The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-16
Foreign Breakfasts Popular;
G. IA. Orchestra Is to Feature
Artists From It's Own Ranks
More European. Programs
Planned as Result of
Popular Interest.


Importance Of radio is recognized,
and the coming year, according tn
DR.. Max Jordan, NBC European.
representative, will see a vast in
crease i'll the number OF interesting
and significant foreign programs re
broadcast here.
DR.. Jordan recently flew from
Germany to the United States
aboard the Hindenburg, supervising
broadcasts from the ship.
DR.. Jordan pointed to the fact
that this year more than 500 pro-
grams originating in foreign coun-
tries are to be aired in the United
States by NBC, whereas only 357
were heard last year.
Because of the eagerness of for
eign countries to have their pro-
grams heard in America, DR.. Jordan
said, he believes radio rapidly is
becoming one of the most powerful
forces for peace and internationa.
understanding. American radio pro-
grams are popular in Europe" the
representative said, but as yet few
European countries have allotted
radio departments sufficient funds
to bring from America as many
broadcasts as are transmitted TO
this country from abroad"
Static, unfortunately, interfered
with most of Dr. Jordans linden
burg broadcasts, although the
WEAF network was able to relay a
few of its programs The new air.
ship is a flying studio" with COM
plete radio equipment, grand piano
and other broadcasting essentials
and is to originate many programs
during its trial flights this summer
Prof Franz Wagner, who ap-
peared on Rudy Vallee's program
this week, broadcast a Chopin re-
Cital from the Hindenburg as II
crossed from Germany TO America.
The fastest driver in todays time
trials at the Speedway is to be in
terviewed by Len Riley on WFBM
at 9 tonight. Racing gossip, track
conditions and the general outlook
for the 1886 speed classic are to be
discussed.
Yesterday NBC announced plans
for broadcasting the Memorial Day
race, and today CHS makes known
its plans to be on the air with Ted
Husing at the mike for the start
and finish. With Ted broadcasting
tor CHS and Graham McNamee fox
NBC, two of radios best-known ar
nouncers will be here to describe
the event.
Some time ago Paul Whiteman
announced his talent hunt was to
include indianapolis, and that To-
cal aSpirant would be heard on his
tomorrow nights NBC-WJz (WLW)
program at 7:45. These plans, it
seems. failed to materialize, and
now comes from Mr. Whiteman an
announcement that child stars are
to be featured on tomorrow nights
variety show, with group of pro-
feSSional movie children taking part.
We don't know what happened TO
the proposed indianapolis additions,
except that for the time being, at
least, there will be none.
The lid will come oft but hats
will stay on when A. p T o. H. E.,
the newest mems international OF =
ganizatlon, takes the air over NBC-
WEAF at 8 tonight, Not only are
the initials impressive, but the asSo-
cations name is Signlficant-for the
Association for the Prevention Of
Taking off Hats in Elevators prom
iSes to free subjected males from all
kinds of oppressive customs.
Among speakers for this great
cause is to be, in addition to a
number of washington newspaper
men and diplomats, Senator Sher-
man Minton. Congressional Rep
resentatives from the big-hat coun-
try. where elevator hat lifting is,
perhaps, an even greater burden
than in the skyScraper country. are
to be represented tonight by Mauiy
Maverick of Texas and Percy Gas
Soway of Oklahoma.
The A. P. T. o. H. E. marching
song, Keep on Your Old Gray
Bonnet" is to be played by a Ger
man band both before and after
speeches.
Radio FOotn0tes-The Court Of
Human Relations, NBC-WEAF-
WLW at 7:30 each Friday, is not to
leave the air for the summer. con-
trary to previous plans. Cast men,
bers were ordered to cancel vaca-
tons to spend the summer at the
microphone.
Charles Dornberger, after many
non-commercial dance broadcaStS,
has been signed for an NBC-WJZ
Sunday sponsored program
The warning sound of the deadly
rattlesnake is to be heard on NBC-
WIZ (WIRE) at $50 tomorrow
afternoon when Robert Ripley in
PRODUCES to listeners Ross Alien.
who makes his living catching
snakes in Florida swampS. Mr.. Al
len will bring two of his pets" TO
the studio and put them through