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John J. Raskob, chairman Of
the Democratic National Com
nnittee, viii speak to the people
Of the United States over q
National Broadcasting Company
network next Monday night,
September 16, from 2 to 1880
o'clock. Eastern Standard Time.
The Tariff From a Business
Mans Standpoint" is the subject
Of Mr.. Raskob's address. He win
speak from either washington or
New York.
Mr.. Raskob is one Of the
speakers In the political series
which Is being broadcast by the
National Broadcasting Company
on Monday nights, alternating
each week with Democrat and
Republican speakers. -.
There are growing signs that
Rudy Vallee Is acquiring an over.
sized Uranium. He says in an
interview: I'VE were enthusiast.
ca1ly received and :. the tour
showed me Just what radio can
do, because, Of course, they were
radio audiences who came to see
us and the power Of the press
had nothing whatsoever to do
with IT,"
Then modest little Rudy tells
how he and President Hoover
have suffered because newspapers
print things wrong so many
times.
Really, I haven't been so near
to tears since I saw Rudy try to
act. The newspapers, Of course,
can give Mr.. Vallee the peace and
oblivion he evidently Graves by
avoiding the use of his name.
But doubt whether the yeast
cake folks and Paramount would
like that.
However, good clowns are
scarce on the air, and it would
be a shame to lose Rudy. His
impression Of Maurice Cheval1er
is the best imitation Of Sarah
Bernhardt yet heard via the loud
speaker. Why not try Mary
Garden next?
The names of Amos n Andy
were heard recently for the first
time during a murder trial, when
q defendant in the Los Angeles
superior court presented an alihl
that he was listening to the
famous blackface team at the
time he was accused Of killing q
man.
The defendant-a young negro
with a bashful grin-alleged that
he was listening to Amos n Andy
at $40 p. m. Up. S.. t., on
March 2S. The prosecution sub
mitted that Amos n Andy were
broadcast at 7::30 instead.
An official Of KECA, the Anth-
ony station which releases Amos
n Andy for Southern California,
was subpoenaed and cleared the
situation by explaining the change
in time due to Eastern Daylight
Saving Time.
Bernt Balchen, pilot of the
Byrd expedition, will be inter
viewed by Grantland Rice before
q microphone during the Coca
Cola program which win be
broadcast by the National Broad
casting Company Wednesday
night at $50.
Balchen's last famous achieve
ment was plotting Byrd's air
plane, the Floyd Bennett, over
the South Pole. He has been
associated with Byrd since before
Byrd's flight over the North
Pole. At the time of their meet
ing at Spitzbergen, Balchen was
a lieutenant in the Norwegian
Flying Service. He had much ex,
perience in Arctic flying and
proved invaluable to Byrd in his
preparations for his polar flight.
Dwight W. Morrow. United
States Ambassador to Mexico. Is
scheduled to deliver radio ad,
dress from Mexico City sunday
night, September IL, as part OF
the ceremonies inaugurating the
fifth year Of Golfers Radio Hour
The ambassador will race the
microphoue in a room OF the
united states Embassy at approx
mately $3.50, o'clock. Eastern Day
Tight Time. He will speak on an
unannounceds subject for about
seven sn1inutes. His words will be
carried through an extensive Ma