The Washington times., 1930-10-18
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Radio
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mark for the first time in radio"
When the boys started their two
shows a night it was an innovation
in the field of broadcasting. Now
they 60 that schedule one better
Beginning Monday, October II,
they begin showing three a
night"
The only actual time change
will be in the central and noun
tain time zones. They will be
heard at 10 o'clock in the central
time belt and 9 o'clock from sta
tions in the mountain time zone,
instead of 10:30 and $50.
The eastern broadcast will con
tinue as at present, from 10
T:15 o. m. to eastern time zone
stations. g.,
On the Pacific Coast, Amos N
Andy will be heard at the same
time as at present, $3.50 to 8:4o,
except that it will be fed by a
special third broadcast from
Chicago. go,
The third broadcast has been
arranged with the idea Of fitting
the available time on the networks
to the time most convenient 10
the listeners. .
Augustin Duncan, veteran actor
and producer and brother OF the
late Isidora Duncan, has joined
the staff of the National Radio
Home-Makers as director OF pro
grams over the Columbia net
work and WABC.
A popular program emphasizing
the use of musical instruments
suitable for the home will be the
feature of a broadcast OF the
Home Music Club of the U. 5.
School of Music over the Colun.
bia Broadcasting network and
WMAL Sunday night from 8:1S
to $50 o'clock.
DR.. Sigmund Spaeth, in charge
of this hour, has arranged a
demonstration of the banjo,
guitar, mandolin and ukelele,
showing their adaptability for
home entertainment when played
in combination as well as singly.
How a band of only IL Amerl-
can soldiers routed 900 armed
Filipino insurrectioniSts in close
combat will be vividly described
when Major Frank L. Anders is
heard in the second of the "Chev-
rolet Chronicles" to be broadcast
locally from station WMAL to-
night at 1880 o'clock.
Major Anders holds the Con-
gressional Medal of Honor, the
highest award within the power
of the Government to grant for
valor in action, and saw service
In the World War as. well as in
the Philippines. Major Anders
received this distinguished honor
while a mere buck private at
tached to "Young's Scouts" a
small band of sharpshooters who
preceded the main army Of Gen.
eral Lawton. Lawton's troops
were sent to the Philippines to
subdue insurgent armies on the
islands following the acquisition
of the Philippines by the United
States at the close of the Spanish
American War.
Major AnderS' story goes back
to the days before the advent of
observation balloons, poison gas
and heavy artillery.
Capt. E. v. Rickenbacker, Amer
ican ace of aces and Wearer
of the highest of military honors,
will introduce Major AnderS to
the air audience. The program
will be broadcast nationally over
more than a hundred radio sta
tions. Musical numbers under the
direction of Frank Black and Gus
tave Haenschen will precede and
follow Major Anders' talk. The
program is Of a half-hour'S dura-
tion.
Each week a new chronicle"
will be presented on the same
day and hoNr over this station
by the local Chevrolet dealers.
Now that WMAL has discon-
tinued the Evangeline Adams
broadcastS, followers of astrology
have been twisting the dials in an
effort to hear her over other sta
tions. Here are some suggestions:
WCAO, Baltimore, 900 kilocy-
cles: WCAU. Philadelphia, Ito
kilocycles; WABC, New York, $50
kilocycles.
SP. M.
WRC.-"Lake of Dreams" a
choral paraphrase of THE Swan"
one of the numbers initiative Of
the creatures of the animal king
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