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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-05
LOUIS WlTTEN REAL VETERAN
OFWYNN.M'NAMEE BROADCAST
well as production man and chief

well as production man and chief
announcer.
Six years ago he Joined the Hanff-
Metzger advertising agency to head
its newly created radio department,
and In this position he has worked
since. assisting In the debut Of Ed
Wynn on the air, and bringing to the
microphone as guestS-most of them
for their first broadcast-such per-
sonalities as Chaliapin, Gluck, Car
den, Jeanette Macdonald, Eddie
Cantor, Leon Enrol, Raymond Hitch
cock, Jimmy Durante and Walter
Winchell, among many others.
He arranged the first two-way air.
plane conversation, during which
broadcast he flew in one plane and
as master Of ceremonies, introduced
the various parts Of the program
which originated from four points In
three cities and one other plane; he
has introduced to the miorophone
practically every government title
which exists, with the exception Of
the president.
Planned to BE Doctor
As q youngster, Witten had every
intention of becoming physician
and surgeon, and at IA already had
made unusual progress in elemen-
tary chemistry and biology. With this
thought In mind and with encour-
agement from his father, who was of
a scientific and mechanical turn Of
mind, young Witten came lover the
bridge" from his native Brooklyn and
entrained for Ithaca and Cornell.
Here he was in the midst Of q pre-
medical course when the World War
started, but although under enlisting
age, he exaggerated his years and
before long found himself in the
artillery, with which, after many
months. he finally was on the high
seas bound for France as the Armis-
tice was signed.
Louis A. Witten long has been
speaking for the firechief,s sponsor:
the record speaks for Louis A. Wit
ten.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-05
EARNED So A WEEK
|. IN HER FIRST REAL
>PR0CRAMSOVERA AIR
Star With KeI Murray's 0rches'
ira Feted During Holidays
at Cleveland
WAS ACTIVE YOUNG WOMAN
Interested In Basketball, Track,
Hockey, Tennis. Stage,
Publications

New York, Jan. 5.-Connie Gates,
featured blues singer with Kel Muir
rays orchestra In the new three
hour Lets Dance" program. heard
over NBC-WEAF nationwide net
works each Saturday evening. took
her first airplane ride when she flew
home to Cleveland to spend the
Christmas holidays with her family.
When she got there, there was . spe-
cial celebration by the Connie Gates
ex-schoolmates and fans who are
bursting with pride over the little
Cleveland girl who came to New York
and made good.
Her smooth contralto voice, COM
bined with her tricky accompani-
ments on the piano, were heard over
Cleveland stations for several years
before she decided to storm the gates
Of the radio metropolis It was in
1920, In Cleveland. that she first
stepped before the mike. She play
ed the ukulele and sang . song on .
childrens program. That appearance
netted her . contract under which
she sang . thirty.minute program
every day-for nine dollars . weekl
"Nothing has ever thrilled me quite
a. much Is that first radio job"
Connie says, remembering. Prom
then on. knew what I wanted and
went after It."
Comics mother Is IN accomplish
ed pianist, having taught piano on
the staff Of the Cleveland Institute
Of Music. This was the conservatory
later attended by Connie. She also
studied ct Western Reserve Uniyer-
sity. Her interests at school includ-
ed basketball, track, hockey, tennis,
dramatics and publications. Now. she
finds great pleasure between broad
casts in keeping house" in her New
York apartment and In embroidery
believe It or notl
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-05
Connie Gates Let's Dance Blues Singer Had Ignomous Star
BARITONE And tenor
no sing lead ROLES
I'm OPERA BROADCAST
Richard 6onelIi and Joseph
1entonelli Will Be Heard
Sunday Evening

New York, Jan. 5.-Wtth Richard
! Bonelli, Metropolitan Opera baritone,
and Joseph Bentonelli, young Amer.
lican tenor, singing the leading roles,
Offenbach's popular Tales Of Hoff-
man" will be brought to radio lis
teners in English at the Opera Guild
broadcast over . coast.to.coast
NBC-WEAF network Sunday, Jan. 8,
at Z p. m. (CST).
Deems Taylor, who has prepared
the English version Of the opera, also
will act as director and narrator Of
the broadcast, and the chorus and
orchestra will be conducted by VII.
fred Pelletier Of the Metropolitan
Opera company.
The fantastic ''Tales Of Hoffman"
with music by jacques Offenbach,
was first performed at the Opera
Comique in Paris In 1881 and the
next year 1t was produced In the
United States. Offenbach died sew
eral months before the first per-
Torrance and never saw the opera
himself.
In Nuremberg Tavern
The "Tales" are three stories told
by the poet Hoffman Is he Is drink
ing with q crowd Of students in
Nuremberg tavern. A song he has
sung makes the students Jest that he
is In love. This he denies but tells
the three stories Of former love az
fairs.
The first concerns the wonderful
mechanical doll. Olympia, made BY
Spalanxani and his friend Coppelius.
Hoffman Is 50 enraptured with the
beauty and singing Of Olympia that
he falls In love with her, but tragedy
makes its appearance when the ang.
cred Coppelius breaks the priceless
doll to bits.
In the second 'Tale," which con-
tains the lovely "Barcarolle," Hoff.
man Is fascinated by the Venetian
courtesan, 0iulietta. Again he meets
disappointment q oiulietta Is spirit
ed away by the magician Dapertutto.
Falls Exhausted and Dies
In the third adventure he is be.
trotlaed to Antonio, who has q beau-
tiful voice but singing threatens to
fatally tax her strength. The same
evil genius that has haunted Hoff-
man In the person Of Coppelius and
Dapertutto again returns and per-
suades Antonio to sing. She falls
exhausted and dies. The scene in
the tavern then breaks up and Hoff-
mans companions leave him alone
In sorrow.
Richard Bonelli. baritone star Of
the opera, Is . native Of New York
State. He attended Syracuse uni
versity. making his DIN way by. sing
ing In = church choir and clerking
in bank. He studied In Europe for
several years then returned to this
country to sing at the Chicago Civic
Opera House. Later he was signed by
. the Metropolitan where he has been
for several years.
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Schumann-Heink to
~ ! Tell of Request

The story Of the three songs
that Brahms, on his death bed,
"bequeathed" to Nine. Ernestine
6chumann-Heink and asked her
to keep alive will be told by the
great diva during her first bread
cast In the new Sentinel Seren-
ade series, Sunday, Jan. 8.
One Of these songs, "Sap-
pische Ode" will be sung by the
contralto on the program to be
heard at 4 p. m. (CST), over an
NBC.WEAF network.
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Jack Benny's Dramatic Company to
Give Radio Version Of Noted Novel

had told him he would find q
fortune. All he finds are a couple
Of old Jokes from last weeks pro-
gram.
Moving at break-neck speed.
the drama approaches its bril-.
liant climax. Benny returns to
Paris (where he has never been
but 1t was too late to change the
script as we went to press), and
forces Mercedes Livingstone to
love him. AS the curtain goes
down, Benny. and Wilson are
duelling and the Count deals the
felon the fatal blow.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-05

There's such . thing as too much
Of this white Christmas" business,
thinks Bill Hay. who announces the
Amos n Andy program. Bill usual
ly plays golf all winter long. in sub
zero weather and all, but the blan-
ket Of snow has kept him off the
links now for three weeks.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-05
Dappsr Presiding Officer Oh
served 123rd Program
New Years Night

II Louis A. Witten surveys about
him-as he probably did New Years
Night, when he went on the fire
chief broadcast for the 123rd time
he win see himself In . great radio
parade with which he has long been
marching.
This dapper presiding officer OF
aerial programs Is the oldest veteran
In point Of Tuesday night perform
anoes on the firechief broadcast over
NBC, having served even more con-
sistently than Ed Wynn or Graham
McNamee, but his record In radio
goes back to the days Of crystal sets.
although Witten Is still = young fell
low.
In the infancy Of radio, Witten be-
gan to make sets, mainly for his own
amusement until he found broadcast
ing to be promising and profitable
business. At suburban Bayshore on
Long Island he started q small sta
ton, holding simultaneously the jobs
Of announcer, station operator, pro-
gram director, president Of the own
ing company, advertising salesman
and bill collector.
Grounded In Fundamentals
Thus grounded in the fundamen-
tails Of microphoning, he came to
New York and became chief an.
nouncer for station WOR before that
now popular and independent metro
politan outlet had become for q time
the key station of the Columbia
Broadcasting System. His talent for
doing everything about old WOR
made him . valuable executive Is
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-05
LAST TWO WEEKS OF
DECEMBER THRILLED
EXPERT
London, Berlin and Rome Took
Lead in Colorful lnterna-
tional Programs

The last two weeks have been great
ones for the short-wave fan. Prac-
tically all the European stations have
been exhibiting great strength with
London, Berlin and Rome taking the
lead. Rome has shown the greatest
Improvement. It's signals have been
received with much greater volume
than for sometime.
Portugal Is another European that
has surprised the listener with it,
power. It was heard one Saturday
afternoon recently with strength al
most as great Is local stations. In.
cidentally, the logging Of CT1AA ct
Lisbon on . Saturday afternoon was
| q surprise in itself inasmuch Is al
the latest schedules for this station
call for broadcasts only on Tuesdays
and Fridays.
The two Dutch stations, PHI on
ll.73 megacycles and PCJ on 1874
imegacycles. have been providing fine
entertainment during the morning
hours. Both the quality Of transmits
sion and the program content have
been Ill that one could desire.
Station DIRK ct Brussels has been
picked up several times recently. Al
though much weaker than the other
Europeans, Brussels was easily iden-
titled. It was heard on It's custom.
| airy frequency Of 1898 megacycles and
during its regularly scheduled hours
Of transmission.
on Saturdays. stations HIP and
HBL ct Geneva, Switzerland. are cas-
lily picked up. EAQ at Madrid Also
has been heard often.
As to the South Americans. Bar.
rauquilla, Caracas, Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires, 0uayaquil. Costa Rics
and others have been heard from
SO, Ill in al, It was . fine December
for short-wave reception. The Euro
peaus and South Americans have
provided the main portion Of the en-
tertainment while occasional recep.
ton Of stations like WHINE and
VK3ME In Australia aud JYT q
Tokyo and YDA In Bandoens. Java
has offered plenty Of thrills for those
whose love Of the pastime gets them
up in the early hours Of tho morn
ing.
on Christmas Day. . great many
ship to shore broadcasts were picked
up. Most Of these were from pas.
seugers on board liners bound fol
America and consisted Of Christina
greetings to friends and relatives u
home.
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NBC Tenor James Melton was 90
busy this year that he had to fore.
60 his usual Christmas hunting trip
to Florida, but he hopes to arrange
his broadcast schedule 50 % to get
away for q few days In January.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-05

Edward Davies, baritone, will
sing Wagner'S Evening Star"
aud the orchestra, directed by
Josef Koestuer, viii play Rosar's
"Over the Waves Is other high.
lights in the broadcast.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-05

Frank Simon, director Of the Armco
band over NBO networks, e very
similar In appearance to Paul White
man. In fact. Terde 0rofe, who once
was chief musical arTanger for White.
| man and Is now doing special work
| Tor 9imon's broadcasts, often calls
| the band leader Paul.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-05

Portland Hoffa, Fred Aliens wife
and No. stooge, IS Of immeasurable
assistance to the nasal.voiced come.
dian in the preparation Of scripts.
Portland sharpens the pencils.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-26
RUNNERS Up
SLASH LEADS

NEW YORK. June 26. U.P)-The
st. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland
Indians, runners-up in the two
major league pennant races. today
were a little nearer the league
leading New York Giants and Yam
KEGS.
The Cards gained half a game
on the Giants by defeating Brook
lyn GA, while the Terrymen divid-
ed a double header with the Chi
cago Cubs. The Giants lead is now
six games.
Tying the score in the ninth of
the opener the Giants defeated the
Cubs, 80, in the tenth. The Cubs
came from behind to win the Sec
ond game, 10-5, after knocking Carl
Hubbell out Of the box.
The laSt-place Boston Braves
pounded out o 7-2 victory over the
Pittsburgh Pirates. Joe Coscarart
drove in four Braves runs. The
Philadelphia Phillies broke s.
game losing streak by defeating the
Cincinnati Reds, 10-1.
A two run rally in the ninth en-
abled Cleveland to beat New York,
5-4, and reduce the Yankees lead
to three games.
The Washington Senators knock
ed Schoolboy Rowe out of the box
and beat the Detroit Tigers, IA
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-26
LOUIS FANS
NHOOP It Up

DETROIT, June 26. O.P) - Mary
Paplett, 35, was confined to bed to-
day because when the cry, Joe
won" resounded throughout De
troit's Harlem last night she leaped
in the air so high she broke her
leg.
Mary wasn't the only one that
leaped. however. Every member of
Detroit's little Harlem, except per-
haps one or two, leaped just as
high
Edna Sharpe, 20, received slight
injuries when she fell from the
running board Of an automobile.
Then there was John Louis, a
member of the white Louis, who
received a black eye as the fight
ended when another white man let
out a Whoop and fist.
The streets where the Negroes
were celebrating were cluttered
with bits of paper, confetti and
practically everything Joe's admir-
ers could get their hands on.
Throughout the celebration there
was but one quiet spot in the dis
trict-Joe'S home.
Pat Brooks, 65-year-old stepla-
ther of the Brown Bomber" sat
there reading a newspaper. Others
of the family attended the fight,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-26
LOUIS VICTORY OVER CARNERA
STAMPS HIM AS RING STANDOUT

drawing blood. Moving in on flat
feet Louis continually banged
Primo with both fists. Louis eharg-
ed the battle to Camera in every
round. winning all but the fourth
by wide margins.
The beginning of the end came
in the fifth round-the round in
which Louis had promised to stop
him. Carnera hit Louis with a right
high on the head, and then start
ed to Wrestle the Negro around and
rough him up in a clinch. Louis
shook free, gave Carnera a twist,
and then went to work with both
fists. Up to this time Louis had
fought carefully, slowly softening
Carnera for the kill with jolting
rights to the head just before the
bell Louis caught the giant with a
one-tWo punch TO the head which
hurt
Midway in the sixth round, the
Brown Bomber" touched off one
of his dynamite rights to the Ital-
ian's jaw. Camera toppled in a
heap, blood smeared across his
grotesque face Louis calmly walked
to his corner. AS the count reach
ed four, Camera got up. He was
hurt too badly to know what he
was doing,
He put up his huge arms, but
Louis knocked them aside and
blasted the Italians chin with both
fists. Again Carnera dropped dazed
and beWildered He got up this
time after a short count of three,
but fear was written all over his
blood-splattered face. Louis leaped
to the kill, struck down the giant
again with a left hook and a right
cross. Cameras legs buckled and
he fell. He got up at three, help
less, his arms dangling, his face
turned toward the referee. Louis
shuffled toward his tottering foe,
but Donovan stepped in and de-
clared a technical knockout.
There was no protest from Car
nera over Donoyan's act as there
was in his bout with Baer. Carnera
was whipped and knew it.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-26
.H!ARLEM KICKS
Up ITS HEELS
New York's Large Negro Colony
Celebrates Smashing Victory
OF Joe Louis

NEW YORK, June 26. U.P)-
The pace was faster than ever in
Harlem's all-night life before dawn
today.
The music was little more fur
ious: the dancing faster The
crowds were thicker at bars and
cafes. The hot spots were a few
degrees warmer.
Joe Louis held out to Negro
sports followers today the hope of
another great heavyweight Negro
fighter like Jack Johnson and Har-
lem had to celebrate until dawn
and after.
The crowded Negro section of
New York City had been under
tension. Negroes lined the curbs
of Seventh avenue, Lennox and
other streets-four deep in some
places-as the crowd converged on
Yankee stadium at dusk.
The deadline was half an hour
before IL p. m when Carnera quit.
bruised and beaten. The tension
burst into wild acclaim. Dancing
and shouting crowds filled the
streets and mob stormed the
Savoy ballroom when thousands
sought to yell greeting to the VIC
tor
There had been talk of possible
disturbances. A special appeal for
sportsmanship May the best man
win" was made at the stadium be-
fore the fight. Some 1900 police
were on duty with everything from
tear gas and riot wagons to ambu-
lances. But from the time half
dozen police leaped into Louis COR
ner at conclusion of the fight until
the weary crowds went home, the
police were needed only to protect
Louis from his hilarious admirers.
Louis Detained
Bill Robinson, whose tapping toes
made him famous and who is Har-
lem'S unofficial mayor, led the par
ade from the ring to Louis dress
ing room. Nearby and beaming,
was Jack johnson. From every
side, residents OF Harlem took the
lead in shouts of praise as Louis
followed his police escort through
the stadium and, an hour later,
they joined many other thousands
in the streets and cabarets.
AT the Savoy ballroom, 1900
crowded inside and some 5000
massed outside to glimpse Louis on
his promised appearance there.
But the police said he couldn't go.
They were afraid the crowd would
get out of control Eventually,
however, he reached the ballroom
after the outside crowd had scat
tered and, at a. m. was escorted
by Robinson to the orchestra plat
form.
He mumbled a word of greeting
and his managers hurried him out
although the ballroom management
had said he would play solo on
the violin.
= He was too modest" Robinson
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-26

WIN EASILY

Eleven errors By the Flying As
and II hits by the Laundrymen
were plenty enough to give the lat
ter a 21-3 victory over the fcormer
on Wilson school field last night.
It was a weird contest from start
to finish. The losers were able to
garner but three bingles off the de-
livery of Joe Hurst, vino although
he got in the hole several times by
issuing seven passes, was able to
pitch himself out of the Difficult
ties and with the Gasmen unable
to hit when runs were needed. Joe
breezed through with a topheavy
victory.
Tonight the Bakers will meet the
Golden Staters with Lynn Stewart
pitted against Homer Chambers
This combination means a plenty
good ball game and with the But
termakers right on the heels of the
Bakers who dropped out of first
place last week both teams will be
fighting hard for victory. Tomor-
row night the Coca Colas will meet
the Fat Boys in the last A league
game of the week.
L
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-26

tie into extra innings. IN the first
half Of the eleventh they got an
other to win, AS
The Missions also trailed Sac
ramento when they came to bal IN
the ninth Like the Seals they
slammed over one run to tie 1t up
and provide the fans with some ex-
ira entertainment. Again ike the
Seals they scored in the eleventh
to win out, ga
Oakland defeated Hollywood 3-1
in sharp pitching duel between
two lefthanders. Ken Douglas Of
the Oaks and Ed Wells Douglas
gave up only five hits.
Mike Nicola, big highlander who
is rapidly becoming Los Angeles
most reliable pitcher, started his
club off on the right foot for the
week with a 5-3 win over Portland.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-26

Against the Louis of last night
Braddock wouldn't have a chance.
Neither would Max Baer nor Max
Smelling. Louis would chill them
all.
He proved his punching ability
by dropping the 260-pound Carnera
with punches that didn't travel
more than 10 inches. He proved
his smartness by handling the
ponderous Italian like a child in
the clinches. Until last night Car
nera had always manhandled his
men in close.
Louis, as smooth as silk and Slip
perry as oil, Weaved in and out of
Cameras clutches. And as he
slithered in and out he whipped in
short 'uns that drove the big fell
low back.
Louis entered the ring, fought six
rounds and walked out of the ring
with the same expression on his
face. He never once allowed a scoWl,
a smile or a grimace of pain to
cross that frozen face. He didn't
even blink his eyes.
He's a killer that brown man
from Alabam.'
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-26
Six CretUs Entered
I'm Long Beach Race

LONG BEACH, June 26. UP
Six crews entered in the second
national intercollegiate sprint races
scheduled for Friday and Saturday
continued their workouts at Marine
stadium here today.
Although coaches of Syracuse,
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin said
their men found rowing in the salt
water of the stadium easier than
in the fresh water to which they
are accustomed, the crews having
difficulty in adjusting their strokes.
The other three Wash
ington, California and California
at Los Angeles-are seasoned salt
water experts.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-26
THERE ARE THREE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS THAT WILL SOLVE YOUR
PROBLEM OF WHAT TIRES TO BUY

"Wi the tread the traction and protection
against skidding?"
Recent by leading University show that Fireone
other of the leading makes.
For eight consecutive years Fireone Tires have been on
the winning in the dangerous Pixies Peak Race where
skid death. This is undpued evidence that tiresone
gives greatest protection against skidding
} care they bEotvout-broof!"
Il Firestone Gum Dipped Tires have the most amaEing
records for being bowouproof of built In the
gruelling 5oohe Race Indianapolis May 3oth
of the 3 equipped with Fresone GumDpped Tires
Kelly Peto the and broke the record this
z6yearod rough brick track without tire troube-in fact
the drivers had tire trouble of kind.
Alb Jenkins his 5000 pound Firestone Gum,
Dipped Tires the hot salt beds of Utah, 5000 miles in
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These amazing proofs of blowout protection
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-26
URICH LEADS TOURNEY

Aqua CALIENTE, Mex, June
26. OR)-Del Urich, Tucson, Ariz.,
professional, was leading today in
the San Diego county golf cham
pionship. He scored a 70 for to-
tai of 70-73-143.
The last 36 holes in the tourna-
ment were scheduled for today.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-26
PACIFIC COAST
LEAGUE GAMES
By United Press


The nip-and-tuck. hammer and
tongs Pacific Coast league race
slipped into a three-way tie for
first today as Hollywood stumbled
in its effort to keep apace with the
two San Francisco clubs and Los
Angeles.
The sheiks dropped into second
by taking one on the chin from
Oakland in one of the four extra
ordinarily well-played games which
marked the opening of the second
weeks of the new campaign yester-
day.
The Seals. playing Seattle, trailed
the home club going into the ninth.
The ODoulmen put together one
run in that frame to send the bat