New Britain herald., 1926-04-14
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 Frightfuly statical. Ow. yes. l. came in any old time and every where. WIZ was nit just as hard as anything else. Volume, there was plenty. Enjoyment, there was none, Distance, there was some After listening to the pounding of ! the waves on the shore and to sev- eral tons of sheet iron falling off a fifteen story building onto d million tin pans, we put on the indoor aer- iaI, thereby cutting down the noise, and also the voume.s Let it go Gt that.
 kDkA at Pittsburgh came through strong. If it hadn't, We wouldn't have been able to hear it. During 1 the period devoted 10 the anniver- saries Of 1926, Dr. John w. Oliver, head Of the department Of history, University of Pittsburgh, delivered an interesting address on the Scs- 1 uuicentennia Year" Among other things, he said that the 150th anni- vcrsary Of the death of Nathan Hale comes next month. At the close of the address half hour Of sacred music was presented, Miss Martha Spaulding, soprano, proving to be our favorite on that program. When The Roll is Callci' was one Of her numbers.
 The reading Of baseball scores yes terday from WBZ, WGY and several other stations struck q responsive chord and we listened interestcdly. The beginning of summer, almost. Yes, the baseball scores will be com- ing through when the air is balmy when il is soggy, when it is hot ! when it is dry, when it is dusty. when there is not q breath of air 10 be had. Oh, for those days, when we can move around without danger of freezing to death.
 One would not think that talk on "Diamonds' would be aWfully exciting, and neither would We if we hadn't heard WJZ's broadcast last evening. Each week a program de- voted to precious stones is presented. There is narrator, who is sup posed to have a collection of pre- ciouS stones, or something, and then there is his listener, & soft voiced ! member of the gentler sex. They : have interesting little tete-a-tetes while an orchestra plays softly in ; the background. The history of the , diamond brought out some interest," ing facts and the histories Of some of the famous diamonds of the } world brought out some exciting : facts, so there you are, And all the time the static ripped, Enorted and :, roared all around us.
 B WPG, Atlantic City, pulling through with remarkable volume , and clarity, offered two dance or :, chcstras of interest, the Hotel Tray . more band and Eddie Meningitis Boys from the Silver Slipper The , well known and justly celebrated depth Of tone was right on the job, . T-aymorc orchestra played "Croon y q Little Tune" and Sleepy Ttime ~ Gal" while th" Silver Slipper coun- tered with Somebody Stole My Gal" a novel and completely re Yised arrangement of the old stand by, not the gal hut the song.
 
 Baseball was tttingly inaugurat- ed for the season Of 1926 yesterday afternoon. Several stations broadcast > the proceedings Of games, among them being WIZ New York, and a chain including WGY and WBZ. WNAC, Boston, handled the Boston Yankees game. It seemed like old times as We listened on the other end of Major J. Andrew White E microphone. as he poured into it words and phrases descriptive of what was going on at the Polo Grounds, New York. The same en- thusastic crowds, the same old plays. the same old band, every thing! Wow, Another season on ifs way. Hit 'em up, old kid! What was P"ck's batting average last season Watch out for a slow one, old kid, Alta boy, Sock out a double, Hes frost! Don't let 'em fool yuh. old Kid. Pardon us if we wax enthu- l; siastic.
 Phi Spitalny and his well knowr ! !orchest "a occupied the spotlight al he meeting Of the Radio Movie club al WBZ last evening. This band an organization which has the dis -inction Of being so much in demand that it was forced to make records in hotel room at one time, is head
 lining al Loew's State in Bostor most all thc time. so t seems Ant it played The Prisoners Song" ant we enjoyed it, and any orchestra that can play "The Prisoners Song nowadays and make HIS like it de serves lot Of credit. Special trum
 pet and saxophone solos were fea tured Aunt HaCer's Childreni Blues" was also featured. Rcmem
 bcr that number? Came into popu larity for q short time about fou years ago and then dropped out al of a sudden. We don't see why, be ! sa H-