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WLS NATIONAL BARN DANCE
From groups of all ages and walks of life in Chicago and the Midwest come orders for 10, 40, 100 tickets to the one and only WLS National Barn Dance.
One ordinary month brought paid orders for 35 tickets for employees of a Watseka, Illinois, plant; 12 for the Will County Farm Bureau; 23 for a parent-teacher-pupil group from a Decatur, Illinois, school; 22 for Lewiston, Illinois, Vocational Agriculture students; 65 for Michigan City, Indiana, Boy Scouts; 8 for a Chicago girl's birthday party; 30 for the Newton County, Indiana, Hobby Club; 70 for the Polish-American Chamber of Commerce of Chicago; 38 for Leslie, Michigan, Future Farmers; 37 for Cub Scouts from a Chicago church; 100 for Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Rural Youth.
In 26 years of broadcasting — 18 of them in the theater that is packed twice with paid admissions every Saturday night — this one show has endeared itself to every age group among the substantial family folk whose lasting loyalty to WLS means results for advertisers. This is the nationally known entertainment program which rounds out WLS service to Midwest America. Sooner or later — because so many listen and enjoy it — everybody comes to the
WLS NATIONAL BARN DANCE
a clear channel entertainment service to Midwest America
WLS, the Prairie Farmer station, Chicago 7 — 50,000 watts — 890 kc — ABC network John Blair & Company, national representatives
8 MAY 1950
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