The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-05-03

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Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker.
American war ace, will enact the
role of aerial war correspondent
while flying in a plane over New
York city today, when he at
tempts to carry on a two-way
radio conversation with Capt.
Frank Hawks, transcontinental
flyer, at Madison Square Garden.
If successful, the radio CONVEX
sation, which will feature the
opening of the New York Aircraft
Show, will be picked UP by the
National BroadcaSting Company
and transmitted to the public
over the N.B.C-WEAF network.
The broadcast will begin when
the aircraft show opens, at IL
a. M, and will last for an hour.
A special microphone and trans
hitting set will be installed in
Rickenbacker's plane, and it is
expected that an N. BIC. an
nouncer will be aboard. While
the war ace circles over Mitchell
Field and New York he will de-
scribe the maneuvers of SO Army
planes flying in military forma-
ton over the city. Captain Hawks
wilt talk to him from Madison
SQUARE Garden, where the air
craft show will be held, and at
the same time the conversation
will be put on the air for the
radio audience.
"The Romance of American
Industry" a new weekly series
which will bring many Of the
big men in American commercial
life before Columbia Broadcasting
System microphoneS to tell of
the romantic sides of their bust
nesses, will be inaugurated from
Washington tonight from tbs to
1880 by A. E. Horst, president
of the Associated General Con-
tractors of America.
Mr.. Horst is president OF the
Henry w. Horst Company. Of
Philadelphia and Rock Island,
which has done extensive high
way work in Pennsylvania, Iowa
and Illinois,
Marilyn Miller, after starring
on stage and screen in Sally"
brings that musical comedy to
the microphone in the Del Monte
program to be broadcast over a
network of NB.C. stations and
WRC tonight at 7:3O. The radio
version of Sally" seeks a COM
bination of the finest features
of both movie and stage produc.
tionS.
Highlights on today's programs
are:
3 p. M.
WMAL-Manlius School cadet
band from Syracuse, N. Y.
5:25 p. M.
WRC-Keeping Up With the
Times. News flashes by William
Moore, feature editor.
7:15 +. M.
WMAL-InduStrial America. A
new 15-minute series of Saturday
night addresses on phases of bust
ness by leaders of industry.
1880 p. M.
WRC-Marilyn Miller in
budget of song hits from Sally"
as the feature Of the Del Monte
program,
WRC-J o h anneS Brahms
Symphony" of spontaneity and
joy, his second. will be played in
its entirety by Walter DamroSch's
orchestra in the General Electric
hour. The bright of summer"
the spell of evening" and the
sensation of joy are all blended
in this selection. Floyd Gibbons
will relate his Adventure in
Science" during the program.
9P. M.
WMAL-The Paramount-Publix
hour introducing a varied pro-
gram of entertainment and the
air appearance of film stars.
$3.50 A. M
WMAL-The United States
Army band. Captain William j.
Stannard, leader.
1918 p. M.
WRC-The Club Richman Or
chestra will be heard in a AS
minute musical program over
WRC beginning at 1918 p. m,
followed by an hour of dance
entertainment played by Rudy
Vallee and. his Connecticut
Yankees broadcast from Villa
Vallee over an NB.C. network.
IL A. M.
WRC-Captain Eddie Ricken-
hacker in a broadcast from an
airplane of aerial maneuvers in
connection with the opening OF
the New York Aeronautical show.