The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-27
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To make sure of a first.class
running account of tonight'S
heavyweight championship fight
at Miami between Jack Sharkey
and Phil Scott, buy a Washing
ton Times fight extra, which will
be issued Immediately after the
finish.
Last minute plans to broadcast
the account of the battle were in
an uncertain state today. Ted
Husing, of Columbia, will put a
Geographic story Of the fight on
the air from New York and "a
stations in the chain will carry
this narrative. Locally, WMAL
promises to use the HuSing &C.
count only between the hours Of
10 and 1890 p. m. when it must
give way to another program.
The National Broadcasting Com
pany will not furnish any fight
service. VOL was arranging to-
day for a broadcast of the result.
At Miami it was reiterated to-
day that no microphones will be
at the ringside. Thus the first
blow by blow account from a
ringside observer will be available
to pugilistic fans in The Wash
ington Times fight extra.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution has joined forces with
The National Broadcasting Com
pany to obtain outstanding think
ars from various walks of life to
De heard in the Thursday night
program series, "A Half Hour in
the Nations Capital" it was an
bounced today.
Beginning tonight, a speaker Sc
iected by the National Society Of
the D. A. R. will be interpolated
in the program, which features
persons close to the official heart
of the United States Government.
The program is heard for half an
hour, beginning at 7:30 o'clock
eastern standard time). 1t. is
broadcast through a wide network
of stations, including WRC, Wash
ington, and WEAF, New York.
Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart,
president general of the D. A. r.,
and Gen. Harry j. Reilly, former
editor of. the Army and Navy
Journal, are scheduled to be
heard in the inaugural program
for the women's organization.
General Reilly will talk on THE
Why and Wherefore of National
Defense"
Other notables who have &C.
cepted invitations to speak during
the series include: George Whar-
ton Pepper, former United States
Senator from Pennsylvania, March
6, on George Washington's Views
and their Value in Present-Day
Problems" Richard Washburn
Child, former ambassador to Italy,
March 10, on Americas Need of
Staunch Nationalism;" Mrs. Ruth
Hanna Mccormick, Representa-
tive-at-Large from Illinois,. March
20, on America for Americans"
Senator David Walsh of Massa-
chusetts, March q. on Americas
Need for Straight Thinking in In
ternational Affairs"
The National Grand Opera Com
pany will tonight present Donl-
zetti's opera, La Favorita," in
stead of Carmen" it was an
nounced today. The cast will in
clude Theodore Webb, baritone;
Devora NadWorney, contralto; Ju-
liam Oliver tenor; Earl Waldo,
bass; Steele Jamison, tenor, and
Rosalie Wolfe, soprano, with
Cesare Sodero conducting.
The Old company's songa-
logue, a Sunday evening feature
broadcast through stations asso-
ciated with the NB.C., will be
presented at a new time begin
hing Friday. March 7. From that
date on the program will be
heard every Friday at $50 p. m,
Eastern standard time. The same
group of artists will continue at
the new time featuring a male
quartet composed of Charles Har-
rison and Lambert Murphy,
tenors; Walter Preston, baritone,
and Frank Croxton, bass, with
Arthur Leonard, pianist. WEAF
is the New York outlet.