The Washington times., 1930-08-09

That new voice you hear from
wRC is warren. sweeney. Hes
~. oonsaga High graduate. =
year at the Peabody Conserva-
tory Of Music, another year ct
Milford University, near Cincin-
natl,
Standing on r street 10 days
ago. Announcer Sweeney heard
two fellows talking. IT hear
there's job open at W1eC for
an announcer. Why don't you
take q test?"
"Aw. I gotta get back to work. !"
was the reply.
Immediately Mr.. Sweeney got
an idea. Ten minutes later he
was at the studio and undergoing
an audition.
The usual r. 8. follows ana the
sequel is he is doing nicely.
On his iaunt around the world
q few years ago, Robert L. (Be-
lieve It or NOtl Ripley met FARO
Agha, the 166-year.Old Turk, and
e1abalmed him In his book Of
unusual people and things. Mon-
day night. rip" viii have the
venerable turk as guest star Of
his radio over the N.B.C. network.
Eddie QuilIan, movie star
and frivolous student Of aStrclOgy
greets you and repeats the mes
sage which he sent out over .
California broadcasting station
recently:
Your Horror Scope for Today
Babies born on this day are
likely to be baldheaded. With
Neptune as the leading factor.
It's in the bag that the child will
evidence nautical tendencies.
Those whose birthday it Is will
have q birthday every 30S days,
or tIlereabouts. This is because
Mars is in adverse aspect to
Saturn, believe it or not.
Persons born on this day should
be successful financiers. crap
shooters and unusually skillful ct
playing the piccolO. Pete and
Rastlls are the pred0ninating
names Of these individuals.
After $3.50 p. m. conditions viii
improve somewhat, but I doubt
It. From 4:Ol p. m. to SILL p. m.
such things as theft, forgery and
numbering should be avoided.
Otherwise q long journey may be
In store for the persons with tax
ing ways.
The Improvement over the pre-.
ceding period will be more no.
ticeable after ii p. m, especially
in such places as Chicago, New
York and Hoboken. BY this time,
the sun will be shining in China,
thus leaving the Western hemi.
phere under the influence OF
Luna. or Inoonshine. Caution ID
the main factor during this per.
iod, unless an extensive capacity
Is possessed.
James Thurber, editor Of ''The
Talk OF the Town" in the New
Yorker, and an author Of coElSid.
Serable note, viii be guest speaker
on, "Bill Schudt's Going to Press
at 5 p. NJ, next Wednesday over
WMAL and the Columbia Broad
casting network.
Mr.. Thlrber, by popular re.
quest, will give another Of the
humorous readings for which he
is famous. Thurber appeared On
this program about q year ago
and after his talk many listeners
asked for another performance.
Although his Offering next We'd
neSday viii be along the same
lines as his former one, the
theme will be entirely different.
Frank Knight. former actor and
now senior radio announcer for
station WIZ, and Mildred Wall,
actress, were married by the Rev.
Francis ]. Hurney, Of Washing
ton, at st. ratrick's Cathedral,
New York "wednesday. Miss
Wall is to appear at Shubert's
ThSater the latter part Of this
month In Lets Get Married"
Highlights on today's radio pro.
grams are:
7P. M.
WRC.-The Chorus Of Camel
Drivers" from the 0KatoriO RE
becca," by the French composer,
Cesar .Franck, sung by q male
octet, will be heard during the
Pop Concert broadcast.
AS the male octet start their
song the slow, steady tread Of
can1els grows louder and louder,
the dies away in the distance.
The orchestra, directed by CeSare
Sodero, honors Bizet in the play
ing Of his March Of the Toreadors
from Carmen"
1880 r. M.
WMAL.-The, music tina ex-
presses the soul of the South will
be heard when RoSannond John.
son directs q group Of spiritual
singers In Q half-hour concert over
WABC and the Columbia Broad.
cast network. Taylor Gordon,
tenor, viii be featured on this pro.
gram.
S:3O p. M.
WRC-Arthur Pryor will direct
the General Electric Band in one
Of hts own compositions. THE
Arms Of America" march, during
the program to be broadcast over
an MIC. network. =,
Another march to be heard dur
ing = program Of light classical