Nogales international., 1927-09-16
1XlCO'S INDEPENDENCE DAY TODAYI
Radio Contests
Are Announced

Ambitious young men anf
Z young women singers in Arizona
may now enter Their names as
candidates in the local competi.
tions of the National Radio Audi
tion being conducted throughout
the United States by the Atwater
Kent Foundation of PHILADELPHIA.
Those who desire to enter the
local contests may mail their an
plications to the Atwater Kent
Foundation at Philadelphia, or to
Mrs. James H. Kerby. Phoenix.
Arizona, who is chairman of the
state mmittee of sponsors. or to-
a. J.. Meloche, care Electrical
EGui~ ment Co.. corner Walnut
and Grand, or to A. C. Anderson
of Phoenix, manager of the state
audition to learn how TO ar
range for local committee to
receive their applications.
Some communities of the state
already have organized commit
tees and are receiving applications
locally. In such communities
tine singers can make application
direct to the committee. As other |
committees are organized the an
pllcations of residents of the com
munltles represented will be re-
terred to the proper groups andII
the applicant notified. Ten cities
ct the state have been selected
for the holding of additions.
Local contest are to be held
In this state in September and a
young man and a young woman
from each town will be certified
to the state addition. The state
addition will be broadcast over
radio sometime in October, from
Station KFAD of the Electrical
Equipment Co., at Phoenix. AS
in each local contest, the win
ners will be one boy and one girl /
The state winners will be GER
tlfied to the district over Radio
Station KPO ct San Francisco
Cal. on November 21st.
From the district two Win
ners-again girl and boy-willIR
De sent to the national addition tol
MDe De broadcast over the AtwaterI
Kent network of associated
stations from New York earlv inI
December. There are to be five
district additions centered at New
York City. Atlanta, Chicago. Dal-
las and San Francisco.
Contestants who qualify for the
district and national events will
have all expenses paid bv the R
foundation. These will include
travel and entertainment, in theIk
trip from this state to San Fran
cisco. the district center in Nov
ember, and from the state to New E
York in December. State win 4
ners will receive silver medals
and district winners will receive
gold medals.
they must be between the ages !:
of 18 and 25 years, inclusive:
must never have been associatedIS
With professional theatrical or
operatic company; must never
have been paid principals in anyI
concert outside their own states
must declare an intention to fol.
low musical career, and must bel
free from theatrical or musical
contracts. This limitation per
mits choir singers to enter thel
additions, even though thew NAV
have received financial compensa-
ton for singing in churches.
The awards for which the ten Z
finalists will compete are as fol- F
lows: First place, a gold decora-
ton; $4,000 in cash and two
years. tuition in leading Amer
can conservatory; for one young Is
man and for one young woman
second place. $4,000 in cash and
one years tuition for each: third
place. $1,000 in cash and one E
years tuition for each; fourth
olace $500 in cash and fifth
olace, $3.50 in cash for each.