The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-06

Aubrey Williams er is in Wash
ington on leave of absence from
his position as superintendent OF
school of Des Moines, Ia. He is
best known for his organization as
part of the Des Moines school sys-
tenn the most comprehensive and
carefully planned program OF
public forums ever inaugurated
under public auspices"
Mr.. Bestor at one time was on
the faculty of Franklin College.
He has served on many commit
tees and commissions for the pro-
motion of public discussion.
Other speakers who are to par
ticipate in discussions during the
current month include Dean How
ard Lee McBain, Columbia Uni
versity; Wendell l.. Willkie, presl-
dent, Commonwealth and South
ern Corp; DR.. Homer Rainey, di-
rector, American Youth Commits
sion; Mrs. Eugene Meyer, wife of
publisher of Washington Post;
John Lang, educational advisor OF
FERA, and Aubrey Williams, di-
rector of NYA.
WINTER sports fans will want
w to hear international broad
casts sponsored by both NBC and
CHS of Olympic games at Gar
misch-P artenkirchen, Germany.
CHS made its first report at 8:15
this morning and others are to be
given Sunday and Wednesday
through Sunday of next week.
MICS first announcement is to
be made at 5:35 this afternoon
and others are to como at this
hour daily, except Sunday, until
Feb. Is. Sunday morning at 7 on
NBC Edouard Roderich Dietze,
sports commentator, is to describe
the last run of the international
bobsled races. The final round OF
the ice hockey championships is
to be covered play-by- plav at
8:15 sunday morning, Feb. 16.
If your family is given to argu-
ments, skip this paragraph. Jerry
Belcher and Parks Johnson, who
conduct Vop Pop interviews,
would like to ask "the man in the
street." els zebra black or white
and what color are its stripes?"
but they can't determine the an
swer themselves.
Two actors whose names rate
high in stage and screen cir
cles will go on the air tonight IN
dramatic skits. Rudy Vallee on
his Variety Hour, NBC-WEAF'
(WLW) at 8, is to present Boris
Karloff, star villain of many
movies. in a short drama espe-
cially adapted for his type of act
ing.
xXTALTER HUSTON is to give
w the Indianapolis audience a
pre-audition Of his local appear
ance at English's March IS and IA
in "Dodsworth" as guest artist on
Bing Crosby's Music Hall at 9
tonight on NBC-WEAF (WLW).
The actor is to be heard in a role
he has played during his stage
and screen career.
Pupils at Shortridge Hi 6 h
School are beng encouraged by
the English department to parti-
cipate in the Eddie Cantor $4,000
contest for the best essay on "HOw
America Can Stay Out of War"
A winning essay, to be forwarded
to national headquarters of the
contest, is to be selected during
the week of Feb. II.
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Charles Laughton is to make
one of his rare microphone APP
pearances on Lincoln,s birthday
as part OF an International broad
cast. He has agreed TO recite the
Gettysburg Address for the school
children of America just as he
spoke it in the motion picture,
"Ruggles of Red Gap"
Coming from the London stu
dios of the British Broadcasting
Co., the speech is to be carried to
listeners by NBC-WJZ at 5:15
the afternoon of Feb. II. Laugh
ton is reported to have refused at
tractive commercial offers prefer
ring to give to the famous grafton
without an advertisers connection.
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