Radio mirror (Nov 1936-Apr 1937)

RADIO MIRROR sons that we toured with him are among our happiest memories." * * * —of the Toilers. Negro male quartet, which sings from Chicago over the Affiliated network. All of them are post office employees who beganharmonizing informally at odd moments and then, on observing how well they sang together, started practicing after their hard days of work. It was thus that they adopted their name. But now that they've gotten their start, the boys practice only four days a week, resting on Saturdays and Mondays, the davs before and after their programs. Their arrangements are all made by Hermoine Goines, wife of Alphonso Gomes baritone and manager. Other members of the group are William Hudson, first tenor; William Knox, second tenor, and William O'Neil, bass. —of the very busy Henry Hoople, Chicago radio comedian, better known to WBBM audiences as Elmer the Swede. On a recent day he was interviewed on the Radio Gossip Club from 12:30 to 12:45 P. M. He snatched a fast cab and got to the Wrigley Building studios in time for his part in Sentimental Selma from 12:45 to 1 :00. Shortly afterward he stumbled into the Man on the Street broadcast and answered a couple of questions in dialect. And by 1:15 he was backstage at the State-Lake Theater getting ready for his vaudeville appearance. * * * ABOUT ANNOUNCERS Seattle: A most amazing escape from serious injury or death was made by Don Austin, KOMO announcer here, when in crashing his car. he was thrown through his windshield, but came out unscathed. Pete Barden. tenor, who was riding with him at the time, was badly bruised . . . Des Moines: Harold Parkes. formerly of WHO here and KOIL. Council Bluffs, has left to join the announcers of the Affiliated Broadcasting Company in Chicago. His voice is familiar to Chicagoans, since at one time he was sports commentator for WBBM. Parkes' place is being taken by Gene Shumate, formerly with KFRY, Columbia, Mo. . . . Detroit: Leonard Sterling, lately of WLW, Cincinnati, is the latest addition to the WXYZ announcer roster. He is succeeding Lloyd Griffin, who has gone to WBBM, Chicago. Griffin also came to WXYZ from WLW. Cincinnati: Louis Aiken, Jr., of WCKY is now a father . . . San Jose: The new announcing voice at KQW here is that of James Doyle, lately of KORE. Eugene, Ore. . . . Fargo, N. D.: Sixth and latest member of the announcing group here is Gene Devitt, graduate of KFjM, Grand Forks . . . Philadelphia: Charles Seebeck has left the announcing staff here to assume similar duties at WCBA-WSAN. Allentown . . . San Francisco: Two new additions have been made to the NBC announcing group. They are Burton Bennett, formerly of KGW, Portland, and Lawrence Keating . . . Chicago: Another new man has been engaged by ABC. He is Albert Avery, until recently free lance announcer with other stations in this city. ALL AROUND THE TOWNS Chicago: Janis Porter, lyric soprano of WBBM, has been offered a place with the Chicago Opera Company. Miss Porter, who landed her WBBM job but a few months ago through her singing of the "Star Spangled Banner" on a Texas Centennial broadcast, is the third artist from this station to receive such a bid . . . San Francisco: Ned Tollinger, master-of-cere S Cold Weather doesn't put a stop to You can offend with even though you don't perspire YOU'VE often heard women say, "No, I don't use an underarm deodorant in winter. I don't need to, because I don't perspire in cold weather." They're perfectly sincere. Because they do not feel moisture under the arms or see it on their clothing, they conclude they have nothing to fear from perspiration. How horrified they would be if they knew the facts! For, far from putting a stop to perspiration odor, winter often makes it worse. Tighter sleeves, and heavier materials keep air away from the underarms. And indoor life, with too little exercise and too much nervous tension is apt to result in ugly underarm odor. MUM It's something that your daily bath cannot prevent. The best a bath can do is just to cleanse for the moment. The only sure way to avoid this danger is to give your underarms special daily care. And why not do it the quickest, easiest way? With Mum! Just half a minute to use Mum. A quick fingertipful smoothed under each arm — that's all there is to using Mum! Then you're safe for the whole strenuous day. Mum soothes and cools skin. Prove this by using Mum right after shaving the underarms. Even a sensitive skin won't mind! Harmless to clothing. Use Mum any time, even after you're dressed, for it does not injure fabrics. Does not prevent perspiration. Mum does just what you want it to do — prevents the odor of perspiration and not the perspiration itself. Make Mum a daily habit, winter as well as summer, and you'll never need to fear perspiration odor! Bristol-Myers Co., 630 Fifth Ave., New York. USE MUM ON SANITARY NAPKINS and enjoy the comfort of knowing you can never offend! takes the odor out of perspiration 75