The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-06-26
v D B j BROADCASTS
FRIDAY EVENINGS
Other Items OF Interest Such as Fairs,
TrOttlng Races and Ban Concerts
VIII be Broadcast as They Be-
come OF Interest In county
tR. NLR.-W. p. Sprague)

Or. y. l. R.-W p. Sprague)
On Friday evening, June GOTH Sta
ton WDBU broadcasted program
from the dining room of the hotel
Oxford which was we'll received by the
radio audience. During the program
seventy phone calls were handled and
many letters have been received since
then with compliments TO the artists,
tho station and C. w. Day, through
whom the concert was given.
The distant phone calls were re-
ceived from Fall River, Mass, and
Portland.
Among those who wrote about the
opening concert were the following
Carleton II. White, Earl Sprague,
Winthrop Morrill,, Frank p. Pooler,
Florence and Bertha Norton. Howard
C. Herrin, Romeo o. Geoffrion, Bertha
Geoffrion George Goodness, Hannah
E. Wentworth, Merrill Sprague, Ed
ward NJ Tobey. Moody Jewell, Mrs.
True Ellis, f. A. Dumont from Show
hogan. Thirty-three phone calls
were received from Madison but no
letters. Eleven phone calls were re-
eeiyed from Norridgewock and mail
from Mrs. t. f. Stanley. W. S.
Gardiner, Canaan, Clarabell 3. Good
win of Hartland and letter from
John Zabisky. which read as follows.
2675 Massachusetts Ave,
Arlington, Mass.
Station WDBU
Somerset Radio Co.
Skowhegan, Me.
| wish to inform you your concert
was received here on one tube sin
gle circuit receiver with fine volume,
In fact, so loud that we were able to
use a Brandes Table Talker. This
Is the first time that We have heard
your station and wish to say that
YOUR volume compares favorably with
WNAC. Hoping to hear you again,
| remain
Yours truly,
JOHN HABISKY
The directors of the station have
decided that during the summer
months Friday evening will be used
as the regular broadcast night. un-
less something of unusual importance
to our radio fans is requested or de-
cded upon.
Donations are still coming in and
we are asking the cooperation OF the
business men and radio audience in
our efforts to keep Skowhegan on the
map. Since our last edition other
contributors to those mentioned in
last weeks Reporter are as follows
Moody Jewell, f.. c. Tarbox, Blunt
Hardware Co. W. r. Elliott, Holt d
Hight, and Simpsons Drug store
The total Of the above donations was
$21.
The Somerset Radio Company thru
DR.. A. b. Borden, have contributed a
first class receiving set complete to
the crippled soldiers and it is being
forwarded to the Old Colony Trust
Company at Boston, who Will IN turn
Mace the set to the best advantage
DR.. J. Leon Williams, who has been
mentioned in connection with radio
activities many times, was very sorry
that we did not receive the cO-opera-
ton of the school children with ans
wers to the prize essay contest whlch
/ DR.. williams was Interested in. The
above gentleman takes a great deal
of interest in the educational side OF
the radio Of today His efforts, II
confined to only radio, would be as a
tendency toward the educational en-
lightment of radio audience. The ra-
dio editor hopes that if ever Dr. Will
liams feels inclined to offer any other
prizes he will be given better sup
port But with the utter failure OF
! the essay contest the editor fells, att
err all the publicity. that DR. Williams
will not be inclined to support one
again.
Thru this column the radio editor
j wishes to thank, for Station WDBU
the following artists who made the
/ opening concert for WDBU success
/ The members of the WDBU orchestra
| Master Maldron Kennison, Mr.. Hilton
Mrs. Abbey, and Mr.. f. L. storms
/ who composed the music and words
for some of the numbers.
Numbers rendered by Mr.. Hlltoi
and Mrs. Abbey were sung for TN
first time over radio
Questions received by Monday o
each week will be answered thru oul
column. Address Radio Editor IN
! dependent Reporter, Skowhegan'