Broadcasting (July - Dec 1938)

TRANSCRIBED script show. Secret Diary, with a merchandising plan for the dairy industry, has been sold for use in the Australasian market to Miehelson & Sternberg, New York export agents, according to the producers, Frederic W. Ziv Inc., Cincinnati agency. Secret Diary, carried in the United States for Armour & Co.*s Cloverbloom Butter, through Lord & Thomas ; French Bauer Dairy ; and the Dairymen's League of New York State (Dairylea Milk Products), will be placed on at least two Australian stations immediately. STANDARD RADIO reports six new subscribers to its transcription service: KRMD. Shreveport. La.; WSLI, Jackson. Miss. ; KGNO. Dodge City. Kan.; WALR. Zanesville. O. ; KGFW. Kearney, Neb.; "SVCOU, Lewiston, Me. UNITED RADIO PRODUCTIONS, new Hollywood radio production concern, has established offices at 6425 Hollywood Blvd., and will build new shows. Ben Summerhays. formerly head of the radio division of Economic Research. New York, is president. Vice-presidents are Claude Sweeten. KFI-KECA, Los Angeles, musical director ; Elwood J. Robinson, head of Elwood J. Robinson Agency, Los Angeles, and Edgar Haley, formerly a San Francisco radio executive. Don Clark, well known in West Coast radio, heads the production staff. A NEW juvenile program, Children's .}faga:ine of the Air, written and produced by Paul Cruger, is being made available by Paul Cruger & Associates. 5S00 Carlton Way, Hollywood, of which Fred C. Comer has been appointed sales manager. Recording is at Otto K. Oleson Studios. FRANK R. McDONNELL. formerly sales director of Advertisers' Recording Service. New York, was recently appointed president of the company. Mr. McDonnell, before joining ARS. several years ago, was with WHN. New York. WEST COAST FEATURES, Los Angeles production concern, has discontinued business. ON OR. ABOUT .SEPTEMBER FIRST II mm WWL N EW ORLEAN S Tall Corn Contest IOWA'S famed State Fair this month will again be the occasion for the National Tall Coin Sweepstakes, conducted annually by WHO, Des Moines. The station is asking for entries of one stalk of corn from each participant, none to be under 12 feet 6 inches tall and all to be delivered at the WHO Crystal Studio at the fair grounds Aug. 24 or 25. Chairman of the board of judges is Herbert Plambeck, WHO farm editor, with first prize of $100, second $50, third $25, five prizes of $10 each and five of $5 each. In addition, Col. B. J. Palmer, WHO president, is awarding a trophy this year to first prize winner. MPPA ISSUES LIST OF DISC LICENSEES A LIST of transcription companies "who are at present properly filing license applications" to record musical works copyrighted by members of the Music Publishers' Protective Association, has been sent to advertising agencies by Harry Fox, MPPA's general manager. In his accompanying letter, Mr. Fox warns agency executives that in dealing with other firms they should be "absolutely sure that proper licenses are acquired . . . as you and your clients would be the ones who primarily would feel the effects of any legal steps we may find it necessary to take to protect our rights." Listed companies include: A. & W. Sound Service, Columbus. O. Associated Cinema Studios, Hollywood. •Associated Music Publishers, Inc., New York City. Atlas Radio Corp., New York City. Atlas Radio Corp., Hollywood. Columbia Transcription Service, Chicago. Decca Records Inc., New York City. Jean V. Grombach Inc.. New York City. *C. P. MacGregor, Hollywood. Mertens & Price Inc., Los Angeles. Mid-West Recordings Inc., Minneapolis, Minn. •National Broadcasting Co., New York City. •National Broadcasting Co., Chicago. RCA Mfg. Co., Camden, N. J. RCA Mfg. Co.. Chicago. RCA Mfg. Co.. Hollywood. RCA Mfg. Co., New York Citv (Frank B. Walker). Radio & Film Methods Corp., New York City. Radio Features Inc.. Hollywood. Radio Producers of Hollywood, Hollywood. Radio Recorders Inc., Hollywood. Radio Transcription Co. of America Ltd., Hollywood. Radio Transcription Co. of America, Ltd.. Chicago. Recordings Inc.. Hollywood. •Standard Radio Inc., Hollywood. The Starr Co.. (Gennett Record Division), Richmond, Ind. Transamerican Broadcasting & Television Corp., New York City. WOR Electrical Transcription & Recording Service, New York City. •World Broadcasting System Inc., Hollywood, (Patrick M. Campbell) •World Broadcasting System Inc., Chicago. •World Broadcasting System Inc., New York City. * Indicates sustaining library service. Sedley Brown SEDLEY BROWN, 50, president of Brown-Miles Inc., New York radio production firm, and at one time with the old Erickson Co. agency, died July 25 in his apartment. The circumstances of his death caused an autopsy to be ordered. His associate, Mrs. A 1 1 i e Lowe Miles, said he was in fine health and spirits, and it was believed an overdose of sleeping potion caused his death. His full name was George Crossman SedleyBrown and he came from a famous theatrical family. He was heard on the radio frequently and at one time was on the stage. He was credited with first bringing Will Rogers and Charlie Chaplin to the radio for commercial programs. He is survived by his wife and daughter. John Chester Warner JOHN CHESTER WARNER, vice-president of RCA Radiotron Co. and general manager of its plant at Harrison, N. J., died July 21 as a result of injuries suffered when his automobile crashed into a tree early that morning as he was driving to Camden. He was 41 years old, and is survived by his wife and two young children. Mr. Warner was a native of Freeport, 111., and took degrees from Washington College, University of Kansas and Union College. He was with the Army Signal Corps during the war, after which he joined the Bureau of Standards in Washington as a physicist. Later he joined General Electric Co. to do research work on vacuum tubes. In 1931 he went with RCA at its Harrison plant. Ralph Edward Jones RALPH EDWARD JONES, 45, commercial manager and announcer of KGNF, North Platte, Neb., was instantly killed when his car overturned near North Platte July 11. A native of Iowa, Mr. Jones in 1927 was rated as one of the country's 12 best organists. He went to North Platte in 1930 as organist for the Paramount Theatre, and in 1934 joined KGNF as commercial manager, announcer and staff musician. As Kay Worthington Snoop on a local news period, he built a large following. He is survived by his wife and two sons. DR. PAUL RADER. 58, former Chicago evangelist, who gained wide fame broadcasting over a Midwest network sponsored by his church, died in Hollywood July 19 after a long illness. 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