Radio daily (Oct-Dec 1937)

6 RADIO DAILY Monday, October 25, 1937 • • • It Could Only Happen Here: .... Elsie Thompson, CBS organist, suffered her first attack of indigestion after eating a sandwich at a nearby luncheonette. The sandwich was named for her! .... Shaw Newton, handling Vick's commercials over at Morse International, hasn't a radio in his apartment— or office .... Wilfred Pelletier, who conducts the orchestra for the Sherwin-Williams "Met Opera Auditions" on NBC — and conducted the Met Opera for 20 years — was discovered wearing his socks wrong-side-out.... Claims he always does it, for luck .... The other nite at Leon & Eddie's, Music Tycoon Henry Spitzer threw a party for his friends. It was a birthday for him, a wedding anniversary — and his infant's natal day .... Franklyn MacCormack of "Poetic Melodies" is showing friends the first ticket for a traffic infraction on Chi's Outer-Drive Bridge. Frank chased a cop to the sidewalk and then held out his hand for the summons!. . . .Richard Brooks, local commentator, in reciting a few remarks about the forthcoming city campaign — was met at the studio doors the next morning and told to talk "about Japan, China and imaginary dust storms in the mid-west" — for health's sake. • • 9 Stuart Allen was singing in a nite club when Walter Winchell heard him while with D. Himber. Both nodded their heads approvingly — and Stuart was signed that nite for the Studebaker show .... Eddie Cantor sends Leo Kabatznick to N. Y. because Leo's head of Cantor's art shoppe — to purchase antiques for their coast Xmas business. . . .Parkyarkarkus is infuriated over the sour notices given him by critics and threatens to fly off the handle one of these days — by hitting some of the critics over their heads with his bank book! • • • While he was on the coast, Abe Lyman's office here would receive daily wires from him "demanding that a singer or band" throw off a number and play the song he mentioned in the telegram. . . .None of these songs were played — because the office knew that Abe was in the company of the song's writer — and, to please and impress the chap, would send these wires while frantically chewing his cigar! .... Estelle Taylor set up some sort of record — Saturday was the first day this week she's been free — from appearing at benefits! AGENCIES . CLAUDE MORRIS, program supervision department of radio division of Comton Advertising, has been appointed head of the Chicago office of that agency. Appointment becomes effective immediately with Morris already in Chicago and Lee Graves, former manager of Chicago office, now business manager of radio division of New York office. WM. N. SCHEER Advertising Agency, Newark, has added Ed Laux to its staff. Laux was recently with MBS. His first assignment is working on the "Skyways Reporter" program with Bob Becker, airing over WAAT. New business placed by Scheer includes Public Radio Co., on WNEW, and General Supply Co. and Independent Druggists' Alliance, on WHBI. WYNN ORR, radio director of Stack-Goble agency, Chicago, has named Les Tremayne godfather, and Bess Johnson godmother, of his new son. DOROTHY BARSTOW of the McCann-Erickson production staff in New York is due to arrive in Hollywood today to pick up the reins on the new Jean Hersholt series, "Doctor Christian," which makes its bow on CBS for Chesebrough, Nov. 7. ST. LOUIS Musical Director Ralph Stein of WEW now programs the following staff artists weekly: Malve McCormack, James Stevison, Buddy Heits, Ruth Raye, Art Jones, Larry Kent, Joe Hogan and Bob Lequard. Jim Simmons, announcer who joined KWK a few months ago, has been climbing as a singer as well. He's a brother of Robert Simmons of the Revelers Quartet. WFMD, Frederick, Ma. Having just moved into its new studios in the Frederick Seminary Building, WFMD will air a big dedicatory program as soon as the Theater Studio is completed. New studios and offices occupy the entire third floor of the building. Clarke Gover and His Troubadors now have a weekly period for Sparton Radio Dealers. Four half-hour daily programs, using staff artists, were aired from the Allis-Chalmers tent at the Frederick Fair. Greetings from Radio Daily October 25 Dan Landt Fannie Brice Carl Caiman Richard Gordon Cyril Pitts Wally Butterworth Chicago Broadcasters Alarmed Over Exodus (Continued from Page 1) radio shows elsewhere or even to stay away from radio altogether. A musical show here is proportionately more expensive than anywhere else in the country, sponsors say. Among leading concerns that are out of the local radio picture are Sears Roebuck, Montgomery Ward, Armour, Swift (except for one Sunbrite program), Standard Oil of Ind., and others who originated big network shows here a season or so back. In addition, Pepsodent, Horlick and Kraft have left here for the coast. Radio Eds Quiz Gilman Los Angeles — Don E. Gilman, NBC v.p. in charge of western division, will be interviewed by radio editors of San Francisco, Oakland and San Diego in a broadcast from here tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. PST over the coast web. WFBR Good-Will Program Converts 19 to Use Radio (Continued from Page 1) more ready to follow this advertising trend, WFBR considers this quite an achievement, inasmuch as program was first planned to promote good-will and has since developed the commercial value. Brent Gunts is production man. Inventor Program for WKAT Miami Beach — An inventors' program will be a bi-weekly feature over WKAT, according to Jan Musselman, general manager. The station will be on the air Nov. 1. Ingenious inventions of the Rube Goldberg school will be featured as well as more practical devices. Cancels Tele Financing Washington Bureau, RADIO DAILY Washington — Universal Television Corp. of New York has filed request with the SEC for withdrawal of its registration statement covering stock financing. GUEJT-ING OSCAR SHAW, on Chamberlain Brown program, Nov. 1 (WMCA, 1:15 p.m.). JAN PEERCE and SYDNEY FOSTER, on Radio City Music Hall program, Oct. 31 (NBC-Blue 9 p.m.). ALBERT SPALDING, on Philadelphia Orchestra program, Nov. ) (NBC-Blue, 9 p.m.). THEODOR MAZAROFF, "the newCaruso," heard from Vienna, on "Magic Key of RCA," Oct. 31 (NBCBlue, 2 p.m.). LUCREZIA BORI, with Andre Kostelanetz on Chesterfield program, Nov. 3 (CBS, 9 p.m.). DALTON BROTHERS and JACK SHANNON, with Col. Jack Major, Nov. 2 (CBS, 3 p.m.). ADOLPHE MENJOU and VERREE TEASDALE, with Al Jolson, Nov. 2 (CBS, 8:30 p.m.). CHANNING POLLOCK, on "Magazine of the Air," Nov. 3 (CBS, 11 a.m.). AL JOLSON and RUBY KEELER, substituting for Burns and Allen, Nov. 1 (NBC-Red, 8 p.m.). MADELEINE CARROLL, on "Silver Theater," Nov. 21 (CBS, 5 p.m.). CLARK GABLE on same program, date to be set. ERNA SACK, on General Motors Concert, Oct. 31 (NBC-Blue, 8 p.m.). MERRY MACS, on "Town Hall Tonight," Oct. 27 (NBC-Red, 9 p.m.). MARY ASTOR, JOHN HALL, ANDREA LEEDS and C. AUBREY SMITH in scenes from "Hurricane," on "Hollywood Hotel," Oct. 29 (CBS, 9 p.m.). JOHN GURNEY, Met opera bassbaritone, on "Rising Musical Stars," Oct. 31 (NBC-Red, 10 p.m.). WDBG, Orlando, Fla. Manager Harold P. Danforth is back from a Panama cruise on active duty with the Naval Rerserve. New 5 kw. transmitter being dedicated about Nov. 11. DeLand extension studios, managed by Roger Brown, formerly of WIOD, have gone to an hour-a-day schedule, with permanent line facilities. Announcer Carter Scofield married Frances Armstrong in Manager Danforth's office the same night as WDBO's first wedding of the air was performed by Rev. Matthew Bouterse, who conducts the "Family Altar of the Air" program. J. Ray Campbell, technician, is the father of a girl. Charles Batchelder, announcer, has rejoined staff. He's been at WMBR. Harvey Savage, news editor and announcer, has taken a post with Pan-American Air Lines in British Honduras. JIMMY ALDIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA JUST COMPLETED 100 WEEKS ENGAGEMENT BEN 6-4759