during the past 15 years.

The format of the Farm and Home Hour remains substantially thesame today as it was first conceived. Often called the "Nation's BulletinBoard of Agriculture," the program offers a wide variety of features.Among these are timely and authoritative information from the UnitedStates Department of Agriculture; music by Walter Blaufuss and theHomesteaders orchestra; crop and market reports; comedy provided byAunt Fanny and Grandpa Putterball (Fran Allison and Sid Ellstrom) ; a

damatic sketch called "Uncle Sam's Forest Rangers," and starring HarveyHays and Henry Hunter; special broadcasts of scenes from farm events,harvest festivals and livestock expositions, and others of wide interest.

Leaders in all fields of agriculture are heard regularly with news andinformation affecting farming and homemaking. Speakers will tell youthe newest method of roasting the Thanksgiving turkey, and send you abooklet giving you more information; they will tell you how to coax Biddieinto laying more eggs; how to get a government loan; and keep youabreast of the reports on the number of hogs on feed in the country.

The program is the American farmer's equivalent of the business(Continued on Next Page)

(Pictures top to bottom.) A recent picture of Sen Kaney (left), the first announcer on the NationalFarm and Home Hour, and Frank E. Mullen, originator of the program. Kaney is now assistant to themanager of the NBC Central Division in Chicago, and Mullen Is a vice-president of the Radio Corpora -t -on of America with offices in New York.Charles Lyon, NBC announcer, takes a portable m crophone on a tour of the International LivestockExposition, to interview visiting farmers and livestock experts during National Farm and Home Hour.Come Friday, November 3, a scene such as this will be re-enacted on the F. H. Leonhard farm nearLawrence, Kansas, when the National Cornhusking Contest is held there. The Farm and Home Houragain will feature an "ear -by -ear" account of the thrilling 1939 battle of the bangboards.Everett Mitchell (right), Farm and Home Hour announcer, takes a portable NBC microphone into theexhibit at the International Live Stock Exposition to describe the exhibit for NBC listeners. Aidinghim in telling the story of meat to housewives all over the nation are B. H. Heide, general managerof the Exposition (left), and Ed Zahm of the University of Nebraska, the winning contestant on theschool's meat judging team.

TONY WONS - - - RETURNS TO RADIO

Tony Wons, who re-tired from radio a fewyears ago to make vio-lins in the seclusion ofhis Kenosha, Wis., home,is back on the air, in a

new edition of "TonyWons' Scrap Book."

Sponsored by HallBrothers, Inc., of KansasCity, greeting card man-ufacturers, the series is

heard Sundays at 3:00,Tuesdays and Thursdaysat 12:30, thru WMAQ.

One of radio's best known personalities, Wons first'ame to the air as a Shakespearean actor, transplanting hisone-man tabloid versions of Shakespearean plays from thevaudeville stage to radio. Before that, this native of thelake region of northern Wisconsin had earned his livingsuccessively as furnace tender, butcher's assistant, cowpuncher, clerk, dance band musician, sales correspondentand soldier.

It was the World War, in which he served as a private,that started Wons' first "Scrap Book," excerpts fromwhich have been favorite radio fare of thousands of

dialers. His failure to get out of the way of a piece ofshrapnel put Tony in a hospital for a year and a half, withnothing much to do but read. He developed the habitof clipping and saving passages which appealed to himparticularly. After his discharge from the army, Tony, stillweak from the effects of his wound, did odd clericalwork, until returning strength enabled him to take hisShakespearean miniatures into vaudeville. His was oneof a few successful classical acts offered in vaudeville.

Soon, he was given an opportunity to try Shakespeareon the air, and presented a 45 -minute version of "TheMerchant of Venice" at WLS, as a one-man performance.Comment on this and the other Shakespearean plays whichfollowed was varied, but predominantly favorable. Of"Hamlet," one listener wrote, "The lady (Ophelia) wassplendid, but the bozo who took the part of Hamlet wasterrible." That firmly convinced Tony that he was a

far better actress than actor.Later, he began his "Scrap Book" series on the air,

bringing his homespun philosophy to thousands of listeners.A few years ago, when his popularity was at its peak, hedecided to retire to the seclusion he found in Wisconsin,to make violins and model houses, fish, loaf around, andenjoy life in the quiet of the country.

Now, back on the air, he continues to follow the samepattern of his earlier "Scrap Books." Much of his materialis suggested by listeners, a good deal of it comes fromTony's collection over a period of years. Rarely does heuse any of his own material on the air.

Though his schedule of three broadcasts a week keepshim busy, he isn't losing touch completely with the rurallife he loves so well. He commutes in from Kenosha forhis broadcasts.

NATIONAL FARM AND HOME HOUR

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man's ticker tape. But this servicewhich was created primarily for thefarmer is acclaimed by the city dwel-ler, too. Today the Farm and HomeHour draws a larger batch of mail withurban addresses than it does fromR.F.D. communities. Conceived as pure-ly agricultural, the Farm and HomeHour is also partly cultural. It's originalpurpose is still the fundamental one,but the program is so broad that itoffers something of interest to every-one a 20th century almanac of radio.

In the Chicago studios EverettMitchell presides as m.c.-a job hehas performed for seven years. MaestroWalter Blaufuss has been a fixture forseven years, and during his span on thepodium has written many special selec-tions for exclusive use on the Farmand Home Hour.

All in all, the program is a tremen-dous undertaking on the part of NBC.The task of supervising a 45 -minuteprogram six days a week falls on theshoulders of William E. Drips, NBCdirector of agriculture, University ofWisconsin graduate, farmer, farm papereditor and journalist.

RADIO STAR DUST

Glamour Glimmer: Dorothy Lamour.songstress friend of Charlie McCarthyeach Sunday night, doesn't place muchstock in the power of glamour aftera recent experience. She was en routeto an early -morning assignment onpicture location when her car stalled,halfway between somewhere and no-where. Dorothy started to hitch -hikeher way to the nearest garage. No lessthan a dozen motorists whizzed by,ignoring the Lamour thumb. The radiostar had to tramp three miles tothe nearest gasoline station for aidin starting her car . . Shorty Carsonof the Ranch Boys trio lost six shirts,two pairs of pajamas and assortedother articles of apparel from a pack-age tied to the bumper of his car ashe was driving to Chicago from Holly-wood last week. He would like to getthat purple and green shirt back, hesays . . Because sound effects workershave never found a substitute for thesound of a watermelon being smashed,the Waterloo Junction studio wassplattered with the juice of no lessthan four big watermelons on a re-cent broadcast. The script called fortwo watermelons to be dropped. Two

had to be used in rehearsal and twomore in the actual broadcast . . KenGriffin, Larry Noble in Backstage Wife,is looking forward to ThanksgivingDay with double pleasure this year be-cause of the controversy as to whenthe holiday should be observed.Thanksgiving means turkey, Ken's fav-orite dish. He's going to observe theholiday twice with two turkeys.Angeline Orr, Nora Comstock inTrouble With Marriage, and her son,Douglas, made their second annualtrip to see the photographer this week.She and Douglas have their picturestaken every year.

Tommy Riggs, whose vocal alter -egois Betty Lou, also has a handwritingpersonality. He autographs Tommy'sname with his right hand while hisleft hand belongs to Betty Lou . . .

Ray Collins, who subbed for Jack Ros-leigh on "Your Family and Mine" whenRosleigh was ill, has joined the OrsonWelles picture unit, and Jack Smartof the Bob Hope show is also in linefor an excellent role in the forthcom-ing flicker . . Walter O'Keefe is get-ting over a bad accident which kepthim confined to his bed in all butworking hours, and is resuming hissuperintendence of the building crewputting up his home near Greenwich,Conn.

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RADIO TIME TABLE

indicates Monday thru Friday.indicates Monday thru Saturday.

CENTRAL STANDARD TIME

DRAMATIC SERIALS4:30 pm.-The House that Jan Built, Sun.8:30 am.-Beyond Reasonable Doubt, MWF9:00 am.-The Man I Married, NBC -Red9:15 am.-John's Other Wife, NBC -Red9:30 am.-Just Plain Bill, NBC -Red"9:45 am.-Woman in White, NBC -Red'1:15 pm.-Ellen Randolph*1:30 pm.-Heart of Julia Blake, MWF1:45 pm.-Judy and Jane2:00 pm.-Story of Mary Marlin, NBC -Red'2:15 pm.-Ma Perkins, NBC -Red'2:30 pm.-Pepper Young's Family, NBC -Red2:45 pm.-The Guiding Light, NBC -Red5:30 pm.-Jack Armstrong'5:45 pm.-Little Orphan Annie'6:15 pm.-I Love a Mystery, NBC -Red7:00 pm.-One Man's Family, NBC -Red, Th.7:30 pm.-Those We Love, NBC -Red, Th.

DRAMATIC PLAYS10:15 pm.-Irene Rich, NBC, Sun.

COMEDY AND VARIETY7:00 pm.-Johnny Presents, Tues., NBC -Red7:30 pm.-Stop Me If You've, Sat., NBC --Red8:00 pm.-Good News of 1940, Thur., NBC -Red8:00 pm.-Nat. Barn Dance, Sat., NBC -Red8:30 pm.-Fibber McGee, Tues, NBC -Red9:00 pm.-Bob Hope, Tues, NBC -Red9:30 pm.-Uncle Walter's Dog H,Tues,NBC-Red

AGRICULTURAL5:59 am.-Markets

10:15 am.-Markets6:15 am.-Baby Pullet Man, MWF1:45 pm.-Your Goodyear Count. Neigh., Sat.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION8:00 pm.-Battle of Sexes, Tues, NBC -Red

RELIGIOUS11:00 am.-Church Services, Sun5:30 pm.-Religion in the News, Sat., NBC -Red

POPULAR MUSIC5:45 am.-Roll Out of Bed with Smile6:15 am.-Get up to Snuff, Tu, Sat.6:30 am.-The Red Hawks*6:30 am.-Sat. Morning Roundup, Sat.6:45 am.-Happy Dan's Radio Folks*

12:30 pm.-The Red Hawks, Texas Net, Sat.12.30 pm.-Light Crust Doughboys, TQN12:15 pm.-Jack Amlung and orch., TQN'1:00 pm.-Good Neighbors of Air, TQN1:00 pm.-The Jam Pantry, TTS1:30 pm.-Variety in Rhythm, TTS4:00 pm.-Enna Jettick Mel., NBC -Red, Sun.5:00 pm.-Memory Time, Sun.5:15 pm.-Pine Tree Troubadours. Sun.6:00 pm.-Fred Waring and orch., NBC -Red7:30 pm.-Horace Heidt, Tues, NBC -Red9:00 pm.-Camel Caravan, NBC -Red, Sat.9:00 pm.-Hour of Charm, Sun, NBC -Red9:30 pm.-Grand Old Opry, Sat.. NBC

10:15 pm.-Richard Himber, WF9:30 pm.-Richard Himber, Sun.EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS6:00 am.-News Reports''*8:45 am.-Zoo's Who, Sat.9:00 am.-Educational Hour, Sat.

10:00 am.-Dr. Burke Brewster's Health, Sat.1:00 pm.-Who Are You?, TQN, Wed.3:30 pm.-The World Is Yours, NBC -Red, Sun.4:15 pm.-Review of Week's News, Sun.

10:30 pm..-World's Greatest Sh. Stories, Sun.10:30 pm. -30 Min. Behind Walls, Prison, Wed.

CLASSICAL ANDSEMI -CLASSICAL

8:30 am.-On Wings of Song, MWF5:30 pin.-Melodic Moments, Sun.

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CENTRAL STANDARD TIME

MARKETSCotton Quotations 9:154, 9:45'. 11:am., 12:00

noon 12:30', 1:00", 3:00 pm',Sat. 12:30 pm.

FARM NEWS11:15 am.G. St. Bu. Mkts.-Conducted by

Mrs. Robin Wood, Thursday.12:45 pm.-Agriculture Program, Thursday

REPORTS11:15 am.-For Your Health Sake, Tues.5:15 pm.-Gov. Reports , Tues.

WEATHER FORECASTSCharlie Smithgall's "Morning Merry -Go -Round, 5:45 ' , 7:15 8:35 '*, 10:00 am*',

12:00 noon*', 3:00" 6:00' " pm.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS9:00 am.-The Wise Man, Sat.

1:30 pm.-Georgia Public Forum., Sun.3:30 pm.-The World Is Yours, Sun.9:30 pm.-Citizenship Forum, Sun.4:45 pm.-Shorter College, Mon.6:30 pm.-Brenau College, Mon.8:00 pm.-Dr. I. Q., Mon.3:00 pm.-Jour. School of Air.`

6:30 pm.-Education Please, Fri,1:00 pm.-Musical Appreciation, Fri.

11:00 am.-G S. C. W. College, Sat.4:45 pm.-Ga. P. T. A., Wed.5:00 pm.-Agnes Scott Wed.6:30 pm.-Emory Univ., Wed.5:00 pm.-U. S. Ga. Pgm., Thurs.

NEWS (CURRENT EVENTS)7:15 am.-Ernest Rogers, daily.8:00 am.-Press Radio News, daily.8:20 am.-Ernest Rogers, daily.9:45 am.-Edwin Camp, daily.

12:30 pm.-Ernest Rogers, daily.3:00 pm.-Walter Paschall, daily.4:00 pm.-Walter Paschall, daily.5:9.5 pm.-Press Radio News, daily.6:00 pm.-Press Radio News, daily.

10:15 pm.-Herbert Harris, daily.RELIGIOUS

8:30 am.-Morning Hymnal Mon thru Thur.8:15 am.-In Radio Land with Shut-ins, Sun.9:10 am.-Call to Worship, Sun.9:30 am.-Agoga Bible Class, Sun.

10:05 am.-Agoga Bible Class, Sun.11:00 am.-Presbyterian Church, Sun.E:00 pm.-The Catholic Hour, Sun.5:45 pm.-Bible Class, Sat.

WOMEN'S PROGRAMS8:05 am.-Penelope Penn,r":45 am.-Enid Day,*

11:15 am.-Mrs. W. S. Bell, Wed and Fri.

HOMEMAKER'S PROGRAMSHOUSEHOLD HINTS

4:30 pm.-Mrs. Fulton's Kitchen Quiz, Thur.11:15 am.-Mrs. Robin Wood, Thur.

DRAMATIC SERIALS9:00 am.-Man I Married"9:15 am.-John's Other Wife9:30 am.-Just Plain Bill

10:15 am.-Right to Happiness10:30 am.-Heart of Julia Blake'10:45 am.-Road of Life'11:00 am.-Life Can Be Beautiful12:15 pm.-Ellen Randolph*2:00 pm.-Mary Marlin2:15 pm.-Ma Perkins2:30 pm.-Pepper Young's Family

2:45 pm.-Guiding Light*3:15 pm.-Stella Dallas'4:15 pm.-Against the Storm

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS8:00 am.-Uncle Mark, Sun.5:45 pm.-Orphan Annie"

COMEDY AND VARIETY1:00 pm.-Crossroads Follies, Mon thru Thurs.

10:30 pm.-Welcome South Brother'6:30 pm.-Goodwill Hour, Tues.7:00 pm.-Johnny Presents, Tues.7:30 pm.-Horace Heidt, Tues.8:30 pm.-Fibber McGee, Tues.9:00 pm.-Bob Hope, Tues.9:30 pm.-Uncle Walter's Dog House, Tues.4:30 pm.-Kimo Kalohi, Wed.7:00 pm.-Hollywood Playhouse, Wed.8:00 pm.-Fred Allen. Wed.9:00 pm.-Kay Kyser, Wed.7:00 pm.-One Man's Family, Thur.7:30 pm.-Those We Love, Thur.8:00 nm.-Good News, Thurs.9:00 pm.-Music Hall, Thurs.4:45 pm.-Mildred Jones, Fri.6:30 pm.-Cecil White, Fri.7:00 pm.-Lucille Manners, Fri.8:30 pm.-George Jessel, Fri.9:00 pm.-Editorial Hour. Fri.

10:30 pm.-Kimo Kalohi, Fri.10:30 am.-Crossroads Follies. Fri.8:00 pm.-National Barn Dance, Sat.9:30 pm.-Grand Old Opry, Sat.3:00 pm.-Hall of Fun, Sun.6:00 pm.-Jack Benny, Sun.7:00 pm.-Chase & Sanborn, Sun.8:30 pm.-American Album, Sun.9:00 pm.-Hour of Charm, Sun.7:00 pm.-Tommy Riggs, Mon.7:30 pm.-Margaret Speaks, Mon.

WOAI-SAN ANTONIO, TEX.

RADIO TIME TABLEindicates Monday thru Friday.indicates Monday thru Saturday.

CENTRAL STANDARD TIME

COMEDY AND VARIETY6:45 pm.-Texas Tall Tales, Tue.7:00 pm.-Sat. Night Parade, Sat.6:30 pm.-Dr. Pepper House Party, Sat.

AGRICULTURAL11:30 pm.-Texas Farm and Home Hour12:30 pm.- Neighbors of the Air, Tue.AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

6:45 pm.-Texas Tall Tales, Tue.

RELIGIOUS8:00 am.-Bright and Early Choir. Sun.8:45 am.-Denver Hgts. Ch. Serv., Sun.

11:00 am.-First Pres. Ch. Serv., Sun.3:00 pm.-Old Fashioned Revival Hour, Sun.5:30 pm.-Community Choir Contest, Sun.

POPULAR MUSIC1:30 pm.-Phil and Ed'6:45 pm.-Emilio Caceres Orchestra, Wed.

6:30 pm.-Emilio Caceres Orchestra, Fri.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS9:30 pm.-That Year, Mon.9:45 pm.-Ken McClure, Fri.5:00 pm.-Parent Teachers Talk, Tue.

10:45 am.-State Health Talk, Mon.10:15 pm.-FBI Interview, Sun.

SEMI -CLASSICAL5:90 pm.-Community Choir Contest, Sun.9:30 pm.-Tapestry of Songs, Fri.

SPORTS6:30 pm.-Pat Flaherty, Mon. Wed.6:45 pm.-Bruce Layer, Fri.

WOMEN'S PROGRAMS'0:00 am.-Leona Bender Woman's Page*

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` THANK GOODNESS, I'MBEING BOTHERED NOW"

By BOB BURNS

I really have got to watch myself alittle more closely. Every time anybodyasks me for an autograph, I fergit andthank 'em for it. That looks kinda bad.It shows I ain't used to it. But anyhow,that's the way I feel about it.

It may look kinda hammy for meto say so, but for years I've bin wishin'that I was one of them people thatare bothered by autograph seekers. I

hope I'll always git the kick out of itthat I git now, but at least let meenjoy it while it lasts.

In workin' around NBC in Hollywodyou'd be surprised how many big act-ors from the old days are workin' insmall jobs. The public may have for-gotten them, but I still look at 'emgoogle-eyed because they're still bigactors to me.

Some of 'em tell me that they usedto be annoyed when people would ask'em for an autograph but that they'dgive anything in the world now if theycould just be bothered a little bit thatway. I figger that people wouldn'twant my autograph and my picture ifthey didn't like me and the more peo-ple like me, the better I like it. I thinkthe greatest kick I've gotten out ofthis whole thing, outside of the recep-tion Van Buren gave me at the reviewof "The Arkansas Traveler," waswhen I left Van Buren on the wayout here and I had to take a little jerk-water train thru Texas to git backon the main line.

The conductor on this train came upto me and said, "Ain't you Bob Burns?"and when I told him "Yes," he said,"Well, I was talkin' to my wife whenI heard you was comin' through VanBuren and I said 'Wouldn't it be funnyif I got him on my train when hecomes through here?" Later on I wassittin' up_ in the smoker, talkin' to theconductor and an old farmer who'dbin sittin' across the aisle listenin' tome, came over and says, "Ain't youthat Bob Burns that I hear plays thebazooky?" I told him to sit down andwe got to talkin' and I found that hehadn't missed one single broadcast.

It kinda scares me when I think ofthe millions of people over the countrywho are watchin' me, but I just wantyou to know that it is a dream cometrue.

It is you people that have done itand I appreciate it more than anybodyI know, but if you really want tomake me happy just keep on botherin'me.

(Bob Burns is heard with Bing Cros-by on the Kraft Music Hall at 9 pm.CST each Thursday over the NBC -Red network.)RADIO VARIETIES - NOVEMBER

WLS-CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

RADIO TIME TABLEindicates Monday thru Friday.indicates Monday thru Saturday.

CENTRAL STANDARD TIME

DRAMATIC SERIALS8:45 am.-Life Can Be Beautiful,*9:00 am.-The Career of Alice Blair'9:15 am.-Meet Miss Julia*9:45 am.-The Trouble with Marriage*

10:00 am.-Mary Marlin*10:15 am.-Vic and Sade*10:30 am.-Pepper Young's Family -11:30 am.-Tenna and Tim*2:00 pm.-Orphans of Divorce*6:30 pm.-One of the Finest, Mon. and Thur.7:00 pm.-Adventures of Sher. Holmes, Mon.7:00 pm.-The Aldrich Family, Tues.

COMEDY AND VARIETY5:30 am.-Smile-A-While,**

8:00 am.-Everybody's Hour, Sun.8:45 am.-WLS on Parade, Sat.1:00 pm.-Home Talent Program, Sat.1:45 pm..-Merry-Go-Round, Sat.

12:30 pm.-Musical Variety, Sat.12:00 noon-Prairie Farmer Dirmerbell*7:00 pm.-National Barn Dance, Sat.7:30 pm.-Joe Penner, Tues.

AGRICULTURAL9:30 am.-Editor's Haymow, Sat.

10:45 am.-Livestock Mkt., Jim Poole*10:45 am.-Wisconsin Ch. Mkt., B & E Mk., Sat.10:50 am.-Pltry, B & Egg Mkt., News*11:30 am.-Poultry Service Time, Sat.11:45 am.-Fruit and Veg. Mkt., Wea., News**11:55 am.-Wea., Livest. Est., Bkgs., Sun.12 noon-Man on the Farm, Chuck Acree, Sat.12:30 pm.-Checkerboard, MWF12:45 pm.-Livestock Mkts., Jim Poole,*12:45 pm.-Grain Mkt Sum.,Livest. Rev., Sat.12:55 pm.-The Arcady Editor, MWF1:15 pm.-Grain Market Sum, F. C. Bisson*7:00 pm.-The Farmers' Forum, Thur.7:00 pm.-Prairie Farmer Die. Club, Fri.

RELIGIOUS6:45 am.-Morn Dev., Dr. J. Holland**

9:00 am.-Little Brown Church, Dr. J Holland, S.10:15 am.-Salvation Army Chorus, Sun.10:30 am.-The Southemaires, Sun.2:15 pm.-Getting the Most Out of Life*7:00 pm.-Old Fashioned Revival Hour, Sun.

POPULAR MUSIC7:15 am.-Blue Ribbon Melodies, Rangers*7:15 am.-Rangers and Evelyn, Sat.7:30 am.-Mac and Bob**8:00 am.-Singing Milkman, Hal Culver, MWF8:00 am.-DeZurik Sisters, TTSat8:30 am.-The Westerners* *9:30 am.-The Rangers*

9:45 am.-The Prairie Singer Sat.11:00 am.-Grace Wilson, Sun.12:30 pm.-Maple City Four and J. Brown, Tue.12:55 pm.-John Brown Piano, Tues.1:30 pm.-Prairie Ramblers and Patsy**1:45 pm.-Hoosier Sodbusters, Tues.-Thurs.7:15 pm.-Piano Concert, John Brown, Fri.7:30 pm.-Carson Robinson and Buck., Fri.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS10:00 am.-Spelling Bee, Don Kelley, Sat.1:00 pm.-WLS School Time,*7:00 pm.-WLS-High School on Parade, Wed7:15 pm.-Adult Educ. Coun., Par. Ed., Wed.CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS

7:45 am.-Jolly Joe and His Pet Pals"9:00 am.-Uncle Jack and Junior Stars, Sat.

11:30 am.-Reading the Funnies, Sun.HOMEMAKER'S PROGRAMS11:00 am.-Feature Foods with Joyce -Crane"

1:45 pm.-Henry's Exchange, MWF2:30 pm.-Homemakers' Program**

WHO -DES MOINES, IOWA

RADIO TIME TABLE

indicates Monday thru Friday.indicates Monday thru Saturday.

CENTRAL STANDARD TIME

DRAMATIC SERIALS8:30 am.-Sunbeam, MWF8:45 am.-Life Can Be Beautiful,

11:00 am.-Judy and Jane11:15 am.-Young Dr. Malone11:30 am.-Adopted Daughter5:00 pm.-Ellen Randolph'5:15 pm.-Meet Miss Julia

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS7:45 am.-Happy Hank, except Sun.5:30 pm.-Jack Armstrong*5:45 pm.-Little Orphan Annie'5:45 pm.-Captain Midnight, Sat.6:00 pm.-Captain Midnight, MTTF

DRAMATIC PLAYS9:30 pm.-Death Valley Days, Sun.9:30 pm.-Big Town, Fri.

COMEDY AND VARIETY8:00 am.-Coffee Pot Inn*

12:45 pm.-Lem and Martha, except Sun.6:45 pm.-Sunset Corners Roundup, TTh.8:00 pm.-Iowa Barn Dance Frolic, Sat.

AGRICULTURAL6:30 am.-Farm News, Opening Mkts, ex.S.

12: noon-Mkts. and Weather Rep.,'12 noon-Corn Belt Farm Hour, Sat.1:00 pm.-Checkerboard Time, Sat.1:15 pm.-Agricultural Conservation, Sat.

RELIGIOUS6:15 am.-The Boone Family, except Sun.8:00 am.-Bible Broadcaster, Sun.9:15 am.-Seventh Day Adventists, Sun.

10:30 am.-Rev. John Zoller, Sun.11:00 am.-Church Service, Sun.11:30 am.-News and Views About Rel., Sat.

AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC6:00 am.-Yodeling Jerry Smith, except Sun.8:30 am.-Pinex Merrymakers, TThSat9:30 am.-Home Talent, Sat.

12:45 pm.-Lem and Martha, except Sun.1:30 pm.-Dr. Pepper Playhouse, Sat.6:45 pm.-Twilight Trails, Sat.6:45 pm.-Sunset Roundup, TTh.8:00 pm.-Iowa Barn Dance Frolic, Sat.

10:00 pm.-Twilight Trails, Wed.POPULAR MUSIC

7:30 am.-Rainbow Rhythm, TTh.8:00 am.-Butternut Program, Sat.8:15 am.-Blue Ribbon Melodies, exc. Sun.

11:45 am.-Melody Time MWF11:45 am.-Tropical Moods, TTh.6:45 pm.-Studebaker Champions, MWF

10:00 pm.-Austin and Scott, Sun.EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS6:45 am.-Blaylock's Almanac, except Sun.7:00 am.-Hoxie Fruit Reporter, except Sun.7:45 am.-Happy Hank, except Sun.9:00 am.-May I Suggest, Sat.

10:30 am.-Contest Review, Sat.1:45 pm.-American Legion Program, Sun.9:30 pm.-Original Good Will Hour, Mon.

FARM NEWS6:30 am.-Farm News, except Sun.7:15 am.-News by Hardw. Rep., except Sun.

12 noon-Mkt and Weath. Rep.,12:30 pm.-News by Jack Sprat Rep., exc. Sun.1:30 pm.-News by Sargent, Sun.5:15 pm.-News of the Week, Sun.4:45 pm.-News by Bathasweet and Man-

hattan, except Sun.6:30 pm.-News by Luden and Pioneer, ex. S.

10:15 pm.-News by Diamond D -X Rep., daily.11:30 pm.-News by WHO Rep., exc. Sun.12 midnight-WHO Radio -Photo News, MWF

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YOUR FAVORITE PROGRAM SCHEDULESQUICK - CONVENIENT - HANDY

This schedule listed for time, name of program, day broadcast and network outlet. * indicates Monday thru Friday programs.Every care is exercised in compiling these listings furnished by the broadcasting companies, however Radio Varieties

can not be responsible for later changes in programs.

DRAMATIC SERIALS

8:30 a.m., Manhattan Mother,* CBS8:15 a.m., Meet The Dixons,* CBS8:45 a.m., Life Can Be Beautiful, MTF, NBC -B8:45 a.m., Bachelor's Children,* CBS9:00 a.m., Kitty Kelly,* CBS9:00 a.m., Man I Married,* NBC -Red9:15 a.m., Anne Thomas, Career Wife,*NBC-B9:15 a.m., John's Other Wife,* NBC -Red9:30 a.m., Just Plain Bill,* NBC -Red9:45 a.m., Trouble With Marriage,* NBC -Blue9:45 a.m., Stepmother,* CBS9:45 a.m., Woman in White.* NBC -Red

10:00 a.m., Mary Marlin,* NBC -Blue10:00 a.m., David Harum,* NBC -Red10:15 a.m., Right to Happiness,* NBC-B:ue10:15 a.m., Lorenzo Jones,* NBC -Red10:15 a.m., Brenda Curtis,* CBS10:30 a.m., Pepper Young's Family,* NBC -Blue10:30 a.m., Big Sister.* CBS10:30 a.m., Young Widder Brown,* MNC Re:'10:30 a.m., Hilda Hope, M.D., Sat.. NBC -Red10:45 a.m., Houseboat Hannah,* NBC-B:ue10:45 a.m., Road of Life,* NBC -Red10:45 a.m., Aunt Jenny's Stories,* CBS11:00 a.m., Joyce Jordan,* CBS11:00 a.m., Carter's of Elm Street,* NBC-ReJ11:15 a.m., When A Girl Marries,* CBS11:30 a.m., Helen Trent,* CBS11:45 a.m., Our Gal Sunday,* CBS11:45 a.m., The O'Neills,* NBC -Red12:00 noon, The Goldbergs,* CBS12:15 p.m., Life Can Be Beautiful,* CBS12:15 p.m., Ellen Randolph,* NBC -Red12:30 p.m., Road of Life,* CBS12:45 p.m., This Day Is Ours,* CBS1:00 p.m., Betty and Bob,* NBC -Red1:00 p.m., Doc Barclay's Daughters,* CBS1:15 p.m., Arnold Grimm's Daugh.,' NBC -R1:15 p.m., Dr. Susan,* CBS1:30 p.m., Your Family and Mine,* CBS1:30 p.m., Valiant Lady,* NBC -Red1:30 p.m., Brenda Curtis,* CBS1:45 p.m., "My Son & I,"* CBS2:00 p.m., Orphans of Divorce,* NBC -Blue2:00 p.m., Mary Marlin.* NBC -Red2:15 p.m., Society Girl,* CBS2:15 p.m., Ma Perkins,* NBC -Red2:30 p.m., Family,* NBC -Red2:45 p.m., Guiding Light,* NBC -Red3:00 p.m., Kitty Kelly,* CBS3:00 p.m., Backstage Wife,* NBC -Red3:15 Myrt & Marge,* CBS3:15 p.m., Stella Dallas,* NBC -Red3:30 p.m., Hilltop House,* CBS3:30 p.m., Vic and Sade,* NBC -Red3:30 p.m., Hilltop House,* Mon. Fri., CBS3:45 p.m., Stepmother,* CBS3:45 p.m., Midstream,* NBC -Red4:00 p.m., By Kathleen Norris,* CBS4:00 p.m., Girl Alone,* NBC -Red4:15 p.m., Against tilt Storm,* NBC -Red4:15 p.m., Caroline's Golden Store,* CBS4:15 p.m., Dr. Susan,* CBS4:30 p.m., Kitty Keene,* NBC -Red4:30 p.m., Jack Armstrong,* NBC -Red4:45 p.m., Scattergood Baines.* CBS4:45 p.m., Tom Mix,* NBC -Blue5:00 p.m., Billy & Betty,* CBS5:30 p.m., Renfrew of Mounted, Sat., NBC -B5:45 p.m., Tom Mix,* NBC -Blue6:00 p.m., Amos and Andy,* CBS6:00 p.m., Easy Aces, TWTh., NBC -Blue6:15 p.m., Lum and Abner,* CBS6:15 p.m., I Love a M stery,* NBC -Red6:15 p.m., Mr. Keen, ., NBC -Blue6:30 p.m., One of the Finest, M.,Th., NBC -B6:30 p.m., Blondie, Mon., CBS6:30 p.m., District Attorney, Sun., NBC -Blue6:30 p.m., Second Husband, Tues., CBS7:00 p.m., County Seat, Sat., CBS7:00 p.m., Sherlock Holmes, Mon., NBC -Blue7:00 p.m., Aldrich Family, Tues., NBC -Blue7:00 p.m., One Man's Family, Thur., NBC -R7:30 p.m., Brent House, Sat., NBC -Blue7:30 p.m., Those We Love, Thurs., NBC -Red8:15 p.m., Parker Family, Sun., NBC -Blue9:00 p.m., Dr. Christian, Wed., CBS9:30 p.m., Blondie, Mon., CBS

10:00 p.m., Amos and Andy,* CBS10:15 p.m., Lum and Abner,* CBS

DRAMATIC PLAYS

5:00 p.m., Silver Theatre, Sun., CBS5:30 p.m., Gateway to Hollywood, Sun., CBS6:30 p.m., Screen Guild Theatre, Sun., CBS7:00 p.m., Gang Busters, Sat., CBS7:00 p.m., The Green Hornet, Tues., MBS7:00 p.m., Campbell Playhouse, Sun., CBS7:00 p.m., Woodbury Play., Tues., NBC -Red7:00 p.m., Hollywood Playhouse, W., NBC -R7:00 p.m., Big Town, Tues., CBS7:30 p.m., Strange as it Seems, Thurs., CBS7:30 p.m., Lone Ranger, M., W. & F., MRS8:00 p.m., Lux Theater, Mon. CBS8:30 p.m., Irene Rich, Sun., NBC -Blue8:30 p.m., First Nighter, Fri., CBS8:30 p.m., Death Val. Days, Sat., NBC -Red9:00 p.m., Campbell Playhouse, Sun., CBS9:00 p.m., Columbia Workshop, Thurs., CBS9:00 p.m., Grand Central Station, Fr., CBS9:30 p.m., A. Oboler's Plays, Sat., NBC -Red

11:30 p.m., Strange as it Seems, Thurs., CBS

COMEDY ANDVARIETY

8:05 a.m., Breakfast Club," NBC -Blue8:30 a.m., National Hillbilly Champ, F., CBS8:30 a.m., Sunday Drivers, Sun., NBC -Red

10:05 a.m., News and Rhythm, Sun., CBS11:00 a.m., Kate Smith Noon Chat,* CBS11:45 a.m., Courtney's Gloomchasers, Sat., MBS12:00 noon, Happy Gang,* MBS1:00 pm., Sun. at Aunt Fanny's, Sun., NBC -R1:30 p.m., News and Rhythm, Sun., CBS1:30 p.m., Brush Creek Follies, Sat., CBS3:60 p.m., Hall of Fun, Sun., NBC -Red3:00 p.m., Club Matinee," NBC -Blue4:30 p.m., Ben Bernie, Sun., CBS4:30 p.m., Hanpeued in Holly. II.W.Fr., CM;4:45 p.m., Smilin' Ed McConnell,* CBS

n....te..meyer's Kinder., Sat., NBC R3:66 p.m., Gay Nineties, Sun., CBS5:15 p.m., Hopper's Hollyw'd, M.W.F. CBSJ:JU p.m., Grouch Club, Sun., NBC -Red6:00 p.m., Jack Benny, Sun., NBC -Red0:30 p.m., Weekend Potpourri, Sun., CBS0:30 p.m., Burns and Allen, Wed., Clk,7:00 p.m., Chase & Sanborn, Sun., NBC -Red7:00 p.m., Tune Up Time, Mon., CBS-:CO p Quaker Variety, Mon., NBC -Red7:00 p.m., Al Pearce Gang, Wed., CBS7:00 p.m., Johny Presents, Tues., NBC -RED,,,tu p.m., bate Smith, r ri., CBS

:00 p.m., Ransom Si ,rnian, Wed., NBC-B:ue:00 p.m., NBC Jamboree, fri., NBC-i..ue

7:30 p.m., Avalon Time, Wed., NBC-ReJ7:30 p.m., Model Minstrels, Mon., CBS7:30 p.m., Milton Berle, Sat., NBC -Red1:30 p.m., Tip Top Show, Thurs., NBC -Blue7:30 p.m., Tues. Night Party, Tues., CBS8:00 p.m., Melody & Madness, Tues., NBC -B8:00 p.m., We, The People, 'fuss., CBS8:00 p.m., Fred Allen Show, Wed., NBC Redo:oo p.m., Texaco Star Theater, Wed., CBS8:00 p.m., Good News of 1940, Thur., NBC -R.3..0 p.m., jolmny Presents, t ii., CBS8:00 p.m., Plantation Party, Fri., NBC-B:ue8:00 p.m., Natl. Barn Dance, Sat., NBC -blue8:30 p.m., Alec Templeton, Mon., NBC -Red8:30 p.m., Fibber McGee, Tues., NBC -Red8:30 p.m., George Jessel, Fri., NBC -Red9:00 p.m., Bob Hope, Tues., NBC -Red9:00 p.m., Ransom Sherman, NBC -Blue9:00 p.m., Kraft Music Hall, Thurs., NBC -R9:30 p.m., Burns and Allen, Wed., CBS9:30 p.m., Unc Walt Dog Hse., Tue., NBC -R

10:15 p.m., Jimmie Fidler, Tues., CBS10:30 p.m., Model Minstrels, Mon., CBS10:30 p.m., Johnny Presents, Fri., CBS11:00 p.m., Tune -Up Tune, Mon., CBS11:00 p.m., Tues. Night Party, Tues., CBS11:60 p.m., Honolulu Bound, Wed., CBS11:00 p.m., Kate Smith, Fri., CBS11:30 p.m., We, The People, Tues., CBS

AGRICULTURAL11:30 a.m., Nat. Farm & Home Hr.," NBC -B4:00 p.m., Columbia's Country J., Sun., CBS

AUDIENCEPARTICIPATION

12:00 noon, We, the Wives, Sun., NBC -Red2:00 p.m., I Want a Divorce, Sun., NBC -Red2:00 p.m., Marriage Lic. Rom.,* MBS4:00 p.m., Hobby Lobby, Sun., CBS4:30 p.m., Spelling Bees, Sun., NBC -Red6:30 p.m., Uncle Jim's Ques. Bee, Sat., NBC -R6:30 p.m., Vox Pop, Thurs., CBS6:30 p.m., Professor Quiz, Fri., CBS7:00 p.m., Name Three, Wed., MBS7:00 p.m., Name It and It's Yours, F., NBC -B7:00 p.m., Ellery Queen, Sun., CBS7:00 p.m., Ask -It -Basket, Thurs., CBS7:30 p.m., Quicksilver, Wed., NBC -Blue7:30 p.m., Pot o' Gold, Tues., NBC -Red7:30 p.m., Youth vs. Age, Sat., NBC -Red7:30 p.m., Information Please, Tues., NBC -B7:30 p.m., True or False, Mon., NBC -Blue8:00 p.m., Major Bowes, Thurs., CBS8:00 p.m., Doctor I. Q., Mon., NBC -Red8:00 p.m., Professor Quiz, Fri., CBS8:00 p.m., Battle of Sexes, Tues., NBC -Red9:00 p.m., Ellery Queen, Sun., CBS9:00 p.m., Kay Kyser's College, Wed., NBC -R9:30 p.m., Melody Marathon, Fri., NBC -Blue

11:00 p.m., Ask -It -Basket, Thurs., CBS

RELIGIOUS8:00 a.m., Richard Maxwell,** CBS8:30 a.m., Wings Over Jordan, Sun., CBS9:00 a.m., Church of the Air, Sun., CBS9:00 a.m., Radio Pulpit, Sun., NBC -Red

10:45 a.m., Most Out of Life,* NBC -Blue11:30 a.m., Rel. & New World, Mon., NBC -R11:30 a.m., Our Spiritual Life, Tues., NBC -R11:30 a.m., Timeless Truths, Thurs., NBC -R11:30 a.m., Opportunity, Fri., NBC -Red11:30 a.m., Call to Youth, Sat., NBC -Red12:00 noon, Church of the Air, Sun., CBS1:30 p.m., The Truth, Wed., NBC -Red1:45 p.m., Hymns All Ch., MTTh., NBC -R3:00 p.m., National Vespers, Sun., NBC -Blue5:00 p.m., Catholic Hour, Sun., NBC -Red5:30 p.m., Religion in News, Sat., NBC -Red6:00 p.m.. Message of Israel, Sat., NBC -Blue

POPULAR MUSIC7:45 a.m., Melody Time, M., W., F., CBS7:30 a.m., Tone Pictures, Sun., NBC -Blue8:00 a.m., Turn Back the Clock, Sun., NBC -R8:05 a.m., Happy Jack Turner,* NBC -Red8:15 a.m., Band Goes to Town,* NBC -Red8:15 a.m., Band Goes to Town,* NBC -R8:15 a.m., Sunny Melodies, Tues., CBS8:15 a.m., Fiddlers Fancy, Sat., CBS8:15 a.m., Norman Cloutier's Or., Sa., NBC -R8:30 a.m., Fiddlers Fancy, Wed., CBS8:30 a.m., Sunday Drivers, Sun., NBC-Red8:45 a.m., Crackerjacks Quartet, Sat., NBC -R8:45 a.m., Music in the Air, Tues., CBS9:00 a.m., Morin Sisters, Sat., NBC -Blue9:o0 a.m., Organ Moods, Sat., CBS9:00 a.m., Norman Cloutier's Or., Su., NBC B9:.,0 a.m., Saturday Serenade, Sat., CBS

10:00 a.m., Charioteers, Sat., NBC -Blue,t/u/0 a.m., Rhythmaires, Tues., CBS10:00 a.m., Blue Interlude, Wed., CBS10:05 a.m., Lanny Ross, Mon., Wed., Fri., CBS10:30 a.m., Southernaires, Sun., NBC -Blue11:00 a.m., W. Logan's Musicale, Su., NBC -Rl I:00 a.m., Console Echoes, Thurs., CBS,1:00 a.m., Charles Paul, Fri., CBS11:15 a.m., Kidoodlers, M., W., NBC -Blue11:15 a.m., Southernaires, urs., Fri., NBC -B11:15 a.m., Ink Spots, Tues., NBC -BlueJ:30 a.m., Salon Musicale, Mon., CBS.1:30 a.m., Southern Cruise, Wed., CBSi 1:30 a.m., Cafe Budapest, Thurs., CBS12:30 p.m., Manhattan Melodies, Mon., NBC -B12:30 p.m., Matinee in Rhythm, Sat., NBC -R12:30 p.m., Rangers' Serenade, Sun., NBC -Red12:30 p.m., Festival of Music, Sun., NBC -Blue12:30 p.m., Revue in Miniature, Fri., NBC -Blue12:30 p.m., Three -Quarter Time, Sat., NBC -B1:00 p.m., Milton Charles and Edith Hendrick,

M., T., Th., CBS1:15 p.m., Indiana Indigo, Wed., NBC-nie1:30 p.m., Manhattan Melodies, Wed., NBC -B1:30 p.m., Treas. Trails of Song, Su., NBC B1:30 p.m., Rhythm and Song, Thurs., NBC -B1:30 p.m., Indiana Indigo, Sat., NBC -Blue1:30 p.m., Doctor Jazz, Thurs., NBC -Blue1:45 p.m., Merry Music, Sat., NBC -Blue1:45 p.m., Enoch Light Orch., MWF., CBS1:45 p.m., Tune Time, Tues., CBS2:00 p.m., Not So Long Ago, Tues., CBS2:00 p.m., Sunday Afternoon, Sun., MBS2:30 p.m., Rhythmic Moods, Sat., NBC -Blue2:30 p.m., Swing Serenade, Wed., CBS2:30 p.m., Allen Roth Presents, Sun., NBC -B3:00 p.m., Deep River Boys, Tues., CBS3:00 p.m., Manhattan Minuet, Fri., CBS3:15 p.m., Al Bernard, Tues., CBS3:15 p.m., Ray Bloch's Varieties, Thurs., CBS3:30 p.m., Tapestry Musicale, Sun., NBC -B3:30 p.m., Syncopation Piece, Sun., CBS3:30 p.m., Paul Laval's Orch., Sat., NBC -Red3:45 p.m., Blue Streak Rhythm Ens., Tu.. CBS4:00 p.m., Southwestern Serenade, Sa., NBC- R4:00 p.m., Ruth Carhart, Songs, Fri., CBS4:00 p.m., Enna Jettick, Sun., NBC -Red4:00 p.m., Summer Serenade, Sat., CBS4:15 p.m., Patterns in Swing, Thurs., CBS5:00 p.m., Luther -Layman Singers, W., NBC -125:00 p.m., Gentlemen of Jive, Mon., NBC -R5:00 p.m., Joseph Honti's Orch., Tu., NBC -R5:05 p.m., The Troubadors, Mon., Tues., CBS5:05 p.m., Ballads by Brooks, Wed., CBS5:15 p.m., Harold Stokes, Wed., MBS5:15 p.m., Deep River Boys, Mon., CBS5:15 p.m., Eton Boys, Tues., Wed.. Fri., CBS5:45 p.m., Salon Silhouettes, Tu., Th., NBC -R5:45 p.m., Judith Arlen,* CBS6:00 p.m., Fred Waring,* NBC -Red6:00 p.m., Rhythm Rascals, Wed., CBS6:15 p.m., Michael Loring, Songs, Th., CBS6:30 p.m., Fitch Bandwagon, Sun., NBC -Red7:00 p.m., Johnny Presents, Tues., NBC -Red7:00 a.m., Earbenders, Mon. thru Fri., NBC -B7:30 p.m., Carson Robison, Fri., NBC -Blue7:30 p.m., Paul Whiteman, Wed., CBS7:30 a.m., Vocal Vogues, M., W., F., NBC -B7:30 p.m., Orrin Tucker, Sat., CBS7:30 p.m., Wayne King Orch, Sat., CBS7:30 p.m., Horace Heidt, Tues., NBC -Red8:00 p.m., Allen Roth's Orch., Mon.,NBC-B8:00 p.m., Your Hit Parade, Sat., CBS8:00 p.m., Your Sunday Date, Sun., MBS8:00 p.m., Manh. Merry Go R., Sun., NBC -R8:00 p.m., Waltz Time, Fri., NBC -Red8:15 p.m., Bill Bardo, Wed.-Thur., NBC8:30 p.m., Paul Martin's Orch., Wed., NBC -B8:30 p.m., Camel Prog., B. Crosby, T., CBS8:45 p.m., Saturday Night Serenade, Sat., CBS9:00 p.m., Guy Lombardo's Orch., Mon., CBS9:00 p.m., Carnation Cont., Mon.,NBC-Red9:00 p.m., Camel Caravan, Sat., NBC -Red9:00 p.m., Lady Esther, Fri., NBC -Red9:00 p.m., Voice of Hawaii Sun., NBC -Blue9:00 p.m., Kay Kyser, Wed., NBC -Red9:00 p.m., Hour of Charm, Sun., NBC -Red9:00 p.m., Time To Shine, Tues., CBS9:30 p.m., Romance in Rhythm, Wed., MBS9:30 p.m., Joe Gallicchio's Orch., Th., NBC -B9:30 p.m., Doris Rhodes, Tues.' CBS9:30 p.m., Young Man With a Band, F., CBS

10:00 p.m., Jack Jenny Orchestra, Sun., CBS10:00 p.m., Fred Waring,* NBC -Red10:15 p.m., Bill Bardo, Tu.-We.-Thu.-Fri. NBC10:15 p.m., Shep Fields Orch., TFrSat., CBS10:15 p.m., Count Basie Orchestra, WTh., CBS10:30 p.m., Ben Bernie Orchestra, Wed., CBS10:30 p.m., Paul Whiteman's Orch., Wed., CBS10:30 p.m., Frankie Masters Or., Sun.,Sat., CBS

POPULAR MUSICiContinued)

11:00 p.m., Van Alexander Orch., Mon., CBS11:00 p.m., Wayne King Orchestra, Tues., CBSHaw p.m., Harry James Orch., W., Fri., CBS1:00 p.m., Hal Kemp, Sat., CBS

11:00 p.m., Your Hit Parade, Sat., CBS11:30 p.m., Bill Bardo, Fri. -Sat., NBC11:30 p.m., Van Alexander Orch., Sun., CBS11:30 p.m., Harry James Orchestra, Mon., CBS11:30 p.m., Count Basie Orchestra, Tues., CBS11:30 p.m., Nat Brandwynne Orch., Wed., CBS11:30 p.m., Teddy Powell, Thurs., CBS11:30 p.m., Jack Jenny Orchestra, Sat., CBS12:00 a.m., Bobby Peters Orch., Sun., CBSmu,.." a.m., Lou.s Prima, M 1'1hr., CBS

L2:00 a.m., Jerry Livinoto-e Orch., Wed., CBS14:o0 a.m., nen Bernie Orchestra, Sat., CBS12:36 a.m., °away ucker Orch., '11'hurs., CBS.2:30 a.m., 1...einton Noble, Sat., CBS

EDUCATIONALPROGRAMS

9:00 a.m., Bull Session, Sat., CBS10:1 a.m., nortuw. bestew. Mil., Sun., MBS12:00 noon, American Wildlife, Sun., MBS12:00 p.m., What Price America, Sat., CBS12:30 p.m., On tne Job, Sun., NBC -Red

1:00 p.m., Dr. Damrosch, Fri., NBC -Blue1:00 p.m., Democracy in Action, Sun., CBS1:00 p.m., Adven. in Reading, Mon., NBC -B1:30 p.m., U. of Chi. Rd. Table, Su., NBC -R1:30 p.m., So You Think You Know Music,

Sun., CBS2:15 p.m., nomunan a Notebook, Sun., NBC -B2:30 p.m., Am. Sch. of Air,* CBS2:35 p.m., Am. Sch. of Air.* CBS2:45 p.m., Bet. Bookends,* NBC -Blue2:45 p.m., Bob backer, Sun., NBC -Red2:45 p.m., Bet. Bookends, Tues.-Fri., NBC -B3:30 p.m., Medicine in the News, Th., NBC -B3:30 p.m., Athentures in Science, Mon., CBS3:30 p.m., Highways to Health, Wed., CBS3:30 p.m., Pursuit of Happiness, Sun., CBS3:3u p.m., Men Behind me Stars, Fri., CBS3:30 p.m., Of Men and Books, Tues., CBS4:30 p.m., Am. Sch. of Air,* CBS5:00 p.m., Science in the News. Mon., NBC -R5:00 p.m., Guest Book, Thurs., NBC -Red5:05 p.m., Kitchell's brief Case, Fri., NBC -B5:30 p.m., What's Art to Me, Sat., CBS6:00 p.m., People's Platform, Sat., CBS6:30 p.m., Art for Your Sake, Sat., NBC -Red7:30 p.m., Information Please, Tue., NBC -B8:30 p.m., Amer. Town Meeting, Th., NBC -B9:30 p.m., Americans at Work, Thurs., CBS9:45 p.m., Public Affairs, Tu. & Sat., CBS

CLASSICAL ANDSEMI -CLASSICAL

7:30 a.m., Poetic Strings, Sun., CBS7:45 a.m., Maurice Brown, Cellist, Sun., CBS8:00 a.m., The Organ Loft, Sun., CBS9:30 a.m., Morning Musicale, Sun., NBC -B9:30 a.m., Aubade for Strings, Sun., CBS

.0:00 a.m., Console Contrasts, Sun., CBS10:00 a.m., Cincinnati Con. Music, Sat., CBS.0:30 a.m., Major Bowes', Sun., CBS11:00 a.m., Maurice Brown, cellist, Wed., CBS11:00 a.m., Radio City Mu. Hall, Sun., NBC -B11:30 a.m., Salt Lake Tabernacle, Sun., CBS12:00 noon, Enoch Light Orchestra, Sat., CBS12:30 p.m., Wslberg Brown Strings, Sun., CBS12:45 p.m., Words and Music,* NBC -Red

1:30 p.m., U. S. Army Band, Tues., NBC -B1:30 p.m., Going South, Sun., CBS1:45 p.m., Enoch Light Orchestra, Fri., CBS2:00 p.m., Symphony, Sun., CBS2:00 p.m., U. S. Navy Band, Wed., CBS2:00 p.m., Music Hour, Fri., CBS2:30 p.m., Poetic Strings, Mon., CBS2:30 p.m., Story of the Song, Tues., CBS2:30 p.m., Clyde Barrie, Thurs., CBS3:00 p.m., Melody Serenade, Mon., CBS3:00 p.m., Leon Goldman, Wed., CBS3:00 p.m., LeBrun Sisters, Thurs., CBS3:15 p.m., Ruth Carhart, Mon., CBS3:30 p.m., Roy Shield Revue, Sun., NBC -Blue4:00 p.m., Exploring Music, Tues., CBS4:00 p.m., Genevieve Rowe, Thurs., CBS4:30 p.m., Choral Program, Sun., CBS4:30 p.m., Metrop. Op. Audit., Sun., NBC -B5:05 p.m., Aeolian Ensemble, Fri., CBS5:15 p.m., The Concert Orch., M., Th., MBS5:15 p.m., Console Reveries, M., Th., CBS5:45 p.m., LeBrun Sister, Sat., CBS6:00 p.m., Aeolian Ensemble, Thurs., CBS6:30 p.m., Aeolian Ensemble, Mon., CBS6:45 p.m., Ross Jordan, Baritone, Mon., CBS7:00 p.m., Cities Serv. Conc., Fri., NBC -Red7:30 p.m., Voice of Firestone, Mon., NBC -R8:00 p.m., Ford Hour, Sun., CBS8:30 p.m., Alec Templeton, Mon., NBC -Red8:30 p.m., Amer. Al. Fam. Mu., Sun., NBC -R8:30 p.m., Vera Brodsky, Pianist, Tues., CBS9:00 p.m., NBC Symphony Orch., Sa., NBC -R9:00 p.m., Columbia Concert Orch., W., CBS9:30 p.m., Concert Revue, Thurs., MBS9:30 p.m., Columbia Concert, Mon., CBS9:30 p.m., Pageant of Melody, Mon., MBS

WLSPersonalities

BuildWLS

Popularity

Left: Maple City Four

Right: Hoosier Sodbusterswith Rusty Gill

Left: DeZurik Sisters

Center: The Westerners(Also on Plantation Party,

NBC)

Right: Arkie

Left: Prairie Ramblers

Right: Mac and Bob

Radio fans throughout the nation alreadyknow these WLS acts-just a few of the150 artists who comprise one of the larg-est live talent radio staffs in the country.They are the same stars heard on thecoast -to -coast NBC broadcast of the WLSNational Barn Dance. You can hear themevery day on WLS-870 on your dial. THE PRAIRIE FARMER STATION

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