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RADIO STARS
BOARD of REVIEW
Curtis Mitchell
RADIO STARS Magazine Chairman
Alton Cook
New York World-Telegram, N. Y. C
S. A. Coleman
Wichita Beacon, Wichita, Kan.
Norman Siegel
Cleveland Press, Cleveland, O.
Andrew W. Smith
News & Age-Herald, Birmingham, Ala.
Lecta Rider
Houston Chronicle, Houston, Texas
Si Steinhauser
Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Leo Miller
Bridgeport Herald, Bridgeport, Conn.
Charlotte Geer Newark Evening News, Newark, N. J.
Richard G. MoHett
Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Fla.
Dan Thompson
Louisville Times, Louisville, Ky.
R. B. Westergaard
Register & Tribune, Des Moines, la.
C. L. Kern
Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Ind.
Larry Wolters
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, III/
James E. Chinn
Evening and Sunday Star, Washington, D.C
H. Dean Fitzer
Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Mo.
Walter Ramsey
Dell Publishing Co., Hollywood Calif.
Vivian M. Gardner
Wisconsin News, Milwaukee, Wise.
Joe Haeftner
Buffalo Evening News, Buffalo, N. y.
John G. Yaeger
Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, O.
Martin A. Gosch
Courier Post, Camden, N. J.
Oscar H. Fernbach
San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, Cal.
Gladys Swarthout, star of the Palmolive Beauty Box Theatre.
John Barclay, male lead in the show which ranks first this month.
THE MONTH
Here are the five hit shows of radio as voted upon by our Board of Review. They all received 4-star ratings, but their fractional averages place them at the top.
1. The Palmolive Beauty Box Theatre (NBC).
2. The Fleischmann Hour with Rudy Vallee (NBC).
3. Ipana and Sal-Hepatica program with Fred Allen (NBC).
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4. General Tire program with Jack Benny (NBC).
5. (The following programs tied for fifth place.)
(a) The Maxwell House Show Boat (NBC).
(b) One Man's Family (NBC).
(c) Kraft-Phenix Hour with Paul Whiteman and Al Jolson (NBC).
(d) The Colgate House Party (NBC).
***** Excellent **** Gcod *** Fair ** Poor * Not Recommended
**** PALMOLIVE SHOW WITH GLADYS SWARTHOUT AND JOHN BARCLAY
(NBC).
**** FLEISCHMANN VARIETY HOUR WITH RUDY VALLEE (NBC).
**** TOWN HALL TONIGHT WITH FRED ALLEN AND LENNIE HAYTON (NBC).
**** GENERAL TIRE PROGRAM WITH JACK BENNY, MARY LIVINGSTON. FRANK PARKER AND JIMMY GRIER'S ORCHESTRA (NBC).
**** CAP'N HENRY'S MAXWELL HOUSE SHOW BOAT (NBC).
*★** ONE MAN'S FAMILY (NBC).
★ *** KRAFT-PHENIX PROGRAM WITH PAUL WHITEMAN AND COMPANY AND AL JOLSON (NBC).
**** COLGATE HOUSE PARTY WITH DONALD NOVIS, FRANCES LANGFORD AND JOE COOK (NBC).
**** FORD PROGRAM WITH FRED WARING
(CBS).
**** DETROIT SYMPHONY (CBS).
**** CAREFREE CARNIVAL (NBC).
**** THE FIRESTONE PROGRAM WITH GLADYS SWARTHOUT (NBC).
**** "IN THE MODERN MANNER" WITH JOHNNY GREEN (CBS).
**** WARD'S FAMILY THEATRE WITH JAMES MELTON AND GUESTS (CBS).
**** BROADWAY MELODIES WITH EVERETT MARSHALL AND ELIZABETH LENNOX (CBS).
**** HALL OF FAME (NBC).
**** SCHLITZ BEER WITH STOOPNAGLE AND BUDD, EVERETT MARSHALL. VICTOR YOUNG'S ORCHESTRA AND THE EIGHT GENTLEMEN FROM MILWAUKEE (CBS).
**** GULF PROGRAM FROM EUROPE (NBC).
*★** A. & P. GYPSIES WITH HARRY HORLICK (NBC).
*** AMERICAN ALBUM OF FAMILIAR MUSIC WITH FRANK MUNN (NBC).
*** ARMOUR PROGRAM WITH PHIL BAKER (NBC).
*** PHILCO NEWS COMMENTATOR— BOAKE CARTER (CBS).
*** CHASE AND SANBORN COFFEE HOUR WITH RUBINOFF AND DURANTE (NBC).
*** CITIES SERVICE WITH OLGA ALBANI
(NBC).
*** FIRST NIGHTER WITH CHARLES HUGHES (NEC).
*** PHILLIP MORRIS PROGRAM WITH LEO REISMAN (NBC).
*** CUTEX PROGRAM WITH PHIL HARRIS
(NBC).
*** EDWIN C. HILL (CBS).
*** LA DY ESTHER SERENADE WITH WAYNE KING (NBC) (CBS).
*** REAL SILK WITH CHARLES PREVIN
(NBC).
MERRY GO ROUND
*** MANHATTAN
(NBC).
*** YEAST FOAMERS WITH JAN CARBER
(NBC).
*★* SINCLAIR GREATER MINSTRELS (NBC).
*** LOWELL THOMAS (NBC).
*** ACCORDIANA WITH ABE LYMAN AND VIVIENNE SEGAL (CBS).
PALMOLIVE BEAUTY BOX THEATRE RANKS FIRST IN MONTH'S REVIEW
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