New Britain herald., 1925-03-24
Through The Static

f''N'' HNNNN h'b'iNs N2AAAAN was evident and at times much in the llmelight, but this interference never became especially trouble. some, cen though we listened in during the entire evening. The night started off with a bang and ended with crash. But, seriously, condi- tions were pretty fair, Of course, there was some static, but stations came in loud enough to overcome any bad features Of the evening. New York stations were received with un- usual volume and there was no diff culty attached to bringing in dlc Hoosiers and other western resi- dents,
 When we arrived WYNN was pre- senting one of the daily health talks by Dr. Landls. We walked right in, turned around and walked right out again, borrowing the words of an old song, the tune Of which we have forgotten. If we remembered the tune we'd sing 1t and make this paragraph sorrowful indeed. In spite of the fact that Denver is calling to us we don't feel like putting in a cross section Of an evening listening [ O someone warning us not to get our feet wet. No doubt, Dr. Landis puts out some pretty good stuff, but last night lectures intrigued us not at all, and besides we can hear the dear old doc talking any evening at all. We rolled down the stairs and dove through several plate glass windows, right into WMAK at Lock- port. That station cant be missed. It was doing a rushing business at the old stand and was monopolizing the dial for miles in all directions. We listened for a few minutes to . talk on Photography" The lecture was given by a MT. Sand, president of the Photographic association of the booming New York town. Inter- esting it was and we got several tips on the gentle are of taking pictures, that we shall try out as soon as someone gives us some films.
 About 6 o'clock in the evening we brought in WDBH at Worcester, a startling feat, since that station is as elusive AS one Of the famous greased pig. However, last night the station came in with & whoop. The Kiwanis club up there was having some kind of & time as far as we could make out and we got the start of our young life. Some fellow who sound- cd exactly like Representative Fred Radcliffe was delivering a talk on the beauties and attractiveness of a membership in that organization and l we feared for a moment that the well known New Britainite had de- serted the sign of the cogwheel. But it turned out that the speaker was not Mir. Rackliffe and we rested comfortably. The male quartet of that organization proved to be a ripsnorter, as far as harmony was concerned. We didn't get near enough to the station to learn the name of the song. As it is, we've given too much space to Kiwanis and the Lions and Rotary will prob- ably get sore at us. 4 An, but Rotary was on the air last tnight.. This organization presented a program of yells and snorts from KDKA at Pittsburgh. We just knew that group wouldn't be overshadow- ed.
 Still talking about Rotary Chaun- cey R. Potts, baritone, rendered a group of songs, one of which was entitled Songs of Songs" It was ex- cellent, but we didn't remain with the station very long, as Providence continually crowded in on us, in spite of the fact that it is several meters away. And too, the regener- atives were exceedingly active in that vicinity, so there was little en- joyment.
 The Aleppo Drum corps from WBZ was on the alr with its month ly program of request numbers. Band music at its best. If the Springfield station came in better the program would have been the best on the air last night. But WBZ was accompanied by its customary squeak and the music sounded ex- tremely tinny at times. The drum corps is on the air once each week and every fourth broadcast is devot- ed to the presentation of request numbers. We heard most of the well known band selections which have thrilled thousands since two days after they were written.
 WOS, way up in the dome of the state capitol at Jefferson City, Mis- souri, was garrulous visitor last night. We tuned in on the station, in the course of the period of talks to which the time Is devoted shortly