Radio mirror (Nov 1936-Apr 1937)

RADIO M IRROR sensible questions, but now my dials are quickly spinned in the opposite direction when 1 hear a giddy woman after the ball game screeching that so-and-so is her favorite player because he's so cute! Then there are adolescent youngsters who insist on breaking in on such programs to get a sample of what's being advertised. After yelling, "Hello ma," all they can say is "uh, huh," "I guess so," and "1 don't know." Boring to say the least! Vox Pop is splendid! Would that all "man on the street" programs were as entertaining. Come on fans! Let's throw these weird programs off the air. We don't want them. Think of all the valuable programs that should be taking their place. Miss Marion Koerner. Chicago, 111. $1.00 PRIZE "IT AINT WHAT IT USED TO BE" Something has gone wrong with Ma Perkins' program. Like the old gray mare, "it ain't what it used to be." We love Ma Perkins and enjoy her philosophy. We admire the neighborly way she is ever ready to help anyone regardless of race, creed or color. She is loyal to her home, her family and her home town. Ma Perkins is a real person and Rushville Center a real place. Lately the program has grown too sensational to ring true. You feel that it is fiction instead of real life and that someone is either trying to pull the wool over your eyes or else hand you a wooden What Do You Want to Say? (Continued from page 48) nickel. Zeppo, the ape, was horrible. Of course, we want thrilis, . but not chills. Don't let them spoil our beloved program. Make each broadcast better but don't get too far from the beaten track. Mrs. Anna Burnhans, Tribes Hill, New York $1.00 PRIZE A FLAWLESS PRODUCTION The other night, after a Hollywood Hotel broadcast, which made an hour just fly by, I sat back and tried to figure out just what makes this program one of the best on the air. I found myself searching my vocabulary for laudatory adjectives. It has flawless production, fine continuity, four splendid singers, a grand orchestra and an ace announcer. If offers us variety with its dramatic interlude that features our movie favorites and its commercials are of reasonable length. But most of all it enables us, through the spell of illusion, to slip from our own . troubled world into one of gay informality, light laughter, sweet romance and general good-fellowship. Miss Anne Grace, Hackettstown, N. J. $1.00 PRIZE ONE OF RADIO'S WONDERS A bouquet, please, for the radio engineers who rebroadcast programs from all parts of the world and thus make it possible for music lovers to compare the best music that our own country can offer with the best in other countries. Today I listened to a rebroadcast of an operatic masterpiece from Austria. I heard the noisy audience, the tapping of the baton of Toscanini, the greatest genius of the age, and then almost two hours of inspired music. Thanks to radio engineers, I have heard music from Milan, Rome, Paris, London, Vienna and other musical centers throughout Europe and not once did 1 have to put up with the inconveniences of ocean travel, customs inspections and strange foods. Truly, my radio dial is a passport to the whole world of fine music! Mary Bennett, Akron, Ohio HONORABLE MENTION "I just read a letter in October Radio Mirror which called Teddy, that swell, young actress on One Man's Family, 'an impossible youngster.' 1 don't see how anyone can listen to that program and say such a thing about Teddy or any of the family. In my opinion, if more grownups and children would reason and act as the characters in One Man's Family, the world would be a better place for us all." — Viola Morris, Clarksburg, W. Va. "This summer I have listened to almost every one of Jackie Heller's delightful programs and he gets my vote for having the most beautiful voice, the most pep, and the grandest personality of anyone on the air today." — Miss Jeanne Eckman, Detroit, Mich. MOST BAD BREATH BEGINS WITH THE TEETH! Tests prove that 76% of all people over the age of 1 7 have bad breath ! And the same tests prove that most bad breath comes from improperly cleaned teeth. Colgate Dental Cream, because of its special penetrating foam, removes the cause — the decay ing food deposits in hidden crevices between teeth which are the source of most bad breath, dull, dingy teeth, and much tooth decay. At the same time, Colgate's soft, safe polishing agent cleans and brightens enamel — makes teeth sparkle! COLGATE RIBBON DENTAL CREAM LARG^SIZE [ Giant Size, over vice as much, 55