Radio daily (Feb-Mar 1937)

6 RADIO DAILY » Tuesday. March 23. 1937 Cutes-CaunUy, Choi ARTHUR B. CHURCH, president of Midland i Broadcasting Co., operating KMBC, is back in Kansas City after a coast vacation. Deane Long, announcer and assistant program director at WFMD, Frederick, Md., appears thrice weekly as the Hollywood Reporter in the "Hollywood Hilites" program. He also conducts the daily noonday nonsense show, "Rhythm Club," in which he stooges for "Joe Stradivari," the talking violin played by Lee Johnson. Dick and Bob Stahl, formerly of KVSO, Ardmore, Okla., are now harmonizing over KCMO, Kansas City. John Busselle, salesman on the WHB (Kansas City) staff for the past year, has resigned to join Braniff Air Lines in Houston. Winston Shipley, music director and staff pianist at WFMD, Frederick, Md., is reported altar-bound. Sol Chain, production manager of WNBH, New Bedford, assisted in the successful Colonial-Mutual coastto-coast airing of the Hyannis New England music festival. Darrell Martin, radio editor of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, has the town radio lads all het up on bowling, forming a Radio Bowling League in which WJAS-KQV now leads, followed by WWSW, WCAE and KDKA. Town's star bowlers include Joe Villella, Jack Hollister, Bide Dudley, Joe Tucker, Ed Sprague, Glenn Riggs, Jack Buchheit, Frank Smith, Jr., Bob Thompson, Tom Pickering, Howdy Clark, and others, including Martin. A banquet is planned in April. Sandy Nevins, who does "Town Talk" for Sears-Roebuck over WTAR. Norfolk, plans a 70-mile walk down the coast on his vacation. Mary Alkus is now featured in "Pertinent Paragraphs" over KYA, Frisco, and the CRS net in California at 11 a.m. daily. Gene and Glenn of WHO, Des Moines, will appear in Omaha as featured artists on WOW anniversary programs April 2-3. They headlined in Kansas City last Saturday. Buryl Lottridge, head of KFORKFAB-KOIL sales staff in Nebraska, was a candid camera subject in the last issue of Life. William E. Phipps has joined the publicity and commentator staff of KOMO-KJR, Seattle. Gertrude Onnen, former stage and network actress, is now on the dramatic staff of WLW-WSAI, Cincinnati. Other recent additions included Zora Layman and Herbert Claar, vocal-piano duo; Elwood MacAllaster, actor; Richard Vaughan, production man; Slim Smith and his Arizona Ranch Boys, and Larry Mencken, writer, rejoining after a year in Detroit and New York. Charles CrutchfLeld, program director at WBT, Charlotte, will attend the Carolina Cup Race at Camden, S. C, March 27. H. H. Holtshouser, WBT treasurer, acted as g.m. while William A. Schudt, Jr., and Sales Manager Dewey Long took a trip to Atlanta. Lester Horn, continuity writer at WHAT, Philadelphia, is now doing several serials including "The Three Co-Eds." Ray Turner writes the new "Happiness Hotel" script. Robert Marley, continuity writer of the Crosley stations, and Frances Jensen of the WLW accounting department, are now keeping house. Erie Smith, news commentator at KMBC, Kansas City, airs his Sunday morning spot by remote from the Chrysler show rooms, where the sponsor invites visitors. WSOC, Charlotte, has been doing some fine service with its job clinic, sponsored by a local bank. WSOC is among the stations that play an important part in civic affairs. WICC, Bridgeport: Edith Jolson, singer, just over the effects of an auto crash, is down with the grip .... Florence Ballou, ill, replaced in the recent McClean Minstrel by Dorothy Taylor of the staff. . . .Joe Lopez will rebroadcast Ray Sinatra's new NBC program April 1... .Lillian Anderson returns to WICC as a soloist in the Easter Cantata. John Gillin, Jr., head of the Nebraska Broadcasters Ass'n, was the lieadliner in the hearings last week before the Nebraska unicameral legislature on Senator Frank Brady's bill to write the Sherman Anti-Trust law into the Nebraska statutes, a direct slap on Ascap, as has been done in Washington and Montana. "Party Plans of the Air," sponsored by Kadane-Brown Co. (Bluebonnet Margarine) , launched over KRLD, Dallas, early in February, has had a surprisingly large listener response. Eva Mayo Hamill conducts the program, consisting of party ideas and suggestions. Marshall Soura is the newest addition to the WIP, Philadelphia, technical staff. Had been with Westinghouse for eight years and with Western Electric for four years. Joins the local station as field engineer. Special show is planned for April 3 for the Hampton Institute Broadcast, which WTAR (Norfolk) pumps to the NBC-Red network Saturdays Cantor's Contest A prize of trips to Hollywood for two persons is being offered by Eddie Cantor to the one sending in the most appropriate name for the chattering telephone girl who recently made her debut in his Sunday night Texaco program over CBS. the star announced at the conclusion of last Sunday's show. No purchase or other requirement is necessary for participation. Contest closes April 11. Rupert Hughes. Walt Disney. George Burns and Gracie Allen will be the judges .... The comedienne is Helen Troy and Cantor thinks so much of her star possibilities that he has signed her to a long-term contract. 7:15-7:45 p.m. Program will feature the Folk Singers and highlights of the life of Booker T. Washington. Newscaster Foster May has returned to Omaha from a three-week trip to Mexico with Mrs. May. Manager John Gillin of WOW, Omaha was host to President Martin M. Mara of Radioaids Co. of California, who also inspected the station. Brandeis, Omaha's largest department store, is presenting a 30-?ninute style review at 3 p.m. Fridays over WOW. Mrs. Marjorie Epstein, Brandeis advertising manager, is directing presentation of the program. Space devoted to radio gossip by The Omaha Bee-News has been doubled since Jake Rachman, also the newspaper's film critic, has taken over radio editor duties. Buryl Lottridge, sales chief in Omaha for KFAB and KOIL, along with Bruce Wallace, publicity man for the three stations (including KFOR, Lincoln) were in Lincoln this week confabing with Reginald B. Martin, KFOR-KFAB station manager. Ray Schwartz, formerly with NC's Chicago traffic department, is now with Central States roadcasting Co., Lincoln, in the same capacity. Used to work under Fred Weber, who now is with Mutual, and will still be under him since KFOR takes the MBS schedule. Jimmy Corbin, novelty song and piano act, has been signed for exclusive appearance on the Iowa Network. He was formerly on the staffs of WBBM, KMOX, WJJD, WHO and WTMJ. Rev. William E. Soule will present a program of hymns and their stories on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 9 over Station WSPR Springfield, Mass. "Flowers in a Vase" a radio play featuring Red Cross highway first aid, was presented last week over station WMAS, Springfield, Mass. WITH THE By ADELE ALLERHAND ' | NA GRANGE, one-time assistant program director of WABC, who's had three commercials, has coached operas and opera stars, accompanied such artistes as Countess Olga Albani. has directed her own string ensemble .... believe that women are more competent, musically speaking, than Radio Row understands .... To prove it she cites Julia Glass. Mathilde Harding. NBC staff pianist, and Marian Carley, Columbia pianist, as examples of unparalleled luminosity When George Frame Brown takes the airena again (he was on "Main Street" which may soon do a repeat) with a new transcription program for femme consumption now being auditioned '• by aero-musico big name. La Grange will play a ten-year-old gal-child .... Amita Fairgrive. "All Story" mag ed. scripting at WOR's request. . . . T ▼ Air otic addenda. . . .Nelson Eddy to enter double harness with West Coast t I lass within the year, according to Josephine Dillon Gable Adeline Thomason, "Mrs. Pennyfeather" of**-* the "Streamliners" , to you, California | bound for flicker reasons "True Marriage Proposals", the Fanny May Baldridge (ex "Magnolia") Newell Davis program, present recordings of . the proposal dramatized to proposer or proposee involved Lee Ray , Jackson, wizard of the NBC darkroom, has pix-ed more than 1,000 celebs within a few weeks, inclusive of Mary Livingstone and spouse Jack Jean (Griffin Polish program) O'Neill, Ed Smalle and the "Caroleers" and | those two zanies of domesticity, Good ; man and Jane Ace. . . Pauline Alpert, WOR's "Whirlwind Pianist", to make .1 music on Fred Allen's Wednesday J night program. ▼ ▼ Two pix in a big daily t'other day, supposedly of Eve Symington and Jessica Dragonette. best-dressed femme crownwinners, were both of La Dragonette. ... " More anent the sartorial .... Frank Chapman, best-dressed baritone, has in his ideal Easter Parade. Lily Pons in brilliant shades and orchids, accompanied by Andre Kostelanetz, in black. Mrs. Lawrence Tibbett and Lucius Beebe, with amethystine touches here and there, and Gladys Swarthout. in mink and yellow orchids .... Now to decide whether they broadcast over the NBC Red or Blue .... H Molly Ames, femme Orpheus, who's just brought her "Golden Lute" to the ether, vocalizes in 20 tongues.