Broadcasting (July - Dec 1942)

MAURY HOLLAND, Hollywood producer of J. Walter Thompson Co., has been transferred to the agency's >iew York staff, forcing him to relinquish his post on the War Dept. recorded shortwaved program. Command Performance. Cal Knhl, producer of the weelily NBC Kraft Music Hall, has taken over the assignment. BERNICE NEWMARK, formerly advertising manager of Nehring Brothers, New York real estate firm, has joined the copy staff of Director & Lane, New York, while Irving R. Rill, formerly of the Halpern Adv. Agency, New York, has joined the agency as an account executive. JACK PETRICK, recently resigned vice-president of John Falkner Arndt Co., Philadelphia agency, has opened his own agency in Philadelphia in the Lincoln-Liberty Bldg., with the accounts of M. A. Bruder Co., paints and varnishes, and Browning-King Co., retailers of men's clothing, both of Philadelphia. JOHN COHAN, account executive of Smith & Bull Adv., Los Angeles, has been appointed publicity director of the War Savings staff of the photographic committee, Treasury Dept. JANE FORCE, for six years continuity writer and producer of the Russel M. Seeds Co., Chicago, has resigned to join the production staff of WIBA, Madison, Wis., where she will be with her husband Norman W. Rice, instructor in the Army Air Force training school at Madison. THOMAS MAGUIRE, formerly radio timebuyer of Blackett-SampleHummert, New York, on Aug. 10 joined the CBS sales service staff. Campbell to Army C. LAWTON CAMPBELL, former vice-president and radio director of Ruthrauff & Ryan, New York, has been commissioned a major in the Quartermaster Corps of the Aimy. Recently appointed director of the agency's radio department is Donald M. Stauffer, formerly of the A. & S. Lyons talent agency. JOHN W. POWER, previously account executive of Sherman K. Ellis & Co., New York, has been appointed director of research, replacing John Waite, now economist with the food division of OPA in Washington. Power served as industrial specialist for Moody's Investors Service for six years. He was secretary of the National Transportation Committee under the chairmanship of ex-President Coolidge, and special assistant to the late General Hugh S. Johnson in the NRA. PHILIP BERNSTEIN, account executive of Bozell & Jacobs, Chicago, has been elected vice-president of the Chicago office of the agency. E. V. HAMMOND, manager of Stanfield & Blaikie, Toronto office, now closed, has joined Tandy Adv. Agency, Toronto. HELEN ARSTEIN, formerly copy writer of Mandel Bros., New York (department store), has joined Glasser-Gailey & Co., Los Angeles agency in a similar capacity. NEIL G. ROURKE, former account executive of Irwin Vladimar & Co., New York, has been named a vicepresident of the agency. Look at WALTER C. KRAUSE, who resigned recently as vice-president of Lord & Thomas, and as RCA account executive, to join the Office of Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs in Washington, has received his official appointment as an assistant director of the radio division. DON COPE, New York producer of Benton & Bowles, is in Hollywood producing the weekly Post Toasties Time, sponsored by General Foods Corp., during vacation of Mann Holiner. West Coast manager-producer. Bsty Stowell, New York business manager of Benton & Bowles, is in Hollywood for his semi-annual checkup. OTIS ALLEN KENYON has been elected chairman of the board of Kenyon & Eckhardt, according to Thomas D'A. Brophy, president. Other ofiBcers are Dwight M. Mills and Edwin Cox, directors, and Charles H. Vasoll, treasurer. LAURA B. MANG, assistant manager of space, Moser & Cotins, Utica, N. Y., has been appointed media manager. LARRY WHERRY, formerly sales promotion manager of Ralston Purina Co., St. Louis, on Aug. 1 joined Sherman & Marquette, Chicago, as executive in charge of Quaker Oats (Ful0-Pep) account. CONSOLIDATED ADV., New York, has moved from 505 Fifth Ave. to new and larger quarters at 541 Madison Ave., telephone Murray Hill 3-1267. Lord & Thomas Changes EMERSON D. FOOTE, executive vice-president in charge of operations of the New York office of Lord & Thomas, last week announced that the media and marketing operations of the media, research and time-buying department have been consolidated under the direction of Samuel E. Gill, former research director of the agency, and now director of marketing and media. Working under Mr. Gill, each with equal rank and position with the others, are J. S. Spiegel, formerly assistant media director as manager of printed media purchases ; John D. Hymes, with Lord & Thomas eight years, most recently as radio timebuyer, who will be manager of radio purchases, including purchase of both time and radio talent ; and Miss Catherine C. McCarthy, former assistant to Mr. Gill, who has been named manager of the research department. KFEb REUIS HOUR 9:30-10:30 Nightly ^ MOST VITAL ^ ^ HOUR IN RADIO ^ FULTON LEWISjR-MBS PHILLIPS 66 NEWS REPORTER Associated Press Transradio Exclusive Foreign Service of The Chicago Daily News i nno compAnv RADIO STATION R£PRESEiyTATIVCS MEW YORK • DETROIT •CHICAGO • SAN FRANCISCO Wurtzel, Autry Settle Contract Controversy; Show Has New Title CONTRACTUAL controversy between Harry Wurtzel, Hollywood talent agent, and Gene Autry, radio and film cowboy singer-actor, was settled in late July prior to the latter's reporting to Washington as an Army Air Force technical sergeant. [Broadcasting, July 20]. Wurtzel charged evasion of contract and outside settlement eliminated case being brought before representatives of American Federation of Radio Artists, Artists Managers and Screen Actors Guild for arbitration. Under the agreement, Wurtzel received all monies claimed as due for managerial services rendered Autry on picture and radio deals since January, 1941. In turn his managerial contract with Autry, which had 2% years more to go, was cancelled. Agreement relieves the actor of further obligations while in service. Continuing under sponsorship of Wm. Wrigley Co., the weekly half hour CBS proerram featuring Autry, with the broadcast of Aug. 2 changed title from Melody Ranch to Sergeant Gene Autry and dramatizes exploits of Army Air Force heroes. Similar arrangements were made for Ezra Stone, who during the season is permitted time out from Army duties to do his weekly NBC Aldrich Family, sponsored by General Foods Corp. Capt. Hal Rorke of the Army Air Force and formerly CBS New York assistant publicity director, has been assigned to duty at the network's Hollvwood studios as Army representative on the Autry series. Luigi Romanelli LUIGI ROMANELLI, Toronto band leader, who has been on Canadian radio stations practically since the inception of broadcasting in the Dominion, died on July 29 at Murray Bay, Que., of a heart attack while vacationing. He was 59 years old. His most recent appearances before the international microphone were with the Ontario Show early this summer on the BLUE from Toronto. He was born at Belleville, Ont. studied violin in England and Belgium. Lt. Barron Chandler LT. BARRON CHANDLER, USNR, formerly of NBC's page staff, has been killed in action while serving as commander of a motor torpedo boat, somewhere in the South Pacific. Chandler is the fourth NBC man to be officially reported killed in action. GREY ADV. AGENCY, New York, last Friday celebrated its 25th anniversary in business, having been organized in 1917 during World War I. Lawrence Valenstein, the original president, still holds that position. GENE O FALLON Manager REPRESENTED BY BLAIR WFBG ALTaONA, PA. • NBC RED • BLUE NETWORK • 250 WATTS • FULL TIME OPERATION • RAILROAD SHOPS ON FULL TIME SCHEDULE WFBG provides the only full coverage of the Altoona trading area. Page 36 • August 10, 1942 BROADCASTING • Broadcast Advertising