New Britain herald., 1926-06-25
Through the Static

Summer static, seeking out strange playmates. was coupled with intense volume on the radios part and intense indignation on our part last evening at meeting of the So- ciety For the Suppression of Some thing or Other. The static was of the short. sharp. snappy variety which arrives with the hot weather and it was present in vast propor- | tions even as early as 5:30 o'clock in the afternoon. AS the evening wore along it decreased to some ex- tent, but it was forever in evidence,
 lurking beside each station like an evil spectre.
 We have a variety Of short items ! regarding stations from here to Chi cago. Beyond that We didn't go, for some reason too complicated for ex- l planation at this time. Suffice it to
 say that the affair was a success and
 everyone left wishing little Edna
 many, many more birthdays just as ! 4ldPbNs lslh tlE Is'44ltlt NAlfS 0N t'l NlllIA'
 passed out shortly after midnight and had to be put to bed.
 Well from WTIC came music
 by the For-An-To Melody Makers, | an organization which devotes itself
 to playing dulcet melodies capably. | We heard Roses Remind Me Of
 You" and a saxophone solo by the
 well known Mir. Kennedy, whose of
 fering was excellent. The title of the number was very long, that's all we
 can remember about it. Soon after
 that a thunder storm arrived and We
 shut down for Q few minutes, not
 wishing to get electrocuted for no
 reason at all.
 Later in the evening We ran into
 WIZ presenting the Swanee dance
 orchestra from Washington, and maybe the music wasn't toe-tiCkling and all that! Maybe the musicians couldn't play! Maybe there wasn't
 lots Of trick stuff. Maybe one way
 traffic in this city will be a succes! Maybe! At any rate transmission
 was excellent from WRC and we heard Just a Cottage Small" "
 Looking For a Boy" and vocal
 solo by some unidentified fellow
 Somebody Stole My Sweetheart" | WGHP, Detroit, came through very loud after We had sorted it out
 from the many other broadcasters in the vicinity of 20 meters. The Sky lark dance orchestra, an organiza- ton Of no little talent, entertained
 us with "Mysterious Eyes" q rather old number; Lets Forget" a rather new one, and My Heart Tells Me So," which may be either old or new,
 for all we know.
 WEAF, New York, was exceed ingly loud when we tuned in to hear
 the Buffalodians. Lonely Without
 You" and "She Belongs To Me-
 were two of the numbers. WEAF i has boosted it's power or something because We have been having no
 trouble al all in bringing it in late 1 ly.
 WBRM. one of the Chicago rep resentatiyes, was strongly present down on 226 meters Jack Craw- | ford's orchestra presented Poor Papa" and then a solo on the giant xylophone was offered. Guess what
 it was. You're right. My Wild Irish Rose" The station was rather raspy al times.
 Two able singers were Burdick and Brennan. who were heard from 1 WI.W, Cincinnati. This station. in
 spite of the fact that it has been giving us poor service lately, forgot all that and treated Us to 0 wealth
 Of volume all evening. Mir. Brennan sang "But 1 De-" that tuneful and catchy little selection. and then the 1 two Of them rendered in agreeable | harmony You Ought to See Whats Waiting For Me" and I'm Lonely
 Without You"
 From Cleveland's big broadcaster,
 WTAM, came a program of dance
 music by the Collegian Serenaders l -,us.,vvrx,ur->xu,,r