The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-31
Fishing The Air
BY G. SHUBERT FRYE
All references are Central Daylight Saving Time


"A LII speeches, demonstrations
IA and other colorful highlights
Of both the Republican and Demo-
cratic National conventions will be
broadcast by the Columbia BroadN
casting System augmented by many
additional stations that are not on
the network regularly.
j. Andrew White, who has or
f1ciated at the microphone during
the important political gatherings,
including the National convention
of 1924 and the New York State
conventions of 1926. will report the
activities of the Kansas City and
Houston assemblages starting on
June IL and June &c respectively.
The Columbia broadcast is adj
Giitional to the handling of the con-
ventions by the NBC networks an
nounced two weeks ago, and insures
a complete coverage Of the two i'm
portant political assemblages.
The Veteran wireless Operators
Association announces that it will
administer and award two schol-
arships for attendance at the Radio
Institute of America, and two
scholarships Tor the institute cor
respondence course, donated by the
Radiomarine Corporation of Amer
Sca and A. H. Grebe, radio man
ufacturer
Awards will be made, according
TO the announcement, to those
American youths over Is years of
age, who write the best letters or
essays ON the topic, How Does
Radio Serve
The Veteran Wireless Operators
Association maintains Offices AZ
1889, Hotel Roosevelt, New York
City.
The following program will be
fadiocast during the Phoenix Coffee
hour over WFBM at tonight:
Thinking OF You" Sunshine
ppsWN4bS en G You Are Alone "a Kiss In the
park7-Nina Louise Dorgan voice.
When MY Caravan Has Rested-Ethel
Bern&ngeer, saxophonnfe: 49,, N,.. 1o,,,..
Twas Vas It TAT a Dream" Say Yes Today
op gypsy oE Love Song" when You Get
Lonely a Shady Tree"-Nina Louise
Mother Prayer Calling You"-Eileen
WY a Night Of Love" THE wair-spanish
Waitng for the Rainbow''-Nina Louise
ram O. shanter"-Nina Louise Dorgan,
@coauette," "sorry"-spanish oypsies,
9Th 1.-THE Desert Song" Rain or Shine"
PIN Riding to Glory With Glorious
Grl'-spanish Gypsies.
Gene Austin, tenor, will be the
guest artist Of the Maxwell House
hour which will be broadcast
through stations associated with the
NBC Blue network at 8 tonight.
Gene Austin of Shreveport, La,
was seized with the wanderlust at
the age of 5. He ran away from
home and joined circus as the
calliope player and peanut vendor,
Honaesickness eventually sent him
back to his parents, and for several
years he remained at home attend
ing school. His next adventure was
a trip around the world as the vo-
calist with jazz orchestra, one of
the entertainment features of the
liner taking the cruise. Upon his
return to the United States he went
into vaudeville.
Austin's solos will be Gilbert's
ramona" Tomorrow" by Hurst,
Lonesome Road" by Nathaniel
Shilkret and himself, "Clapp's Girl
of My Dreams and the singers
own composition Voice of the
Southland
Opera excerpts will be the prin-
cipal features of the orchestral pro-
gram. The overture to Thomas
"Mignon" will be played also
"Mimi," Russian traditional ejr
in waltz form. The overture and
preludes from Bizet's Carmen,
three classic dances by Gossec,
Mozart and Ravel, a rhapsody by
Chabrier, a French composer who
makes effective use of Spanish
themes, and three short pieces by
Grieg, Paderewski and MacDowell,
will be played.
Gershwin's Looking for a Boy"
and Caryll's "Wait Till the Cows
Come Home" will be offered by the
Hoover Honeynnooners during the
Sentinels' regular weekly broadcast
through NBC Red network stations
at 1880 tonight.
A tender background of senti-
mental selections will be offered by
the Sentinels as an appropriate set
tingfor the Honeynooners. "Ra-
mona" by the Quartet and Speedy
boy by the orchestra are among
the incidental offerings.
Maria Petrucci, coloratura so
5prano and Irene Cooley, pianist.
will give a joint recital from WGY
tonight at 8. Nine. Petrucci, whose
home is now in Syracuse, will sing
t'Una voce POGO Fa," by Rossini,
from Barber of Seville and
Nerdi's Pace, Pace, Mic Do" Miss
lCooIey's program will include the
Etude in F Minor and Etude in F
Major, by Chopin.
"The Exact Science of Matri-
naony'' will be Re-Told Tales fea-
tllre which will be broadcast
Through stations in the NBC Blue
chain at tonight.
This amusing story by o. Henry
deals with a widow, a matrimonial
bureau, and plenty of would-be
suitors who would like to marry "a
charming widow, beautiful, home
loving" The radio presentation is
arranged by Henry Fisk Carlton,
and directed by Gerald Stopp.