New Britain herald., 1928-03-08
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 We tried a new one last night Experimental, so see how you lik. II. We transferred the scene Of our activities to Hartford and didn'r start logging stations until 1l:o5 o'clock.
 Avoiding Travellers We tuned frs, 10 kNW in Chicago. As we switched on tn" dlalS some woman was dis cussing the Big Brother move ment' and followed her talk with singing Sweet and Low"
 CFRB in Toronto came in next "lth a solo. Coming Home" as We left kNWy Tarrying but moment We cut into the Star-Telegram sta lion at Fort Worth, Texas, and there We were entertained for as long as we desired by an orchestra. Grand opera at WEAF' came next and We were just in time 10 hear This is Graham McNamee speaking and bid ding you all good night"
 My Wild Irish Rose" and When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" were popu- lar last night and the latter was beautifully sung when We continued up the dials Con our set) and down the wave lengths to WCFL, the Voice of Labor," Chicago.
 We stopped but moment and then went on. Our job was to log stations and to log them definitely. hot a.l f1. ....s songs. Once We got them We went on. Our departure from the Labor Temple was a signal for entrance into the south. There WISE told us that Walter Stewart was leading in the race for county commissions er from. We also found out that Edwin Johnson and Walter Harwen had 6790 and 5G29 votes respectively for tax receiver.
 Next to Atlanta, our gentle man friend with the voice that comes from his shoes told us We were listening to an orchestra at kFI. Los Angeles. We didn't stop 10 listen through again and he didn volunteer the information as to what orchestra was playing, so, what have you?
 WIZ, New York, was next. We had to skip 65O kilocycles as kRLD, Dallas. WNAC. Boston. and WCA F.. Pittsburgh, were all fighting to get lhe air at the same time, The result was delightful as you can imagine.
 WJR, the Goodwill Station." was hroadcasting Arthur Guteau on the organ from the Michigan theater, Detroit. when we left New York. He was playing My Wild Irish Rosr. And it was beautiful. A slight twist of the dials and the strains melted away and in came "Is He My Boy Friend" from WLW, Crosley, in Cincinnati, with a high pitched so- prano voice. What a contrast. On We went to WOR, Newark, sending out the "Witching Hour and then WGN, Chicago, where dance musll came through the speaker.
 The gentleman at the mike at WCCO, Ca flour station) was certain lv enthused about the crowd at the Coliseum in St. Paul, Minn. What popped him up was that 1t was Wednesday night and he didn't rN- pect as many people. He called them Representative of st, Paul's young CT set" if that means anything to us in New Britain. Anyway, NaliI Erickson was playing T Cant Get Nobody" when we left. That Wasn'' [ our experience; We got all We want ed last night.
 WTAN. Cleveland. and WBBM, Chicago. were signing off when We got around to them, and NJll was introducing an orchestra at the Black Hawk. "On Wabash just soul of Randolph" as We passed hN' WHN, New York. also was playlhg with Tom Timothy.
 As we cut through NM'A. 1h New York, someone was singing "Togethcr,' which we considered a remarkable physical feat for one man to perform.
 treat was then in store for us. ll1tIt JACK Islbll' N''' i"''''''''
 mythical night club" from NSAl' Cincinnati. and had just seated George Horey Of Indianapolis ana Morris Dreyfus of Montgomery. Ala at the first table when We broke Tn on the party. And Jack can certainly play that piano.
 The author of "Oh Dolores Was singing his song at the Herald EN- aminer station. WJJD, Moosehear' I'll. when We jumped from Clncln- nati. From Chicago we departed 'c Montreal where the Daily star Was having a 'big party here from CFCA.
 And then what a jump We LOOK only a thousand odd miles or so '' Tulsa. Oklahoma. ''The Nolce o' Oklaho1na-w we're running the slh' show now. ladies and gentlemen The show will start in the big lem in just a half an hour-buy you' tickets now and enjoy yourselNeS with kNOO at Tulsa
 Then back came lithing strains O. Nv Wild Irish Rose" this ulht from the Worlds Largest store WIS. Chicago. Jack and Jean were singing it. Our next station came IT like a house afirc. We broke Ill '(