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PAGE 6 THE BATTALION TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 11, 1944 W T A W Batt Chat “Down by the Ohio”, will be the spirited opener by M. C. Curley Bradley on the Blue Network broadcast of Farm and Home Mak ers, Thursday, July 13, at 11:30 a.rh., CWT. The orchestra under the direc tion of Harry Gogen will offer a “sunshine” medley which includes LISTEN TO WT AW 1150 kc — B (Blue Network) WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1944 A. M. 6:00 Sign on. 6:02 Texas Farm & Home Prog. WTAW 6:15 Sunup Club—Jack & Judy WTAW 7:00 Martin Agronsky— Daily War Journal BN 7:15 Your Life Today BN 7:30 Blue Correspondents BN 7:45 Off the Record™ WTAW 8:00 The Breakfast Club BN 9 :15 My True Story BN 9:40 Aunt Jemima— BN 9 :45 Between the Lines WTAW 10:00 Breakfast at Sardi's BN 10:30 Gil Martyn BN 10:45 Songs by Cliff Edwards BN 11:00 Glamour Manor BN 11:15 Meet Your Neighbor — BN 11:30 Farm and Home Makers BN P. M. 12:00 Baukhage Talking BN 12:15 WTAW Noonday News WTAW 12 :30 Farm Fair™ WTAW 12 :46 Bunkhouse Roundup WTAW 1:00 Kiernan’s Corner BN 1:15 The Mystery Chef BN 1:30 Ladies Be Seated BN 2:00 Songs by Morton Downey.... BN 2:15 Hollywood Star Time—RKO BN 2:30 Appointment with Life BN 3:00 Ethel and Albert BN 3:15 Treasury Salute WTAW 3:30 Time Views the News BN 3 :45 Our Neighbor Mexico— Dr. A. B. Nelson WTAW 4:00 Rev. Hartmann (Lutheran)..WTAW 4:15 The Vagabonds BN 4 :30 Tamborinos Orchestra BN 4 :45 Dick Tracy BN 6 :00 Terry and the Pirates BN 6 :16 Hop Harrigan BN 6:30 Jack Armstrong BN 7 :45 Andrini Continentales BN 6 :00 Connie Boswell Show BN 6:30 The Lone Ranger BN 7:00 Watch the World Go By BN 7:16 Luzn 'n* Abner - BN 7 :30 My Best Girls BN 8:00 Speaking of Sports WTAW 8:15 Sign off. THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1944 A. M. 6:00 Sign on. 6:02 Texas Farm & Home Prog. WTAW 6:15 Sunup Club—Jack & Judy WTAW 7:00 Martin Agronsky— Daily War Journal.. BN 7:16 Toast and Coffee WTAW 7:30 Blue Correspondents BN 7 :45 Off the Record— WTAW 8:00 The Breakfast Club BN 9:16 My True Story BN 9:40 Aunt Jemima BN 9:46 Between the Lines WTAW 10:00 Breakfast at Sardi’s BN 10:80 Gil Martyn BN 10:45 Songs by Cliff Edwards BN 11:00 Glamour Manor BN 11:16 Meet Your Neighbor BN 11:30 Farm and Home Makers BN P. M. 12:00 Baukhage Talking BN 12:16 WTAW Noonday News WTAW 12:30 Farm Fair WTAW 12:45 Bunkhouse Roundup WTAW 1:00 Kiernan’s Corner BN 1:16 The Mystery Chef— BN 1:80 Ladies Be Seated - BN 2:00 Songs by Morton Downey— BN 2:15 Hollywood Star Time—RKO BN 2:30 Appointment with Life BN 8:00 Ethel and Albert BN 8:16 Treasury Salute WTAW 8:30 Time Views the News — BN 8:45 Something to Read— Dr. T. F Mayo —WTAW 4:00 Student t’ersonnell—George Wilcox WTAW 4:16 Three Romeos BN 4:30 Music by Rex Maupin BN 4:45 Dick Tracy BN 6:00 Terry and the Pirates BN 6:15 Hop Harrigan BN 6:80 Jack Armstrong BN 6 :45 Sea Hound BN 6:00 Musical Mysteries BN 6:80 Summer Swing BN 7:00 Watch the World Go By BN 7:16 The Parker Family BN 7:80 America’s Town Meeting of the Air BN 8:00 Speaking of Sports WTAW 8:80 Sign Off. LOUPOT’S Trade With Lou — He’s Right With You! “Wait Till the Sun Shines Nel lie,” “The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise,” and “Here Comes the Sun.” The Harmonizers, instru mental sextet, will present their version of “Jenny Lind Polka.” Lulu Belle, guest artist, aided by the Harmonizers, will be heard singing special arrangements of “Beautiful Dreamer” and “Daffy Over Taffy.” In addition, Bradley will give a last minute summary of farm news, and Kay Baxter, Blue Net work homemaker, will offer help ful household hints. Drew Pearson, another of the famous “Washington Merry Go- Round,” who is heard each Sunday at 6:00 p.m., CWT, over the Blue Network in a program of news and predictions, boasts the greatest newspaper circulation of any col umnist in the world. Though there are writers whose syndicated columns appear in more papers than the “Washington Mer ry-Go-Round”, Pearson’s 500 some odd newspaper clients posses great er circulation than the others. Pearson’s skill in prophesizing political, international and war situations is phenomenal. Over a great period his predictions have been approximately 68 per cent correct. Don McNeill, m. c., of the Blue Network’s Breakfast Club, has been made an honorary Knight of the Road by Jeff Davis, Supreme Knight and president of Hoboes of America, Inc. “In other words,” says McNeill, “I am now a bum.” Rex Maupin, maestro of the string ensemble on the Blue’s Hel lo Sweetheart (Saturdays, 4:45 p. m. CWT), observes that the Rus sians are making Minsk-meat out of the Nazis. Somewhere in France, George Hicks, Blue Network war corres pondent whose dramatic eyewit ness account of the Allied invasion drew unparralleled applause, -today learned that his first broadcast rec ord has been sold for a $100,000 War Bond purchase. The transcription, presented to the War Finance Committee of the U. S. Treasury Department by the Blue Network, was sold at the Army Air Force Exhibit of “Shots From The Sky,” to James Ward of the Embassy Dairy, Washing ton, in honor of his paratrooper son, James, Jr. Cliff Arquette becomes a nu merology addict during the Glam our Manor broadcast, Wednesday, July 12, at 11:00 a.m., CWT, over the Blue Network and WTAW. Things are finally “figured” out with the help of Lurene Tuttle, Bee Benadaret and Tyler McVey. Hal Stevens’ vocal solo will be “It Can Happen to You,” and Charlie Hale’s orchestra will be heard in “Amour.” * * ♦ A wise grandmother salvages a tangled romance in the Blue Net work’s My True Story, Friday, July 14, from 9:15 a.m. to 9:40 a.m., CWT. The girl comes from a poor family, the boy from one of impressive financial status. It ap pears that haughty folks may break up the course of true love in “Not Good Enough,” but the lad’s grandmother straightens out The BLUE’s daytime dramatic feature “My True Story” contains a complete story each day — no “to be continued” tag. Among the attractive actresses who are heard frequently is pretty Jean Gillespie, one of radio’s rising vcuna stars. the whole mess neatly, though not until after many dubious moments. * * * The Three Romeos will trill the wolves’ cantata, “Hey, Babe, Hey,” on their Blue Network program of songs, Thursday, July 13, at 4:15 p.m., CWT. The lads also will chant “Kentucky,” “Down Home Rag,” and “Ridin’ Down the Can yon.” * * * Larry Keating, co-host of the Blue Network’s daily Hollywood Startime broadcast from the RKO- Radio lot in Hollywood (2:15 p.m., CWT), recalls an unusual meeting with William Jennings Bryan, the “Great Commoner,” during a Dem ocratic conclave in Houston, Texas. A friend of Larry’s had finished singing “Marcheta,” a song then popular, and none of the half-filled hotel dining room applauded but Larry. At that moment a heavy hand was laid on his shoulder and a voice said: “Thank you, my lad, I thought no one had recognized me.” • It was Bryan, himself, who had just come into the room! * * * From the fall of the gavel on Wednesday, July 19, to the sine die adjournment expected some forty-eight hours later, high spots of the Democratic National Con vention in Chicago’s Stadium will be covered by a top-flight corps-of Blue Network commentators and correspondents. The Blue’s coverage of the Dem ocratic conclave will start at 12:00 noon, CWT, on Wednesday, July 19, with an address of welcome to del egates and alternates by Mayor Edward J. Yelly, of Chicago. Sena tor Scott Lucas, Illinois senior sen ator, will follow the Mayor with an address to the convention and DR. N. B. McNUTT DENTIST Office in Parker Building Over Canady’s Pharmacy Phone 2-1457 Bryan, Texas Used Cars Wanted We pay cash for any make or model used car. Brazos Motor Co. STUDEBAKER DEALER At the “Y” - Ph. 2-7009 the Blue will then carry a speech by Robert E. Hannegan, Demo cratic National Chairman, outlin ing campaign issues and policies. At 9:00 p.m., CWT, on the same date, the Blue will broadcast an address by Mrs. Charles W. Tillett, of North Carolina, stressing the role women will play in the forth coming campaign. Installation of the temporary speaker, Governor Kerr, of Oklahoma, and delivery of the keynote address of the con vention will be heard over the net work following Mrs. Tillett’s speech. On Thursday, July 20, starting at 12:00 noon, CWT, the presenta tion of the permanent chairman of the convention will be heard over the Blue, followed by the report of the committees on platform and resolutions. Thursday night, the balloting for candidates for president and vice- president will be broadcast, with an address by Mrs. Helen Gahagan Douglas, of California. Additional details on Blue convention cover age will be completed early next week. With G. W. (Johnny) Johnstone, Blue Network director of news and special features, in charge, the Blue’s convention broadcasting will be handled by a staff including George Milne, chief engineer of the network; Gene Rouse, central division news and special features manager; and Bryson Rash, WMAL and Blue news and special features manager in Washington. Blue commentators and corre spondents who will cover all an gles of the convention include Earl Godwin, Ray Henle, Baukhage, Henry J. Taylor, Leon Henderson, William Hillman, Walter Kiernan, Patricia Dougherty (covering wom en’s angles), Bryson Rash, Ernest K. Lindley, Washington political commentator and columnist, and Clete Roberts, Blue commentator who has just returned to the Unit ed States from the Southwest Pa cific, where he covered the war in that sector. Roberts will act as a roving reporter, handling color and human interest stories. * * * Five girls, with names familiar to every musical ear, will be sere naded by Cliff Edwards on his pro gram of songs broadcast Wednes day, July 12, at 10:45 a.m., CWT, over the Blue Network. Edwards, who is heard Mondays through Fridays, will devote his Wednesday program to songs whose titles bear a girl’s name. 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